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William Greenberry Burch (1815 - 1899)

William Greenberry Burch
Born in Laurens, Georgiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 83 in Hartford, Geneva, Alabamamap
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Profile last modified | Created 11 Jun 2012
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Biography

Green B. was the son of Michael and Mary BURCH. Michael and his father Joseph were killed by Indians in 1818 in Irwin Co, GA. At the time of his death, Michael and Mary had two children, Green B. and Nancy. After Michael's death, his widow Mary married Hezekiah HENDRIX. They had moved to Dale Co, AL, before 1830.

Green B. married Alcy ALBRITTON in Dale County about 1842.

  • "John M. Stubbs, Robert C. Henry, William H. Tillery and William Burch formed the Oconee River Steamboat Company, which rejuvenated the steamboat traffic along the Oconee River to Darien in the late 1870s."[1]

Burial

Pondtown Cemetery, Hartford, Geneva, Alabama
Find A Grave Memorial# 35912226

Sources

  • William Hippensteel, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by William and others.
  1. History of Laurens County, Georgia A blog by Scott B. Thompson Sr. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 "A HISTORY OF DUBLIN AND LAURENS COUNTY, GEORGIA" The 1880s: Railroads, Steamboats and Demon Rum http://laurenscountygeorgiahistory.blogspot.com/2010/01/history-of-dublin-and-laurens-county.html






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