William Basham 
William was born on August 2nd, 1838 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 William's father was Jonathan Basham and his mother was Elizabeth McComb. His paternal grandparents were Jonathan Basham and Virginia Elizabeth Jones. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named Unknown Male, James M., Henry, Alvis, John, Thomas Gowen, Jonathan, Sarah B., Amanda Eleanor and Mariah Elizabeth. He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 70 on September 3rd, 1908 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn.1 General Notes
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1850 Census Cannon County Tennessee Family No 497
1860 Census Cannon County Tennessee Page 92 Family 630
1870 Census Cannon County Tennessee Page 124 Family 88
1880 Census Cannon County Tennessee E D 20 Sheet 5
1900 Census Montgomery County Tennessee E D 25/2
Info From Cephus Basham Correspondence
Info From Clyde Basham Correspondence
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1722 d.23 May 1768 in Cumberland Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1745 in Virginia d.17 Dec 1834 in Breckenridge Co., Kentucky
- b.1705 d.~ 1768
- b.1710 d.> 1768 in Cumberland Co, Virginia
- b.1710
- b.~ 1765 in Virginia d.02 Feb 1819 in Campbell Co., Tennessee
- b.1803 in Jacksboro, Campbell Co., Tennessee d.1885 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee
- b.~ 1766 d.> 1830 in Tennessee
- b.02 Aug 1838 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee d.03 Sep 1908 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn
- b.~ 1806 in Tennessee d.1886 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee
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‌William and Hannah Dallas were married in a religious ceremony on August 15th, 1858 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 They had a son and eight daughters, named Adam Jerry, Emily, Rosonnah (Rosa), Sarah Tennill, Mary J .(Molly), Isiam (Bunk), Hattie, Cassey and Viola.
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Children
Emily Basham
Emily was born in April 1860 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died in 1860 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1
Adam Jerry Basham
Adam Jerry was born in October 1864 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 He died at the age of 61 on August 28th, 1926 in Post, Garza Co., Texas.1
Rosonnah (Rosa) Basham
Rosonnah (Rosa) was born about 1868 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died after 1880.1
Sarah Tennill Basham
Sarah Tennill was born about 1870 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died after 1891.1
Mary J .(Molly) Basham
Mary J .(Molly) was born on October 28th, 1873 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died at the age of 61 in August 1935 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tenn.1
Isiam (Bunk) Basham
Isiam (Bunk) was born in 1875 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died at the age of 82 in 1957 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn.1
Viola Basham
Viola was born in February 1884 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tennessee.1 She died at the age of 88 in 1972 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tenn.1
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