William Riley Bingham was the third of four sons born to Hugh W. Bingham [born 5 Mar 1799, died 7 February 1826] and Mary A. Walker Bingham. According to census records, he and his two older brothers were born in Tennessee, but the family was living in Copiah County, Mississippi when his father died in 1826,
On September 5, 1833, his mother married John W. Moore and the family lived for several years in Pike County, Mississippi. The 1850 census shows him living in Attala County, Mississippi, and on 29 February 1851, "William Riley Bingham, a resident of the Parish of Winn, in the State of Louisiana" executed a deed in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
William Riley, or W. R., as he is found in most records, married Sarah Ann Brady on 29 October, 1851 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Subsequently, he purchased land in Winn Parish with Patents numbered 11824 and 12954 being issued in 1860.
W.R. and Sarah Ann Brady had three children: Mary Jane, born in 1854, died of diptheria after 1860; Sarah Elizabeth, born 8 Jan 1856; and Melancthon "Lanky," born in 1858; he died at age 14 in Calhoun County, Mississippi whlle learning to swim.
Sarah Ann Bingham died about 1858 or 1859. W. R. then married Matilda Harveston; they had two sons: Asa Dayton, born May 1860; and Bryant Lafayette, born 1863; he died before 1900. The 1860 census of Winn Parish, shows W. R.'s occupation as Physician. He also served as Postmaster at Lanark, Louisiana.
It is not known when the family left Louisiana but according to granddaughter Ossie Bingham Hollingsworth, they spent time in Arkansas before returning to Mississippi to settle in Calhoun County where W. R.'s mother and stepfather lived.
Of her grandfather Bingham, Rosa Glasson Glenn wrote in 1942, "He was a cripple, went on crutches and managed to get an education: taught school, practiced medicine, and was a Baptist preacher." Graanddaughter, Esther Glasson May, said, "Grandpa Bingham was crippled because he had a disease called 'white swelling'"
W. R. and daughter Sarah Elizabeth had been to a meeting at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Mantee, Mississippi and while returning home, a wild hog ran across the road, scared his horse, and threw W.R. off, fracturing his skull. He lived only four days after the accident.
On September 5, 1833, his mother married John W. Moore and the family lived for several years in Pike County, Mississippi. The 1850 census shows him living in Attala County, Mississippi, and on 29 February 1851, "William Riley Bingham, a resident of the Parish of Winn, in the State of Louisiana" executed a deed in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
William Riley, or W. R., as he is found in most records, married Sarah Ann Brady on 29 October, 1851 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Subsequently, he purchased land in Winn Parish with Patents numbered 11824 and 12954 being issued in 1860.
W.R. and Sarah Ann Brady had three children: Mary Jane, born in 1854, died of diptheria after 1860; Sarah Elizabeth, born 8 Jan 1856; and Melancthon "Lanky," born in 1858; he died at age 14 in Calhoun County, Mississippi whlle learning to swim.
Sarah Ann Bingham died about 1858 or 1859. W. R. then married Matilda Harveston; they had two sons: Asa Dayton, born May 1860; and Bryant Lafayette, born 1863; he died before 1900. The 1860 census of Winn Parish, shows W. R.'s occupation as Physician. He also served as Postmaster at Lanark, Louisiana.
It is not known when the family left Louisiana but according to granddaughter Ossie Bingham Hollingsworth, they spent time in Arkansas before returning to Mississippi to settle in Calhoun County where W. R.'s mother and stepfather lived.
Of her grandfather Bingham, Rosa Glasson Glenn wrote in 1942, "He was a cripple, went on crutches and managed to get an education: taught school, practiced medicine, and was a Baptist preacher." Graanddaughter, Esther Glasson May, said, "Grandpa Bingham was crippled because he had a disease called 'white swelling'"
W. R. and daughter Sarah Elizabeth had been to a meeting at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Mantee, Mississippi and while returning home, a wild hog ran across the road, scared his horse, and threw W.R. off, fracturing his skull. He lived only four days after the accident.
