William Washington Weathered was born March 1, 1846, Milam, Texas, son of James Madison and Elvira Catherine (Neely) Weatherred.  His wife, Anna Margaret Brown, was born January 13, 1848, Sabine County, daughter of Martin John and Teresa (Haines) Brown.  W. W. and Anna married December 26, 1871, in Hemphill.  They had ten children, six of whom came to Coleman with them: James (Jim) Martin; Teresa (Katie) Catherine, Anna Eliza, Agnes (Mrs. Henry C. Jones); William Marcus; and John Sumter. W. W. served with B. C. Terry's Regiment of Dismounted Texas Cavalry during the Civil War, came to Coleman in December, 1903, and opened a general mercantile store, W.W. Weatherred and Son.  They purchased land in several areas of the county and had farming and cattle interests.  They were members of the Methodist Church.  W. W. died March 10, 1932, Coleman, and Anna Weatherred died May 18, 1938, Coleman, both buried in Coleman.

     James (Jim) Martin Weathered was born July 16, 1874 (see James Martin Weatherred Family). Jim Weathered died August 1, 1933, and Ola Weathered died August 11, 1974, both buried in Coleman.

     Katie Weatherred, born August 12, 1876, and died October 26, 1907, Coleman, buried in Coleman.

     Anna Weatherred, born May 31, 1878, Hill County, and died June 26, 1960, Coleman, buried in the Coleman Cemetery.

     Agnes Weathered born June 3, 1880, Milam, married December 12, 1906, Henry C. Jones.  They made their home in Marlin, and had two sons: William Henry and Walton Marcus. Agnes Weatherred Jones died December 14, 1966, buried in Calvary Cemetery, Marlin.

     William Marcus Weathered born February 5, 1887, Hill County, his wife, Lottie John Stevens, born July 10, 1885, Hill County, daughter of John A. and Elizabeth (Gathings) Stevens, were married December 30, 1912, Hill County.  They had no children.

     Marcus attended Southwestern University and the University of Texas.  He was an attorney and served a term as Coleman County Judge.  An active member of the First Methodist Church, he taught a Sunday School class for 54 years; he also served as trustee and steward.  He was also an active member of the Masonic Lodge: a 33rd Degree Mason, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1936, a director of the Masonic Home and School, and a Chairman of the Jurisprudence of the Lodge.  He served on the Board of Directors of Overall Memorial Hospital in Coleman.  Marcus died July 12, 1961, Coleman and Lottie died June 25, 1979, Coleman, both buried in Coleman.

     John Sumter Weatherred, born August 5, 1891, Hill County, his wife Louise Dibrell, born April 6, 1896, daughter of James Crockett and Margaret Virginia (Mooney) Dibrell (see William Carter Dibrell), were married November 18, 1925, Echo Ranch. They have four children: Margaret; Mary Louise; Helen; and William Sumter.  Sumter Weatherred had farming and cattle interests until his retirement due to ill health.  He was a member of the First Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, and the American Legion.  A veteran of World War I, he served in Europe with Company D, 314th Motor Supply Train.  He died June 4, 1976, Coleman, buried in Coleman.  Louise Weatherred is a member of the First Methodist Church and the Captain William Buckner Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.  Louise is the last surviving organizing member.  She has held every office and still attends the meetings.

     Margaret Weatherred, born October 6, 1927, Coleman, her husband, Donald Maurice Saunders, born October 2, 1919, son of John Warner and Lona (Lederer) Saunders, were married October 8, 1945 in Coleman (see John Saunders).  They have one son, Thomas (Tommy) Donald, born November 27, 1963.  They reside in Coleman, where Donald and Tommy are engaged in farming and ranching and Margaret is the secretary to a local physician. 

     Mary Louise Weatherred, born December 24, 1929, Coleman, and her husband, Joe Alfred McMahan, born August 17, 1921, son of Clyde and Vinnie (Caplinger) McMahan, and have three children: Louise (Mrs. Alton Biggs); Anita Jo (Mrs. Steven G. Mitchell); and Travis Weatherred.  They reside in McKinney.

     Helen Weatherred, born June 12, 1933, Coleman.  She married (1) Billy Joe Brown January 10, 1953, in Fort Worth. She married (2) Wayne Curtis Cross, October 11, 1980, Richardson.  She is the mother of three children: Ronald Rushing, Linda Lois, and Timothy (Tim) Todd.  Ronald Rushing born May 28, 1954, Fort Worth, and June 26, 1976, he and Bonnie Jean Kennedy, were married at Jasper.  Bonnie is the adopted daughter of William H. and Tomiko (Kanamura) Kennedy.  They have one son, Mark Thomas, born June 22, 1978; Irving. Linda Lois, born July 9, 1958, Littlefield.  Linda and Jon Matthew Tanner married August 23, 1980, Dallas, and reside in Bay City; Timothy Todd, born September 17, 1960, Fort Worth.  On April 23, 1983, he and Nydia Kaye Slate, married in Coleman, daughter of Archie and Patsy (Whitehead) Slate.  Ronald and Tim reside with their families in Coleman, where they are engaged in farming and operate a service station.  Helen and Wayne Cross reside in Houston (see John Wesley Slate).

     William Sumter Weatherred, born August 24, 1935, Coleman, his wife, Melba LaVerne Harrison, born June 12, 1933, Ovalo, daughter of John Lloyd and Lula Emaline (Williams) Harrison, were married October 29, 1960, Ovalo.  They have one son, John Mark, born September 28, 1965, Coleman, and reside in Coleman, where Sumter is engaged in farming and ranching and LaVerne is employed at the Coleman County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office.