Virgil Monroe WEATHERS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,8
Jan 18431,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 15th Aug 191610,9
Life History
Jan 1843 |
Born in South Carolina.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
between 1862 and 1865 |
Military in South Carolina Infantry, Company K, Arkansas Regiment.9 |
1863 |
Birth of son George W WEATHERS in South Carolina.3,1,11 |
about 1865 |
Married Sarah H MCSWAIN.1 |
Mar 1871 |
Birth of daughter Theodocia Jane WEATHERS in Arkansas.12,13,14,3,15,8 |
5th Nov 1875 |
Birth of daughter Etta V WEATHERS in Arkansas.3,16,11,8 |
Mar 1878 |
Birth of son Charles B WEATHERS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.6,3 |
Apr 1880 |
Birth of son Infant Son WEATHERS in Arkansas.3 |
before 1887 |
Death of Sarah H MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.10,8 |
24th Jan 1887 |
Married Josephine Emma WILLIAMS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.10,8 |
Jul 1892 |
Birth of son Robert WEATHERS in Arkansas.6,17,18 |
Jan 1896 |
Birth of son John H WEATHERS in Arkansas.5,6,18 |
after 1906 |
Death of Josephine Emma WILLIAMS in Josephine was in a photo taken in 1906 of several Ethel residents, published in the DeWitt Era Enterprise in 1968. |
15th Aug 1916 |
Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.10,9 |
Notes
- 1850 Federal Census, Newberry District, South Carolina, 28 September, page 253B, Hse/Fam #1181
R B Wethersby 37 M Farmer$1000 Real Estate b SC
Mary Wethersby 37 F SC
Virgil M Wethersby 8 M SC
1860 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 12 September, PO Harmony, North Carolina, page 233, Hse/Fam #106
R B Withers 50 M Farmer $250 Personal Estate No Carolina [abt 1810]
Virgil Withers 18 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1842]
Lawrence Withers 15 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1845]
Malissa J Withers 11 F b So Carolina [abt 1849]
George W Withers 10 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1850]
Robert P Withers 9 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1851]
John M Withers 9 M Asst Dam b So Carolina [abt 1851]
Mary Withers 83 F b No Carolina [abt 1767]
1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 15, Hse/Fam #117
Wethers, Virgil 30 M W Farmer $160 Personal Estate b SC (b abt 1840)
Wethers, Sarah 26 F W Keeping House b NC (b abt 1844)
Wethers, George W 4 M W b Tennessee (b abt 1866)
His brother Robert, age 19, is living next door in the household of Henry P Thomason, for whom Robert is working as a farm laborer.
1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 15, Hse/Fam #116
Thomason, Henry P 40 M W Farmer $4600 Real Estate $2000 Personal Estate b Alabama (b abt 1830)
Thomason, Nancy E 33 F W Keeping House b Arkansas (b abt 1837)
Rawsaun (?), Alonzo G 24 M W Laborer on Farm M W b Mississippi
Wethers, Robert W 19 M W Laborer on Farm M W b South Carolina (b abt 1851)
McCloud, Talitha A W 18 F W M W b Mississippi
Armstrong, [Unreadable Name] G 11 M W M W b Arkansas (b abt 1851)
Virgil's father, Robert B Weathers, is also in the area, living at Cypress Bayou in Arkansas County.
