William F. Housley

William F. was born in 1853 in Of, Hawkins, Tennessee.¹   William F.'s father was William M. Housley and his mother was Louisa Jane.  His paternal grandfather was Housley. He had nine brothers and three sisters, named Madison M., James A., Nathaniel G., Isaac M., David V., Ephraim W., Charles J., Granville G., John B., William H., Mollie Jane and Susan P..  He was the third oldest of the thirteen children.