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William M Sanford 1856–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Elmore County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1908

Death Location: Central, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Arthur SANFORD

Mother: Mary Warren

Spouse(s): Emma Sanford

Children(s):

William M Sanford was born in 1856 in Elmore County, Alabama, USA, the child of Arthur Sanford And Mary E Collier Sanford Warren. In 1860, William M Sanford resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA. In 1870, William M Sanford resided in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA. William M Sanford married Emma Rither Grier Sanford. William M Sanford passed away in 1908 in Central, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William M Sanford was born in 1856 in Elmore County, Alabama, USA, the child of Arthur Sanford And Mary E Collier Sanford Warren.
  • In 1860, William M Sanford resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, William M Sanford resided in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA.
  • William M Sanford married Emma Rither Grier Sanford.
  • William M Sanford passed away in 1908 in Central, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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William Sanford's Ancestors

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William Sanford
1856–1908
Birth Place: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Arthur SANFORD
1826–1862
Autauga County, Alabama, USA
Mary (E COLLIER Sanford) Warren
1830–1913
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Caswell (Polk) SANFORD
1778–1865
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sanford's Timeline

5 Records

1856
20 Jan 1856
Birth of William M Sanford in Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Elmore County, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
William M Sanford resided here in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
William M Sanford resided here in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
William M Sanford resided here in Weoka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Weoka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1908
5 Mar 1908
Age 52
Death of William M Sanford in Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Elmore County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 19, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 90B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_7; Page: 184; Family History Librar
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_7; Page: 184; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 19, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 90B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Weoka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Central, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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