William Lovit Mansell (1812 - 1876)

Born 9 Nov 1812 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Arena Carr — married 1834 in Jackson County Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1876 at age 63 in Hamilton, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William Lovit Mansell was born November 19, 1812, in Jackson County, Tennessee, and he died March 15, 1876, in Hamilton County, Illinois. He was the son of Richard Mansell and Elizabeth Mobley. He died at the age of 63, and is buried in Ten Mile Cemetery in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois.^[1]

William was married four times. He first married Arrena K. Carr around 1834 in Jackson County, Tennessee, and they had seven children. They moved from Jackson County, Tennessee to South Carolina in 1842, back to Jackson County, Tennessee, about 1847, and then to White County, Illinois.^[2] Second, he married Sarah Stephens on October 20, 1851 in White County, Illinois,^[3] Third, he married Susan Calvin Reader on August 24, 1853 in White County, Illinois.^[4] Fourth, he married Juda Martin Ventress on September 2, 1862, in Illinois,^[5] William is thought to have had 21 children, but three of those are unidentified and may have died in infancy.^[2]

William migrated to the Hamilton Co. area with the Carr and Harper families from Jackson County, Tennessee. White County was the parent county of Hamilton County,^[6] and he acquire 40 acres of land in White County on May 1, 1852.^[7] On the 1860 census, he is listed as a farmer,^[8] but on the 1870 census, he is listed as a merchant.^[9] One reason for the "merchant" category is probably because he was appointed Postmaster of Nights Prairie in Hamilton County, Illinois, on October 2, 1868 and stayed until his death.^[10]

Sources

Census Records

Wm Mansell United States Census, 1870^[9]

Name Wm Mansell

Event Type Census

Event Year 1870

Event Place Illinois, United States

Gender Male

Age 57

Race White

Race (Original) W

Birth Year (Estimated) 1812-1813

Birthplace Tennessee

Page Number 28

Household, Role, Sex, Age, Birthplace

Wm Mansell M 57 Tennessee

Juda Mansell F 36 Illinois

Millard Mansell M 14 Illinois

Marshall Mansell M 12 Illinois

Harrison Mansell M 16 Illinois

Florence Mansell F 4 Illinois

Lenah Mansell F 2 Illinois

Layman Mansell M 1 Illinois

• 1840 Census; Place: District 14, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 309; Family History Library Film: 0024545. Ancestry Sharing Link
• "Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCKW-Z3L : 22 February 2021), Wm Mansell, , , Hamilton, Illinois; citing , , Hamilton, Illinois, Census, p. 10, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
• Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 S Range 5 E, Hamilton, Illinois; Archive Collection Number: T1133; Roll: 17; Page: 9; Line: 39; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Ancestry Sharing Link

Mentioned In

William Mansell in entry for Samuel Moberly Mansell, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947^[11]

Name William Mansell

Birthplace TN

Sex Male

Wife Car

Son Samuel Moberly Mansell

Other information in the record of Samuel Moberly Mansell

from Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths

Name Samuel Moberly Mansell

Event Date 01 Apr 1916

Event Place Northern, Franklin, Illinois

Gender Male

Race White

Age 74

Birth Year (Estimated) 1842

Birth Date 03 Sep 1916

Birthplace TN

Father's Name William Mansell

Father's Birthplace TN

Mother's Name Car

Mother's Birthplace TN

Occupation Farming

Burial Date 01 Apr 1916

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68971283/william-l-mansell : accessed 19 March 2022), memorial page for William L. Mansell (9 Nov 1812–15 Mar 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #68971283, citing Ten Mile Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Michael L. Hébert (contributor 46922028).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mansell, James Taylor. The Mansell Family Tree and History. Cookeville, TN: Mansell Publishing, 1988. Page 200.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-P4K : 19 February 2021), William Mansell and Sarah Stephens, 22 Oct 1851; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,068.
4. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2L-PZ6 : 19 February 2021), Wm. Mansell and Susan Reader, 24 Aug 1853; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,068.
5. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Source number: 4820.015; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 13.
6. ↑ FamilySearch.org: Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy.
7. ↑ Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Ancestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH1-XFD : 18 February 2021), Wm Mansel, 1860.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64S-HVK : 12 April 2016), Wm Mansell, Illinois, United States; citing p. 28, family 198, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,724.
10. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 28; Archive Publication #: M841.
11. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3DZ-KYR : 27 December 2014), William Mansell in entry for Samuel Moberly Mansell, 01 Apr 1916; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,531,027.

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSQ2-FN2M : 14 February 2020), Wm Mansel in entry for Samuel W. Mansel, 1897.
• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSQK-97N2 : 14 February 2020), William L. Mansell in entry for Thomas Herman Bundy, 1898.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKW-GCV : 19 February 2021), Wm Mansel in entry for Harrison S. Mansel and Luella Barfield, 15 Jul 1885; citing Franklin, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,005,307.
• The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Illinois, 1862-1866; Series: M764; Roll: 49; Record Group: 58, Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791 - 2006. Ancestry Sharing Link
• Ancestry Family Tree Data: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70427706/person/42547601460/facts?msg=ntm&msgParams=%7c1%7c1%7c&mpid=42547601460&nec=1&mdbid=1932&mrpid=1668026. Repository: Ancestry.com.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Mansell-90 created through the import of vanderWalt-Nel 8 01 2013.ged on Jan 9, 2013 by Ilze Nel.