William Anderson Routh, son of Jonathan Routh and his first wife, Catherine Barringer was born in Tennessee. His mother died and as a young man, he and his siblings by his deceased mother, migrated with his father to Fannin County, Texas. William's first wife, Margaret G. Benge Routh, had four children, a twin, only lived four months.
1860 TEXAS CENSUS, Fannin County, Bonham P.O., July 31, p. 168 - ROUTH, W. A., head, age 32, clerk, $10000/600, born Tn; M. G., wife, age 31, k. house; Alf P., son, age 5; Nancy I., dau, age 3; William E., son, age 4/12.
William's first wife died in 1863, during the Civil War. After the war, he married his second wife, Margaret Elizabeth Carter Routh.
1870 TEXAS CENSUS, Fannin County, Bonham P.O., p. 17, HH 147/147 -
ROUTH, William A., head, age 42, farmer, $2000/300, born Tn; Margaret E., wife, age 30, k. house; Alfred P., son, age 15; Nancy I., dau, age 13; William E., son, age 10; Catherine J. dau, age 3; Martha A., dau, age 1.
Two more children born after 1870, youngest died 1874. Williams's second wife died the same year.
William Anderson was married to his third wife, Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, when the 1880 federal census was enumerated.
1880 TEXAS CENSUS, Fannin County, Pct. 3, Bonham P.O., June 7th -
ROUTH, W. A., head, age 52, farmer, born Tn; S. E., wife, age 34, k. house; N. I., dau, age 23; W. E., son, age 10; C. J., dau, age 13; M. A., dau, age 11; Geo. C., son, age 9; B. B., dau, age 7.
Note: All children were Sarah's stepchildren.
William and Sarah had three children, youngest born and died 1884..
William and family migrated to Brown County and settled in the Bethel area near Blanket where his third wife died in 1894.
1900 TEXAS CENSUS, Brown County, Blanket: H 159 - ROUTH, Alfred, head, age 45, born Aug 1854 Tx, marr 7 yrs; Sadie, wife, age 32, born July 1867, 0 ch; DAY, Myrtle, niece, age 16, born Sept 1883, 1 ch/0 living.
Note: Myrtle Beavers Day, wife of Bettis Jessie Day, dau of Nancy Irene Routh Beavers.
H 160 - ROUTH, William, head, age 72, widower, born Feb 1828 Tn; George, son, age 29, born Jun 1870 Tn; Jonathan, son, age 18, born Mar 1882 Tx.
In his later years, William Anderson Routh lived with his oldest son, Alfred Pace Routh and wife, Sadie, in Blanket, Brown County,Texas.

Children:
1st wife
1. Alfred Pace Routh 1854-1922
2. Nancy Irene Routh Beavers 1857-1883
3. Henry W. Routh 1860-1860
4. William Evans Routh 1860-1940
2nd wife
5. Zona Routh 1865-1865
6. Kathryn Jane Routh Pearce 1867-1943
7. Martha Andrews Routh Sears 1869-1931
8. George Carter Routh 1870-1917
9. Blanche Brazelton Routh Keating 1872-1908
10. Mary Jo Routh 1874-1874
3rd wife
11. Margra Emma Routh Reeves 1880-1948
12. Jonathan Nunnilee Routh 1882-1936
13. Constance Routh 1884-1884
- Blanche Keating Collie, GG granddaughter