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William J Yancey 1852–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1852

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Apr 1949

Death Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Father: Jackson Cape

Mother: Eliza Cape

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1852, William J Yancey entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Jackson Cape And Eliza Cape. In 1860, William J Yancey resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. William J Yancey passed away in 1949 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1852, William J Yancey entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Jackson Cape And Eliza Cape.
  • In 1860, William J Yancey resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • William J Yancey passed away in 1949 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jackson Cape
1820–1885
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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Eliza Cape
1830–1900
Birth Location: Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Yancey's Ancestors

Self
William Yancey
1852–1949
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Jackson Cape
1820–1885
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Eliza Cape
1830–1900
Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Merriman) Cape-JEN
1792–1875
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte Cape
1802–1860
South Carolina, USA, or, Georgia, USA
Ezekiel Yancy
1795–1846
North Carolina, USA
Nancy Deloach
1796–1880
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William SR
1764–1845
Sarah Baker
1765–1844
Charles Yancy
1765–1824
Rachael Cockrell
1770–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Yancey's Timeline

5 Records

1852
Oct 1852
Birth of William J Yancey in Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
1852
Oct 1852
Birth of William J Yancey in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1860
1860
Age 8
William J Yancey resided here in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
William J Yancey resided here in Vickery Creek, Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Vickery Creek, Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1949
8 Apr 1949
Age 97
Death of William J Yancey in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1852
    Event Place: Trion, Cattooga County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Vickery Creek, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M593_150; Page: 409A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 409; Family History Library Film: 803121

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1852
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 409; Family History Library Film: 803121

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Vickery Creek, Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Vickery Creek, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M593_150; Page: 409A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
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