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William Devanna Appleton Posey 1847 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Montgomery, Arkansas

Father: Seaborn Posey

Mother: Susan Weathers

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William Devanna Appleton Posey was born in 1847 in Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Seaborn Posey and Susan Ann POSEY Weathers. William Devanna Appleton Posey passed away in 1876 in Montgomery, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • William Devanna Appleton Posey was born in 1847 in Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Seaborn Posey and Susan Ann POSEY Weathers.
  • William Devanna Appleton Posey passed away in 1876 in Montgomery, Arkansas.

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Spouses(s)

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William Posey's Ancestors

Self
William Posey
1847 – 1876
Birth Place: Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Seaborn Posey
1813 – 1895
Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, USA
Susan (Ann POSEY) Weathers
1819 – 1865
Greene, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Squire Posey
1790 – 1876
Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co., SC
Sara (Jane) Pate
1794 – 1856
SC
Isham (Thomas) Weathers
1780 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" WEATHERS Weathers or) Terry?
1783 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Weathers
1748 – 1826
Mildred Horne
Jesse Weathers
1759 – 1815
Mildred Horne
1754 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Weathers
1726 – 1804
SARAH (BABARY)
1728 – 1767
James Horne
1720 – 1793
Jean Hood
1725 – 1790

William Posey's Timeline

3 Records

1847
1847
Birth of William Devanna Appleton Posey in Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
1865
1865
Age 18
Death of William Devanna Appleton Posey in Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States
1876
1876
Age 29
Death of William Devanna Appleton Posey in Montgomery, Arkansas
Montgomery, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Randolph, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama; Series Number: M311; Roll: 38

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Dallas, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Montgomery, Arkansas

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