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  • Born December 19, 1849 - Alabama
  • Deceased June 3, 1920 - Lafayette County, Missouri,aged 70 years old
  • Buried after June 3, 1920 - Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri

 Parents

  • Monterville Marvin Israel, born about 1826 - North Carolina, deceased April 9, 1864 - Kingston, Bartow, Georgia aged about 38 years old, buried about April 9, 1864 - Kingston City Cemetery, Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia
    Married August 24, 1847, Buncombe County, North Carolina, to
  • Matilda Green, born in 1826 - South Carolina, deceased February 26, 1889 - Pryor's Station, Polk, Georgia aged 63 years old, buried after February 26, 1889 - Red Hill Cemetery, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia

 Spouses, children and grandchildren

 Siblings

 Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts

 Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts

 Notes

Individual Note

1840 Alabama State Census, Cherokee County, page 50
M M Israel head of household
Males 1 Under age 21; 1 Over age 21; 1 18-45
Females 1 Over 21
No Slaves

1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 11 January, District 27, page 29, Hse/Fam #849
Monterville Israel 24 M Agriculture b NC (b abt 1826)
Matilda Israel 24 F b SC (b abt 1826)
William Israel 2 F b Alabama (b abt 1848)

1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 7 June, District 2, PO Centre, page (scan #54), Hse/Fam #388
M M Israel 33 M Farmer $505 Personal Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1827]
Matilda Israel 33 F born South Carolina [b abt 1827]
William M Israel 12 M born Alabama [b abt 1848]

By time for the 1880 census, William has been married to Harriet Jenkins since about 1875, and they are living in the household of Harriet's widowed father William Jenkins in Lafayette County, Missouri.

1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 14 June, Waverly Township, District 55, page 17 (scan 355A), Hse #160, Fam #168
Jenkins, Wm W M 65 Head Farming TN NC TN [b abt 1842]
King, Dallie W F 18 Granddau At Home MO Germany KY [abt 1862]
King, George W M 16 Grandson Works on Farm MO Germany KY [b abt 1866]
Israel, Wm W M 32 Son-in-law Married Works on Farm AL NC SC [b abt 1868]
Israel, Harriet A W F 35 Dau Married Housekeeper KY KY KY [b abt 1865]
Israel, Dora W F 6 Granddau MO AL KY [b abt 1874]
Israel, Maggie W F 4 Granddau MO AL KY [b abt 1876]
Israel, Jas F W M 1 Grandson MO AL KY [b abt 1879]

Next door is a W L Jenkins, age 25 with his wife and child, who appears to be Harriet's brother.

1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74
Isreal [sic], W T Head W M Dec 1841 58 Married 27 years AL NC SC Teamster Owns
Isreal, Harriet Wife W F Jan 1843 57 Married 27 yrs 2 children/2 living KY KY KY
Isreal, Jas W M Aug 1878 21 Married 2 yrs Single MO GA KY
Isreal, Wm M Aug 1880 19 Single MO GA KY
Isreal, Lulu E Dau-in-law [wife of James] 20 Married 2 yrs 1 children/1 living MO TN KY

1910 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 22 April, Waverly, District 104, Page 7A, Commercial St, Hse/Fam #89
Israel, Will Head M W 62 Married 36 yrs TX TX GA Odd Jobs [b abt 1848]
Israel, Hattie Wife F W 66 Married 36 yrs 8 Children/8 Living KY KY KY [b abt 1844]
Israel, James Son M W Widowed 32 MO GA KY Farm [sic] [b abt 1878]
Israel, Will Son M W Single 30 MO GA KY Store Clerk [b abt 1880]
Israel, Horace Grandson M W Single 11 MO GA MO [should be MO MO MO] [b abt 1899]
Israel, Hillary Grandson M W Single 6 MO GA MO [should be MO MO MO] [b abt 1904]

1920 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 7 January, Waverly Ward 2, District 120, page 4A, Hse #65, Fam #70
Israel, William T Head Owns M W 71 Married GA GA GA No Occup [b abt 1849]
Israel, Hattie Wife F W 77 Married KY KY KY No Occup [b abt 1843]
Israel, William Jr Son M W 37 single MO GA KY Housekeeper, Working Out [b abt 1883]

William's FAG memorial and the burial record have his name as William Thomas Israel. An Israel family researcher reports his name as William Taylor Israel. Records availabel have no middle name; some have the middle initial T.

Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri Volume I
Wm. Thomas Israel
Birth 19 Dec 1849
Death 03 Jun 1920
Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Missouri

Lafayette County, Missouri Obituaries, 1891-1920
William Israel Sr
Issue Date 11 Jun 1920
Death 4 Jun 1920 Lafayette
(full text of obituary not available)

A memorial on Find a Grave includes information on WIlliam from a famous book on the Israel lineage.

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William Thomas Israel
BIRTH 19 Dec 1849 Alabama, USA
DEATH 3 Jun 1920 (aged 70) Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
Buried in Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri

Son of Captain Monterville Marvin Israel and Matilda Green Israel
Monterville is buried at Kingston Hospital [No, soldiers who diesd at the hospital were buried in the City cemetery] in Georgia, died 1864 in the Civil War. He has a military headstone at Crossville Methodist Church, Crossville Alabama.

Source Children of Israel by Kenneth Israel, and Census records. Some records also have him listed as William Taylor Israel.

Father Marvin M Israel 1826-1864

Spouse Harriett Ann Jenkins Israel 1843-1925

Sibling John Wesley Israel 1852-1928

Children:
Maggie Israel McClure 1876-1925
James Franklin Israel 1878-1950

Created by Nancy 29 Nov 2010
-- Find A Grave Memorial 62289658, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62289658/william-thomas-israel
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Birth

The 1900 census reports his birth date as Dec 1841, age 58; The Ridgeway-Israel genealogy reports his name as William Taylor Israel. Burial record has William Thomas Israel.

