William was the son of Nelson A. Thompson and Delinda (or Balinda) Feazel (Nelson's middle name may have been Anderson). [NOTE: Delinda/Balinda was the daughter of Philip Feazel and Polly Good, but Philip's surname is often found spelled phonetically (Feezle, Fezle, Feesel, Fazel, etc.). The most common spelling on censuses and BMD records is Feazel or Feazle.]
William appears to have married twice: in 1857 to Catherine Crush, then to Martha Susan "Mattie" Dolman in 1868 (her surname is sometimes found spelled as Dollman or Doleman). He and Mattie had seven children, the youngest being just 2-3 years old when William died. Mattie never remarried, even though she was only about 39 years old in 1885 (per the 1880 census).
Their children were: Martha A., John David, Philip Anderson, Willie Dove, Cora, Bettie Waddy, and Okey Feazel.
It's VERY interesting that William honored his parents and ancestors by passing their names to at least three of his children... Okey's middle name was his mother's surname, Philip's middle name was either his father's middle name or was a relative named Anderson Thompson, and Bettie's middle name was for one of the many men named Waddy Thompson in his ancestry.
William appears to have married twice: in 1857 to Catherine Crush, then to Martha Susan "Mattie" Dolman in 1868 (her surname is sometimes found spelled as Dollman or Doleman). He and Mattie had seven children, the youngest being just 2-3 years old when William died. Mattie never remarried, even though she was only about 39 years old in 1885 (per the 1880 census).
Their children were: Martha A., John David, Philip Anderson, Willie Dove, Cora, Bettie Waddy, and Okey Feazel.
It's VERY interesting that William honored his parents and ancestors by passing their names to at least three of his children... Okey's middle name was his mother's surname, Philip's middle name was either his father's middle name or was a relative named Anderson Thompson, and Bettie's middle name was for one of the many men named Waddy Thompson in his ancestry.
William was the son of Nelson A. Thompson and Delinda (or Balinda) Feazel (Nelson's middle name may have been Anderson). [NOTE: Delinda/Balinda was the daughter of Philip Feazel and Polly Good, but Philip's surname is often found spelled phonetically (Feezle, Fezle, Feesel, Fazel, etc.). The most common spelling on censuses and BMD records is Feazel or Feazle.]
William appears to have married twice: in 1857 to Catherine Crush, then to Martha Susan "Mattie" Dolman in 1868 (her surname is sometimes found spelled as Dollman or Doleman). He and Mattie had seven children, the youngest being just 2-3 years old when William died. Mattie never remarried, even though she was only about 39 years old in 1885 (per the 1880 census).
Their children were: Martha A., John David, Philip Anderson, Willie Dove, Cora, Bettie Waddy, and Okey Feazel.
It's VERY interesting that William honored his parents and ancestors by passing their names to at least three of his children... Okey's middle name was his mother's surname, Philip's middle name was either his father's middle name or was a relative named Anderson Thompson, and Bettie's middle name was for one of the many men named Waddy Thompson in his ancestry.
William appears to have married twice: in 1857 to Catherine Crush, then to Martha Susan "Mattie" Dolman in 1868 (her surname is sometimes found spelled as Dollman or Doleman). He and Mattie had seven children, the youngest being just 2-3 years old when William died. Mattie never remarried, even though she was only about 39 years old in 1885 (per the 1880 census).
Their children were: Martha A., John David, Philip Anderson, Willie Dove, Cora, Bettie Waddy, and Okey Feazel.
It's VERY interesting that William honored his parents and ancestors by passing their names to at least three of his children... Okey's middle name was his mother's surname, Philip's middle name was either his father's middle name or was a relative named Anderson Thompson, and Bettie's middle name was for one of the many men named Waddy Thompson in his ancestry.
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