Williams, William L. 'Billy'

1842 - 1921  (78 years)

• Name	Williams, William L. 'Billy'
  Birth	7 Jun 1842  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILL.W003
  Military Service	American Civil War, Corporal, Company F, 40th Infantry Regiment  [1]
  	He joined the Illinois 40th Infantry CO. F in Aug 1861 and was a prisoner of war at Andersonville prison. He mustered out as a Corporal in June of 1865.
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia
  Death	9 May 1921  [1]
  Burial	Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Williams, William L. and Lidya
  Person ID	I35375	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Tooley, Lidya A.,   b. 20 Mar 1847   d. 25 Nov 1890 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1866
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 2 months - She was 19 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Williams, I.   2. Williams   3. Williams   4. Williams, Martha E.,   b. 28 Feb 1871   d. 28 Sep 1871 (Age 0 years)   5. Williams, William L.,   b. 15 Aug 1878   d. 30 Aug 1878 (Age 0 years)   6. Williams, Elizabeth May 'Lizzie',   b. 8 Jun 1882, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Aug 1913, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F14384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11232] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Williams, William L. (Billy), (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18645264), none. (Reliability: 2).