Tenth Generation

336. William Wesley SEBOURN^72,107 was born in 1859 in Kentucky. He died on 17 April 1953 at the age of 94 in Crawford County, Arkansas.

The 1860 and 1870 censuses says William was born Kentucky - the 1880 says Illinois.

William W. Sebourne, age 23, married Nannie Ehott, age 22, 30 Oct 1881, Crawford Co. AR. Daniel Blevin, Ordained Minister, married them.

1900 Census. Winfrey Twp, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 115
William W. Seborn, b. Apr 1859, 41, married 19 years
Nanna E., wife, b. Wug 1859, 40, 7 children
Fred M., son, b. Sep 1884, 15
Lizzie G., dau, b. Mar 1887, 13
Nettie B., dau, b. Jun 1889, 11
Jesse J., son, b. Nov 1891, 8
Bessie J., dau, b. Nov 1891, 8
Pearl, dau, b. Oct 1895, 4
Eda M., dau, b. Sep 1898, age 1

1910 Census. Van Buren Ward 3, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 142
William W. Sebourn, 51, married 35 years, b. Illinois, Deputy Sheriff
Nancy, wife, 50, 12 children - 7 are living, b. KY
Jessie, son, 18, Delivery boy, grocery store
Bessie, dau, 18
Pearl, dau, 14
Ida, dau, 11
Ruby, day, 3

1920 Census. Van Buren Twp, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 371
931 William Penn Ave
W. W. Seabourn, 60, b. IL, Motorman, street car
Nannie, wife, 57
Pearl, dau, 21, divorced
Ida, dau 19
Ruby dau, 13
Jos/Jas Hutchinson, grdson, age 4 years, 9 months

1930 Census. Van Buren First Ward, Crawford Co., AR, Hh 257
William W. Sebourne, 62, b. IL, Merchant, Groceries & Gas
Nannie E., wife, 60, b. KY
Ruby H., dau, 21, b. AR, Bookkeeper, Dentist parlor

1950 Census. Spiro, LeFlore Co, OK, Hh 115
Cantwell, James, 57, b. AR, Salesman, Retail Gasoline Station
Bessie J., wife, 57, b. AR
William W. Sebourn, father-in-law, 92, widowed, b. IL

Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren, Crawford Co AR:
Wm. W. Sebourn, born 15 Apr 1855, died 17 Apr 1953
Nannie E., Sebourn, b. 20 Aug 1860, died 1 Jul 1932

Although buried in Arkansas, an Ancestry family tree of a descendant has his death place as Spiro, LeFlore Co, OK.

William Wesley SEBOURN and Nancy BOWLES were married on 30 October 1881. Nancy BOWLES, daughter of Thomas BOWLES and Anne HEDRICK, was born on 20 August 1859 in Jackson County, Kentucky. She died on 1 July 1932 at the age of 72 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

Nancy's birth year is 1860 on her grave marker. Said to be Nancy Ehott. An Ancestry family tree gives her surname as Bowles - was she a young widow when married? They say her parents were Thomas Boles and Anne Hedrix.

1880 Census, White Rock Twp, Franklin Co, AR, Hh 86
Thomas Boles, 43, b. KY, parents, b. VA (age is wrong - born in Nov 1826 - should have been 53)
Annie, 43, wife, b. KY
June T., 16, dau, b. KY as were all the children except the youngest son
Jane, 16, dau
John, 10, son
Ned, 9, son
Martha, 7 dau
Thomas, 5, son
Nancy, 21 Daughter, marked as Widowed but no other surname stated, b. KY
Elly F. H., 3, son, b. AR

William Wesley SEBOURN and Nancy BOWLES had the following children: