Researching Bill Easley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 104 people with the Easley surname? In that year Easley was ranked number 3475 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Easley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Easley and the Easley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Easley Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Easley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bill Easley at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Easley using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Bill Easley.
Research the Easley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Easley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 152 people with the Easley surname in the UK? Easley is now ranked number 3899 for popularity in the UK. |
Easley Family History Databases
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Easley Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Easley surname in the USA? Easley is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Easley Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Easley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Easley
Bill Easley
Bill Easley (born January 13, 1946) is an American jazz musician who plays saxophone, flute, and clarinet.
Easley studied at Memphis State University during the 1960s. He worked with George Benson in the late 1960s and with Isaac Hayes in the 1970s. He also did sessions at Stax and Hi Records (with Ann Peebles and Al Green). He moved back to New York in 1980.
He has worked with Roland Hanna, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, Ruth Brown, James Williams, Bill Mobley, George Caldwell, Mulgrew Miller, Grady Tate, Victor Gaskin, Panama Francis, Mercer Ellington, and Billy Higgins.
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