Descendants of Major Wimberly

Descendants of Major Wimberly Generation No. 1 1. MAJOR 1 WIMBERLY was born March 10, 1806 in Blount Co, TN, and died March 15, 1866 in Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. He married ADEALINE HAMENTREE 1 June 29, 1825 in Blount Co, TN. Notes for MAJOR WIMBERLY: Major Wimberly moved from Polk County, Tennessee to Polk County, Arkansas in late 1859 or early 1860. He purchased land in Polk County Arkansas on April 2, 1860 and July 2, 1860. Marriage Notes for MAJOR WIMBERLY and ADEALINE HAMENTREE: Major Wimberly could have been married more than once. In 1850, his wife was listed in the Tennessee census as Mary N. age 39 years old. Children of MAJOR WIMBERLY and ADEALINE HAMENTREE are: 2. i. WILLIAM J. 2 WIMBERLY, b. 1828, Tennessee; d. Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. 3. ii. ENOCH A. WIMBERLY, b. December 16, 1831, Tennessee; d. September 10, 1866, Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. iii. MARY ANN WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1833. 4. iv. JOHN WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1835, Tennessee; d. Polk Co, AR. 5. v. MAJOR HARRISON WIMBERLY, b. March 10, 1837, Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR; d. December 22, 1865. vi. HAMILTON WIMBERLY, b. 1838. vii. MARGARET WIMBERLY, b. June 18, 1840, Tennessee; d. December 02, 1908, Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. Notes for MARGARET WIMBERLY: An "M. Wimberly" married a Samuel Bellah in 1874 in Randolph County, AR according to the Alford Gedcom located at http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/alford/1719. This could have been this Margaret Wimberly but Margaret would have been 34 years old when she was married. Could have been her second marriage. Randolph County is in the NE part of Arkansas and Polk County is in the SW part of Arkansas. Probability is almost zero. 6. viii. MARION LEMUEL WIMBERLY, b. 1843. 7. ix. GENERAL I. WIMBERLY, b. 1845. 8. x. MARK M. WIMBERLY, b. 1847, Tennessee; d. Polk Co, AR. xi. JUDGE RICHARD C. WIMBERLY, b. February 02, 1849, Tennessee; d. March 1876, Big Fork, Polk Co, AR. Notes for JUDGE RICHARD C. WIMBERLY: Judge Richard Wimberly purchased land in Ashley County, Arkansas in 1855, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1885, and 1897. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM J. 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born 1828 in Tennessee, and died in Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. He married FRANCIS UNKNOWN Abt. 1867 in Polk Co, AR. Children of WILLIAM WIMBERLY and FRANCIS UNKNOWN are: i. VIRGINIA 3 WIMBERLY, b. 1869. ii. WILLIAM WIMBERLY, b. 1871. iii. MARY WIMBERLY, b. 1873. iv. WILLIS M. WIMBERLY, b. 1875, Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR; m. UNKNOWN WIFE, Abt. 1895, Montgomery Co, AR. 1

Notes for WILLIS M. WIMBERLY: Willis purchased 120 Acres of land in Montgomery County, Arkansas on January 2, 1895. He also purchased 160 acres of land in Polk County, Arkansas on May 19, 1903. v. LUCY WIMBERLY, b. 1877. vi. JOHN WIMBERLY, b. 1878. 3. ENOCH A. 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born December 16, 1831 in Tennessee, and died September 10, 1866 in Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR. He married ELVIRA NEWRANEY GUINN 2 Abt. 1848, daughter of ALMOND GUINN and SARAH LILLARD. Notes for ENOCH A. WIMBERLY: Enoch is listed in the 1850 census of Polk County, Tennessee. He is listed as living in dweling #648/474. However, his wife is listed as Mariah instead of Elvira. Enoch Wimberly purchased several parcels of land in 1860 in Polk County, Arkansas. Total land purchased was 266.01 acres. Purchases included: July 2, 1860-106.01 acres in Section 1, Twn 2S, Rng 29W Polk County. July 2, 1860-40 acres in Section 12, Twn 2S, Rng 29 