Descendants of William Ansley

Notes

393. Ann Elizabeth Jane Ansley

All information on descendents of Ann and Elijah was furnished by Mona D. Ray.

816. Allen Marion Thomas

Time of death coincides with typhoid epidemic.

817. Lincey Albertie Thomas

Never married.

827. Ollie Ansley

Died young.

830. Male Burge

Died young.

405. Martha Eleanor "Mattie" Jordan

This family lived near the old Jordan home, then moved to High Springs FL.

Capt. J. William Neel

He served as a captain in the Civil War.

406. Sarah Jane "Sallie" Jordan

They lived near Belleview SC, Post Office at Willington SC. They had 11 children.

Capt. Edmund Cowan

His parents were Samuel & Jane Britt Cowan. He lost a leg in the Civil War.

Hugh McIlhenny McCelvey

Bought a portion of his father's estate after he died. Eventually, he moved from Houston Co (Pennington) to Temple TX where he and his sons amassed a fortune in the mercantile and real estate business.

408. Mary Celestia "Mollie" Jordan

Mollie & James had 10 children and 8 lived to maturity.
After the children were about grown, they all moved to FL.

409. Margaret Elizabeth "Jo" Jordan

"Jo" attended school at theCokesbury Boarding School for Girls.
She was named for the younger sister who was killed at the cotten gin.

849. Thomas Jordan Lyon

No issue.

410. Emma Lucretia Jordan

Emma attended the Cokesbury Boarding School for Girls.
Emma married Dr. Wideman at the home of her sister, with whom she lived, Mrs. Sara Jane Cowan, Belleview Community, Abbeville Co SC..the ceremony was performed by Rev. William Lowry Pressly, b-i-l of the groom.

James Warren "Jim" Wideman M.D.

Practiced medicine at Due West SC for 38 years..he had practiced 7 years before relocating to Due West. He served the South in the Civil War.
He graduated from Charleston Medical School, taking first honors, in 1873, wiht the privilege of being interned at Hospital of Charleston.

851. Mary Jane Wideman

Mary Jane graduated from Due West Female College, SC (a part of Erskine College). They had 8 children, all of whom graduated from Erskine (boys) or Due West Female College (girls).

852. Samuel Adams Wideman M.D.

He graudated from Charleston Medical School. He was buried in the Wideman plot at the Due West ARP Church cemetery, Due West SC. This family had three children, one daughter and two sons. He practiced at Leslie, Woodruff, Townville, Spartanburg, all in SC.

853. Margaret Statia Wideman

Graduated from Due West Female College, tied for first honors. She taught school about 12 years. No children lived to maturity.
Lived their latter life in Gastonia NC. Place of birth was called "Trickem" at the time of her birth.

James Franklin Thomson

From York, SC.

855. Frances Wideman

Graduated from Due West Women's College; also studied at Winthrop College, State College of Chicago, Columbia Univ and Correspondence Dept of Clark Univ. She taught in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg and Furman. She was head of English Dept of Miss. Snyodical College, 2 years Lady Principal at Linwood College (Gastonia NC) and was head of English Dept of Flora McDonald College in Red Springs NC. Frances never married. Frances is one of 7 who helped put together this information from Jordan-Ansley Bible.

856. James Warren Wideman Jr.

Graduated from Erskine College, Due West SC; also Law School of U of SC, Columbia SC. He practiced law in Abbeville and Manning SC; also, in Miami FL and was a Federal Attorney in IRS Washington DC in 1932. He was a senator from Claredon Co SC.

411. John Augustus Ansley

Served in 2nd Texas Calvary "Pryor's" with bro-in-law, Wm P. McHenry. He is referred to as "Captain" John A. Ansley. He later moved to Prescott AR where he ran a newspaper. Later this family migrated to Portland OR where he was employed by the Portland Oregon paper (a Hearst paper).

Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" McCelvey

Lizzie and husband established the "Ansley Place", a part of her father's estate after they married..her sister (& husband, Wm. P. McHenry) lived in their father's home.

417. Mary Celestia Ansley

As a youngster, lived in Fayetteville, GA.

James Park Moore

Served in the Confederate Army 1862 thru Oct 1864.

865. Marion Ansley Moore

Marion was stated to have "heart trouble" on 1895 Marion Co FL census.

430. Wesley Soule Ansley

Info on these descendents came from Mrs. Louise (Davis) Lester in a letter to Hazel (Beckworth) Clark, dated 10/11/1973.

American Civil War Research Database, Soldiers
Wesley S Ansley Georgia 10 May 1861 Priv Confederacy