William Monroe “Uncle Billy” Rye
BIRTH: 11 Mar 1816
Yellow Creek, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
DEATH: 9 Jan 1905 (aged 88)
Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama, USA
BURIAL
Cooper Cemetery
Marion County, Alabama, USA
William Monroe "Billy" Rye was the son of Solomon Wesley Rye, II.
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William Monroe "Uncle Billy" Rye was a maker of pottery.
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William Monroe "Billy" Rye first married first Ann Bowling, 10 Nov 1833 in Lawrence County, Al. She was around the age 13.
William "Uncle Billy" and Ann Rye's
Children:
John M. Rye, Andrew J. Rye, William T. Rye, James J. (twin) Rye, Mary E.(twin) Rye Purser, Alexander H. Rye, Henry Solomon Rye, Wesley W. Rye, Robert W. Rye, and Matilda C. Rye Cooper.
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William Monroe "Uncle Billy" Rye was married second to Elizabeth Jeffreys, 17 Feb 1858 Marion County, Al.
William "Uncle Billy" and Elizabeth Rye's Children:
Esther A. Rye, George Washington "Bud" Rye, Julia Rye Whitt, Nancy Rye Robbins, Sarah Jane Rye Gray, "Polly" Mary Ann Rye Gray and Malinda Rye.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6625537/william-monroe-rye
