| Name: EASON, WILLIAM J. (also listed on muster roll as J. W. Eaton) | |
| Rank: Private | |
| Enlisted: 3 March 1862 at Westville, Dale County, age 24 (26 by Census) | |
| Service History: | |
| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: Georgia |
| Date of Death: 24 December 1862 (disease) | Place of Death: Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Buried: Virginia | |
| Father: Isaac Eason (b in North Carolina) | |
| Mother: Elizabeth Smith (b 4 September 1807 in Georgia, d February 4 1883 in Newton, Dale County, Alabama) | |
| Spouse(s): Emily C. // | |
| Children: | |
| Occupation: Farmer; Waggoner | |
| Residence(s): Dooly County, Georgia; Newton, Dale County, Alabama | |
| Other:
Emily C. Eason, widow, Newton, Alabama. No des. list. - Verified
1865/01/20. Claim filed 1863/03/19. Brother Green Simpson Eason also served, Co H, 15th Alabama Infantry Regt., died in hands of enemy of wounds received in battle of Sharpsburg 17 September 1862 (died 12 November 1862) |
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| Photographs:
Elizabeth Smith Eason,
mother of William Eason |
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| Green Sampson Eason, brother of William Eason Memorial Marker, Newton City Cemetery "Wounded at the Battle of Antietam; sleeps in Confederate Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland" |
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| Submitter: Georgia V. Fleming | E-mail: hyacinth@ala.net |
