William Early served in the 17th Alabama Infantry Company I (Early Adams) with his Brother, Abner Adams. He was Killed in Action from a severe leg wound in the field, July 1864. Soldier's file to be uploaded soon.
1866 AL State Census shows his widow Sarah with one soldier dead.
Sources
US Federal Census- Year: 1860; Census Place: Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 1038; Image: 488; Family History Library Film: 803006
US Federal Census-Year: 1850; Census Place: Covington, Alabama; Roll: M432_4; Page: 152B; Image: 315
1866 Alabama, Conecuh County Census; Schedule 1 (Attached)
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 94 1st Alabama infantry Company I.
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DNA Connections
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