William
Jefferson
Conkin
Born in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Hagans Conkin
and Barbara (Moulton) Conkin
Brother of
Mary E (Conkin) Crawford, John Wesley Conkin, Rachel C (Conkin) Phillips, George Washington Conkin, Andrew Jackson Conkin and James Knox Polk Conkin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
William Jefferson Conkin was born April 30, 1841, in Sullivan county, Tennessee a son of Hagan Conkin and Barbara (Moulton) Conkin. During the American Civil War, William served as a Private in B company, Fourth (East) Tennessee Calvary between 1861 and 1865. He was captured and released on December 4, 1861 at Greenville. He was awarded a Union Civil War pension.
Wiliam married Elizabeth J. Bragg, (1840-1911) He died October 16, 1913, and is buried in the churchyard of the Walkers Fork Baptist Church, in Sullivan County, Tennessee,
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Greta Moody 
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23andMe, GEDmatch EM777548C1 [compare], yourDNAportal GRE32d51f6b
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EM777548C1 [compare], yourDNAportal GRE32d51f6b, Ancestry member gretapisces
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch EM777548C1 [compare], yourDNAportal GRE32d51f6b, FTDNA kit #AM19990
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MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal GRE32d51f6b
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Living DNA, GEDmatch EM777548C1 [compare], yourDNAportal GRE32d51f6b
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~1.56%
Max Edwards :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Denise (Goode) Curtis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M807220 [compare]
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