Born
about 12 Oct 1857 in
Tyndall, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
21 Apr 1917
at about age 59
in
Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified 24 Jul 2021
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Biography
William's death certificate shows that he was an expressman, and was divorced at the time of his death.
Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900
Name: William Decoursey
Gender: Male
Spouse: Delphina Cox
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1897
County: Coshocton
State: Ohio[1]
Title
Title: Coal Miner
Burial
Burial:
Place: South Lawn Cemetery in Coshocton County, Ohio
William is the son of David and Alice Ann (Manning) DeCoursey. He married 1) Sarah Ella Shearan/Shearing. Their children are:
William, b. 1884
Laura,b. 9 Jan 1889 d. 13 Feb 1915
William married 2) Delphina (Bonham) Cox on 25 Mar 1897 at Coshocton, Ohio.[2]
Sources
↑ Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900
↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
See also:
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4J-HJS : accessed 28 May 2016), Wm Decorsey, 21 Apr 1917; citing Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, reference 24034; FHL microfilm 1,984,010.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Mary Hammond for starting this profile.
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