William Sherman Firestone (1868 - 1929)

Born 7 May 1868 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda Ellen Knott — married 28 Jan 1894 in Montpelier, Superior Township, Williams, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1929 at age 60 in Dalhart, Dallam, Texas, United States

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Biography

William was born in Indiana in 1868.^[1] He was the son of Isaac Firestone and Hannah Dirrim. He passed away in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, on February 17, 1929.^{[2] [3]} He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, on February 19, 1929.^[4][5][6]

William S. Firestone married Amanda E. Knott in Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio, on January 28, 1894.^[7]

William S. Firestone was living under the head of household Isaac Firestone in Franklin Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, in the 1870 census,^[8] in Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio, in the 1880 census,^[9]as William Firestone, head of household, working as a farm laborer, in Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana, in the 1900 census,^[10] William T. Firestone, head of household, working as a farmer, living in Justice Precinct 3, Dallam County, Texas, in the 1910 census,^[11] and as William S. Firestone, head of household, living as a farmer, in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, in the 1920 census.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, Family Search, William Sherman Firestone, 17 Feb 1929; citing certificate number 9219, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,762.
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, Family Search, William Sherman Firestone, 17 Feb 1929; citing certificate number 9219, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,762.
3. ↑ "The Dalhart Texan", Dalhart, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1929, pg. 8, col. 2. XITAdvantagePreservation, "W.S. Firestone Dies Sunday".
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, Family Search, William Sherman Firestone, 17 Feb 1929; citing certificate number 9219, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,762.
5. ↑ FindAGrave, Memorial maintained by James Blodgett and gravestone photo added by Mary Hall Ferguson.
6. ↑ "The Dalhart Texan", Dalhart, Texas, Friday, February 22, 1929, pg. 8, col. 2. XITAdvantagePreservation, "W.S. Firestone Dies Sunday".
7. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, Family Search, William S Firestone and Amanda E Knott, 1894.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, Family Search, William S Firestone in entry for Isaac Firestone, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, Family Search, William S. Firestone in household of Isaac Firestone, Northwest, Williams, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, Family Search, William Firestone, 1900.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, Family Search, William T Firestone, Justice Precinct 3, Dallam, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 1B, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1541; FHL microfilm.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, Family Search, William S Firestone, 1920.