SQUIRE McANELLY FAMILY

WILLIAM BENTON "SQUIRE" McANELLY

Squire McAnelly Family--Elsewhere in this edition will be found a life-sketch of W. B. (Squire) McAnelly.  Here he is shown with his family in his latter years.  

Back row. left to right:  Conley, Laura (Mrs. W. L. Holland), Eva (Mrs. W. B. Pigg [Wheeler Lee Pigg]), Grover, W. B., Jr., John, James Emmett, Sally (Mrs. John Habin).

Seated, l to r: Monroe, Katie (Mrs. John L. Coalson), George, W. B. (Squire) McAnelly, Julia (Mrs. J. H. Elliott), and C. P. McAnelly, Sr.  Squire McAnelly died in 1923.

William Benton "Squire" McAnelly, Sr. was born 20 July, 1842, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, TX.  He served in Co. 1, 4th TX Cavalry, CSA, from 1861 to May, 1865.  On 16 January, 1866, he married Missouri Orlina Pate.  They moved to Hamilton County in December, 1873.  Missouri was the mother of six children and died 6 February, 1878.  On July 20. 1879, Squire married Martha Webber in Hamilton County, TX.  Martha was the mother of seven children.  Martha died Nov. 22, 1907, and Squire died in November, 1923.  William Benton, Missouri, and Martha were buried in Bulman Cemetery.