William Oliver READ b. 18 Oct 1853 d. 26 Aug 1916: Our Family History

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Name	William Oliver READ
Birth	18 Oct 1853
Gender	Male
_UID	A5F354EDDABA4E598698DBB54007279FCF96
Death	26 Aug 1916
Person ID	I14121	Carney Wehofer July 2025
Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

Father	William Benjamin READ, b. 15 Oct 1829, Davidson County, Tennessee d. 1 Oct 1904 (Age 74 years)
Mother	Margaret Amanda MORRIS, b. Abt 1833, Davidson County, Tennessee d. 18 Dec 1864, Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee (Age ~ 31 years)
Marriage	20 Mar 1851	Davidson County, Tennessee
Family ID	F7250	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Jane HUNTER d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 1 Dec 1879

Children

	1. William Gilford READ, b. 26 May 1881, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	2. John Quincy READ, b. 20 Sep 1883, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Charles Dudley READ, b. 26 Jul 1885, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Fanny Suzen READ, b. 20 May 1888, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Ben READ, b. 17 Feb 1891, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Died Young
	6. Oliver Witham READ, b. 28 Oct 1893, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Opie Bell READ, b. 25 Apr 1897, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	8. George Washington READ, b. 1 Aug 1899, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Mattie Jane Read READ, b. 21 Jul 1902, Sumner County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F7281 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Aug 2016

Notes

From Info on Web by Linda Read Chesser:
One folded, torn, and time-worn piece of paper was found inside the Guilford Dudley and Elizabeth (Wallace) Read Bible with notes written in pencil. It was copied as written by Mary Jane (Hunter) Read's hand including spelling and grammatical errors. Her husband William Oliver Read (1853-1916 Sumner Co.) was a grandson of Guilford and Elizabeth Read through Guilford's oldest son, William Benjamin (1829-1904) and his 1st wife M. Amanda (Morris) Read (c.1833-1864 Davidson Co.).
Transcribed by Linda (Read) Chesser, great-granddaughter of W.O. and Mary (Hunter) Read and granddaughter of Oliver Witham Read (1893-1975) and Birdie Elizabeth Perdue (1896-1958), daughter of George A. and Flora L. (Brown) Perdue and descendants of Luke Perdue and Leonard Brown, respectively.
W.O. and Mary (Hunter) Read had nine children.
(All that follow were born in Sumner Co. TN).
William Oliver Read and Mary Jane Hunter
was married on the first day of December
in the year 1879
Transcriber's Note: Mary Jane Hunter (1860-1944) was the youngest daughter of Calvin and Sarah Ann (Mayes Hunter).
William Gilford Read was born on the 26th day
of May (thursday) in the year 1881.
Transcriber's Note: "Guil" married Virginia Brister.
John Quincy Read was born on the 20th day
of September in the year 1883
Transcriber's Note: Never married due to illness.
Charles Dudly Read was born on the 26th day
of July in the year 1885
Transcriber's Note: "Dud" married Florence ____?
Fanny Suzen Read was born 20th day of may
in the year 1888
Transcriber's Note: Susie married Clarence L. Parker
Ben Read was born Feb 17th 1891
Transcriber's Note: Died young.
Oliver Witham Read was born Oct 28
1893
Transcriber's Note: "Ollie" m. 2nd widow Eva Joan Shanklin in 1962.
Opie Bell Read was born April 25 1897
Transcriber's Note: He married Lizzie Parker, sister of C. L. Parker above.
George Washington Read was born Aug 1th 1899
Transcriber's Note: He married Lillian Trammell.
Mattie Jane Read
Born July 21th 1902
Transcriber's Note: She died before she was 10. (End of record. L.R.C.)