*See information (bottom of page) regarding incorrect gravestone dates.
William Thomas Caperton was born to Mary E. Hartgraves and Thomas H. Caperton. In the 1860 Census, the family was listed as living in Waylands Springs, District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee. William Thomas was noted as being age 2 and his year of birth, 1858. His mother's birthplace was noted as Alabama. His father's birthplace was noted as Tennessee.
1860 CENSUS - Lauderdale County, TN
Thos Caperton 23
Mary E. Caperton 22
Eliz C. Caperton 6
Sarah J. Caperton 5
Wm. T Caperton 2
By the 1870 Census, William and his family moved to Lawrence, Alabama (Township 4, Range 9). His age was noted as 14 and date of birth "abt 1856."
1870 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Thos Caperton 37
Mary Caperton 33
Wm. Thos Caperton 14
Elizabeth Caperton 16
Jane Caperton 14
John F. Caperton 5
Susan A. Caperton 10
Benj F. Caperton 3
At age of 22, William Thomas was still in Lawrence Alabama but resided in the home of Charles Aston, the husband of his sister, Elizabeth "Bettie" Caperton Aston (1880 Census). His year of birth was noted as "abt 1858." Charles Aston was a farmer and William Thomas was a farm laborer. Their residence was adjacent to other Aston family members.
1880 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Charles Aston 35
Eliz C. Aston 25
W. T. Caperton 22
At age 26, William Thomas Caperton married Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter on July 26, 1885, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter, born in Alabama. As a couple, William Thomas and Mattie remained in Arkansas and made their home in Sebastian County near the small community of Bloomer where William farmed. The family was enumerated in the in the 1910 Census with William's birth year again listed as 1958.
From the marriage of William Thomas Caperton and Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter, seven children survived including one daughter and six sons: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alvin "Alvie" Joseph, Thomas, John Alexander, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton.
1900 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian, AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday. The babies are buried next to William and Mattie at Oak Valley Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. William Thomas was also preceded in death by his son John.
Fentress Funeral Home records on file at the Fort Smith Public Library note the following information: that his wife was Mrs. Mattie Caperton; that they resided at Rye Hill, Mill Creek, Sebastian County, Arkansas; that he had one sister, Bettie Aston of Town Creek, Alabama; and that he had one brother, 1 daughter and 5 sons. Unlike the Arkansas Death Index which records the date of death for William Thomas Caperton as October 25, 1929, the funeral home record indicates that his date of death was October 24, 1929.
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OBITUARY
"WIDELY KNOWN FARMER IS DEAD AT RYE HILL"
William T. Caperton Who Became Resident of County 45 Years Ago, Passes Away at Home
William T. Caperton, 71 years old, widely known retired farmer of the Greenwood district, died at his home in the Rye Hill community at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Caperton had been a resident of the southern part of Sebastian county for 45 years, coming to the district from Alabama, where he was born Nov. 7, 1857. He was a member of the Oak Valley Baptist Church eight miles northeast of Greenwood.
Funeral arrangements were not complete late Thursday night. The funeral service will probably be conducted sometime Saturday and burial will be in the Oak Valley cemetery. The body was removed from the Fentress mortuary to the home Thursday night.
Mr. Caperton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Caperton; five sons, C.F. Caperton of Greenwood, A.J.Caperton and Alvi Caperton, Fort Smith, and Sam and Tom Caperton of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Cumbie, Oceola, Ark.; one brother, John Caperton, Town Creek, Ala; and one sister, Mrs Betty Aston, also of Town Creek, Ala."
SOURCE: Scrap book clippings book on file at the Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, dated October 1929.
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William Thomas Caperton was born to Mary E. Hartgraves and Thomas H. Caperton. In the 1860 Census, the family was listed as living in Waylands Springs, District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee. William Thomas was noted as being age 2 and his year of birth, 1858. His mother's birthplace was noted as Alabama. His father's birthplace was noted as Tennessee.
1860 CENSUS - Lauderdale County, TN
Thos Caperton 23
Mary E. Caperton 22
Eliz C. Caperton 6
Sarah J. Caperton 5
Wm. T Caperton 2
By the 1870 Census, William and his family moved to Lawrence, Alabama (Township 4, Range 9). His age was noted as 14 and date of birth "abt 1856."
1870 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Thos Caperton 37
Mary Caperton 33
Wm. Thos Caperton 14
Elizabeth Caperton 16
Jane Caperton 14
John F. Caperton 5
Susan A. Caperton 10
Benj F. Caperton 3
At age of 22, William Thomas was still in Lawrence Alabama but resided in the home of Charles Aston, the husband of his sister, Elizabeth "Bettie" Caperton Aston (1880 Census). His year of birth was noted as "abt 1858." Charles Aston was a farmer and William Thomas was a farm laborer. Their residence was adjacent to other Aston family members.
