William Riley Sizemore

1820 - 1874  (54 years)

• Name	William Riley Sizemore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1820	Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Census	1860	Iron, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Age: 40, Married to Virginia
  Census	1870	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [1, 5]
  	Residence Post Office: Ironton, Married to Olive
  Race	American Indian: Cherokee  [6]
  FSID	KVJ2-WK1
  Death	1874	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I22959	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Sizemore,   b. 1785   d. 10 Oct 1880, Lee County, Virginia, USA (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Polly Blecher,   b. Alabama, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Virginia D sizemore,   b. 1824, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1866, Missouri, USA (Age < 41 years)
  Marriage	1842	Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. James W Sizemore,   b. 26 Sep 1847, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Sep 1914, Perry Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Olive Cowin,   b. Abt 1841, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	11 Aug 1866	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F9112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1820 - Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1842 - Jackson County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1850 - Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 11 Aug 1866 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Ironton, Married to Olive - 1870 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Death - 1874 - Iron County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l Armbruster (Cherokee) Armbruster Ancestor (Cherokee)

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-Cherokee Nation Seal of the Cherokee Nation September 6, 1839

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for James W Sizemore http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=12788631150&indiv=try [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA [S6686] Smith, Clara Twomey, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Armbruster): SIZEMORE William Sr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SIZEMORE William Riley Sr 1820-1874. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184196616/william-riley-sizemore [S2170] Ancestry.com, Web: RootsWeb, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index. [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 34 Range 3 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 544B; Family History Library Film: 552279. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 34 Range 3 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 544B; Family History Library Film: 552279 [S4250] Melungeon DNA Project, (Name: Melungeon DNA Project;), Melungeon DNA Project: James Sizemore. The results of James Sizemore's Y-STR test shocked many but simply confirmed what others in the family had known all along. Most Sizemores are Native American. Q3 is the only haplogroup exclusively associated with American Indians. Subsequently, three other Sizemores/ Sisemores matched our subject and a large Sizemore Surname DNA Project was undertaken. This project found several distinct Sizemore lines, with the apparently largest being ours. James Sizemore traces his lineage back to a William Ephraim Sizemore born about 1700 who married Winifred Green, the daughter of Henry Green (whose will William Sizemore witnessed in 1761) and Elizabeth Griffin. According to family tradition, the family always lived on the frontier, which moved, beginning across the river from Jamestown in Surry County and later becoming fixed in Pittsylvania County, finally in Kentucky. http://www.melungeons.com/articles/melungeondnaproject.htm#Sisemores Seal-Cherokee Nation Seal of the Cherokee Nation September 6, 1839 History-Sizemore Indian Blood James Sizemore's Indian Blood -- http://www.melungeons.com/articles/melungeondnaproject.htm#Sisemores