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Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM WILEY² DEASON  (EDMOND¹) was born February 08, 1807 in Lancaster Co. SC¹, and died September 06, 1901¹.  He married NANCY CAUDLE 1824, daughter of STEPHEN CAUDLE and UNKNOWN.  She was born January 03, 1807 in SC¹, and died March 18, 1893¹.

More About WILLIAM WILEY DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 44, farmer, born in SC²

More About NANCY CAUDLE:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 44, born in SC, cannot read or write²

More About WILLIAM DEASON and NANCY CAUDLE:

Marriage: 1824

Children of WILLIAM DEASON and NANCY CAUDLE are:

2.                i.       ELIZA ANGERINE³ DEASON, b. March 09, 1825, Lancaster Co. SC; d. 1899.

3.               ii.       REBECCA M. DEASON, b. May 03, 1827, Lancaster District, SC; d. August 31, 1886.

4.              iii.       JAMES WILLIAM DEASON, b. May 22, 1830, SC; d. August 05, 1883, Bibb Co. AL.

                 iv.       HARRIET DEASON, b. April 24, 1833; d. 1861; m. HENRY B. MCELROY, June 07, 1854, BIbb Co. AL³; d. Unknown.

More About HARRIET DEASON:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 17, born in AL⁴

More About HENRY MCELROY and HARRIET DEASON:

Marriage: June 07, 1854, BIbb Co. AL⁵

5.               v.       JOHN COLUMBUS DEASON, b. January 03, 1836, Butler Co. AL; d. April 07, 1899.

                 vi.       HUGHY H. DEASON, b. July 04, 1838, AL; d. 1864.

More About HUGHY H. DEASON:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 12, born in AL⁶

6.             vii.       MATILDA CAROLINE DEASON, b. June 29, 1840, AL; d. July 05, 1913.

               viii.       NANCY ADELINE DEASON, b. July 27, 1843, AL⁷; d. October 10, 1907⁷; m. JAMES LINN YEAGER, October 01, 1860; b. March 30, 1839⁷; d. March 07, 1925⁷.

More About NANCY ADELINE DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 8, born in AL⁸

More About JAMES LINN YEAGER:

Date born 2: 1840, AL

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #351, age 10, born in AL⁹

More About JAMES YEAGER and NANCY DEASON:

Marriage: October 01, 1860

7.               ix.       SARAH M. 'SALLEY' DEASON, b. December 31, 1847, AL; d. May 01, 1914.

Generation No. 2

2.  ELIZA ANGERINE³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born March 09, 1825 in Lancaster Co. SC, and died 1899.  She married CHARLES C. SMITH March 20, 1847 in Bibb Co. AL¹⁰, son of ARCHIBALD B. SMITH and SUSANNAH REACH.  He was born 1820 in TN, and died July 26, 1862 in Petersburg, VA.

More About ELIZA ANGERINE DEASON:

Burial: Old Salem Church Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #199, age 25, born in SC, cannot read or write¹¹

More About CHARLES C. SMITH:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #199, age 30, farmer, born in Tenn, cannot read or write¹¹

Military: CSA, Co. B, 44th Ala. Inf.

More About CHARLES SMITH and ELIZA DEASON:

Marriage: March 20, 1847, Bibb Co. AL¹²

Children of ELIZA DEASON and CHARLES SMITH are:

                   i.       NANCY⁴ SMITH¹³, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

More About NANCY SMITH:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #199, age 1, born in AL¹³

                  ii.       JACOB SMITH, b. Unknown.

                 iii.       MATILDA SMITH, b. 1851.

                 iv.       HARRIET SMITH, b. March 1853; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL S. SHUTTLESWORTH, October 27, 1880, Bibb Co. AL; b. about 1854; d. October 29, 1906.

