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William Marion Rayburn

Birth: 22 Oct 1840
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 30 Oct 1916 (aged 76)
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Willow Wild Cemetery

Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 33.5801131, Longitude: -96.1939652
Memorial ID: 12287136 View Source

Father of Congressman Sam Rayburn

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RAYBURN, W. M.
W.M. Rayburn Dies Near Bonham
Father of Congressman Sam Rayburn Will Be Buried Today
Bonham, Texas , Oct. 30 – William Rayburn, died at 8:25 tonight at the family home three miles west of Bonham after an illness of several months. He was 76 years of age, being born in Roane County , Tennessee Oct. 23, 1840. He was married to Miss Waller in Roane County , Tennessee in 1887, locating at Windom, Fannin County .
Mr. Rayburn was an ex-Confederate soldier and was a Captain in the Second Tennessee Cavalry. He is survived by his wife and nine children: Fr. J.F. Rayburn, Tom, Sam and Miss Lucinda of Bonham; Richard of Detroit, Jim of Dodd City; Will of Houston and Mrs. W.A. Thomas and ? E. Battley of Dallas .
The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon at Willow Wild Cemetery in this City. (Dallas Morning News, Tuesday, October 31, 1916 sd)

Father of Congressman Sam Rayburn

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RAYBURN, W. M.
W.M. Rayburn Dies Near Bonham
Father of Congressman Sam Rayburn Will Be Buried Today
Bonham, Texas , Oct. 30 – William Rayburn, died at 8:25 tonight at the family home three miles west of Bonham after an illness of several months. He was 76 years of age, being born in Roane County , Tennessee Oct. 23, 1840. He was married to Miss Waller in Roane County , Tennessee in 1887, locating at Windom, Fannin County .
Mr. Rayburn was an ex-Confederate soldier and was a Captain in the Second Tennessee Cavalry. He is survived by his wife and nine children: Fr. J.F. Rayburn, Tom, Sam and Miss Lucinda of Bonham; Richard of Detroit, Jim of Dodd City; Will of Houston and Mrs. W.A. Thomas and ? E. Battley of Dallas .
The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon at Willow Wild Cemetery in this City. (Dallas Morning News, Tuesday, October 31, 1916 sd)

Family Members

Spouse

Martha Clementine Waller Rayburn

1846–1927 (m. 1868)

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Created by: Cherie Atkinson Clark
Added: Nov 8, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12287136/william_marion-rayburn: accessed ), memorial page for William Marion Rayburn (22 Oct 1840–30 Oct 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12287136, citing Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Cherie Atkinson Clark (contributor 46796100).

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