Brief Life History of William Bradford
When William Bradford Haney was born on 1 April 1832, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Robert T Haney Jr, was 39 and his mother, Nancy Ann Webb, was 42. He married Martha Jane Simpson on 10 October 1853, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Walker, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died on 4 April 1903, in Millsap, Parker, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Millsap, Parker, Texas, United States.
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Sources (16)
- William Haney, "United States Census, 1900"
- William B Haney in entry for Minnie Haney Guthrie, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
- William B Haney, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1832–1903 Male
1833–1889 Female
Children (10)
1854–1930 Male
1856–1939 Female
1858–1916 Male
1860–1929 Male
1862–1951 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1792–1847 Male
1790–1870 Female
Siblings (10)
1819–1865 Male
1821–1912 Male
1822–1870 Female
1822–1910 Female
1825–1892 Female
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World Events (8)
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 3
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 4
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 30
Name Meaning
Scottish or Irish: perhaps a variant of Irish Heaney .
Americanized form of Norwegian Hanøy, a habitational name from any of the four farmsteads so named, from Old Norse hathna ‘young nanny-goat’ or hani ‘cock’ (probably indicating a crag or mountain resembling a cock's comb in shape) + øy ‘island’.
Americanized form of any of several like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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