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William Ernest Sheehan 1888–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1888

Birth Location: Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1966

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Robert Sheehan

Mother: Mary Holland

Spouse(s): Cynthia McGehee

Children(s):

William Ernest Sheehan was born in 1888 in Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Robert Emmet Sheehan And Mary Susan Holland. William Ernest Sheehan married Cynthia E Mcgehee. William Ernest Sheehan passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ernest Sheehan was born in 1888 in Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Robert Emmet Sheehan And Mary Susan Holland.
  • William Ernest Sheehan married Cynthia E Mcgehee.
  • William Ernest Sheehan passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Sheehan's Ancestors

Self
William Sheehan
1888–1966
Birth Place: Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Robert Emmet Sheehan
1851–1927
Georgia
Mary (Susan) Holland
1857–1937
Henry, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Holland
1820–1897
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Emeline Gregory
1829–1893
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheehan's Timeline

2 Records

1888
29 October 1888
Birth of William Ernest Sheehan in Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
1966
6 January 1966
Age 78
Death of William Ernest Sheehan in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1888
    Event Place: Columbia, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1966
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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