William James Wrenn
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William James Wrenn (1828 - 1862)

William James Wrenn
Born in Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 10 Jan 1851 in Lewis, Tennesseemap
Died at age 33 in Tuscumbia, Alabamamap
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Biography

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

  1. Peter Wreen M 49 Virginia
  2. Clara Wreen F 49 North Carolina
  3. Mary A Wreen F 24 Tennessee
  4. William James Wreen M 22 Tennessee (1828-1862)
  5. Elizabeth Wreen F 20 Tennessee (1830-1911) Married name Harbison
  6. Martha Wreen F 17 Tennessee
  7. Sophronia M Wreen F 15 Tennessee
  8. Nancy W Wreen F 13 Tennessee
  9. Thomas A J Wreen M 10 Tennessee
  10. Malvina F Wreen F 7 Tennessee

1860 U.S. Census. Hickman, TN

  1. Peter Wrenn M 59 Virginia
  2. Clara Wrenn F 58 North Carolina
  3. Martha Wrenn F 28 Tennessee (1832 - )
  4. Sophronia M. Wrenn F 24 Tennessee (1835-1915) Married name Reaves
  5. Malvina Frances Wrenn F 17 Tennessee (1842-1897) Married name Webb
  6. Mary A (Wrenn) Rustin F 34 Tennessee (1826 - )
  7. John F Wrenn M 6 Tennessee (1854 - 1934) (son of William James Wrenn)
  8. Amanda W Wrenn F 4 Tennessee (1856 - ) (daughter of William James Wrenn)
  9. Mathew Jackson Wrenn M 1 Tennessee (1859-1927) (son of William James Wrenn)

1870 U.S. Census. Tennessee

  1. Peter Wren M 69 Virginia
  2. John Thomas Wren M 15 Tennessee 1855 - 1934 ) (son of William James Wrenn)
  3. Amanda Wren F 18 Tennessee ( 1852 - ) (Daughter of William James Wrenn)
  4. Mathew J Wren M 10 Tennessee ( 1860 - 1927) (son of William James Wrenn)
  5. Safrona (Wrenn) Reevs F 36 Tennessee (1834 - 1915)

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