Person:William Burchfield (4)

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William Wilson Burchfield
b.1 May 1820 Alabama
d.21 Sep 1863 Fort Delaware
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Name William Wilson Burchfield
Gender Male
Birth? 1 May 1820 Alabama
Marriage 1 Feb 1844 to Jane A. Givins
Military? 5 Jul 1863 Was Captured as a Prisioner of War.
Death? 21 Sep 1863 Fort Delaware

William Wilson Burchfield was in the War Between the States. He was a prisoner of war captured on July 5, 1863. He was buried in a mass grave in Delaware.

William Wilson owned property in Beat 5. Ledger 418, Tuscaloosa Land Office records -- Wilson Burchfield lived in section 9, Township 19, Range 7W. Dated: Nov. 27, 1847.

This is taken from the United Daughters Newsletter for December 1998:

    On June 20, 1998, the Chapter held a grave marking service for William Wilson Burchfield, great great grandfather of Pam Handley and Bobbie McCraw.  This event was held at Prudes Creek Church which dates back to Aug. 16, 1848.  The 4th Alabama Infa. did the Military Service for this event.  There were five generations of this family present for this event.