This is just a small portion of the Ransom Family Tree found in The Ransoms of Ransom Place and the Dardens of Tick Hill (2007)
William King Ransom, II was born October, 29, 1846 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN. He married Mary Elizabeth Heuff/Huff. His obituary from the Shelbyville Gazette reads: “Ranson William SG – Dec 19, 1935 pg 4 daug Mrs. C.H. Bomar, Margaret Brooks, Sue Covington, Alice Thomas, wife (not named), son W.K. Ransom”
W.K. (William King III) Ransom was born August 7, 1880 in Deason, TN, near Shelbyville. He married Daisy McGuire and had four children, Billy (W.K. IV), James Winfield, Thomas Alexander, and Mary Elizabeth. The Ransoms lived in Oklahoma for a while after they married, and Mr. Ransom was involved with the oil business, banking and a packing house. He moved to Tennessee and bought a farm on Murfreesboro Rd. and Franklin Limestone Rd.
Ransom Family Tree
• 1. Richard Payne Ransom b: 1752 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia d: 22 July 1827 in Murphreesboro, Tennessee+Kiziah Portis b: 1763 in Franklin Co., NC 10 October 1784 in Halifax (Orange) Co, NC Father: John Portis Mother: Sarah d: 10 October 1841 in Murphreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tn
• 2. Benjamin Clevious Ransom b: 1787 in Halifax , NC, d: 1844 in Murphreesboro, Tn. Rutherford Co.,+Sarah “Sallie”Jarratt b: June 1789 in Virginia 09 June 1810 in Rutherford Co., Tenn d: June 1860 in near Murphreesboro Tn. , Rutherford Co.,
• 3. William King Ransom, Sr. b: 1812 in Salem (Overall) Rutherford Co., Tn. d: 23 February 1896 in Deason, Bedford Co., Tn+Sarah Ann Wilson b: 1822 in Tennessee 13 May 1840 in Rutherford Co., Tenn
• 4. William King Ransom, II b: 29 October 1846 in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tn Dec 19, 1935.+Mary Elizabeth Heuff/Huff b: in Georgia in Georgia
4 daug: Mrs. C.H. (Sarah) Bomar, Margaret Brooks, Sue Covington, Alice Thomas, 1 son: W.K.
• 5. William King Ransom, III b: 7 August 1880 in Deason, Bedford Co., Tn Died 1965+Daisy McGuire
• 6. William King Ransom, IV (Billy)
• 6.James W. Ransom+ Frances Campbell
…7. Karen Ransom Bennett
• 6. Thomas Alexander Ransom+Carolline Wilson
• 6. Mary Elizabeth Ransom+William Allen Darden
…7. Kathryn Elizabeth Darden
…7. William Michael Darden
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