W in Polk County. July 2, 1860-40 acres in Section 7, Twn 2S, Rng 28W, in Polk County. April 2, 1860-40 Acres in Section 17, Twn 2S, Rng 28W in Polk County. April 2, 1860-40 acres in Section 23, Twn 2S, Rng 29W in Polk County. Notes for ELVIRA NEWRANEY GUINN: In the 1850 Census of Polk County, Tennessee, the wife of Enoch Wimberly is listed as Mariah (19) and their daughter, Elvira J. (1). They lived in dwelling # 648/474. The name of Mariah may be a mistake or it may be a nickname for Elvira. Children of ENOCH WIMBERLY and ELVIRA GUINN are: 9. i. ELVIRA JANE 3 WIMBERLY, b. May 03, 1849, Tennessee; d. October 13, 1886, Polk Co, AR. 10. ii. JOHN ALMOND WIMBERLY, b. 1850, Tennessee; d. 1884, Yocanna, Polk Co, AR. iii. ANDREW J. WIMBERLY, b. January 04, 1853, Jackson, Alabama. Notes for ANDREW J. WIMBERLY: Andrew Wimberly purchased land in Polk County, Arkansas on August 1, 1889. 11. iv. ISABELLE WIMBERLY, b. January 06, 1857, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR; d. May 29, 1933, Arkansas. v. CHARLES WIMBERLY, b. 1860, Polk Co, AR; d. June 24, 1872, Polk Co, AR. vi. MARY WIMBERLY, b. 1862. 4. JOHN 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born Abt. 1835 in Tennessee, and died in Polk Co, AR. He married MANERVIA UNKNOWN Abt. 1860 in Polk Co, AR. Notes for JOHN WIMBERLY: John Wimberly purchased 40 acres of land in Polk County, Arkansas on July 2, 1860. He moved to Arkansas with the rest of the Wimberly family in late 1859 or early 1860. Child of JOHN WIMBERLY and MANERVIA UNKNOWN is: i. MARY M. 3 WIMBERLY, b. 1862, Polk Co, AR. 5. MAJOR HARRISON 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born March 10, 1837 in Opal (Pine Ridge), Polk Co, AR, and died December 22, 1865. He married IRENA ELIZABETH 2

GARMON Abt. 1859. Notes for MAJOR HARRISON WIMBERLY: Major Harrison Wimberly was hung as a deserter after the Civil War ended. Family members said he was just "late" getting back to his unit. He probably wanted to go home to see his newborn son, Willis M. Children of MAJOR WIMBERLY and IRENA GARMON are: 12. i. GEORGE GRUNDY 3 WIMBERLY, b. December 27, 1861, Arkansas; d. February 28, 1913. ii. WILLIS M. WIMBERLY, b. 1865; m. SARA F. HILL, Abt. 1879. 6. MARION LEMUEL 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born 1843. He married MARTHA J. UNKNOWN Abt. 1862. Notes for MARION LEMUEL WIMBERLY: Marion Lemuel Wimberly purchased land in Polk County, Arkansas. Children of MARION WIMBERLY and MARTHA UNKNOWN are: i. MARY 3 WIMBERLY, b. 1865. ii. BERTHA WIMBERLY, b. 1868. iii. LEVI WIMBERLY, b. 1870. iv. WILLIAM WIMBERLY, b. 1871. v. ANNIE WIMBERLY, b. 1873. vi. BENJAMIN WIMBERLY, b. 1875. vii. SARA WIMBERLY, b. 1876. viii. DARKUS WIMBERLY, b. 1878. 7. GENERAL I. 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born 1845. He married SUSAN ADELINE SUITS 3 Abt. 1865. Children of GENERAL WIMBERLY and SUSAN SUITS are: i. MAJOR G. 3 WIMBERLY, b. 1867. ii. HENRY S. WIMBERLY, b. 1869. iii. GENERAL HURSTON WIMBERLY, b. 1870. iv. MARGARET WIMBERLY, b. 1873. v. ENOCH WIMBERLY, b. 1875. vi. ROSETTA WIMBERLY, b. 1877. 13. vii. BETTIE WIMBERLY, b. 1878. 8. MARK M. 2 WIMBERLY (MAJOR 1 ) was born 1847 in Tennessee, and died in Polk Co, AR. He married (1) ADEALINE HAMMONDTREE Abt. 1862. He married (2) UNKNOWN WIFE Abt. 1870 in Polk Co, AR. Notes for MARK M. WIMBERLY: Mark M. Wimberly purchased 40 acres of land in Polk County, Arkansas on August 4, 1880. Child of MARK WIMBERLY and ADEALINE HAMMONDTREE is: i. LONNIE W. 3 WIMBERLY, b. 1864, Lewisville, Denton, Texas; m. AURELIA COBB, 1888, Camp, TX. Generation No. 3 9. ELVIRA JANE 3 WIMBERLY (ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born May 03, 1849 in 3

