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William Dowell Quillen 1867–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1867

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 1923

Death Location: Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Quillen

Mother: Miranda Ramey

Spouse(s): Mary Vanover

Children(s): Morgan Quillen, Isabelle Quillen, Nancy Quillen, Youra Quillen, Leonard Quillen, Etta Quillen, Charles Quillen, Maryland Quillen, Dishmon Quillen, William Quillen, Creed Quillen, Veri Quillen, Nanny Quillen

The story of William Dowell Quillen began in 1867 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. William Dowell Quillen married Mary Francis Vanover, and had children including Charles Wilder Quillen, Creed C Quillen, Dishmon Fitch Quillen, Etta Alma Quillen, Isabelle Quillen, Leonard Bummer Quillen, Maryland Caldonia Quillen, Morgan Tennessee Quillen, Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Quillen, Nanny E Quillen, Veri May Quillen, William Elmer Quillen, Youra May Quillen. William Dowell Quillen passed away in 1923 in Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dowell Quillen began in 1867 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Dowell Quillen married Mary Francis Vanover, and had children including Charles Wilder Quillen, Creed C Quillen, Dishmon Fitch Quillen, Etta Alma Quillen, Isabelle Quillen, Leonard Bummer Quillen, Maryland Caldonia Quillen, Morgan Tennessee Quillen, Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Quillen, Nanny E Quillen, Veri May Quillen, William Elmer Quillen, Youra May Quillen.
  • William Dowell Quillen passed away in 1923 in Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Quillen
1824–1933
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky
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Miranda Ramey
1825–1892
Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Mary Vanover
1867–1935
Birth Location: Pike Co, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Morgan Quillen
1888–1970
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Isabelle Quillen
1893–1971
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Nancy Quillen
1895–1927
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Youra Quillen
1886–1920
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Leonard Quillen
1899–1922
Birth Location: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
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Etta Quillen
1910–1928
Birth Location: Greenup Co, Kentucky
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Charles Quillen
1904–1986
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Maryland Quillen
1890–1984
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Dishmon Quillen
1907–1980
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Quillen
1887–1888
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Creed Quillen
1898–1900
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Veri Quillen
1902–1910
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
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Nanny Quillen
1895–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Quillen's Ancestors

Self
William Quillen
1867–1923
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Quillen
1824–1933
Letcher, Kentucky
Miranda Ramey
1825–1892
Perry, Kentucky
Grandparents
Teague (V) Quillen
1772–1860
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane Polly) Sanders
1803–1826
Kentucky, USA
Moses Ramey
1796–1846
Kentucky
Tabitha Fuller
1800–1866
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Teague Quillen
1744–1790
Mary Sanders
1745–1776
William Ramey
1745–1816
Anna Samlins
1784–1856
Abraham Reverend
1774–1858
Anna Bennett
1774–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
+++Daniel Line
1722–1763
Darcus Brickey
1720–1774
William Salmons
1761–1825
Elizabeth Sanders
1760–1825
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Mary Linder
1755–1844
Henry Bennett
1750–1776
Mary Hamilton
1757–1827

William Quillen's Descendants

1.
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William (Dowell) Quillen (5 May 1867–14 Aug 1923) m. Mary (Francis) Vanover (8 Jun 1867–27 Apr 1935)
  1. 1. Morgan (Tennessee) Quillen 1888–1970
  2. 2. Isabelle Quillen 1893–1971
  3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth "Nannie") Quillen 1895–1927
  4. 4. Youra (May) Quillen 1886–1920
  5. 5. Leonard (Bummer) Quillen 1899–1922
  6. 6. Etta (Alma) Quillen 1910–1928
  7. 7. Charles (Wilder) Quillen 1904–1986
  8. 8. Maryland (Caldonia) Quillen 1890–1984
  9. 9. Dishmon (Fitch) Quillen 1907–1980
  10. 10. William (Elmer) Quillen 1887–1888
  11. 11. Creed (C.) Quillen 1898–1900
  12. 12. Veri (May) Quillen 1902–1910
  13. 13. Nanny (E) Quillen 1895–

William Quillen's Timeline

13 Records

1867
5 May 1867
Birth of William Dowell Quillen in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
1867
5 May 1867
Birth of William Dowell Quillen in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1867
05 May 1867
Birth of William Dowell Quillen in Letcher Co, Kentucky
Letcher Co, Kentucky
1867
5 May 1867
Birth of William Dowell Quillen in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 3
William Dowell Quillen resided here in Precinct 2, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Precinct 2, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 13
William Dowell Quillen resided here in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 33
William Dowell Quillen resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 43
William Dowell Quillen resided here in Thompson, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Thompson, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 53
William Dowell Quillen resided here in Kenton, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Kenton, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1923
14 Aug 1923
Age 56
Death of William Dowell Quillen in Quillen Cemetery, Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Quillen Cemetery, Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
1923
14 Aug 1923
Age 56
Death of William Dowell Quillen in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1923
14 Aug 1923
Age 56
Death of William Dowell Quillen in Ashland, Boyd Co, Kentucky
Ashland, Boyd Co, Kentucky
1923
14 Aug 1923
Age 56
Death of William Dowell Quillen in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1867
    Event Place: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1867
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kenton, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: T625_573; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 201
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 367B; Image: 135; Family History Library Film: 545980
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 538; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thompson, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: T624_476; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374489
    [9] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1867
    Event Place: Letcher Co, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1867
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 367B; Image: 135; Family History Library Film: 545980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 538; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Thompson, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thompson, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: T624_476; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374489

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kenton, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kenton, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: T625_573; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 201

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Quillen Cemetery, Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd Co, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012
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