William Hall "Bill" Magness

William Hall "Bill" Magness

Male 1824 - 1891  (67 years)

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  • Name William Hall "Bill" Magness 
    Birth 15 Feb 1824  (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Judge & Merchant  [3
    Death 2 Sep 1891  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Person ID I773  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2014 

    Father Perry Green "Old Grandsir" Magness,   b. 23 May 1796, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1884, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Cantrell,   b. 20 Jul 1799, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1863, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 1815  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane "Jane" West,   b. 8 Nov 1826, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1887, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1845  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gipson L. Magness,   b. 22 May 1846, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1855, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
     2. Cordelia Alta Magness,   b. 3 Dec 1850, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1893, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     3. Ella J(ane) Magness,   b. 4 Aug 1856, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1901, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     4. Fannie F(rances) Magness,   b. 19 Mar 1859, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1862, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     5. William Harrison Magness,   b. 11 May 1865, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1936, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Edgar Ewing "Eddie" Magness,   b. 12 May 1868, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1914, Livingston, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1824 - (DeKalb County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jun 1845 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 1891 - McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Hall 'Bill' Magness (1824-1891)
    William Hall "Bill" Magness (1824-1891)

  • Notes 
    • Birth: 1824
      Death: 1891

      Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Elizabeth West Magness (1826 - 1887)

      Children:
      William H. Magness (1865 - 1936)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Riverside Cemetery
      McMinnville
      Warren County
      Tennessee, USA

      Created by: James Hill
      Record added: Jun 16, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 27608074 [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Dodson,John Wesley "Wes";1882-1965. Esteemed historian for Warren County, (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S11272] "William H. Magness", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=magness&GSbyrel=all&GSdyre.

    3. [S905] 1880 DeKalb Co.,TN Census,transcribed & indexed by Jorene Washer Parsley., p. 150 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S903] "The House of Magness", by John B. Cowden, 1876-1965, published 1956., p. 27 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S135] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 4: Neal - Youngblood",, p. 179.

    6. [S928] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy" A Record of the Descendants of Richard, p. 13 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1480] http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Magness-10.

    8. [S13177] "Mary Polly Cantrell Magness", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37040194/mary-polly-magness, abstra.