William Carroll Thrailkill (1815 - 1884)

Born 31 Aug 1815 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Langston) Thrailkill — married 17 May 1835 in Bibb, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1884 at age 69 in Montgomery, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

William was born in 31 August 1815 in Tennessee. He is the son of Jonathan Thrailkill and Mary Adams. William was married to Sarah Langston on 17 May 1835 in Bibb Co., Alabama.^[1] He died on 28 October 1884 in Montgomery Co., Mississippi and is buried at Bethsaida Baptist Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Mississippi.^[2]

Children:

1. Mary Jane Thrailkill, born 23 April 1837 in Bibb Co., Alabama, died 7 August 1909 in Attala Co., Mississippi, married to Wiley W. Thornton and Elijah Bennett
2. Rhoda Elizabeth Thrailkill, born 19 February 1840 in Bibb Co., Alabama, died 1 August 1892 at Poplar Creek, Montgomery Co., Mississippi, married to Elijah Leonidas Ellis
3. Melissa Angelina Thrailkill, born about 1844 in Alabama
4. Irena Frances Thrailkill, born 15 June 1845 in Choctaw, Mississippi, died 14 September 1903, married to Louis Thomas Milner
5. Robert Joseph Thrailkill, born 7 August 1849 in Bibb Co., Alabama, died 2 Oct 1911 in Kilmichael, Montgomery Co., Mississippi, married to Martha Anna Elizabeth Cole
6. Sarah Meranda Thrailkill, born June 1854 in Mississippi, married to Johann Peter Schlicher
7. William Franklin Thrailkill, born 19 May 1857 in Choctaw, Mississippi, died 19 June 1934 in Bexar, Texas, married to Mary Frances Crew
8. Rebecca Thrailkill, born about 1860 in Mississippi, died 1 September 1936

Sources

1. ↑ Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTW2-189 : 6 November 2017), William C Thrailkill and Mary Langston, 17 May 1835; citing Bibb, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,783,753.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-FLMG : 13 December 2015), William Carroll Thrailkill, 1884; Burial, , Montgomery, Mississippi, United States of America, Bethsaida Baptist Cemetery; citing record ID 22701721, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L4-YDB : 9 November 2014), William C Thrailkill in household of James Lewis, Choctaw county, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States; citing family 549, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860 Census, Township 17, Choctaw, Mississippi, Huntsville PO, pg 16 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4233362_00212/38626596?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/11182582/person/360184133/facts : Accessed 19 June 2019)
• US Dept of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records website (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL2700__.338&docClass=STA&sid=vlgh4mlw.m2i : Accessed 19 June 2019)
• Tubbs, Bill and Sue. Bibb County, Alabama Ancestral Homesteads. Jasper, Alabama. 2000. p15. Text: "William C. Thrailkill - date 5/1/1849, 40 acres, Range 11E, Twp. 23N, Sec. 18, SE 1/4, SE 1/4. Document #24535"
• US Dept of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records website (https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS1570__.060&docClass=STA&sid=1dwpuc2a.bfx : Accessed 19 June 2019)

Acknowledgements

• First-hand information as remembered by Peggy Herring, Friday, June 6, 2014.