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William Williamson 1817–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: River, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Richard Williamson

Mother: Virginia Wiley

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The story of William Williamson began in 1817 in Virginia. William Williamson passed away in 1880 in River, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Williamson began in 1817 in Virginia.
  • William Williamson passed away in 1880 in River, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Williamson's Ancestors

Self
William Williamson
1817–1880
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Richard Williamson
1786–1872
Clinch River Valley, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Virginia ("Jenny" Sellards) Wiley
1760–1831
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Hezekiah Sellards
1732–1790
Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Jean ('Rowana') Brevard
1734–1795
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gen. Davidson
1746–1781
Mary McKnitt
1660–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Davidson
–1760

William Williamson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
abt 1817
Birth of William Williamson in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 63
Death of William Williamson in Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1817
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: River, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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