William Mauk

William was born in 1823 in Of Sullivan County, Tennessee.¹   William's father was Henry Mauk and his mother was Margaret Latture.  His paternal grandparents were Andrew Mauk and Elizabeth Bowles; his maternal grandparents were Harmon Latture and Agnes Boles. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named Samuel, John, Henry, James, Sarah, Joseph, David, Enoch Tennessee, Elizabeth, Nancy A., Louisiana and Mary.  He was the sixth oldest of the thirteen children.  He died at the age of 73 in 1896.¹