Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Riley MORENE [289], [26493], [26494], [26495]
BirthJun 30, 1855, Alamance County, North Carolina [26493]
DeathJun 19, 1923, Alamance County, North Carolina [26493]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [26493]
FatherBenjamin F. MORENE (1804-1876)
MotherBarbara BARNHART (1811-1876)
Spouses
BirthMar 9, 1858, Alamance County, North Carolina [289], [26492]
DeathAug 29, 1898 [26492]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [26492]
Flags Research Pending
FatherAndrew GERRINGER (1829-1901)
MarriageJul 22, 1876, Alamance County, North Carolina [26493]
ChildrenAbner Benjamin (1882-1967)
 Fletcher Lenora (1877-1956)
Obituary Online notes for William Riley MORENE
Son of Benjamin & Barbara Barnhart Morene / Mayreane; widower of Mary Ann Gerringer Morene, to whom he was married on July 22, 1876, in Alamance County, NC, at the home of Henry Dickey by Mr. Norton, Justice of the Peace, and witnessed by James M. Kernodle, and J.H. & Margaret Dickey.

NCDC Alamance County 1923 #258
Bethlehem Church, 20 June 1923
W. Levi Burke, Undertaker
Burlington, NC

Age on death certificate given as 67 years, 11 months, and 20 days and June 1855 as birth month and year. Exact date of June 30 is inferred from birth date calculator.

Name spelled Mayreane on death certificate; also seen as Morine, Marine, Morean, and Moreen on various census records. Morene is used here as it matches what is on his wife's grave marker.
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Last Modified Aug 18, 2026Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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