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William Smith Nance 1945 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 September 1945

Birth Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 13 March 2010

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Martin Nance

Mother: Elizabeth Hoffman

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In 1945, William Smith Nance entered the world in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to Martin Luther Nance and Elizabeth Ann Hoffman. William Smith Nance passed away in 2010 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1945, William Smith Nance entered the world in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to Martin Luther Nance and Elizabeth Ann Hoffman.
  • William Smith Nance passed away in 2010 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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William Nance's Ancestors

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William Nance
1945 – 2010
Birth Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Martin Luther Nance
1913 – 1992
Texas
Elizabeth (Ann) Hoffman
1915 –
Texas
Grandparents
James (Hogg) Hoffman
1890 – 1948
Woodland (Red River County), Red River County, Texas, USA
Elizabeth (Caroline) Cowan
1892 – 1926
Texas
Great-Grandparents
Xenophon Cowan
1854 – 1923
Frances Tomlinson
1861 – 1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tomlinson
1820 – 1893
Permelia Gibbons
1824 – 1868

William Nance's Timeline

2 Records

1945
14 September 1945
Birth of William Smith Nance in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
2010
13 March 2010
Age 65
Death of William Smith Nance in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 September 1945
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1961
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 2010
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1961
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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