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William Carey Priest 1940–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1940

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Feb 2006

Death Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Father: Paul Priest

Mother: Iva Cropper

Spouse(s): Nancy Niegro

Children(s):

The story of William Carey Priest began in 1940 in Richmond, Virginia. In 1950, William Carey Priest resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. In 1954, William Carey Priest resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA. William Carey Priest married Christine Clements Rush, Margaret Virginia Joynes Heinig, Nancy King Niegro, and had children including Donna Glidewell, Nancy Williams, Sherri Anne Priest, Susan Lawson, Swain Thomas Priest, William Midgett. William Carey Priest passed away in 2006 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Carey Priest began in 1940 in Richmond, Virginia.
  • In 1950, William Carey Priest resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1954, William Carey Priest resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • William Carey Priest married Christine Clements Rush, Margaret Virginia Joynes Heinig, Nancy King Niegro, and had children including Donna Glidewell, Nancy Williams, Sherri Anne Priest, Susan Lawson, Swain Thomas Priest, William Midgett.
  • William Carey Priest passed away in 2006 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Priest's Ancestors

Self
William Priest
1940–2006
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
Parents
Paul Peter Priest
1905–1992
Irvington, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Iva Cropper
1909–1958
Virginia
Grandparents
Burrel Priest
1868–1940
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
Minerva ("Fannie") Smith
–1941
Beckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr
1833–1919
Letitia Compton
1841–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1799–1845

William Priest's Timeline

9 Records

1940
24 Oct 1940
Birth of William Carey Priest in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
1950
1950
Age 10
William Carey Priest resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1954
1954
Age 14
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1956
1956
Age 16
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
1957
1957
Age 17
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1958
1958
Age 18
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1960
1960
Age 20
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1962
30 Nov 1962
Age 22
William Carey Priest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
2006
22 Feb 2006
Age 66
Death of William Carey Priest in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1958
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1956
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1954
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144534
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101173031
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2006; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.5800937,0.24758562,0.76332736&xid=3355
    [10] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 2476; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 21-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia; Roll: 2476; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 21-33

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Manchester High School; Year: 1958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Douglas S Freeman High School; Year: 1960

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1962
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Richmond News Leader; Publication Date: 30 Nov 1962; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2006
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Daily Press - 25 Feb 2006 - C6, Obituary for WILLIAM C.'BILL'PRIEST 25 Feb 2006

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2006; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.5800937,0.24758562,0.76332736&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, Chesterfield Co.
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 2006
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2006; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.5800937,0.24758562,0.76332736&xid=3355

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