WILLIAM CARROLL CYPERT

William Carroll Cypert was born February 10, 1815 in Wayne Co., Tennessee. He was the son of Jesse Cypert and Jemima Worthen. William Carroll Cypert died March 5, 1865 in Alton Prison, Madison Co., Illinois and is buried in the Alton prison cemetery. Contrary to the belief of others that he was a soldier, prison records indicate that he was a citizen as opposed to a soldier. It is believed that citizens were incarcerated for being sympathizers to the south, hid confederates, or refused to sign an oath to the Union to not fight against them.

William Carroll Cypert married Rebecca Lawson January 24, 1833 in Wayne Co., Tennessee. Rebecca was the daughter of Mordecai Lawson and Frances Stephens.

1838

1838 Wayne Co., TN Tax List - Civil District 7

1846-1848

Legislature Representative for Itawamba Co., MS

1850

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: PONTOTOC REEL NO: M432-632 PAGE NO: 127
REFERENCE: 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1850, ANDREW J. CLARK ASS'T MARSHAL

14 973 973 CYPRET WILLIAM 35 M NONE 200 UNKNOWN
15 973 973 CYPRET REBECCA 34 F NC
16 973 973 CYPRET SARAH 16 F TN
17 973 973 CYPRET DAVID 13 M TN
18 973 973 CYPRET JANE 11 F TN
19 973 973 CYPRET FRANCES 10 F TN
20 973 973 CYPRET MARTHA 8 F MS
21 973 973 CYPRET WILLIAM 5 M MS
* There is a Davenport Lawson family next door in this census

1860

CENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Pontotoc DIVISION: Birmingham REEL NO: 590 PAGE NO: 631
REFERENCE: page 147 July 30, 1860

27 955 955 Cypert Wm C. 45 M Farmer 4,500 1,060 Tenn
28 955 955 Cypert Rebecca 44 F SC
29 955 955 Cypert David P. 24 M Tenn
30 955 955 Cypert Fanny G. 18 F Tenn
31 955 955 Cypert Martha 16 F Miss
32 955 955 Hodges Rebecca J. 3 F Miss
33 955 955 Lawson Frances 61 F NC

April 23, 1863

Captured in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi, as a Citizen and was taken to Alton Prison in Illinois

William Carroll Cypert and Rebecca Lawson had six children:

Sarah A. E.

Elizabeth Jane

David Perry

Francis G. "Fannie"

Martha Tennessee

William R. W.

Many thanks to Belinda Upton for information regarding Alton Prison and answering endless questions!

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