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William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY 1857–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 June 1857

Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1925

Death Location: Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Silas Whitley

Mother: Martha Whitley

Spouse(s): Frances (Whitley)

Children(s): Eula Norris

In 1857, William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY entered the world in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, born to Silas Haywood Sowell Whitley And Martha M A Whitley. William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY married Frances Helen Fannie Jones Whitley, and had children including Eula A Whitley Norris. William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY passed away in 1925 in Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY entered the world in Nash County, North Carolina, USA, born to Silas Haywood Sowell Whitley And Martha M A Whitley.
  • William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY married Frances Helen Fannie Jones Whitley, and had children including Eula A Whitley Norris.
  • William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY passed away in 1925 in Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Whitley
1827–1890
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina
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Martha Whitley
1840–1926
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Frances (Whitley)
1866–1938
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Eula Norris
1905–1989
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
EN

William WHITLEY's Ancestors

Self
William WHITLEY
1857–1925
Birth Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Silas Haywood Sowell Whitley
1827–1890
Nash, North Carolina
Martha (M A) Whitley
1840–1926
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William WHITLEY's Descendants

1.
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William (Haywood Sowell) WHITLEY (7 June 1857–12 Nov 1925) m. Frances (Helen "Fannie" Jones) (Whitley) (20 August 1866–14 September 1938)
  1. 1. Eula (A Whitley) Norris 1905–1989 m. Noah (Carley) Dupree 1906–1935
    1. 1. Eula (Kathleen "Kathryn") DuPree 1932–1989 m. Lexie Byrd 1921–1995

William WHITLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1857
7 June 1857
Birth of William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY in Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
1925
12 Nov 1925
Age 68
Death of William Haywood Sowell WHITLEY in Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 June 1857
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Suddenly & In the field, Cleveland, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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