William Turner Haskell

1818 - 1859  (40 years)

• Name	William Turner Haskell  [1]
  Birth	21 Jul 1818	Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Mar 1859	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I3853	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Judge Joshua Haskell,   b. 9 Apr 1786, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island d. 13 Dec 1839, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ready,   b. 17 Jan 1799, Readyville, Cannon, Tennessee d. 9 Oct 1836, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1814  [2]
  Family ID	F3146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Paralee Porter,   b. 3 Feb 1820, Tennessee d. 27 Mar 1893, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1838	Paris, Henry, Tennessee   [1, 4]
  Alt. Marriage	2 Jul 1838	Paris, Henry, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Shepard Porter Haskell,   b. 16 Dec 1839, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee d. 6 Nov 1860, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee (Age 20 years)   2. William Charles Haskell,   b. 30 Oct 1840, Tennessee d. Between 1862 and 1865, [died during Civil War] (Age 21 years)   3. Joshua Haskell,   b. 22 Aug 1842, Tennessee d. 12 Oct 1860, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee (Age 18 years)   4. Viola Haskell,   b. 23 Sep 1844, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee d. 19 Jun 1915, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas (Age 70 years)   5. Paralee Porter Haskell,   b. 8 Jul 1848, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Haskell,   b. 11 Mar 1852, Tennessee d. Bef 1880 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: HASKELL, William T., (nephew of Charles Ready), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford county, Tenn., July 21, 1818; privately tutored; attended the public schools of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; attended the University of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.; soldier, Seminole War, 1836; First Brigade, Second Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, Mexican War; lawyer, private practice; member of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1840-1841; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); died on March 12, 1859, in Hopkinsville, Christian county, Ky.; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27363] Genealogy of the descendants of William Haskell and Mary Tybott, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S71729] Ancestry.com, Searcy Family- From Granville County NC to Rutherford County TN. [S10657] Cemetery index, Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, (Find-a-Grave). [S35017] Marriage record, Tennessee, William T. Haskell and Sarah J. P. Porter. [S42606] RootsWeb.com, Family Connections (Cecilie Walsh).