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William Y. Sandifer 1792–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1792

Birth Location: , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: after 1870

Death Location: Pike, Mississippi, United States

Father: William Sandifer

Mother: Eleanor Prescott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simmons

Children(s): William Sandifer

William Y. Sandifer was born in 1792 in , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Nightingale Sandifer And Eleanor Rebecca Prescott. In 1860, William Y. Sandifer resided in Pike, Mississippi, USA. William Y. Sandifer married Elizabeth Simmons, and had children including William E Sandifer. William Y. Sandifer passed away in 1870 in Pike, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • William Y. Sandifer was born in 1792 in , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Nightingale Sandifer And Eleanor Rebecca Prescott.
  • In 1860, William Y. Sandifer resided in Pike, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Y. Sandifer married Elizabeth Simmons, and had children including William E Sandifer.
  • William Y. Sandifer passed away in 1870 in Pike, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sandifer
1754–1850
Birth Location: Camden, Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Prescott
1772–1850
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Simmons
1801–1881
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Sandifer
1821–1908
Birth Location: Pike, Mississippi, USA
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William Sandifer's Ancestors

Self
William Sandifer
1792–1870
Birth Place: , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Nightingale Sandifer
1754–1850
Camden, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Eleanor (Rebecca) Prescott
1772–1850
Ireland
Grandparents
William (S) SANDIFER
1716–1782
Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Norvell
1720–1782
Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sandefur
1691–1742
Mary Walkell
1685–1774
Hugh Jr.
1697–1759
Mary Ballard
1700–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sandeford
1657–1693
Captain Norvell
1674–1719
Sarah Besmouth
1674–1705
Lt Ballard
1654–1711
Katherine Hubbard
1665–1706

William Sandifer's Descendants

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William (Y.) Sandifer (May 1792–after 1870) m. Elizabeth Simmons (2 Jan 1801–27 Jan 1881)
  1. 1. William (E.) Sandifer 1821–1908 m. Lucinda Carter 1827–1902
    1. 1. Isaac (M) Sandifer 1852–1930 m. Martha (Ann) Stevenson 1855–1925
      1. 1. Willie (Hansford) Sandifer 1878–1937 m. Saphrona (Nan) Williams 1885–1924
        1. 1. Dot Sandifer 1916–
        2. 2. Wilma (Sandifer) Gill 1909–1996 m. James (Glenn Douglas) Gill 1916–1985

William Sandifer's Timeline

3 Records

1792
May 1792
Birth of William Y. Sandifer in , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 68
William Y. Sandifer resided here in Pike, Mississippi, USA
Pike, Mississippi, USA
1870
after 1870
Age 78
Death of William Y. Sandifer in Pike, Mississippi, United States
Pike, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1792
    Event Place: , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M653_589; Page: 467; Image: 473; Family History Library Film: 803589

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M653_589; Page: 467; Image: 473; Family History Library Film: 803589

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1870
    Event Place: Pike, Mississippi, United States
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