William Basham

William was born about 1861 in Tennessee.¹   William's father was Thomas J. Basham and his mother was Mahalia Rosena Littlejohn.  His paternal grandparents were Husband Basham and Elizabeth Unknown; his maternal grandparents are Charles Scott Littlejohn and Mary Scales Kimbrell. He had six brothers named Mary E., Thomas J., Jr., Mahala J., James Franklin, Jasper Riley and Charles S..  He was the second oldest of the seven children.  He died after 1870.¹