William Earnest

1823 - 1911  (88 years)

• Name	William Earnest  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	10 Jan 1823	Alabama, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Wilson County, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	District 24
  Residence	1860	Hays County, Texas, USA   [12]
  	Subdivision 12
  Residence	1870	San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA   [3]
  Residence	1880	Hays County, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Precinct 1
  Residence	1900	Travis, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Justice Precinct 4
  Burial	1911	Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [5, 7, 10]
  Death	17 Nov 1911	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [5, 7, 10, 14]
  Person ID	I22841	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Martha Ann Williamson,   b. 17 Nov 1825, Alabama, USA d. 8 Aug 1908, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1842	Wilson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 8]
  Children	> 1. Frances Elizabeth Earnest,   b. 12 Jan 1843, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Oct 1872, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Joseph William Earnest,   b. 11 Dec 1844, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Jan 1920, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Tennessee Melvina Earnest,   b. 24 Jan 1857, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA d. 27 Dec 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Emma Sallie Earnest,   b. 19 Apr 1862, Hays County, Texas, USA d. 25 Feb 1894, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jan 1823 - Alabama, USA Marriage - 10 Jan 1842 - Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - District 24 - 1850 - Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Subdivision 12 - 1860 - Hays County, Texas, USA Residence - 1870 - San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA Residence - Precinct 1 - 1880 - Hays County, Texas, USA Residence - Justice Precinct 4 - 1900 - Travis, Texas, USA Death - 17 Nov 1911 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;), Database online. Record for William Earnest [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for J W Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=30005811&indiv=try [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Roll: M593_1590; Page: 205B; Image: 337409; Family History Library Film: 553089. Record for Wm Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=7714360&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Walter L Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=23610058&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Walter L Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=110623812&indiv=try [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hays, Texas; Roll: 1310; Family History Film: 1255310; Page: 47C; Enumeration District: 076. Record for William Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=11026032&indiv=try [S1558] Oakwood Cemetery Austin, (Name: Name: FindaGrave; Location: Austin, Travis, Texas;;), Oakwood Cemetery Austin (Austin, Travis, Texas, FindaGrave), CemeteryLists. [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Travis, Texas; Roll: 1673; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1241673. Record for William Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=44333524&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for David Crockett Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=21811773&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Henry Caldwell Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=70929772&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Charles Houston Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=23423323&indiv=try [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 12, Hays, Texas; Roll: M653_1297; Page: 13; Image: 29; Family History Library Film: 805297. Record for Wm Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=35028444&indiv=try [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_901; Page: 451B; Image: 282. Record for William Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6836085&indiv=try [S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for William Earnest http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeath1964&h=5255774&indiv=try