William Newton Thompson1
d. 29 September 1864
Father | John T. Thompson2 |
Mother | Elizabeth Fudge2 |
Marriage | 22 Apr 1858 | William Newton Thompson married Mary Ann E. Butt, daughter of Richard Wesley Butt and Eliza Elizabeth Maiden, on 22 Apr 1858 in Washington County, Virginia.3 |
Death | 29 Sep 1864 | William died of dysentery on 29 Sep 1864 in Elmira, New York, while held there as a prisoner during the Civil War. Family history adds that William was to be released as part of a prisoner exchange but stayed behind to help his brother-in-law, Fletcher Butt, who was too sick to travel. But Will became ill too and died before Fletcher.4,5 |
Family | Mary Ann E. Butt b. 9 Jul 1837, d. 2 Aug 1870 | |
Children |
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Last Edited | 24 Nov 2010 |
Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 369. Record abstracted as: William Newton Thompson, 21y 3m 14d, b. & resid WCV AND Mary Ann Butt, 20y 9m 13d, b. Botetourt Co. VA, resid WCV, son of Eliza E. Butt; date: 22 Apr 1858.
- [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 637-645. Mrs. Rollins cites Dr. Joanna (Maiden) Owens for her information on the descendants of Eliza (Maiden) Butt Caldwell (with the exception of son Addison).
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 369. Record abstracted as: William Newton Thompson, 21y 3m 14d, b. & resid WCV AND Mary Ann Butt, 20y 9m 13d, b. Botetourt Co. VA, resid WCV, d/o Eliza E. Butt; date: 22 Apr 1858.
- [S1849] "Register of Confederates Who Died in Federal Prisons and Hospitals in the North 1861-1965", images of original document (by subscription), Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed Oct. 2007), Image 365 of 664; William Thompson entry.
- [S1616] Joanna Owens, "Civil War Maidens," e-mail to Diana Powell, 11 Oct. 2007.
- [S1886] Jack Hockett, "Washington County, Virginia Death Records", New River Notes (http://www.newrivernotes.com/hockett/wcvdeaths.htm : accessed Dec. 2007). Data for Mary Elizabeth Virginia Crenshaw.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 129. Stone reported to read: Samuel Fletcher Thompson, s/o Wm & Mary A.E. Thompson, 3 Oct. 1860-12 Jun 1862.