Death

An obituary summary gives the date as 4 Jun 1920

Family Note

Marriage with Harriett Ann Jenkins

1900 census reports them married 27 years

 Sources

  • Individual: Ancestry Stories - - "The headstones are at Crossville Alabama Cemetery. He was married to Matilda Green daughter of Henry and Alley (Saxon) Green. He and Matilda had 5 children before he died. They were: William Taylor [some genealolgies and his grave have William Th - omas], James Monroe, John W., George W. and Martha Elvira Israel" -- Newbrough Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7037895/person/-1177607896/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
    1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama - 11 January, District 27, page 29, Hse/Fam #849 - - Monterville Israel 24 M Agriculture b NC (b abt 1826); Matilda Israel 24 F b SC (b abt 1826); William Israel 2 F b Alabama (b abt 1838)
    1840 Alabama State Census, Cherokee County - page 50 - - M M Israel head of household; Males 1 Under age 21; 1 Over age 21; 1 18-45; Females 1 Over 21; No Slaves
    Cemeteries of Missouri - O B Jenkins Genealogy Collection - - Wm. Thomas Israel, Birth 19 Dec 1849, Death 03 Jun 1920, Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri -- Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri
    Lafayette County, Missouri Obituaries, 1891-1920 - - William Israel Sr, Issue Date 11 Jun 1920, Death 4 Jun 1920 Lafayette (full text of obituary not available)
    Find a Grave Memorial Registry - FAG for William Thomas Israel, 29 Nov 2010 - - William Thomas Israel, BIRTH 19 Dec 1849 Alabama, USA, DEATH 3 Jun 1920 (aged 70) Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Son of Captain Monterville Marvin Israel 1826-1864 and Matild - a Green Israel; Spouse Harriett Ann Jenkins Israel 1843-1925; Sibling John Wesley Israel 1852-1928 -- Find A Grave Memorial 62289658, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62289658/william-thomas-israel
    1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74 - - Isreal [sic], W T Head W M Dec 1841 58 Married 27 years AL NC SC Teamster Owns; Isreal, Harriet Wife W F Jan 1843 57 Married 27 yrs 2 children/2 living KY KY KY; Isreal, Jas W M Aug 1878 21 Married 2 yrs Single MO GA KY; Isreal, Lulu E Dau-in-la - w [wife of James] 20 Married 2 yrs 1 children/1 living MO TN KY [b abt 1880]
    1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 14 June, Waverly Township, District 55, page 17 (scan 355A), Hse #160, Fam #168 - - Israel, Wm W M 32 Son-in-law Married Works on Farm AL NC SC [b abt 1868]; Israel, Harriet A W F 35 Dau Married Housekeeper KY KY KY [b abt 1865]; they are in they home of Harriet's widowed father: Jenkins, Wm W M 65 Head Farming TN NC TN [b a - bt 1842]
    1910 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 22 April, Waverly, District 104, Page 7A, Commercial St, Hse/Fam #89 - - Israel, Will Head M W 62 Married 36 yrs TX TX GA Odd Jobs [b abt 1848]; Israel, Hattie Wife F W 66 Married 36 yrs 8 Children/8 Living KY KY KY [b abt 1844]
    1920 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 7 January, Waverly Ward 2, District 120, page 4A, Hse #65, Fam #70 - - Israel, William T Head Owns M W 71 Married GA GA GA No Occup [b abt 1848]; Israel, Hattie Wife F W 77 Married KY KY KY No Occup [b abt 1842]; Israel, William Jr Son M W 37 single MO GA KY Housekeeper, Working Out [b abt 1882, but cf his SS say - s b 16 Aug 1880]
    Ancestry Messaging - - "[Monterville Marvin Israel] his father was James M Israel, born 1802-1880, mother was Mary Emma Burton, born 1803-1872. married Matilda Green 24 Aug 1847, Cherokee Co AL. had 4 children, William Taylor 1848-3 Jun 1920, John W 1852-1928, Georg - e W 1854-1898, Martha 1856-Jan 15 1900. He had brothers and sisters." -- Sandra Samuels, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 September 2017
    1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama - 1860 -- Alabama - 7 June, District 2, PO Centre, page (scan #54), Hse/Fam #388 - - George Israel 6 M born Alabama [b abt 1854]; parents: M M Israel 33 M Farmer $505 Personal Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1827]; Matilda Israel 33 F born South Carolina [b abt 1827]
  • Birth:
    - 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama - 11 January, District 27, page 29, Hse/Fam #849 - Monterville Israel 24 M Agriculture b NC (b abt 1826); Matilda Israel 24 F b SC (b abt 1826); William Israel 2 F b Alabama (b abt 1838)
    - 1840 Alabama State Census, Cherokee County - page 50 - M M Israel head of household; Males 1 Under age 21; 1 Over age 21; 1 18-45; Females 1 Over 21; No Slaves
