Researching William Cleave
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Cleave on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Cleave and the Cleave Family History
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Cleave Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called William Cleave
William Van Cleave
William Robert Van Cleave (August 27, 1935 – March 15, 2013) was a former advisor to President Ronald Reagan, the United States Department of Defense, and Department of State as well as Emeritus Professor, former head, and the founder of Missouri State University's Department of Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS). The DSS program is now located in Fairfax, VA, 10 miles from Washington D.C. He was also advisory council member of the Center for Security Policy, board advisor of the American Center for Democracy and National Institute for Public Policy. As a strategic thinker, he is remembered as a leading Cold Warrior and long-standing hawkish policy advocate.
Source: William Van Cleave, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cleave
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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