William Seaton Addison (1828 - 1896)

Born 16 Mar 1828 in Louisiana, USA

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Died 28 Sep 1896 at age 68 in Angelina, Texas, USA

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Biography

William Addison was a Freemason.

William was born in Louisiana to John Britton Addison and Mary Polly Carter. By 1850, he was living with his widowed mother in St Helena Parish, Louisiana.^[1]

He married Jane E. Smith. In 1870, the were living in St Helena Parish, Louisiana.^[2] William was a farmer. They had seven children at home: Jane, John, Marshall, Augustus, Gertrude, Ashford, Jane, and William.

By 1880, they had moved to Montgomery County, Texas.^[3] Children in the home were John Augusta, Ashford, Mary, Kent, Hally and Emet. William was still farming.

William passed away in Texas on 28 Sep 1896. Burial was in the Montgomery New Cemetery in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas.^[4]

A son, A S Addison, passed away 18 Sep 1937. Both William and Jane were mentioned in the death record.^[5]

William was mentioned in the death record of his son, Emmette Lee Addison, on 01 Feb 1932.^[6] Emmette's mother was listed as Mary Smith. It is not known if she was the same person of Jane Smith, his wife, or if William had married a second time to a Mary.

He and Jane were mentioned in the death record of their daughter, Mary Addison Burden, on 28 Aug 1955.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-MDR : 9 November 2014), Wm Addison in household of Mary Addison, St. Helena parish, St. Helena, Louisiana, United States; citing family 3, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87J-DXD : 17 October 2014), William Adison, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 22, family 173, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,028.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ3-WK4 : 14 July 2016), William Addison, Precinct 5, Montgomery, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 108A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1320; FHL microfilm 1,255,320.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVG-1VJ8 : 13 December 2015), William Seaton Addison, 1896; Burial, Montgomery, Montgomery, Texas, United States of America, Montgomery New Cemetery; citing record ID 22853609, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HP-Z8N : 5 December 2014), William Addison in entry for A S Addison, 18 Sep 1937; citing certificate number 45762, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,298.
6. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K33C-8ZX : 5 December 2014), William Seaton Addison in entry for Emmette Lee Addison, 01 Feb 1932; citing certificate number 9395, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,794.
7. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K374-23G : 5 December 2014), William S Addison in entry for Mary Burden, 28 Aug 1955; citing certificate number 45944, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,543.

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