William Riley Bingham was the third of four sons born to Hugh W. Bingham [born 5 Mar 1799, died 7 February 1826] and Mary A. Walker Bingham. According to census records, he and his two older brothers were born in Tennessee, but the family was living in Copiah County, Mississippi when his father died in 1826,
On September 5, 1833, his mother married John W. Moore and the family lived for several years in Pike County, Mississippi. The 1850 census shows him living in Attala County, Mississippi, and on 29 February 1851, "William Riley Bingham, a resident of the Parish of Winn, in the State of Louisiana" executed a deed in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
William Riley, or W. R., as he is found in most records, married Sarah Ann Brady on 29 October, 1851 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Subsequently, he purchased land in Winn Parish with Patents numbered 11824 and 12954 being issued in 1860.
W.R. and Sarah Ann Brady had three children: Mary Jane, born in 1854, died of diptheria after 1860; Sarah Elizabeth, born 8 Jan 1856; and Melancthon "Lanky," born in 1858; he died at age 14 in Calhoun County, Mississippi whlle learning to swim.
Sarah Ann Bingham died about 1858 or 1859. W. R. then married Matilda Harveston; they had two sons: Asa Dayton, born May 1860; and Bryant Lafayette, born 1863; he died before 1900. The 1860 census of Winn Parish, shows W. R.'s occupation as Physician. He also served as Postmaster at Lanark, Louisiana.
It is not known when the family left Louisiana but according to granddaughter Ossie Bingham Hollingsworth, they spent time in Arkansas before returning to Mississippi to settle in Calhoun County where W. R.'s mother and stepfather lived.
Of her grandfather Bingham, Rosa Glasson Glenn wrote in 1942, "He was a cripple, went on crutches and managed to get an education: taught school, practiced medicine, and was a Baptist preacher." Graanddaughter, Esther Glasson May, said, "Grandpa Bingham was crippled because he had a disease called 'white swelling'"
W. R. and daughter Sarah Elizabeth had been to a meeting at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Mantee, Mississippi and while returning home, a wild hog ran across the road, scared his horse, and threw W.R. off, fracturing his skull. He lived only four days after the accident.
On September 5, 1833, his mother married John W. Moore and the family lived for several years in Pike County, Mississippi. The 1850 census shows him living in Attala County, Mississippi, and on 29 February 1851, "William Riley Bingham, a resident of the Parish of Winn, in the State of Louisiana" executed a deed in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
William Riley, or W. R., as he is found in most records, married Sarah Ann Brady on 29 October, 1851 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Subsequently, he purchased land in Winn Parish with Patents numbered 11824 and 12954 being issued in 1860.
W.R. and Sarah Ann Brady had three children: Mary Jane, born in 1854, died of diptheria after 1860; Sarah Elizabeth, born 8 Jan 1856; and Melancthon "Lanky," born in 1858; he died at age 14 in Calhoun County, Mississippi whlle learning to swim.
Sarah Ann Bingham died about 1858 or 1859. W. R. then married Matilda Harveston; they had two sons: Asa Dayton, born May 1860; and Bryant Lafayette, born 1863; he died before 1900. The 1860 census of Winn Parish, shows W. R.'s occupation as Physician. He also served as Postmaster at Lanark, Louisiana.
It is not known when the family left Louisiana but according to granddaughter Ossie Bingham Hollingsworth, they spent time in Arkansas before returning to Mississippi to settle in Calhoun County where W. R.'s mother and stepfather lived.
Of her grandfather Bingham, Rosa Glasson Glenn wrote in 1942, "He was a cripple, went on crutches and managed to get an education: taught school, practiced medicine, and was a Baptist preacher." Graanddaughter, Esther Glasson May, said, "Grandpa Bingham was crippled because he had a disease called 'white swelling'"
W. R. and daughter Sarah Elizabeth had been to a meeting at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Mantee, Mississippi and while returning home, a wild hog ran across the road, scared his horse, and threw W.R. off, fracturing his skull. He lived only four days after the accident.
