State of Arkansas
Wimberly Family in Arkansas
Hernando de Soto, in 1541, was among the early European explorers to visit the territory. It was a Frenchman, Henri de Tonti, who in 1686 founded the first permanent white settlement - the Arkansas Post. In 1803, the area was acquired by the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836 as the 25th State.
The Arkansas counties outlined in yellow are counties where the Wimberly/Wimberley family migrated from other states or territories of the United States. The counties of Union, Calhoun, Lincoln, Drew, and Ashley were mostly settled from the Wimberly family that originally migrated from Georgia to Mississippi and finally to Louisianna. The counties of Polk, Montgomery, and Clark were mainly settled by Wimberlys from Polk County, Tennessee.
 
The 1850 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Clark Co, AR

    1. George S. Wimberly was not listed on the Arkansas 1850 Census but is listed as purchasing 160 acres of land located in Sec.11 Twp.8S Rng.18W in Clark Co. AR on May 1, 1845. There is no other listing for George S. Wimberly in any records, including census records, for any year after 1845.

The 1860 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Ashley Co, AR

    1. Abner Wimberly
    2. George H. Wimberly
    3. James M. Wimberly
    4. James Wesley Wimberly
    5. Richard C. Wimberly
    6. Wesley A. Wimberly
    7. William J. Wimberly, Sr.
    8. William J. Wimberly, Jr.
Hot Springs Co, AR
    1. Legrand Wimberley
Jackson Co, AR
    1. Cordealia Wimberly
Jefferson Co, AR
    1. William Wimberly
Lincoln Co, AR
    1. James Wesley Wimberly
Ouachita Co, AR
    1. Noah Wimberley
Polk Co, AR
    1. Enoch A. Wimberly, Dec. 1831, TN, Alvira Newrandy, March 1832, TN, wife,
    2. Major Harrison Wimberly, March 1837, TN, Irena Elizabeth, 1804, GA, wife.
    3. John A. Wimberly, 1835, TN, Manerva, 1841, GA, wife, Mary M., 1858, AR, daughter.
    4. Major Wimberly, March 1806, TN, Mary Adaline, Oct. 1808, TN,
Union Co, AR
    1. Abraham P. Wimberly



The 1870 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Ashley Co, AR

    1. Richard C. Wimberly
    2. Robert R. Wimberly
    3. William J. Wimberly
Clark Co, AR
    1. P. T. Wimberly
    2. Lagrand W. Wimberly
Independence Co, AR
    1. George Wimberly
Lincoln Co, AR
    1. James Wesley Wimberly, 1834, GA, Unknown Wife, 1836, MS, James Wesley, Feb. 1856, William, Jan 1863, Sallie B., June 1867
Polk Co, AR
    1. John A. Wimberly, 1835, TN, Manerva, 1841, GA, wife, Mary M., 1858, AR, daughter.
    2. Mary Adaline Wimberly, Oct. 1808, TN widow of Major Wimberly.
Union Co, AR
    1. Abraham Wimberly, Wife Laura
Woodruff Co, AR
    1. Warren W. Wimberly
Yell Co, AR
    1. William Wimberly


The 1880 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Ashley Co, AR

    1. Etta Wimberly
    2. George Wimberley
    3. Richard C. Wimberly
    4. Wesley Wimberly
    5. William J. Wimberly
    6. Zachariah Wimberly
Clark Co, AR
    1. Lagrand Wimberly
Lincoln Co, AR
    1. James Wesley Wimberly, 1834, GA, Unknown Wife, 1836, MS, James Wesley, Feb. 1856, William, Jan 1863, Sallie B., June 1867
Sebastian Co, AR
    1. Green B. Wimberly
Polk Co, AR
    1. James A. Wimberly
    2. Lemuel M. Wimberly
    3. Marion Wimberly
    4. Mark Wimberly
    5. Major Wimberly
Washington Co, AR
    1. Francis Wimberly


The 1900 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Ashley Co, AR

    1. Caesar Wimberly
    2. Richard C. Wimberly
    3. Squire Wimberly
    4. William J. Wimberly
Calhoun Co, AR
    1. Frederick Wimberly
    2. Henry Wimberly
Conway Co, AR
    1. H. H. Wimberly
    2. J. K. Wimberly
Drew Co, AR
    1. Basco Wimberly, wife Betsey Wimberly
Lincoln Co, AR
    1. Elmo S. Wimberly, November 1874, AR,MS,MS; Jennie B. Wimberly, Wife, November 1877, AR,MS,MS; Soat Wimberly, Son, May 1900, AR.
    2. James Therot Wimberly, Jr.
    3. James Therot Wimberly, Sr.
    4. James Wesley Wimberly
    5. William M. Wimberly, Jan. 1863, AR,GA,MS; Sallie B. Wimberly, sister, June 1867, AR,GA, MS, Page 1340, Lone Pine Township.
Little River Co, AR
    1. John Rutherford Wimberly, Aug. 1836, Twiggs Co, GA, Eugenia Mourning Wimberly, wife, Jan. 1842, Houston Co, GA.
Montgomery Co, AR
    1. George G. Wimberly
    2. Willis M. Wimberly
Nevada Co, AR
    1. Nate Wimberley
Polk Co, AR
    1. Anna Wimberly
    2. Andrew Wimberly
    3. Dona Wimberly
    4. Ella Wimberly
    5. Ellery M. Wimberly
    6. Enoch Wimberly
    7. Frank W. Wimberly
    8. Georgia A. Wimberly
    9. James H. Wimberly
    10. John B. Wimberly
    11. Lemuel L. Wimberly
    12. Lemuel M. Wimberly
    13. Luther J. Wimberly
    14. Major L. Wimberly
    15. Mark M. Wimberly
    16. Susan A. Wimberly
    17. William L. Wimberly
    18. Willice M. Wimberly
Sebastian Co, AR
    1. E. J. Wimberly
    2. James G. Wimberly
    3. William C. Wimberley
St. Francis Co, AR
    1. John T. Wimberly (or John F.)
The 1910 Census lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:

Lincoln Co, AR

    1. James T. Wimberly, Cane Creek Township.
    2. Elmo Wimberly, November 1874, AR,MS,MS; Jennie B. wife, November 1877, AR,MS,MS; Soat, son, May 1900, AR.
This page was updated last on July 24, 2001