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• 1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Arkansas, 3 July, PO St Paul, Hilburn Township, page 50, Hse/Fam #326
  Isham Terry 26 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $15 Personal born KY Cannot read or write
  Ceatta Terry 29 F born KY Cannot read or write
  William Terry 5 M born AR
  
  One genealogy reports William's full name as William Isom Davis Terry.  Accounting for the second given name Davis, this genealogy also reports that William's mother was Celia "Sealy" Davis.  Other facts, including those discussed above, indicate that WIlliam's father Isom Terry did not marry Sealy Davis until 1874, who was his 4th wife.  This was 19 years after even this genealogy reports WIlliam was born!
  
  But this Moulder tree has Celia as the only wife of Isom, when family sources report reference to 5 wives, and we have the names of 4.  Further, the Moulder tree reports that Isom married Celia Davis in 1850, while we have their marriage record from 1874 under her later married name Hanley.
  --  Moulder, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/49953487/person/28209421411/facts
  
  Perhaps there was a second son named William at that late stage, whose middle name was in fact Davis.  No record we have seen has a middle name for this William born in 1855, whose birth date puts him in place as the second child of Isom and his first wife surnamed Hughes, whose given name has not been discovered.  We note that in the 1860 census, the name of Isham's wife is not Celia or Sealy but Ceatta.  See other discussoin on members of this family for the identity of Ceatha/Seatha, whom we identify as Seatha Slone.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 5 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 88, page 6A (scan 260A), Hse #45, Fam #54
  Terry, William W M 25  Farmer Cannot read or write AR KY KY
  Terry, Jane W F 25 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write AR AR AR
  Terry, Mason W M 2 Son AR AR AR
  Self, Betty W F 20 (Cannot read relationship) Cannot read or write AR AR AR
  
  In the 1900 and 1910 census, the child matching Mason is listed as James M.  This child, however, on Find a Grave memoroals, is named James Miles Terry.  The creator of the memorial may have been in error about his middle name.  Barbara Nelson, a niece of Sam Terry, reports that Sam's father was Mason, whose father was WIlliam Terry.  So it seems this child was named James Mason Terry.
  
  "Sam Terry is my uncle.  He is the son of Mason Terry, grandson of William Terry, and the great-grandson of Isom Terry.  The Gus Terry who wrote the letter is also the son of William Terry." [Her syntax is unclear; she seems to be saying that Sam Terry is the grandson of William Terry, but the sentence structure she used sounds like Mason was the grandson of William.  Mason was the first child of Isom, reported in the It was not stated which son of William Terry was the father of Mason Terry.]
  --  Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 February 2016
  
  1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 15 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 42, page 6A,  Hse #80, Fam #82
  Terry, William Head  W M Mar 1856 44 Married 23 year KY KY KY Farmer Owns
  Terry, Ursula J Wife W F Dec 1854 45 Married 23 year 8 children/6 living AR TN MO
  Terry, James M Son W M Dec 1877 22 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  Terry, Marion M Son W M Oct 1880 19 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  Terry, Levanda Dau W M May 1884 14 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  Terry, Riah [Rier, name on his grave] Son W M Oct 1886 13 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  Terry, Gus Son W M May 1889 11 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  Terry, Captain Son W M May 1895 5 Single AR KY AR
  
  1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #107, Fam #110
  Terry, William Head M W 55 Marriage 1 Married 44 yrs [abt 1866] AR KY KY Farmer Owns [b abt 1845]
  Terry, Ursula J Wife F W 63 Marriage 1 Married 44 yrs [abt 1866] 8 children/6 living AR TN MO [b abt 1848]
  Terry, Urias [Rier, name on his grave] Son M W 21 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1889]
  Terry, Gus Son M W 17 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1893]
  Terry, Captain Son M W 14 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1896]
  
  Next door is William's son James M Terry
  
  1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #108, Fam #111
  Terry, James M Head M W 33 Marriage 1 Married 8 yrs [abt 1902] AR AR AR Farmer Rents [b abt 1877, but his grave says 1880]
  Terry, Alie Wife F W 24 Marriage 1 Married 8 yrs [abt 1902] 5 children/4 living AR AR TX [b abt 1886]
  Terry, Samuel Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1904]
  Terry, Jefferson Son M W 4 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1906]
  Terry, Dorothy Dau F W 3 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1907]
  Terry, Annie Dau F W 7mos Single AR AR AR [b abt Sept 1909]
  
  The census says James and Allie have been married 8 years.
  
  Next door to James and Alie is William's half brother Jackson Terry.  In his household is his mother Margaret.  This indicates that Isom and Margaret were divorced, rather than their marriage ending due to Margaret's death.  This is the first detail I have found related to Margaret's marriage to Isom, other than family memory relayed by descendants, with some uncertainty.  There was some surmise that Isom and Margaret were not married.  But she is reported here as Divorced and her surname is reported as Terry.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #109, Fam #112
  Terry, Jackson H Head M W 45 Marriage 1 Married 24 yrs [abt 1886] AR KY KY Farmer Owns [b abt 1865]
  Terry, Catharine Wife F W 44 Marriage 1 Married 24 yrs [abt 1886] 8 children/6 living KY KY KY [b abt 1866]
  Terry, George L Son M W 17 Single AR AR KY [b abt 1893]
  Terry, Allen E Son M W 15 Single AR AR KY [b abt 1895]
  Terry, Dewey Son M W 10 Single AR AR KY [b abt 1900]
  Terry, Maggie Dau F W 8 Single AR AR KY [b abt 1902]
  Terry, Margaret Mother F W 79 Single AR AR KY [b abt 1941]
  
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  William Terry
  Birth Mar 27, 1855 Floyd County, Kentucky [should be Arkansas; he was the first child born in Arkansas]
  Death Jan 4, 1933 Johnson County, Arkansas
  
  Son of Isom Terry (1830 - 1888)
  Spouse Jane Self Terry (1854 - 1938)
  
  Children:
  Mattie Rose Terry (1879 - 1879)
  James Miles Terry (1880 - 1912)
  Rier Terry (1888 - 1958)
  Gus Terry (1890 - 1973)
  Cap Terry (1895 - 1978)
  
  Siblings:
  Mary Terry Woodard (1857 - 1881)
  Mary Terry Woodard (1857 - 1881)
  Caroline Terry Woodward Bowman (1859 - 1932)
  Jack Terry (1865 - 1925)
  
  Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas
  
  Created by Erin Jun 21, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #20011275, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20011280
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 5 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 88, page 6A (scan 260A), Hse #45, Fam #54
• 3. 1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Arkansas
  • 3 July, PO St Paul, Hilburn township, page 50, Hse/Fam #326
• 4. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 15 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 42, page 6A,  Hse #80, Fam #82
• 5. Email Sources
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 15 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 42, page 6A,  Hse #80, Fam #82
• 7. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 8. 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #108, Fam #111
• 9. 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #107, Fam #110