On 8 Oct 1850 when William Edward was 18, he married Dolly Hanes, daughter of William Hanes & Sarah _____, in Hall Co, GA. Born on 18 Nov 1831 in Moore Co, NC. Dolly died in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL, on 4 Jan 1915; she was 83. Buried in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL (Memory Hill Cemetery, Hubbard Plot).