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William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson 1866–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 October 1866

Birth Location: Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 14 August 1940

Death Location: Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Stinson

Mother: Margaret Stinson

Spouse(s): Myrtle Foor

Children(s): Owen Stinson, Brinton Stinson, Edgar Stinson, Carl Stinson, John Stinson, James Sr.

William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson was born in 1866 in Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Stinson And Margaret Jane Horton Stinson. William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson married Myrtle Julia Foor, and had children including Brinton Lessley Stinson, Carl Sherman Stinson, Edgar Clarence Conlon Stinson, James Albert Stinson Sr, John Cornelius Stinson, Owen Seibert Stinson. William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson passed away in 1940 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson was born in 1866 in Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Stinson And Margaret Jane Horton Stinson.
  • William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson married Myrtle Julia Foor, and had children including Brinton Lessley Stinson, Carl Sherman Stinson, Edgar Clarence Conlon Stinson, James Albert Stinson Sr, John Cornelius Stinson, Owen Seibert Stinson.
  • William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson passed away in 1940 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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William Stinson's Ancestors

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William Stinson
1866–1940
Birth Place: Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Stinson
1831–1903
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret (Jane (Horton)) Stinson
1842–1875
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
George (White) Horton
1824–1865
Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catharine Stinson
1823–1910
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Horton
1791–1865
Elizabeth Horton
1790–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Horton
1754–1843
Rebecca Priest
1769–1844

William Stinson's Descendants

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William (Tecumseh Sherman) Stinson (13 October 1866–14 August 1940) m. Myrtle (Julia) Foor (7 September 1874–14 Oct 1955)
  1. 1. Owen (Seibert) Stinson 1908–1980
  2. 2. Brinton (Lessley) Stinson 1911–1984
  3. 3. Edgar (Clarence Conlon) Stinson 1895–1963
  4. 4. Carl (Sherman) Stinson 1902–1972
  5. 5. John (Cornelius) Stinson 1900–1977
  6. 6. James (Albert Stinson) Sr. 1905–1967

William Stinson's Timeline

2 Records

1866
13 October 1866
Birth of William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson in Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1940
14 August 1940
Age 74
Death of William Tecumseh Sherman Stinson in Wood Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wood Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1866
    Event Place: Finleyville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 1940
    Event Place: Wood Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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