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William Gilwater Price

William Gilwater Price[1]

Male 1847 - 1926  (78 years)


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  • Name William Gilwater Price 
    Birth 7 Nov 1847  Mulberry, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1850  White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I868] William Isaac PRICE
      Witness Role: head of household: [I868] William Isaac PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I857] Cynthia WOOD
      Witness Role: daughter: [I856] Malinda PRICE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I536] Margaret J. PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I495] James Silas PRICE
    Military Service From 1861 to 1865  [5, 6] 
    Civil War, Confederate Army 
    • Private, Company C, Hunter's Arkansas Cavalry, per the footstone on his grave
    gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926 footstone    		 gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926 footstone
    Occupation From 1870 to 1910  [2, 3, 7, 8] 
    farmer 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • value of personal estate: $312, William cannot read or write, Lucinda can read but not write.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I453] Lucinda Jane BUSSEY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I479] Mary Isabelle PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I445] James Mordecai PRICE
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Prairie Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • William Gilwater Price, his wife and their 6 children shared the same dwelling with his brother Perry, Perry's wife and 2 children, as well as Lucinda's brother Richard Bussey with his wife and 2 children. The census taker placed all 3 of these family units in the same dwelling.

      That's 6 adults and 10 children in one household.

      Also on this same census page are several Gentry families, a Denney family, and another Bussey family. The adults seem to have been born in Arkansas, but their parents mostly came from Tennessee.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I453] Lucinda Jane BUSSEY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I479] Mary Isabelle PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I445] James Mordecai PRICE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I474] Cynthia Jane PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I485] Henderson Emery PRICE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I476] Rutha Adaline PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I487] William Alfred PRICE
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I453] Lucinda Jane BUSSEY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I476] Rutha Adaline PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I487] William Alfred PRICE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I477] Margaret Ann PRICE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I478] Lillie Mae PRICE
      Witness Role: son: [I494] John Cleveland PRICE
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Two of William and Lucinda's grandchildren lived with them - the two youngest of their deceased son Henderson.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I453] Lucinda Jane BUSSEY
      Witness Role: grandson: [I2387] Charles Floyd PRICE
      Witness Role: grandson: [I3324] Emery Lester PRICE
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • First mention of 2nd wife "Sarah E. Price"
      Witness Role: head of household: [I452] William Gilwater PRICE
      Witness Role: wife: [I5881] Sarah E.
    Family Search ID LHQ3-66Y 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for William Gilwater Price 
    _UID 84FFB8977194400B959C6AA1759E9BFD09E5 
    Death 15 Mar 1926  Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Burial Aft 15 Mar 1926  Shady Grove Cemetery, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926    		 gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926
    gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926 footstone    		 gravestones\PRICE William Gilwater d1926 footstone
    Person ID I452  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father William Isaac Price,   b. 1821, Rhea, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1858, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Cynthia Wood,   b. 1821, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1858, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 1841  Franklin, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Lucinda Jane Bussey,   b. 30 Sep 1845, Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1914, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 6 May 1865  Franklin, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Isabelle Price,   b. 20 Mar 1867, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1950, Shattuck, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +2. James Mordecai Price,   b. 2 May 1868, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1899, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     3. Sarah M. Price,   b. 8 Feb 1870   d. Bef 1 Jun 1900 (Age < 30 years)
    +4. Cynthia Jane Price,   b. 8 Oct 1872, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1897, Okfuskee Township, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    +5. Henderson Emery Price,   b. 11 Dec 1873, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1902 (Age 28 years)
    +6. Rutha Adaline Price,   b. 10 Feb 1876, Shattuck, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1920, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +7. William Alfred Price,   b. 17 Dec 1878, Shattuck, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1932, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +8. Margaret Ann Price,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1920, Shattuck, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    +9. Lillie Mae Price,   b. 20 Apr 1883, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1939 (Age 56 years)
    +10. John Cleveland Price,   b. 19 Jul 1887, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1962, Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

    Wife 2 Sarah E.,   b. 1856, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Aft 1914 
    Family ID F1745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Photos
    headshots\PRICE William Gilwater    		headshots\PRICE William Gilwater

  • Sources 
    1. [S72] Debbie Price's Collection.

    2. [S805] Cens1880 - AR Carroll Prairie p31, W.G. Price // 4 // 5.

    3. [S35] Cens1900 - AR Carroll Prairie p3, William G. Price // 36 // 36.

    4. [S276] Cens1850 - AR Franklin White Oak p115.

    5. [S1239] Find a Grave: William Gilwater Price.

    6. [S1379] Military - Baker Frances (widow pension).

    7. [S277] Cens1910 - AR Carroll Prairie p1b.

    8. [S804] Cens1870 - AR Carroll Prairie p1.

    9. [S805] Cens1880 - AR Carroll Prairie p31.

    10. [S35] Cens1900 - AR Carroll Prairie p3.

    11. [S278] Cens1920 - AR Carroll Prairie ed65 p6b.

    12. [S206] Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950.
      Death date: 15 Mar 1926Death place: Carroll, Arkansas


    13. [S2] Compiler Conclusions.

    14. [S35] Cens1900 - AR Carroll Prairie p3, William G. Price // 36 // 36.
      says been married 34 years, when according to this date they had just celebrated their 35th anniversary, so the date may be off by a bit