Henry Clayton Willeford (1844 - 1917)

Born 2 Feb 1844 in Giles County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane (Farley) Williford — married 18 Jan 1866 in Giles County Tennessee

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1917 at age 73 in West Mountain, Upshur County, Texas

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Biography

Henry Clayton "Clay" Willeford was born in 1844, the son of Hardy and Nancy (Compton) Williford, in Giles County, Tennessee, where he was raised.

When the Civil War broke out, Henry served in the Confederate Army as a private with the Tennessee 3rd Regiment Infantry (Clack's) in Company B. Source: [1]

Clay enlisted October 20, 1862 in Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee as a Private. The Oath of Amnesty was taken on January 18, 1865.

Clay married Nancy Jane Farley on January 18, 1866 in Giles County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Jesse T. and Elizabeth (Evans) Farley. They initially settled in Giles County and fifteen years later moved on into Trinity County, Texas, in 1881. Together Clay and Nancy had the following children:

Claudius L. Willeford (1867–1916)

Clarence Clay Willeford (1868–1908)

Sallie Morning Willeford Driggers (1871–1963)

Elizabeth Pearl Willeford McGill (1873–1955)

Mary Cornelia (Willeford) Kelley (1876–1949)

Knowles Shaw Willeford (1879–1880)

Hattie (Willeford) Lee (1881-1920)

Jessie May (Willeford) Johnson (1883–1906)

Nannie V. Willeford (1885–1918)

Henry Cecil Willeford (1887–1926)

Lawson Argyle Willeford (1891–1956)

Clay worked as a farmer to support his family. He lived to be 73 years old, passing away in 1917, while Nancy lived on another 10 years and died at around 77 years of age. Their bodies are buried in the West Mountain Cemetery in West Mountain, Upshur County, Texas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD6-XS2 : Fri Oct 06 18:37:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Havely Wiliford and Nancey Wiliford, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TC-JC6 : Thu Oct 05 17:59:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Hardy Willeford and Nancy Willeford, 1860.

• "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ7D-JGG : 4 December 2014), Henry C Willeford, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Third (Clack's ) Infantry, Rh-Y, NARA microfilm publication M268 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 124.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNH1-W9B : 4 December 2014), Henry C Willeford and Nancy T Failey, 18 Jan 1866; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 103, Giles, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD81-Y55 : Fri Oct 06 23:07:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C Willeford and Nancy Willeford, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD74-BCP : Sat Oct 07 01:02:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C. Willeford and Nancy J. Willeford, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M352-G1P : accessed 4 July 2017), Henry C Willeford, Justice Precinct 1 (all east of Cotton Belt r.r.), Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,674.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRQS-H4L : accessed 4 July 2017), Henry C Willeford, Justice Precinct 5, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 14A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1596; FHL microfilm 1,375,609.

• Find a Grave Memorial for Henry Clay Willeford [2]

See Also:

• Family Search Pedigree: ["Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3X7J-8WC : accessed 30 April 2019), entry for Henry Clay /Willeford/, cites sources; "Stokes Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MM6Q-JVK)]

• Descendants of John Laird, Generation 3, Nancy Jane Farley, born November 07, 1850 in Harrison County, Texas. She married Henry Clay Williford. [3]