William P Proctor (1836 - 1872)

Born 26 Aug 1836 in Cole, Missouri, United States

Husband of Matilda Frances (Crawford) Meyer — married 28 Sep 1860 (to 27 Jun 1872) in Brown County, Kansas Territory, United States

Died 27 Jun 1872 at age 35 in Brown, Kansas, United States

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Biography

William Proctor was born in Cole County, Missouri on the 26th of August, 1836 to Moses Proctor.

In 1860 he would be living in Claytonville, Brown County, Kansas Territory working as a farmer with real estate worth about $2,000 and a personal estate of $500. In the home were Moses Proctor(52 inferred father), Wm P Proctor(24) and John Proctor(20 inferred brother)^[1]

He would marry Matilda Crawford on the 20th of September, 1860 in Brown County, Kansas Territory, Samuel C. Shields, the Justice of the Peace, would officiate^[2] and they would have:

1. Ella S Proctor White(1861–1924)^{[3] [4]}
2. Ida Belle Proctor(1864–1878)^{[3] [4]}
3. John M. Proctor(1866–1903)^[3]
4. Minnie Proctor(1868-1869)^[5]
5. Effie E. Proctor(1870–1968)^[6][7][8]

In 1865 the family was living in Claytonville, Brown County, Kansas. In the home were WP Proctor(28), MF Proctor(22), Ella Proctor(4), and Ida B Proctor(2)^[4]. He also would be appointed as Postmaster for Claytonville the same year on the 24th of March^[9]

In 1870 he was living in Claytonville, Brown County, Kansas^[3] he would be working as a farmer with Real Estate value worth about $6,200 and personal estate about $1,000. In the home were WP Proctor (34), Matilda Proctor(28), Ella Proctor(8), Ida Belle Proctor(6) and John Proctor(4)

He died on the 27th of June, 1872 in Brown County, Kansas and would be buried in the Claytonville Cemetery in Horton, Brown County, Kansas^[10]. This would leave Matilda a young widow with 4 children to care for.

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_347; Page: 630; Family History Library Film: 803347
2. ↑ Kansas, U.S., Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009; Ancestry Database; William P Proctor to Matilda F Crawford 20 Sep 1860 county of Brown
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Year: 1870; Census Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 570A; Family History Library Film: 545928
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925; Ancestry Database; Claytonville, Brown, Kansas household of WP Proctor; accessed 24 May 2023
5. ↑ Tombstone with Image in same cemetery as family - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27915409/minnie-m-proctor: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Minnie M. Proctor (1868–8 Jun 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #27915409, citing Claytonville Cemetery, Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by AenneLa (contributor ).
6. ↑ 1900 census of wife Matilda Frances Proctor Banning Myer Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Brown, Kansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240472
7. ↑ 1910 census of wife Matilda Frances Proctor Banning Myer Year: 1910; Census Place: Walnut, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T624_433; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374446
8. ↑ 1920 census of wife Matilda Frances Proctor Banning Myer Year: 1920; Census Place: Walnut, Brown, Kansas; Roll: T625_525; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 37
9. ↑ U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971; Ancestry Database; William P Proctor Claytonville Brown, Kansas appointed 24 March 1865, Volume 33, Year Range 1867-1874
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #27913700 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27913700/william-p-proctor: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for William P. Proctor (26 Aug 1836–27 Jun 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27913700, citing Claytonville Cemetery, Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by AenneLa (contributor ).