WARDLAW, WILLIAM M - Benton County, Arkansas | WILLIAM M WARDLAW - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

William M WARDLAW

Wardlaw (Brightwater) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

December 8, 1803 - November 26, 1891

*Obituary (as written)
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, December 3, 1891

WARDLOW, William - Brightwater, Ark., November 28, '91.- William Wardlow, near this place, who departed this life on the morning of the 26th inst. was interred last evening near here, surrounded by friends and acquaintances, together with a large family of children, grand-children and great-grand-children, perhaps as large as ever assembled in this county on a similar occasion. The deceased was born in Rockbridge county, Va. in 1803 and had he lived twelve days longer would have been 88 years old. He was married in Va. in the county aforesaid to Miss Susannah Hite by which marriage he has five children, four of whom are still living. The deceased removed from Va. to Ohio, from thence to Indiana, from Indiana to Illinois where his wife died in Bond county in 1841, and in 1843 he was married to Miss Catherine Baldridge by which union he had 11 children, nine of whom are still living. In 1852 he moved to Benton county. His entire family, living and dead, are 16 children, 55 grand-children and 8 great-grand-children, total 79, a large per cent. of whom were present at the death scene, and a still greater per cent were present at the funeral which was conducted by Bro. F.M. Seamster at the place of interment, but the most consoling portion remains to be told, as some five days before his death he stated to his wife, and later to Bro. Casey, that his sins were pardoned and that he was ready and even desirous to depart and be at rest. W.H. Williams.

Contributed on 7/3/13 by judyfrog
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Submitted: 7/3/13 • Approved: 7/3/13 • Last Updated: 7/6/13 • R903738-G0-S3

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