William Testerman
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William Wiley Testerman (1848 - 1940)

William Wiley Testerman
Born in Ashe County, North Carolina, USAmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 25 Sep 1874 in Ashe Co., NCmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 91 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USAmap [uncertain]
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Biography

William was born in 1848. He is the son of Joseph Stephen and Susan Anderson he was born, Helton Creek, NC[1]

Timeline

1850 There is a William ("Wm") Testerman living in the household of Stephen and Susan Testerman in Ashe County, North Carolina. He has one sibling, a brother named Jackson.[2]

1860 "Wiley" and his family are living in Ashe County, North Carolina in the South Eastern District. Besides his parents -- Stephen (b. in N. Carolina) and Susan (b. in Virginia) -- there are seven other children: James (10), Jesse (8), Robert (7), Jane (6), Sarah (5), Hariett (3) and Tilman (0).[3]

1920 William and Rosa are living in Helton, North Carolina.[4]

Sources

  1. From book by Davy Testerman Cousins by the dozens by David B. Testerman Copyright of "Cousins by the Dozens" 1885
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BQ-NSX : accessed 13 November 2015), Wm Testerman in household of Stephen Testerman, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 904, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDG-4JY : accessed 10 June 2016), Wiley Testerman in entry for Stephen Testerman, 1860.
  4. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZK9-ZTC : accessed 13 November 2015), Wiley W Testerman, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,284.




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Testerman-98 and Testerman-8 appear to represent the same person because: Again, clearly the same person. We will need to work these merges from the top down so that parents are merged before children.

Julie, WikiTree Arborist

It is unlikely that James and Rachal are his parents. Rachal would have been 59 when he was born.
I have added an Unmerged Match to this profile with Testerman-8 until it can be determined for certain who his parents are. Thanks!

Julie

I have added an Unmerged Match to this profile with Testerman-8 until it can be determined for certain who his parents are. Thanks!

Julie

1850 Census listing:

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BQ-NSX : accessed 13 November 2015), Wm Testerman in household of Stephen Testerman, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 904, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

He and Rosa had another son:

Thurman T. Testerman, b. Jan 1881 in N. Carolina.

Here is his 1900 Census listing:

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST2-K8K : accessed 13 November 2015), Thurman T Testerman in household of Wily Testerman, Helton Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,182.

1900 Census listing:

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST2-K8N : accessed 13 November 2015), Wily Testerman, Helton Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,182.

Death record:

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJT-ZBH : accessed 13 November 2015), William Wiley Testerman, 18 Apr 1940; citing Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, item 5, cn, 131, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,183.

1930 Census listing:

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X392-315 : accessed 13 November 2015), William W Testerman, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 5B, family 95, line 72, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1672; FHL microfilm 2,341,406.

1860 Census listing:

"United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDG-4JY : accessed 12 November 2015), Wiley Testerman in household of Stephen Testerman, South Eastern Dist, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 176, household ID 1275, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,887.

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