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William McWillie, Jr., was born in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, on May 7, 1842. He was the eldest son of future Mississippi governor William McWillie and Catherine Morris Anderson McWillie. The McWillie family moved to northeastern Madison County, Mississippi, and established Kirkwood Plantation about 1845. At the age of nineteen, McWillie married sixteen-year-old Sallie Tucker (b. June 17, 1844), daughter of former Mississippi governor Tilghman Tucker, on May 31, 1861. Three days later, McWillie departed with Company G, Captain Adam McWillie's Camden Rifles, to join the Eighteenth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, in Corinth, Alcorn County. McWillie was promoted to the rank of captain a year later. He also served as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson. McWillie remained on active duty until the end of the war, returning to Kirkwood Plantation after his parole.
The McWillies had several children, including Catherine Anderson (b. July 10, 1862), Sallie Tucker (b. September 25, 1865), William (b. February 17, 1867), Anne Mitchell (b. January 2, 1870), Tilghman Tucker (b. April 6, 1872), and Lucy Anderson (b. June 30, 1879). McWillie and his wife moved to Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, about 1904. He first worked as secretary of the Board of Control and later for the Building and Loan Association of Jackson. William McWillie, Jr., died on September 2, 1922, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson. Sallie Tucker McWillie died on July 4, 1932, and was also interred at Greenwood Cemetery.
source: http://opac2.mdah.state.ms.us/phpmanuscripts/z2142.php
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William McWillie, Jr., was born in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, on May 7, 1842. He was the eldest son of future Mississippi governor William McWillie and Catherine Morris Anderson McWillie. The McWillie family moved to northeastern Madison County, Mississippi, and established Kirkwood Plantation about 1845. At the age of nineteen, McWillie married sixteen-year-old Sallie Tucker (b. June 17, 1844), daughter of former Mississippi governor Tilghman Tucker, on May 31, 1861. Three days later, McWillie departed with Company G, Captain Adam McWillie's Camden Rifles, to join the Eighteenth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, in Corinth, Alcorn County. McWillie was promoted to the rank of captain a year later. He also served as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson. McWillie remained on active duty until the end of the war, returning to Kirkwood Plantation after his parole.
The McWillies had several children, including Catherine Anderson (b. July 10, 1862), Sallie Tucker (b. September 25, 1865), William (b. February 17, 1867), Anne Mitchell (b. January 2, 1870), Tilghman Tucker (b. April 6, 1872), and Lucy Anderson (b. June 30, 1879). McWillie and his wife moved to Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, about 1904. He first worked as secretary of the Board of Control and later for the Building and Loan Association of Jackson. William McWillie, Jr., died on September 2, 1922, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson. Sallie Tucker McWillie died on July 4, 1932, and was also interred at Greenwood Cemetery.
source: http://opac2.mdah.state.ms.us/phpmanuscripts/z2142.php
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Family Members
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Catharine "Kate" McWillie Noland
1832–1891
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Annie McWillie Mitchell
1834–1878
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Lucy Anderson McWillie
1836–1906
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Margaret Davidson McWillie Calhoon
1839–1923
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Harriet McWillie
1841–1841
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Flora Levy McWillie
1845–1850
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Dr James McWillie
1847–1890
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Thomas Anderson McWillie
1849–1911
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Richard Laurence "Dick" McWillie
1853–1915
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