William Bryan Hyman (1814 - 1884)

Born 30 Apr 1814 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dolores Hermenegilda (Gonzales) Hyman — married 14 Jun 1847 in Alexandria, Louisiana [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1884 at age 70 in Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1814. He died in 1884 at the age of 70.

William was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana starting 4/1/1865 to 1869.

Parents: Samuel Hyman 1778 - 1829 and Ann Gray (Bryan) Hyman 1786 - 1864.

Spouse: Hermenegilda Dolores (Gonzales) Hyman 1833 - 1912. Findagrave #94261058

Children: 6 are linked on his Findagrave page, there could be others.

Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, page 422: "Hyman, William Bryan, Attorney, Jurist. Born, Martin County, North Carolina 4/30/1814. Son of Samuel Hyman and Ann Gray (Bryan) Hyman. Education: University of North Carolina, law degree, 1839. Removed to Alexandria, Louisiana, established law practice. Married Hermenegildo Dolores Gonzales of Rapides Parish. Five children, among them were Thomas and Gertrude, who married William Mithoff. Opposed secession and was in and out of trouble with Confederate authorities during much of the Civil War. In 3/1865, Unionist Governor J. Madison Wells, a friend of Hyman's from Alexandria, appointed Hyman Chief Justice of Louisiana's Supreme Court, a post he retained until 11/1868. Therafter, Judge of Jefferson Parish, 1871 - 1880. Judge W.B. Hyman died at New Orleans, 8/9/1884. Interred at Carrollton Cemetery."

Obituary in the Goldsboro Messenger (Goldsboro, North Carolina) 8/18/1884: "Hon. William B. Hyman, a native of Martin County, North Carolina, died near Camp Parapet, Louisiana, on Saturday, the 9th inst., aged 70. He was Chief Justice of the State in 1865, and served 4 years."

Sources

• William is buried at the Carrollton Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. His page has a picture of him. It lists and has links to his father, 1 siblings, spouse, 6 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65522121/william-bryan-hyman#add-to-vc

• Judge William Bryan Hyman: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKBQ-4JG Lists his parents, 8 siblings, 21 sources/notes. Note: Does not list his spouse & children.

• 1850 Census: William B. Hyman. Age: 31. Home in 1850: Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana. Birth date/place: 1819 in North Carolina. Household members: William B. Hyman, 31 (NC). Dolores Hyman, 18 (LA). Dorotha Hyman, 20 (LA). Thom McCabe, 2 (LA). McCabe, 1 (LA). Peter Gill, 30 (Canada).

• 1860 Census: William B. Hymen. Age: 46. Home in 1860: Town of Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana. Birth date/place: 1814 in North Carolina. Household members: William B. Hymen, 46 (NC). Dolores Hymen, 26 (TX). Dorothea Hymen, 28 (TX). Thoms McCabe, 12 (LA). Ann McCabe, 11 (LA). Gertrude McCabe, 9 (LA). Robert McCabe, 5 (LA). Dorothea McCabe, no age listed (LA).

• 1880 Census: William B. Hyman. Age: 66. Married. Home in 1880: Jefferson, Louisiana. Birth date/place: 1814 in North Carolina. Parent's birthplace: North Carolina. Occupation: Lawyer. Household members: William B. Hyman, 66 (NC). Doloras Hyman, 46 (TX). Doretha Hyman, 20 (LA). Margaret Hyman, 13 (LA). John Hyman, 12 (LA). William Hyman, 8 (LA). Virginia Hyman, 0 (LA) (granddaughter).

• Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835 - 1954. William B. Hyman. Age: 70. White, male. Birth year/place: 1814 in North Carolina. Death date/place: 8/9/1884 in Orleans, Louisiana.

• Barnes F. Lathrop, "Disaffection in Confederate Louisiana: The Case Of

William B. Hyman"

• Journal of Southern History, 1958.

• Manuscript Census Returns, Rapides Parish, 1860.

• National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1900.

• New Orleans Daily Picayne, 8/10/1884.