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William Thomas Runyon 1868–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1959

Death Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA

Father: James Runyon

Mother: Margaret Friend

Spouse(s): Will Davidson, Anne Hayes

Children(s): Ormal Runyon, Marie Runyon, Glayds Runyon, Clyde Runyon, Bernice Runyon, Harry Runyon, Ettiea Runyon

In 1868, William Thomas Runyon entered the world in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA, born to James L Runyon And Margaret Elizabeth Friend. William Thomas Runyon married Anne Alice Hayes, Will Ida Davidson, and had children including Bernice Lucille Runyon, Clyde Charles Runyon, Ettiea Runyon, Glayds Louise Runyon, Harry Leroy Runyon, Marie E Runyon, Ormal Leon Runyon. William Thomas Runyon passed away in 1959 in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Thomas Runyon entered the world in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA, born to James L Runyon And Margaret Elizabeth Friend.
  • William Thomas Runyon married Anne Alice Hayes, Will Ida Davidson, and had children including Bernice Lucille Runyon, Clyde Charles Runyon, Ettiea Runyon, Glayds Louise Runyon, Harry Leroy Runyon, Marie E Runyon, Ormal Leon Runyon.
  • William Thomas Runyon passed away in 1959 in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Runyon
1844–1888
Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America
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Margaret Friend
1850–1906
Birth Location: Dade Co., Missouri.
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Spouses(s)

Will Davidson
1876–1944
Birth Location: Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, USA
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Anne Hayes
1922–1998
Birth Location: Maysville GA, Oklahoma
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Children(s)

Ormal Runyon
1909–1987
Birth Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
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Marie Runyon
1919–2006
Birth Location: Tulare County, California, USA
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Glayds Runyon
1913–1984
Birth Location: Tulare County, California, USA
GR
Clyde Runyon
1911–1944
Birth Location: Tulare County, California, USA
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Bernice Runyon
1904–2000
Birth Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
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Harry Runyon
1901–1945
Birth Location: Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, USA
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Ettiea Runyon
1898–1901
Birth Location: Morgan Township, Dade County, Missouri, USA
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William Runyon's Ancestors

Self
William Runyon
1868–1959
Birth Place: Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA
Parents
James L Runyon
1844–1888
Missouri, United States of America
Margaret (Elizabeth) Friend
1850–1906
Dade Co., Missouri.
Grandparents
Thomas (Ivory) Runyon
1814–1880
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Sally) Sutton
1819–1880
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Freeman Runyon
1760–1855
Martha\Patty\Polly Swainey
1780–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phineas Runyon
1742–1831
Charity Runyon
1744–1827

William Runyon's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Runyon (26 Oct 1868–29 Sep 1959) m. Will (Ida) Davidson (26 June 1876–19 March 1944) m. Anne (Alice) Hayes (15 Jan 1922–5 Mar 1998)
  1. 1. Ormal (Leon) Runyon 1909–1987 m. Mary (Ann Rosetta) Atkins 1911–1988
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) French 1945–2022 m. Alan Ives 1939–2009
    2. 2. Gertrude (Dianne) Runyon 1945–2021
  2. 2. Marie (E) Runyon 1919–2006
  3. 3. Glayds (Louise) Runyon 1913–1984
  4. 4. Clyde (Charles) Runyon 1911–1944 m. Madelle ("Dell" Evelyn) Stotts 1917–2006
    1. 1. Jo (Ann) Runyon 1937–1993
  5. 5. Bernice (Lucille) Runyon 1904–2000 m. Carl (Madison) Switzer 1900–1987
  6. 6. Harry (Leroy) Runyon 1901–1945
  7. 7. Ettiea Runyon 1898–1901

William Runyon's Timeline

2 Records

1868
26 Oct 1868
Birth of William Thomas Runyon in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA
Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA
1959
29 Sep 1959
Age 91
Death of William Thomas Runyon in Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
Visalia, Tulare, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
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