Darby, Willis Pickens^[1]

1821 - 1895  (73 years)

• Name	Darby, Willis Pickens
  Born	12 Aug 1821	, Clarke, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	Plum Grove Rifles, July 8, 1861
  Buried	Jun 1895	Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Texas, Fayette County
  Died	06 Jun 1895	, Fayette, Texas
  Person ID	I14170	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2006

  
  

  Family	Scallorn, Mary Ann,   b. 26 Mar 1826, , , Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1894, Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1854	, Fayette, Texas
  Children	1. Darby, Elizabeth Endora,   b. 1856, , Fayette, Texas ,   d. Abt 1921  (Age 65 years)  [Birth]   2. Darby, William Adison,   b. 05 Jul 1860, , Fayette, Texas ,   d. 09 Jun 1912, Abilene, Taylor, Texas  (Age 51 years)  [Birth]   3. Darby, Emma Eugenia,   b. Abt 1864, , , Texas  [Birth]   4. Darby, Sarah Alice,   b. 10 Mar 1866, , Fayette, Texas ,   d. 06 Jun 1914, , Fayette, Texas  (Age 48 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F4158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Darby, Willis Pickens 157. Willis P. Darby Aug 12, 1821 Jun 6 1895

  
  

• Notes

  One of the five trustees of the Plum Grove Baptist Church Information from: dewayne@apex2000.net Married: 31 Jan 1843 in Brenham,Washington,TX (Probably Bond Date) W.P. Darby listed as a private on muster roll of Plum Grove Rifles,July 8, 1861. Company of riflemen seems to have been a drill company only, a kind of "prep school" to fit the men for service in other companies and toprepare them for strenuous army life. After drilling, the men either volunteered or were drafted into other companies . W.P. was in the "Heel-fly squad" as it was called, to round up unwilling conscripts.(History of Early Fayette County, pgs. 275, 279. Darbys may have been Baptists in Plum Grove. Marriage: Washington Co. Marriage Book, Vol. I, 31 Jan 1843, Willis P.Darby and Miss Adeline Stockton by John B. Duprey, J.P. 2 Feb.(MARRIAGERECORDS FROM 16 TEXAS COUNTIES, pg. 140.) Inscription from Robinson Cemetery at West Point, Fayette Co. Willis P. Darby b. Aug 21, 1821 d. June 6, 1895 Mary A. Darby, his wife, b. March 26, 1829 d. May 17, 1894 (Wife was a Scallorn, several Scallorns in cemetary) James A. Darby b. June 10, 1829 d. Feb. 22, 1904 (was brother) Melissa F. A. Darby b. May 7, 1840 d. June 26, 1882 In Memory of BF Darby, d. May 21, 1876 aged 53 yrs. 4 mos. and 18days. In book FOUNDERS AND PATRIOTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, BOOK IV, PAGE318. Submitted by Faye O. Darby Duncan, #13631, Martin Wells Chapter, adm. 10-26-1985. may have served in texas army, 1842, General Somervelle, Capt. Cole'sCompany. dewayne@apex2000.net ========================= 1880 United States Census Pickins W. DARBY Self M Male W 58 AL Farmer AL --- Mary Ann DARBY Wife M Female W 54 TN Keeping House AL KY William M. DARBY Son S Male W 18 TX Farm Laborer AL TN Emma E. DARBY Dau S Female W 16 TX At Home AL TN Sally DARBY Dau S Female W 14 TX At Home AL TN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Precinct 5, Fayette, Texas Family History Library Film 1255303 NA Film Number T9-1303 Page Number 200A

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes.