James
Robert
Word
Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Nabors Word
and Eliza Jane (Crutcher) Word
Brother of
William Cheaney Word, Benjamin Franklin Word, Mary Jane Egletine (Word) Carter, Charles J. Word, Reuben Thomas Word, Edward Egbert Word Sr. and Walter Bruce Word
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 18
in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2022
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Biography
James was the son of Benjamin Nabors Word and Eliza Jane Crutcher. He entered the Civil War as a Private in Company A, 40th Tennessee Regiment Infantry (Fifth Confederate Infantry, Walker's Regiment and Volunteers). He saw action in Tennessee where he was captured April 8, 1862. He was listed as a prisoner of war and held at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. He would die there just over a month later. He is buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois - Confederate Section, Grave 542.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1346326
- Civil War Service Records - Confederate - Tennessee, 1861-1865
- capturedandconfined.weebly.com/camp-butler.html
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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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
James Whittington
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member geofiz1_
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~1.56%
Larry Kemp :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T930514 [compare]
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~0.78%
Susan Dodd :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZM2497169 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
C Handy :
23andMe, GEDmatch QN9210669 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A825728 [compare], Ancestry member _C_J_H_
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~0.78%
Charlotte Whittington :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Vincent Piazza :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T795997 [compare], FTDNA kit #565554
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