Wood & Torbert Families

William Willis Arrington

b. circa 1805, d. 24 December 1868

William Willis Arrington was born circa 1805 in North Carolina.
He married Jane E. Morrison on 1 September 1834 in Gonzales County, Texas.
William Willis Arrington became a widower at the July 1849 death of his wife Jane E. Morrison.
He married Mary Ann Frances Ellington on 18 December 1849 in Grimes County, Texas.
William Willis Arrington and Mary Ann Frances Ellington appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included James K. Arrington, John W. Arrington, Emma? Arrington, P. Arrington, Jane Arrington, James Buchanan Runnels and Cornelius Runnels.
William Willis Arrington became a widower at the October 1856 death of his wife Mary Ann Frances Ellington.
He married Martha Ann Fuqua, daughter of Ephraim Fuqua and Martha Hewett, on 17 September 1857 in Grimes County, Texas.
William Willis Arrington died on 24 December 1868 in Grimes County, Texas.
His wife Martha Ann Fuqua became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Arrington Cemetery, Piedmont, Grimes County, Texas.
For additional biographical information, see The Handbook of Texas Online.