Willis Amason (abt. 1825 - 1889)

Born about 1825 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private Willis Amason served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: March 12, 1862
Mustered out: April 9, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry

Willis was a Carpenter.

Willis was born in about 1825. He passed away in 1889. ^[1]

Marriage / Children

Willis married Cassandra Moore on February 28, 1850.^[2]

Cassandra died seven years later in 1857. After Willis returned from the war, he married Margaret Gilbert on October 22, 1865, in Wilkes County, Georgia. ^[3]

Military Service, Civil War

Willis enlisted as a private in Company G, 7th Battalion, Georgia Infantry on March 12, 1862. His place of enlistment was Beaulieu, Georgia. In May of 1862 in Charleston, South Carolina, the 7th Battalion became the nucleus for the formation of the 61st Infantry Regiment [also called 26th Regiment]. ^[4]

Willis spent many months of the war sick in a hospital with chronic diarrhea, a common malady during the war.

Willis was captured at High Bridge, Georgia, on April 6, 1865, at the end of the war. This would have been the battle of Sailor's Creek.

Willis signed an oath of allegiance to the United States on April 6th. The record lists his place of residence as Wilkes County Georgia. His description is described as 5' 8", with dark eyes, dark complexion, and black hair.^[5]

Research Notes

• Children and 1st wife need to be added to WT.
• PROBLEM: It appears that there is no record of Willis at the Evergreen Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida. There is a Find a Grave memorial page, but no photo of a marker. I contacted a volunteer who stated the cemetery has no record of him. So either the FindAGrave profile is wrong or the cemetery records are wrong. I searched for his name and initials at other cemeteries. No luck. No idea where the death date is from. This needs more research.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52485240/willis-amason: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Willis Amason (unknown–18 Oct 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52485240, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Larry (contributor 47097746).
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJC-TLC : 7 February 2020), Willis Amason and Cassandra Moore, 28 Feb 1850; citing Marriage, Wilkes, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 163,533.
3. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW65-C2V : 11 January 2020), Willis Amerson, 1865.
4. ↑ “The Civil War: Battle Unit Details, Confederate Georgia Troops.” The National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC: n.d. Online at (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CGA0061RI : accessed June 27, 2023) citing 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry
5. ↑ "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," The National Archives, Pub No. M266, CatID 586957, Rcd Grp 109, Roll 555. Twenty six pages in file, imaged at fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/55802415 : accessed June 27, 2023)

See Also:

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJC-YD7 : 7 February 2020), Willis Amerson and Margaret P. Gilbert, 22 Oct 1865; citing Marriage, Wilkes, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 163,533.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #52485240
• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZY6-M4C : Sat Jun 03 16:53:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Willis Arnason and Cassandra Arnason, 1850.
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW62-M32 : 11 January 2020), Willis Amason, 1850.
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWZM-TQH : 12 January 2020), Willis Amason, 1850.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKJ7-1YF : 25 August 2021), Willis Amason, 1861-1865.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJC-YD7 : 7 February 2020), Willis Amerson and Margaret P. Gilbert, 22 Oct 1865; citing Marriage, Wilkes, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 163,533.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC36-JC6 : 28 May 2021), Willis Amerson, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GK-YYZ : 13 January 2022), Willis Amison, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJZ-WDM : 19 February 2021), F W Amason, 13, Orange, Florida; citing p. 5, sheet letter A, number , line 32, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,971.
• "Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-KSD7 : accessed 27 June 2023), Willis Amason, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States; citing Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 6,770.
• "Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-K9TF : accessed 27 June 2023), Willis Amason, Dade, Florida, United States; citing Dade, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 6,770.
• "Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-KSX7 : accessed 27 June 2023), Willis Amason, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States; citing Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 6,770.
• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3F4-39P : 20 February 2021), Unknown in entry for Fred W. Amason, 19 Mar 1910; citing Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, reference cn 95, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,580.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPD7-QD4 : 26 November 2014), Amason in entry for Fannie H Gilbert, 13 Apr 1947; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR6-XYTK : 1 March 2021), William Amason in entry for Fannie H Gilbert, 1947.