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William Fayette Plumb 1876–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1876

Birth Location: Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA

Death Date: 7 June 1930

Death Location: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Merlin Jr

Mother: Mary Plumb

Spouse(s): Mary Riggs

Children(s): Ruth Plumb, Warren Plumb, Mary Plumb, Theora Plumb, Dell Plumb, William Plumb

William Fayette Plumb was born in 1876 in Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA, the child of Merlin Plumb Jr And Mary Ann Plumb. In 1880, William Fayette Plumb resided in Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, USA. William Fayette Plumb married Mary Elsie Riggs, and had children including Dell Riggs Plumb, Mary Pearl Plumb, Ruth Ann Plumb, Theora May Plumb, Warren Edwin Plumb, William Vernard Plumb. William Fayette Plumb passed away in 1930 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Fayette Plumb was born in 1876 in Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA, the child of Merlin Plumb Jr And Mary Ann Plumb.
  • In 1880, William Fayette Plumb resided in Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, USA.
  • William Fayette Plumb married Mary Elsie Riggs, and had children including Dell Riggs Plumb, Mary Pearl Plumb, Ruth Ann Plumb, Theora May Plumb, Warren Edwin Plumb, William Vernard Plumb.
  • William Fayette Plumb passed away in 1930 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Plumb's Ancestors

Self
William Plumb
1876–1930
Birth Place: Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA
Parents
Merlin Plumb Jr
1826–1901
Mulberry, Clermont County, Ohio, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Plumb
1853–1904
Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Merlin Plumb
1794–1845
Norfolk, Pennsylvania, USA
Sally Roberts
1799–1881
Wyoming, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Henry Clifford
1832–1862
Forest Green, Avening, Stroud, Glstrs., England, United Kingdom
Ann Clayfield
1832–1920
Stroud, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Plumb
1762–1815
Elnor Welch
1768–1815
Jeremiah Roberts
1774–1841
Camelia Hopper
1776–1841
Abednego Clifford
1810–1883
Sarah Davis
1812–1885
Richard Clayfield
1788–1868
Maria Gill
1796–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amariah Plumb
1733–1778
John Welch
1742–1831
Deborah Monroe
1747–1828
William Roberts
1749–1802
Penelope Brown
1749–1824
Henry Hopper
1751–1835
Mariah Chalmers
1751–
Thomas Clifford
1779–1851
Jane Williams
1781–1858
William Davis
1776–1852
Ann Newman
1786–1848
Richard Clayfield
1760–1799
Ann Smart
1767–1863
John Gill
1763–1846
Martha Burford
1760–1802

William Plumb's Descendants

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William (Fayette) Plumb (16 May 1876–7 June 1930) m. Mary (Elsie) Riggs (1882–8 February 1973)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Plumb 1918–2005 m. Dale (Walter) Rodgers 1918–1989
  2. 2. Warren (Edwin) Plumb 1905–1981 m. Laura (May) Brown 1908–1998 m. Ala (Jane) Pottebaum 1908–2003
    1. 1. Reed (Edwin) Plumb 1929–1950
  3. 3. Mary (Pearl) Plumb 1912–1929
  4. 4. Theora (May) Plumb 1904–1944 m. Charles (G) Sparks 1906–1990
  5. 5. Dell (Riggs) Plumb 1920–1996 m. Violet (Elizabeth) Morris 1923–2009
  6. 6. William (Vernard) Plumb 1901–1901

William Plumb's Timeline

3 Records

1876
16 May 1876
Birth of William Fayette Plumb in Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA
Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
William Fayette Plumb resided here in Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, USA
Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, USA
1930
7 June 1930
Age 54
Death of William Fayette Plumb in Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, Arizona, USA
Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1876
    Event Place: Richfield, Sevier, UT, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1930
    Event Place: Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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