8-169. John Martin Boatwright (Edwin7, Edmund6, Williams5, Thomas4, John3, John2, John1) was born 13 Mar 1826 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died 09 Jan 1910 in Henry County, Alabama. He married Eunica Atkinson on 28 Jun 1846 in Henry County, Alabama, the daughter of John Atkinson and Jane Gamble. She was born 30 May …
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William R Robinson
William “Bill” Riley Robinson was born December 16th, 1839 in Talladega Alabama. His father Mordecai was 32 years old, his mother Eunice “Nicey” was 30. He married Rena Honeycutt on February 27th 1862 then volunteered for service with B company 25th Alabama. His son James Monroe Robinson was born November 30th 1862. His Pension application …
James Ambrose Doss
Also Known As: “Sgt James Ambose Doss”, “James Ambrose Doss” Birthdate: July 29, 1823 Birthplace: Alabama, United States Death: July 05, 1864 (40) Banks of Chattahoochee River, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States (Direct hit of a cannonball in the chest ) Place of Burial: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States Immediate Family: Son of …
James Butler
James Butler was born on September 11, 1828, in Gaines, Hall Co., Georgia, the son of Whitaker Henry Butler and his wife Miriam “Myra” Walker. By 1850 he had moved with his family to Randolph Co., Alabama, where he met and married Susanna Lovvorn. On January 3, 1863, in Talledega, Alabama, James Butler enlisted in …
Walter Vitalious Foster
Walter Vitalious Foster was born on 15 December 1914, in North Carolina, the son of William Thomas Foster and his wife Lucy Stribling. On mARCH 6, 1841, in Carroll Co., Georgia Walter married Elizabeth Traylor. They later moved to Randolph Co., Alabama, where Walter enlisted as a private in Co. D, 3rd Alabama Reserves. His …
David Alexander
David Alexander was born on February 1, 1840, in Athens, Clarke Co., Georgia, the son of Smith Alexander and his wife Nancy Stephens. He married Mary Jane Henderson of Cobb Co., Georgia, in 1856, and by 1860 they were living in Fulton Co., Georgia. Enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Co. B, …
George Anderson Rice
George Anderson Rice was born on October 26, 1831, in Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia, the son of John L. Rice and his first wife Elizabeth Catherine Wright. Later moved with his family to Randolph Co., Alabama, where he was living at the time he enlisted in the Confederate Army. Married Mary Ann Mote in 1856. …
Amos Austin Sheffield
Amos Sheffield was born in Dale, Alabama in 1846. His family moved to Florida around 1860. He ran away from home and crossed the state line, bac into Alabama, in order to join the Confederate Army as he was only 15 years old. He joined the 42nd Alabama Infantry, Co. E as a private. He …
Henry Harrison Galloway
Henry Harrison Galloway was born in Georgia on October 7, 1839, but moved into Alabama as a young man. He served as a 2nd corporal in Co. H, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment C.S.A. He was at the surrender of Vicksburg July 4th, 1863, was paroled, and went home for two months before rejoining the Army. …
John Calvin Akins
John Calvin Akins was born 25 April, 1832, in Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia, the son of William and Mary (Quartermus) Akins. In 1836 he moved with his parents to Paulding Co., Georgia, then to Whitesville, Marshall Co., Alabama, by 1855, where he married Sarah Ellen Watson on 18 January, 1856. In 1862 John Calvin Akins …