William Ambrose Williford (1826 - aft. 1882)

Born 1826 in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Died after 26 Feb 1882 after age 56 in Sharp County, Arkansas

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Biography

William was born in 1824 in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

William would marry twice in his life. First, on May 27, 1849, he would marry Melinda Kellett from Arkansas. They would have two children:

Mary J. Williford (1849- )

Ambrose Williford (1850- )

Malinda died in around 1851.

William married his second wife, Adaline Davis, on December 20, 1852. Together, William and Adaline would have two daughters as follows:

Malinda Williford (1855- )

Nancy P. (Williford) Baird (1866–1942)

William owned property in the northeast corner of Arkansas in what is Sharp County. There is today a small village that sits on that property. The village is named in William's honor, Williford, Arkansas.

William died in 1882 and is buried in the Williford Cemetery in Sharp County, Arkansas, along with Adaline.

Sources

• Gean-ealogy Profile on William Williford [1]

• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQRC-F4J : 11 January 2020), William Williford, 1849.

• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N99P-YQS : 18 March 2019), Wm Willisford, 20 Dec 1852; citing Marriage, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,290,702.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-88Y : 18 March 2020), William Williford, 1860.

• United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCF-WW8 : 18 March 2020), William Willaford, 1870

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW5-SZV : 26 August 2017), William Williford, Jackson, Sharp, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 187, sheet 75B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,057.

• Find A Grave Memorial for William Albert Williford (The middle name is wrong but all else is correct) [2]

See Also

• Williford, Arkansas [3]