Who was Capt. William Ussary? To date, the names of his parents or his ancestors have not been revealed. What is known of him, which is very little, has been gleaned from public records. He is documented in the Annals of Platte County, Missouri by Wm. Paxton, 1897 as being born in Tennessee (possibly around 1795) and having died in Platte County in September 1846. After marrying Phoebe Snodderly (in Tennessee), he moved his family to Platte Co., MO in 1837, settling near New Market. It is believed by some researchers that he made a stop over in Kansas City, MO in 1833.

Phoebe was the daughter of John Snodderly and Elizabeth Gibbs. She was born about 1799 and died February 16, 1875. She and William are buried in the New Market Cemetery in Platte Co., MO.

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Platte County, MO:

1840 U.S. Census:
William Ussary 1 m 5-10, 2 f 0-5, 1 m 10-15, 1 f 5-10, 1 m 15-20, 2 f 10-15, 1 m 30-40, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 30-40

1850 US Census, Green Township:
Phobe Usry 51 f Farmer b. TN
Louisa Usry 22 f b. TN
Rebecca Usry 20 f b. TN
Henderson Usry 18 m b. TN
Nancy Usry 16 f. b. MO
Martha Usry 14 f b. MO
Zeba Usry 12 f b. MO
William Usry 8 m. b MO
James Usry 24 m. b. TN

Descendants of (Capt.) William Ussary and Phoebe Snodderly

• John Ussary
• Elizabeth Ussary b: Abt 1824 mar. Craig F. Roberson
• James Ussary b: 1826 mar. Polly Ann Keel?
• Louisa Ussary b: Aug 16, 1828 mar. John Calvin Sharp b: May 7, 1826
• Rebecca Ussary b: 1830 mar. DeWitt Clinton Lamar
• Henderson Ussary b: 1832 mar. Sidney Thompson
• Nancy Ussary b: 1834 mar. James Bedwell
• Martha Jane Ussary b: 1836 mar. Thompson Mayberry
• Ziba Anne Ussary
• William Riley Ussary b: Sep 19, 1842 d: Feb 23, 1934 mar. Mary Lamar b: May 3, 1841 d: Jul 15, 1910

Ziba Anne Ussary was born Mar 7, 1840 in New Market, Platte Co.,MO to Capt. William Ussary. She died on Jul 19, 1896 in Platte Co., MO. Her husband, James Braxton Thompson was born Oct 12, 1831 in Madison Co., KY and died Nov 14, 1915 in Platte Co., MO. They are both buried in theNew Market Cemetery in Platte Co. They had the following children:

1. William Sanford "Dick". Thompson b: Apr 4, 1861
2. Alice [Jane] Thompson b: Oct 4, 1862 married Bruce Franklin Wilderson [Descendant: Virginia Flesher wtsongwriter@yahoo.com]
3. Delbert Foster "Dude" Thompson b: Dec 16, 1865 d: Nov 8, 1911
4. Richard Ashby "Bay" Thompson b: Dec 19, 1867
5. James Clinton "Clint" Thompson b: 1871
6. Lula Thompson b: 1879
7. Lyddia "Lid" Thompson b: 1880
8. Claude Thompson b: Mar 14, 1881 d: Jul 21, 1962
9. Jesse "Jack" Thompson b: 1882