William Henry Wesley (1865-1947) (left) and Katie Maria Strickland (1875-1953) (below) were married in Point Washington on March 30, 1893. Katie’s mother died in 1891, so she was not there to see Rev. J. A. Daly sign the marriage certificate.
W. H. and Katie had nine children born between 1894 and 1912. In addition to their first five children, the 1900 census listed Hal and Ellen Cowart and Edward McCracken as boarders in the home and Minnie Strickland as living with them. Minnie was about the same age as Katie and was her cousin, the daughter of James Stickland. Katie’s father Simeon Strickland and his brother James moved with their parents from Georgia around 1845 and were living in Walton County, Florida, by the 1850 census.
The Wesley home, which was completed in 1897, still exists as the centerpiece of Eden Gardens State Park.
W. H. Wesley Obituary: Pensacola Journal, 20 June 1947, Page 3.
Burial: William H. Wesley, Wesley Cemetery, Point Washington
Burial: Katie M. Wesley, Wesley Cemetery, Point Washington