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Confederate Solider BURTON, William Thompson
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Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery Deceased: BURTON, William Thompson Birth: April 1835, AR Age: abt. 70 years Death: 1905 Cause: Not Known Married: Mary Ellen Townsend Married When & Where: Jun. 30, 1858, Cassville, Barry Co., MO Father: John O. Burton, AL. Mother: Not Known Military Information: Company I, 8 Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant, Confederate Resource: Military rosters, Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, newspapers, census Research Note: William Thompson Burton enlisted in I Company, 8 MO Infantry Regiment, CSA. He joined, without authority, G Company, James Elliott's Scouts (9th MO Cavalry). He was described as having gray eyes, black hair and 5 feet, 8 inches in height. The obituary of Phillip Jackson Stevens who died in 1900 states that he served under Lieutenant William T. Burton in the Confederate Army. |
Confederate Solider history added by: Ira C. Nickle |
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