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William Nathan Renfro 1868–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1916

Death Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Renfrow

Mother: Elizabeth **

Spouse(s): Nancy Phillips

Children(s): Pansy Renfro, Blanche Renfro, Arthur Renfro, Cecil Renfro, Edith Blakey, Homer Renfro, Joe Renfro, Nola Renfro, Beulah Renfro

In 1868, William Nathan Renfro entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Billy Renfrow And Elizabeth Jane Garland. William Nathan Renfro married Nancy Phillips, and had children including Arthur Ralph Renfro, Beulah Colleen Renfro, Blanche Renfro, Cecil R Renfro, Edith Renfro Blakey, Homer Garrett Renfro, Joe Lee Renfro, Nola Tullar Renfro, Pansy Lodusky Dusky Renfro. William Nathan Renfro passed away in 1916 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Nathan Renfro entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, born to William Billy Renfrow And Elizabeth Jane Garland.
  • William Nathan Renfro married Nancy Phillips, and had children including Arthur Ralph Renfro, Beulah Colleen Renfro, Blanche Renfro, Cecil R Renfro, Edith Renfro Blakey, Homer Garrett Renfro, Joe Lee Renfro, Nola Tullar Renfro, Pansy Lodusky Dusky Renfro.
  • William Nathan Renfro passed away in 1916 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Renfro's Ancestors

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William Renfro
1868–1916
Birth Place: Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William 'Billy' Renfrow
1820–1900
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Jane Garland) **
1823–1906
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Renfro's Descendants

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William (Nathan) Renfro (23 Oct 1868–29 Dec 1916) m. Nancy Phillips (23 MAY 1877–3 Jul 1933)
  1. 1. Pansy (Lodusky 'Dusky') Renfro 1897–1945 m. James (Armstead "Armister" Crawford) Crowe 1890–1954
    1. 1. James (Hubert "Jim") Crowe 1915–1988
    2. 2. Bruce (Donald) Crowe 1921–1973
    3. 3. William (Edward) Crow 1917–1918
    4. 4. Josephine (A "JoJo") Crowe 1924–1990
    5. 5. Frances (Crowe) Finley 1919–1968
  2. 2. Blanche Renfro 1905–
  3. 3. Arthur (Ralph) Renfro 1896–1928
  4. 4. Cecil (R) Renfro 1904–1952
  5. 5. Edith (Renfro) Blakey 1902–1977
  6. 6. Homer (Garrett) Renfro 1907–1980
  7. 7. Joe (Lee) Renfro 1899–
  8. 8. Nola (Tullar) Renfro 1911–1959
  9. 9. Beulah (Colleen) Renfro 1913–1989

William Renfro's Timeline

3 Records

1868
23 Oct 1868
Birth of William Nathan Renfro in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1868
23 Oct 1868
Birth of William Nathan Renfro in Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1916
29 Dec 1916
Age 48
Death of William Nathan Renfro in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Jacks Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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