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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: JIM WILLOUGHBY ==================================================================== BIO OF WILLIAM THOMAS WILLOUGHBY, SON OF JAMES After running away from the train station, William Thomas Willoughby went to Lafayette, Alabama. He remained in Lafayette for about two years. Family stories say that he lived with a Jeff Tucker and worked as a partner in the business of Tucker-Willingham. It is not known if this is the Tucker family that James Willoughby, Williams father married into (Elizabeth Tucker, daughter of John Tucker in Milltown, Alabama,) after returning from Texas. It is highly possible and likely. Family members also say that he lived with a Sorrell family for a short period. The Willoughby and Sorrell families knew each other as early as the late 1700s in Virginia. Members of a Sorrell family lived in Oglethorpe County, Georgia prior to migrating to Chambers County, Alabama.(Green Sorrell, John Sanders Sorrell) Oglethorpe County is adjacent to Clark County, where the Willoughby family lived. It is quite likely that they knew each other in North Georgia as well. The 1870 Census of Chambers County lists William Thomas Willoughby age 19, occupation, farm hand, in the household of West Smith and his wife Jane. William married his first wife Caroline A. Smith, daughter of William West Goodrich SMITH, in Chambers County, Alabama, in 1872. They had one child, name unknown, who died at birth. "Carrie", along with quite a number of unmarked childrens' graves are located in the SMITH Family Cemetery. West and Jane Smith are also buried there. Caroline died during the first year of marriage and William married her sister, Josephine (Parrie) Lee SMITH,in 1875. The middle name of my Grandfather, Rhodes Goodrich Willoughby, gets originated with West Goodrich SMITH. William Thomas WILLOUGHBY and Josephine Parrie Lee SMITH had five children. Three of the children died as infants. Surviving were two sons, my grandfather, Rhodes Goodrich WILLOUGHBY, and his brother, Seaborn Gideon WILLOUGHBY. The William Thomas Willoughby family moved to Dadeville, Alabama in 1903. Seaborn Gideon ran a general store in Dadeville, Alabama. Uncle Gids store and house are still standing. The store is currented operated by a wrought iron worker, and the house is vacant. Parrie died in 1882 and William married a third time 14 years later. On April 16, 1896, William married Ella Estelle MORGAN. There were three children of this marriage; i. Dewie, 4 March 1899 ii.Winnie Heflin, 1 December, 1901 iii. John Gaines, 1 October 1905 William Thomas Willoughby died on 10 September, 1923. He is buried in the Dadeville, Alabama Cemetery, Tallapoosa County. Husband: William Thomas WILLOUGHBY Birth: 26 Mar 1851 Place: Newnan, Coweta Co., GA Death: 10 Sep 1923 Place: Dadeville, Tallapossa Co., AL Father: James WILLOUGHBY (1825-1896) Mother: Sara Ann CHAPMAN (1827-1859) Other spouses: Caroline (Carrie) A. SMITH Ella Estella MORGAN Marriage: 23 Dec 1875 Place: Ch. Co. Al MB 7 P. 239 Wife: Josephine (Parrie) Lee SMITH8 Birth: 11 Dec 1858 Death: 8 Mar 1885 Place: Chambers Co. Ala. Burial: Place: Smith Cemetary Father: William "West" Goodrich SMITH (1814-1884) Mother: Jane SHANK (1827-1884) Children... 1. M Child: Rhodes Goodrich WILLOUGHBY Birth: 17 Dec 1877 Death: 10 Nov 1956 Place: Milledgeville, GA. Burial: Place: Dadeville, Al.Dadeville Cem Occupation: Farmer Spouse: Emma Lenora DAVIS Marriage: 1897 Place: Tallapoosa Co Al 2. M Child: Seaborn Gideon WILLOUGHBY Birth: 17 Dec 1877 Death: 13 Apr 1954 Place: Chambers Co. Ala. 3. F Child: Caroline A WILLOUGHBY (Stillborn) Birth: 12 Aug 1880 Place: Chambers Co. Death: 29 Sep 1980 Place: Chambers Co. 4. M Child: James E. WILLOUGHBY (Stillborn) Birth: 12 Jul 1881 Place: Chambers Co. Death: 20 Jan 1856 Place: Chambers Co. Wifes Notes... Notes: Parrie was the 2nd wife of William. They were married on 23 Dec. 1875, in Chambers Co by F.H. Moss, Minister. Husband: William Thomas WILLOUGHBY Birth: 26 Mar 1851 Place: Newnan, Coweta Co., GA Death: 10 Sep 1923 Place: Dadeville, Tallapossa Co., AL Father: James WILLOUGHBY (1825-1896) Mother: Sara Ann CHAPMAN (1827-1859) Other spouses: Josephine (Parrie) Lee SMITH8 Ella Estella MORGAN Marriage: 1872 Place: Chambers Co., Ala Wife: Caroline (Carrie) A. SMITH Birth: 9 Feb 1854 Death: 16 Sep 1873 Place: Smith Co Cemetery, Chambers Co., AL Father: William "West" Goodrich SMITH (1814-1884) Mother: Jane SHANK (1827-1884) Children... 1. F Child: unknown WILLOUGHBY Birth: 16 Aug 1873 Death: 16 Aug 1873 Place: Chambers Co Al Burial: Place: Smith Family Cemetery