James William "Bill" Wethington

1911 - 1987  (76 years)

• Name	James William "Bill" Wethington  [1]
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	23 Apr 1911	Casey County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1987	Boyle County, Kentucky
  Burial	Jun 1987	Saint Bernard Catholic Cemetery, Clementsville, Kentucky
  Person ID	I149613	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Thomas Jefferson Wethington,   b. 22 Mar 1874, District #4, Casey Creek, Casey County, Kentucky d. 28 Nov 1949, District #4, Casey Creek, Casey County, KY. (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ellen Wethington,   b. Apr 1872, District #4, Casey Creek, Casey County, Kentucky d. 22 Aug 1915, District #4, Casey Creek, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1893	Married In Saint Bernard Catholic Church Probably By Father Alphonsus L. O'shea, Clementsville, Casey County, Kentucky
  	Lawrence (Thomas) Jefferson and Nancy were 2nd cousins Civil VI Canon3.
  Family ID	F25031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ova Myrtle Grooms,   b. 13 Feb 1913, Casey Creek, Casey County, Kentucky d. 2 Aug 1979, Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1930	Casey County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F25020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Per his son, Earl Gene Wethington, "James William Wethington was theyoungest child of his parents Thomas Jefferson and Nancy EllenWethington. His mother Nancy died when he was four years old." James, most often called "Bill Rowdy", and lived with his parents onthe two hundred acre farm on Woods Creek. When he was older he wentto work at the saw mill in Liberty, Kentucky. He worked at thesawmill some thirty years. The sawmill was owned by his father-n-lawFelix Sherman Grooms. Ova and James (Bill) had four children togetherfrom their marriage. He did some farming after he left the sawmill,and later retired at the age for a social security pension. James'sbrother Andrew MacDonald Wethington at his death, willed to James someland and a trailer in the area. James (Bill) lived there until hisdeath in 1987. 1). Etta/Edda is the family link. Earl Gene Wethington and Brenda LouWethington Gillock (brother and sister) are grandchildren ofLawrence/Thomas Jefferson Wethington through James William (Bill)Wethington. They both remember their aunt Edda (Etta) being marriedto Jimmy Cleary. The family tree listed on the Internet pageRootsWeb.com for Casey County, Kentucky mentions Etta being married toJimmy Cleary. This then ties together the family of BennettWethington down to Earl Gene, his sons Robert Gene & William Earl, andhis two sons Joshua Earl & Joseph Lee Wethington. Earl Gene's sistersalso have good size extended families, however Earl is the only son of William B. James Wethington (Dated: Feb. 20, 2004) 2). Also Andrew (Mack) left some land to James William (Bill) hisbrother. This would be Earl and Brenda's uncle since they are thechildren of James William. By the way, it was understood that afterJames William (Bill died) that the land was confiscated by thegovernment, because they knew that there was seven stills hidden onthe land. The only inheritance that Earl received was $50.00.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2896] Sandra Lee Elkins McCoy Wethington Juhl, Dated: January, 2004 (Reliability: 3).