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William Napier 1817 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1817

Birth Location: West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 June 1890

Death Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Napier

Mother: Henrietta Napier

Spouse(s): Nancy Queen

Children(s): Walter Napier

William Napier was born in 1817 in West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Franklin Napier and Henrietta Hannah "Haney" Nancy Smith Napier. William Napier married Nancy Margaret Queen, and had children including Walter Napier. William Napier passed away in 1890 in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Napier was born in 1817 in West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Franklin Napier and Henrietta Hannah "Haney" Nancy Smith Napier.
  • William Napier married Nancy Margaret Queen, and had children including Walter Napier.
  • William Napier passed away in 1890 in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Napier's Ancestors

Self
William Napier
1817 – 1890
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Franklin Napier
1778 – 1860
Fluvanna or Halifax County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Henrietta (Hannah "Haney" Nancy Smith) Napier
1778 – 1861
Culpepper, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colony
Grandparents
Edmund (“Edmond\Edward") Napier
1754 – 1833
Bedford County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Sara Corn\Corns
1755 – 1780
Albemarle County, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Great-Grandparents
Dr Napier
1732 – 1799
Ann Franklin
1741 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Napier
1697 – 1763
Mary Hughes
1696 – 1755

William Napier's Descendants

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William Napier (8 August 1817 – 26 June 1890) m. Nancy (Margaret) Queen (1818 – )
  1. 1. Walter Napier (1837 – )

William Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1817
8 August 1817
Birth of William Napier in West Virginia, United States of America
West Virginia, United States of America
1890
26 June 1890
Age 73
Death of William Napier in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1817
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1890
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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