Person:James Eckford (1)

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James William Eckford
b.26 Jan 1841 Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
d.29 Sep 1873 Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 May 1830
  1. John Thomas Eckford1831 - 1897
  2. Zuretha Eckford1838 -
  3. James William Eckford1841 - 1873
  4. Henry P. Eckford1842 - 1881
  5. Walter Scott Eckford1844 - 1907
  6. Robert P Eckford1849 - Aft 1930
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Oct 1867
  1. Fannie Lucas Eckford1869 - 1874
  2. James William Eckford1873 - 1946
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Facts and Events
Name James William Eckford
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Jan 1841 Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
Other[4][5] From 1861 to 1865 Secondary date: 1 JUL 1861 Military; 1st Sgt, Company G, 1st Cavalry and Turner's Light Artillery
Marriage 17 Oct 1867 Macon, Noxubee Co, Missto Fannie Holt Lucas
Census[6] 1870 Noxubee, Mississippi, United StatesSecondary date: 1 JUL 1870; pg 98, Fam 118
Death[1][2] 29 Sep 1873 Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
Burial[3] Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States

( Macon Beacon, 4 Oct 1873, pg 3) "DIED: On Monday, Sept 29th, at the residence of the late James W. [sic] Eckford, sr [sic], near Macon, his son, James W. Eckford, jr [sic] of yellow disease."

Death struck the Eckford family hard in 1873/4; James' father died in April after a long illness; James died from yellow fever in September leaving pregnant wife Fannie and little Fannie who died of yellow chills in spring 1874. Contact with the other Eckford relatives was lost and his son grew up believing he was the only Eckford.

James W. enlisted 18 Mar 1861 as a private in the Noxubee Cavalry, which becme Co G, 1st Mississippi Cavalry, and soon became 1st sergeant. He transferred to Smith's Light Artillery company (later Turner's Battery or Light Artillery) that was formed 8 Aug 1861 at Union City, Tenn. from two infantry companies--Chickasawhay Desperadoes of Clarke County and Capt. Smith's company--and was appointed sergeant major on 16 May 1862. Engagements of Smith-Turner's Light Artillery include Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfeesboro, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. The company surrendered at Citronella, AL on 4 May 1865 and was paroled at Meridian on 10 May 1865.

Google Books: Historical Catalogue of the University of Mississippi: 1849-1909 By University of Mississippi lists James WIlliam Eckford of Aberdeen as pursuing select studies in 1860.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eckford family bible.

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  2. ↑ Richards, E. Q, and Mississippi) Macon Beacon (Macon. Abstracts of death notices from the Macon Beacon : Macon, Mississippi, 1871-1912. (s.n.], 1982)
    Sep 1873.

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  3. ↑ Tombstone Inscriptions of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

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  4. ↑ Honor Roll Soldiers in Noxubee County, Miss.

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  5. ↑ Misissippi Dept. Archives and History, microfilm of service records.

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  6. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

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