William Eli Weatherford was born in 1871, in Tennessee, the son of Joel Wilson Weatherford, Jr. and Sarah Eliabeth Franks.
William married Lunishey "Nishie" L. Shelby. Lunishey Shelby was born October 2, 1874.
Lunishey died November 10, 1949, in Hardin County, Tennessee. William died in 1953.
Children of William Weatherford and Nishie Shelby
1. Luther E. Weatherford
2. Claude Weatherford