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William James "Jim" Wisdom 1856–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 21, 1856

Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee

Death Date: January 28, 1933

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee

Father: Francis Wisdom

Mother: Mary Chaffin

Spouse(s): Martha Bell

Children(s): James Wisdom, Mattie Wisdom

William James "Jim" Wisdom was born in 1856 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, the child of Francis Frank Marion Wisdom And Mary Artimissic Chaffin. In 1880, William James "Jim" Wisdom resided in District 13, Maury, Tennessee, United States. William James "Jim" Wisdom married Martha J Bell, and had children including James Hugh Wisdom, Mattie Emma Wisdom. William James "Jim" Wisdom passed away in 1933 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • William James "Jim" Wisdom was born in 1856 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, the child of Francis Frank Marion Wisdom And Mary Artimissic Chaffin.
  • In 1880, William James "Jim" Wisdom resided in District 13, Maury, Tennessee, United States.
  • William James "Jim" Wisdom married Martha J Bell, and had children including James Hugh Wisdom, Mattie Emma Wisdom.
  • William James "Jim" Wisdom passed away in 1933 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wisdom's Ancestors

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William Wisdom
1856–1933
Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
Parents
Francis "Frank" Marion Wisdom
1833–1912
Lawrence County, Tennessee
Mary (Artimissic) Chaffin
1833–1877
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Carroll) Wisdom
1786–
Kings Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Lucy Robertson
1794–1870
Adair County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wisdom
1820–
Catherine Stapp
1759–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wisdom's Descendants

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William (James "Jim") Wisdom (May 21, 1856–January 28, 1933) m. Martha (J.) Bell (January 15, 1859–September 26, 1943)
  1. 1. James (Hugh) Wisdom 1886–1942 m. Bertie Golden 1893–
  2. 2. Mattie (Emma) Wisdom 1876– m. William ("W. W." Dewitt) Hubbell 1853–1937 m. Edgar (Louis) Seaton 1880–1909
    1. 1. Edgar (Louis Seaton) Jr. 1910–1941

William Wisdom's Timeline

3 Records

1856
May 21, 1856
Birth of William James "Jim" Wisdom in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 24
William James "Jim" Wisdom resided here in District 13, Maury, Tennessee, United States
District 13, Maury, Tennessee, United States
1933
January 28, 1933
Age 77
Death of William James "Jim" Wisdom in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 21, 1856
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 1271; Family History Film: 1255271; Page: 370C; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 13, Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 1271; Family History Film: 1255271; Page: 370C; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 28, 1933
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee

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