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William Riley Tackett 1880–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1880

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 4 Apr 1941

Death Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Shadrick Tackett

Mother: Virginia Adkins

Spouse(s): Armenia Branham, Samantha Cole

Children(s): Elizabeth Tackett, Oscar Tackett, William Tackitt, Arminta Tackett, John Tackett, Austin Tackett, Donnie Tackett, Jeanette Tackett, Malcolm Cole

The story of William Riley Tackett began in 1880 in Kentucky. In 1880, William Riley Tackett resided in Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, William Riley Tackett resided in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. William Riley Tackett married Anna, Armenia Branham, Samantha Cole, and had children including Arminta Minnie Tackett, Austin Tackett, Donnie E Tackett, Elizabeth J Tackett, Jeanette Tackett, John Oscar Tackett, Malcolm Tackett Cole, Oscar Tackett, William Tackitt. William Riley Tackett passed away in 1941 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Riley Tackett began in 1880 in Kentucky.
  • In 1880, William Riley Tackett resided in Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, William Riley Tackett resided in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Riley Tackett married Anna, Armenia Branham, Samantha Cole, and had children including Arminta Minnie Tackett, Austin Tackett, Donnie E Tackett, Elizabeth J Tackett, Jeanette Tackett, John Oscar Tackett, Malcolm Tackett Cole, Oscar Tackett, William Tackitt.
  • William Riley Tackett passed away in 1941 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrick Tackett
1848–1878
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Virginia Adkins
1855–1925
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
VA

Spouses(s)

Armenia Branham
1886–1953
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Samantha Cole
1872–1936
Birth Location: Cole Branch, Floyd Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
SC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Tackett
1912–1985
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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Oscar Tackett
1915–1979
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Tackitt
1902–1984
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Arminta Tackett
1900–1984
Birth Location: Kentucky
AT
John Tackett
1906–1979
Birth Location: Kentucky
JT
Austin Tackett
1907–
Birth Location: Kentucky
AT
Donnie Tackett
1907–
Birth Location: Kentucky
DT
Jeanette Tackett
1897–1921
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JT
Malcolm Cole
1900–1960
Birth Location: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
MC

William Tackett's Ancestors

Self
William Tackett
1880–1941
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Shadrick S. Tackett
1848–1878
Kentucky
Virginia ("Jennie") Adkins
1855–1925
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Tackett
1824–1867
,Pike,Kentucky,USA
Nancy Damron
1859–1942
Kentucky
John McCown
1822–1904
Virginia
Elizabeth Atkins
1832–
Pike CO, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Tackett
1780–1874
Amy (1)
1776–1857
Spurlock Damron
1836–1917
Miranda Roberts
1841–1915
Capt McCOWAN
1787–1863
Isabella Graham
1789–1876
Elizabeth Thacker
1786–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Tackett
1745–1830
Sarah Rice
1745–1857
Thomas Johnson*
1750–1828
Sarah Arnold
1745–1784
John Damron
1803–1865
Nancy Branham
1807–1900
James Roberts
1811–1890
Nancy Bouney
1799–1880
Alexander McCowan
1746–1795
James Graham
1772–1847
Agnes McDurmid
1775–1848
Joseph Indian)
1757–1854
Elizabeth Thacker
1760–1830

William Tackett's Descendants

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William (Riley) Tackett (1880–4 Apr 1941) m. Armenia Branham (1886–29 Nov 1953) m. Samantha Cole (13 January 1872–13 December 1936)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (J) Tackett 1912–1985 m. James (Edward) Mullins 1902–1939 m. Carl (M) Davis 1919–2002
    1. 1. Blanche (Marie) Mullins 1927–1988 m. Russell (Womack Wills) Sr 1926–1992 m. Grady (Paris) Quinley 1918–1979
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Quinley 1948–2015
    2. 2. Herbert Mullins 1929–1999 m. Marie Vance 1932–1992 m. Lydia (Katherine) Stiltner 1931–2010 m. Geneva Chadwick 1931–1995
  2. 2. Oscar Tackett 1915–1979 m. Josephine Nickels 1923–2003
    1. 1. Larry Tackett 1951–1985
    2. 2. Deloris (Jean) Tackett 1942–2007 m. Earl Fields 1928–1991
  3. 3. William Tackitt 1902–1984 m. Vada (Alice) Delaney 1905–2002
    1. 1. Asa (H) Tackett 1923–1997 m. Nell (Cora) Duty 1925–
    2. 2. James (A) Tackett 1926–1987
    3. 3. Billie (Dean) Tackett 1934–2020 m. Floyd (Holland) Davis 1931–
    4. 4. Ada (K) Rowe 1929–1981 m. Ellis Rowe 1922–1994
    5. 5. Anna (Jean) Tackett 1931–1950 m. Cecil Thacker 1922–
    6. 6. Troy (Lee) Tackett 1937–1973 m. Jewell (B) Rogers 1933–1993
  4. 4. Arminta (Minnie) Tackett 1900–1984 m. Col. (Thomas W) Shelton 1880–1931
    1. 1. Irene Shelton 1911–1987 m. Dudley (Duncan) Parsons 1907–1977
      1. 1. Peggy (Anne) Meymandi 1930–2015 m. Geo (W) Hall 1926–
      2. 2. Audrey Parsons 1930–2003
        1. 1. Diane Smith 1911–
      3. 3. Larry (T) Parsons 1948–1988
    2. 2. Alma Shelton 1912–1998
    3. 3. Claud Shelton 1913–1978
      1. 1. Bobby (Allen) Shelton 1933–2000
    4. 4. Fred Shelton 1917–1997 m. Margaret Shelton 1927–2015 m. Frances (Cena) Thorpe 1916–
    5. 5. Ed Shelton 1919–2000 m. Freeda (Smith) Shelton 1925–1985
      1. 1. Myrline (Shelton) Cantrel 1941–1966
    6. 6. Allan Shelton 1922–1950 m. Dorothy Shelton 1921–1979
      1. 1. Orris (Wayne) Shelton 1945–2012
      2. 2. Lana (Philip) Shelton 1949–1949
      3. 3. Steve Shelton 1947–2021
    7. 7. Robert Shelton 1934–1989
    8. 8. Thurman (Smith) Shelton 1914–1983 m. Margaret Matthews 1917–
  5. 5. John (Oscar) Tackett 1906–1979
  6. 6. Austin Tackett 1907–
  7. 7. Donnie (E) Tackett 1907–
  8. 8. Jeanette Tackett 1897–1921
  9. 9. Malcolm (Tackett) Cole 1900–1960

William Tackett's Timeline

10 Records

1880
1880
Birth of William Riley Tackett in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
William Riley Tackett resided here in Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
William Riley Tackett resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1909
23 Jan 1909
Age 29
William Riley Tackett resided here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
William Riley Tackett resided here in Magisterial District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
William Riley Tackett resided here in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
William Riley Tackett resided here in District 4, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 4, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
William Riley Tackett resided here in Seal, Pike, Ohio
Seal, Pike, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 60
William Riley Tackett resided here in Seal, Pike, Ohio, USA
Seal, Pike, Ohio, USA
1941
4 Apr 1941
Age 61
Death of William Riley Tackett in Rowan, Kentucky, USA
Rowan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Seal, Pike, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Seal, Pike, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1941
    Event Place: Rowan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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