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Name	Information
James F. (or James T) Vaughn	Oakwood Cemetery Co. F. 3 Tenn. CSA
James Porterfield Vernon	Prairie Point Cemetery
George Washington Vest	Dresden Cemetery Died: Aug 2, 1927 Company K, 17th Alabama Cavalry Marker Photo Pension #24306; Husband of America A. Vest (8 Aug 1853 - 15 Jul 1917)
Winfield Scott Waits	Bazette Cemetery Aug 29, 1847 - Jan 12, 1923 Pension #37708, Widow, Emeline, Received Pension #38764 CSA
George Beverly Walker, Sr.	Oakwood Cemetery Dec 17, 1844 - Mar 29, 1928 Obituary Company B., 13th Virginia Artillery CSA marker on grave
German, (Judge) Walker	Rice Cemetery Oct 29, 1832 - Oct 26, 1916 Captain, Company H. 6th Mississippi Regulars. From Shiloh, Mississippi Obituary
Lorenzo Dow Walker	Dresden Cemetery Sep 25, 1847 - Jan 13, 1941 Entered Service in 1864 in Company B 3rd Mississippi Regiment. He was in General Chalmer's Cavalry Brigade. Obituary; Photo & Marker at FindaGrave
William Walker	Spring Hill Cemetery Oct 17, 1825 Marion Co., GA - Jan 12, 1882 Spring Hill Navarro Co. TX Grandfather of Spartan Berry, mayor and longtime public official in Dawson, 1871-1939. Biography Information Submitted by Harold Walker Aug 2001
John Newton Walling	Oakwood Cemetery CSA – Third Arkansas, Boods Brigade Obituary
James Lanier Walton	Oakwood Cemetery Oct 22, 1836 - Jul 17, 1902 Company F of the 12th Texas Regiment, Parson's Brigade. Later Served as Navarro County Sheriff: Biography.
Robert William Walton	Oakwood Cemetery May 19, 1834 - Feb 15, 1899 Enlisted July 17, 1861. He was in the 21st Georgia Infantry; Company I as the 1st Lt. under Colonel Mercer
George Washington Ware	Hopewell cemetery Oct 30, 1838 - Jul 18, 1900 CSA
John Chambers Warren	Dresden Cemetery Feb 7, 1817 - Feb 1, 1897 Co. E 35 Regt-Miss INF C.S.A. Find-A-Grave
George Washam	Frost Cemetery 1832 - 1904 Company H, 28th Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. He was an assistant sergeon
William Josiah Wasson	Old Chatfield Cemetery Aug 23, 1837 - Jul 20, 1904 Headstone reads: Admirable and beloved father, farewell. Not this perishing stone, but in the Book of Life, and the hearts of affected friends thy worth recorded. There is a Civil War marker at his stone and it's unreadable but may says D E C Vindice 1861-1865. The C could be a G. Information supplied by Judy Brown [email protected] Biography
Benjamin Franklin Watts	Campbell-Elrod Cemetery Dec 1, 1842 - Feb 20, 1934 6th GA Calvary Pension #50609 Obituary and Notes; Husband of Elizabeth Angeline (Boatfield) Watts
Joseph Andrew Watts, Rev.	Dresden Cemetery Aug 15, 1846 - Jul 19, 1925 Buoy's Battalion under Nathan Bedford Forrest Biography
Jefferson Griffith Way	Frost Cemetery Dec 24, 1834 - Sep 10, 1908 George Militia Info from Mary E. Childers
James M. Weaver	Cemetery Info not given Dec 12, 1848 - Nov 10, 1921 Company D. Colonel Terrell's Brigade. Was in the Battle of Mansfield, Yellow Bayou and others
James K. Polk Weaver	Cosgrove Cemetery Jun 15, 1843 - Oct 6, 1915 Obituary Company F. 35 TX Cav., CSA marker on grave
Milton Blanton Webb	Richland Cemetery Feb 7, 1836 - Oct 17, 1912 Pvt. Co. H. 11 TX. Cav. Pension #13882 Info from Jimma Traweek
Abraham Perry Webster	Bazette Cemetery Sep 7, 1845 - Feb 6, 1933 Corp. - Company A., 8th Miss. Regiment Pension #42202 - Obituary
John Thomas Webster, Capt.	Prairie Point Cemetery Aug 1829 - May 18, 1906
Andrew George Weems	Old Chatfield Cemetery Aug 9, 1840 - Sep 9, 1931 Pvt. Co. K. Ala Cav, CSA Additional Info from Judy Brown 8/15/1999 Biography, Cemetery Marker & Obituary
Darius Scott Welch	Rose Hill Cemetery Jan 25, 1834 - Dec 2, 1904 Enlisted in Hemphill in 1863, Served under Captain J. M. Burrough's Company. Was in Shelby's Company Husband of Catherine (Gowan) Welch
Michael Welch	Old Melton Cemetery Notes: My great great great grandfather Michael Welch was a civil war vet and is listed in John Spencer's books on Navarro County Vets...You have him down as settling in Texas in 1860. He actually settled here in Navarro Co near Dresden in 1844 when Texas was still a republic...came from Greene Co. Missouri with a wagon load of kids. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the old Melton cemetery between Blooming Grove and Dresden. Tim Campbell 1-1999
