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William Wesley Massey 1856–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Commerce, Hunt County, Texas, USA

Father: Lott Massey

Mother: Parthenia (Wofford)

Spouse(s): Martha Altom

Children(s): Charles Massey, Samuel Massey, James Massey, Jackson Massey, William Massey, Alma Massey, Claude Massey, Norris Massey, Andy Massey, Daniel Massey, Cordie Massey, Sidney Massey, John Massey, Mary Massey

In 1856, William Wesley Massey entered the world in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA, born to Lott Porter Massey And Parthenia Warforde Warford Wofford. William Wesley Massey married Martha Jane Altom, and had children including Alma Massey, Andy L Minks Massey, Charles Douglas Red Massey, Claude Clyde Pete Massey, Cordie Cordelia B Massey, Daniel Wefter Dan Massey, Jackson Jack Massey, James Henry Massey, John Massey, Mary Amanda Mollie Massey, Norris Massey, Samuel Porter Massey, Sidney Albert Massey, William Wesley Black Massey. William Wesley Massey passed away in 1900 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Wesley Massey entered the world in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA, born to Lott Porter Massey And Parthenia Warforde Warford Wofford.
  • William Wesley Massey married Martha Jane Altom, and had children including Alma Massey, Andy L Minks Massey, Charles Douglas Red Massey, Claude Clyde Pete Massey, Cordie Cordelia B Massey, Daniel Wefter Dan Massey, Jackson Jack Massey, James Henry Massey, John Massey, Mary Amanda Mollie Massey, Norris Massey, Samuel Porter Massey, Sidney Albert Massey, William Wesley Black Massey.
  • William Wesley Massey passed away in 1900 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Massey's Ancestors

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William Massey
1856–1900
Birth Place: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Lott Porter Massey
1819–1862
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Parthenia (Warforde (Warford)) (Wofford)
1820–1880
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Mary Fuller
1792–1860
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Massey (1856–1900) m. Martha (Jane) Altom (7 April 1862–2 July 1922)
  1. 1. Charles (Douglas "Red") Massey 1889–1962
  2. 2. Samuel (Porter) Massey 1881–1938
  3. 3. James (Henry) Massey 1882–1946
  4. 4. Jackson ((Jack)) Massey 1894–1953
  5. 5. William (Wesley (Black)) Massey 1889–1958
  6. 6. Alma Massey 1888–1943
  7. 7. Claude ((Clyde) Pete) Massey 1899–1983
  8. 8. Norris Massey 1897–1965
  9. 9. Andy (L. "Minks") Massey 1884–1943
  10. 10. Daniel (Wefter (Dan)) Massey 1885–1965
  11. 11. Cordie ((Cordelia B.)) Massey 1895–1965
  12. 12. Sidney (Albert) Massey 1892–1947
  13. 13. John Massey 1887–1962 m. Rozella Massey 1891–1959
    1. 1. Vernon Massey 1918–1921
    2. 2. Novis (Grace) Massey 1923–2007
    3. 3. Paul (Lohr) Massey 1912–1980
    4. 4. Sidney (Albert) Massey 1917–1958
    5. 5. Vera (Alin) Massey 1918–1937
    6. 6. Dorothy (Mae) Massey 1920–1997 m. Wallace (Dewitt) Moore 1913–2007
      1. 1. John (Wallace) Moore 1940–2005
    7. 7. Mable (M) Massey 1914–1934
    8. 8. Veta ((Veda)) Massey 1915–1917
    9. 9. John (Edwin) Massey 1925–2003
      1. 1. Michael (Ray) Massey 1951–2016
  14. 14. Mary (Amanda (Mollie)) Massey 1892–1972

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1856
Birth of William Wesley Massey in Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Death of William Wesley Massey in Commerce, Hunt, Texas, USA
Commerce, Hunt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Commerce, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Commerce, Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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