Wednesday, May 23, 2012

William Anthony, Jr.


William ANTHONY, Jr. was the only child of record of William, Sr. and Hannah CLARK ANTHONY.  He was born in 1788 in Rutherford County, North Carolina and died before 1815 (probably in Alabama).  At some point before 1815, William married Jane “Jennie” McMINN, second child and daughter of William Abraham and Mary Margaret BYERS McMINN; born in 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina and died 10 June 1885 in Fayette County, Alabama.
William and Jane are buried in the Anthony Family Cemetery near the Elm Church of Christ next to the Old Anthony family farm near Glen Allen, Fayette, Alabama. 

William and Jane had the following children:
       1.       James – born 1815 in Marion Co., Alabama; married Vinette ?.  No children are recorded.

2.      Abraham Perry, Sr. – born 1820 in Alabama; married Hannah T. ?.  They had nine children.

3.      John C. – born in 1823/1824 in Marion Co., Alabama and died 1895 in Monroe Co., Mississippi; married 1848 in Fayette Co., Alabama Cynthia McMINN (born 1830 and died May 1904 in Caledonia, Lowndes, Mississippi).  They had six children.

4.      Martha G. “Patsy” – born in 1824 in Alabama and died 1911 in Alabama; married Archibald “Arch” WHITEHEAD, Jr. (born 1822 and died 1861).  They had seven children.

5.      Girl Child – born in 1826 in Alabama and died in 1830 in Alabama.

6.      Richard Harold – born December 5, 1827 in Marion Co., Alabama and died January 1, 1903 in Cedar Bluff, Clay, Mississippi; married 1.) August 31, 1854 in Lowndes County, Mississippi to Lucinda “Lindie” BLAKE (b. 1836; d. 1861 in Cedar Bluff, Clay, MS).  They had 3 children.  2.) June 7, 1861  in Noxubee Co., Mississippi to Mary R. “Mollie” STEWART (b. Nov 13, 1827; d. Oct 9, 1871 in Clay County, MS). They had 3 children.  3.) May 8, 1871 in Oktibbeha Co., MS to Nancy J. LEATHERWOOD (b. 1838; d. 1895 Clay Co., MS).  They had 3 children.

7.      Nathaniel Merit “Nathan” – born 1828 in Alabama and died December 20, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia (from wounds suffered a few days earlier at Fredericksburg); married 1852 in Attala County, Mississippi to Lucinda Matilda CHIPLEY (b. July 1839; d. February 1895 in Scott Co., MS).  They had eight children.

8.      Girl Child – born 1830 and died in 1835.

9.      William Pickens “Bill” – born August 10, 1832 in Glen Allen, Fayette, Alabama and died August 18, 1904 in Fayette Co., Alabama; married 1853 in Fayette Co., Alabama to Mary “Polly” LOGAN (b. February 10, 1829; d. October 8, 1899 in Hubbertville, Fayette, Alabama).  They had nine children.

10.  George Washington – born 1835 in Alabama and died 1930 in Mississippi; married about 1835 in Alabama to M. E. CROSWELL.  They had 4 children.

11.  Mary Jane – born September 27, 1837 and died July 1, 1916 in Fayette Co., Alabama; married January 15, 1849 in Fayette Co., Alabama to Drury Henry Cox “Drew” WHITEHEAD (b. September 5, 1831; d. July 1, 1916).  They had 13 children.

12.  Drucilla – born 1841 in Marion County, Alabama and died 1911 in Fayette County, Alabama.

13.  Benjamin “Ped” – born 1842 in Marion County, Alabama; married Hannah MILLS.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

WILLIAM PICKENS ANTHONY

 William Pickens ANTHONY was born August 10, 1832 near Glen Allen, Fayette County, Alabama to William and Jane McMINN ANTHONY and spent all his life in the county.  In 1852, William Pickens married Mary “Polly” LOGAN, daughter of Robert and Virginia “Jenny” McCALEB LOGAN. 

 

Monday, May 7, 2012

ANTHONY DIRECT DESCENDENTS in AMERICA


GENERATION 1
William Robert ANTHONY was the only confirmed child of Richard Harold ANTHONY b. 1690 in Ireland.  William was born 20 March 1711/12 in Ireland and died 1804 in Cravins County, North Carolina.  He and an unknown wife had one documented child.

GENERATION 2
William ANTHONY was the only documented child of William Robert ANTHONY and Unknown Wife.  William ANTHONY was born in 1765 in Rutherford County, North Carolina and died in 1860 at Marion County, Alabama.  William married on 8 April 1785 in Rutherford County, North Carolina to Hannah CLARK, b. 1765 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina; d. 1843 in Washington Co., Tennessee.  William and Hannah had 1 confirmed child.

GENERATION 3
William P. ANTHONY was the only documented child of William and Hannah (CLARK) ANTHONY.  William P. was born 1788 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina; d. 22 April 1871 at Glen Allen, Fayette, Alabama; m. Jane “Jennie” McMINN b. 1798 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina; d. 10 June 1885 in Fayette Co., Alabama.  William and Jennie had 13 children.

GENERATION 4
William Pickens ANTHONY was the 9th child and 6th son of William P. and Jane (McMINN) ANTHONY.  William Pickens was born 10 August 1832 at Glen Allen, Fayette, Alabama; d. 18 August 1904 in Fayette Co., Alabama; m. 1853 in Fayette Co., Alabama to Mary “Polly” LOGAN, b. 10 February 1829 in Marion Co., Alabama; d. 18 October 1899 at Hubbertville, Fayette, Alabama.  William and Polly had 9 children.