Benjamin Isaac Wells	Prairie Grove Cemetery \|\| Biography, Obituary, Headstone Dedication 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment "Leake Rebels" Co. "F" - Leake County, Mississippi Note: Due to a transcription/handwriting error, B. I. Wells' name appears as B. "J" Wells on some rosters. The 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment was organized in early 1862. B. I. Wells' Service Record indicates he enlisted February 22, 1862. CSA, stone placed Summer of 2001
E. James West	Grange Hall Cemetery Jan 22, 1827 - Mar 3, 1902 Co. G. 1st MS Lt. Arty CSA Cemetery Marker & Biography Info from Dana Stubbs
John West	Grange Hall Cemetery Cemetery Marker & Biography Company E of Parson's Brigade
Samuel Houston West	New Chatfield Cemetery Mar 21, 1845 - Feb 21, 1916 C.S.A. marker on grave Pension #23629; His Widow Drew Pension #31226
George Middleton Westbrook	Prairie Point Cemetery Aug 17, 1844 - Dec 14, 1923 CSA - Enlisted in 1861 at Corsicana in Dr. Mackey's Battalion, Parson's Brigade of Cavalry Obituary
John Wesley (or Jackson?) Westbrook	Prairie Point Cemetery May 1, 1837 - Nov 21, 1916 Dr. Mackey's Company of Morgan's Battalion of Parson's Brigade of McKie's Company Company F, Morgan's Texas Cavalry in Navarro Co., TX; also Halbert's Company Company E, 15th Texas Infantry Regiment Navarro Countains
Moses F. Westbrook	Dresden Cemetery Nov 17, 1834 - July 25, 1920
Lucius Theodesius Wheeler, Major	Oakwood Cemetery 1832 - 1911 Enlisted March 10, 1862 age 30 at Navarro County. as a 1st Lt. in Capt. B. D. McKie's CompanyCompany F, Morgan's Texas Cavalry, Bass' Regiment and Morgan Battalion. Promoted to A.A.Q.M. (Acting Quartermaster) ; Was promoted to Major. Discharged May, 1865 Obituary & Cemetery Marker
S.R.D. / S.R.P Westmoreland	Dawson Cemetery Sep 25, 1844 - Nov 6, 1904 Enlisted 1862 in 19th TX Cavalry under Col. Nathaniel Burford
William Thomas Westmoreland	Dawson Cemetery Oct 12, 1840 - Oct 3, 1922 Enlisted in 1862 in 19th TX Cavalry under Col. Nathaniel Burford Biography & Diary of W. T. Westmoreland
E. White	Oakwood Cemetery Daughters of the Confederacy Lot
Harvey White	Oakwood Cemetery Feb 20, 1827 - Dec 5, 1915 Pension #24850
William Redric White	Cosgrove Cemetery Jun 21, 1834 - Sep 23, 1908 Company C. 19th TX Cavalry C.S.A. marker on grave Pension #18656 Born in IL
James Tennison Whorton	Rose Hill Cemetery May 16, 1846 - Dec 20, 1929 Widow Received Pension #50536 Obituary; Find-A-Grave
Isaac Newton Wilkinson, Dr.	Dresden Cemetery June 22, 1840 - Sept 3, 1920 [His Widow Received Pension #47534 Son of James and Agatha Ann (Willis) Wilkinson. Isaac Newton (IN) 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles Company H second lieutenant. Married his first wife Sue Hust in TN. and his second wife Sara Elizabeth (Clark) Wilkinson 1892 Navarro Co, TX. Cemetery Marker Photo
Milton Alexander Wilkes	Dawson Cemetery Jun 21, 1834 - Nov 16, 1909 Served in Tennessee under General Forrest & Col. Duncan Brown Cooper
A. J. Williams	Dresden Cemetery Feb 29, 1847 - July 24, 1916 Obituary \|\| Pension #18204
David Hooks Williams	Grange Hall Cemetery Jun 15, 1825 - Sep 29, 1916 Served Co. K, 13th MS Infantry Submitted by Dana Stubbs Note: Hooks was his mother's maiden Name (info from Jim Martin)
George Washington Williams	Grange Hall Cemetery 1844 - 1921 Cemetery Marker & Biography Pension #41590 approved for his widow which was his second wife. His first wife, Cassie, died in 1899
Henry Thomas Williams	Prairie Grove Cemetery, Emmett, TX Enlisted May 5, 1862 at Pine Bluff Arkansas in Company G 2^nd , Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. marker on grave Pension #3161; Widow, Martha Jane, Received Pension #33538 Biography
J. R. Williams	Oakwood Cemetery 1847 - 1925 Notes
J. R. Williams	died on 2/26/1923 in Olney, Young Co, TX and is buried in True Cemetery, Young Co TX - Pension #18205; Notes
