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William Smith Neilson 1813–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1813

Birth Location: Greene Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 18 Mar 1892

Death Location: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joseph Neilson

Mother: Mary Otrage

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In 1813, William Smith Neilson entered the world in Greene Co, Tennessee, born to Joseph Heale Neilson And Mary Ann Otrage. William Smith Neilson passed away in 1892 in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1813, William Smith Neilson entered the world in Greene Co, Tennessee, born to Joseph Heale Neilson And Mary Ann Otrage.
  • William Smith Neilson passed away in 1892 in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.

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William Neilson's Ancestors

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William Neilson
1813–1892
Birth Place: Greene Co, Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Heale Neilson
1792–1845
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Otrage
1794–1863
Baltimore City MD
Grandparents
Hugh (Douglas) Neilson
1762–1813
Old Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
William (Coleman) Smith
1771–1863
Bedford County, Virginia, Colonial America
Tabitha Hatcher
1773–1820
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Nielson
1723–1787
Betty Douglas
1727–
John Smith
1735–1820
Frances Burke
1751–1817
Benjamin Sr
1732–1808
Mary Dupuy
1736–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Neilson
1692–1788
Margaret Laverok
1681–1771
Hugh Douglas
1664–1742
Catherine Hume
1689–1743
SAMUEL Sr
1705–1777
Griselda Locker
1715–1784
Samuel Burks
1682–1756
Mary Davis
1682–1756

William Neilson's Timeline

2 Records

1813
11 Sep 1813
Birth of William Smith Neilson in Greene Co, Tennessee
Greene Co, Tennessee
1892
18 Mar 1892
Age 79
Death of William Smith Neilson in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1813
    Event Place: Greene Co, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

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