Samuel Moore Echols

Samuel Moore Echols
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Born	Circa 1781 (Halifax County, Virginia)
Died	June 29, 1864 (Madison County, Illinois)
Parents	John Echols (born 1736) and Lucy Annah (Moore) Echols
Spouse	Jane M. (Holloway) Echols
Children	John Washington Echols, ...

Summary

Samuel Moore Echols, the son of John Echols, moved from Virginia to Northern Alabama (John Echols (born 1736)#Virginia to Alabama) along with father, mother, and siblings.

He may also be listed in the 1830 Federal Census, Alabama under the same "Sam M. Echols" in Morgan County, Alabama.

Possible Conflicts

Note that the 1850 federal census has an implied birth of 1781; however, findagrave lists a birth at 1816. If he had been born in 1816, then his father would have been 80 so I find this unlikely. In addition, the census lists his wife's birth year as 1783.

Additionally, he would have been captured at the age of 83 which is unusually old for his position in the Confederate States Army. His location as a solider is in the same general region of the Southern United States as his other records (meaning there is a significant likelihood that this is the same Samuel Echols) and Samuel must have been born in Virginia (meaning that even if his birth was recorded incorrectly, he must have been at least in his 60s).

Timeline

Date	Event
Circa 1781	Born in Virginia (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