Family of William Emsley (“Will”) EIDSON

Birth: 11 APR 1865* (Clarke Co., MS)
Death: 14 JUN 1944 (Laurel, Jones Co., MS)
Burial: Boyles Chapel Cemetery (Whistler, Wayne Co., MS)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
William EIDSON b. about 1793 (SC) d. about 1830 Elizabeth b. about 1803 (SC) d. between 1860-1870	Emsley EIDSON b. 1824 (SC) d. 1866	Elizabeth EIDSON b. OCT 1861 (MS) d. 2 SEP 1930 Erastus G. BISHOP b. 1872 (MS) d. between 1880-1900 (Child) BISHOP b. about 1874 (MS) d. between 1880-1900	Simpson Leroy BISHOP b. 17 NOV 1875 (MS) d. 2 JUL 1943 (Child) BISHOP b. about 1877 (MS) d. between 1880-1900 Almedia (“Bedie”) BISHOP b. JUL 1878 (MS) d. between 1878-1880	Margaret A. (“Maggie”) BISHOP b. 5 JUL 1878 (MS) d. 9 AUG 1954 Oscar Bruce BISHOP b. APR 1880 (MS) d. between 1880-1900 Sallie BISHOP b. FEB 1886 (MS) d. 12 JUN 1959
Simpson MCCARTY b. 11 APR 1816 (SC) d. 15 MAR 1892 Mahala REDD b. 1817 (SC) d. 1896	Alice MCCARTY b. JUN 1842 (MS) d. 1 AUG 1919

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Sarah Ellen (“Sallie”) HAWKINS b. 3 AUG 1865 (MS) d. 5 MAY 1910	27 DEC 1887 Wayne Co., MS	Lillie Mae EIDSON b. 18 MAR 1888 (MS) d. 7 JUL 1943 Joseph Emsley EIDSON b. 14 JUL 1890 (MS) d. 3 FEB 1961 Dora Geraldine EIDSON b. 18 FEB 1893 (MS) d. 13 JAN 1980	William Oren (“Jake”) EIDSON b. 11 APR 1895 (MS) d. 18 DEC 1946 Albany Louise (“Banie”) EIDSON b. 22 JAN 1899 (MS) d. 12 NOV 1973	Cecil Leroy EIDSON b. 30 AUG 1902 (MS) d. 3 FEB 1980 Sallie Mae EIDSON b. 5 JUL 1904 (MS) d. 17 JUL 1977 Violet Lenorah (“Nora”) EIDSON b. 28 DEC 1906 (MS) d. 28 DEC 1968

*This date of birth is from his tombstone. Census records suggest that William Emsley EIDSON may have been born in 1864.

Tombstone of William Emsley EIDSON and Sarah Ellen HAWKINS
Tombstone of William Emsley EIDSON
Tombstone of Sarah Ellen HAWKINS
Tombstone of Lillie Mae EIDSON
Tombstone of Robert Matthew OVERSTREET (husband of Lillie Mae EIDSON)
Tombstone of Lillie Mae EIDSON and Robert Matthew OVERSTREET
Obituary for Joseph Emsley EIDSON
Tombstone of Joseph Emsley EIDSON
Obituary for Lula Dorothy GREEN (wife of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Tombstone of Lula Dorothy GREEN
Tombstone of Elmer Quinton EIDSON, Sr. (son of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Obituary for Ethel Estelle BROWNLEE (former wife of Elmer Quinton EIDSON, Sr.)
Tombstone of Ethel Estelle BROWNLEE
Tombstone of Raymond EIDSON (son of Elmer Quinton EIDSON, Sr.)
Obituary for William Oscar (“Ed”) EIDSON (son of Elmer Quinton EIDSON, Sr.)
Tombstone of William Oscar (“Ed”) EIDSON
Tombstone of John E. EIDSON (son of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Tombstone of Annie Valerie EIDSON (daughter of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Tombstone of William Doyle EIDSON (son of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Tombstone of Mollie Mae EIDSON (daughter of Joseph Emsley EIDSON)
Tombstone of William Oren EIDSON
Tombstone of Spicy M. BUTLER (wife of William Oren EIDSON)
Tombstone of William Oren EIDSON and Spicy M. BUTLER
Tombstone of Sallie Mae EIDSON
Tombstone of Lenwood Leon WEST, Sr. (husband of Sallie Mae EIDSON)
Tombstone of Sallie Mae EIDSON and Lenwood Leon WEST, Sr.
Tombstone of Violet Lenorah (“Nora”) EIDSON
Tombstone of Robert (“Bob”) GLENN (first husband of Violet Leonorah EIDSON)

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Last updated on October 29, 2019.