Born
14 Dec 1816.
Davidson County, North Carolina, United States.
Died
5 Jun 1886.
Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
↑ Source: #S-2123115105 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-WRK : 29 July 2017), William Sheets, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing 218, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 18,086.
"North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Jan 2019), Paulina Rominger and William Sheets, 12 Oct 1838, Davie, North Carolina. North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYZ-F8W : 16 August 2017), William Sheets, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 229, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 359; FHL microfilm 18,093.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B9-MRH : 12 April 2016), William Sheets, Davie county, Davie, North Carolina, United States; citing family 319, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC65-FDS : 20 August 2017), Wm M Sheets, Lewisville, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 385C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0963; FHL microfilm 1,254,963.
"North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3X3-4HD : 17 July 2017), William Sheets in entry for William Harrison Sheets, 31 Aug 1916; citing Lewisville, Forsyth, North Carolina, reference it 2 bk 1 pg129, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,159.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: