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William Milam Blakeway

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William Milam Blakeway Veteran

Birth
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Feb 1923 (aged 80)
Kennard, Houston County, Texas, USA
Burial
Kennard, Houston County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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BLAKEWAY, WILLIAM MILAM Born: 15 April 1842 Montgomery County, Virginia Died; 21 February 1923 Kennard, Houston County Burial: Old Ivie Cemetery, Houston County Spouse: Mary Sue Daniel, m. 22 January 1867 Houston County Parents; Humphrey R. & Esther A. (Ridgel)

Blakeway Pension; #15598 Service; Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted 1861-1864. Taken prisoner; paroled 10 April 1862 and exchanged a few days later. Enlisted 17 September 1861. Wounded at Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana, then assigned to Post duty at Shreveport, Louisiana and disbanded at close of war.

Sources: Confederate Pension Application; Wife's Pension Application; Houston County History, p. 22 & 261; Houston County Cemeteries, p. 447; Confederate Anny of New Mexico, p. 115; Houston County Census: 1860, p. 36; 1900, p. 155; 1910, p. 210; Confederate State Roster I, 44; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestry.com; Mortuary Warrant.

BLAKEWAY, WILLIAM MILAM Born: 15 April 1842 Montgomery County, Virginia Died; 21 February 1923 Kennard, Houston County Burial: Old Ivie Cemetery, Houston County Spouse: Mary Sue Daniel, m. 22 January 1867 Houston County Parents; Humphrey R. & Esther A. (Ridgel)

Blakeway Pension; #15598 Service; Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted 1861-1864. Taken prisoner; paroled 10 April 1862 and exchanged a few days later. Enlisted 17 September 1861. Wounded at Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana, then assigned to Post duty at Shreveport, Louisiana and disbanded at close of war.

Sources: Confederate Pension Application; Wife's Pension Application; Houston County History, p. 22 & 261; Houston County Cemeteries, p. 447; Confederate Anny of New Mexico, p. 115; Houston County Census: 1860, p. 36; 1900, p. 155; 1910, p. 210; Confederate State Roster I, 44; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestry.com; Mortuary Warrant.


Inscription

Co. 14 Texas Cal. CSA

Gravesite Details

Information submitted by the Houston County Historical Commission, Crockett, TX



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