Individual Details
William Leake Terry
(September 27, 1850 - November 4, 1917)
"TERRY, William Leake, (father of David Dickson Terry), a Representative from Arkansas; born near Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., September 27, 1850; moved with his parents to Tippah County, Miss., in 1857 and to Pulaski County, Ark., in 1861; attended Bingham�s Military Academy, North Carolina, and was graduated from Trinity College, North Carolina, in June 1872; studied law; was admitted to the bar in November 1873 and practiced; member of the city council 1877-1879; member of the State senate in 1878 and 1879, serving as president of the senate in the session of 1879; city attorney of Little Rock, Ark., 1879-1885; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1901); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900; resumed the practice of law in Little Rock, Ark., and died there November 4, 1917; interment in Calvary Cemetery." (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present.)
"Williams Leak Terry emigrated in 1877 to Little Rock Arkansas. He was in the State Senate, 1878 - 1879; 52nd to 55th Congress, Democrat from Arkansas." ("Kinfolks, A Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1934, by William Curry Harllee, page 258.)
1880 Pulaski County, Arkansas census: W. S. TERRY, 30, lawyer; Mollie TERRY, 23, Ark, La, Tenn; Willie TERRY, 2; 2 mulatto servants,
"Williams Leak Terry emigrated in 1877 to Little Rock Arkansas. He was in the State Senate, 1878 - 1879; 52nd to 55th Congress, Democrat from Arkansas." ("Kinfolks, A Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1934, by William Curry Harllee, page 258.)
1880 Pulaski County, Arkansas census: W. S. TERRY, 30, lawyer; Mollie TERRY, 23, Ark, La, Tenn; Willie TERRY, 2; 2 mulatto servants,
Events
| Birth | September 27, 1850 | Anson County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | October 6, 1875 | Pulaski County, Arkansas - Mary Caroline "Mollie" Dickson | |||
| Marriage | November 22, 1899 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas - Florence Forshee | |||
| Death | November 4, 1917 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Cavalry Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Caroline "Mollie" Dickson (1857 - 1895) |
| Child | William Leake "Willie" Terry (1878 - ) |
| Child | David Dickson Terry (1881 - 1963) |
| Child | Frank A. Terry (1888 - ) |
| Spouse | Florence Forshee (1876 - 1912) |
| Child | Mary Louise Terry (1901 - 1986) |
| Father | Dr. William Leake Terry (1806 - 1865) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Parsons (1816 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Sarah E. Terry (1837 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Terry (1841 - 1849) |
| Sibling | James Terry (1845 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Will Terry (1846 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Ellen Glass Terry (1847 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Annie Rose Terry (1853 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Walter Terry (1854 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Virginia Terry (1856 - 1870) |