Capt.
William
Nelson
(Willis)
Stansell
Born in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Son of Marshall Stansell
and Elvina (Unknown) Stansell
Brother of
Jeptha Stansell
Husband of
Tennessee (Norvell) Stansell
— married
12 Nov 1867 in Tippah County, Mississippi
Father of
John Edward Stansell
Died
at age 46
in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States
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Biography
Abbeville, South Carolina 1850
- Household # 1377
- Marshall M Stansell M 38 South Carolina
- Elvina E Stansell F 31 South Carolina
- William N Stansell M 14 South Carolina
- Jeptha W Stansell M 13 South Carolina
- Robert L Stansell M 11 South Carolina
- Joseph W Stansell M 8 South Carolina
- Sarah A Stansell F 5 South Carolina
- Mary F Stansell F 1 South Carolina[1]
Capt. Willis Stansell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 April 1861
Mustered out: May 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers & 7th Mississippi Cavalry
Capt. Willis Stansell was WIA during the United States Civil War.
Service Records
- 12 April 1861 - Age 28. Prentiss, Bolivar County MS Company G 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers Elected Captain
- 1 Sept 1862 - Assumed command Company E following consolidated
- Sept-Oct 1862-Present
- Feb-March 1863-Present
- Oct 1863 - Wounded in thigh at Salem
- July-Oct 1864-Absent on furlough
- 21 Jan - Present at Halls Mill
- 16 May 1865 - Signed Oath of Allegiance at Columbus Miss. [2]
Marriage
- Name W N Stansell
- Event Type Marriage Registration
- Event Date 12 Nov 1867
- Event Place Tippah, Mississippi, United States
- Gender Male
- Spouse's Name Tennessee Norvell
- Spouse's Gender Female[3]
Ripley P.O. Tippah County MS 1870
- Household # 90
- W H Stancil M 34 South Carolina
- Tennessee Stancil F 19 Mississippi
- Alice R Stancil F 3 Mississippi
- Samuel C Stancil M 1 Mississippi[4]
Burial
- Ripley Cemetery
- Ripley
- Tippah County
- Mississippi, USA
- Plot: Section 6, Row 8, Plot 30 [5]
Name: William Nelson (Willis) Stansell. Given Name: William Nelson (Willis). Surname: Stansell. Prefix: Captain. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Born 21 OCT 1835. Abbeville District, SC,,,.
Died 11 SEP 1882. Tippah County, MS,,,. CRE 27 SEP 2008. Time: 13:28:43.
Buried Ripley Cemetery,Tippah,MS,. CRE 04 APR 2017. Time: 17:49:12.
Note: #N15589904. #N72893702. #N86349632. #N94329638.
File @O23850663@. @O40874416@.
Notes
Note N15589904 Ripley P.O. Tippah County MS 1870 Census
Household # 90 W H Stancil M 34 South Carolina Tennessee Stancil F 19 Mississippi Alice R Stancil F 3 Mississippi Samuel C Stancil M 1 Mississippi[4] CHAN 04 APR 2017. Time: 17:50:17. CRE 04 APR 2017. Time: 17:50:11.
Note N72893702 Abbeville, South Carolina 1850
Household # 1377 Marshall M Stansell M 38 South Carolina Elvina E Stansell F 31 South Carolina William N Stansell M 14 South Carolina Jeptha W Stansell M 13 South Carolina Robert L Stansell M 11 South Carolina Joseph W Stansell M 8 South Carolina Sarah A Stansell F 5 South Carolina Mary F Stansell F 1 South Carolina[1] CHAN 09 MAY 2017. Time: 10:55:02. CRE 09 MAY 2017. Time: 10:54:58.
Note N86349632 William N. Stansell Company: A Unit: 1 Battalion (Miller's) Mississippi Cavalry. Private Confederate
William N. Stansell Company: E Unit: 7 Mississippi Cavalry (aka 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers) Captain / Major Confederate CHAN 25 MAR 2017. Time: 17:40:45.
Note N94329638 Tippah County MS 1880
William Stansell Self M 44 South Carolina Tennessee Stansell Wife F 29 Mississippi Samuel Stansell Son M 11 Mississippi John E StansellSon M 8 Mississippi Joptha Stansell Son M 5 Mississippi Marshel Stansell Father M 68 South Carolina[1] CHAN 04 APR 2017. Time: 18:23:21. CRE 04 APR 2017. Time: 18:23:20.
External Files
- File O23850663 File: 23850663.jpg 300px-Stansell-186 CRE 04 APR 2017. Time: 17:41:23.
- File O40874416 File: 40874416.jpg william nelson stansell CRE 23 APR 2018. Time: 13:07:35.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-WPX : 9 November 2014)
- ↑ Fold3 ~ Confederate Service Records
- ↑ "Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages, 1858-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-YBHN : 10 February 2016)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSY-PX7 : 17 October 2014),
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29912500
- Tippah County MS RootsWeb
- FamilySearch.Org
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