James Madison Williams	Richland Cemetery May 9, 1840 - Jan 19, 1913 Pvt. Co. K. 1st. TX. Cav. Obituary [His Widow, Octavia Alice, Received Pension #34712, she died April 1927]
Weldon J. Williamson	Oakwood Cemetery 1829 - 1926 Obituary
W. E. Willis	Campbell Cemetery May 22, 1822 - Aug 28, 1873 Beat #1, Navarro County 19th Brigade, under Capt. Elisha Bishop also Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains
John Murphy Vaughn Wills, MD	Oakwood Cemetery Mar 17, 1847 - Mar 8, 1933 Georgia Troops. He was a prisoner of war in Ohio Pension #42699 \|\| Family Photograph
Andrew P. Wilson	Grange Hall Jan 11, 1842 - Mar 26, 1885 Enlisted June 1864. Was in Company I of the 137th Illinois Infantry. Became Lieutenant in the Union Army
George W. Wilson	Cryer Creek Cemetery Nov 5, 1840 - Mar 18, 1912 Served in the AL Militia Enlisted in the war from Cass Co., TX Pension #5819
J. Mac H. Wilson	Frost Cemetery Nov 3, 1832 - Feb 27, 1912 [Pension #10172]
James Calvin Wilson	Oakwood Cemetery Jan 13, 1842 - Nov 10, 1920 (birth year is wrong on marker) Company C., 12th KS Infantry
John Wesley Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains; Marker Photos & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
Lott Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery Aug 7, 1831 - Aug 29, 1872 Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains, Corporal, age 30. Marker Photos & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
Paul Albert Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery Jan 11, 1842 - Mar 26, 1885 Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains, Private, went into the hospital July 10, 1864. Probably the same as A. P. Wilson. (served on both sides ?) Marker Photos & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
Samuel Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery Aug 14 1797 - ?? Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains; Private, age 65, 5’11, light complexion, blue eyes, gray hair, born in Kentucky, occupation farmer. He was discharged about March 21, 1862 on account of age. Marker Photos & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
Thomas J. Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains; Cemetery Marker & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
W. O. Wilson	Oakwood Cemetery [no dates given] Daughters of the Confederacy Lot - CSA. Marker
William T. Wilson	Grange Hall Cemetery May 23, 1828 - Mar 6, 1898 Served one year in 3 companies - Melton, Moss and Bates. He was stationed at the mouth of the Brazos River. Moss's Company, Co. E, 13th Texas Infantry Regiment; Navarro Countains; Cemetery Marker & Biography; Submitted by: Dana Stubbs
Clinton McKamey Winkler	Oakwood Cemetery Oct 19, 1821 - May 13, 1882 Captain of Company I of 4th TX Regiment, Hood's Brigade of Northern Virginia. Wounded at Battle of Gettysburg Historical Marker \|\| Biography \|\| Obituary
David Hinchey Winn	Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery 2 Lieut. Company C, 50th Tenn. Infantry CSA. Pension #25027
Hezekiah Ford Witherspoon, Dr.	Oakwood Cemetery 1834 - 1894 Surgeon in Stonewall Jackson's army See Navarro County History, Vol 2, pg 214 Widow Received Pension #43271
Andrew F. Wood	Oakwood Cemetery Sep 8, 1844 - Feb 19, 1914 Confederate Army four yrs - Co. I, 14th Ala Regiment. Was in Battle of Yorktown Obituary
Enoch L. Wood	Oakwood Cemetery Jul 3, 1841 - May 20, 1917 Alabama Troops
Francis Peyton "Frank" Wood	Oakwood Cemetery Biography as Judge
Hugh H. Wood	Brushy Prairie Cemetery Company I, 36th TX Cavalry Cemetery Marker Photo
Milledge Hannibal Woolf	Oakwood Cemetery Aug 17, 1847 - Aug 31, 1945 Company E., 2nd Florida Infantry Reserves for 12 months. He was in the Battle of Natural Bridge. He raised the company in Monticello, Jefferson County, FL stated in his pension record as May 15, 1864 and served as its Captain, his service ending May 13, 1865. Capt. Barwick's own son, I. E. Barwick, also served in the unit, known as Company F, 1st Florida Reserves. Both of these Barwicks later moved to central Florida and I. E. is considered the founder of Wildwood. Capt. Barwick and his son are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wildwood, FL ... L. Kelley, g.g.g.grandson 10/2002 Obituary
