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William B Self 1817–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1817

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 19 May 1889

Death Location: Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Burrell Selfe

Mother: Elizabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Nancy Self

Children(s): Leonaed Self, Wilson Selfe, Malissa Selfe, Martha Selfe, Elizabeth Selfe, Jennifer Selfe, Charles Selfe, Tennessee Selfe

The story of William B Self began in 1817 in Virginia. In 1860, William B Self resided in Russell, Virginia, USA. William B Self married Nancy Burchett Self, and had children including Charles Beauchamp Selfe, Elizabeth B Selfe, Jennifer C Selfe, Leonaed Burchett Self, Malissa Hopkins Selfe, Martha V Selfe, Tennessee Temperance Selfe, Wilson Vermillion Selfe. William B Self passed away in 1889 in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William B Self began in 1817 in Virginia.
  • In 1860, William B Self resided in Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • William B Self married Nancy Burchett Self, and had children including Charles Beauchamp Selfe, Elizabeth B Selfe, Jennifer C Selfe, Leonaed Burchett Self, Malissa Hopkins Selfe, Martha V Selfe, Tennessee Temperance Selfe, Wilson Vermillion Selfe.
  • William B Self passed away in 1889 in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Self's Ancestors

Self
William Self
1817–1889
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Burrell (Burwell) Selfe
1785–1850
Pittsylvania Co. VA
Elizabeth Hay
1797–1849
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Self
1758–1836
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Self
1713–1758
Sarah Self
1718–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Self's Descendants

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William (B) Self (August 1817–19 May 1889) m. Nancy ((Burchett)) Self (1819–1880)
  1. 1. Leonaed (Burchett) Self 1851–1936 m. Ellen (Margaret) Self 1854–1944
    1. 1. David (Wilson) Self 1876–1941 m. Amanda (Lee "Manda") Sizemore 1886–1961
      1. 1. Virginia (Rae) Self 1918–2000 m. Vernon (Kent) Sloan 1918–1996
        1. 1. Linda (Kent) Sloan 1946–1999 m. Donald (M) Ingerson 1948–1989
        2. 2. Larry (James) Sloan 1942–2011
      2. 2. Vivian (G) Self 1921–2012
      3. 3. Dorothy (Lee Madeline) Self 1910–1994 m. Leland (Allen "Lee") Sapp 1901–1985
      4. 4. Agnes (Charlotte) Self 1912–2002 m. Loren (Wayne) Brown 1907–1960
        1. 1. Dennis (Wayne) Brown 1936–1990
      5. 5. Bertha (Maye) Self 1915–2007
      6. 6. Infant Self 1923–1923
    2. 2. Zeura (Melissa) Hayse 1882–1973 m. Quincy (Gale) Hayse 1883–1979
      1. 1. Isla (Marguerite) Bergman 1922–1982 m. Phillip (Harold) Bergman 1923–2006
        1. 1. Harolyn (Gale) Bergman 1950–2011
    3. 3. Ezra (George) Self 1889–1959
    4. 4. John (Ruth) Self 1879–1904
    5. 5. Alma (Tennessee) French 1887–1958
    6. 6. Bettie (Daisy) Langley 1895–1959 m. Floyd Langley 1896–1944
    7. 7. Nannie (Belle) Fraley 1880–1969
    8. 8. William (Bradley) Self 1884–1933
    9. 9. Orbin (Gilmer) Self 1893–1984
    10. 10. Eliza (Demeris) Holder 1885–1926
    11. 11. Dallas (Fletcher) Self 1897–1975
    12. 12. Charles (Cowan) Self 1877–1907
    13. 13. Ira (F) Self 1891–1906
  2. 2. Wilson (Vermillion) Selfe 1842–1913
  3. 3. Malissa (Hopkins) Selfe 1840–1936
  4. 4. Martha (V) Selfe 1862–1903
  5. 5. Elizabeth (B) Selfe 1848–1896
  6. 6. Jennifer (C) Selfe 1854–1854
  7. 7. Charles (Beauchamp) Selfe 1857–1910
  8. 8. Tennessee (Temperance) Selfe 1853–1932

William Self's Timeline

3 Records

1817
August 1817
Birth of William B Self in Virginia
Virginia
1860
1860
Age 43
William B Self resided here in Russell, Virginia, USA
Russell, Virginia, USA
1889
19 May 1889
Age 72
Death of William B Self in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1817
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Russell, Virginia; Page: 203; Family History Library Film: 805376
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Russell, Virginia; Page: 203; Family History Library Film: 805376

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1889
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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