1880 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Charles Aston 35
Eliz C. Aston 25
W. T. Caperton 22
At age 26, William Thomas Caperton married Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter on July 26, 1885, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter, born in Alabama. As a couple, William Thomas and Mattie remained in Arkansas and made their home in Sebastian County near the small community of Bloomer where William farmed. The family was enumerated in the in the 1910 Census with William's birth year again listed as 1958.
From the marriage of William Thomas Caperton and Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter, seven children survived including one daughter and six sons: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alvin "Alvie" Joseph, Thomas, John Alexander, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton.
1900 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian, AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday. The babies are buried next to William and Mattie at Oak Valley Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. William Thomas was also preceded in death by his son John.
Fentress Funeral Home records on file at the Fort Smith Public Library note the following information: that his wife was Mrs. Mattie Caperton; that they resided at Rye Hill, Mill Creek, Sebastian County, Arkansas; that he had one sister, Bettie Aston of Town Creek, Alabama; and that he had one brother, 1 daughter and 5 sons. Unlike the Arkansas Death Index which records the date of death for William Thomas Caperton as October 25, 1929, the funeral home record indicates that his date of death was October 24, 1929.
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OBITUARY
"WIDELY KNOWN FARMER IS DEAD AT RYE HILL"
William T. Caperton Who Became Resident of County 45 Years Ago, Passes Away at Home
William T. Caperton, 71 years old, widely known retired farmer of the Greenwood district, died at his home in the Rye Hill community at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Caperton had been a resident of the southern part of Sebastian county for 45 years, coming to the district from Alabama, where he was born Nov. 7, 1857. He was a member of the Oak Valley Baptist Church eight miles northeast of Greenwood.
Funeral arrangements were not complete late Thursday night. The funeral service will probably be conducted sometime Saturday and burial will be in the Oak Valley cemetery. The body was removed from the Fentress mortuary to the home Thursday night.
Mr. Caperton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Caperton; five sons, C.F. Caperton of Greenwood, A.J.Caperton and Alvi Caperton, Fort Smith, and Sam and Tom Caperton of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Cumbie, Oceola, Ark.; one brother, John Caperton, Town Creek, Ala; and one sister, Mrs Betty Aston, also of Town Creek, Ala."
SOURCE: Scrap book clippings book on file at the Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, dated October 1929.
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*See information (bottom of page) regarding incorrect gravestone dates.
William Thomas Caperton was born to Mary E. Hartgraves and Thomas H. Caperton. In the 1860 Census, the family was listed as living in Waylands Springs, District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee. William Thomas was noted as being age 2 and his year of birth, 1858. His mother's birthplace was noted as Alabama. His father's birthplace was noted as Tennessee.
1860 CENSUS - Lauderdale County, TN
Thos Caperton 23
Mary E. Caperton 22
Eliz C. Caperton 6
Sarah J. Caperton 5
Wm. T Caperton 2
By the 1870 Census, William and his family moved to Lawrence, Alabama (Township 4, Range 9). His age was noted as 14 and date of birth "abt 1856."
1870 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Thos Caperton 37
Mary Caperton 33
Wm. Thos Caperton 14
Elizabeth Caperton 16
Jane Caperton 14
John F. Caperton 5
Susan A. Caperton 10
Benj F. Caperton 3
At age of 22, William Thomas was still in Lawrence Alabama but resided in the home of Charles Aston, the husband of his sister, Elizabeth "Bettie" Caperton Aston (1880 Census). His year of birth was noted as "abt 1858." Charles Aston was a farmer and William Thomas was a farm laborer. Their residence was adjacent to other Aston family members.
1880 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Charles Aston 35
Eliz C. Aston 25
W. T. Caperton 22
At age 26, William Thomas Caperton married Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter on July 26, 1885, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter, born in Alabama. As a couple, William Thomas and Mattie remained in Arkansas and made their home in Sebastian County near the small community of Bloomer where William farmed. The family was enumerated in the in the 1910 Census with William's birth year again listed as 1958.
From the marriage of William Thomas Caperton and Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter, seven children survived including one daughter and six sons: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alvin "Alvie" Joseph, Thomas, John Alexander, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton.
1900 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian, AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday. The babies are buried next to William and Mattie at Oak Valley Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. William Thomas was also preceded in death by his son John.
Fentress Funeral Home records on file at the Fort Smith Public Library note the following information: that his wife was Mrs. Mattie Caperton; that they resided at Rye Hill, Mill Creek, Sebastian County, Arkansas; that he had one sister, Bettie Aston of Town Creek, Alabama; and that he had one brother, 1 daughter and 5 sons. Unlike the Arkansas Death Index which records the date of death for William Thomas Caperton as October 25, 1929, the funeral home record indicates that his date of death was October 24, 1929.
