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William Douglas Sanford 1950 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1950

Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 2009

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Sanford

Mother: Ava Sanders

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In 1950, William Douglas Sanford entered the world in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Wayne Sanford and Ava Nell Sanders. William Douglas Sanford passed away in 2009 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1950, William Douglas Sanford entered the world in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Wayne Sanford and Ava Nell Sanders.
  • William Douglas Sanford passed away in 2009 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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William Sanford's Ancestors

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William Sanford
1950 – 2009
Birth Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Wayne Sanford
1926 – 2004
Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Ava (Nell) Sanders
1929 – 2011
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Homer (Alexander) Sanford
1901 – 1973
Tennessee, United States of America
Jessie (Myrtle) Vawter
1905 – 2003
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sanford
1866 – 1913
Mary Johnson
1871 – 1959
Robert Vawter
1870 – 1958
Emily Burrow
1874 – 1970
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Vawter
1848 – 1928
Amanda Rhodes
1851 – 1926
Martin Burrow
1847 – 1919
Corinna Jones
1849 – 1917

William Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1950
27 Dec 1950
Birth of William Douglas Sanford in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
2009
11 Mar 2009
Age 59
Death of William Douglas Sanford in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1950
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 2009
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

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