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William Butler Payton 1828–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1911

Death Location: Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp)

Father: Gavin Payton

Mother: Nancy Butler

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William Butler Payton was born in 1828 in Virginia, USA, the child of Gavin Dennis Payton And Nancy Butler. William Butler Payton passed away in 1911 in Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp).

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Biography

  • William Butler Payton was born in 1828 in Virginia, USA, the child of Gavin Dennis Payton And Nancy Butler.
  • William Butler Payton passed away in 1911 in Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp).

Immediate Family

Parents

Gavin Payton
1795–1855
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia
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Nancy Butler
1799–1866
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Payton's Ancestors

Self
William Payton
1828–1911
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Gavin Dennis Payton
1795–1855
Stafford County, Virginia
Nancy Butler
1799–1866
Virginia
Grandparents
Unknown Payton
1750–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Payton's Timeline

2 Records

1828
30 Mar 1828
Birth of William Butler Payton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1911
27 Jul 1911
Age 83
Death of William Butler Payton in Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp)
Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Aboite Twp)
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