Hello Tyrone,

Your "evidence" leans heavily toward you having the right William.

Perhaps it might be of help to trace "all" AA William Foy*'s listed in Census records from 1850-1930. Here are the search results from the Ancestry AA Collection of Census records from 1850-1930. A comparison by name & state may help you in the confirmation process.

If you don't have Ancestry and need help let me know.

Art
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3 1850 United States Federal Census
1 1860 United States Federal Census
21 1870 United States Federal Census
24 1880 United States Federal Census
42 1900 United States Federal Census
40 1910 United States Federal Census
40 1920 United States Federal Census
21 1930 United States Federal Census