17 Jan 1862 • Camp Likens, Texas
Enlisted for 1 yr. into Co. "?", 1st regiment, under Col. M.T. Johnson. Commanding officer, Capt. Henry G. Roquemore. William had his military equipment appraised as follows: H. $180., HE. $25., Gun $30., Pistol $30., Knife $5.
@March 1862 • Mississippi
Billy was moved from the Texas infantry to the 46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Co. H, as a Private.
28 May 1862 • Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi,
Died from measles during a measles epidemic while in service during the Civil War. *note: All information taken from Rev. Joseph Westmoreland's bible or from the Woodley Family Cemetery bio.
Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English origin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland II lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County, Texas was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander Westmoreland II and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Susan Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
Rev. Joseph married Lucinda Woodley in 1841. After her death in 1885, he married Sophia Thornburgh in 1887.
Rev. Joseph and Lucinda had 11 children.
1. William McMichael Westmoreland 1841 – 1862
2. James Alexander Westmoreland 1844 – 1932
3. Thomas Franklin Westmoreland 1846 – 1867
4. John Wilson Westmoreland 1848 – 1887
5. George Alfred Westmoreland 1851 – 1932
6. Robert Parr Westmoreland 1853 – 1854
7. Rev. Joseph Hall Westmoreland 1855 – 1935
8. Araminta Melissa Westmoreland 1857 – 1912
9. Silas Henry Westmoreland 1859 – 1940
10.Sarah Elisabeth Westmoreland 1864 – 1909
11.Nancy Rebeca Ann Westmoreland 1866 – 1866
Billy's Grandparents were:
Alexander 1777-1850 and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland 1791-1876
William Hall 1787-1847 and Telitha McMichael Woodley 1800-1852
from TX. Died after Shiloh.
[email protected]
Enlisted for 1 yr. into Co. "?", 1st regiment, under Col. M.T. Johnson. Commanding officer, Capt. Henry G. Roquemore. William had his military equipment appraised as follows: H. $180., HE. $25., Gun $30., Pistol $30., Knife $5.
@March 1862 • Mississippi
Billy was moved from the Texas infantry to the 46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Co. H, as a Private.
28 May 1862 • Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi,
Died from measles during a measles epidemic while in service during the Civil War. *note: All information taken from Rev. Joseph Westmoreland's bible or from the Woodley Family Cemetery bio.
Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English origin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland II lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County, Texas was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander Westmoreland II and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Susan Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
Rev. Joseph married Lucinda Woodley in 1841. After her death in 1885, he married Sophia Thornburgh in 1887.
Rev. Joseph and Lucinda had 11 children.
1. William McMichael Westmoreland 1841 – 1862
2. James Alexander Westmoreland 1844 – 1932
3. Thomas Franklin Westmoreland 1846 – 1867
4. John Wilson Westmoreland 1848 – 1887
5. George Alfred Westmoreland 1851 – 1932
6. Robert Parr Westmoreland 1853 – 1854
7. Rev. Joseph Hall Westmoreland 1855 – 1935
8. Araminta Melissa Westmoreland 1857 – 1912
9. Silas Henry Westmoreland 1859 – 1940
10.Sarah Elisabeth Westmoreland 1864 – 1909
11.Nancy Rebeca Ann Westmoreland 1866 – 1866
Billy's Grandparents were:
Alexander 1777-1850 and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland 1791-1876
William Hall 1787-1847 and Telitha McMichael Woodley 1800-1852
from TX. Died after Shiloh.
[email protected]
17 Jan 1862 • Camp Likens, Texas
Enlisted for 1 yr. into Co. "?", 1st regiment, under Col. M.T. Johnson. Commanding officer, Capt. Henry G. Roquemore. William had his military equipment appraised as follows: H. $180., HE. $25., Gun $30., Pistol $30., Knife $5.
@March 1862 • Mississippi
Billy was moved from the Texas infantry to the 46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Co. H, as a Private.
28 May 1862 • Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi,
Died from measles during a measles epidemic while in service during the Civil War. *note: All information taken from Rev. Joseph Westmoreland's bible or from the Woodley Family Cemetery bio.
Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English origin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland II lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County, Texas was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander Westmoreland II and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Susan Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
Rev. Joseph married Lucinda Woodley in 1841. After her death in 1885, he married Sophia Thornburgh in 1887.
Rev. Joseph and Lucinda had 11 children.
1. William McMichael Westmoreland 1841 – 1862
2. James Alexander Westmoreland 1844 – 1932
3. Thomas Franklin Westmoreland 1846 – 1867
4. John Wilson Westmoreland 1848 – 1887
5. George Alfred Westmoreland 1851 – 1932
6. Robert Parr Westmoreland 1853 – 1854
7. Rev. Joseph Hall Westmoreland 1855 – 1935
8. Araminta Melissa Westmoreland 1857 – 1912
9. Silas Henry Westmoreland 1859 – 1940
10.Sarah Elisabeth Westmoreland 1864 – 1909
11.Nancy Rebeca Ann Westmoreland 1866 – 1866
Billy's Grandparents were:
Alexander 1777-1850 and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland 1791-1876
William Hall 1787-1847 and Telitha McMichael Woodley 1800-1852
from TX. Died after Shiloh.
[email protected]
Enlisted for 1 yr. into Co. "?", 1st regiment, under Col. M.T. Johnson. Commanding officer, Capt. Henry G. Roquemore. William had his military equipment appraised as follows: H. $180., HE. $25., Gun $30., Pistol $30., Knife $5.
@March 1862 • Mississippi
Billy was moved from the Texas infantry to the 46th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Co. H, as a Private.
28 May 1862 • Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi,
Died from measles during a measles epidemic while in service during the Civil War. *note: All information taken from Rev. Joseph Westmoreland's bible or from the Woodley Family Cemetery bio.
Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English origin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland II lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County, Texas was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander Westmoreland II and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Susan Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
Rev. Joseph married Lucinda Woodley in 1841. After her death in 1885, he married Sophia Thornburgh in 1887.
Rev. Joseph and Lucinda had 11 children.
1. William McMichael Westmoreland 1841 – 1862
2. James Alexander Westmoreland 1844 – 1932
3. Thomas Franklin Westmoreland 1846 – 1867
4. John Wilson Westmoreland 1848 – 1887
5. George Alfred Westmoreland 1851 – 1932
6. Robert Parr Westmoreland 1853 – 1854
7. Rev. Joseph Hall Westmoreland 1855 – 1935
8. Araminta Melissa Westmoreland 1857 – 1912
9. Silas Henry Westmoreland 1859 – 1940
10.Sarah Elisabeth Westmoreland 1864 – 1909
11.Nancy Rebeca Ann Westmoreland 1866 – 1866
Billy's Grandparents were:
Alexander 1777-1850 and Nancy Thomason Westmoreland 1791-1876
William Hall 1787-1847 and Telitha McMichael Woodley 1800-1852
from TX. Died after Shiloh.
[email protected]
Family Members
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James Alexander Westmoreland
1844–1932
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Thomas Franklin Westmoreland
1846–1867
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John Wilson Westmoreland
1848–1887
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George Alfred Westmoreland
1851–1932
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Robert Parr Westmoreland
1853–1864
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Arminta "Arra" Westmoreland Boulware
1857–1912
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Rev Joseph Hall Westmoreland
1858–1935
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Silas Henry Westmoreland
1859–1940
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Westmoreland Griffin
1864–1909
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Nancy Rebeca Ann Westmoreland
1866–1866
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