A farmer. Parents were Joseph Ansley and Gilly Richardson, both from Georgia, who settled in the Denison area about 1870. William married Lila Lillian (Glasgow) Carter in 1904 in Denison.
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Records of Grayson County Frontier Village:
Josephus Ansley and his wife Gilly Ansley freed their slaves and left their home in Georgia after the Civil War. Mr. Ansley did not intend to make this [cabin in Denison TX] their permanent home. His plans were to go farther west. But in June 1873, Mr. Ansley died of what the doctors called brain fever. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Texas.
Gilly Ansley lived out her life in this log cabin. When her children protested, she would say, 'This is where my old man left me, and this is where I am going to stay.' She died in the cabin Feb. 13, 1915, and is also buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
The cabin was originally built by blacksmith Micajah C. Davis, one of the founders of Grayson County. the cabin was erected about 1840 at the Iron Ore Creek settlement and consisted of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Mr. Davis sold the cabin to Josephus Ansley in 1870.
W. T. (Will) Ansley inherited the cabin after the death of his mother. He had moved into this house with his parents in 1871. He made this his home until early in 1900. He married a widow [Lila Glasgow Carter] after he was 40 years of age.
In his early life, Mr. Ansley was a photographer. He and his wife, Lila, moved into the cabin, bought more land, and farmed for many years. He raised some cotton, some corn, and did truck farming. The neighbors remember that he raised and cured his own tobacco and shared with them on visits. Will Ansley cut the road to the cabin by packing it with a Model T Ford. He later gave an easement for a public road which bears his name today. This is Ansley Lane.
They did not have children. Mrs. A. J. Biard, Mrs. Ansley's daughgter by a previous marriage, inherited the land with the cabin on it. Mrs. Biard sold the land to Mr. and Mrs. John Summers in 1953. The summers donated the cabin in 1972 to the Old Settlers village.
Denison Man Dies
DENISON—Funeral arrangements are pending at Bratcher-Moore Funeral Home for William T. Ansley, 90, who died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at his home, 4200 Ansley Drive, after a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Denison for 80 years, coming here from Georgia, where he was born Dec. 22, 1861. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ansley.
Mrs. A. J. Biard of Houston, a step-daughter, is the only survivor.
A retired farmer, Ansley was a member of Waples Memorial Methodist Church.
The Democrat, Sherman, Texas, June 8, 1952 (family records)
Ansley Funeral Set
Funeral services for W. T. Ansley, 90, Denison resident for 80 years, will be held today at 4 p.m. in Bratcher-Moore chapel with Rev Richard Crews, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Herald, Denison, Texas, June 8, 1952
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Records of Grayson County Frontier Village:
Josephus Ansley and his wife Gilly Ansley freed their slaves and left their home in Georgia after the Civil War. Mr. Ansley did not intend to make this [cabin in Denison TX] their permanent home. His plans were to go farther west. But in June 1873, Mr. Ansley died of what the doctors called brain fever. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Texas.
Gilly Ansley lived out her life in this log cabin. When her children protested, she would say, 'This is where my old man left me, and this is where I am going to stay.' She died in the cabin Feb. 13, 1915, and is also buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
The cabin was originally built by blacksmith Micajah C. Davis, one of the founders of Grayson County. the cabin was erected about 1840 at the Iron Ore Creek settlement and consisted of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Mr. Davis sold the cabin to Josephus Ansley in 1870.
W. T. (Will) Ansley inherited the cabin after the death of his mother. He had moved into this house with his parents in 1871. He made this his home until early in 1900. He married a widow [Lila Glasgow Carter] after he was 40 years of age.
In his early life, Mr. Ansley was a photographer. He and his wife, Lila, moved into the cabin, bought more land, and farmed for many years. He raised some cotton, some corn, and did truck farming. The neighbors remember that he raised and cured his own tobacco and shared with them on visits. Will Ansley cut the road to the cabin by packing it with a Model T Ford. He later gave an easement for a public road which bears his name today. This is Ansley Lane.
They did not have children. Mrs. A. J. Biard, Mrs. Ansley's daughgter by a previous marriage, inherited the land with the cabin on it. Mrs. Biard sold the land to Mr. and Mrs. John Summers in 1953. The summers donated the cabin in 1972 to the Old Settlers village.
Denison Man Dies
DENISON—Funeral arrangements are pending at Bratcher-Moore Funeral Home for William T. Ansley, 90, who died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at his home, 4200 Ansley Drive, after a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Denison for 80 years, coming here from Georgia, where he was born Dec. 22, 1861. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ansley.
Mrs. A. J. Biard of Houston, a step-daughter, is the only survivor.
A retired farmer, Ansley was a member of Waples Memorial Methodist Church.
The Democrat, Sherman, Texas, June 8, 1952 (family records)
Ansley Funeral Set
Funeral services for W. T. Ansley, 90, Denison resident for 80 years, will be held today at 4 p.m. in Bratcher-Moore chapel with Rev Richard Crews, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Herald, Denison, Texas, June 8, 1952
A farmer. Parents were Joseph Ansley and Gilly Richardson, both from Georgia, who settled in the Denison area about 1870. William married Lila Lillian (Glasgow) Carter in 1904 in Denison.
