William Jasper "Bill" Wilemon was the son of Pliney Wilemon and Nancy Buckner. He married Nancy Margaret Clowdus 28 Jun 1867 in Blount County, Alabama, daughter of William Redwine Clowdus and Phoebe Kessiah Hardwick. Alabama. William and Nancy Margaret were the parents of: Eliza Nancy Louella Wilemon Maynor, Eliza Catherine Wilemon Choate, William Freeman Wilemon, W. Turney Wilemon, Viola Tranney Wilemon Thomas, Nancy Emma Wilemon Thomas, Julia Caroline Wilemon Huie, Fannie Mae Wilemon Dailey, John Newton Wilemon, Syrena Ella Wilemon Wadsworth, Worthy Sylvester Wilemon, Helen M. Wilemon and Garfield Vinous Wilemon.

William was a farmer and served as a Methodist Episcopal Church minister. "W.J. Wilemon was converted and joined MEC in 1867" was written in his personal Bible. Information from the United Methodist Church archives state that "He was admitted to membership in the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in November, 1885. He served the following appointments: November, 1885-1887, Murphree's Valley Circuit; November 1887-1889, Crawford's Cove Circuit. He located in January, 1889, meaning that he ceased to be in the itinerant ministry. In December, 1902, he was reinstated in the itinerant ministry and served the following appointments: December, 1902-1903, Birmingham Circuit: December 1903-1904. Kelly's Creek Circuit; and December, 1904-1905, Murphree's Valley Circuit. He located in December, 1905. He continued serving the Murphree's Valley Circuit and Oneonta as a supply pastor for 1905-1906 and the Crawford's Cove Circuit for 1911-1912.


Death Claims Rev. W. J. Wilemon and Grandson.
The death of Rev. W. J. Wilemon early Monday morning removed another good citizen from the walks of life in this county. His death occurred at his home on route 2, Oneonta, in the community where he had spent the greater part of his life. Bro. Wilemon was a minister in the M. E. church and had been preaching for perhaps thirty-five or forty years. Part of this time he was a member of the Conference but most of his preaching was done in Blount County. The deceased was about 69 years of age. His grandson, Wesley Wilemon, a young man about 16 years of age, died on the night preceding his grandfather's death and the funeral services over both were held at the same time at Antioch Cemetery. The services were conducted by Revs. A. J. Brand and P. J. Jordan.
[The Southern Democrat, December 12, 1918]