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Alford Whitson 1828–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: April 1862

Death Location: Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Harrison Whitson

Mother: Lydia Tracy

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In 1828, Alford Whitson entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Harrison Whitson And Lydia Tracy. Alford Whitson passed away in 1862 in Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Alford Whitson entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Harrison Whitson And Lydia Tracy.
  • Alford Whitson passed away in 1862 in Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Alford Whitson's Ancestors

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Alford Whitson
1828–1862
Birth Place: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Harrison Whitson
1785–1876
Virginia
Lydia Tracy
1809–1860
Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James ((Whitsun)) Whitson
1867–1928
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire
Elizabeth (Alcey) Whitson
1745–1820
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1740–1819
Elizabeth Whitson
1745–1820
{DLA} II
1700–1773
William Whitson
1706–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitson
1706–1783
Margaret Stevenson
1715–1783
{DLA} II
1700–1773
William Whitson
1706–1783
Richard Taylor
1667–1715
Sarah
1674–1715
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738

Alford Whitson's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Alford Whitson in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
1862
April 1862
Age 34
Death of Alford Whitson in Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.c.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee; Catalog Name: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Fold3.com, Memorials, Fold3; Lehi, Utah

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1862
    Event Place: Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Fold3.com, Memorials, Fold3; Lehi, Utah

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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