William
Battles
Born about in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Battles
[uncertain]
and Nancy (Wright) Battles
[uncertain]
Husband of
Cynthia (Thrasher) Battles
— married
8 Mar 1828 in Saint Claire, Alabama
Descendants 
Father of
Amanda C. (Battles) McClendon and William Franklin Battles
Died about
at about age 54
in St. Clair, Alabama, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2015
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Biography
William Battles was born about 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States.[1] (1808 per 1860 census[2]) He is believed to be the child of Samuel and Nancy Battles, but no source is identified here for this.
He moved to Alabama.
William Battles married Cynthia [Syntha] Thrasher on 8 Mar 1828 in St Clair County, Alabama.[3]
In the 1830 US census, William Battles 2nd was living in St Clair, Alabama. His household consisted of one male under 5, one male 5-9, one male 20-29 (himself, so born 1801-1810), two females under 5, one female 5-9 and one female 20-29.[4]
In the 1850 US census, William Battles (44) and Cynthia [Antha] Battles (45) were living in St Clair, Alabama, with children Amanda C (21), Elizabeth C (20), Averitta M (16), William F (14), Nancy (13), Isaac (12), Thomas (10), Mary (7) and Harvey B (6).[1]
In 1860, William Battles (52) and Cynthia Battles (55) were living in St Clair, with children Elizabeth C (28), Arintha M (26), Thomas (19), Mary (17) and Henry (15).[2]
He died after the 1860 US census (1 Jun 1860), date not known, probably in Alabama where he had been living.
He may have died on July 18, 1860, in St Clair County, Alabama, at the age of 54. [5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Battles, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 40, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 136a. Ancestry Record 8054 #16773641
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Battles, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 12 Range 4 East, St Clair, Alabama; Page: 127; Family History Library Film: 803023. Ancestry Record 7667 #12607407
- ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ68-8QB : 9 February 2018), William Battels and Syntha Thrasher, 08 Mar 1828; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,035,441.
- ↑ William Battles 2nd, Year: 1830; Census Place: St Clair, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 4; Page: 252; Family History Library Film: 0002331. Ancestry Record 8058 #1889570
- ↑ Unsourced profile: Find A Grave: Memorial #122593096 (Speculative profile - Does not even identify cemetery.)
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
Carrie (Levens) Blankenship :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
Briana Smith :
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Paul Gierszewski
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Battles-397 and Battles-252 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, born same date and state, married same wife, died about same time given both are estimates. These are duplicate profiles and should be merged.
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