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William Leigh Rawson 1936–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1936

Birth Location: Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1992

Death Location: Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA

Father: Freeman Rawson

Mother: Harriet Reed

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In 1936, William Leigh Rawson entered the world in Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA, born to Freeman Leigh Rawson And Harriet L Reed. William Leigh Rawson married Louise Otis Punky Smith, and had children including Leigh Marshall Rawson, Penelope Louise Rawson, William Otis Rawson. William Leigh Rawson passed away in 1992 in Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1936, William Leigh Rawson entered the world in Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA, born to Freeman Leigh Rawson And Harriet L Reed.
  • William Leigh Rawson married Louise Otis Punky Smith, and had children including Leigh Marshall Rawson, Penelope Louise Rawson, William Otis Rawson.
  • William Leigh Rawson passed away in 1992 in Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA.

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William Rawson's Ancestors

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William Rawson
1936–1992
Birth Place: Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA
Parents
Freeman Leigh Rawson
1892–1952
Guvenor, NY
Harriet (L) Reed
1906–1988
Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Willard (Leigh) Rawson
1865–1897
St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Annabel Freeman
1866–
Edwards, Saint Lawrence, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rawson's Timeline

2 Records

1936
31 Jul 1936
Birth of William Leigh Rawson in Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA
Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA
1992
15 Jun 1992
Age 56
Death of William Leigh Rawson in Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA
Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1936
    Event Place: Corpus Chris, Nueces County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04115; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 178-5
    [2] Texas, Birth Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Barrington, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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