William Riley Wellmon

1821 - 1905  (84 years)

• Name	William Riley Wellmon
  Born	27 May 1821	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Wellmon/ Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC
  Military Service	Civil War CSA
  	William served in the military in 56th Regiment NC Infantry CO F The 56th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, NC. Its members were recruited in the counties of Camden, Cumberland, Pasquotank, Northampton, Orange, Cleveland, Alexander, Rutherford, and Mechlenburg. It fought at Gum Swamp, Plymouth, and Drewry"s Bluff, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. The regiment had 149 men captured at Gum Swamp, lost 4 killed and 84 wounded at Plymouth, and reported 90 causualties at Ware Bottom Church. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and only 9 Officers and 62 men surrendered with the army of Northern Virginia.
  Died	24 Aug 1905	Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Notes	From P. Cleveland Gardner's notes: He bought a farm just South of his father's homestead upon which he and his wife settled and reared a large family. Some years later he erected a large two story house just West of where he first settled, which residence is occupied by his son and known as the Wellmon Homestead. His father died will still in the prime of life and left a large family, and he administered upon the estate of his father and purchased the interest of the several heirs and took care of his mother who lived to of old age. He is buried in the family plot with his father.
  Person ID	I551	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	William N. Wellmon, Jr.,   b. 1791,   d. 26 Feb 1846, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Rebecca R. Weathers,   b. 9 Aug 1797,   d. 26 Jul 1879, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1816	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  	Witness on marriage record Willis Weathers and Thomas Martin
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Gladden,   b. 28 Oct 1831, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Nov 1876, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 45 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1849
  Children	1. Infant Wellmon,   b. 1849,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. William Perry Wellmon,   b. 29 Jun 1850, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Jan 1935, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)   3. Finettie Wellmon,   b. 25 Nov 1851, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Mar 1936, Mooresboro, Rutherford County, NC  (Age 84 years) + 4. Riley Wellmon,   b. 6 Feb 1853, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Aug 1935, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 82 years) + 5. C Pinkney "Pink" Wellmon,   b. 1 Apr 1854,   d. 18 Aug 1937  (Age 83 years)   6. Monroe "Mon" Wellmon,   b. 7 Sep 1855,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Infant Wellmon,   b. 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Infant Wellmon,   b. 1859,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Arebecker "Arrie" R. Wellmon,   b. 7 Jun 1857,   d. 22 Oct 1881, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 24 years)   10. Infant Wellmon,   b. 1861,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Eliza Wellmon,   b. 1 Sep 1861, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 1946  (Age 84 years)   12. Infant Wellmon,   b. 1864,   d. Yes, date unknown + 13. Mary Angleline Wellmon,   b. 7 Jan 1864, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Nov 1927, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 63 years) + 14. Elza "Els" A. Wellmon,   b. 3 Dec 1866, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Jun 1943, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)   15. Ellen Wellmon,   b. 15 Dec 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown   16. Elon Wellmon,   b. 15 Dec 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown   17. Wellmon,   b. 1869,   d. Yes, date unknown + 18. Charlotte (Lottie) Wellmon,   b. 14 Nov 1871, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 19 Dec 1956, Cleveland County, North Carolina  (Age 85 years)   19. Bertha Wellmon,   b. 4 Feb 1874, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Jan 1962  (Age 87 years) + 20. Effie Wellmon,   b. 15 Oct 1875, Cleveland County, North Carolina ,   d. 4 May 1965  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 27 May 1821 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Cemetery - - Wellmon/ Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC Died - 24 Aug 1905 - Cleveland County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William R Wellmon Monument