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INKLEY, William Thomas
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Name INKLEY, William Thomas Birth 15 Apr 1870 Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Gender Male Name William Thomas Inkley Burial 1932 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death 7 Feb 1932 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Person ID I7720 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father INKLEY, Thomas Barnes, b. 8 Jun 1847, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
d. 9 Apr 1925, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
(Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother MURDEN, Catherine, b. 1846, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire
d. 3 Jul 1910, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
(Age 64 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1869 Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire
Family ID F2779 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 LUTHER, Myrtle, b. 1872, Michigan, USA
d. 1900.1910 ? Marriage 13 May 1891 Ionia Township, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Children 1. INKLEY, Lucille, b. Mar 1892, Michigan, USA
d. Yes, date unknown2. INKLEY, Luther Murden, b. 15 Dec 1902, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA
d. 1 Nov 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
(Age 60 years)Family ID F2780 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 PARKHURST, May, b. 5 Feb 1879, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
d. 14 Apr 1969, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
(Age 90 years) Marriage 11 Jul 1910 Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Children 1. INKLEY, Barbara Ann, b. 5 Nov 1919, Houston, Texas, USA
d. 27 Dec 2003, Texas, USA
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2784 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM THOMAS INKLEY 1870-1932
William Thomas INKLEY, son of Thomas and Catherine INKLEY of Pontiac, was born at Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA, on 15 April 1870. His father was a shoemaker and his parents were born in England.
(FamilySearch: Michigan Births 1867-1902, birth register online)
(Note: the date of birth on his gravestone in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA , is incorrect)
From the 1870 US Federal Census of Pontiac Ward 2, Oaklands, Michigan:
Thomas INKLEY, aged 24, shoemaker, born in New York [sic];
Catharine [sic] INKLEY, aged 24, keeping house, born in New York [sic];
*Willie INKLEY, aged 4 months, born in Michigan in April 1870.
The 1880 US Federal Census of Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA:
Thomas INKLEY, head, aged 32, shoemaker & dealer, born in England;
Catherine INKLEY, wife, aged 34, keeping house, born in England;
*Willie T. INKLEY, son, aged 10, at school, born in Michigan, USA;
Oliver M. INKLEY, son, aged 3, at home, born in Michigan, USA.
William T. INKLEY, a 21 year old shoe dealer of Greenville, Pontiac County, Michigan, USA, and son of Thomas B. INKLEY and Catherine née MURDIN, married Myrtle C. LUTHER, the 19 year old daughter of George A. LUTHER and Phoebe née SMITH, at Ionia on 13 May 1891. Witnesses were Phoebe LUTHER of Ionia and Catherine INKLEY of Greenville.
(FamilySearch: Ionia marriage register.
The 1900 US Federal Census of Sycamore Street,Palestine Ward 3, Anderson County, Texas, USA:
*Willi T. INKLEY, head, female [sic], aged 28, born February 1872, married, 1 child 1 living, born in Michigan, USA;
Lucil INKLEY, daughter, aged 8, born in March 1892 in Michigan, USA.
(Note: Does the image read Myrtle or Willi T. ?)
From the 1910 US Federal Census of Houston Heights Ward 3, Harris, Texas;
*William T. INKLEY, head, aged 40, widowed, born in Michigan, manager shoes, house owned outright;
Lucile INKLEY, daughter, aged 18, born in Michigan, USA, primary school teacher;
Luther INKLEY, son, aged 7, born in Texas, USA.
He married his late brother Oliver's widow in 1910:
William T. INKLEY, a 31 year old merchant from Houston, Texas, USA, and son of Thomas INKLEY and Catherine Catherine née MORDIN, married May INKLEY or PARKHURST, a 31 year old housekeeper from Greenville, Michigan, USA, and daughter of Jus[?] PARKHURST and (blank) THOMPSON, at Greenville on 11 July 1910. Both bride and groom had one previous marriage. Witnesses were Mable JOHNSON and L..a HUBBELL, both residents of Greenville.
(FamilySearch: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, marriage certificate online)
From the 1920 US Federal Census of Houston Ward 7, Harris, Texas:
*William T. INKLEY, head, aged 49, married, house owned, born in Michigan, USA, salesman in retail shop;
May INKLEY, wife, aged 40, married, born in Michigan of Swiss and Michigan born parents;
Mary J. INKLEY, daughter, aged 11, born in Michigan, USA;
Barbara Ann INKLEY, daughter, aged 2 months, born in Texas, USA.
From the 1930 US Federal Census of Precinct 1, Harris, Texas:
*William T. INKLEY, head, aged 59, divorced, house rented for $35 monthly, real estate agent, born Michigan.
According to a photograph of his gravestone in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA, he died on 7 February 1932.
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