William Robert Williford (1819 - 1906)

Born Aug 1819 in Southampton, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Angelinah (Arnold) Williford — married 13 Oct 1838 in Williamson, Tennessee

Descendants

Died Dec 1906 at age 87 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1819. He passed away in 1906.

John "Jack" Williford, apparently a son of Charles Williford of Southampton County, Virginia, has been described as a small but rugged pioneer with exceptionally strong arms. On 4 March 1799 he married Sarah Williford, daughter of John Williford and wife Molly Jenkins. In 1836 they left Southampton County and moved to Davidson County, Tennessee.

Children of John and Sarah Williford:

(1) James Williford;

(2) Charles Williford;

(3) Marcus Lafayette Williford;

(4) Sally Williford;

(5) Eliza Williford;

(6) George Williford married and moved from the home community;

(7) William Robert Williford was born in 1819 in Southampton County, and died in 1907 in Davidson County, Tennessee. He married and had eight sons and four daughters. (M. L. Williford of Leachville, Arkansas, in 1937, was a granddaughter of W. R. Williford. Her parents moved to Arkansas when she was five years of age.)

Source: The Wilford-Williford family treks into America, by Eurie Pearl Wilford. Page 79. [1]

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Robert and Angelinah Arnold were married in around 1838. Together they would have the following children:

Mary Williford 1839 - Unknown

William Francis Williford 1842 - 1865

Mittie Williford 1843 - Unknown

Melissa Tennessee Williford 1846 - 1907

John Randolph Williford 1848 - Unknown

Thomas Smiley Williford 1850 - 1935

James Marshall Williford 1852 - 1930

Herman Mahue Williford 1854 - 1930

Willoughby Williams Williford 1856 - 1906

Ida Williford 1858 - 1937

Edward Everett Williford 1860 - 1956

Robert Lee Williford 1862 - 1933

Robert would pass away in 1906 at the age of 87.

Sources

• The Wilford-Williford family treks into America, by Eurie Pearl Wilford. Page 79. [2]

• https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/william-robert-williford_115441489

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXP-YZS : 4 December 2014), William R Williford and Angelena Arnold, 13 Oct 1838; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTK-7YZ : 18 August 2017), William Willeford, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 348, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 520; FHL microfilm 24,543.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDZ-MLV : 12 April 2016), William Willeford, Davidson county, part of, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 244, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TB-BFT : 12 December 2017), William R Williford, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8L-LWN : 12 April 2016), W R Welleford, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 17, family 124, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,020.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76724689/william-robert-williford

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QP-THG : 13 March 2018), William Williford in entry for Edward Everett Williford, 23 Mar 1956; citing certificate number 16556, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,667.