More About SAMUEL S. SHUTTLESWORTH:

Burial: Old Salem Church Cemetery, Tuscaloosa Co. AL

More About SAMUEL SHUTTLESWORTH and HARRIET SMITH:

Marriage: October 27, 1880, Bibb Co. AL

8.               v.       MARY REBECCA SMITH, b. 1855.

                 vi.       ADELINO SMITH, b. 1858.

                vii.       NELLY SMITH, b. 1858.

               viii.       CHARITY SMITH, b. 1860.

                  ix.       MARTHA JANE SMITH, b. 1863.

3.  REBECCA M.³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born May 03, 1827 in Lancaster District, SC, and died August 31, 1886¹⁴.  She married WILLIAM RILEY SMITH February 20, 1848 in Bibb Co. AL, son of ARCHIBALD B> SMITH and SUSANNAH REACH.  He was born about 1825 in Bibb Co. AL, and died June 15, 1864 in Richmond, VA.

More About REBECCA M. DEASON:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #200, age 23, born in SC, cannot read or write¹⁵

More About WILLIAM RILEY SMITH:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #200, age 25, farmer, born in AL, cannot read or write¹⁵

Military: CSA, Co. B, 44th Ala. Inf.

More About WILLIAM SMITH and REBECCA DEASON:

Marriage: February 20, 1848, Bibb Co. AL

Children of REBECCA DEASON and WILLIAM SMITH are:

                   i.       JAMES R.⁴ SMITH, b. November 30, 1848, AL; d. August 25, 1891¹⁶; m. MARGARET BRACKNELL, June 07, 1870, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES R. SMITH:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #200, age 1, born in AL¹⁷

More About JAMES SMITH and MARGARET BRACKNELL:

Marriage: June 07, 1870, Bibb Co. AL

                  ii.       MINERVA SMITH, b. June 21, 1853; d. April 25, 1888¹⁸; m. JAMES HOLDER; d. Unknown.

More About MINERVA SMITH:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

9.              iii.       WILEY H. SMITH, b. September 15, 1856, AL; d. September 21, 1913, Bibb Co. AL.

                 iv.       NANCY JANE SMITH, b. November 08, 1859; d. December 07, 1922; m. JOHN HENRY JONES, December 27, 1886; b. May 24, 1867; d. March 24, 1931.

More About NANCY JANE SMITH:

Burial: Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN HENRY JONES:

Burial: Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN JONES and NANCY SMITH:

Marriage: December 27, 1886

10.             v.       JASPER 'JAP' S. SMITH, b. December 1862; d. 1932.

                 vi.       JINNI SMITH.

                vii.       MALISSA SMITH, b. 1851; d. Unknown; m. A.H. SESSIONS; d. Unknown.

4.  JAMES WILLIAM³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born May 22, 1830 in SC, and died August 05, 1883 in Bibb Co. AL.  He married HARRIETT J. BROWN October 20, 1850 in Bibb Co. AL by Jackson Creel, J.P.^19,20, daughter of JOHN BROWN and NANCY UNKNOWN.  She was born 1826 in TN, and died Unknown.

More About JAMES WILLIAM DEASON:

Burial: Possibly buried in the Macedonia West Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL:  James William Deason (no dates)  CSA Marker-Co. B 44th Ala. inf. ²¹

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 19, laborer, born in AL²²

Information: The Macedonia West Cemetery is located 7 miles west of Centreville going on U.S. Highway 82, turn left on Bibb Co. Hwy 16 and go 4 miles to the Little Hope Community.

More About JAMES DEASON and HARRIETT BROWN:

Marriage: October 20, 1850, Bibb Co. AL by Jackson Creel, J.P.^23,24

Children of JAMES DEASON and HARRIETT BROWN are:

11.              i.       NANCY C.⁴ DEASON, b. July 30, 1852, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 21, 1913.

                  ii.       MARTHA DEASON, b. 1853; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       SARAH JANE DEASON, b. August 15, 1858; d. Unknown.

12.            iv.       HARRIET ANN DEASON, b. 1863, AL; d. 1922.

                  v.       JAMES H. DEASON, b. 1863.

