William was born on February 16th, 1858.1 William's father was William Fenton and his mother was Hannah Wood. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Fenton and Peggy Armitage; his maternal grandparents were Joseph Wood and <Unknown>. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Joseph, Thomas, Sarah, Mary, Hannah and Lydia. He was the youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 93 on February 5th, 1952.1