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William D. Abbey

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William D. Abbey Veteran

Birth
Death
24 Jan 1912 (aged 79–80)
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section:Confederate Field, Section 1 (F) Row:E Number:25
Memorial ID
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WILLIAM D. ABBEY
Tex Lit. Art. Claiburne Div. Army of Tenn.
(1832 ~ 1912)

He enlisted in the Confederate Army at Tyler, in 1861. He served as a bugler in Captain Douglas' Battery (formerly John J. Goode's Company), Company A, 1st Texas Artillery, until 1865, when his name appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War in Citronelle, Alabama.

Abbey, a Presbyterian who never married, made his living as a miner until chronic illness made it impossible for him to support himself. He was admitted to the Texas Confederate Home on February 1, 1897, where he died on January 24, 1924.

Confederate Home Roster Information:
Birth Place: Louisianna
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Came To Texas: 1866
Residence: Palestine, Texas
Admitted To Home: February 1, 1897
Disability: Chronic dysentary
Religion: Presbyterian
Division: Clayborne's
Company: !st Texas Light Artillery
WILLIAM D. ABBEY
Tex Lit. Art. Claiburne Div. Army of Tenn.
(1832 ~ 1912)

He enlisted in the Confederate Army at Tyler, in 1861. He served as a bugler in Captain Douglas' Battery (formerly John J. Goode's Company), Company A, 1st Texas Artillery, until 1865, when his name appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War in Citronelle, Alabama.

Abbey, a Presbyterian who never married, made his living as a miner until chronic illness made it impossible for him to support himself. He was admitted to the Texas Confederate Home on February 1, 1897, where he died on January 24, 1924.

Confederate Home Roster Information:
Birth Place: Louisianna
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Came To Texas: 1866
Residence: Palestine, Texas
Admitted To Home: February 1, 1897
Disability: Chronic dysentary
Religion: Presbyterian
Division: Clayborne's
Company: !st Texas Light Artillery

Inscription

W. D. Abbey
1. Tex Lit. Art. Claiburne Div. Army of Tenn.
Died Jan. 24, 1912
Aged 80 yrs


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