Born about 1842 in Kentucky

Husband of Tennessee B. (Underwood) Parker — married 15 Dec 1881 in Yell County, Arkansas

Died about 1892 in Arkansas, United States

Biography

William Shoptaw served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: October 19, 1862
Mustered out: June 10, 1863
Side: Confederate
Regiment(s): Company H, 35th Regiment Arkansas Infantry

William Shoptaw served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 30, 1863
Mustered out: May 22, 1865
Side: Union
Regiment(s): Company D, 3rd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry

3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry (Union), US Civil War

Confederate Service: SHOPTAW, W.K. Pvt - Enl 19 Oct 1862 at Huntsville, AR. Deserted 10 Jun 1863 at Little Rock, AR. [Link]

Union Service: SHOCKTAN, WILLIAM K. Blksmith - Enl 30 Oct 1863 in Yell Co, AR. Eyes blue, hair lt, complx fair, blacksmith, age 26. Discharged 22 May 1865. [Link]

Sources

• Civil War Record; Union Army, Company D, Arkansas 3rd Cavalry Regiment http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/3cavcod.html

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS74-P5S : 4 December 2014), Wm. K. Shoptaw, , Company D, 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M383 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 881,490.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH4N-Q6L : 24 March 2016), William K. Shoptaw, Pension on July 19, 1890.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCZ-LKS : 7 June 2019), William K Shoptaw, 1870. Clark Township, Pope County, Arkansas

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWZ-TMN : 12 August 2017), William Shoptaw, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 293B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0048; FHL microfilm 1,254,048. McKennon, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 2nd Marriage to Tennessee (Underwood) Miller Dec 15, 1881 in Yell County, Arkansas; Source Information; Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records. FHL Film Number 1026493

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