This is believed to be a picture of William Harrison Ariail and his wife Mary Adelaide Barr Ariail who came from South Carolina to Georgia in the 1840-1850 time frame

This is believed to be a picture of William Harrison Ariail and his wife Mary Adelaide Barr Ariail who came from South Carolina to Georgia in the 1840-1850 time frame. There are several reasons we believe this to be a picture of him. 1. The picture was in the possession of Lillie Blanche Ariail Patterson when she died. He would have been her great-grandfather. 2. Kermit Parks Ariail has a large picture of James Leland Ariail and although there is a resemblance between the two pictures it does not appear to be James Leland Ariail in this picture. 3. The man in the picture is holding a Bible and it is said that William Harrison Ariail was at one time a Methodist Minister. (The picture of his wife also has her holding a Bible). 4. The picture is on a tin-plate which comes from an early time. 5. And the most important clue is that we are also in possession of pictures of his sister Climelia Abigail Ariail and her husband Lemuel Greenlee Hamilton which were also cast on tin-plates. Therefore there is little doubt that we have recovered pictures of William Harrison Ariail and his wife Mary Adelaide Barr.