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William John Southwell 1876–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1959

Death Location: Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Southwell

Mother: Eliza Davison

Spouse(s): Alette Lien, Josephine Southwell

Children(s): William Jr, Marion Southwell

William John Southwell was born in 1876 in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA, the child of John Wesley Southwell And Eliza Davison. In 1880, William John Southwell resided in Levey, Sac, Iowa, USA. In 1910, William John Southwell resided in Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa, USA. William John Southwell married Alette Louise Lien, Josephine Southwell, and had children including Marion D Southwell, William John Southwell Jr. William John Southwell passed away in 1959 in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William John Southwell was born in 1876 in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA, the child of John Wesley Southwell And Eliza Davison.
  • In 1880, William John Southwell resided in Levey, Sac, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, William John Southwell resided in Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa, USA.
  • William John Southwell married Alette Louise Lien, Josephine Southwell, and had children including Marion D Southwell, William John Southwell Jr.
  • William John Southwell passed away in 1959 in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Southwell
1851–1923
Birth Location: Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Eliza Davison
1853–1933
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alette Lien
1883–1930
Birth Location: Minnesota
AL
Josephine Southwell
1890–
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

William Jr
1910–1982
Birth Location: Washington, Washington, Iowa, USA
WJ
Marion Southwell
1924–
Birth Location: Texas
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William Southwell's Ancestors

Self
William Southwell
1876–1959
Birth Place: Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Wesley Southwell
1851–1923
Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Eliza Davison
1853–1933
Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Charles (Pratt) Southwell
1817–1875
Emneth, Norfolkshire Cambridgeshire, England
Eliza (Jane) Haining
1821–1899
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Southwell
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Southwell
1776–1811
Sarah Burridge
1768–1841

William Southwell's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Southwell (10 Jun 1876–9 Dec 1959) m. Alette (Louise) Lien (abt 1883–10 February 1930) m. Josephine Southwell (abt 1890–)
  1. 1. William (John Southwell) Jr 1910–1982 m. Madelyn (Louise) Cameron 1914–2000 m. Wilma (Josephine (Billy Jo)) Davis 1911–1978
    1. 1. James (William) Southwell 1931–2020
  2. 2. Marion (D) Southwell 1924–

William Southwell's Timeline

8 Records

1876
10 Jun 1876
Birth of William John Southwell in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA
Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
William John Southwell resided here in Levey, Sac, Iowa, USA
Levey, Sac, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
William John Southwell resided here in Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa, USA
Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
William John Southwell resided here in Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
William John Southwell resided here in Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas
Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas
1940
1940
Age 64
William John Southwell resided here in , Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
William John Southwell resided here in Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
1959
9 Dec 1959
Age 83
Death of William John Southwell in Rural, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Rural, Hidalgo, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Levey, Sac, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Washington Ward 4, Washington, Iowa; Roll: T624_427; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374440

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 13, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_838; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 245

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04063; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 108-39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04063; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 108-39

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Edinburg, Hidalgo, T

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Fonis
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Rural, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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