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William Deavours Read 1914–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1914

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 4 April 1992

Death Location: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Mattie Read

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In 1914, William Deavours Read entered the world in Mississippi, born to Robert Henry Read Sr And Mattie Read. In 1920, William Deavours Read resided in Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA. William Deavours Read passed away in 1992 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1914, William Deavours Read entered the world in Mississippi, born to Robert Henry Read Sr And Mattie Read.
  • In 1920, William Deavours Read resided in Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Deavours Read passed away in 1992 in Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Read's Ancestors

Self
William Read
1914–1992
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Robert Henry Read Sr
1876–1966
Heidelberg, Jasper Co., MS
Mattie Read
1879–1948
Mississippi
Grandparents
Henry (Asa "Acey") Read
1851–1893
Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Catherine (Elizabeth) Whatley
1851–1877
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Read
1822–1856
Telitha Ross
1835–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Timeline

3 Records

1914
17 November 1914
Birth of William Deavours Read in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 6
William Deavours Read resided here in Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1992
4 April 1992
Age 78
Death of William Deavours Read in Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1914
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 12
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1992
    Event Place: Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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