Col
Josiah
Byrd
(Byrd)
Williams
Born after in Alabama, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Laura Caroline (Howe) Stobaugh
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
before about age 30
in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
This page has been accessed 226 times.
Biography
- Born: 1834
- Birthplace: Alabama
- Father:
- Mother:
- Wife: Fannie Darden Williams
- Wife: Lauren Howe Williams
- Occupation before War:
- Merchant in Okolona Mississippi
- Civil War Career:
- 1861 – 1862: Captain Company C 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
- 1862: Resigned as Captain on April 21, 1862
- 1862: Captain Company I 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
- 1862: Major of 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
- 1862 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
- Wounded during the battle of Stones River
- 1864: Colonel of 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment
- 1864: Killed in battle during the Battle of Jonesboro Georgia
- Died: August 31, 1864
- Place of Death: Jonesboro Georgia
- Age at time of Death: 29 or 30 years old
- Burial Place: May be buried in Confederate Cemetery Jonesboro, Georgia.
Sources
- WikiTree profile Williams-5273 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2018), memorial page for Col Josiah Byrd Williams (1834–31 Aug 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #142033377, citing Confederate Cemetery, Clayton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Rob (contributor 47382248) .
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Rejected matches › Jesse Franklin Williams (1835-1917)
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