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Records of Grayson County Frontier Village:
Josephus Ansley and his wife Gilly Ansley freed their slaves and left their home in Georgia after the Civil War. Mr. Ansley did not intend to make this [cabin in Denison TX] their permanent home. His plans were to go farther west. But in June 1873, Mr. Ansley died of what the doctors called brain fever. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Texas.
Gilly Ansley lived out her life in this log cabin. When her children protested, she would say, 'This is where my old man left me, and this is where I am going to stay.' She died in the cabin Feb. 13, 1915, and is also buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
The cabin was originally built by blacksmith Micajah C. Davis, one of the founders of Grayson County. the cabin was erected about 1840 at the Iron Ore Creek settlement and consisted of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Mr. Davis sold the cabin to Josephus Ansley in 1870.
W. T. (Will) Ansley inherited the cabin after the death of his mother. He had moved into this house with his parents in 1871. He made this his home until early in 1900. He married a widow [Lila Glasgow Carter] after he was 40 years of age.
In his early life, Mr. Ansley was a photographer. He and his wife, Lila, moved into the cabin, bought more land, and farmed for many years. He raised some cotton, some corn, and did truck farming. The neighbors remember that he raised and cured his own tobacco and shared with them on visits. Will Ansley cut the road to the cabin by packing it with a Model T Ford. He later gave an easement for a public road which bears his name today. This is Ansley Lane.
They did not have children. Mrs. A. J. Biard, Mrs. Ansley's daughgter by a previous marriage, inherited the land with the cabin on it. Mrs. Biard sold the land to Mr. and Mrs. John Summers in 1953. The summers donated the cabin in 1972 to the Old Settlers village.
Denison Man Dies
DENISON—Funeral arrangements are pending at Bratcher-Moore Funeral Home for William T. Ansley, 90, who died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at his home, 4200 Ansley Drive, after a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Denison for 80 years, coming here from Georgia, where he was born Dec. 22, 1861. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ansley.
Mrs. A. J. Biard of Houston, a step-daughter, is the only survivor.
A retired farmer, Ansley was a member of Waples Memorial Methodist Church.
The Democrat, Sherman, Texas, June 8, 1952 (family records)
Ansley Funeral Set
Funeral services for W. T. Ansley, 90, Denison resident for 80 years, will be held today at 4 p.m. in Bratcher-Moore chapel with Rev Richard Crews, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Herald, Denison, Texas, June 8, 1952
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Records of Grayson County Frontier Village:
Josephus Ansley and his wife Gilly Ansley freed their slaves and left their home in Georgia after the Civil War. Mr. Ansley did not intend to make this [cabin in Denison TX] their permanent home. His plans were to go farther west. But in June 1873, Mr. Ansley died of what the doctors called brain fever. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Denison, Texas.
Gilly Ansley lived out her life in this log cabin. When her children protested, she would say, 'This is where my old man left me, and this is where I am going to stay.' She died in the cabin Feb. 13, 1915, and is also buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
The cabin was originally built by blacksmith Micajah C. Davis, one of the founders of Grayson County. the cabin was erected about 1840 at the Iron Ore Creek settlement and consisted of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Mr. Davis sold the cabin to Josephus Ansley in 1870.
W. T. (Will) Ansley inherited the cabin after the death of his mother. He had moved into this house with his parents in 1871. He made this his home until early in 1900. He married a widow [Lila Glasgow Carter] after he was 40 years of age.
In his early life, Mr. Ansley was a photographer. He and his wife, Lila, moved into the cabin, bought more land, and farmed for many years. He raised some cotton, some corn, and did truck farming. The neighbors remember that he raised and cured his own tobacco and shared with them on visits. Will Ansley cut the road to the cabin by packing it with a Model T Ford. He later gave an easement for a public road which bears his name today. This is Ansley Lane.
They did not have children. Mrs. A. J. Biard, Mrs. Ansley's daughgter by a previous marriage, inherited the land with the cabin on it. Mrs. Biard sold the land to Mr. and Mrs. John Summers in 1953. The summers donated the cabin in 1972 to the Old Settlers village.
Denison Man Dies
DENISON—Funeral arrangements are pending at Bratcher-Moore Funeral Home for William T. Ansley, 90, who died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at his home, 4200 Ansley Drive, after a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Denison for 80 years, coming here from Georgia, where he was born Dec. 22, 1861. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ansley.
Mrs. A. J. Biard of Houston, a step-daughter, is the only survivor.
A retired farmer, Ansley was a member of Waples Memorial Methodist Church.
The Democrat, Sherman, Texas, June 8, 1952 (family records)
Ansley Funeral Set
Funeral services for W. T. Ansley, 90, Denison resident for 80 years, will be held today at 4 p.m. in Bratcher-Moore chapel with Rev Richard Crews, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Herald, Denison, Texas, June 8, 1952
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