Individual Details

William Edward Wesson

(1 Jul 1841 - 13 Aug 1918)

A William E. Wesson enlisted 1 July 1862 as a Private in Company B, 33rd Infantry, Arkansas, Confederacy. Probably this William.

1870 Census. Smackover, Ouachita, AR, Hh 44
Wm E. Wesson, 28, farmer, b. TN
Angeline, 25, keeps House, b. AR
Susan Holden, 55, b. Georgia

1880 Census. Smackover, Ouachita, AR, Hh 28
William E. Wasson, 38
Ann, 35, wife
Auther, 9, son
Cid, 7, son
Emar, 6, dau
Grace, 5, dau
Retis, 3, son
Lilly, 1, dau
Baby, 1 dau
Susan Holden, 65, mother-in-law, Boarder

1900 Census. Smackover, Ouachita, AR, Hh 105
Bill E. Wesson, b. Jul 1841, 58, married 31 years, b. TN, Farmer
Annie H., wife, b. Feb 1845, 55, 9 children - 8 are living, b. AR as were all the children
Clyde A., son, b. Sep 1872, 27
Emma C., dau, b. Feb 1894, 26
Retis W., son, b. Mar 1877, 23
Lilley R., dau, b. Aug 1878, 21
Bertha J., dau, b. Apr 1880, 20
Charley M., son, b. Jan 1884, 16
Alice, dau, b. Aug 1886, 13

1910 Census. Smackover, Ouachita, AR, Hh 125
Elliot Rd
William E. Wesson, 68, married once for 41 years, b. TN, Farmer
Annie H., wife, 65, 9 children - 8 are living, b. AR, parents b. GA
Retis, son, 33, b. AR
Chas. M., son, 26, b. AR
Alice, dau, b. AR, 23
Lillie Sawyer, dau, 31, widowed, no children, b. AR

Arkansas Death Certificate #457
William E. Wesson died 13 Aug 1918 of organic lesion & heart leakage, in Smackover, Ouachita Co. He was married. Born 1 July 1841. in Tenn. A Farmer. Father was William L. Wesson; mother Eliz J. Ridout. Pete Wesson of Stephens, AR was the informant. Buried in Stephens on Aug 15th.

Events

Birth	1 Jul 1841	Tennessee
Residence	1850	Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas
Marriage	18 Feb 1869	Hempstead County, Arkansas - Angeline Harris "Ann" Dunman
Residence	1870	Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Residence	1880	Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Residence	1900	Smackover Townships, Ouachita, Arkansas
Residence	1910	Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas
Death	13 Aug 1918	Ouachita, Arkansas

Families

Spouse	Angeline Harris "Ann" Dunman (1845 - 1932)
Child	Arthur Lee Wesson (1871 - 1935)
Child	Alonzo Clyde Wesson (1872 - 1953)
Child	Emma Carrie Wesson (1874 - 1941)
Child	Lula Grace Wesson (1875 - 1883)
Child	Retis William Wesson (1877 - 1963)
Child	Lillie Ridout Wesson (1878 - 1969)
Child	Bertha Jane Wesson (1880 - 1951)
Child	Charles Major Wesson (1884 - 1953)
Child	Alice Jewel Wesson (1886 - 1963)

Father	William Tucker Wesson (1810 - 1886)
Mother	Eliza Jane Ridout (1810 - 1896)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 provided by Fold3 © Copyright 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited us;).

2. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Family History Film: 1254052; Page: 89D; Enumeration District: 226; Image: 0781..

3. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: T624_59; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0124; Image: 1493; FHL microfilm: 1374072..

4. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: M432_28; Page: 62A; Image: ..

5. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ..

6. Ancestry.com, Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2011 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave, 2012. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave, 2012. http://www.finda;).

7. Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Ark;).

8. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: T623_70; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 141; FHL microfilm: 1240070..