Wiley Lafate Rotenberry

Personal and Family Information

Wiley was born in Dec 1854 in Alabama, the son of Bowen Geoff Rotenberry and Mary A Winsett.

He died on 7 Feb 1926 in Ellis County, Texas.

His wife was Sarah Frances Green, who he married on 17 MAY 1871 in Limestone County, Alabama. Their only known child was John Wesley (1873-1947).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	DEC 1854	Place: Alabama Agency: 1860 census Alabama
Death	7 FEB 1926	Place: Ellis County, Texas
Census	12 JUL 1860	Place: Limestone County, Alabama Age: 7 b Alabama Address: dwelling 535, family 535 Agency: census 1860 Alabama	Census 1860, Alabama, Limestone County Dist No 2 and Div 1 Source: Census 1860, Alabama, Limestone County Dist No 2 and Div 1 Publisher: US Census	Census-1860,Alabama, Limestone.pdf
Census	6 JUL 1900	Place: Ellis County, Texas Address: Precinct 1, vist 386, family 389 Rotenberry, Wiley, L, head ,wm born Dec 1854, age 45, married 28 yrs, born Ala, f S Caorlina, m Alabama, farmer __ Sarah F, wife wf born Dec 1855, age 44, married 28 yrs, mother of 12, 10 living, born Ala, f &m S Carolina, __ Lizzie, daughter wf born Nov 1884, age 15, single born Tenn, f&m Ala __ Dora, daughter, wf born Feb 1887, age 13, born Ala, f&m Ala __ Elda, son wm born Oct 1891 age 8 born Tenn, f&m Ala __ Cora, daughter wf born Nov 1895, age 4 single born Texas, f&m Ala __ Hattie, daughter wf , born July 1897, age 2 single born Texas, f&m Ala visit 387, family 390 Rotenberry, John Head wm born May 1872, age 28, married 1 yr born Ala f Tenn, m Ala __ Mary, J wife wf born Mar 1881 age 19, married 1 yr, mother 0, born Ark, f Georgia, m Ark
Burial	FEB 1926	Place: Ellis County, Texas Age: 68 Address: Waxahachie City Cemetery, Add 3, Block 1, lot 13 findagrave 61653393 shared stone with wife Sarah links to 2 wives, 4 children

Multimedia

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Notes

Note 1

SERVICES ARE HELD FOR W.L. RHOTENBERRY [sic]

Services were held Monday afternoon at 2o'clock in the Spalding Undertaking Company's chapel on West Main Street for W.L. Rhotenberry who died Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. Mr. Rotenberry has been ill at his just out of Waxahachie for several days.

Mr. Rhotenberry, who was seventy-five years old, was born in Alabama, but had resided in this section

of the country for twenty or twenty-five years.

He is survived by three sons and one daughter.

1871 Married #1: Sarah Frances Green Married #2: Addie Harwell

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TX Death Cert #5450 Cause of death: Tuberculosis of throat

findagrave 61653393

Sources

1. Census 1860, Alabama, Limestone County Dist No 2 and Div 1

   Source:	Census 1860, Alabama, Limestone County Dist No 2 and Div 1
   Publisher:	US Census