Tennessee, and died October 13, 1886 in Polk Co, AR. She married MAC DAVID HUDDLESTON 4 Abt. 1865, son of DAVID HUDDLESTON and MARGARET HAMMOND. More About ELVIRA JANE WIMBERLY: Buried: Ouchita Cemetery Children of ELVIRA WIMBERLY and MAC HUDDLESTON are: i. WILLIAM ANDREW 4 HUDDLESTON, b. September 30, 1867. 14. ii. MARGARET NEURANEY JANE ISABEL HUDDLESTON, b. June 20, 1870, Cherry Hill (Egger), Polk Co, Arkansas; d. October 10, 1914, Cherry Hill (Egger), Polk, Co, Arkansas. iii. SARA LILLARD HUDDLESTON, b. October 02, 1872. iv. JOHN OSCAR HUDDLESTON, b. February 18, 1874. v. MARY E. HUDDLESTON, b. October 05, 1877. vi. OLEY M. HUDDLESTON, b. November 23, 1879. 10. JOHN ALMOND 3 WIMBERLY (ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born 1850 in Tennessee, and died 1884 in Yocanna, Polk Co, AR. He married GEORGIA ANN WALTER Abt. 1872. More About JOHN ALMOND WIMBERLY: Buried: Norris Cemetery, Yocanna, Polk Co, AR Children of JOHN WIMBERLY and GEORGIA WALTER are: i. ELLA 4 WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1873. ii. DORA WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1875. iii. JACKSON H. WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1877, Polk Co, AR; m. CARRIE GRAVES, December 22, 1895, Polk Co, AR. 15. iv. ENOCH WIMBERLY, b. May 07, 1880, Polk Co, AR; d. April 19, 1943. 11. ISABELLE 3 WIMBERLY (ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born January 06, 1857 in Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR, and died May 29, 1933 in Arkansas. She married (1) J. R. LAMBERT Abt. 1872 in Polk Co, AR. She married (2) C. L. JACKSON Abt. 1873. Child of ISABELLE WIMBERLY and C. JACKSON is: i. WILLIAM F. 4 JACKSON, b. Abt. 1874; d. 1950; m. (1) FLORENCE UNKNOWN, Abt. 1895; m. (2) ZULA Z. UNKNOWN, Abt. 1900. 12. GEORGE GRUNDY 3 WIMBERLY (MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born December 27, 1861 in Arkansas, and died February 28, 1913. He married EMMA PARTHINE HILL Abt. 1883 in Howard Co, AR, daughter of UNKNOWN HILL and UNKNOWN WIFE. Children of GEORGE WIMBERLY and EMMA HILL are: 16. i. PEARL A. 4 WIMBERLY, b. November 22, 1884; d. November 22, 1959. 17. ii. BURLY ODUS WIMBERLY, b. February 06, 1887; d. October 18, 1959. iii. LENORA B. WIMBERLY, b. August 13, 1891; d. February 20, 1928; m. UNKNOWN JOHNSTON, Abt. 1909. iv. IVA B. WIMBERLY, b. May 27, 1893; d. November 03, 1984; m. BOB RODGES, Abt. 1911. 18. v. LAURA C. WIMBERLY, b. April 07, 1895. 19. vi. PET WIMBERLY, b. April 03, 1899, Pine Ridge, AR; d. June 03, 1993, Whitesboro, Grayson Co, TX. 20. vii. GEORGE EBB WIMBERLY, b. November 24, 1901; d. May 27, 1980. viii. JUBER F. WIMBERLY, b. 1903; m. TELLUS WOOD, Abt. 1923. 13. BETTIE 3 WIMBERLY (GENERAL I. 2, MAJOR 1 ) 5 was born 1878. She married WILLIAM MINTER CROW Abt. 1896. Notes for BETTIE WIMBERLY: 4

Grace Crow was my maternal Grandmother. Actually, she helped raise me. She was Betty Wimberly-Crow's first and only child. She died giving birth to my Grandmother (Grace.) Susan Adeline Suits-Wimberly, (General Wimberly's wife), raised her. General Wimberly was no longer alive at this point and time, (1899). Susan Adeline was helped in the raising of my Grandmother (Bettie Wimberly) by her daughters, Maggie Wimberly and Rosie Wimberly. Contributed by Carole Miller. cmiller620@aol.com. 07/23/1998 Child of BETTIE WIMBERLY and WILLIAM CROW is: i. GRACE 4 CROW 6, b. Abt. 1899; m. UNKNOWN HUSBAND, Abt. 1916. Generation No. 4 14. MARGARET NEURANEY JANE ISABEL 4 HUDDLESTON (ELVIRA JANE 3 WIMBERLY, ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born June 20, 1870 in Cherry Hill (Egger), Polk Co, Arkansas, and died October 10, 1914 in Cherry Hill (Egger), Polk, Co, Arkansas. She married JOHN WOODSON GILLEAN July 04, 1886, son of JOHN GILLEAN and LYDIA JACKSON. Children of MARGARET HUDDLESTON and JOHN GILLEAN are: i. JOHN GILLEAN IRVIN 5 GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1887. ii. LULA JANE GILLEAN, b. February 11, 1888. iii. SARAH GILLEAN, b. September 09, 1889. iv. DOLLIE GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1891. 