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William Watson Stringer 1873–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1873

Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi

Death Date: 19 Nov 1954

Death Location: Covington, Mississippi

Father: Benjamin Stringer

Mother: Penina Wade

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William Watson Stringer was born in 1873 in Smith, Mississippi, the child of Benjamin Wilson Stringer And Penina Caroline Wade. William Watson Stringer passed away in 1954 in Covington, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • William Watson Stringer was born in 1873 in Smith, Mississippi, the child of Benjamin Wilson Stringer And Penina Caroline Wade.
  • William Watson Stringer passed away in 1954 in Covington, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Stringer
1844–1905
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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Penina Wade
1848–1931
Birth Location: Scott, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stringer's Ancestors

Self
William Stringer
1873–1954
Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi
Parents
Benjamin Wilson Stringer
1844–1905
Smith, Mississippi
Penina (Caroline) Wade
1848–1931
Scott, Mississippi
Grandparents
James (Sheppard) Stringer
1820–1913
Lawrence, Mississippi
Priscilla Allen
1829–1893
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stringer's Timeline

2 Records

1873
4 Jul 1873
Birth of William Watson Stringer in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1954
19 Nov 1954
Age 81
Death of William Watson Stringer in Covington, Mississippi
Covington, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Mississippi
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