William
Jefferson
Metcalf
Born in Anson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Emanuel Metcalf
and Sarah (Purser) Metcalf
Husband of
Narcissa Barbara (Lee) Metcalf
— married
17 Oct 1824 in Greene, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel P. Metcalf, Edward Lee Metcalf, Martha Jane Metcalf, Miriam (Metcalf) Kirby, Robert Metcalf, William Alvin Metcalf, Erasmus Manford Metcalf and Richard Jordan Metcalf
Died
at age 53
in Hamilton, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2012
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Biography
William Jefferson was commissioned 1st lieutenant in the 18th Regiment Illinois Militia on Dec 19, 1828. his occupation was a farmer. He married Narcissa Lee Oct 17, 1824 in Greene County Illinois. He married Margaret Adams Mar 30, 1853' he married Nancy Nelson Sept 16, 1856 both he and Narcissa are buried in Hopson cemetery in Hamilton Illinois.
Sources
- "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-DFB3 : 13 January 2020), Jefferson Madkill, 1824.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-CWG : 12 April 2016), W J Metcalf, Macoupin county, part of, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4D-RFC : 13 December 2017), William Metcalf, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV6-RR3 : 12 September 2017), William Metcalf, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 154, sheet 298B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,227.
- "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZT-WTV : 13 March 2018), Jeffry Metcalfe in entry for Wm Alvin Metcalfe, 29 Oct 1918; citing certificate number 38503, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,073,348.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2020), memorial page for William Jefferson Metcalf (9 Nov 1803–20 May 1857), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9074798, citing Hopson-Endicott Cemetery, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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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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