William Jerome Willingham

M, b. 6 June 1836, d. 31 July 1921
William Jerome Willingham|b. 6 Jun 1836\nd. 31 Jul 1921|p241.htm|Alexander H. Willingham|b. c 1810\nd. 28 Jul 1882|p112.htm|Mary H. Murray|b. c 1812\nd. 1850|p113.htm|Isaac Willingham|b. c 1787|p233.htm|Mary A. Collins|b. c 1785|p243.htm|||||||
     
William Jerome Willingham was a Methodist. He was born 6 June 1836 in Brush Creek, Graves County, Kentucky.1 He was the son of Alexander H. Willingham and Mary H. Murray. On the census of 1840 in Graves County, Kentucky, William Jerome was probably a male under 5 years of age residing with A. H. Wellingham.2 The census of 1 June 1850 enumerated on 31 August 1850 in Graves County, Kentucky, listed William "Willingham", born in Kentucky as a 14-year-old male residing with A. H. Willingham.3 The census of 1 June 1860 enumerated on 8 September 1860 in the Mayfield post office area of Graves County, Kentucky, listed Jerome "Willingham" as a 23-year-old residing with A. H. Willingham.4 He served in the military from 1861 to 1865; in Company L, 3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry, CSA.5 He married his first cousin, Sarah Ann Willingham, daughter of James W. Willingham and Mary E. __?__, in 1865..1
The census of 1 June 1870 enumerated on 11 July 1870 in the Feliciana post office area of the Felicianna Precinct, Graves County, Kentucky, listed the following:
Jerome Willingham, 30-year-old head of household, a farm worker.6
Sallie "Willingham", 27-year-old.6
Willie "Willingham", 4-year-old.6
Mary "Willingham", 1-year-old.6
William Jerome Willingham married Margaret Elizabeth Roach on 6 January 1876..1
The census of 1 June 1880 enumerated on 4 June 1880 in the Water Valley District, Graves County, Kentucky, listed the following:
Jerome Willingham, 46-year-old head of household, a grocer.7
Margaret "Willingham", 26-year-old wife.7
William "Willingham", 15-year-old son, a grocery worker; b:Kentucky fb:Kentucky mb:Kentucky.7
Jannett "Willingham", 12-year-old daughter.7
James "Willingham", 3-year-old son.7
Bessie "Willingham", 1-year-old daughter.7
His wife, Margaret Whitehall Roach, died on 16 May 1889 in Graves County, Kentucky.5
The census of 1 June 1900 enumerated on 19 June 1900 in District 1, Graves County, Kentucky, listed the following:
W. J. Willingham, 63-year-old widowed male head of household, a farmer.8
Bessie "Willingham", 21-year-old daughter.8
Oscar T. "Willingham", 19-year-old son, a farmer.8
Daisy "Willingham", 17-year-old daughter.8
Cleveland "Willingham", 15-year-old son, a farmer.8
Ray "Willingham", 12-year-old daughter.8
Elliak "Willingham", 11-year-old son.8
Edwin "Willingham", 9-month-old son.8

The census of 15 April 1910 enumerated on 28 April 1910 in District 1, Graves County, Kentucky, listed the following:
William J. Willingham, 73-year-old widowed male head of household, a farmer.9
Bessie "Willingham", 31-year-old daughter.9
Alex "Willingham", 21-year-old son.9
Edwin "Willingham", 10-year-old grand son.9
William Jerome Willingham married Maggie H. __?__ on 14 July 1914..10 William Jerome Willingham died on 31 July 1921 in Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky.5 He was buried in the Willingham Cemetery near Wingo, Graves County, Kentucky.11,12

Children of William Jerome Willingham and Sarah Ann Willingham

Children of William Jerome Willingham and Margaret Elizabeth Roach

Citations

  1. [S220] Kentucky Family Records by West-Central Kentucky Family Research Association.
  2. [S216] 1840 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, page 106 line 31.
  3. [S217] 1850 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, page 458A line 18 dwelling 485 family 485.
  4. [S236] 1860 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, page 313 line 34 dwelling 2189 family 2189.
  5. [S219] Graves KY Cemetery Records.
  6. [S235] 1870 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, page 100B line 80 dwelling 394 family 397.
  7. [S1304] 1880 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, ED 95 Sh 2 line 25 dwelling 16 family 17 page 344 B.
  8. [S3278] 1900 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, ED 86 Sh 15 B line 57 dwelling 277 family 277 page 015 B.
  9. [S3279] 1910 U.S. Census, Graves County, Kentucky, ED 64 Sh 10 A line 46 dwelling 197 family 202 page 223 A.
  10. [S1303] Research of Theodore (Tad) DeSanto.
  11. [S458] William Jerome Willingham tombstone inscription.
  12. [S4451] FindAGrave.com, Memorial # 20674093.
  13. [S1517] Research of Katrina M. Piper.
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