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William Simonton McDill1,2,3

born 19 August 1839, died 20 December 1861

Facts and Notes

  • Birth: 19 August 18391,2,3
  • Residence: 1850; Chester County, South Carolina, USABGO; Age: 104
  • Residence: 1860; Chester County, South Carolina, USABGO; Age: 205
  • Military: 1861; He was a private assigned to Company G, 6th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, when he was killed at the Battle of Drainsville1,6
  • Death: 20 December 1861; Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USABGO; Age: 22. Cause of Death: Killed in battle at the Battle of Dranesville in Virginia1,2,3
  • Burial: After 20 December 1861; Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USABG2,3

Citations

  1. [S260] Robert McDill Woods and Iva Godfrey Woods, McDills in America: A History of the Descendents of John McDill and Janet Leslie of County Antrim, Ireland, page 8
  2. [S403] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=9218907&indiv=try, Record for William S McDill
  3. [S362] Online database, Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55348593, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 November 2017), memorial page for William S McDill (19 Aug 1839–20 Dec 1861), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55348593, citing Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by janine mcquiston (contributor 46941674)
  4. [S398] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=5718024&indiv=try, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 2A; Image: 9, Record for Thomas McDill
  5. [S356] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=18688745&indiv=try, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217; Page: 38; Image: 80; Family History Library Film: 805217, Record for Thomas McDill
  6. [S262] National Archives and Records Administration, "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS)", National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Soldiers and Sailors Database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=E6C3D7B7-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, Record for W.S. McDill (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=E6C3D7B7-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A; accessed 25 Nov 2017)