Peter
Gustavus
Williamson
Born in Gay's Hill, Washington, Texas
Ancestors 
Brother of
Hoxey Collinsworth Williamson, Julia Rebecca (Williamson) Rice, Jack Hemphill Williamson, Willie Annexus Williamson, Susan Bruce Williamson and James Bennett Williamson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 24
in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2016
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Biography
Note: Sent to live with his Uncle Arthur Fort Williamson in Alabama when his mother died. He fought in the Civil War in Company D, 5th Texas Infantry. His cousin Robert Micajah Powell started the war as commander of Company D but rose to command the 5th Texas and, ultimately, what was left of Hood's Brigade at the end of the war. Peter was wounded at Gettysburg and died of his wounds in a Federal hospital. He is listed as Peter G. Williamson in the muster roster of D Company. Per the Baylor University Directory , he attended Baylor in Independence, Texas from 1852-1857. See his brother Jack's biography for more detail.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-Y18823, FTDNA kit #229310
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