Editing John Washington Echols (section)

== Timeline ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Event
|-
| Circa 1811
| Born, as implied by [[1860 Federal Census, Alabama]]
|-
| October 2, 1838
| Married to [[Lucy Anna (Satterwhite) Echols]] ([[Marriage License Indexes 1833-1915]])
|-
| 1848
| Birth of his son, [[Josephus Bryan Echols]], as implied by [[1860 Federal Census, Alabama]]
|-
| 1860
| Occupation listed as "Farmer" by [[1860 Federal Census, Alabama]] (corroborated by [[Satterwhite Family Book]])
|-
| October 5, 1865 
| Died, per wife's obituary ([[The Gospel Messenger]])
|}

Note that the 1st Alabama regiment had surrendered in April 1865; thus, he likely died of disease or injury sustained as a solider rather than directly in combat.