GENERATION 5
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” ANTHONY was the 8th child born to William Pickens and Mary “Polly” (LOGAN) ANTHONY.  Mary Elizabeth was born on 21 September 1869 at Ewing, Marion, Alabama; d. 28 September 1948 at Brownwood, Brown, Texas; m. 18 May 1886 in Fayette Co., Alabama to William Pinkney “Bill” BISHOP, b. 8 May 1866 in Marion Co., Alabama; d. 6 March 1929 at Rising Star, Eastland, Texas.  Betty and Bill had 11 children.

GENERATION 6
Clyde Finley BISHOP was the youngest child of William Pinkney and Mary Elizabeth (ANTHONY)   BISHOP.  Clyde was born 29 October 1915 at Golden, Wood, Texas; d. 24 November 1999 at Brownwood, Brown, Texas; m. 9 December 1939 at Rising Star, Eastland, Texas to Willie Augusta MAYES, b. 3 October 1918 at Odell, Wilbarger, Texas; d. 25 May 2004 at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.  Clyde and Willie had 4 children.

GENERATION 7
YaYas BISHOP are the children of Clyde Finley and Willie Augusta (MAYES) BISHOP

GENERATION 8
YaYa’s Children

GENERATION 9
YaYa's Grandchildren

Thursday, April 26, 2012

BISHOP-ANTHONY GRANDPARENTS

One day, while visiting my parents, I was chastising my small children in the bedroom.  When I walked back into the kitchen, my dad sat with a grin on his face and he said how much I sounded like his mother.  My voice made him think, for a split second, that his mother was in there, even though she had been dead for over thirty years.  He had told me that several other times and each time I wished that I had known her.  My grandmother died the year before I was born, which would have been her 80th birthday.

My paternal grandparents are the subject of this entry….

William Pinkney BISHOP was the 14th and last child of Pinckney and Charlotte (POPE) BISHOP of Marion County and Fayette County, Alabama.  He was born on May 17, 1866 in Marion County, Alabama.  William married Mary Elizabeth ANTHONY on May 18, 1886 in Marion County, Alabama. Mary Elizabeth was the eighth of nine children born to William Pickens and Mary “Polly” (LOGAN) ANTHONY on September 21, 1869 in Marion County, Alabama.  To their many grandchildren and great-grandchildren they were known as Granddad and Granny BISHOP; to their nieces and nephews they were Uncle Bill and Aunt Betty. 

About 1905, they left most of their families and Alabama.  Bill and Betty traveled with their eight children to the Salt Creek Community of Brown County, Texas where two more children were born.  Prior to 1915, they had left Central Texas and relocated to the East Texas community of Golden in Wood County where my father was born.  In the early 1920’s, they made a move back to Brown County settling in Rising Star where they resided for their remaining years.

W.P. BISHOP was a farmer and helped establish Church of Christ congregations wherever they lived.  My granddad died on March 6, 1929 and almost twenty years later, a much loved and respected, Granny Bishop died on September 28, 1948. 

William P. and Mary Elizabeth (ANTHONY) BISHOP had the following children:

1) Lou Etta b. Sep 7, 1887 d. Feb 17, 1963. She married Gus William BENNIE b. Oct 12, 1883 d. May 10, 1963 on Jan 20, 1908. They had four children and resided in Bangs, Brown, Texas;

 2) Lashley Brown b. Feb 18, 1890 d. Nov. 10, 1959. He married Lizzie May BREWSTER b. Dec 21, 1891 d. Feb. 26, 1982 on Oct. 1, 1908. They had three children and resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas;

3) Avie Pearl b. June 29, 1893 d. May 1, 1974. She married 1. John NEWTON; 2. Virgil C. ALLGOOD b. Nov 14, 1892 d. Aug 4, 1914 on May 3, 1908.  They had one child and resided in Eastland County, Texas;

4) Lemmie Birgus b. May 8, 1895 d. Dec 19, 1971. He married Maude L. PITCHER b. Jan 16, 1894 d. July 1, 1971 on Dec 10, 1971.  They had two sons and resided in Eastland County, Texas;

5) Susie Bell b. Mar 2, 1897 d. Aug 11, 1983.  She married Edwyn “Eddie” USREY b. May 7, 1894 d. May 25, 1926 on Dec 7, 1913. They had three daughters and resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas;

6) William Anthony b. Jan 4, 1900 d. Feb 7, 1993.  He married Ardenia “Denia” Mae PITCHER (sister of Maude L.) b. Oct 3, 1899 d. Nov 11, 1992 on Jan 7, 1917.  They had five daughters and resided in Abilene and Stephenville, Texas;

7) Vernettie Emily “Jack” b. Aug 19 1902 d. Jan 5, 1991.  She married Joe Thurston ALLGOOD b. Nov 5, 1905 d. July 29, 1997 on Dec. 15, 1928.  They had two daughters and resided in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas;

8) Humphrey James “Red” b. Sep 7, 1904 d. Aug 12, 1987. He married Edna Estelle (Faulkner) RASCOE b. Dec 20, 1900 d. Feb 17, 1989 on May 20, 1928.  They had one son and resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas;

9) Minnie Texanna (first born in Texas) b. Nov 7, 1906 d. June 14, 2000. She married Randall Dalton BARNETT b. Feb 16, 1903 d. May 13, 1979 on Oct 15, 1927.  They had one daughter and resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas;

10) Linwood Ernest b. Feb 8, 1909 d. Jan 9, 1992. He married Lillie Melvertie PRICE b. Apr 3, 1910 d. Mar 10, 1998 on Dec 16, 1930.  They had three children and retired in Coleman County, Texas;

11) Clyde Finley (my father) b. Oct 29, 1915 d. Nov 24, 1999.  He married Willie Augusta MAYES b. Oct 3, 1918 d. May 25, 2004 on Dec 9, 1939.  They had four daughters and resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.