Ahnentafel #104 - William Gurley

William Gurley 

Born: 1798 in North Carolina
Died: ca. 1853 in Massac Co., Illinois

Buried: Unknown

Married: Mary / Polly (--?--) ca. 1815 in North or South Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

Census / Records:

1800 North Carolina, Anson Co., three families with males under 10 years of age: Isham, Jacob and William / Willis.  William would have been about 2 years old.

1810 North Carolina, Anson Co., Jacob Gurley family includes a male between 10 and 15.  William would have been about 12. 


1820 North Carolina, Anson Co., William age 22 living with wife Polly and children.  1 person engaged in agriculture

1830 North Carolina, Anson Co., William age 32 living with Polly, seven children and one slave, a child under 10 years old. 

1840 Illinois, Pope Co., William age 42 living with Polly and nine children.  Two people engaged in agriculture.

1848 Illinois, Massac Co. William appears on the tax list.  He was assessed for $20 horses / mules, $15 cattle, $22 hogs / sheep and $10 all other personal property for a total tax of $67.

1849 Illinois, Massac Co.  William appears on the tax list.  He was assessed $20 horses / mules, $20 cattle, $18 hogs / sheep and $10 for all other personal property for a total tax of $68.

1850 Illinois, Massac Co., age 52 William is listed as a farmer living with Polly and seven children. 

Children:
Unnamed son b. ca. 1817
Willis b. 5/9/1818, d. 9/5/1873 md. 1) Unknown ca. 1836 &  2) Elizabeth Yandel 4/15/1843

• Manerva b. 1837 md. Huron Barnes 1854
• Hiram b. 1843, d. 9/7/1871 md. Ellen (--?--)
• John b. 1843 md. Martha Northern 1869
• Louise b. 1850
• Samuel b. 1851
• Laura b.8/5/1851, d. 12/6/1920 md. ? Helmantoler, children: Jasper, Joe, Franklin, Letha
• Mary b. 1856
• Willis b. 1858, d. 1912 md. Belle Wallace, child: Jesse
• Sarah b. 1861
• Charles b. 1864, d. 1935
• James b. 6/2/1866, d. 5/14/1884 age 17

Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1819
Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1820
Anson b. 1820, d. 1897 md. 1850 Lurisa Farmer

• James F. b. 1855, d. 1880
• David A. b. 1867, d. 1882 md. 1880 Elizabeth Sturdivant, child: Mable 

John b. 11/9/1821, d. 7/6/1895 md. Martha A. (--?--) ca. 1848

• Mary b. 9/2/1849, d. 12/21/1862 age 13
• George b. 1851
• John b. 1852, d. 1926 md. Anne Copley 1875, children: Annie & John Byrd
• Francis b. 1857
• Edward b. 1870, d. 10/20/1870

Leonard
Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1825
Lewis b. 1826 md. Cynthia Head 7/28/1846 

• Elizabeth
• Jane

Eliza b. 1829 md. William Hand 2/9/1845

• Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1845
• Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1847
• Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1849
• Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1850

William b. 1832 md. Nancy Gidcombs 5/17/1854

• Unnamed son b. ca. 1855

James b. 1834 md. Sarah Gidcombs 8/13/1855
Unnamed son b. ca. 1835 
Polly b. 1836 md. John Grace 4/10/1853
Jane b. 1839 md. Greenberry Sexton 8/3/1858
Charles b. 1841 md. Mary Campbell ca. 1866
Lucinda b. 1845 md. John Hale 8/21/1872
Unnamed daughter b. ca. 1846
Unnamed daughter b. 1848

Revised 11/9/2019