William Essex 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1835 - North Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Isaac Essex (1809-188)
         Mother: Sarah (Abt 1810-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Jane Routh (Abt 1842 -       )
       Marriage: 19 Jun 1860 - Washington Co., Arkansas 1 2
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Ar, Elm Springs Township, p.o. Elm Springs; Aug; pg 25
159/164
Wm Essex 31 MW NC ---/$100 Farmer
M. J. " 28 FW Ar K H
H. L. " 7 MW Mo At home
O. " 5 FW Mo At home
Lucy " 3 FW Ar At home </pre>

His father lives at 153/158, and his brother Andy Essex lives at 167/172.

LAND:

On October 6, 1880 William's parents gave him an 80 acre tract in Washington Co. with the stipulation that it would remain in their possession during their lifetimes. See notes under Isaac Essex. On November 18, 1881 William Essex and Mary Jane Essix, his wife, sold that tract to Ella E. Guthrie for $200. (Washington County Deed Records H2/75)
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Sources

1 Lois N. Miller, "Washington County, Arkansas Marriage Books A-C, 1845-71," 1982, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQL8-BY2 : 11 January 2020), William Essex, 1860; pg 226, image 423/814.

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