William Lemuel Amonett, Sr.

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@R253265442@ 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Year: 1860; Census Place: Missouri, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: M653_42; Page: 780; Family History Library Film: 803042 1,7667::13094175

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Name: William Lemuel AMONETT Given Name: William Lemuel Surname: AMONETT Sex: M Birth: 2 March 1799 in Tennessee Death: 15 May 1873 in Emmet, Nevada Co, Ark Census: 1830 Alabama, Madison County Census: 1840 Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur Census: 1850 Arkansas, Hempstead County MARL: 1825 Madison County, Alabama Burial: May 1873 Black Family Cemetery, Emmet, Hempstead Co, Ark Occupation: 1850 Tailor Census: 1860 Ark, Hempstead County Note: Children: James Lucius, Benjamin Franklin (Big Ben), William Lemuel Jr, Mary Jane, Penelope Rebecca (Bettie), John A, W, Margaaret Ann, James Lucious-----Wm Amonett came to Hempstead Co from Al in 1840s.settled on a farm 10 mi from Washington in direction of Camden..Brother in law to Jonathan Black and father to Ben and John (Amonett) who were in business before the War. Nell Settles Giginell@aol.com

According to Raymond Eddy William Amonett was a constable in Morgan Co. AL in 1830

!1850 Census Hempstead County Arkansas

1840 Census Decatur, Morgan, Alabama see daughter unknown name

In communication from Nelle Griffin Bowen she writes the following:

According to Mrs. Emil Savage of Hubbard Texas (who is a relative of yours)

Rebecca Black Amonette is the first Amonette ancestor they know anything about. Rebecca moved from Alabama to Hempstead County, Arkansas and Mrs. Savage thinks her husbands name was William Amonette.

Miss Minnie Rogers of Huntsville Alabama, whose ancestor was John Amonette of Virginia has in her possession an old letter dated 1881 written by her John Amonettes's grand-daughter to his great granddaughter. This letter is from Hempstead Co. Arkansas and reveals the following: "Tell your Ma I have a granddaughter of old cousin Bill Amonette staying here all this winter. I did not know there was such a person on earth until she came here.

Now if a granddaughter is writing to a great granddaughter and says tell your

Ma then the Ma and the writer are granddaughters of John Amonette. When she

refers to old Cousin Billy Amonette she could be referring to either William

Amonette (1899) or to his son William Lemuel (1829). If they are

referring to William "old" (1899) and he is their first cousin then John Amonette would be their common grandfather. However, the letter goes on to describe that John Amonette of Madison County Alabama had no surviving male children named Amonette to pass on the family name. The dates don't fit well either. William was born in (1899) and John of Alabama was having children about the same time. It would seem more likely that the common ancestor was John's father. The families seemed to have moved from Tennessee about the same time since John had a child born in Tenn. in 1801. It is also possible that they were referring to William Lemuel as Old cousin Billy. However, since they were probably born in the 1820's or 30's they might not call William Lemuel "old". Even if they did the ancestor question is the same since John apparently wasn't William's direct ancestor.

Therefore I am assuming that John Amonette was Williams Uncle and that

William's father was John's brother.

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