Background
Cash, William Mckinley was born on December 9, 1930 in Echola, Alabama, United States. Son of Andrew McKinley and Clara Ovella (Sherrill) Cash.
Cash, William Mckinley was born on December 9, 1930 in Echola, Alabama, United States. Son of Andrew McKinley and Clara Ovella (Sherrill) Cash.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1953. Master of Arts, Mississippi State University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Alabama, 1972.
Instructor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1958-1960; assistant professor of history, Alabama College, Montevallo, 1960-1962; assistant professor of history, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1962-1973; associate professor of history, Delta State University, 1973-1975; professor of history, Delta State University, 1975-1995; department chairman history, Delta State University, 1969-1995; professor, chairman emeritus department history, since 1995. Director Mississippi Ednl. television, Jackson, 1973-1983, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson,1989-. Consultant Mississippi Committee for Humanities, since 1976, Southern Association of Colleges Schools, since 1975.
Captain United States Army, 1953-1956. Member Bolivar County History Society (president 1975-1976, director 1973-1984), Mississippi History Society (president 1983-1984, director 1969-1981), Southern History Association, Organization American Historians.
Married Mary Lou West, December 26, 1952. Children: Susan Rebecca, Nancy Annual.