William Samuel Woolbright
1820 - 1897 (76 years)-
Name William Samuel Woolbright Birth 20 Nov 1820 Union Co., SC 
Gender Male Death 11 Oct 1897 Townville, Anderson Co., SC Burial Townville Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson Co., SC Person ID I689 MyTree Last Modified 15 Aug 2009
Father Father Unknown Mother Mary Woolbright, b. 6 May 1797, Union Co., SC d. 14 Jul 1881, Oconee Co., SC (Age 84 years) Family ID F4864 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Harriet N. Fant, b. 6 May 1826, Anderson (old Abbeville) Co., S.C. d. 4 Jan 1870 (Age 43 years) Marriage 31 Jan 1855 Lexington Co., SC Family ID F4867 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
Family 2 Ruth Sara Reese, b. 22 Jan 1844, Anderson (old Abbeville) Co., S.C. d. 27 Mar 1889, Anderson (old Abbeville) Co., S.C. (Age 45 years) Marriage 6 Feb 1872 Anderson (old Abbeville) Co., S.C. Family ID F4868 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
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Notes - Most records suggest he probably was born in Union Co. S.C. At least,
county records indicate that he moved from Union Co. to Oconee Co. S.
C. in 1850 on receipt of a state land grant. His brother, Jesse,
moved there at the same time. His wife was born in Townville, S. C.
and they were
married in Townville. He owned 180 acres next to Mother Mary's place
(where Ben still lived on Oliver Perry Woolbright Street till his
death in 2000). He sold that farm to his son, William Newton, in
1884. In addition to being a farmer, he was a Magistrate in a small
claims and family services court and referred to locally as 'Squire'.
Records suggest that Mary moved with him from Union Co. at the same
time.
A biography of Millie Ann Hollingsworth notes that he taught school
for 25 years as a source of extra income.
Research: Allie Mae Earle has him born on 07 rather than 20 Nov
1820.
- Most records suggest he probably was born in Union Co. S.C. At least,