William Henry Harrison Darby 1841

William Henry Harrison Darby 1841-1922
William was born 7 November 1841, the son of Benjamin Franklin Darby and Elizabeth Harper Farmer, in Mississippi.
William served in the 14th Battalion, Mississippi Light Artillery, as a Private in the Confederate Army from 1861 to 1865.
Martha Esther Porter 1846-1938
Martha was born 26 November 1846, the daughter of Jesse B. Porter and Sarah Elizabeth Bell, in Mississippi.
I have identified the following children.

Jesse Benjamin	Born 13 Jan 1863	Mississippi	Married Minnie Young
Mae Elizabeth	Born 12 Apr1867	Mississippi	Married Silas William Farr
Walter	Born 1 Apr 1869	Mississippi	Married Eula Bell Sheeley
Robert Eldridge	Born 22 Nov 1873	Mississippi	Married Mary Ladd
R. C.	Born abt 1878	Mississippi	Died in Infancy
Lester	Born 10 Oct 1882	Mississippi	Married Lynne Harris
Eula Bell	Born 10 Sep 1885	Mississippi	Married Rouse Edward Williams

Birth of Parents

William Henry Harrison Darby

b: 7 Nov 1841 Mississippi
son of Benjamin Franklin Darby and Elizabeth Harper Farmer

1860 Census	1 Jun 1860		Panola County, Mississippi
			Value of
Post Office: Panola, Image 9 of 129			Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birthplace
Benjamin Darby William H. H. (Son) Thomas R. (Son) Drucilla Plus 1 Boarder	Age 58 Age 18 Age 16 Age 78	Farmer Farm Laborer Farm Laborer	1,600	620	South Carolina Mississippi Mississippi South Carolina	abt 1801 7 Nov 1841 abt 1839 abt 1780

Martha Esther Porter

b: 26 Nov 1846 Mississippi
daughter of Jesse B. Porter and Sarah Elizabeth Bell

1860 Census	1 Jun 1860		Panola County, Mississippi
			Value of
Image 3 of 5 The Town of Panola			Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birthplace	Birth Year
W. E. Farmer (M) L. E. Farmer (F) Martha E. Porter (F) N.C. Taylor (M) G.T. Rankin (M) J. R. Sweaney (M) A. T. Watson (M)	Age 39 Age 31 Age 14 Age 28 Age 22 Age 22 Age 24	Inn Keeper Attorney at Law Com. School Teacher Merchant's Clerk Attorney at Law	1,000	1,500 500 800	Alabama Tennessee Mississippi North Carolina Pennsylvania North Carolina Virginia	1821 1829 1846 1832 1838 1838 1836

Marriage

18 Dec 1861
William H. H. Darby
Martha Esther Porter

Children

Jesse Benjamin Darby

b: 13 Jan 1863 Mississippi
son of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 4 Dec 1937

Mae Elizabeth Darby

b: 12 Apr 1867 Mississippi
daughter of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 1 Apr 1903

Walter Darby

b: 1 Apr 1869 Mississippi
son of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 4 Jul 1961

1870 Census	1 June 1870		Marion County, Oregon
District 8, Image 27 of 29		Occupation	B I R T H	Estate Value Real Personal
W. H. H. Darby	Age 28	Merchant	Mississippi		2,000	7 Nov 1841

Robert Eldridge Darby

b: 22 Nov 1873 Mississippi
daughter of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 5 Jul 1962

R. C. Darby

b: abt 1878 Mississippi
son of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died in Infancy

1880 Census	1 June 1880		Eureka, Panola County, Mississippi
District 158, Image 16 of 16 133 Broadway Street		Occupation	B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother
William Darby Martha Jesse (Son) Mae (Dau) Walter (Son) Eldridge (Son)	Age 38 Age 34 Age 16 Age 13 Age 10 Age 6	Laborer At School At School At School	Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	7 Nov 1841 abt 1845 abt 1861 abt 1864 abt 1875 abt 1873

Lester Darby

b: 10 Oct 1882 Mississippi
son of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 1952

Eula Bell Darby

b: 10 Sep 1885 Mississippi
daughter of William H. H. Darby and Martha Esther Porter Died 27 Apr 1986

1900 Census	1 Jun 1900		Beat 02, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Image 2 of 38 District 54			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother	Month & Year of Birth
W. H. H. Darby M. E. (Wife) Lester (Son) Eula Bell (Dau)	Age 58 Age 54 Age 16 Age 14	Gunsmith At School At School	Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	7 Nov 1841 abt 1845 abt 1883 abt 1886
Had Seven children, Six still alive

1910 Census	15 April 1910		Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Durham Road District 073, Image 7 of 34			B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother
W. H.H. Darby M. E. (Wife) Eldridge (Son) Lester (Son) Eula Williams (Dau) R. E. Williams (SonLaw) Willie Farr (GrSon) Plus 3 Servants	Age 69 Age 65 Age 37 Age 27 Age 24 Age 24 Age 15	Gunsmith Retired Merchant Retired Merchant None Retired Merchant clerk	Alabama Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	Alabama Tennessee Alabama Alabama Alabama Mississippi Mississippi	Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	7 Nov 1841 abt 1845 abt 1873 abt 1883 abt 1886 abt 1886 abt 1895
Married for 46 Years, Had Seven children, Six still alive

1920 Census		1 Jan 1920	Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
District 78, Image 10 of 20 114 S. Parrola			B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother
W. H. H. Darby Martha E. (Wife) R. C. (Son) James H. Farr.(GrSon) Plus 3 Boarders	Age 78 Age 75 Age 42 Age 18	Gunsmith None Salesman Salesmaan	Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	7 Nov 1841 abt 1845 abt 1877 abt 1901

Death

William H. H. Darby

Died 17 Jul 1922 Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Charleston Cemetery

	W. H. H. Darby Nov 7 1841 Jul 17 1922
Charleston CEMETERY Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi PHOTO BY MIMOSA

1930 Census	1 Apr 1930		Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
216 16th Avenue District 3, Image 9 of 43			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother
Martha Darby (Widow) Eldridge (Son) Mary (DauLaw)	Age 84 Age 47 Age 43	Clerk	Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	abt 1845 abt 1873 abt 1887
Additional Information in Census: Own their home,valued at $3,000,

Death

Martha Esther (Porter) Darby

Died 23 Jun 1938 Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Charleston Cemetery

	MRS. W. H. H. DARBY 1845 - 1938
Charleston CEMETERY Charleston, Tallahatchie, Mississippi PHOTO BY MIMOSA