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(My sincere thanks to Linda Rhoades who contributed all of the following information.)
William Perry Cypert was born February 1845, the son of James Wayne Cypert and Eleanor "Ella" McMillan. According to information contributed by Linda Thoades, William Perry was born in Jackson County, Illinois.
William Perry served as a Private in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. He enlisted on July 12, 1863 at Casseville, Missouri. His enlistment papers show he was 18 years old, had a light complexion, gray eyes, black hair and was 5' 5" tall.
William Perry married Asneth Madeline Harvey in 1867, in Searcy County, Arkansas. Asneth Harvey was born in 1851, in Tennessee.
William Perry and Asneth settled near Marshall, in Searcy County. William was a farmer. Five children were born to this union.
Asneth died about 1878, in Arkansas.
William Perry married Martha "Mattie" Jane (Griffin) Barnes about 1879. Mattie (Griffin) Barnes was born November 1851, in Tennessee. She had three children from a previous marriage: William A. Barnes, born 1870; Hiram M. Barnes, born 1874 and Mary E. Barnes, born 1877.
William and Mattie both died after 1900 in Searcy County, Arkansas. William is buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Searcy County.
Children of William Perry Cypert and Asneth Harvey
1. Eli Newton Cypert, b. Mar 10, 1867, Searcy Co, AR; d. 1894; m. Fammie Alice Cable
2. Lonzo Lafeyette Cypert, b. Feb 20, 1869, Searcy Co, AR; d. Nov 14, 1938, Pharoah, OK; bur. Okemah Cem, Okemah, OK; m. Rhoda Elizabeth Reeves on Oct 6, 1893 in Searcy Co. (Children: Olson Ausberry, b. 1895; Lucy Agusta, b. 1897; Sylvia A., b. 1900; Cora "Ola", b. 1903; William Chapman, b. 1905; Raymond "Newt", b. 1907; Virginia, b. 1909; and Walcie Malvina, b. 1911)
3. California Cypert, b. 1871, Searcy Co, AR
4. William Riley Cypert, b. 1873, Searcy Co, AR
5. Roscoe Cypert, b. 1875, Searcy Co, AR
Children of William Perry Cypert and Mattie Griffin Barnes
6. Emma E. Cypert, b. Oct 1880, AR
7. Wayne D. Cypert, b. Oct 1882, AR; m. Sallie Taylor on Oct 15, 1905
8. Bailey Blan Cypert, b. June 14, 1885; m. Virginia Mainord on May 28, 1911
9. Hailey Ann Cypert, b. June 14, 1885; d. July 29, 1887, Searcy Co, AR; bur. Shady Grove Cem, Searcy Co.
10. Lutitia Cypert, b. Dec 1888, AR
11. Eula B. Cypert, b. Nov 1890, AR; m. Fred Clayton on Sept 3, 1911
12. Maggie G. Cypert, b. Oct 1893, AR; m. Bryon Clayton on Sept 1, 1912