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WILLIAM T. WIMAN, Graves County, a native of Meade County, Ky., was born January 18, 1832, and is the third of fifteen children of Milton S. and Elizabeth (Thorp) Wiman, natives of Washington County, Ky., and of Dutch and Scotch descent respectively. December 16, 1852, he married Miss Amanda M., daughter of James and Elizabeth (Fulgham) Lamm, natives of Tennessee, and to his union with her were born twelve children: John M., Minerva A. (now Maxey), Margaret E., a fourth child never named, William A., George H., Thomas O., James A., Mary E., Hattie A., Walter G. and Holly O. The parents of Mr. Wiman brought him to Graves County when he was but a year and a half old, and settled upon 320 acres of land, unimproved, save by a little cabin and one and a half acres of cleared land near where our subject now resides. Milton S. Wiman and three of his sons were Missionary Baptist preachers, and of this church subject and wife and six of his children are members. Milton S., a pioneer preacher, preached in every community of the Purchase, and died December 10, 1863, at the age of fifty-five years. William T. has been a deacon and clerk of the church and is now a lettered member. He owns 132 acres of land and is highly respected in the community.