5.  JOHN COLUMBUS³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born January 03, 1836 in Butler Co. AL, and died April 07, 1899²⁵.  He married LOUISA CATHERINE BROWN January 20, 1861 in Centreville, Bibb Co. AL, daughter of SIMEON/SIMION BROWN and MALINDA MCELROY.  She was born February 17, 1844 in AL, and died February 19, 1929²⁶.

More About JOHN COLUMBUS DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 14, born in AL²⁷

Census 2: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #124/124, Deason, John, age 31,m,w, farmer, --/500, born in AL²⁸

More About LOUISA CATHERINE BROWN:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #85, age 5, born in AL²⁹

More About JOHN DEASON and LOUISA BROWN:

Marriage: January 20, 1861, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL

Children of JOHN DEASON and LOUISA BROWN are:

13.              i.       NANCY MALINDA⁴ DEASON, b. February 13, 1862, Bibb Co. AL; d. July 25, 1896, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

                  ii.       MARGARET ELLAJANE 'MAGGIE' DEASON, b. October 30, 1865, Bibb Co. AL; d. July 30, 1914³⁰; m. (1) WALTER 'BOSS' HARRISON; d. Unknown; m. (2) JAMES MARION BROWN; d. Unknown.

More About MARGARET ELLAJANE 'MAGGIE' DEASON:

Burial: Friendship Cemetery #2, Bibb Co. AL

14.            iii.       JAMES ANDREW DEASON, b. May 17, 1867, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 23, 1931, Childersburg, Talladega Co. AL.

15.            iv.       SARAH ISABELLE ELIZABETH DEASON, b. July 25, 1869; d. July 26, 1909.

16.             v.       MARION HUEY DEASON, b. September 22, 1871, Bibb Co. AL; d. August 03, 1911.

                 vi.       ROBERT EDMOND DEASON, b. July 19, 1874, Bibb Co. AL; d. March 06, 1909; m. SUSAN VELMA ELAM, January 31, 1898, Bibb Co. AL; b. November 15, 1880; d. November 25, 1951.

More About ROBERT EDMOND DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About ROBERT DEASON and SUSAN ELAM:

Marriage: January 31, 1898, Bibb Co. AL

17.           vii.       JOHN COLEMAN DEASON, b. January 29, 1877; d. June 18, 1950.

18.          viii.       WILEY EZRA DEASON, b. March 09, 1879, Eoline, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 24, 1962.

19.             ix.       JACOB SIMEON DEASON, b. September 07, 1885, Bibb Co. AL; d. 1983.

20.              x.       GROVER CLEVELAND FILBERT CROSS DEASON, b. January 27, 1888, AL; d. March 25, 1956.

                  xi.       MISSOURI ANN 'LULA' DEASON, b. 1882; d. 1948; m. LUDIE/LUDA HESTER SNIPES; b. 1882; d. 1961.

More About MISSOURI ANN 'LULA' DEASON:

Burial: Friendship Methodist Cemetery #2, Bibb Co. AL

More About LUDIE/LUDA HESTER SNIPES:

Burial: Friendship Methodist Cemetery #2, Bibb Co. AL

6.  MATILDA CAROLINE³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born June 29, 1840 in AL, and died July 05, 1913³¹.  She married (1) WILLIAM BRACKNELL January 08, 1855 in Bibb Co. AL by I. H. Hagler, M.G.^32,33, son of DANIEL BRACKNELL and RHODA UNKNOWN.  He was born 1834 in SC, and died 1864 in Died at Falling Creek, VA during Civil War.  She married (2) HENRY OWENS February 09, 1866, son of ALEXANDER OWENS and LUCY UNKNOWN.  He was born 1842 in AL, and died January 26, 1922³⁴.

More About MATILDA CAROLINE DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 10, born in AL³⁵

More About WILLIAM BRACKNELL:

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #479, age 16, laborer, born in SC³⁶

More About WILLIAM BRACKNELL and MATILDA DEASON:

Marriage: January 08, 1855, Bibb Co. AL by I. H. Hagler, M.G.^37,38

More About HENRY OWENS:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #191, age 8, born in AL³⁹

More About HENRY OWENS and MATILDA DEASON:

Marriage: February 09, 1866

Children of MATILDA DEASON and WILLIAM BRACKNELL are:

21.              i.       SARAH ELIZABETH⁴ BRACKNELL, b. about 1856; d. 1936.

