| Birth | 9 July 1836 | William Andrew Traffenstate was born on 9 July 1836 in North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Residence | 1860 | He lived Age: 24; Occupation: Farmer; MarriedWithinYear: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 275 in South of Yadkin River, Rock Cut, Iredell, North Carolina, USABG, in 1860.1 |
| Marriage | 14 March 1860 | He and Elizabeth Mariah ("Betsie") Hahn were married on 14 March 1860 in Catawba, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| 1860 Federal Census (fam) | 21 October 1860 | He and Elizabeth Mariah ("Betsie") Hahn appeared in the 1860 federal census on 21 October 1860 at South of Yadkin RiverBG in Rock Cut, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBG. |
| Military | 16 August 1862 | He served in the military on 16 August 1862 in Catawba, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. [COLOR:41,38,34,255,255,255]Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 5th Cavalry Regiment as a Private |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1870. Age: 34; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 300; RealEstateValue: 1000; Occupation: Farmer2 |
| 1870 Federal Census (fam) | 22 July 1870 | He and Elizabeth Mariah ("Betsie") Hahn appeared in the 1870 federal census on 22 July 1870 in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1880. Age: 43; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 141; IsMaimed: Yes; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self3 |
| 1880 Federal Census (fam) | 15 June 1880 | He and Elizabeth Mariah ("Betsie") Hahn appeared in the 1880 federal census on 15 June 1880 in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Anecdote | 18 March 1881 | As written in the March 18, 1981 Statesville Landmark Newspaper: One hundred years ago: Landmark, March 18, 1881 "About two miles below the road bridge across the Catawba in Shiloh township, Mr Andrew Traffenstate has stretched a wire rope across the river, and launched his spendid new ferry boat, thereby establishing another ferry for the accommodation of the public. And by the way, Mr McCamie Lewis is building a new boat at this ferry, at which the bill, on the Iredell side, ought to be taken down a button or two". |
| Death | 26 May 1888 | He died on 26 May 1888 at age 51 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Burial | after 26 May 1888 | He was buried after 26 May 1888 at Shiloh Presbyterian Church CemeteryBG in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
