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William Gideon Paris 1885–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1885

Birth Location: Grayson County, Texas

Death Date: 14 Jul 1954

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Father: Claborne Paris

Mother: Sarah Chenault

Spouse(s): Virginia Creasey

Children(s): Leroy Paris

In 1885, William Gideon Paris entered the world in Grayson County, Texas, born to Claborne Coleman Paris And Sarah Lenora Chenault. William Gideon Paris married Virginia Weir Creasey, and had children including Leroy Franklin Roy Paris. William Gideon Paris passed away in 1954 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1885, William Gideon Paris entered the world in Grayson County, Texas, born to Claborne Coleman Paris And Sarah Lenora Chenault.
  • William Gideon Paris married Virginia Weir Creasey, and had children including Leroy Franklin Roy Paris.
  • William Gideon Paris passed away in 1954 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Paris's Ancestors

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William Paris
1885–1954
Birth Place: Grayson County, Texas
Parents
Claborne Coleman Paris
1854–1905
Taylor Township, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Lenora) Chenault
1856–1933
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Claborne (C) Parris
1816–1880
Indiana
Sarah (Jane) Chestnut
1826–1905
Indiana
William Chenault
1828–1886
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Ruth (Ann "Ruthy Ann") Jackson
1829–1910
Blount, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Paris
1781–1840
Elizabeth Ford
1780–1850
William Chestnut
1794–1836
Isabelle Gaston
1798–1852
Sarah Westley
1795–1835
John Jackson
1798–1875
Elizabeth Brown
1803–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Wasson
1755–1805
William Chesnut
1767–1825
Jane Morrow
1780–1859
Thomas ll
1754–1809
Jean Sloan
1768–1835
David Brown
1779–1805
Elizabeth Sloan
1771–1805

William Paris's Descendants

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William (Gideon) Paris (22 Sep 1885–14 Jul 1954) m. Virginia (Weir) Creasey (6 Oct 1899–18 Sep 1985)
  1. 1. Leroy (Franklin "Roy") Paris 1918–1957 m. Becky (Ruth "Ruth" Harwell) Paris 1922–1989
    1. 1. Jerry (Dalton) Paris 1941–2013
    2. 2. Roger (Carroll) Paris 1944–1971

William Paris's Timeline

2 Records

1885
22 Sep 1885
Birth of William Gideon Paris in Grayson County, Texas
Grayson County, Texas
1954
14 Jul 1954
Age 69
Death of William Gideon Paris in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Grayson County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

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