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William Lafayette Mosley 1840–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1840

Birth Location: Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1923

Death Location: Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Father: George Mosley

Mother: Adra Howard

Spouse(s): Bethia Taylor

Children(s): Hiram Mosley, Adra Moseley

William Lafayette Mosley was born in 1840 in Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA, the child of George Mosley And Adra Howard. William Lafayette Mosley married Bethia Bettah Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Adra Bethire Moseley, Hiram Mace Mosley. William Lafayette Mosley passed away in 1923 in Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lafayette Mosley was born in 1840 in Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA, the child of George Mosley And Adra Howard.
  • William Lafayette Mosley married Bethia Bettah Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Adra Bethire Moseley, Hiram Mace Mosley.
  • William Lafayette Mosley passed away in 1923 in Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Mosley
1797–1887
Birth Location: Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
GM
Adra Howard
1799–1868
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Bethia Taylor
1847–1867
Birth Location: Montgomery Co. , Montgomery, Alabama, USA
BT

Children(s)

Hiram Mosley
1867–1931
Birth Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
HM
Adra Moseley
1870–1923
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
AM

William Mosley's Ancestors

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William Mosley
1840–1923
Birth Place: Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Parents
George Mosley
1797–1887
Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
Adra Howard
1799–1868
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Daniel) Moseley
1750–1831
North Carolina, United States Virginia?
Margaret ('Peggy") Vann
1767–1849
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William VI
1724–1812
Sarah Mason
1730–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mosley's Descendants

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William (Lafayette) Mosley (1 Jun 1840–26 Mar 1923) m. Bethia (Bettah (Elizabeth)) Taylor (1847–Jan. 16, 1867)
  1. 1. Hiram (Mace) Mosley 1867–1931 m. Lena (Delois) Suddeth 1872–1935
    1. 1. Robert (Herman) Mosley 1904–1981 m. Mary (Amy Bell) Chrestman 1907–1991
      1. 1. Bobby (Edward) Mosley 1928–2010 m. Betty (Jo) Doss 1929–2016
  2. 2. Adra (Bethire) Moseley 1870–1923

William Mosley's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1 Jun 1840
Birth of William Lafayette Mosley in Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1923
26 Mar 1923
Age 83
Death of William Lafayette Mosley in Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Sharpsville,Lowndes County, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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