Pleasant Lee Worsham	Pattison Cemetery Dec 15, 1838 - Feb 7, 1901 2nd Lt 56th Alabama Rangers CSA Marker at Pattison states he is actually buried at Alma, TX Biography & Marker Photo
Andrew Jackson Wright	Kerens Cemetery July 25, 1844 - Aug 2, 1924 Obituary
Joseph D. Wright	Liberty Hill Cemetery Nov 16, 1838 - Feb 18, 1918 Enlisted August 1861 in Capt. R. H. Matthew's Company, Mounted Riflemen. Beat #5, Brigade Texas Militia
John M. Wright	Hopewell Cemetery Oct 15, 1832 - May 5, 1908 Feb 1864, age 33. Was 1st Sgt. in Capt. Earheart's Company in 1st. Frontier Brigade from Wise County; Dresden's Texas Cavalry, Company I, 19th Texas Cavalry
Robert J. Wright	Dawson Cemetery Jul 31, 1837 - Feb 7, 1926 Enlisted April 2, 1862 at Dresden as 3rd Lt. in Captain Samuel Wright's Company, 18th Regiment of Texas Cavalry, under Col. Burford. He furnished his own horse and equipment; Dresden's Texas Cavalry, Company I, 19th Texas Cavalry; Obituary
Samuel Wright	Liberty Hill Cemetery Oct 27, 1816 - Nov 1, 1887 Enlisted April 2, 1862 in 19th Regiment Texas Cavalry. Furnished his own horse, value $130 and equipment valued at $25.00. Served as Chief Justice of Navarro County Aug. 1 1865 - Aug. 1, 1866. Born Oct. 27, 1816, he lived at Spring Hill before becoming judge. Served as a captain in the 19th Regiment Texas Cavalry, was ousted as judge by union troops for being an obstacle to reconstruction. He died Nov. 1, 1887 and is buried at Liberty Hill. Biography
Robert S. Wyley	New Chatfield Cemetery 1848 - 1900 C.S.A. marker on grave [See also Navarro Leaves & Branches - May 1993]
John Tillman "Tildie" Yarbrough	Frost Cemetery born 1844, Spartanburg Dist, S. Car; Died 5 May, 1918 in Frost, TX. Beene Bros. were the mortuary. J. T. YARBROUGH enlisted at about 17 yrs of age on 07 Dec. 1861 from Fayette Co., Alabama. He was in the 26th Alabama, Co. D., and was in nearly all major battles of the war. He was wounded in action along Rappahonnack River on 7 Nov. 1863, admitted to #9 Hospital on 10 Nov 1863 and transferred to 1st Alabama Hospital the next day. He was sent with his 26th for 60 days furlough to accompany prisoners to Andersonville Prison, GA. Then he was back in action. He was wounded at Jonesboro (Keenesaw Mountain while fighting under Gen. Johnson) on 28 July 1864, with wounds to left thigh; middle third and left leg, middle third. Admitted to Floyd House Hospital in Macon, Georgia on 1 Aug 1864. Paroled in Columbus MS on 30 May 1865. (Most of the above is taken from John's CSA pension application). You can see he fought the entire time of the war. John T. married Sarah M. Ellis, 20 Oct. 1869 in Fayette Co., AL and came to Texas in 1899 and settled around Ellis/Navarro Counties. He must not have a tombstone. Winnie Yandell, OK (added 4/29/2001) Cemetery Marker Photo
Thomas Yarbrough	Oakwood Cemetery Dec 21, 1842 - Apr 25, 1922 Pension #30106; Pension #45454 approved for his Widow Lucy Obituary
Allen Young	Dresden Cemetery abt 1840 - Jul 13, 1918 Company E., 6th Mississippi Infantry CSA; h/o Soloma C. (Harris) Young married Nov. 28, 1866 Mississippi (some sources say Sara Harris) Allen's daughter Cora Connolly’s application for miiltiary headstone says Enlistment date Aug. 24, 1861- Discharge Mar. 1, 1865 Cemetery Marker Photo
John Young	White Church Cemetery May 12, 1836 - Jan 7, 1888 Joined Company F but transferred to Company B 16th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment, serving with his brothers. This commanded by Col. Carnot Posey. In 1862 Col. Posey became a Brigadier General and the brigade carried the name "Posey's Brigade", for the rest of the war. Information from Dave Renfrow, Levelland, Texas Obituary & Service Notes
Robert Alexander Younger	Younger Cemetery Aug 16, 1830 - Aug 2, 1867 Was a 1st Lt. in Captain Samuel Wright's Company, 19th Regiment at Dresden, TX Dresden's Texas Cavalry, Company I, 19th Texas Cavalry; Listed as Robert A. (Cemetery Records list as Robert V.)