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William Eckford

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William Eckford

Birth
Petersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Death
12 Jul 1852 (aged 49)
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 19
Memorial ID
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William Eckford was the Son of Dr John Eckford ( born 26 August 1766 Innerleithen, Scotland Bapt September 1766 -death AL unknown who married William's Mother Marion Pow (born 27 April 1770 Innerleithen, Scotland bapt 06 May 1770 -death AL unknown ) on 05 June 1795 Innerleithen ,Peeblesshire ,Scotland
Their Children were: Twins John 20 March 1796- 03 Sept 1833 Tipton, TN and Thomas Eckford born : 20 March 1796 Innerleithen ,Peeblesshire, Scotland -1879 Tipton, TN, Marion Eckford born: 04 December 1798 Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland Bapt :12 Dec 1798 death unknown ( last document Census 1850 in the home of her brother James under Mary A in Noxubee, MS)James Eckford born 31 May 1800 Innerleithen, Peeblesshire Scotland bapt 07 June 1800 died 25 April 1872 Macon,MS and Joseph R Eckford 1807 TN -died 15 Nov 1865 Monroe, MS.
I leave this information here because the parents' graves are unknown along with two of their children John Henry and William Joseph Eckford .

William Eckford 's 1st wife was Zuritha (maiden name unknown at this time ) who was born 09 September 1807 TN - died 30 January 1837 Columbus, Lowndes, MS. Their marriage Date unknown maybe AL ? their children were: John Henry Eckford (1829 AL- death unknown), William Joseph Eckford 18 Feb 1830 Morgan,AL died 01 July 1862 Civil War on Malvern Hill ,VA, Mary Elizabeth 30 August 1833 MS death 07 October 1835 Columbus, MS, Caledonia 1835 - 02 Sept 1835 Columbus,MS .Zuritha 1837 death 05 Jul 1837 MS .
His wife Zuritha is connected with his memorial and most of their children as well

William remarried on the 24 May 1845 Mobile AL to a widow Mariah B Hewitt / Collins (born1820 London,England died 09 July 1902 Aberdeen, Monroe, MS wife of deceased Darling Collins (1802-1840) .
They had two children together Eliza Maria Eckford born 24 September 1852 MS died-26 January 1924 MS and Frank J Eckford born abt 1847 MS died 12 August 1863 in Monroe, MS. She is also connected with his memorial along with their children.
William died in Cullum Springs, Choctaw County, AL .

This is my research ,names, dates, places and etc are of my work ( I spent years in Scottish Parochial Records at LDS Centers and US Records in Genealogy Labs and Archives along w online research),it has been years to place children with parents and so on up the tree of Eckford. I do this so that they will all remain connected with one another even though we have not found some of the parents graves and etc .So please remember, to keep my name with material as its source , while copying or writing down any of the history on the memorials of the Eckfords that I do manage . Thank you. Any additions on Bio or history to add to memorials contact me .
William Eckford was the Son of Dr John Eckford ( born 26 August 1766 Innerleithen, Scotland Bapt September 1766 -death AL unknown who married William's Mother Marion Pow (born 27 April 1770 Innerleithen, Scotland bapt 06 May 1770 -death AL unknown ) on 05 June 1795 Innerleithen ,Peeblesshire ,Scotland
Their Children were: Twins John 20 March 1796- 03 Sept 1833 Tipton, TN and Thomas Eckford born : 20 March 1796 Innerleithen ,Peeblesshire, Scotland -1879 Tipton, TN, Marion Eckford born: 04 December 1798 Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland Bapt :12 Dec 1798 death unknown ( last document Census 1850 in the home of her brother James under Mary A in Noxubee, MS)James Eckford born 31 May 1800 Innerleithen, Peeblesshire Scotland bapt 07 June 1800 died 25 April 1872 Macon,MS and Joseph R Eckford 1807 TN -died 15 Nov 1865 Monroe, MS.
I leave this information here because the parents' graves are unknown along with two of their children John Henry and William Joseph Eckford .

William Eckford 's 1st wife was Zuritha (maiden name unknown at this time ) who was born 09 September 1807 TN - died 30 January 1837 Columbus, Lowndes, MS. Their marriage Date unknown maybe AL ? their children were: John Henry Eckford (1829 AL- death unknown), William Joseph Eckford 18 Feb 1830 Morgan,AL died 01 July 1862 Civil War on Malvern Hill ,VA, Mary Elizabeth 30 August 1833 MS death 07 October 1835 Columbus, MS, Caledonia 1835 - 02 Sept 1835 Columbus,MS .Zuritha 1837 death 05 Jul 1837 MS .
His wife Zuritha is connected with his memorial and most of their children as well

William remarried on the 24 May 1845 Mobile AL to a widow Mariah B Hewitt / Collins (born1820 London,England died 09 July 1902 Aberdeen, Monroe, MS wife of deceased Darling Collins (1802-1840) .
They had two children together Eliza Maria Eckford born 24 September 1852 MS died-26 January 1924 MS and Frank J Eckford born abt 1847 MS died 12 August 1863 in Monroe, MS. She is also connected with his memorial along with their children.
William died in Cullum Springs, Choctaw County, AL .

This is my research ,names, dates, places and etc are of my work ( I spent years in Scottish Parochial Records at LDS Centers and US Records in Genealogy Labs and Archives along w online research),it has been years to place children with parents and so on up the tree of Eckford. I do this so that they will all remain connected with one another even though we have not found some of the parents graves and etc .So please remember, to keep my name with material as its source , while copying or writing down any of the history on the memorials of the Eckfords that I do manage . Thank you. Any additions on Bio or history to add to memorials contact me .


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