| The woman in the middle of the picture is Ivanona Mudora (Willingham) Jones, my great great grandmother. When she died in 1905, so did my WILLINGHAM line. You can read about her descendants by continuing along the Jones line.
Ivanona Willingham was the daughter of Isaac Willingham and Mary F. (Carlisle) Willingham. This is fairly well proved by the census records of Isaac Willingham:
1850 Census, Randolph County, Alabama, Beat No. 2, Page 293B, HH#191/191:
* Willingham, Isaac 29 M farmer 100 Georgia
* Willingham, Mary T. 27 F South Carolina
Willingham, John F. 8 M Georgia (attended school)
Willingham, Mary A. 6 F Alabama
Willingham, Isaac 3 M Alabama
Willingham, Wm C.7/12 M Alabama
1860 Census, Randolph County, Alabama, Southern Division, handwritten page 17, Page 643, HH#114/114:
* Willingham, Isaac 40m farmer 350 500 Georgia
* Willingham, Mary F. 38f housewife SouthCarolina
Willingham, John F. 17m farmhand Georgia (attended school)
Willingham, Mary A. 15f househand Georgia (attended school)
Willingham, Isaac N. J. 14m Alabama (attended school)
Willingham, William P. 10m Alabama (attended school)
Willingahm, Sarah J. 8f Alabama (attended school)
Willingham, Martha C. 5f Alabama
* Willingham, J. M. 2f Alabama
1870 Census, Randolph County, Alabama, Township No. 20, handwritten page 35, Page 517A, HH#237/238:
* Willingham, Isaac 51 M W farming 250 300 Georgia
* Willingham, Mary F. 47 F W k h South Carolina
Willingham, Sarah 17 F W at home AL (cannot read & write)
Willingham, Martha C. 15 F W at home AL (cannot write)
* Willingham, Mudora [?] 13 F W at home AL (cannot read & write)
Willingham, Nancy 10 F W at home AL (cannot read & write)
Willingham, Emily 7 [or maybe 9] F W at home AL
Willingham, Samantha 2 F W at home AL
[Note: Mudora Willingham is probably identical to Ivenona M. Willingham.]
1880 Census, Randolph County, Alabama, Wedowee Beat 6, ED#110, handwritten page 39, Page 309A, HH#352/352:
* Willingham, Isaac W M 59 m farmer GA SC SC
* Willingham, Mary F. W F 56 wife m keeps house SC SC SC
Willingham, Martha L. W F 24 daughter s works in house AL GA SC
* Willingham, Ivenona M. W F 22 daughter s works in house AL GA SC
Willingham, Nancy E. W F 19 daughter s at school (attended school) AL GA SC
Willingham, Emily M. W F 17 daughter s at school (attended school) AL GA SC
Willingham, Samantha C. W F 10 daughter s at school (attended school; cannot write; "Box 20" checked) AL GA SC
1900 Census, Randolph County, Alabama, Wedowee Beat 6, ED#56, sheet 14(B), Page 111B, HH#256/280:
* Willingham, Isaac head W M Jul 1819 80 M 59 GA GA GA farmer
* Willingham, Mary F. wife W F Nov 1822 77 M 59 11 9 SC SC VA
Gibbs, Martha L. daughter W F Sep 1855 44 Wd 0 0 0 AL GA SC
Willingham, Lizzie R. daughter W F Oct 1861 38 S AL GA SC
Willingham, Emlie M. daughter W F Mar 1865 35 S AL GA SC
Isaac Willingham appears to be the son of John C. Willingham. This John C. Willingham died about 1865, probably in Randolph County, Alabama. His census records follow [taken from Donna Evans' WorldConnect file]:
Census: 1820 COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA - pg. 28, Captain Thomas Willingham's District # 4
John C. Willingham
4 Males Under 10 (Born 1810-1820)
2 Males 18-26 (Born 1793-1802) One is John C., who is the other??
1 Female 16-26 (Born 1793-1804) Sarah A. Brown, wife of John C., dau. of Nancy Brown
Census: 1830 WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA - pg. # 133
John C. Willingham
2 Males Under 5 ( Colin, age 4 & Griffin, age 1)
1 Male 5-10 (???)
2 Males 15-20 (WIlliam, Born 1814 and ??)
1 Male 30-40 (John C.)
1 Female 10-15
1 Female 15-20
1 Female 30-40 (Sarah)
1 Slave
Census: 1840 MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA - pg. # 124, No Township
John C. Willingham
2 Males 10-15 (Collin, age 14 & Griffin, age 11)
2 Males 20-30 (William and ??
1 Male 40-50 (John C.)
1 Female Under 5
1 Female 5-10 (Nancy B.)
1 Female 10-15
1 Female 40-50 (Sarah Brown Willingham, Born 1790-1800)
Census: 1850 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA - Household # 197
John C. Willingham, M, 60, GA, Farmer
Sarah, F, 55, GA
Cotter/Collin, M, 24, GA
Griffin, M, 21, GA
Nancy B, F,19, GA
Julia, F, 10, AL
John, M, 9, AL
Census: 1860 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA
John C. Willingham, M, 74, GA
Sarah, F, 66, GA
Matilda A. (Julia), F, 20, AL
John W., M, 18, AL
There were quite a few Willinghams in Columbia County, Georgia in the early 1800s. I am still not quite convinced that Isaac Willingham is the son of John C. Willingham. I would like to see some proof. Also, I would like to see some proof that John C. Willingham is the son of John Willingham.
I am also curious about the Griffin connection. I know there were some Griffen intermarriages with the Willinghams. But these don't explain the Griffins (given names) in my line, where there were no known Griffen marriages. I suspect Griffin ancestry, via common ancestor to those GRIFFENs who intermarried with WILLINGHAMs.
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