Children:
1. Thomas WHEATLEY
Born: 1730
Died: 1780
Spouse: Mary GAINER
2. Alexander Hamilton WHEATLEY
Born: 23 December 1757
Died: 31 October 1834
Married: July 1781
Spouse: Peggy STOKES
Children: Thomas, Pierce,
Alex Jr., Marcus, Sam, John, Benjamin, Alfred, Elizabeth
3. William Wheatley, Sr.
Born: Abt. 1760
Died: Unknown
Married: 1785
Spouse: Sarah ?
Children:
Spouse #1: Mary Ann CHERRY
Born: 29, June 1811, Martin
Co., NC
Died: 5 March, 1863
Buried: Wheatley Cemetery,
Old Seventh District, Benton Co., TN
Spouse #1: Malinda (or Mahulda) Jane HALL**
Children:
2. George Smith WHEATLEY
Born: Abt. 1864
Died: Unknown
3. John Frank WHEATLEY
Born: 1865
Died: 1889
Spouse #1: Maggie FRENCH
(Married 1883)
Spouse #2: Sarah J. CASGROVES
(Married: 1884)
Child: George Roy (1887-1889)
4. Alexandra
Scott (Matt) WHEATLEY
Born: 11 February 1868, Danville,
TN
Married: 25 November 1890, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Died: 16 October 1932, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Buried: McLarry Cemetery,
Collin Co., TX
Spouse: Emma
Kate HUNN
Born 1869, Collin Co., TX
Died 1934, McKinney, Collin Co.,
TX
Buried: McLarry Cemetery,
Collin Co., TX
Father: Francis Marion HUNN
Mother: Cynthia Ann DUNN
1. Jennie
Kay WHEATLEY
Born: 18 September 1891,
McKinney, Collin Co., TX
Died Jan 1975, Petersburg, Hale
Co., TX
Buried Becton Cemetery, Hale Co.,
TX
Married McKinney, Collin Co., TX
Spouse: James
(Jim) FOY
Spouse: Ethel Lee ____________
3. Fay WHEATLEY
Born 1903, McKinney, Collin Co.,
TX
Spouse: A. C. WATSON
4. Carl G. WHEATLEY
Born 6 November 1894, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Died 30 November 1919
Buried McLarry Cemetery, Collin
Co., TX
5. Cynthia WHEATLEY
Born 17 July 1906, McKinney, Collin
Co., TX
Died April 1985, Mt. Pleasant,
Titus Co., TX
Spouse: Elmo CLOYD
Child: Doris (Renfroe)
6. Mary Ella WHEATLEY
Born 2 April 1897, McKinney, Collin
Co., TX
Died 26 November 1897, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Buried McLarry Cemetery, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
7. Willie
Bell WHEATLEY
Born 4 March 1898, McKinney, Collin
Co., TX
Died 30 September 1909, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Buried McLarry Cemetery, Collin
Co., TX
8. Weldon WHEATLEY
Born 13 September 1913, McKinney,
Collin Co., TX
Died February 1980, Lancaster,
Dallas Co., TX
Married: Goldie Lucille LEE
6. Belldonia WHEATLEY++
Born: Unknown
Died: 1934
Spouse #1: James "Mando"
BUTLER (Married: 1874)
Children: Mahauda (1876-?),
Virginia Bell (1881-?), Mary Ellen (1883-?)
