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| born = Circa 1781
| born = Circa 1781
| died = June 29, 1864
| died = June 29, 1864
| parents = [[John Echols]] and [[Jane M. (Holloway) Echols]]
| parents = [[John Echols (born 1736)]] and [[Jane M. (Holloway) Echols]]
| spouse = ...
| spouse = ...
| children = [[John Washington Echols]], ...
| children = [[John Washington Echols]], ...

Revision as of 09:12, 6 January 2026

Samuel Moore Echols
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Born Circa 1781
Died June 29, 1864
Parents John Echols (born 1736) and Jane M. (Holloway) Echols
Spouse ...
Children John Washington Echols, ...



Summary

The 1850 federal census has an implied birth of 1781; however, findagrave lists a birth at 1816. If he had been more in 1816, then his father would have been 80 so I find this unlikely.

He may also be listed in the 1830 Federal Census, Alabama.

Timeline

Date Event
Circa 1781 Born in Alabama (1850 Federal Census, Alabama)
May 16, 1864 Captured in Resaca, Georgia as a PVT, Co. B, 29th Alabama (per tombstone)
June 29, 1864 Died as a result of Typhoid Malaria (per tombstone)

Tombstone

Samuel's tombstone, in the Confederate Cemetary of Alton, Madison County, Illinois, is inscribed with the following:


Echols, Samuel

PVT, Co. B, 29th Alabama

Captured; 05/16/64, Resaca, Georgia

d. 06/29/64 Typho Malaria

Buried; State Ground


Source: findagrave