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Captain Laban Samuel Apperson Sr.

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Captain Laban Samuel Apperson Sr.

Birth
Death
12 Nov 1892 (aged 73)
Burial
Billingsley, Autauga County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Note: Mason symbol on headstone

Family Story: "L.S. Apperson, according to a descendent, was a Captain in the Confederate army and is the one, after finding Union troops had pillaged and looted his home, led some Autauga Co Rangers or Home Guard across country and and ambushed the Union troopers who had done it. They were supposedly on their way back to Selma, Al. to rejoin their unit under the command of Gen. James H. Wilson. The story relates that all the Yankee pillagers were killed in or near Burnsville, Dallas Co., Al."
Note: Mason symbol on headstone

Family Story: "L.S. Apperson, according to a descendent, was a Captain in the Confederate army and is the one, after finding Union troops had pillaged and looted his home, led some Autauga Co Rangers or Home Guard across country and and ambushed the Union troopers who had done it. They were supposedly on their way back to Selma, Al. to rejoin their unit under the command of Gen. James H. Wilson. The story relates that all the Yankee pillagers were killed in or near Burnsville, Dallas Co., Al."


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  • Created by: Karl Ward
  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22878564/laban_samuel-apperson: accessed ), memorial page for Captain Laban Samuel Apperson Sr. (19 Nov 1818–12 Nov 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22878564, citing Apperson Family Cemetery, Billingsley, Autauga County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Karl Ward (contributor 46937553).