William
Wilburn
Hackworth
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Augustine Austin Hackworth and Mary Ann (Hackworth) McCaleb
Husband of
Mary Eliza Jane (Pennington) Hackworth
— married
2 Aug 1839 (to 17 Mar 1882) in Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Stephen F. Austin Hackworth, Adeline C (Hackworth) McClellan, John Wasson Hackworth, Julia Anna (Hackworth) Cassidy and Riggs Pennington Hackworth
Died
at age 67
in Ledbetter, Fayette, Texas, United States
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Biography
Wagon Train Details
"Wagon Trains", large groups of covered wagons that travelled together for safety and protection, were a common way for pioneers to travel as they migrated west. These are the known details of the wagon train this person travelled on:
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| Departure Date: | 1836 |
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| Point of Origin: | Illinois |
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| Destination: | Washington Co., Texas |
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W.W. was a wheelwright on the trail from Illinois to Texas. After arrival, he married a daughter of the wagon train organizer, Riggs Pennington.[1]
He participated in the Somerville Campaign during the Texas Revolution (1842), and was granted 1280 acres in Coryell Co., Texas for his service.[2][3]
He served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Ralston, Jacob Meade. Letter to Johnnie Mae (Hackworth) Shaufler, 13 Jun 1939, in possession of Katherine Prawl
- ↑ Republic of Texas 2nd class land grant certificate #47
- ↑ Texas Scrap-book, D.W.C. Baker, editor, A.S. Barnes & Co., New York, Chicago & New Orleans, 1875, p. 277
- ↑ Confederate Widow's Pension Application #08880, filed in Fayette County, Texas, 1901.
- US Federal Census, 1850 & 1860, Brenham, Washington County, Texas
- Hackworth, Johnnie Mae. Photo album, in possession of Katherine Prawl
- FindAGrave memorial #26745786
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9Z4D-KKF
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Suz (Ham) Sample Graham 
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Kat (Watson) Prawl :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392218 [compare], Ancestry member K_Prawl
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T352849 [compare], FTDNA kit #527111
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