Individual Details
William Riley Basham
(DECEMBER 3, 1842 - DECEMBER 25, 1929)
Events
| Birth | DECEMBER 3, 1842 | Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas |  | ||
| Census | 1860 | Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas |  | | |
| Marriage | SEPTEMBER 6, 1864 | Coryell Co., TX - Rachael Eveth Williamson | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | MAY 7, 1871 | Coryell County, Texas - Nancy Virginia Ratcliff | | ||
| Marriage | Bet 1880 and 1900 | Carrie Basham | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | DECEMBER 20, 1888 | Coryell County, Texas - M. E. Blakley | | | |
| Marriage | Bet 1900 and 1910 | Iola Basham | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Eastland County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Stephens County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Davidson, Tillman County, Oklahoma | | | |
| Death | DECEMBER 25, 1929 | Ranger, Eastland County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft DECEMBER 25, 1929 | Long Branch Cemetery, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft DECEMBER 25, 1929 | Find A Grave Memorial - Long Branch Cemetery, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rachael Eveth Williamson (1842 - 1871) |
| Child | William Riley Basham Jr. ( - ) |
| Child | Aida Basham ( - ) |
| Child | Oliver Basham (1867 - 1930) |
| Child | Eli Williamson Basham (1867 - 1951) |
| Child | Mary Exa Basham (1870 - ) |
| Spouse | Nancy Virginia Ratcliff ( - ) |
| Spouse | Carrie Basham ( - ) |
| Spouse | Iola Basham ( - ) |
| Spouse | M. E. Blakley ( - ) |
Notes
Census
The 1860 Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas U.S. Census shows the family of William R. Basham as:Solomon Basham, head, 59, b. Virginia
Elizabeth, 57, b. South Carolina
Wm. R., 17, b. Arkansas.
Marriage
Marriage is recorded in Coryell County, Texas Marriage Book A, page 133.Census
The 1870 Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas U.S. Census shows the household of William R. and Rachael Williamson Basham household as:Wm. Basham, head, 26, b. Arkansas
Rachel, 25, b. Texas
Oliver, 4, b. Texas
E. W., 2, b. Arkansas
Exsa, 1, b. Arkansas
Marriage
The 1900 Eastland County, Texas U.S. Census shows Carrie Basham as the wife of William Basham (b. Dec 1842 in Arkansas).Census
The 1880 Coryell County, Texas U.S. Census shows the William R. Basham household as:William R. Basham, head, 36, b. Arkansas
Nancy V., wife, 28, b. Texas
Oliver, son, 13, b. Arkansas
Eli W., son, 12, b. Arkansas,
Mary E., daughter, 10, b. Arkansas
Sophronia, daughter, 7, b. Arkansas
Elizabeth, daughter, 5,, b. Texas
Thomas R., son, 3, b. Texas
John P., son, 11 months, b. Texas
Alice Ratcliff, 13, stepdaughter, b. Texas
Marriage
There is no other information available for this marriage, and the W. R. Basham who married M. E. Blakley in Coryell County may not be William Riley Basham.Marriage
The 1910 Stephens County, Texas U.S. Census shows Ola as the wife of William R. Basham (age 66, b. Arkansas).Census
The 1900 Eastland County, Texas U.S. Census shows the William Riley Basham household as:William Basham, head, b. Dec 1842 in Arkansas
Carrie, wife, b. Jan 1859 in Alabama
Bertie, son, b. Oct 1881 in Texas
Charlie, son, b. Nov 1884 in Texas
Eva, daughter, b. Dec 1885 in Texas
Gracy, daughter, b. Jan 1888 in Texas
Snow, daughter, b. Dec 1890 in Texas
Jessie E., daughter, b. Mar 1892 in Texas
Dewey, son, b. June 1898 in Texas
Census
The 1910 Stephens County, Texas U.S. Census shows the William Riley Basham household as:William R. Basham, head, 55, b. Arkansas
Ola, wife, 34, b. Tennessee, mother of 2 children (2 living)
Grace, daughter, 20, b. Texas
Jessie, daughter, 17, b. Texas
Dewey, son, b. Texas
Cloyd, son, 9, b. Texas
Jewell, daughter, 5, b. Texas
Ross, son, 3, b. Texas
Vernon, son, 1yr. 10 mo., b. Texas
Census
William Riley Basham is not found on the 1920 U.S. Census.His former wife Iola Basham, now divorced, is shown on the 1920 Davidson, Tillman County, Oklahomas Census as:
Iola Basham, head, 44, divorced, b. Tennessee
William R. Basham, son, 13, b. Texas
Luther V. Basham, 11, b. Texas
Oddie Basham, daughter, 9, b. Texas
Edna Basham, daughter, 6, b. Texas
Note: The son William R. Basham is William Ross Basham.
Death
The Texas Death Certificate for William Riley Basham contains the following information:b. 12-2-1840 Arkansas
d. 12-25-1929 Ranger, Eastland County, Texas
burial -Long Branch Cemetery, Eastland County, Texas
Parents-not given
widowed
Informant for certificate - H. C. Overby ( son-in-law, husband of Elizabeth Florence Basham, who was daughter of Nancy Virginia Ratcliff and William Riley Basham)
Note: the birth date does not agree with family history or census information.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #36403723.The Memorial has no tombstone photograph, but birth and death dates are given as 12-3-1842 and 12-25-1929.
The Memorial has a list of his five wives and the their respective children. The information for the children of his first wife Rachael Eveth Williamson includes Eva Edna, which appears to be in error because she was born in 1885 (see Find A Grave #36118341); Rachael is believed to have died between 1870 and 1871. William Riley Basham married his second wife Nancy Virginia Smith Ratcliff on 5-7-1871.
Endnotes
1. Compiler: Marsha Richards and Williamson Family Reunion Attendees, Marsha Richards's Stephen Williamson Descendants (2011).
2. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
4. Compiler: Coryell Co. Genealogical Society, Coryell County, Texas Families 1854-1985 (Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, TX, 1986).
5. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas..
6. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
7. Texas Marriages 1837-1973, Record Type: marriage database, Location: www.familysearch.org, Url: www.familysearch.org.
8. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
9. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
10. Texas Marriages 1837-1973, Record Type: marriage database, Location: www.familysearch.org, Url: www.familysearch.org.
11. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
12. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
13. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
14. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
15. Compiler: Marsha Richards and Williamson Family Reunion Attendees, Marsha Richards's Stephen Williamson Descendants (2011).
16. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
17. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
18. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.