Spouse #2: Isaac Newton (Newt)
Stagner (Married: 1883)
Children: Hattie Lee (1886-?),
William S. Kemp (1888-?), A. Scott (1890-?), Webb (1892-?), Porter (1894-1979)
Children:
2. Dorothy Posey
Born: 1892
Died: 1968
Married: 1913
Spouse: James O. CAGLE
Children: Mildred (Crockett),
Ruth (Overby), James Clarence
3. Stella Mai PARKER
Born: 1899
Died: 1981
Married: 1933
Spouse: Newt CHRISTOPHER
4. James Mode PARKER
Born: 1902
Died: 1972
Married: 1940
Spouse: Mary Alice WIREBACK
5. Alton B. PARKER
Born: 1904
Died: 1904
6. Marie E. PARKER
Born: 1904
Died: 1904
7. Annis Osra PARKER
Born: Unknown
Died: 1966
Spouse: Buren GREER
Children: Ruth Adelaide,
Ernest Parker, Billy Jean
8. Walter PARKER
9. Mary PARKER
10. Sacramiller PARKER
11. Callie PARKER
12. Lillian PARKER
13. Daisy Motaray PARKER
Children:
2. Jessie Gorman WHEATLEY
Born: 1904
Died: 1990
Married: 1923
Spouse: Nora Ann WHEATLEY
(1904-1989)
Children: Norma F. (Burdett),
Gail J. (Hall)
3. Griscol Pierce WHEATLEY
Born: 1906
Died: 1983
4. Rural Severa WHEATLEY
Born: 1908
Died: 1979
Spouse: Clara Belle WYNN
(1915-?)
Children: Frances (Davis),
Evalinem (Wilkins)
5. Rupert Thevera WHEATLEY
Born: 1908
Died: 1908
6. George Taylor WHEATLEY
Born: 1912
Died: 1975
Married: 1936
Spouse: Mary Louise HALL
Children: Jerald Nelson,
Gloria Diane (Padgett)
7. James Freeman WHEATLEY
Born: 1915
Spouse #1: Antoinette PAPA
Spouse #2: Louise ACREE (1916-1991)
8. Kenneth Edison WHEATLEY
Born: 1917
Died: 1932
9. Kemp Addison WHEATLEY
Born: 1917
Died: 1917
3. William H. WHEATLEY
Born: 7 September, 1836.
Died: 1885
Children: L. J., M. A., Queny
C., J. S.
4. Catherine WHEATLEY
Born: 5 July, 1838
Died: 23 August, 1876
Buried: Wheatley Cemetery,
Benton Co., TN
5. Louisa Adeline WHEATLEY
Born: 26 September, 1840
Died: About 1860
Buried: Wheatley Cemetery,
Benton Co., TN
Married: William (Billy)
GARNER
Child: Thomas N. GARNER
6. John C. WHEATLEY
Born: February 5, 1843
No other information.
7. Mary Ann (Polly) WHEATLEY
Born: 27 March 1845
Died: 12 November 1915
Buried: Wheatley Cemetery,
Benton Co., TN
Married: 22 May 1863, Moses
Simon PARKER
Children:
9. Caladonia WHEATLEY
Born: 11 March, 1850
Died: 19 August 1876
Buried: Wheatley Cemetery,
Benton Co., TN
Married: 25 March 1873, James
S. WILLIAMS
10. Franklin Pierce WHEATLEY
Born: 9 October 1857
Died: 1933
Married: 10 September 1873,
Margaret Ann McNEILL
Children:
2. Eliza WHEATLEY
Born: 1877
No other information.
3. Jesse William WHEATLEY
Born: 1881
No other information.
4. William Bernece WHEATLEY
Born: 16 March 1885
Died: 13 April, 1946
Married: 1903
Spouse: Lola Alice LOWRY
Born: 21 March, 1887
Died: 22 July 1953
Children:
2. Carl WHEATLEY, married 6 April 1924 to Pauline Brewer. Child, Margaret. Spouse #2: Morie BERRY, 20 February, 1935. No children.
3. Velma Pauline WHEATLEY.
6. Allie WHEATLEY
Born: 1889
No other information.
#According to Dorris Owens Henson (sallie@usit.net), the father of Alexander Wheatley and possibly William W. Wheatley was named Thomas Wheatley. She states that in 1788 Thomas and Mary Wheatley signed over their home place with 600 acres and slaves to William W. Wheatley to take care of them. Thomas died around 1789 and Mary was listed in the 1790 census of Pitt Co., NC. According to Wil Christopher (wchristo@mail.win.org), the father of Alexander and William W. was named Samuel.
