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William Raper Grant Read

William Raper Grant Read

Male 1868 - 1941  (73 years)

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  • Name William Raper Grant Read  [1, 2] 
    Born 7 Sep 1868  Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 7 Sep 1868  Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1880  Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1880  Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Freestone, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 24 Oct 1941  Streetman, Freestone, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Find-A-Grave 17021958 
    Name William Raper Read  [3] 
    Reference Number 11659 
    Died 25 Oct 1941  Streetman, Freestone, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Oct 1941  Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Boardtree Cemetery
    Person ID I11659  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Joseph Edmondson Read,   b. 24 Jul 1822, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1887, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Czarina Houser,   b. 22 Nov 1828, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1885, Yell, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Dec 1849  Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillie May Sawyer,   b. 25 Sep 1880, Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1950, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1899  Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Clarica Leila Read,   b. 19 Dec 1905, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1907, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     2. Golie Pearl Read,   b. 14 Oct 1899, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1979, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     3. Henry Vernon Read,   b. 7 Apr 1903, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1912, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)  [natural]
     4. Lora Christill Read,   b. 8 Apr 1914, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1979, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
     5. Mable Minerva Read,   b. 3 Feb 1908, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1996, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     6. Thurman Lester Read,   b. 21 Dec 1918, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1982, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     7. Tilden Earl Read,   b. 21 Apr 1901, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1967, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     8. Wesley Doyle Read,   b. 29 Jan 1912, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1937, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [natural]
     9. William Cecil Read,   b. 23 Jan 1910, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1977, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1049  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Sep 1868 - Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Sep 1868 - Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jan 1899 - Navarro, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Apr 1940 - Freestone, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 1941 - Streetman, Freestone, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1941 - Streetman, Freestone, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Oct 1941 - Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Raper & Lillie May (Sawyer) Read.jpg    		William Raper & Lillie May (Sawyer) Read.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: 60; Family History Film: 1254060; Page: 307B; Enumeration District: 217; Image: 0077.
      Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, United States

    2. [S195] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: , Freestone, Texas; Roll: T627_4035; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 81-20.
      Record for Golie Read

    3. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Joseph Edmondson Read