William James Wrenn was a Private in the Confederate Army who was killed in March 1862 at Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was in Company E 44th Tennessee Infantry. He had enlisted on Jan. 30, 1862 in Nashville, TN. William's wife, Mary, had died in 1859. They left three orphans: Mathew Jackson Wrenn, John Thomas Wrenn and Amanda Wrenn. These three children were then raised by their grandparents: Peter and Clara as shown in the 1860 and 1870 Census'.
1850 U.S. Census. Maury Co. TN
Peter Wreen M 49 Virginia
Clara Wreen F 49 North Carolina
Mary A Wreen F 24 Tennessee
William James Wreen M 22 Tennessee (1828-1862)
Elizabeth Wreen F 20 Tennessee (1830-1911) Married name Harbison
Martha Wreen F 17 Tennessee
Sophronia M Wreen F 15 Tennessee
Nancy W Wreen F 13 Tennessee
Thomas A J Wreen M 10 Tennessee
Malvina F Wreen F 7 Tennessee
1860 U.S. Census. Hickman, TN
Peter Wrenn M 59 Virginia
Clara Wrenn F 58 North Carolina
Martha Wrenn F 28 Tennessee (1832 - )
Sophronia M. Wrenn F 24 Tennessee (1835-1915) Married name Reaves
Malvina Frances Wrenn F 17 Tennessee (1842-1897) Married name Webb
Mary A (Wrenn) Rustin F 34 Tennessee (1826 - )
John F Wrenn M 6 Tennessee (1854 - 1934) (son of William James Wrenn)
Amanda W Wrenn F 4 Tennessee (1856 - ) (daughter of William James Wrenn)
Mathew Jackson Wrenn M 1 Tennessee (1859-1927) (son of William James Wrenn)
1870 U.S. Census. Tennessee
Peter Wren M 69 Virginia
John Thomas Wren M 15 Tennessee 1855 - 1934 ) (son of William James Wrenn)
Amanda Wren F 18 Tennessee ( 1852 - ) (Daughter of William James Wrenn)
Mathew J Wren M 10 Tennessee ( 1860 - 1927) (son of William James Wrenn)
Safrona (Wrenn) Reevs F 36 Tennessee (1834 - 1915)
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