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William Wade Motley 1908–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1908

Birth Location: Davie County, North Carolina

Death Date: Sept 1983

Death Location: Hampton VA

Father: Augustus Motley

Mother: Essie Broadway

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William Wade Motley was born in 1908 in Davie County, North Carolina, the child of Augustus H Guss Motley And Essie Lenora Broadway. William Wade Motley passed away in 1983 in Hampton VA.

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Biography

  • William Wade Motley was born in 1908 in Davie County, North Carolina, the child of Augustus H Guss Motley And Essie Lenora Broadway.
  • William Wade Motley passed away in 1983 in Hampton VA.

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William Motley's Ancestors

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William Motley
1908–1983
Birth Place: Davie County, North Carolina
Parents
Augustus H "Guss" Motley
1878–1961
Davie, North Carolina
Essie (Lenora) Broadway
1886–1920
Davidson, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (T) MOTLEY
1843–1898
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
America Sharp
1852–1911
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Horatio Motley
1804–1883
Nancy HALL
1803–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Motley
1753–1826
Elizabeth PENDLETON
1765–1804

William Motley's Timeline

2 Records

1908
12 Mar 1908
Birth of William Wade Motley in Davie County, North Carolina
Davie County, North Carolina
1983
Sept 1983
Age 75
Death of William Wade Motley in Hampton VA
Hampton VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Davie County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1983
    Event Place: Hampton VA

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