When William VanBuren Trail was born on 21 January 1837, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, William W Trail, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Allen, was 26. He married Sarah G. Ferguson on 23 May 1854, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Endicott, Franklin, Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 5 August 1924, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Endicott, Franklin, Virginia, United States.
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