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William Lester Whiteside 1881–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1881

Birth Location: Smyrna, South Carolina

Death Date: 15 MAY 1951

Death Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery

Father: Robert Whitesides

Mother: Mary Shumpert

Spouse(s): Francis Roddey

Children(s): Jr Whiteside, Mary Whiteside, Frances Whitesides

In 1881, William Lester Whiteside entered the world in Smyrna, South Carolina, born to Robert Washington Whitesides And Mary Margaret Shumpert. William Lester Whiteside married Francis Fannie Folsom Roddey, and had children including Frances Roddey Whitesides, Jr William Lester Whiteside, Mary Elizabeth Bette Whiteside. William Lester Whiteside passed away in 1951 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1881, William Lester Whiteside entered the world in Smyrna, South Carolina, born to Robert Washington Whitesides And Mary Margaret Shumpert.
  • William Lester Whiteside married Francis Fannie Folsom Roddey, and had children including Frances Roddey Whitesides, Jr William Lester Whiteside, Mary Elizabeth Bette Whiteside.
  • William Lester Whiteside passed away in 1951 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Whitesides
1836–1915
Birth Location: –
RW
Mary Shumpert
1840–1929
Birth Location: Newberry, S.C.
MS

Spouses(s)

Francis Roddey
1893–1974
Birth Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
FR

Children(s)

Jr Whiteside
1923–
Birth Location: –
JW
Mary Whiteside
1920–
Birth Location: –
MW
Frances Whitesides
1919–
Birth Location: Smyrna, South Carolina
FW

William Whiteside's Ancestors

Self
William Whiteside
1881–1951
Birth Place: Smyrna, South Carolina
Parents
Robert Washington Whitesides
1836–1915
Mary (Margaret) Shumpert
1840–1929
Newberry, S.C.
Grandparents
Robert Whitesides
1797–1876
North Carolina
Mary Brown
1801–1859
Union Co., S.C.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitesides
1764–1843
Isabella McTillon
1762–1829
John Brown
1775–1814
Margaret ?
1781–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whiteside's Descendants

1.
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William (Lester) Whiteside (14 MAR 1881–15 MAY 1951) m. Francis ((Fannie ) Folsom) Roddey (11 FEB 1893–15 SEP 1974)
  1. 1. Jr (William Lester) Whiteside 1923–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth (Bette)) Whiteside 1920– m. William (Meek Faulkner) III 1921–
  3. 3. Frances (Roddey) Whitesides 1919– m. Dr (Thomas Edmunds) Fitz 1921–
    1. 1. William (Roddey) Fitz 1951–1951

William Whiteside's Timeline

2 Records

1881
14 MAR 1881
Birth of William Lester Whiteside in Smyrna, South Carolina
Smyrna, South Carolina
1951
15 MAY 1951
Age 70
Death of William Lester Whiteside in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery
Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1881
    Event Place: Smyrna, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1951
    Event Place: Rock Hill, South Carolina, Buried in Smyrna A.R.P. Cemetery
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