William Embeary Gurley b. 10 Feb 1862 Alabama d. 5 Jan 1936 Munford, Talladega, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1862 - 1936 (73 years)

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Name	William Embeary Gurley [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1860	Alabama [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1861	Alabama [3]
Born	10 Feb 1862	Alabama [4]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	Abt 1863	Alabama [5, 6, 7]
Alt. Birth	Feb 1863	Alabama [8]
Alt. Birth	10 Feb 1863	Alabama [9]
Alt. Birth	10 Feb 1863 [1]
Occupation	28 Jun 1880	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [5]
	farmer
Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [8]
	farmer
Occupation	5 May 1910	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [2]
	farmer
Occupation	15 Jan 1920	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [6]
	farmer
Occupation	10 Apr 1930	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [3]
	farmer
Alt. Death	5 Jan 1936 [1]
Name	Emberry Gurley [10]
Name	Embrey Girley [7]
Name	M. Berr Gurley [11, 12]
Name	W. E. Gurley [3, 4, 13]
Name	William E. Gurley [2]
Name	William E. Gurly [5]
Name	William Embery Gurley [14]
Name	William Gurley [9]
Name	William M. Gurley [6, 8]
Died	5 Jan 1936	Munford, Talladega, Alabama [4]
Buried	6 Jan 1936	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [4]
		Gurley → William Embeary & Mandy Mag Garing
Person ID	I1971	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	10 Feb 2016

Father	Michael Gurley, b. Abt 1837, Georgia , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Jane Wyatt, b. Abt 1840, Georgia , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F44682	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mandy Mag Garing, b. 6 Oct 1860, Alabama , d. 4 Sep 1938, Munford, Talladega, Alabama (Age 77 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1879 [2]

Married Abt 1880 [8]

Census 28 Jun 1880 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [5]

Page 12, Line 37, Dwelling 1111, Family 111:

The household consisted of William E. Gurly, 15, head; Amandy M., 20, wife; Corvin Johnson, 26; and Lula Johnson, 19, wife.

The men are farmers.

Census 19 Jun 1900 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [8]

Precinct 12, Sheet 11B, line 88, dwelling 202, family 202:

The household consisted of William M. Gurley, head, 37; Amanda M., wife, 40; James W., son, 19 Mittie A. B, daughter, 17; John M., son, 15; Mary E., daughter, 12; Arthur L., son, 10; Harris C., son, 8; Flora M., daughter, 5; Ruth C., daughter, 1; and Annie C., daughter, 0 months.

William M. & Amanda M. are married 20 years with 9 children, all living. They rent a farm.

Census of 1900 - Alabama, Clay County
Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 11B

Census 5 May 1910 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [2]

Talladega Road

Precinct 12, Sheets 14B-15A, Line 99, Dwelling 270, Family 275:

The household consisted of William E. Gurley, head, 31; Amanda M., wife, 52; Maudie L., daughter, 22; Arthur L., son, 20; Harris C., son, 18; Flora M., daughter, 15; Ruthie C., daughter, 12; and Annie C, daughter, 10.

William E. & Amanda M. are married 31 years with 9 children, 8 living. They own a farm with a mortgage.

Census of 1910 - Alabama, Clay County
Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 14B

Census of 1910 - Alabama, Clay County
Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 15A

Census 15 Jan 1920 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [6]

Ironaton Road

Precinct 12, Sheet 3B, line 90, dwelling 121, family 131:

The household consisted of William M. Gurley, head, 57; Amanda M., wife, 59; Mellie E., daughter, 31; and Delia A., daughter, 16. They own a farm.

Census of 1920 - Alabama, Clay County
Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 3B

Census 10 Apr 1930 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [3]

Precinct 12, Sheet 5B, Line 72, Dwelling 100, Family 101:

The household consisted of W. E. Gurley, head, 69; Mandy, wife, 69; and Mollie, daughter, 36.

W. E. was 20 and Mandy also 20 years old when first married. Mollie is single. They own a farm.

Census of 1930 - Alabama, Clay County
Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 5B

Children

+	1. James William Gurley, b. Oct 1880, Alabama , d. 9 Dec 1943, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 63 years)
+	2. Mittie A. B. Gurley, b. Jan 1883, Alabama , d. 22 Nov 1906 (Age ~ 23 years)
+	3. Johnny Marcus Gurley, b. 13 Mar 1885, Alabama , d. 7 Apr 1933, Alabama (Age 48 years)
	4. Mollie Miss Gurley, b. 11 Sep 1887, Alabama , d. 19 May 1938, Munford, Talladega, Alabama (Age 50 years)
+	5. Arthur Lonnie Gurley, b. 28 Nov 1889, Alabama , d. 22 Feb 1958, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 68 years)
+	6. Harris C. Gurley, b. Feb 1892, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	7. Flora M. Gurley, b. Nov 1894, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. Ruthie Cornelius Gurley, b. 7 Jun 1898, Alabama , d. 28 Aug 1960, Brighton (Parker Springs), Jefferson County, Alabama (Age 62 years)
	9. Annie C. Gurley, b. May 1900, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Delia A. Gurley, b. Abt 1904, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 28 Oct 2015

Family ID F654 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William Embeary Gurley" (accessed February 25, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1971&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 16804042, "William Embeary Gurley" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheets 14B-15A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_7. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 5B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_6. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", W. E. Gurley, citing reference cn 2258, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,538 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5Y-HRC (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama,Talladega County (HeritageQuest). Series: T9 Roll: 33 Page: 238. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 3B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Clay County, Copper Mine, Township 19 Range 7, page 41 (HeritageQuest). Series: M593 Roll: 8 Page: 207. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Clay County, Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 11B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T623_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S22] Sexton Family History by Jim Sexton, The Gunter Branch | http://www.psi-sc.com/genealogy/Gunter/index.html (Cayce, South Carolina: Southern Heritage Research, 2000-2009). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Arthur Lonnie Gurley, citing reference 4968, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,927 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J617-ZVF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Mallie Gurley, citing reference cn 12278, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,566 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTJ-RK9 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Mollie Miss Gurley; citing reference cn 12278, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,566 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTV-3B6 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Ruthie Cornelius Oglesbey, citing reference 20939, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,954 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX9H-RYD (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", James William Gurley, citing reference cn 25279, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,632 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6MM-5BF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).