He was a casualty of the Oregon and Washington Indian War.
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Until the brass caps were installed, no marker identified W.T. Agee's burial. One brass cap is inscribed: "William Tillman Agee son of I. & C. Agee 1833-1857". The other honors his death as a soldier, inscribed: "Wm. T. Agee, casualty of the O & W Indian War, 1855-1856, War Dept. Benefit $175.88.
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He died of wounds in the Yakima Indian Wars, serving with his brother, Wilson, as privates, in the Yamhill Company "E" of the first regiment of Oregon mounted volunteers, and, under Captain A.J. Hembree. Hembree was killed and scalped.
Sources: Muster Roll of Captain A.J. Hembree's Company and his diaries; Luke Thornton and his Descendents by Larry c. Thornton; The Agee Register by Louis N. Agee, 1982
He was a casualty of the Oregon and Washington Indian War.
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Until the brass caps were installed, no marker identified W.T. Agee's burial. One brass cap is inscribed: "William Tillman Agee son of I. & C. Agee 1833-1857". The other honors his death as a soldier, inscribed: "Wm. T. Agee, casualty of the O & W Indian War, 1855-1856, War Dept. Benefit $175.88.
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He died of wounds in the Yakima Indian Wars, serving with his brother, Wilson, as privates, in the Yamhill Company "E" of the first regiment of Oregon mounted volunteers, and, under Captain A.J. Hembree. Hembree was killed and scalped.
Sources: Muster Roll of Captain A.J. Hembree's Company and his diaries; Luke Thornton and his Descendents by Larry c. Thornton; The Agee Register by Louis N. Agee, 1982
Family Members
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Mary Emmaline Agee Atterbury
1834–1894
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Wilson Agee
1836–1883
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Benjamin Coats Agee
1837–1920
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John Agee
1839–1912
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Malissa Ann Agee
1841–1852
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Matthew Wiseman Agee
1842–1887
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James Agee
1844–1905
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Jackson K. "Jack" Agee
1846–1917
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Sarah Merinda Agee Coats
1849–1925
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Judy Belinda Agee Fristoe
1852–1874
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Jasper Agee
1854–1941
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Isaac Thomas Agee
1857–1943
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Charles Murray Agee
1860–1942
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