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William Prentiss Mosley 1889–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 3 Sep 1963

Death Location: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James Mosley

Mother: Jessie Murphy

Spouse(s): ARTIE COBB

Children(s): William Mosley, Irma Bogue, Jessie Henson, Wilma Ivy, Margery Mosley, Joe Mosley, Eula Hall

William Prentiss Mosley was born in 1889 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, the child of James Monroe Mosley And Jessie Dora Murphy. William Prentiss Mosley married Artie Beatrice Cobb, and had children including Eula Mae Hall, Irma Cloyce Bogue, Jessie Bea Henson, Joe Charles Mosley, Margery E Mosley, William Henry Mosley, Wilma Grace Ivy. William Prentiss Mosley passed away in 1963 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Prentiss Mosley was born in 1889 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, the child of James Monroe Mosley And Jessie Dora Murphy.
  • William Prentiss Mosley married Artie Beatrice Cobb, and had children including Eula Mae Hall, Irma Cloyce Bogue, Jessie Bea Henson, Joe Charles Mosley, Margery E Mosley, William Henry Mosley, Wilma Grace Ivy.
  • William Prentiss Mosley passed away in 1963 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Mosley's Ancestors

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William Mosley
1889–1963
Birth Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Parents
James Monroe Mosley
1851–1936
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Jessie (Dora) Murphy
1864–1921
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Daniel) Murphy
1840–1920
Lowndes Co. Ms
Lourena Bobo
1842–1919
Caledonia, Lowdnes, Co., Cherokee, MS, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amzi Murphy
1807–1889
Martha Mayfield
1814–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mosley's Descendants

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William (Prentiss) Mosley (27 Mar 1889–3 Sep 1963) m. ARTIE (BEATRICE) COBB (10 Sep 1894–01 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Mosley 1913–1967
    1. 1. Frank (Gene) Mosley 1936–2006
  2. 2. Irma (Cloyce) Bogue 1911–1983
    1. 1. Irma (Jean) Brown 1945–1994
  3. 3. Jessie (Bea) Henson 1930–2009
  4. 4. Wilma (Grace) Ivy 1926–2002
  5. 5. Margery (E.) Mosley 1921–1922
  6. 6. Joe (Charles) Mosley 1917–1974
  7. 7. Eula (Mae) Hall 1923–2005 m. J (A Hall) Sgt 1922–

William Mosley's Timeline

2 Records

1889
27 Mar 1889
Birth of William Prentiss Mosley in Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Monroe, Mississippi, United States
1963
3 Sep 1963
Age 74
Death of William Prentiss Mosley in Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
Cleveland, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1963
    Event Place: Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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