William B. Rotenberry

Personal and Family Information

William was born in 1858 in Limestone County, Alabama, the son of James A Rotenberry and Cornelia Jane McGuire.

He died about 1895. The place is not known.2

His wife was Emma J Jones, who he married on 21 FEB 1884 in Woodruff County, Arkansas. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	1858	Place: Limestone County, Alabama
Death	ABT 1895	Address: widow Emma married Collier 1 Jan 1896			See Note 2
Census	29 JUN 1860	Place: Limestone County, Alabama Age: 2 born Alabama Address: line 12, dwelling 332 family 332 with parents	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 County Census-1860,Alabama, Limestone.pdf
Census	1870	Place: Limestone County, Alabama Age: 11 to 12 Address: Athens PO, Township 2, Range 6, Dwelling 83, family 67 Tayler, William age 23, Cornelia wf 31, Ala, Wm. Rotenberry wm 12 Ala Martha wf 10 Ala, Lucy James wf 8 Ala, John W Taylor wm 2 Ala	Census 1870 Alabama, Limestone County Source: Census 1870 Alabama, Limestone County	Census-1870,Alabama,Limestone T2 R6 Census-1870,Alabama,Limestone, T2 R5
Census	16 JUN 1880	Place: Jackson County, Arkansas Age: 22 b Ala Address: dwelling 197, page 197 near Stepfather and sisters Agency: 1880 census Ark	Census 1880 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge twp, ED 131, page 19, stamp 438 Source: Census 1880 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge twp, ED 131, page 19, stamp 438 Publisher: ancestry .com
Residence		Place: Jackson County, Arkansas Address: White Church Area, west of Tupelo, Jackson Cty, Ark	The Stream of History, 1973, #4 Jackson County Historical Society Source: The Stream of History, 1973, #4 Jackson County Historical Society Authors: James Morgan Publisher: Newport Independent, no & Dec 1973

Notes

Note 1

1890 Property Tax list for Jackson Co has both Rottenberry and Simmons.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arjackso/taxlist.htm

mother Cornelia Jane and some of step father William L Taylor family buried at White Church /White Lake.

from records of Newport Marble Works:

Taylor, C.J., wife of W.L., b, Dec 1 1838, d May 26, 1877;

and J.M. b Sept 17, 1867 d Jan 13, 1889;

order sent to Newport Marble Works by W.L. Taylor, Tupelo, Ark, May 131, 1889.

Arkansas Death Index has Rotenberry, William died Pulaski County Dec 16 1917, see findagrave 33511355, this William was infant son of A.L. and Alabama Rotenberry buried Hope Cemetery, Lawrence County, Ark

Note 2

Marriage of Emma Rotenberry age 30 of Tupelo to J M Collier age 35 of Tupelo on 1 Jan 1896, suggests William Rotenberry died about 1895.

she died 1934 and buried Augusta with husband Joseph M 1864-1911

Note 3

Shared DNA with descendants of Cornelia Jane McGuire and her second husband William Lafayette Taylor 1848-1926:

via Luciis Jerome Taylor 1870-1907.

shared with AFB : Robert T Berry 41 cM - son of Jerry Taylor Berry 1919-2005

Tom Davis 37 cM and his brother Curt Davis 28 cM from Augusta, sons of Babe and Marguerite Jacobs Davis 1918-2005.

Cornelia Jane McGuire first marriage James A Rotenberry 1838-1866?

their daughter Lucy James Rotenberry was first wife of Ben F Simmons 1860-1939.

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

2. Census 1870 Alabama, Limestone County

   Source:	Census 1870 Alabama, Limestone County

3. Census 1880 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge twp, ED 131, page 19, stamp 438

   Source:	Census 1880 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge twp, ED 131, page 19, stamp 438
   Publisher:	ancestry .com

4. The Stream of History, 1973, #4 Jackson County Historical Society

   Source:	The Stream of History, 1973, #4 Jackson County Historical Society
   Authors:	James Morgan
   Publisher:	Newport Independent, no & Dec 1973