22.             ii.       LEVI DEASON BRACKNELL, b. March 01, 1858, Bibb Co. AL; d. February 24, 1932.

Children of MATILDA DEASON and HENRY OWENS are:

23.            iii.       ISAAC H. 'IKE'⁴ OWENS, b. September 15, 1871; d. January 18, 1957.

24.            iv.       JAMES W. 'JIM' OWENS, b. December 01, 1867, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 23, 1946.

                  v.       ALLEN OWENS, d. Unknown.

                 vi.       HARRIET ANN OWENS, b. February 09, 1874; d. April 08, 1922; m. JOHN ANDREW CREEL, June 30, 1891, Bibb Co. AL; b. May 03, 1871⁴⁰; d. February 04, 1922⁴⁰.

More About HARRIET ANN OWENS:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN ANDREW CREEL:

Burial: Little Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN CREEL and HARRIET OWENS:

Marriage: June 30, 1891, Bibb Co. AL

                vii.       JACK OWENS.

25.          viii.       JOHN W. OWENS, b. June 22, 1879, Bibb Co. AL; d. January 20, 1944.

7.  SARAH M. 'SALLEY'³ DEASON (WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born December 31, 1847 in AL, and died May 01, 1914⁴¹.  She married HENRY JACKSON BRACKNELL, son of AQUILLA BRACKNELL and MARY MCELROY.  He was born September 27, 1849 in AL, and died May 23, 1911⁴².

More About SARAH M. 'SALLEY' DEASON:

Burial: Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #198, age 4, born in AL⁴³

More About HENRY JACKSON BRACKNELL:

Burial: Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #480, age 1, born in AL⁴⁴

Military: CSA

Children of SARAH DEASON and HENRY BRACKNELL are:

26.              i.       HUEY MACY 'BUDDY'⁴ BRACKNELL, b. February 05, 1873; d. May 05, 1946.

27.             ii.       NANCY LORENDA 'LORA' BRACKNELL, b. November 22, 1880; d. July 09, 1963.

28.            iii.       JAMES EDMOND DEASON BRACKNELL, b. October 03, 1884; d. May 11, 1968.

Generation No. 3

8.  MARY REBECCA⁴ SMITH (ELIZA ANGERINE³ DEASON, WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born 1855.  She married BENJAMIN S. SHUTTLESWORTH February 14, 1875 in Bibb Co. AL. 

More About BENJAMIN SHUTTLESWORTH and MARY SMITH:

Marriage: February 14, 1875, Bibb Co. AL

Children of MARY SMITH and BENJAMIN SHUTTLESWORTH are:

                   i.       EDDIE⁵ SHUTTLESWORTH, b. October 09, 1872.

                  ii.       NANCY ELIZABETH SHUTTLESWORTH, b. November 1883.

9.  WILEY H.⁴ SMITH (REBECCA M.³ DEASON, WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born September 15, 1856 in AL, and died September 21, 1913 in Bibb Co. AL⁴⁵.  He married (1) VICTORIA UNKNOWN.  She was born September 11, 1878, and died Unknown.  He married (2) SARAH A. LUCAS November 25, 1879 in Bibb Co. AL, daughter of RUFUS LUCAS and ELIZABETH MEDDERS.  She was born August 29, 1862 in Bibb Co. AL, and died August 31, 1890⁴⁶.  He married (3) MARGARET COLBURN Aft. 1890.  She was born August 11, 1858, and died 1935⁴⁷.

