William
N
Capps
Born in Tennessee, United States
Son of Weakley County Capps
and Amy (Unknown) Capps
Brother of
Jesse J. Capps and R. R. Capps
Husband of
Louisa A (Shrum) Capps
— married
15 Aug 1843 in Weakley, Tennessee
Husband of
Sarah E (Dunning) Capps
— married
13 Jan 1858 in Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ethlebert Capps, Susan E Capps, Emily M Capps, John T Capps, William R. Capps and James Sylvester Capps
Died [date unknown]
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2013
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Biography
William was born in 1820.
15 Aug 1843 - Weakley, Tennessee - marriage of William N Caps and Louisa A Shrum [1]
1850 Weakley, Tennessee - W N Caps, 30, farmer, wife Louisa Caps, 21, children Ethelbert (3), Susan (9 mths) [2]
Daughter Emily born 1853; Louisa died before 1858
13 Jan 1858 - Weakley, Tennessee - marriage of W N Capps and Sarah E Dunning [3]
1860 Weakley, Tennessee - W N Capps, 39, farmer, Sarah Capps, 19, children Susan E (9), Emily (7), Nancy (2), John (4 mths) + Jackson Capps, 11 [4]
1870 Weakley, Tennessee - W N Capps, 50, children Susan E (20), Emily M (19), Nancy A (11), John T (10), R William (8), James S (6) [5].
Sources
- ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-S9XB : FHL microfilm 988,668.
- ↑ 1850 Federal Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-CLF
- ↑ Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records for Weakley
- ↑ 1860 Federal Census
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8D-SH7 : 19 March 2020), W N Capps, 1870
Thank you to Jonathan Capps for creating Capps-298 on 9 Nov 13.
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