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William Southern 1797–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Mississippi, United States

Father: Samuel Southern

Mother: Keziah Southern

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In 1797, William Southern entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel James Southern And Keziah Elizabeth Born Creek Accepted By Cherokee American Indian Vann Maney Hall Southern. William Southern passed away in 1860 in Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1797, William Southern entered the world in South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel James Southern And Keziah Elizabeth Born Creek Accepted By Cherokee American Indian Vann Maney Hall Southern.
  • William Southern passed away in 1860 in Mississippi, United States.

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William Southern's Ancestors

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William Southern
1797–1860
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel James Southern
1755–1850
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Keziah (Elizabeth (Born Creek accepted by Cherokee American Indian) Vann- Maney- Hall-) Southern
1761–1849
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Joseph "Cherokee" "U-Wa-Ni" Vann,) III
1735–1815
Fishing Creek, now Gates, was Edgefield County split from Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Agnes ((Creek Tribe)"Creek Princess") Weatherford-Vann-Burleson
1746–1849
Lunenburg, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America/ Cherokee Nation, East, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
"Chief" Vann
1720–1770
Mary Shawnee)
1720–1748
Wilkerson Weatherford
1726–1790
Susannah Weatherford
1724–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Vann
1690–1762
Mary Hopkins
1690–1752
Richard V
1673–1747
Mary )
1690–1744
William Jr
1678–1756
Susanna Wilkerson
1704–1758

William Southern's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of William Southern in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 63
Death of William Southern in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

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