Son of John Coursey and Eliza (-----)
Born ca. 1849 in Sussex Co., Delaware

Farm Laborer, 1870

William's age in the census records: in 1850, age 1; in 1860, age 11; in 1870, age 21; in 1880, age 30.

1850 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page 44, 660-660, 14 Aug 1850
1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page No. 16 [=240], 108-104, 26 Jun 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, Page No. 12 [=652 verso], 87-90, 14 Jul 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, E.D. 53, Page No. 50 [=614B], 11-11, 18 Jun 1880