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William Worth "PawNanny" Priest 1851–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1851

Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1937

Death Location: Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA

Father: Dr. M.D.

Mother: Mary Parks

Spouse(s): Mary Asbury

Children(s): Samuel Priest

William Worth "PawNanny" Priest was born in 1851 in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, the child of Dr James Davidson Priest M D And Mary Parks. William Worth "PawNanny" Priest married Mary Jane Asbury, and had children including Samuel Willard Priest. William Worth "PawNanny" Priest passed away in 1937 in Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Worth "PawNanny" Priest was born in 1851 in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, the child of Dr James Davidson Priest M D And Mary Parks.
  • William Worth "PawNanny" Priest married Mary Jane Asbury, and had children including Samuel Willard Priest.
  • William Worth "PawNanny" Priest passed away in 1937 in Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. M.D.
1817–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
DM
Mary Parks
1830–1912
Birth Location: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Mary Asbury
1847–1924
Birth Location: Alabama
MA

Children(s)

Samuel Priest
1879–1918
Birth Location: Falls, Texas, USA
SP

William Priest's Ancestors

Self
William Priest
1851–1937
Birth Place: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Dr. James Davidson Priest M.D.
1817–1899
Kentucky, USA
Mary Parks
1830–1912
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Levi) Priest
1773–1860
Virginia, United States
Francis ("Fannie") Romans
1784–1854
Virginia, United States
Samuel Parks
1795–1874
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Minerva) Cornelison
1797–1838
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Priest's Descendants

1.
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William (Worth "PawNanny") Priest (17 Oct 1851–20 Nov 1937) m. Mary (Jane) Asbury (13 Mar 1847–9 Aug 1924)
  1. 1. Samuel (Willard) Priest 1879–1918 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Loftin 1892–1967
    1. 1. Weldon (Elmo) Priest 1911–1987 m. Emma (Oleta) Penny 1913–1992
      1. 1. Larry (Glynn) Priest 1942–1942
      2. 2. Jimmie (Ray) Priest 1937–2016
    2. 2. Lofton (Worth) Priest 1918–1987
    3. 3. Mary (Neil) Priest 1915–1989

William Priest's Timeline

2 Records

1851
17 Oct 1851
Birth of William Worth "PawNanny" Priest in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1937
20 Nov 1937
Age 86
Death of William Worth "PawNanny" Priest in Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA
Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Pear Valley, McCulloch, Texas, USA
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