William Jackson Dominey was the 1st of 4 children of James Willis Dominey & Elizabeth (Jones) Dominey. He married Susannah Amanda McNair on October 27, 1844 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. They had 10 children: Sarah Elaine; James Gilbert; Amanda Nancy; William Lovard; Louisa Jane; Godfrey Leamon; Artinus; John James; Daniel Benjamin; and Robert E. Lee Dominey. William served in the CSA, Company B, 39th Alabama Infantry which fought in Mississippi & Tennessee. Palmer/Hartzog family records, as recorded in pencil in bibles, indicate William was badly injured in the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, aka Battle of Stones River, 12/31/1862-1/3/1863, and with many others injured was placed on a train for transport to a hospital in Chattanooga. However, William and several other injured soldiers were discovered to have died onboard the train from either dysentery or uncontrolled diarrhea. William's death was most likely on the train as indicated by the attached record; however, there is also a record from the Chattanooga hospital indicating date of death as 1 day later at the hospital.
William Jackson Dominey was the 1st of 4 children of James Willis Dominey & Elizabeth (Jones) Dominey. He married Susannah Amanda McNair on October 27, 1844 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. They had 10 children: Sarah Elaine; James Gilbert; Amanda Nancy; William Lovard; Louisa Jane; Godfrey Leamon; Artinus; John James; Daniel Benjamin; and Robert E. Lee Dominey. William served in the CSA, Company B, 39th Alabama Infantry which fought in Mississippi & Tennessee. Palmer/Hartzog family records, as recorded in pencil in bibles, indicate William was badly injured in the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, aka Battle of Stones River, 12/31/1862-1/3/1863, and with many others injured was placed on a train for transport to a hospital in Chattanooga. However, William and several other injured soldiers were discovered to have died onboard the train from either dysentery or uncontrolled diarrhea. William's death was most likely on the train as indicated by the attached record; however, there is also a record from the Chattanooga hospital indicating date of death as 1 day later at the hospital.
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