21. v. WILLIAM FRANKLIN GILLEAN, b. November 07, 1895; d. July 16, 1933. vi. OSCAR GILLEAN, b. 1895. vii. DARLENE GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1897. viii. MURPHY GILLEAN, b. February 09, 1899. ix. ARLIE GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1901; m. ELIZABETH BELL WILHITE, Abt. 1921. 15. ENOCH 4 WIMBERLY (JOHN ALMOND 3, ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born May 07, 1880 in Polk Co, AR, and died April 19, 1943. He married OVA EDNA PHILPOT December 23, 1900 in Polk Co, AR. Children of ENOCH WIMBERLY and OVA PHILPOT are: i. WELTERS 5 WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1902. ii. PEARL WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1904; m. PALMER AUSTIN COOGAN, Abt. 1922. iii. WILLIAM ALMON WIMBERLY, b. October 08, 1906, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR; d. December 26, 1986, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR; m. BERTHA A. MCMELLON, September 17, 1935, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR. iv. AZZIE WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1908, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR. 16. PEARL A. 4 WIMBERLY (GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born November 22, 1884, and died November 22, 1959. She married GEORGE ALFRED LILES Abt. 1902. Children of PEARL WIMBERLY and GEORGE LILES are: i. OAKUS 5 LILES, b. Abt. 1904. ii. CLEMENT LILES, b. Abt. 1906. iii. GEORGE ALFRED LILES, JR., b. Abt. 1908. iv. GEOFFREY LILES, b. Abt. 1910. v. LEONARD LILES, b. Abt. 1912. vi. LLOYD LILES, b. Abt. 1914. vii. LOIS LILES, b. Abt. 1916. 5

viii. SHERMAN OTHEL LILES, b. Abt. 1918. ix. RAYMOND DELBERT LILES, b. Abt. 1920. 17. BURLY ODUS 4 WIMBERLY (GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born February 06, 1887, and died October 18, 1959. He married UNKNOWN WIFE Abt. 1907. Children of BURLY WIMBERLY and UNKNOWN WIFE are: i. EMMA JEAN 5 WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1909. ii. ALTA WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1911. iii. W. G. WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1913. iv. GENE W. WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1915. v. BILL WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1917. vi. GEORGE WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1919. vii. EBB WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1921. viii. CHARLES WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1923. ix. PETE WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1925. x. W. O. WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1927. 18. LAURA C. 4 WIMBERLY (GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born April 07, 1895. She married BAXTER BATES Abt. 1913. Child of LAURA WIMBERLY and BAXTER BATES is: 22. i. MARCUS 5 BATES, b. Abt. 1915. 19. PET 4 WIMBERLY (GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born April 03, 1899 in Pine Ridge, AR, and died June 03, 1993 in Whitesboro, Grayson Co, TX. She married JAMES DEWEY BATES Abt. 1917 in Pine Ridge, AR. Children of PET WIMBERLY and JAMES BATES are: 23. i. SYLVIA EDNA 5 BATES, b. March 05, 1920, Walters, AR; d. February 13, 1975, Whitesboro, Grayson Co, TX. ii. VELMA LEOTA BATES, b. September 14, 1921; d. December 14, 1978. iii. GEORGE LEON BATES, b. October 08, 1923; d. December 27, 1991. iv. JAMES LEO BATES, b. Abt. 1925. v. DALTON LEE BATES, b. Abt. 1927. 20. GEORGE EBB 4 WIMBERLY (GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) 7 was born November 24, 1901, and died May 27, 1980. He married UNKNOWN WIFE Abt. 1921. Child of GEORGE WIMBERLY and UNKNOWN WIFE is: 24. i. UNKNOWN 5 WIMBERLY, b. Abt. 1923. Generation No. 5 21. WILLIAM FRANKLIN 5 GILLEAN (MARGARET NEURANEY JANE ISABEL 4 HUDDLESTON, ELVIRA JANE 3 WIMBERLY, ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born November 07, 1895, and died July 16, 1933. He married LILLY MAYBELL HARVEY April 12, 1914. Child of WILLIAM GILLEAN and LILLY HARVEY is: 25. i. OTIS EDWARD 6 GILLEAN, b. September 13, 1920. 22. MARCUS 5 BATES (LAURA C. 4 WIMBERLY, GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born Abt. 1915. He married UNKNOWN WIFE Abt. 1935. 6

