Agnatic Descent to William Echols
Summary
This page was created to summarize the direct paternal line leading to William Walker Echols Sr., the beginning of the William Echols namesake succession.
Paternal line
John Echols
According to Milner's The Echols Family History, "John Echols was born in England" and had several children.
Notably, his fourth son is Richard Echols who married "Caty Evans".
Richard Echols
See Richard Echols
According to Milner's The Echols Family History, "Richard Echols... married Caty [Catherine] Evans and had 14 ch[ildren]".
Notably, his second son is John Echols who married "Lucy Moore".
John Echols
According to Milner's The Echols Family History, "John Echols... married Lucy Moore; had 9 ch[ildren]".
Notably, his second son is Samuel Echols who "married Jane Holloway in Putnam Co., Ga., and moved to Ala.".
Samuel Moore Echols
John Washington Echols
Josephus Bryan Echols
In the 1900 Federal Census, Texas, "William" is listed as the son of Joseph and Ella Echols.