William Tatum Wofford (1824 - 1884)

Ancestors

Biography

William Tatum Wofford, Brigadier General, Confederate States Army. Graduated from Franklin College in 1844. First experienced military life in 1847 during the Mexican–American War, where he was a Captain in the Georgia Mounted Volunteers. In the War Between the States, Wofford was promoted to Colonel of the 18th Georgia Infantry, then promoted to Brigadier General in January 1863. Assumed command of the Subdistrict of Northern Georgia, of the District of Georgia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida in January 1865, a post he held until he surrendered in Kingston, Georgia.^[1]

He was the son of William Hollingsworth Wofford and Nancy M Tatum. ^[2][3]

His 1st marriage was to Julia Adelaide Dwight (1830-1878) on 16 August 1859.^[4] She was the daughter of Samuel Dwight (1796-1859) and Mary Ann Jamison (1799-1868).

His 2nd marriage was to Margaret E. Langden on 2 November 1880.^[5]

William passed away in 1884. Final resting place in Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, Georgia.^[6]

Research Notes

It appears that Benjamin J Wofford was the grandfather of William Tatum Wofford according to Benjamin's Find A Grave entry.^[7] and great-grandson of William Wofford (1728-1823), an American Revolutionary War hero.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ William T Wofford, Wikipedia.org, accessed June 28, 2019.
2. ↑ New Georgia Encyclopdia, yhttps://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/w-t-wofford-1824-1884/
3. ↑ Begats and Bequeathals, Wofford
4. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV4-NW4 : 7 February 2020), William T Wofford and Julia A Dwight, 16 Aug 1859; citing Marriage, Murray, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 382,546.
5. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWDS-G22 : 11 January 2020), William T. Wofford, 1880.
6. ↑ William Tatum Wofford, Find A Grave: Memorial #9097, accessed June 28, 2019.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10404191/benjamin-j-wofford: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Sgt Benjamin J Wofford (1767–1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10404191, citing Sgt. Benjamin J. Wofford Gravesite, Bartow, Bartow County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Evening Blues (contributor 46587085).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65795830/william-hollingsworth-wofford: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for COL William Hollingsworth Wofford (25 Oct 1728–3 Jan 1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65795830, citing Toccoa Falls College Cemetery, Toccoa Falls, Stephens County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Jamey Wilkes (contributor 50546419) .

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMZ-71Z : 18 February 2021), William T Wofford, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSN-SVX : 28 May 2021), William T Wofford, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LH-4L2 : 13 January 2022), William Wofford, Cassville, Bartow, Georgia, United States; NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . (he was a widow with his one daughter in the household)