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William M. Weathers 1839 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Fayette County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1898

Death Location: Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

Father: William Weathers

Mother: Rachel Lee

Spouse(s): Lucinda McDowell

Children(s): William Weathers, James Weathers, Charles Weathers, Sol Weathers, Thomas Weathers, Samuel Weathers, Dock Weathers

The story of William M. Weathers began in 1839 in Fayette County, Georgia, USA. William M. Weathers married Lucinda A. WEATHERS McDowell, and had children including William Melvan "Mel" Weathers, James Monroe Weathers, Charles Leon Weathers, Sol A. Weathers, Thomas N Weathers, Samuel Weathers, Dock W. Weathers. William M. Weathers passed away in 1898 in Van Zandt County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William M. Weathers began in 1839 in Fayette County, Georgia, USA.
  • William M. Weathers married Lucinda A. WEATHERS McDowell, and had children including William Melvan "Mel" Weathers, James Monroe Weathers, Charles Leon Weathers, Sol A. Weathers, Thomas N Weathers, Samuel Weathers, Dock W. Weathers.
  • William M. Weathers passed away in 1898 in Van Zandt County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Weathers
1807 – 1876
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Rachel Lee
1800 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda McDowell
1848 – 1899
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

William Weathers
1876 – 1919
Birth Location: Clay County, Alabama, USA
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James Weathers
1877 – 1916
Birth Location: Clay County, Alabama, USA
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Charles Weathers
1880 – 1953
Birth Location: Clay County, Alabama, USA
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Sol Weathers
1883 – 1899
Birth Location: Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, USA
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Thomas Weathers
1887 – 1908
Birth Location: Texas
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Samuel Weathers
1889 – 1958
Birth Location: Van Zandt, Texas, USA
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Dock Weathers
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
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William Weathers's Ancestors

Self
William Weathers
1839 – 1898
Birth Place: Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Willis Weathers
1807 – 1876
Georgia, USA
Rachel (WEATHERS) Lee
1800 – 1880
North Carolina
Grandparents
Isham (Thomas) Weathers
1780 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly" WEATHERS Weathers or) Terry?
1783 – 1863
Gilkey, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
John (Emory) Lee
1784 – 1864
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Temperance (LEE) Knight
1784 – 1874
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Weathers
1748 – 1826
Mildred Horne
Jesse Weathers
1759 – 1815
Mildred Horne
1754 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Weathers
1726 – 1804
SARAH (BABARY)
1728 – 1767
James Horne
1720 – 1793
Jean Hood
1725 – 1790

William Weathers's Descendants

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William (M.) Weathers (8 Aug 1839 – 18 Aug 1898) m. Lucinda (A. WEATHERS) McDowell (12 Oct 1848 – 21 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. William (Melvan "Mel") Weathers (abt 26 Oct 1876 – February 1919)
  2. 2. James (Monroe) Weathers (abt 1877 – 10 March 1916) m. Susie (Anne WEATHERS) Adams (28 April 1887 – 22 January 1964)
    1. 1. Mirtie (Lee) Weathers (30 July 1907 – 21 July 1994)
    2. 2. Jester (James) Weathers (17 Sep 1910 – 26 Jun 1975)
  3. 3. Charles (Leon) Weathers (abt 23 Aug 1880 – 23 March 1953)
  4. 4. Sol (A.) Weathers (1883 – 1899)
  5. 5. Thomas (N) Weathers (1887 – 1908)
  6. 6. Samuel Weathers (12 Aug 1889 – 3 June 1958)
  7. 7. Dock (W.) Weathers (31 Mar 1891 – 6 February 1973)

William Weathers's Timeline

2 Records

1839
8 Aug 1839
Birth of William M. Weathers in Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Fayette County, Georgia, USA
1898
18 Aug 1898
Age 59
Death of William M. Weathers in Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Fayette County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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