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William Earnest Sr. (1753 - 1833)

William Earnest Sr.
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, British Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and [half]
Husband of — married 6 Feb 1806 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 80 in Simpson County, Kentucky, USAmap
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Biography

William was born in 1753. William Earnest ... He passed away in 1833. [1]

William Earnest Sr. was born in 1753 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, British Colonial America.

William married Rachel McCrory (1755 - 1840) on 6 Feb 1806 in Spartanburg. Their children were:

  1. John Earnest (~1770 - ~1820)
  2. William Earnest Jr. (~1788 - ~1820).

William died about 1835 in Simpson County, Kentucky aged ~82.

Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Greg Rose, Friday, January 24, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:

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  • 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 18; Family History Library Film: 0568151
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #393079 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Wm Earnest in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  • 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1800; Census Place: Spartanburg District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 188; Image: 371; Family History Library Film: 181425
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #501213 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Wm Earnest in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
  • 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky; Page: 12; NARA Roll: M33_28; Image: 22
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1399751 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    William Earnest in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky.




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Stephens-7069 Sarah (Stephens) Kroh
Earnest-915 and Earnest-264 appear to represent the same person because: Name, bithdate and location, wife's name match - can the death place be reconciled?
posted by Sarah (Stephens) Kroh

Rejected matches › William Earnest Jr. (abt.1788-abt.1820)

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