William John Darden
b. 12 June 1825, d. 29 May 1881
- William John Darden was born on 12 June 1825 in Norfolk County, Virginia.
- He married Fannie Amelia Dickson Baker, daughter of Moseley Baker and Eliza Ward Pickett, on 26 January 1847 in Harris County, Texas.
- William John Darden and Fannie Amelia Dickson Baker appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included William R. P. Darden and Albert Dickson Darden.
- He was a lawyer, according to the 1850 census.
- William John Darden and Fannie Amelia Dickson Baker appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas, And also in the household a Scottish-born farmer (age 60), and two artists and their families.. Other members of the household included Albert Dickson Darden.
- He was an attorney-at-law, according to the 1860 census.
- William John Darden died on 29 May 1881 at age 55 in Colorado County, Texas, or late the previous evening.
- He was interred at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 2 June 1881 in the Colorado Citizen.
- Last Edited: 14 Feb 2008
Family: Fannie Amelia Dickson Baker b. 13 September 1829, d. 4 January 1890
- William R. P. Darden b. circa 1848, d. circa 1852
- Albert Dickson Darden b. 3 January 1850, d. 4 December 1873