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William Edward Terry 1916–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1916

Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1999

Death Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Father: Edward Terry

Mother: Mattie Poindexter

Spouse(s): Carolinn Congdon

Children(s):

In 1916, William Edward Terry entered the world in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA, born to Edward Dabney Terry And Mattie Lucy Poindexter. William Edward Terry married Carolinn Congdon, and had children including Jane Terry, Linn Terry, William Edward Terry Jr. William Edward Terry passed away in 1999 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, William Edward Terry entered the world in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA, born to Edward Dabney Terry And Mattie Lucy Poindexter.
  • William Edward Terry married Carolinn Congdon, and had children including Jane Terry, Linn Terry, William Edward Terry Jr.
  • William Edward Terry passed away in 1999 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Terry's Ancestors

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William Terry
1916–1999
Birth Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Edward Dabney Terry
1884–1949
Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Mattie (Lucy) Poindexter
1892–1937
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Dabney) Terry
1846–1921
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Smith
1853–1927
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Smith
1820–1896
Elizabeth Miles
1818–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Smith
1781–1850
Nancy Lee
1789–1854

William Terry's Timeline

2 Records

1916
14 Jul 1916
Birth of William Edward Terry in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1999
20 Mar 1999
Age 83
Death of William Edward Terry in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 23 Sep 1945; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.048306905,0.9834327,0.2183418&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1999
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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