Vinson Family of Hopkins Co., KY, Maury/Carroll/McNairy Co., TN, Tishomingo Co., MS, Limestone/Navarro Co., TX

William Meridith Vinson

March 23, 1849 Tishomingo Co., MS - February 6 1943 Limestone Co., TX

s/o Hiram Calvin Vinson and Martha Anna Kendall

CAROLINE WRIGHT - Sarah Jane (Howell) Barnett - Mary Bell Tucker

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CAMPBELL,DONAHOO, HENSLEY, KENDALL, SMITH, VINSON, WRIGHT

My Great Great Grandparents

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1943 - Hiram, Meridith, Ida (Burney), Hazel (Vinson) Adams and daughters
Courtesy of J. K. Gent

Hiram Calvin Vinson Jr, wife Ida and daughters, Nellie and Willie

*Meridith is the 2nd man from the left. So far this is the only photo that I've been able to find of my 2nd great grandfather.

Meridith's Three Wives

*CAROLINE WRIGHT - My Ancestor

--born abt 1851 Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., MS
--died abt 1885 McNairy Co., TN (probably childbirth complications)
--d/o Granville Lafayette Wright and Hester Malinda DONAHOO
----gd/o Philemon W. 'P. W.' 'Phil' Wright and Charity ?
----gd/o Alexander Donahoo and Charlotte HENSLEY

1860 Tishomingo Co., MS, P. O. Burnsville, page 449
Granville Wright    34      M KY    Farmer 800/1120 
Ether M.            29      F TN
Caroline             9      F MS
Lucinda              5      F MS
Geo. W.              2      M MS
Josiah                 4/12 M MS

See my Wright File fo mofre information on the Wright Family

Wright Connections


Sarah Jane (HOWELL) Barnett

--born about 1859 Tennessee
--died about 1890 McNairy Co., TN

1880 McNairy Co., TN, District 5, page 58D
E. BARNET   	    Self  M  Male   W   68   KY   Farmer   	SC   SC  
Sarah BARNET   	    Wife  M  Female W   31   MO   Keeping House MO   MO  
Ephraim E. BARNET   Son   S  Male   W   10M  TN      		KY   MO  
Sarah Jane was known as 'Sackie'. At the time of marriage to Meridith, Sarah was the widow of Ephriam Barnett who had died about 1885/86 in McNairy Co., TN. She had two young boys.


Mary Bell TUCKER

--born April 16, 1860 Savannah, Hardin Co., TN
--died January 11, 1934 Coolidge, Limestone Co., TX
----buried Armour Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas

1860 Hardin Co., TN, 10 civil District, Hamburg, P. O., page 362, #1118-1156
--enumerated September 6, 1860
R. F. TUCKER	        33	M	farmer	$232	TN
Sarah C.		24	F			TN
Elizabeth A	         6	F 			TN
James S.		 4	M			TN
Jane A.		         3	F			TN
Mary B.		         1	F			TN
1870 Hardin Co., TN, District 12, page 130A
Richland TUCKER		34 M W	farmer	$400	$250	TN
Nancy			31 F W	k house			TN
Elizabeth		16 F W				TN
Jane			14 F W				TN
James			13 M W				TN
Mary			10 F W				TN
1880 Hardin Co., TN, District 12, page 130A
Richard F. TUCKER   	Self M  Male    W  55  TN  Farmer   	 NC   TN  
Nancey E. TUCKER   	Wife M  Female  W  43  TN  Keeping House TN   TN  
Elizabeth A. TUCKER   	Dau  S  Female  W  24  TN  House Keeping TN   TN  
Jane S. TUCKER   	Dau  S  Female  W  23  TN  House Keeping TN   TN  
Mary B. TUCKER   	Dau  S  Female  W  22  TN      		 TN   TN  
Jasper N. TUCKER   	Son  S  Male    W   5  TN      		 TN   TN  

Letter Written by W. M. 'Meridith' Vinson 1936

This letter was written by W. M. Vinson when he was almost 87. It was in response to an inquiry letter about his family's history.

