William M. Parr (1840 - 1861)

Born 1840 in Maury, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Dec 1861 at about age 21 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1840. He is the son of John Parr and Susan Johnston. ^[1] He was a Private in Company B of the 6th Arkansas Infantry, enlisting and mustered in 14 Sep. 1861 at Camden, Arkansas. He was in a hospital in Nashville, 20 Dec. 1861 - listed on a receipt roll for clothing, and he died, presumably of disease, on or about 28 Dec. 1861 when he was buried.

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Langley Howse, Friday, July 4, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-W5L : December 7, 2019), William Parr in entry for John Parr, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W9-W5L : 18 February 2021), Wm N Paer in entry for Susan Paer, 1860.

• "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX56-T1L : 27 November 2014), W M Parr, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 89.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55506774/w-m-parr