More About WILEY H. SMITH:

Date born 2: July 05, 1856, AL

Burial: Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About SARAH A. LUCAS:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About WILEY SMITH and SARAH LUCAS:

Marriage: November 25, 1879, Bibb Co. AL

More About MARGARET COLBURN:

Burial: Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Information: Possibly Wife of W.H. Smith, Aug. 11, 1858_____ _____, 1935

More About WILEY SMITH and MARGARET COLBURN:

Marriage: Aft. 1890

Children of WILEY SMITH and SARAH LUCAS are:

                   i.       STELLA⁵ SMITH, b. August 11, 1884, Bibb Co. AL; d. August 05, 1938; m. PERRY BOYD; b. September 22, 1883; d. August 10, 1948, Bibb Co. AL.

More About STELLA SMITH:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About PERRY BOYD:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

                  ii.       JACOB SMITH, b. about 1879, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       THOMAS SMITH, b. February 02, 1881, Bibb Co. AL; d. November 30, 1945; m. SUSAN 'SUSIE' LEE; b. November 23, 1880, AL; d. March 03, 1960.

More About THOMAS SMITH:

Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About SUSAN 'SUSIE' LEE:

Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

                 iv.       BOGIE SMITH, b. about 1884, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. ETTA FITTS; b. 1886; d. Unknown.

                  v.       JAMES HOUSTON SMITH, b. July 1886, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. ANNIE J. ALBERT, November 28, 1905, Bibb Co. AL; b. AL; d. March 31, 1975.

More About ANNIE J. ALBERT:

Burial: Pineland Memorial Park Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JAMES SMITH and ANNIE ALBERT:

Marriage: November 28, 1905, Bibb Co. AL

                 vi.       RILLIE S. SMITH, b. January 1883, Bibb Co. AL; d. December 30, 1974, Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL; m. JOSEPH 'JOE' SMITH; b. about 1884; d. Unknown, Kinard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL.

                vii.       DILLIE SMITH, b. October 12, 1880, Bibb Co. AL; d. February 25, 1931; m. WILLIAM BUCHANAN 'BILLY' ELAM, about 1899, Bibb Co. AL; b. August 10, 1878, AL; d. January 26, 1949, Gladewater, TX.

More About DILLIE SMITH:

Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About WILLIAM BUCHANAN 'BILLY' ELAM:

Date born 2: 1878

Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About WILLIAM ELAM and DILLIE SMITH:

Marriage: about 1899, Bibb Co. AL

               viii.       WILEY H. SMITH, JR., b. 1890; d. Unknown.

10.  JASPER 'JAP' S.⁴ SMITH (REBECCA M.³ DEASON, WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born December 1862, and died 1932.  He married VERANETTA/VAIR NETTIE HORTON in MS, daughter of JAMES HORTON and EDITH/EADY MEDDERS.  She was born June 07, 1874, and died 1960.

More About JASPER 'JAP' S. SMITH:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About VERANETTA/VAIR NETTIE HORTON:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JASPER SMITH and VERANETTA/VAIR HORTON:

Marriage: MS

Children of JASPER SMITH and VERANETTA/VAIR HORTON are:

                   i.       PAULINE⁵ SMITH.

                  ii.       MARTHA AZILEE SMITH.

                 iii.       OTAW SMITH, b. January 1889; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       GERTRUDE SMITH, b. February 1894.

                  v.       EDITH SMITH, b. March 1896.

                 vi.       DIXIE ANN SMITH, b. December 1897.

                vii.       JOSEPH SMITH, b. January 01, 1900.

               viii.       JAMES WILLIAM SMITH, b. 1904.

                  ix.    T. VICTOR SMITH, b. 1906.

                   x.       LOUISE SMITH.

                  xi.       JULIA MAGRETTE SMITH.

11.  NANCY C.⁴ DEASON (JAMES WILLIAM³, WILLIAM WILEY², EDMOND¹) was born July 30, 1852 in Bibb Co. AL, and died June 21, 1913⁴⁸.  She married WILLIAM BAILEY BRACKNELL March 08, 1872 in Bibb Co. AL, son of AQUILLA BRACKNELL and MARY MCELROY.  He was born May 05, 1853, and died September 09, 1928⁴⁹.

More About NANCY C. DEASON:

Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

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