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, St Charles, District 2, pp 1-2, Hse/Fam #9
Weathers, V M W M 37 Laborer SC NC SC (b abt 1843)
Weathers, S H W F 32 Wife House Keeper NC NC NC (b abt 1848)
Weathers, Geo W W M 12 Son At School SC SC NC (b abt 1868)
Weathers, T J W F 9 Dau At School Tenn SC NC (b abt 1871)
Weathers, Etta W F 7 Dau At School AR SC NC (b abt 1873)
Weathers, Charley W M 5 Son AR SC NC (b abt 1875)
- page 2 -
Weathers, Infant W M 1mo Son AR SC NC (b abt April 1880)
After the death of Sarah, Virgil maried Josephine Williams.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
V M Weathers
Gender Male
Age 45, Birth Year abt 1842
Spouse's Name Josaphine [sic] Williams
Spouse's Age 33
Marriage 24 Jan 1887 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 24 Jan 1887
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 15B, House #259, Family #264
Weathers, Virgil M Head W M Jan 1843 57 Married 35 years TN SC TN Engineer Rents
Weathers, Josephine E Wife W F May 1855 45 Married 35 years 6 children/3 living Mich Ohio Mich
Weathers, Charley Son W M Mar 1878 23 Single AR SC Mich Farm Laborer
Weathers, Robert Son W M July 1892 7 Single AR SC Mich
Weathers, John H Son W M Jan 1896 4 Single AR SC Mich
I note that this census reports that Virgil and Josephine have been married for 35 years! That would mean they married about 1865. But in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, we know that his wife was Sarah H. Age and birth details confirm this is a different person. But we see in the 1910 census, that this is a second marriage for both Virgil and Josephine. So perhaps the 35 refers to the total time, from the first marriage for both of them. This would match the marriage date for Virgil and Sarah.
Tressie Nealy reports that Virgil Weathers married Josephine Williams 24 Jan 1887.
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3B, Hse/Fam #44
Weathers, Virgil Head M W 68 Marriage 2 Married 24 years TN TN TN Railroad Engineer Rents [b abt 1873]
Weathers, Josephine Wife F W 5? Marriage 2 Married 24 years 6 children/3 living Michigan Mich Mich [b abt ?]
Weathers, Robert Son M W 16 Single AR SC Michigan Farm Laborer [b abt 1894]
Weathers, John H Son M W 14 Single AR SC Michigan Farm Laborer [b abt 1896]
Note that the 1900 and 1910 censuses report that Josephine has had 6 children, and only 3 are living. All I have seen records for are two, Robert and John, recorded in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. This record also reports that Virgil and Josephine have been married for 24 years, meaning they married about 1886. If there were three children surviving, then there should have been at least those 3 recorded in the 1900 census, when Robert was 7 and John was 4. An older child would be at most 14 in 1900, but more likely about 13.
Tressie Nealy, a Weathers researcher, informed me that Virgil Weathers died on/about 15 Aug 1916.
-- Tressie Nealy, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 February 2009
In December 2014, this information became available on Ancestry.com's growing library of records, in Virgil's Confederate Veteran's record..
Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
Virgil Monroe Weathers
Spouse Name Josephine Emma Weathers
Arkansas County, Arkansas
South Carolina Infantry, Company K, Arkansas Regiment
Veteran's Application Year 1907
Death Date 15 Aug 1916
Widow applied 1917
Sources
- 1. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 15, Hse/Fam #117
- 2. 1860 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 12 September, PO Harmony, North Carolina, page 233, Hse/Fam #106
- 3. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 1 June, St Charles, District 2, p 1, Hse/Fam #9
- 4. 1850 Federal Census, Newberry District, South Carolina
- 28 September, page 253B, Hse/Fam #1181
- 5. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 21 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3B, Hse/Fam #44
- 6. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 28 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 15B, House #259, Family #264
- 7. Email Sources
- 8. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 9. Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
- 10. Tressie Nealy, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 February 2009
- 11. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 12. RootsWeb -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I2975
- 13. 1900 Federal Census, Yell County, Arkansas
- 13 June, Lamar, District 157, page 10B, Hse #166, Fam #168
- 14. Ancestry Trees
- Schoenvogel Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/808748/person/-1235817765?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 15. Salem Cemetery, Yell County, Arkansas, Register
- 16. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
- 17. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 16 April, Crickett Township, District 1-6, page 7A, Country Road, Hse #94, Rents $2
- 18. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 24 March, Point DeLuce, District 195, page 1B, Unnamed Local Road, Hse/Fam #21
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