William Lafayette Moreland (1841 - 1919)

Born Sep 1841 in Carter, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died Jul 1919 at age 77 in Marion, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: SEPTEMBER 1841

Place: Probably, Carter County, Tennessee^[1][2]

Death

Death:

Date: JULY 1919

Place: Marion County, Arkansas^[3][4]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 21 MAY 2006

Prior to import, this record was last changed 21 MAY 2006.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Moreland-199 created through the import of 60a.GED on Jan 11, 2012 by Michael Lechner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.

• Source: S32 Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints Title: Family Search Ancestral File v4.19 Abbreviation: Family Search Publication: http://www.familysearch.org Note: Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S513 Author: J.W. Hancock Title: Benjamin Hancock's Family Abbreviation: Benjamin Hancock's Family Publication: http://home.flash.net/~jwhancoc/edgin.htm#s1b Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: 150. William Layfette5 Moreland (Wright4, Susannah3 Hancock, Major2, Benjamin1) (#28) was born in Probably, Carter County, Tennessee September 1841. William died July 1919 in Marion County, Arkansas, at 77 years of age. His body was interred in Marion County, Arkansas. CONT CONT He married twice. He married Lo_Dusky Unknown. (Lo_Dusky Unknown is #84.) Lo_Dusky was born in Tennessee about 1843. * INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PERSON IS FROM THE 1910 CENSUS OF MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS, CROOKED CREEK TOWNSHIP, DWELLING 22, FAMILY 23. WHICH INDICATES SHE WAS BORN IN ARKANSAS, HER FATHER BORN IN TENNESSEE AND HER MOTHER BORN IN MISSOURI. * THE 1900 CENSUS OF MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS, DWELLING 150, INDICATES THAT SHE WAS BORN IN TENNESSEE AND BOTH PARENTS IN TENNESSEE. * ACCORDING TO GYPSSY ROBERTS AVEY, SHE SURVIVED HER HUSBAND (MOR0208). CONT CONT He married Ormsby. ( Ormsby is #129.) She was born in Missouri. * INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PERSON IS FROM A LETTER TO DAVID SCOTT FROM GYPSIE MORELAND DATE 12 FEBRUARY 1980 (PART OF MOR0208). * I AM NOT SURE IF ADA WAS THE ONLY CHILD. * AGE AND PLACE OF BIRTH BASED ON 1850 CENSUS OF CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE (MOR0039) DWELLING NO. 37 PAGE 332. * FULL NAME BASED ON TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH BILL MORELAND OF FLIPPIN ARKANSAS IN 1978. HE WAS APPARENTLY MARRIED SEVERAL TIMES. (MOR0055) * PARENTAGE OF WILLIAM LAYFETTE MORELAND IS BASED ON TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS (MOR0055) AND WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH RAYMOND F. EDGIN AND ADA KEARNS EDGIN AND CONFIRMED BY THE 1850 CENSUS OF CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. * HIS DATE OF DEATH IS BASED ON PHONE CONVERSTAION WITH BILL MORELAND OF OF FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS (MOR0055). ACCORDING TO HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, GYPSIE, HIS FULL NAME WAS "WILLIAM MARCUS DELIA LAYFETTE MORELAND". (MOR0208) * THE JULY 1919 DATE IS FROM A LETTER FROM GYPSIE MORELAND TO DAVID SCOTT DATED 12 FEBRUARY 1980 (MOR0208). * HE IS LOCATED IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS, CROOKED CREEK TOWNSHIP AS AGE 68, BORN IN TENNESEE, FATHER BORN TENNESSEE, MOTHER BORN NORTH CAROLINA. * HE IS LISTED AS AGE 58, BORN IN TENN IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS, CROOKED CREEK TOWNSHIP, BORN SEPT 1841, LAYFETTE MORELAND. * HE IS LISTED AS AGE 68, BORN TENN IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS, CROOKED CREEK TOWNSHIP, FAMILY NO. 23, WILLIAM L. MORELAND. * NEED TO CHECK FOR HIM IN THE 1860, 1870, 1880 AND CENSUS. WHERE WAS HE? * THREE LETTERS THAT HE WROTE TO HIS NEPHEW, NATHANIEL BUCK DATED MAY 14, 1893, AUGUST 28, 1902 AND FEBRUARY 13, 1904 HAVE SURVIVED. (MOR0197). FROM THESE LETTERS, WE KNOW: * HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST (FOR 25 YEARS PRIOR TO 1893) AND WAS AN ELDER IN THE CHURCH. * HE VISITED HIS BROTHER, CHARLES IN MISSOURI IN THE SUMMER OF 1902. * MENTIONED THAT HE LIVE 3 MILES SOUTH OF COTTER, ARKANSAS. * HE WAS A FARMER WHO LIVED AT ONSET, MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS. I BELIEVE THAT ONSET IS NOW KNOWN AS RHEA VALLEY.
• Source: S530 Author: Janis Cross Title: Men From Marrs, Genealogy of One Marrs Family Abbreviation: Men From Marrs Publication: http://www.menfrommarrs.homestead.com/ Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: 67 M viii William Lafayette Moreland was born in Sep 1841. He died in Jul 1919 in Marion Co., Arkansas, USA.

1. ↑ Source: #S513 Data: Text: born in Probably, Carter County, Tennessee September 1841
2. ↑ Source: #S530 Data: Text: born in Sep 1841
3. ↑ Source: #S513 Data: Text: died July 1919 in Marion County, Arkansas, at 77 years of age
4. ↑ Source: #S530 Data: Text: died in Jul 1919 in Marion Co., Arkansas