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William Montgomery Rosser 1865–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1865

Birth Location: Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Feb 1938

Death Location: McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Aaron Sr

Mother: Mary Rosser

Spouse(s): Ada Cawthon

Children(s): Frances Rosser, Reggie Sr, Ethel Terry

In 1865, William Montgomery Rosser entered the world in Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States, born to Aaron Vinson Rosser Sr And Mary Jane Rosser. William Montgomery Rosser married Ada Cawthon, and had children including Ethel Terry, Frances Belle Fannie Rosser, Reggie Montgomery Rosser Sr. William Montgomery Rosser passed away in 1938 in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1865, William Montgomery Rosser entered the world in Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States, born to Aaron Vinson Rosser Sr And Mary Jane Rosser.
  • William Montgomery Rosser married Ada Cawthon, and had children including Ethel Terry, Frances Belle Fannie Rosser, Reggie Montgomery Rosser Sr.
  • William Montgomery Rosser passed away in 1938 in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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William Rosser's Ancestors

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William Rosser
1865–1938
Birth Place: Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States
Parents
Aaron Vinson Rosser Sr
1818–1884
Henry County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Rosser
1825–1905
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rosser's Descendants

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William (Montgomery) Rosser (18 Oct 1865–8 Feb 1938) m. Ada Cawthon (6 October 1870–15 July 1915)
  1. 1. Frances (Belle “Fannie”) Rosser 1897–1993 m. Lovick (Pierce) Johnson 1890–1973
    1. 1. Lovick (Lidell) Johnson 1916–2000
    2. 2. Eloise Johnson 1922–2002
    3. 3. Burma Johnson 1926–2009
    4. 4. Pierce (Rosser) Johnson 1920–2009
    5. 5. Dorothy Johnson –2009
  2. 2. Reggie (Montgomery Rosser) Sr 1892–1963
  3. 3. Ethel Terry 1889–1979

William Rosser's Timeline

3 Records

1865
18 Oct 1865
Birth of William Montgomery Rosser in Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States
Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States
1887
25 Dec 1887
Age 22
William Montgomery Rosser was married in HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA
1938
8 Feb 1938
Age 73
Death of William Montgomery Rosser in Henry, Georgia
Henry, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1887
    Event Place: HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Henry, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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