    - Cemeteries of Missouri - O B Jenkins Genealogy Collection - Wm. Thomas Israel, Birth 19 Dec 1849, Death 03 Jun 1920, Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri -- Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri
    - Find a Grave Memorial Registry - FAG for William Thomas Israel, 29 Nov 2010 - William Thomas Israel, BIRTH 19 Dec 1849 Alabama, USA, DEATH 3 Jun 1920 (aged 70) Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Son of Captain Monterville Marvin Israel 1826-1864 and Matilda Green Israel; Spouse Harriett Ann Jenkins Israel 1843-1925; Sibling John Wesley Israel 1852-1928 -- Find A Grave Memorial 62289658, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62289658/william-thomas-israel
    - 1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74 - Isreal [sic], W T Head W M Dec 1841 58 Married 27 years AL NC SC Teamster Owns; Isreal, Harriet Wife W F Jan 1843 57 Married 27 yrs 2 children/2 living KY KY KY; Isreal, Jas W M Aug 1878 21 Married 2 yrs Single MO GA KY; Isreal, Lulu E Dau-in-law [wife of James] 20 Married 2 yrs 1 children/1 living MO TN KY [b abt 1880]
    - 1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 14 June, Waverly Township, District 55, page 17 (scan 355A), Hse #160, Fam #168 - Israel, Wm W M 32 Son-in-law Married Works on Farm AL NC SC [b abt 1868]; Israel, Harriet A W F 35 Dau Married Housekeeper KY KY KY [b abt 1865]; they are in they home of Harriet's widowed father: Jenkins, Wm W M 65 Head Farming TN NC TN [b abt 1842]
    - 1910 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 22 April, Waverly, District 104, Page 7A, Commercial St, Hse/Fam #89 - Israel, Will Head M W 62 Married 36 yrs TX TX GA Odd Jobs [b abt 1848]; Israel, Hattie Wife F W 66 Married 36 yrs 8 Children/8 Living KY KY KY [b abt 1844]
    - 1920 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 7 January, Waverly Ward 2, District 120, page 4A, Hse #65, Fam #70 - Israel, William T Head Owns M W 71 Married GA GA GA No Occup [b abt 1848]; Israel, Hattie Wife F W 77 Married KY KY KY No Occup [b abt 1842]; Israel, William Jr Son M W 37 single MO GA KY Housekeeper, Working Out [b abt 1882, but cf his SS says b 16 Aug 1880]
    - 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama - 1860 -- Alabama - 7 June, District 2, PO Centre, page (scan #54), Hse/Fam #388 - George Israel 6 M born Alabama [b abt 1854]; parents: M M Israel 33 M Farmer $505 Personal Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1827]; Matilda Israel 33 F born South Carolina [b abt 1827]
  • Spouse: 1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri - 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74 - Isreal [sic], W T Head W M Dec 1841 58 Married 27 years AL NC SC Teamster Owns; Isreal, Harriet Wife W F Jan 1843 57 Married 27 yrs 2 children/2 living KY KY KY; Isreal, Jas W M Aug 1878 21 Married 2 yrs Single MO GA KY; Isreal, Lulu E Dau-in-law [wife of James] 20 Married 2 yrs 1 children/1 living MO TN KY [b abt 1880]
  • Death:
    - Cemeteries of Missouri - O B Jenkins Genealogy Collection - Wm. Thomas Israel, Birth 19 Dec 1849, Death 03 Jun 1920, Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri -- Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri
    - Lafayette County, Missouri Obituaries, 1891-1920 - William Israel Sr, Issue Date 11 Jun 1920, Death 4 Jun 1920 Lafayette (full text of obituary not available)
    - Find a Grave Memorial Registry - FAG for William Thomas Israel, 29 Nov 2010 - William Thomas Israel, BIRTH 19 Dec 1849 Alabama, USA, DEATH 3 Jun 1920 (aged 70) Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Son of Captain Monterville Marvin Israel 1826-1864 and Matilda Green Israel; Spouse Harriett Ann Jenkins Israel 1843-1925; Sibling John Wesley Israel 1852-1928 -- Find A Grave Memorial 62289658, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62289658/william-thomas-israel
  • Burial:
    - Cemeteries of Missouri - O B Jenkins Genealogy Collection - Wm. Thomas Israel, Birth 19 Dec 1849, Death 03 Jun 1920, Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri -- Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri
    - Find a Grave Memorial Registry - FAG for William Thomas Israel, 29 Nov 2010 - William Thomas Israel, BIRTH 19 Dec 1849 Alabama, USA, DEATH 3 Jun 1920 (aged 70) Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Son of Captain Monterville Marvin Israel 1826-1864 and Matilda Green Israel; Spouse Harriett Ann Jenkins Israel 1843-1925; Sibling John Wesley Israel 1852-1928 -- Find A Grave Memorial 62289658, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62289658/william-thomas-israel

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