William
Thomas
Church
Born about in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Husband of
Mary Smith
— married
12 Oct 1872 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Louisa (McDonald) Church
— married
19 Nov 1877 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Father of
William Arnold Church, Maud Louise (Church) Hails, Albert Milton Church, Arthur Barker Church and Samuel Anderson Church
Died
at about age 60
in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Dec 2022
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Biography
Lived in Canada
The story goes, William Thomas Church left one day to go fishing and he never returned. What happened to him, don't think he died, figured with all these children he didn't want to support them or look after them.?? fact or fiction, this was told to Karen Kozak by Jessie Church Moody [don't know derivation of this]
Sources
MARRIAGE: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 26 Description Year: 1877 Source Information Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 6
License indicates William T Church a Widower Occupation: Artist
Name: William T Church Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Nov 1877 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Age: 42 Birth Year (Estimated): 1835 Father's Name: Thomas W Church Mother's Name: Minerva Church Spouse's Name: Louisa Mcdonald Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1858 Spouse's Father's Name: Kenneth Mcdonald Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Mcdonald Page: 013497 GS Film Number: 1863651 Digital Folder Number: 004529121 Image Number: 00564
DIED:
Committed suicide in July 1896 by jumping from wharf into bay in Baltimore, Maryland [see newspaper articles]
Wife a widow on 1901 Canada Census
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
D Church
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Laura (Guthrie) Saunders :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member laurasaunders4301
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~1.56%
Ann (Feken) Mitchell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A625638 [compare], Ancestry member fekena
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~1.56%
Larry Craddock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A174887 [compare]
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~0.39%
Melody Church :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Lisa (Kluge) Reese :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
David Rickmers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A175389 [compare], Ancestry member ricketzz
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