+We believe that the great uncle of William W. WHEATLEY was Alexander WHEATLEY, b. 23 December 1757 in Martin Co., NC, d. 31 October 31, 1834 in Weakley Co., TN. However, we have not yet definitively established this link. Dorris Owens Henson (sallie@usit.com) has done extensive work attempting to prove this link. Alexander WHEATLEY'S descendents are listed on World Family Tree CD #3, Pedigree #5737.
* The obituary of Alex Scott (Matt) Wheatley as printed in the Weekly Democratic Gazette of McKinney, Texas lists his father as Jim Camp WHEATLEY of Danville, TN. Alex Scott (Matt) WHEATLEY's death certificate lists his father as James K. WHEATLEY. His mother's name on the death certificate is illegible, but the last four letters seem to be "ulda". Birthplace on the death certificate is listed as TN. Other information from the obituary leads us to believe that his father was James Knox WHEATLEY, including information about his father's record of public service.
** One biography of James Knox WHEATLEY lists his wives as #1 Malinda J. HALL, with children Duncan, Matt, John, George, and Alexandra, and #2 Roxalina GROSS, with children Samuel Pierce and Adda Luter. This biography also lists children from Roxalina's previous marriages as Henry LINDSEY, Belinda, and James GROSS. The biography of William W. Wheatley lists the spouses of James Knox WHEATLEY as #1 Mahulda HALL (no children listed); #2, Malinda J. ?; #3 Roxilina WYNN LINDSEY GROSS. Children listed in this biography are: Duncan, Matt, John F., George, Bell, Addie, Pierce. Pierce is probably the brother mentioned in the obituary as Perry in TN.
Yet another source (from the Tennessee State Archives listing of State Legislators) lists spouses for James K. Wheatley as #1 Malinda J. ? with children W. D., Belona, Dillard, John F., G. G., and E. F., and #2 L. E. Phifer with no issue. Based on census information and other biographies, we believe this particular biography is seriously flawed, and that most of the information referring to spouses and children is erroneous.
***We believe that the "Mrs. Bill Stogner" referred to in Alex Scott WHEATLEY's obituary is Belle Donia (Belinda GROSS?) WHEATLEY, whose spouse was Newt Stagner. Newt was first married to Gildora WHEATLEY.
****The 1880 Benton Co., TN census gives the following listing:
Wheatley, James K., white, age 49,
married, farmer, literate, born TN, father & mother both born in NC
Wheatley, Roxalina, white, age
38, wife, keeping house, unable to read or write, born TN, both parents
born TN.
Wheatley, John Frank, white, age
19, son, worker on farm, literate, in school
Wheatley, George (illegible), age
16, son, worker on farm, literate, in school
Wheatley, Alexandra, age 11, son,
laborer, literate, in school
Wheatley, Pearce, white, age 7,
son, in school, unable to read or write
Wheatley, Adda Luter, white, age
5, daughter, in school, unable to read or write
Lindsey, Henry, white, age 19,
stepson, laborer, in school, literate
Gross, Belinda, white, age 13,
stepdaughter, help keep house, in school, literate
Gross, James, white, age 11, stepson,
laborer, in school, literate
++I have some question as to whether Belle Donia WHEATLEY was actually Belinda GROSS, the stepdaughter of James Knox Wheatley. I cannot find a Belle Donia listed in the census information.
Sources:
Death Certificate, Alex Scott (Matt)
WHEATLEY
Obituary, Alex Scott (Matt) WHEATLEY,
printed in the Weekly Democrat-Gazette, McKinney, TX
Benton County Tennessee Families
& Histories, 1836-1986
Goodspeed, History of Benton
County
1880 Census for Benton County,
TN
Descendents of WHEATLEY, WILLIAM
W JR. (BILLY) (#498), Report generated using Softdisk's Family Tree, sent
from Wil Christopher (wchristo@mail.win.org)
I am also grateful to these Wheatley researchers, who have helped enormously in putting this page together:
Susan Krueger (smkrue@aol.com)
Dorris Henson (sallie@usit.net)
Jeanette Piekenbrock (lostrifk4@aol.com)
Linda Stockdale (mike@compu.net)