Wiley Bohannon ca (1782 - 1851)

Born in North Carolina in about 1782, Wiley Bohannon was a son of Duncan Bohannon and Elizabeth (Williams) Bohannon.

Wiley Bohannon married Ann King, a daughter of Azariah King and Mary King (Abell). Based on the date of birth of Sarah King Bohannon, a daughter of Wiley Bohannon and Ann Bohannon (King), Wiley and Ann Bohannon may have married in about 1800 or soon after. Presumably, Wiley Bonannon and Ann King married in Lawrence County, Mississippi; Ann King was born in Lawrence County.

On 5 Apr 1812, the Govenor of Georgia ordered that a passport be prepared for Wiley Bohannon and for George King. The order noted that Wiley Bohannon would travel with his wife, two children, and eleven negroes, and that George King would travel with his wife, mother, and 44 negroes. All applicants were of Wilkes County, Georgia.

The 1820 Federal census of Lawrence County, Mississippi enumerates the Wiley Bohannon household including a female, age 26-44 years, and a male, age 10-15 years. Wiley Bohannon was 26-44 years of age, and the female, age 26-44, was presumably his wife Ann (King) Bohannon. The census may well be in error, and the male, age 10-15 years, may have been Sarah King Bohannon. The 1820 census lists the Wiley Bohannon household adjacent to the household of Ann Bohannon's (King) younger brother Meshack King. Between 1820 and 1830, the Wylie Bohannon household migrated from Lawrence County, Mississippi to Warren County, Mississippi.

Before 1827, the Wiley Bohannon family migrated from Lawrence County, Mississippi to Warren County, Mississippi where Wiley Bohannon served as an Associate Justice at some point during the period 1820-1827.

The 1830 federal census of Warren County, Mississippi enumerates the Wiley Bohannon household including Wylie Bohannon, age 40-49 years, a female, age 40-49 years, and two males, both age 20-29 years. The female age 40-49 years presumably was Ann Bohannon (King). The identities of the two males, age 20-29 years, are unknown.

On 1 Mar 1837, Wylie Bohanon and wife Ann made a deed in Washington County, Mississippi to W. H. and A. M. Paxton. William P. Stone witnessed the deed.

On 11 Jul 1848, Wiley Bohannon gave a deposition at his home in Warren County, Mississippi (467). The deposition was regarding a survey by John Ragan on 10 Jul 1820 of a 160 acre parcel in Section 23 of Township 7 North in Range 21 West of Lawrence County, Mississippi. James Walker purchased 160 acres of land from John Ragan, and the survey was made to identify that parcel. The deposition was to inform a decision in a suite by Maney H. Smith against the estate of Elam S. Ragan, Lazarus B. Ragan, Administrator. The case was before the Southern District Chancery Court at Monticello in Lawrence County, Mississippi.

At the 1850 Federal Census, Wiley Bohannon was living adjacent to the Jesse B. Ragan household.

Wyley Bohannon died on 28 Apr 1859 in Warren County, Mississippi. (265)

Notes and Comments

The Will of Duncan Bohannon, made in Lincoln County, Georgia before his death on 24 Mar 1803, names a son Wylie Bohannon.

The 1850 U.S. federal census of Warren County, Mississippi lists the birth place of Wiley Bohannon as North Carolina. On 21 Nov 1756, William Churton surveyed 695 acres of land in Orange County, North Carolina for Duncan Bohannon. Duncan Bohannon appears on a 1793 tax list for Wilkes County, North Carolina. Apparently, Wiley Bohannon was born in either Orange or Wilkes County.

On 5 Apr 1812, the Governer of Georgia issued a passport to Wiley Bohanan to travel through the Indian Nation to the Western Country. The passport noted that he had a wife and two children as well as 11 negroes. George King, his wife, mother, and 44 Negroes traveled on the same passport. All parties were from Wilkes County, Georgia. The Ragan, Bohanan, and King families likely were acquainted in Wilkes County and may have traveled together to Mississippi. (262)

Sources

Deed by Wylie Bohanon and wife Ann to W. H. and A. M. Paxton. Washington County, Mississippi Deed Book G (30 Dec 1837 - 23 Nov 1839), Page 230.

262. Bryan, Mary Givens, Passports issued by governors of Georgia, 1810-1820. National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 1964.

265. “Obituary, Wilie Bohannon,” The Mississippi Baptist, 28 Apr 1859.

467. Deposition by Wiley Bohannon in Smith vs Ragan, Warren County, Mississippi, 11 Jul 1848. Southern district Chancery Court, Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi.

Died at his residence in Warren County, Mississippi the 28th of March, Judge Wilie Bohannon in the 78th year of his age. He was a native of Georgia, but for the last 30 years a resident of Mississippi.

The Mississippi Baptist, 28 Apr 1859

Wiley Bohannon Census Summary

1820 U.S. Federal Census (924)
Wiley Bohannon Household
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Wiley Bohannon, a: 26–44
+Female, a: 26–44 (Ann (King) Bohannon)
Male, a: 10–15 (Curtis W. Bohannon)

1830 U.S. Federal Census (929)
Wiley Bohannon Household
Warren County, Mississippi
Wiley Bohannon, a: 40-49
+Female, a: 40-49 (Ann King)
Male, a: 20-29
Male, a: 20-29

1840 U.S. Federal Census (930)
Warren County, Mississippi
Wiley Bohannon, a: 50–59

1850 U.S. Federal Census (931)
W. Bohannan Household
Warren County, Mississippi
2 Oct 1850
W. Bohannan, a: 69, b: North Carolina (Planter)
Eaton Lee, a: 22, b: Alabama (Overseer)
Betsy, a: 78, b: Virginia

Warren County, Mississippi was established 22 Dec 1809.

The name of the head of the household enumerated by the 1840 federal census of Warren County, Mississippi that is likely Wiley Bohannon is unclear, and could be read as Wm, an abbreviation for William. The age of this person is consistent with Wiley Bohannon's age in 1840 implied by other census data.

The 1850 federal census of Fayette County, Kentucky enumerates a single household of 100 persons; all but one was an adult. An Ann Bohannon, age 65 years and born in Mississippi, was living in the household. Comparing those enumerated by the 1850 census with 1860 mortality schedules available at http://www.kykinfolk.com/esh/mortality_1860_1870.htm finds no correlation with deaths at Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Apparently, the Eastern State Hosital was in District 2; the census record of interest is for District 1.