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William Y. Corley & Mary Elizabeth Lee

William Y. Corley b. 24 Jun 1844 Itawamba Co., MS d. 11 May 1908 Logan Co., AR Buried: Butler Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR Father: James Alfred Corley Mother: Martha Williams (picture on ancestry.com)

1st marriage: 1 Apr 1866 Clark Twp., Logan Co., AR

2nd marriage: 12 Dec 1888 Logan Co., AR

3rd marriage: 15 Sep 1901 Logan Co., AR

1st Wife: Mary Elizabeth Lee b. 1846 Lexington Co., SC d. 1877/79 Mountain Twp., Logan Co., AR Father: William H. Lee Mother: Sarah A. X

2nd Wife: Melinda E. Churchman b. 1843 MS d. 10 Jun 1898 1st marriage: 15 Nov 1861 England 2nd marriage: 12 Dec 1880 Logan Co., AR Butler Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR (Has Butler on tombstone-divorced W.Y. Corley?) Father: James L. Churchman Mother: Abigail Jane Coker

Melinda E. Churchman's 1st Husband: Joseph Carter b. 1839 England d. 2 May 1863 Cane Creek, Camp McCulloch, Springfield, MO (Killed by John Coker, d/t spouse abuse)

J. Carter's 1st Wife: Mary Adeline Anderson-Carter b. 15 Apr 1861 d. 8 Jul 1917 Scranton, Logan Co., AR 1st Marriage: 25 Sep 1881 Logan Co., AR Father: Richard Mattison Anderson Mother: Thresia Davis

M.A. Carter's 1st Husband: Milton B. P. Houser b. 27 Jul 1857 Johnson Co., AR d. 30 Aug 1899 AR Father: John Henry Houser Mother: Susannah E. Kipler



Children of William Y. Corley & Mary Elizabeth Lee



Dicey Isabell Corley b. 22 Feb 1867 Clark Twp., Johnson/Logan Co., AR d. 1907 Paris, Logan Co., AR Married: 24 Dec 1886 Logan Co., AR

Husband: John W.(R.) Armstrong b. 19 Apr 1861 Ellsworth, Johnson Co., AR d. 1901/4 Paris, Logan Co., AR Father: Reuben B. Armstrong(TN)Mother: Mary A. X(TN)


James F. Corley b. Feb 1869 Clark Twp., Johnson Co., AR d. ? Married: 29 Jan 1893 Logan Co., AR

Wife: Nancy Alva Proctor b. 13 May 1876 Ellsworth, Logan Co., AR d. ? Father: Samuel Forebush Proctor Mother: Temperance "Tempie" Jane Lasater


Emily Corley b. 1870 Logan Co., AR d. died young


Martha Corley b. 1872 Logan Co., AR d. died young


J. H. Corley b. 1874 Spielerville, Logan Co., AR d. unknown


Joseph E. (correct) Corley b. 1877 Spielerville, Mountain Twp., Logan Co., AR d. 1961 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR Married: 12 Mar 1903 Spielerville, Logan Co., AR

Wife: Neoma Huffman b. 1886 Spielerville, Logan Co., AR d. 1968 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR



Children of William Y. Corley & Malinda E. Churchman



Martha "Mattie" Corley b. Apr 1882 Logan Co., AR


Children of William Y. Corley & Mary Adaline Anderson


Atha Mae Corley b. 25 Jun 1902 d. 25 Feb 1985

Husband: Alva Wilder Mitchael b. 8 Oct 1891 d. 28 Jun 1936 Buried: McKendree Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR William Quitman Mitchael Mother: Mary Catherine McCoy more on rootsweb


Vava Mae Corley b. 1903 Logan Co., AR d. died young



Children of Joseph Carter & Malinda Churchman



William Joseph "Will" Carter b. 18 Aug 1862 AR d. 7 Jun 1946 Married: 1881 Logan Co., AR (2 in 1 stones) Buried: McKendree Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR

Wife: Martha Carter b. 11 Oct 1866 d. 19 Oct 1936 Buried: McKendree Cemetery, Subiaco, Logan Co., AR

Wife: Sarah Emma Agnew b. 1864 d. 1886 Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery/Plunkett Cemetery, Logan Co., AR?


