Pleasant Wimberley (1823 - 1919)

Born 2 May 1823 in Wake, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda Julian (Jackson) Wimberley — married 10 Jan 1849 in Washington, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1919 at age 95 in Bastrop, Texas

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Biography

Pleasant Wimberley was born 02 May 1823 in Wake County, N.C. and died 30 Jan 1919 in Red Rock, Bastrop County, Texas. He was the son of Zachariah W. Wimberley and Quinney "Vaughn" Wimberley of Wake County, N.C.

He left North Carolina in 1843 with several brothers and sisters. Their destination was Texas, but the group spent their first few years in Mississippi and Arkansas; they arrived in Brenham, Texas, on Christmas Day, 1847.

Pleasant Wimberley Married Amanda Jackson on 11 Jan 1849 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas. She was the daughter of Isaac Jackson and Zillah Thompson. Amanda Jackson was born 18 Oct 1831 in the Mexican Province of Texas, Lee County Tx.

They settled near Brenham, Texas where he met his wife

Amanda Jackson was the daughter of Isaac Jackson, one of the "Old Three Hundred original colonist that came with Stephen F. Austin) and Zillah Thompson, daughter of Seth Thompson - an American soldier and spy during the American Revolution.

While living in Brenham the family gathered a large herd of longhorn cattle, and in 1855 they drove the cattle north to a ranch on Walnut Creek on the Blanco-Llano county line. They lived in that area for eighteen years, raising cattle and stage horses.

1861 - 1865 Pleasant served in the Confederate States Army, as second lieutenant in the Blanco and Gillespie County Third Frontier District CSA, under Brig. Gen. John D. McAdoo.

United States Census, 1860 Burleson, Texas, United States Name: Pleasant Wimberly Gender: Male Age: 34 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1826 Birthplace: North Carolina Page: 81

United States Census, 1860 Burleson, Texas, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Pleasant Wimberly Male 34 North Carolina

Amanda Wimberly Female 28 Texas

Joseph Wimberly Male 10 Texas

Zilla Ann Wimberly Female 8 Texas

Zackariah Wimberly Male 6 Texas

Isaac Wimberly Male 4 Texas

Wm P Jacksen Male 2 Texas

In 1870 he relocated his family to Hays County to Cude's Mill (now Wimberley) he purchased the mill and the Winter's home site for $8000.00 and 200 acres in gold, which included the mill tract and the Winters-Cude home. The Wimberley Mill was a gristmill, sawmill, shingle mill, molasses mill, and cotton gin. Pleasant Wimberley's partners were his son Zachariah and grandson, Calvin.

Pleasant Wimberley was the founder of Wimberley, Texas. As they named the town after him.

SEE https://www.visitwimberley.com/wimberleyinfo/history.shtml

United States Census, 1870 Texas, Hays County?, United States Name: Pleasant Wimberly Gender: Male Age: 46 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1823-1824 Birthplace: North Carolina Page Number: 17

United States Census, 1870 Texas, Hays County?, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Pleasant Wimberly Male 46 North Carolina

Amanda Wimberly Female 38 Texas

Joseph Wimberly Male 19 Texas

Lilly Wimberly Female 16 Texas

Blanca Wimberly Female 14 Texas

Chase Wemberly Male 13 Texas

William Wemberly Male 12 Texas

Pleasant Wemberly Male 7 Texas

Andrew Wemberly Male 3 Texas

Mary Wemberly Female 1 Texas

William Wemberly Male 16 Texas

Children Of Pleasant Wimberley and Amanda Jackson Wimberley

1. Joseph Wimberley b.14 Aug 1850, Brenham, Texas

2. Zillah Ann Wimberley b.23 Sep 1851, Brenham, Texas

3. Zachary Taylor Wimberley b.23 Oct 1853, Wimberley, Tx

4. Isaac Jackson Wimberley b.15 Jan 1856,Blanco Cty, Texas

5. William Hickman Wimberley b.14 Aug 1858,Blanco Cty Tx

6. Sarah Wimberley b.12 Oct 1861,Blanco-Llano Cty Texas

7. Pleasant Wimberley Jr.b.4 Apr 1862,Blanco Cty Line Tx

8. Andrew Jackson Wimberley b.4 Jul 1867,Blanco Cty Tx

9. Elizabeth Mary Wimberley b.23 Jul 1869,Blanco Cty Tx

10. Amanda M.Wimberley b.30 Nov 1871,Blanco Cty Line Tx

Pleasant died on 30 Jan, 1919 in Red Rock, Bastrop County, Texas and is buried in the Wimberley Cemetery, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas.

He is buried in the Wimberley Cemetery. Inscribed on his tombstone are the words: "Pleasant Wimberley-For Whom The Town Was Named."

Pleasant and Amanda have a living great grandson, William Burl Cochran. His grand parents were Andrew Jackson Wimberley and Fanny B. "Tanner" Wimberley.

Our cousin Fletcher Gray is the g grandson of Isaac Wimberley and the gg grandson of Pleasant & Amanda Wimberley.

by Fletcher Gray and Terry Lee Cochran {Biography by Terry Lee Cochran}

Sources

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 November 2018), memorial page for Pleasant Wimberley (2 May 1823–30 Jan 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38764752, citing Wimberley Cemetery, Wimberley, Hays County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Fletcher Gray (contributor 17257854) . "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGK-CKW : 12 April 2016), Pleasant Wimberly, Texas, United States; citing p. 17, family 122, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,075

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFY-8S8 : 12 December 2017), Pleasant Wimberly, 1860.