Child of MARCUS BATES and UNKNOWN WIFE is: 26. i. BARBARA 6 BATES, b. Abt. 1937. 23. SYLVIA EDNA 5 BATES (PET 4 WIMBERLY, GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born March 05, 1920 in Walters, AR, and died February 13, 1975 in Whitesboro, Grayson Co, TX. She married LEO VADEN GREEN Abt. 1938. Children of SYLVIA BATES and LEO GREEN are: i. YVONNE 6 GREEN, b. Abt. 1940. ii. JACKIE GREEN, b. Abt. 1942. iii. JIMMIE GREEN, b. Abt. 1944. iv. DWANA BETH GREEN, b. Abt. 1946. 24. UNKNOWN 5 WIMBERLY (GEORGE EBB 4, GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born Abt. 1923. She married UNKNOWN WRIGHT Abt. 1941. Child of UNKNOWN WIMBERLY and UNKNOWN WRIGHT is: i. ERIK JEFF 6 WRIGHT 8, b. Abt. 1945. Notes for ERIK JEFF WRIGHT: The picture of I have of Major is of Major H. (son) and is quite large. I can not tell you how exciting it's been finding all these relatives. George "Ebb" W. was my g-father, George Grundy W. his father, Major H. W. his then Major Sr., who had all the distinguishly named sons, General, Judge and so on. I have made numerous trips to the homestead and family gravesites in Arkansas and am very interested in going further back. (Signed) Jeff Wright Generation No. 6 25. OTIS EDWARD 6 GILLEAN (WILLIAM FRANKLIN 5, MARGARET NEURANEY JANE ISABEL 4 HUDDLESTON, ELVIRA JANE 3 WIMBERLY, ENOCH A. 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born September 13, 1920. He married OLEETA MARIE STANDRIDGE Abt. 1938. Children of OTIS GILLEAN and OLEETA STANDRIDGE are: i. CAROLYN MARIE 7 GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1940; m. UNKNOWN WAGNER, Abt. 1960. ii. MARILYN GILLEAN, b. Abt. 1942; m. UNKNOWN KIRBY, Abt. 1952. 26. BARBARA 6 BATES (MARCUS 5, LAURA C. 4 WIMBERLY, GEORGE GRUNDY 3, MAJOR HARRISON 2, MAJOR 1 ) was born Abt. 1937. She married UNKNOWN ANDERSON Abt. 1959. Child of BARBARA BATES and UNKNOWN ANDERSON is: i. SUSAN K. 7 ANDERSON, b. Abt. 1961; m. UNKNOWN SIMMONS, Abt. 1979. Notes for SUSAN K. ANDERSON: Susan Anderson Simmons is a researcher of the Wimberly family. Endnotes 1. Tennesse Marriages, Master list, List of all marriages in the State of Tennessee. 2. Allen Isaacs Family Records, E-mail from Carolyn Wagner, Carolyn Wager; flucky@nwa.quik.com. Carolyn is a descendant of Major Wimberly. She verified that Enoch's wife's name is Elvira. 3. Family Records; Wimberly Family History, Carol Courtney Miller e-mail; cmiller620@aol.com, Ms. Miller sent me an e-mail 7

stating General I. Wimberly was her great-great-grandfather. Also General Wimberly's wife was Susan Adeline Suits, and Betty Wimberly was her great-grandmother. 4. Allen Isaacs Family Records, E-mail sent by Carolyn Wagner, Carolyn Wagner address: flucky@nwa.quik.com; 1618 Bellview RD; Lowell, AR 72745;501-636-0158. 5. Family Records; Wimberly Family History, E-mail from Carole Courtney Miller, cmiller620@aol.com; Carole Courtney Miller. Was her Great-Great-Grandfather. 6. Family Records of Carole Miller, E-mail from Carole Miller on 07/27/1998, Carole Miller stated Grace Crow was her maternal grandmother. 7. Family Records of Jeff Wright, E-mail from Jeff Wright; jedi701@airmail.net, E-mail dated 07/28/1998 in which Jeff Wright states George "Ebb" Wimberly was his grandfather. 8. Family Records of Jeff Wright, E-mail from Jeff Wright:; jedi701@airmail.net, Jeff is the grandson of George "Ebb" Wimberly and lives at 701 West Lee Avenue; Weatherford, TX 76086. 8