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OBITUARY
"WIDELY KNOWN FARMER IS DEAD AT RYE HILL"
William T. Caperton Who Became Resident of County 45 Years Ago, Passes Away at Home
William T. Caperton, 71 years old, widely known retired farmer of the Greenwood district, died at his home in the Rye Hill community at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Caperton had been a resident of the southern part of Sebastian county for 45 years, coming to the district from Alabama, where he was born Nov. 7, 1857. He was a member of the Oak Valley Baptist Church eight miles northeast of Greenwood.
Funeral arrangements were not complete late Thursday night. The funeral service will probably be conducted sometime Saturday and burial will be in the Oak Valley cemetery. The body was removed from the Fentress mortuary to the home Thursday night.
Mr. Caperton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Caperton; five sons, C.F. Caperton of Greenwood, A.J.Caperton and Alvi Caperton, Fort Smith, and Sam and Tom Caperton of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Cumbie, Oceola, Ark.; one brother, John Caperton, Town Creek, Ala; and one sister, Mrs Betty Aston, also of Town Creek, Ala."
SOURCE: Scrap book clippings book on file at the Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, dated October 1929.
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William Thomas Caperton was born to Mary E. Hartgraves and Thomas H. Caperton. In the 1860 Census, the family was listed as living in Waylands Springs, District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee. William Thomas was noted as being age 2 and his year of birth, 1858. His mother's birthplace was noted as Alabama. His father's birthplace was noted as Tennessee.
1860 CENSUS - Lauderdale County, TN
Thos Caperton 23
Mary E. Caperton 22
Eliz C. Caperton 6
Sarah J. Caperton 5
Wm. T Caperton 2
By the 1870 Census, William and his family moved to Lawrence, Alabama (Township 4, Range 9). His age was noted as 14 and date of birth "abt 1856."
1870 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Thos Caperton 37
Mary Caperton 33
Wm. Thos Caperton 14
Elizabeth Caperton 16
Jane Caperton 14
John F. Caperton 5
Susan A. Caperton 10
Benj F. Caperton 3
At age of 22, William Thomas was still in Lawrence Alabama but resided in the home of Charles Aston, the husband of his sister, Elizabeth "Bettie" Caperton Aston (1880 Census). His year of birth was noted as "abt 1858." Charles Aston was a farmer and William Thomas was a farm laborer. Their residence was adjacent to other Aston family members.
1880 CENSUS - Lawrence County, AL
Charles Aston 35
Eliz C. Aston 25
W. T. Caperton 22
At age 26, William Thomas Caperton married Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter on July 26, 1885, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter, born in Alabama. As a couple, William Thomas and Mattie remained in Arkansas and made their home in Sebastian County near the small community of Bloomer where William farmed. The family was enumerated in the in the 1910 Census with William's birth year again listed as 1958.
From the marriage of William Thomas Caperton and Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter, seven children survived including one daughter and six sons: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alvin "Alvie" Joseph, Thomas, John Alexander, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton.
1900 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian, AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday. The babies are buried next to William and Mattie at Oak Valley Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. William Thomas was also preceded in death by his son John.
Fentress Funeral Home records on file at the Fort Smith Public Library note the following information: that his wife was Mrs. Mattie Caperton; that they resided at Rye Hill, Mill Creek, Sebastian County, Arkansas; that he had one sister, Bettie Aston of Town Creek, Alabama; and that he had one brother, 1 daughter and 5 sons. Unlike the Arkansas Death Index which records the date of death for William Thomas Caperton as October 25, 1929, the funeral home record indicates that his date of death was October 24, 1929.
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OBITUARY
"WIDELY KNOWN FARMER IS DEAD AT RYE HILL"
William T. Caperton Who Became Resident of County 45 Years Ago, Passes Away at Home
William T. Caperton, 71 years old, widely known retired farmer of the Greenwood district, died at his home in the Rye Hill community at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Caperton had been a resident of the southern part of Sebastian county for 45 years, coming to the district from Alabama, where he was born Nov. 7, 1857. He was a member of the Oak Valley Baptist Church eight miles northeast of Greenwood.
Funeral arrangements were not complete late Thursday night. The funeral service will probably be conducted sometime Saturday and burial will be in the Oak Valley cemetery. The body was removed from the Fentress mortuary to the home Thursday night.
Mr. Caperton is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Caperton; five sons, C.F. Caperton of Greenwood, A.J.Caperton and Alvi Caperton, Fort Smith, and Sam and Tom Caperton of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Cumbie, Oceola, Ark.; one brother, John Caperton, Town Creek, Ala; and one sister, Mrs Betty Aston, also of Town Creek, Ala."
SOURCE: Scrap book clippings book on file at the Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, dated October 1929.
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Gravesite Details
Gravestone marker was placed some years after William T. Caperton's death so the dates of birth/death have been corrected in the biographical header per death certificate, funeral home & obituary records.
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