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William Alexander “Pillow” Thompson

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William Alexander “Pillow” Thompson

Birth
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Death
11 Feb 1920 (aged 95)
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1711167, Longitude: -92.6411222
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William Alexander Thompson was born on June 8th, 1824 in Tennessee to Isaac Thompson and Sarah James. He came to Marion County in 1857. He first married Paulina Susannah Hollis and had three children. After the death of Paulina, he remarried Sarah Selina Cathey and had eight children. When the war came, William served the South as a 1st Lieutenant in Company C of Harrell's Arkansas Cavalry. He enlisted at Yellville, Arkansas on March 3rd, 1863. He survived the war and returned home. He settled near the Water Creek area in Marion County, where he died on February 11th, 1920.

Travis Holt (#48272081)
William Alexander Thompson was born on June 8th, 1824 in Tennessee to Isaac Thompson and Sarah James. He came to Marion County in 1857. He first married Paulina Susannah Hollis and had three children. After the death of Paulina, he remarried Sarah Selina Cathey and had eight children. When the war came, William served the South as a 1st Lieutenant in Company C of Harrell's Arkansas Cavalry. He enlisted at Yellville, Arkansas on March 3rd, 1863. He survived the war and returned home. He settled near the Water Creek area in Marion County, where he died on February 11th, 1920.

Travis Holt (#48272081)


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