Wiley Family History


Timeline for William Richmond Wiley and Martha Hammett Autry


DATE
EVENT
SOURCE
26 April 1811William Richmond Wiley is born in Roane County, TNWiley/Noel Bible
1823W.R.W. moves to Gwinnett County, GA with parents and other familyNarrative of John T. Wiley; disappearance from Roane Co. tax lists
1830Probably one of males listed with father Thomas Wiley in Gwinnett Co., GA census of 1830Federal Census of 1830, Gwinnett Co., GA
20 May 1835W.R.W. marries Martha Hammett AutryAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
5 May 1836Son Ransom Alexander Wiley bornAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
24 January 1837Father-in-law Edward Autry dies in GAAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
18 December 1838Granted tract of land of 40 acres in Section 2, District 2, Cherokee County, GA in area that became Forsyth Co., then Cobb Co., then Milton Co., then Fulton Co.Land Grant, Georgia State Archives
1840Farming in Forsyth County, GAFederal Census of 1840, Forsyth Co., GA
23 December 1844Daughter Mary Elizabeth Tabitha Wiley bornAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
1845On tax list, Forsyth County, GA1845 Forsyth Co., GA Tax List
14 January 1850Son Thomas Autry Wiley bornAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible; gravestone
1850On census in Forsyth County, GA with wife, 3 children, and mother-in-lawFederal Census of 1850, Forsyth Co., GA
9 May 1856Entered almost 80 acres in Sections 31 and 32 in T11, R9, Cherokee County, ALCherokee County, AL Land Entry File, NARA
21 August 1857Mother-in-law Mary Hammett Autry diesAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
1 January 1859Granted the tract of land in Cherokee Co., AL entered in 1856Cherokee Co, AL Land Entry File, NARA
1 November 1859Wife Martha Autry Wiley dies of apoplexy [stroke] and reportedtly buried in Gnatville, Cherokee Co., ALAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible; Federal Mortality Schedule 1860, Cherokee Co., AL
1860In census in Cherokee Co., AL with sons Ransom and Thomas, daughter Mary, nephew William Pool and niece Lucretia PoolFederal Census of 1860, Cherokee Co., AL
4 June 1861Son Ransom (R.A.) musters in Company G, 10th Alabama Infantry of the Confederate ArmyConfederate Pension Record of R.A. Wiley
10 April 1865Son R.A. discharged from army at Appomattox, VA and returns home Confederate Pension Record of R.A. Wiley
11 August 1865Son Ransom (R.A) marries Louisa NaborsAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
16 May 1866Grandson John Bales Wiley is born, son of R.A.Autry/Wiley/Smith Bible
18 November 1867Son Thomas (T.A.) marries Mary LeCroyAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible; family lore
20 February 1868Grandson Miles Reed Wiley is born, son of R.A.Autry/Wiley/Smith Bible
17 September 1868Grandson William T. Wiley is born, son of T.A.Autry/Wiley/Smith Bible
19 September 1868T.A.'s wife Mary dies Autry/Wiley/Smith Bible
26 September 1868T.A.'s son William T. diesAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
20 December 1868Daughter Mary E.T. Wiley marries George Washington Lewis SmithAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible
1870Living with daughter Mary E.T. Smith and her husband George near Plano, ALFederal Census of 1870, Cherokee Co., AL
1870T.A. living with Ransom and Louisa and their sonsFederal Census of 1870, Cherokee Co., AL
20 October 1870T.A. marries Nancy Ann "Annie" Elizabeth Smith (sister of George W.L. Smith, daughter of Alfred Pittman Smith and Nancy Smith)Autry/Wiley/Smith Bible; T.A. Wiley Bible; marriage certificate Cherokee Co., AL
5 November 1870R.A., Louisa, John B., Miles, T.A., and Annie set out for north Texas by wagonNotebook of R.A. Wiley
1872W.R.W. moves to Haywood County, TN with daughter Mary E.T. Smith and her familyFamily lore
16 September 1873W.R.W. dies in Brownsville, Haywood County, TNAutry/Wiley/Smith Bible - date; family lore - location
December 1879The Smiths return to Cherokee County, ALFamily lore



 



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