There are conflicting dates of birth for William on census records etc. 1819-1826. His middle name was likely Jackson, popular name for the period.

His Civil War military record states he was 35 in 1861.

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William J Honea
Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers
Name William J Honea
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1861
Age (Original) 35
Military Unit Note Fiftieth Infantry

WILLIAM MARRIED 1st TO:

Event Date: 25 Jun 1843
Event Place: Madison,Alabama
Wife's Name: Mary Ballmam
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M52602-3 , System Origin: Alabama-ODM , GS Film number: 1305697

(according to the stone her son William T. Honea placed in her memory, her last name was Bullman)

Their Children per the 1860 census

1. George Honea born 1844 (This was Rev G.N. Honea who married so many family members)
2. Martha Honea Glover born 1845
3. William T.Honea born 1848
4. Benjamin Honea born 1852 Married Sarah Jane Carpenter, his stepmom's niece, daughter of Meshach & Elizabeth Colston Carpenter
5. Sarah born 1853 - ?
6. Emily born 1855-Harriet Emily Honea married 12-21-1876 Jackson County, Robert Walter Moon
7. Jane born 1857 - ?
8. Kitty born 1860 - ?

United States Census, 1860
Name: Wm Honea
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: The South Eastern Division, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
Birthplace: Tenn.
Page: 44
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Wm Honea M 40 Tenn.
Mary Honea F 36 Ga.
George Honea M 16 Ala
Martha Honea F 14 Ala
Wm Honea M 12 Ala
Benj Honea M 11 Ala
Sarah Honea F 7 Ala
Emily Honea F 5 Ala
Jane Honea F 3 Ala
Kitty Honea F 0 Ala
Household ID: 298 , GS Film Number: 803015 , Digital Folder Number: 004211188 , Image Number: 00134
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9. John B. Honea born Jan 1862 married Margaret Catherine Perry.

Mary died after this child was born
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WILLIAM MARRIED 2nd to:
Martha Carpenter abt 1866. She was the daughter of Willis & Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross Carpenter. I have not been able to locate a marriage record; their children:

10. Shadrach Meshach Honea born May 1867 died 8-14-1940 married Bertha S. Perry 2-18-1891 in Madison County Alabama. (Margaret's sister)
11. Lewis Jackson born 1868 - ?
12. Samuel M. born 8-30-1869 died 4-7-1943
13. James Willis born 1870
14. Frank born 1872
15. Hugh born 1874 - ?
16. Emmett - Elijah born 1876 - see below:

The family of Elijah T. Honea state emphatically that he was the son of Martha Carpenter Honea & William Honea. She met him in 1946 when he visited the family in Tennessee.
The name appears to be Emmett. It is difficult to read & likely a mistake of the census taker. See census posted in photo section of his mother's memorial"
We always take the word of a living relative - the best source of information for families.
There is no doubt he is part of our family, we just didn't know about him until February 2017.

Martha died late 1880 - 1881

WILLIAM MARRIED 3rd TO: Margaret (Crow) Mathus born 1819. She was the widow of John Mathews.
There are several variant spelling for the surname Mathews, Mathus, Mathis and literally all three versions of the surname get used. Family stories say that Margaret was a mean step mother & drove the younger children away from home...........

I have not been able to locate Lewis Jackson or Hugh Honea.

We know that three of the Honea brothers went to Texas together with their families around 1900. John Berry & Shadrach Meshach Honea & their wives, the Perry sisters & Elijah T. Honea who first moved to Texas with his brothers & then to Arkansas.
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The following information submitted by researcher Ruby Sharp who is distantly related.

A cousin through another family is a descendant of Abner Honea and Louisa Jane Province her grandmother was Mary Ann Carter m to Robert A Honey b. 12 Aug 1868 Thebes, Carbondale, Illinois, d 22 Jun 1945 Galveston, Galveston, Texas, She and I connect through Carter and Mankin families in Washington, AR.
Abner and Martin Honea and William your ancestor are Brothers, all ch of William Honea and Rhoda Martin son of Tobias Honea. William J Honea was the one I was researching the last few days m. to Martha Carpenter 9 ch and Mary Ballan 8 ch unless I miscounted.

William J Honea Parents are William Kitchen Honea 1790 Chatham, North Carolina d 1840 Madison, Al and Rhoda Martin 1785, South Carolina,they had ch
1. Thomas 1811,
2. Martin 1816-1862 Madison, AL,
3. Sarah Rachel 1817-1851, 4. Abner 06 Dec 1820 Madison, AL 22 Jun 1892-Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, Your
5. William 1821,
6. John Chapel Honea 1822-14 Mar 1887 Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama,
7. Rhoda Elizabeth 1826 m. Michael Wells moved to Washington, Stone, Missouri after he died m William E Gains,
8. Martha A 1828.

In the 1900 census I have found both a Martha and Elizabeth Honea 1826 and 1828 sisters living in Lincoln, TN I think it is them and they took back their maiden name when they moved back.I could be wrong but cannot find a death for either of them. Tobias Honea the father moved quite a bit.
- Ruby Sharp -