Children of William Joseph Carter & Sarah Agnew:

Ocie "Emma" Amelia Carter b. 12 Mar 1892 d. 22 Jan 1974 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR

Husband: Herbert H. Smith b. 27 Sep 1886 d. 17 Jul 1970 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR


Myrtle Elizabeth Carter b. 17 Jan 1895 d. 19 Jun 1988 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR

Husband: Roy Beckett b. 5 Mar 1892 d. 9 Nov 1980 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR



Children of Joseph F. Corley & Neoma Liliah Huffman:



Carl Joseph Corley b. 1 Apr 1904 Johnson Twp., Logan Co., AR d. 19 Dec 1973 Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR


Myrtle Leon Corley b. 30 Oct 1905 Johnson Twp., Logan Co., AR d. 21 Jun 1991 Logan Co., AR Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR

Husband: Bonnie Marion Reames b. 9 Nov 1899 Johnson Twp., Logan Co., AR d. 1 Jan 1992 Logan Co., AR Buried: Corley Family Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR Father: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Reames Mother: Mary Angeline Moore


History of Samuel Forebush Proctor

Samuel Forebush Proctor b. 17 Apr 1847 Jackson Co., AL d. 8 Aug 1930 (tombstone) Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK Married: Logan Co., AR (picture on ancestry.com)

1st Wife: Temperance Lasater b. 11 Feb 1850 TN d. 16 Dec 1893 Ellsworth, Logan Co., AR

2nd wife: Sarah "Sallie" Kendall b. 13 Nov 1860 d. 5 Jun 1926 buried: Wetumka Cemetery, Wetumka Co., OK

1870 USFC: Johnson Co., AR: Samuel Proctor, b. abt 1847, age 22

Children of Samuel F. Proctor's & Tempie Lasater:

Hershel Proctor b. 16 mar 1885 OK d. 7 Nov 1917 Buried: McMahan Cemetery, Horntown, Hughes Co., OK

Wife: Maudie V. Proctor b. 18 Sep 1885 d. 19 Jan 1983 Buried: McMahan Cemetery, Horntown, Hughes Co., OK

Lula Bell Proctor b. 13 Nov 1871 Logan Co., AR


1900 USFC: Samuel Faubush Proctor, Preacher, b. abt 1847, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Wife: Sarah "Sallie" Kendall

1910 USFC: Denton Co., TX: Samuel F. Proctor, age 62, wife: Sarah E., age 49, John G., 9. Samuel Proctor was a preacher. Sarah "Sallie" Jackson b. 1856 married Sam. She had a history in connection with the Sam Bass Gang in Texas.

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1860 USFC: Lees Creek, Crawford Co., AR: Reuben B. Armstrong, 22, Mary A., age 20, Landy Armstrong age 3, John W. Armstrong, 5/12, and Cordom M. Armstrong, 14.

1880 USFC: John W. Armstrong b. abt 1860 age 20, resided: Precinct 8, Wise, Van Zandt Co., TX

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1870 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:

Corley, W. Y., 25, MS

Mary E., 26, AR

Dicy T., 3, AR

James F., 1, AR

Lee, John W., 8, AR


William Y. Corley first marriage age 22, from Johnson Co., AR Mary Elizabeth Lee, 24, from Johnson Co., AR

William Y. Corley second marriage age 34, from Creole M. E. Carter, 36, from Creole.

M. A. Carter, 36, from Creole, & W. Y. Corley, 34, married: 12 Dec 1880, Logan Co., AR

M. B. P. Houser, 24, & Mary A. Anderson, 20, M: 25 Sep 1881 Logan Co., AR

William Y. Corley, 56, & Mrs. M. A. Houser, 40, Married: 15 Sep 1901 Logan Co., AR


W. Y. Corley served in the Union Army in Company E, 4th Arkansas Calvary, Invalid, 1890, w, 1916, Minor. Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry, Invalid, 1890, w, 1916. From the Union Army Soldier's Pension Application Index of Arkansas.

James Alford Corley & Martha Williams
Jessie Alford Corley & Mary Anna Moore
James Pinkerton Corley & Mary Francis Cunningham
Perlina Emaline Corley & James Rains Lee
Missouri Elizabeth Corley & Franklin Cloud Lee
Leroy F. Corley & Mary Dicey Elizabeth Smith
John S. Corley & Cynthia Athy Box
William H. Lee & Sarah A.
Benjamin Franklin Reames & Mary Angeline Moore

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