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William Henry Overstreet 1828–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1828

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct.1905

Death Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA

Father: Archibald Overstreet

Mother: Mary Newman

Spouse(s): Violetta Ruff

Children(s): Charles Overstreet

The story of William Henry Overstreet began in 1828 in Bedford, Virginia, USA. William Henry Overstreet married Violetta Ruff, and had children including Charles Henry Overstreet. William Henry Overstreet passed away in 1905 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Overstreet began in 1828 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • William Henry Overstreet married Violetta Ruff, and had children including Charles Henry Overstreet.
  • William Henry Overstreet passed away in 1905 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Overstreet
1800–1876
Birth Location: Cool Spring, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Mary Newman
1798–1870
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
MN

Spouses(s)

Violetta Ruff
1832–1866
Birth Location: Taylor's Mountain, Bedford County, VA
VR

Children(s)

Charles Overstreet
1859–1935
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
CO

William Overstreet's Ancestors

Self
William Overstreet
1828–1905
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Archibald Charles Harrison Overstreet
1800–1876
Cool Spring, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Parten Creasy "Polly") Newman
1798–1870
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Eubanks) Overstreet
1774–1853
St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jetter) Phillip
1769–1823
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Arthur (C Newman) Sr
1764–1853
Dunmore, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Lucy (S Creasey) Woodford
1793–1880
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Overstreet
1736–1817
Frances Hewbanks
1747–1797
Nimrod Newman
1738–1815
Sarah "Sally"
1745–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Overstreet
1712–1790
Sarah 7GGM
1716–1802

William Overstreet's Descendants

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William (Henry) Overstreet (15 Jun 1828–10 Oct.1905) m. Violetta Ruff (1832–1866)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry) Overstreet 1859–1935 m. Martha (Ann) Trent 1858–1929
    1. 1. Araminta (Virginia) Overstreet 1890–1963 m. Walter (Thomas) Owen 1888–1967
      1. 1. Irene (Elizabeth) Owen 1922–2000 m. Clyde (Bryce) Didlake 1917–1995
        1. 1. Clyde (Bryce Didlake) Jr 1942–1962

William Overstreet's Timeline

4 Records

1828
15 Jun 1828
Birth of William Henry Overstreet in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1852
6 Jan 1852
Age 24
William Henry Overstreet was married in Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1861
Abt 1861
Age 33
William Henry Overstreet was married in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1905
10 Oct.1905
Age 77
Death of William Henry Overstreet in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1828
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Lisbon, Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1861
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct.1905
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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