John M. McWilliams

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J. McWilliams
1841-1919
Co. C. 2nd La. Regt.
Armour's Brig
Jackson's Div.
Army of La.
Full Name: John M. McWilliams
Location: Section:Confederate Field, Section 1 (F)
Row:M  Number:14
Reason for Eligibility: Confederate Veteran 
Birth Date: 1841 
Died: March 21, 1919 
Burial Date: March 24, 1919 
Confederate Home Roster Information:
Birth Place: Louisiana 
Occupation: Carpenter 
Marital Status: Widower 
Came To Texas: 1868 
Residence: Texarkana, Texas 
Admitted To Home: October 13, 1914 
Religion: Catholic 
Army: Louisiana 
Division: Jackson's 
Brigade: Armour's 
Regiment: 2nd Louisiana 
Company:
 

MCWILLIAMS, JOHN (1841 ~ 1919). John McWilliams, Confederate veteran, was born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana to James McWilliams and Marguerite Adeline Huffman in 1841. He was one of nine children.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, McWilliams joined the Confederacy, but his regiment is not known, other than his company and partial regiment name - Company C, 2nd Louisiana.

McWilliams moved to Texas in 1868, but his obituary from the Texarkana Gazette said he moved to Texarkana in 1881. McWilliams moved into the Confederate Men's Home in Austin on October 18, 1914. After living in the Home for five years, he passed away on March 21, 1919. He was buried in the Texas State Cemetery three days later.

No information is known about Mr. McWilliams' family. His wife, whose name is not known, passed away before he moved to Austin and he appears to have had two sons, J. E. and John McWilliams, Jr., who lived in Bonham and Texarkana, respectively.

Information taken from Confederate Home Roster and Death Certificate #11587.

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