Feb 1, 1936 from Prairie Hill, TX to Mrs. M.V. Aultman of Byron, GA

"....I grew up during the Civil War in Mississippi. Because of this I was deprived of an education, being out of school at the very time I should have been going. My brother, John Wesley Vinson, joined the army when he was fourteen years old. He was my oldest brother. I had six brothers. Their names are John Wesley, Robert Anderson, Isaac Newton, James Edward, Thomas Franklin, and Hiram Calvin Vison. All of them are dead except Hiram and myself. My sisters were Nancy, Mary, Sarah and Georgia.

My father's name was Hiram Calvin Vinson. He grew up in Fayette County, Tennessee. The only one of my father's brothers I knew was Anderson Vinson.

My grandfather's name was Jesse Vinson. If my family name was ever spelled Vincent I do not know it. My people came from North Carolina, but I do not know what part they came from.

I have a son living in Wilmore, Kentucky. His name is R. H. Vinson. ...I have been married three times, so it would take to long to tell you about my present family. I am eighty-seven years old and I have more children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren than I am years old. I have two great-great grandchildren. I sign my name W. M. Vinson. My full name is William Meridith Vinson. ....."

W.M. Vinson

My Obsertation:
Though Meridith mentions an uncle, Anderson Vinson, brother of his father Hiriam Calvin Vinson, this is actually his father's first cousin, Pleasant Anderson Vinson - the s/o William Vinson and Rutha Wilson.
Some of this family intermarried with descendants of Hiriam Calvin Vinson. William Calvin Vinson (s/o Pleasant Anderson Vinson and M. Elendor 'Ellen' Campbell) married Martha Jane Sutton (d/o John Porter Sutton, Sr. and Galpha Manurver 'Manerva' Vinson). Galpha and Pleasant Anderson Vinson were both children of William Vinson and Rutha Wilson. Now Martha Jane (Sutton) Vinson also had a brother, Hiram Sylvester 'Syl' Sutton (1870-1964) who married Georgia Ann 'Georgie' Stone (1878-1964). Georgia was the d/o Sarah Elizabeth Vinson and William Henry Stone and gd/o Hiriam Calvin Vinson (Meridith's father). Sarah (Vinson) Stone lived in McNairy Co., TN the same time as Meridith did.

Meridith's Death - 1943

Armour Cemetery Entrance - Limestone Co., Texas

Armour Cemetery Entrance in Limestone Co., Texas
William Meridith Vinson and 3rd wife, Mary Bell Tucker

Tombstone Picture, Courtesty of Sherrie Price

This obituary was part of the collection that my grandmother, Edna (Vinson) Davis had saved. It apeared in the Coolidge Herald in February 1943.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church following his death at 3:30 P.M., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T.C. Suttle, west of Coolidge on February 6, with the Rev. R.E. Briggs pastor of the Methodist church, conducting the services.

W.M. Vinson was born in Burnsville, Mississippi, on March 23, 1848, and at the time of his deth lacked only a few weeks of being 95 years of age, and up until a few weeks ago he had been very active, spending his time in visiting with his children and many other relatives. Mr. Vinson also took a very active part in church affairs, having united with the Methodist Church when only a lad of 15 years of age.

In 1866 Mr. Vinson was married to Miss Caroline Wright and to his union ten children were born, all of whom were deceased at his death.

In 1886 he was married to Mrs. Sarah Jane Barnette and Mrs. Ethel Adams of Coolidge was the only child of this union.

In 1893 he was married to Miss Mary Bell Tucker and to this union four children were born, Mrs. T.C. Suttle, Elijah Vinson, Jasper Vinson and Hiriam Vinson.

Mr. Vinson came to the Coolidge community in 1898 and had made his home in and near here since that date, and had been here engaged in farming most of his life.

Pallbearers were Olin Rivers, J.B. Suttle, Aubrey Vinson, Pat Kay, Bill Blount and Edgar Vinson.

