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Walter Washington Green Williams

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Walter Washington Green Williams

Birth
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Death
19 Dec 1959 (aged 118)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, USA
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American Folk Figure. He was allegedly born in Itawamba County, Mississippi, on November 14, 1841 and claimed to be the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War serving in the Confederate Army during battle. Modern scholars and researchers have attested that he was too young to have fought in the war with the birth year being 1854 according to the Federal Census; he was enumerated as the son of George Washington Williams and Nancy Marcus.
American Folk Figure. He was allegedly born in Itawamba County, Mississippi, on November 14, 1841 and claimed to be the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War serving in the Confederate Army during battle. Modern scholars and researchers have attested that he was too young to have fought in the war with the birth year being 1854 according to the Federal Census; he was enumerated as the son of George Washington Williams and Nancy Marcus.

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7590332/walter_washington_green-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Washington Green Williams (14 Nov 1841–19 Dec 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7590332, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.