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William James Gibson McIlhaney

Male 1839 - 1904  (65 years)


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  1. 1.  William James Gibson McIlhaney was born on 8 May 1839 in Tippah, Mississippi; died on 30 Jul 1904 in Waldo, Coryell, Texas.

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    • Reference Number: 7331

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    Married by Albert Brown, Travis County Book 2, Page 408.

    They lived at Waldo, McLennan County, three miles north of Oglesby, one mile east of Coryell Church.
    They owned 1,025 acres. As of the writing of the historical piece in the McLennan County History (about 1892?), they were the parents of 10 children, 7 living: James M., Lulu B., J.R., W.A., Ollie Lee, Frank B. and Ethel.

    One descendant told me she died while visiting her sister Sarah Etter in Crawford, but another said she died on a train traveling between Tolbert and Gatesville and that she lived in Vernon. One descendant said Mollie was short, heavy set, very quiet, loved her children and was
    well loved, had black hair, black eyes. Said Mollie told stories of Indians killing children in a schoolhouse in Tennessee. Two of Mollie's
    daughters died of diptheria and typhoid.

    From History of Coryell County:
    "W.J.G. McIlhaney and his wife Mollie Carter came to Texas in 1853**. He was born in Tippah County, Mississippi on May 8, 1839. She was born in Mississippi in September of 1844. James McIlhaney, his father settled with him on Rainey Creek, and they lived out their years untl his death on July 30, 1904 and his wife died in October 1911. Both of them are buried at the Coryell Church Cemetery in the family plot. Of this marriage were ten children, and seven of them lived to be grown. James, Cordia, J.R., W.A. Ollie Lee, Frank B., and Ethel, and W.J.G. W.J.G. spent some time in the Texas militia. He was a member of the company that disbanded the U.S. troops at Camp Colorado in Coleman County. Then he served under Captain Hartgraves company in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1861. He was in the hospital for three months and was discharged and he returned to Coryell County. W.J.G. and his wife took great interest in church affairs. He was a deacon on the board when the church building was being built in 1888. The building was built of cypress --money was scarce. W.J.G. was sent as delegate to the Sunday School convention in Dallas, Texas. He served as a Justice of Peace. . . . W.J.G. ran a store in a place called Waldo. The old store building is gone now. ... W.J.G. owned property in Coryell and McLennan county before his death."

    [**The date was actually 1851. They did not marry in Mississippi. They married in Travis Co., TX.]

    William married Mary Charlesann Elizabeth Carter on 12 Feb 1867 in Webberville, Travis Co., TX. Mary (daughter of James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean) was born on 9 Sep 1844 in Tippah County, Mississippi; died on 23 Oct 1911 in Waldo, Coryell, Texas; was buried in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Arthur McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1876 in McLennan County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1960 in Temple, Bell County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Arthur McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 5 Dec 1876 in McLennan County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1960 in Temple, Bell County, Texas.

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    • Reference Number: 7997

    William married Addie May Davis on 27 Jun 1897 in McLennan County, Texas. Addie (daughter of Joseph Montgomery Davis and Margaret Catherine Lewis) was born on 27 Nov 1881 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died on 6 Jun 1938 in Temple, Bell County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ruby McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898; died in 1987.
    2. 4. Mollie McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900; died in 1975.
    3. 5. Myrtle Lee McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1902; died in 1916.
    4. 6. William Bryan McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905; died in 1911.
    5. 7. Opal Lewis McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907; died in 1981.
    6. 8. Jewell McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1910.
    7. 9. Opal McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913; died in 1914.
    8. 10. Joe King McIlhaney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1920; died in 1948.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Ruby McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1898; died in 1987.

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    • Reference Number: 7999


  2. 4.  Mollie McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1900; died in 1975.

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    • Reference Number: 8000


  3. 5.  Myrtle Lee McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1902; died in 1916.

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    • Reference Number: 8001


  4. 6.  William Bryan McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1905; died in 1911.

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    • Reference Number: 8002


  5. 7.  Opal Lewis McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1907; died in 1981.

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    • Reference Number: 8003


  6. 8.  Jewell McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1910.

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    • Reference Number: 8004


  7. 9.  Opal McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1913; died in 1914.

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    • Reference Number: 8005


  8. 10.  Joe King McIlhaney Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1920; died in 1948.

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    • Reference Number: 8006




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