Children of William Meridith and Caroline (Wright) Vinson

    Granville Lafayette Vinson
  1. Granville Lafayette Vinson

    --b. November 14, 1868 Iuka, Tishomingo Co., MS
    --d. Aug 6, 1940 Mexia, Limestone Co.,TX)
    ----buried Old Armour Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas
    --m. Eliza Evaline 'Eva' Ledbetter
    --December 11, 1888 TN
    ----b. February 13, 1870 Florence, Lauderdale Co., Alabama
    ----d. April 13, 1941 Coolidge, Limestone Co., Texas
    ------buried Old Armour Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas
    ----d/o Francis Marion Ledbetter and Eliza Ann (Smith) ROUNDTREE
    ------gd/o Henry Clay Ledbetter and Elizabeth RUNNELS

    Picture on right: Granville L. Vinson


  2. Sarah Jane (Vinson) CUNNINGHAM

    --(August 23, 1870 Iuka, Tishomingo Co., MS - 1892/7 Michie, McNairy Co., TN)


  3. Ida Bell (Vinson) CUNNINGHAM

    --(July 1, 1872 McNairy Co., TN - 1888/97 McNairy Co., TN)


  4. Martha Alice (Vinson) HOPKINS

    --(January 1, 1874 McNairy Co., TN - abt 1894 McNairy Co., TN)


  5. Malinda Della (Vinson) ELAM

    --(October 18, 1876 McNairy Co., TN - 1894/7 McNairy Co., TN)


  6. James Alexander Vinson


  7. Hester Lee (Vinson) CHRISTIAN

    --b. March 29, 1880 District 9, McNairy Co., TN
    --d. Nov 3, 1933 Coolidge, Limestone Co., TX)
    ----buried Armour Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas
    --m. Mattison Lafayette CHRISTIAN September 20, 1899 Navarro Co., TX


  8. William Newton Vinson

    --(abt 1882 District 9, McNairy Co., TN - abt 1895)


  9. Johnnie Vinson

    --(1884 District 9, McNairy Co., TN - 1884 District 9, McNairy Co., TN)


  10. Infant Vinson

    --(1885 District 9, McNairy Co., TN - 1885 District 9, McNairy Co., TN)

    Children of William Meridith and Sarah Jane (Howell) Vinson

  11. Ethel Cora (Vinson) ADAMS

    --b. February 22, 1888 Selmer, McNairy Co., TN
    --d. April 29, 1982 Coolidge, Limestone Co., TX)
    ----buried Coolidge City Cemetery, Coolidge, Limestone Co., Texas
    --m. Calvin Hathaway ADAMS
    --November 19, 1911 Limestone Co., TX
    ----b. December 8, 1888 Freestone Co., Texas
    ----d. January 24, 1957 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas
    ------buried Coolidge City Cemetery, Coolidge, Limestone Co., Texas

    Ethel (Vinson) Adams

    Ethel's photo - Courtesy of Storm Bergen

    Children of William Meridith and Mary Bell (Tucker) Vinson

  12. Mamie Clara (Vinson) SUTTLE

    --b. April 27, 1893 Sardis, Henderson Co., TN
    --d. September 28, 1975 Waco,McLennan Co.,Texas)
    ----buried Waco Memorial Park, McLennan Co., Texas
    --m. Tom Charlie SUTTLE December 31, 1911 Limestone Co., TX


  13. Richard Hiram Vinson

    --b. September 1894 probably Sardis, Hendeson Co. TN
    --d. May 1942 Dayton, Ohio)
    --m. Mattie CALDWELL November 11, 1917 Fulton Co., KY


  14. Elijah H. Vinson

    --b. June 24, 1895 near Coolidge, Limestone Co., Texas
    --d. November 30, 1959 Limestone Co., TX)
    ----buried Coolidge City Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas
    --m. Ella Marie WADDELL 1925 Limestone Co., TX


  15. Jasper Ira Vinson

    --b. March 4, 1900 Coolidge, Limstone Co., Texas
    --d. October 29, 1963 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas)
    ----buried Coolidge City Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas
    --m. Mildred A. STRATER
    --abt 1929 Limestone Co., TX
    ----b. November 4, 1906 Hillsboro, Hill Co., Texas
    ----d. January 1989 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas

    Jasper Ira Vinson

    Jasper Ira's photo - Courtesy of Storm Bergen

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