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William Holden Wardlaw 1849–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 3, 1849

Birth Location: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia

Death Date: November 17, 1918

Death Location: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia

Father: James Captain

Mother: Mary Holden

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wall, Eliza Hunter

Children(s): Charles Wardlaw, Mary Wardlaw, Annie Wardlaw, James Wardlaw, Dora Wardlaw, Samuel Wardlaw, Clarissa Wardlaw, Frank Wardlaw

William Holden Wardlaw was born in 1849 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, the child of James Clayton Wardlaw Captain And Mary Jane Holden. In 1850, William Holden Wardlaw resided in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia. In 1860, William Holden Wardlaw resided in Lafayette, Walker, Georgia, United States. William Holden Wardlaw married Eliza Hunter, Elizabeth Eliza Ann Wall, and had children including Annie Wardlaw, Charles B Wardlaw, Clarissa Lee Belle Wardlaw, Dora Wardlaw, Frank Wardlaw, James Walter Wardlaw, Mary Clements Wardlaw, Samuel Sam Wesley Wardlaw. William Holden Wardlaw passed away in 1918 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • William Holden Wardlaw was born in 1849 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, the child of James Clayton Wardlaw Captain And Mary Jane Holden.
  • In 1850, William Holden Wardlaw resided in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia.
  • In 1860, William Holden Wardlaw resided in Lafayette, Walker, Georgia, United States.
  • William Holden Wardlaw married Eliza Hunter, Elizabeth Eliza Ann Wall, and had children including Annie Wardlaw, Charles B Wardlaw, Clarissa Lee Belle Wardlaw, Dora Wardlaw, Frank Wardlaw, James Walter Wardlaw, Mary Clements Wardlaw, Samuel Sam Wesley Wardlaw.
  • William Holden Wardlaw passed away in 1918 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wardlaw's Ancestors

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William Wardlaw
1849–1918
Birth Place: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
Parents
James Clayton Wardlaw Captain
1827–1916
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Mary (Jane) Holden
1831–1898
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Dennis Holden
1795–1845
Virginia
Sarah ("Sally" Claudia) Nash
1804–1899
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Charles Holden
1755–1829
Sarah Smotherman
1760–1830
Thomas Nash
1775–1828
Hannah West
1784–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Holden
1730–
Constance Jordan
1736–

William Wardlaw's Descendants

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William (Holden) Wardlaw (September 3, 1849–November 17, 1918) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann) Wall (October 3, 1852–June 17, 1890) m. Eliza Hunter (May 1865–)
  1. 1. Charles (B.) Wardlaw 1874–1924
  2. 2. Mary (Clements) Wardlaw 1875–1959 m. James (Luther) Clarkson 1876–1903
  3. 3. Annie Wardlaw 1878–1960
  4. 4. James (Walter) Wardlaw 1879–1938
  5. 5. Dora Wardlaw 1878–
  6. 6. Samuel ("Sam" Wesley) Wardlaw 1881–1968 m. Emma (Sue) Story 1886–1975
    1. 1. Martha (A.) Wardlaw 1925–
  7. 7. Clarissa (Lee Belle) Wardlaw 1885–1955 m. Noah (Romer) Henderson 1885–1974
    1. 1. Melba (Virginia) Henderson 1915–1975
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Henderson 1918–2006 m. Walton (Thomas Reeves) Col. 1913–2006
  8. 8. Frank Wardlaw 1888– m. Nora 1897–
    1. 1. Floyd Wardlaw 1922–
    2. 2. Mildred Wardlaw 1923–
    3. 3. Myrtis (Louise) Wardlaw 1926–2008

William Wardlaw's Timeline

7 Records

1849
September 3, 1849
Birth of William Holden Wardlaw in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 1
William Holden Wardlaw resided here in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia
Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 11
William Holden Wardlaw resided here in Lafayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
Lafayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 21
William Holden Wardlaw resided here in La Fayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
La Fayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 51
William Holden Wardlaw resided here in Lafayette village, Walker, Georgia
Lafayette village, Walker, Georgia
1910
1910
Age 61
William Holden Wardlaw resided here in Lafayette, Walker, Georgia
Lafayette, Walker, Georgia
1918
November 17, 1918
Age 69
Death of William Holden Wardlaw in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 3, 1849
    Event Place: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: T623_226; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 94; FHL microfilm: 1240226.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 672; Image: 135.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: T624_214; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0141; Image: 369; FHL microfilm: 1374227.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M432_85; Page: 436B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M432_85; Page: 436B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 672; Image: 135.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: La Fayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lafayette village, Walker, Georgia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: T623_226; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 94; FHL microfilm: 1240226.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lafayette, Walker, Georgia; Roll: T624_214; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0141; Image: 369; FHL microfilm: 1374227.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 17, 1918
    Event Place: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia

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