C.S.A. Arkansas Confederate Soldier/POW
Rank In: Private
Enlisted: 1 Sep 1861, Riggsville, AR
Capt. Lindsey's Company
Age: 17
Side: Confederate
Company: G
Regiment, Unit: 8th Arkansas Infantry
Roll of Prisoners of War
Recieved at Military Prison
Louisville, Kentucky 30 Sept 1863, from Nashville, TN
Roll of Prisoners of War
Forward from Military Prison, Louisville, KY to Camp Douglas, Ill., Oct 2, 1863
Application Number: A3264
Pension Number: P 2320
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William Jasper Lancaster was born in Blue Mountain Township, Izard County, Arkansas to Nancy Jane Prim amd Perrin Wayne Lancaster who also was a Civil War Veteran of the Confederate States Army. William married Mary Ann Armstrong 14 July 1872 at Mountain View Stone County, AR. He is the brother of Mrs. Tempy Lancaster Morrison, Helen Jettie Lancaster Brown and Perrin Newton Lancaster
William Jasper served for the Confederate 8th Arkansas Infantry Company G. He enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Riggsville, Stone, Co., Arkansas and he served for 4 years. He was captured at Chickamunge Georgia on September 22, 1863. Sept 30, 1863 he arrived at Louisville, Kentucky having been sent there from Nashville, TN., to be inprisoned. From ther he was sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 1863 and discharged at Camp Douglas on June 14, 1865 in accordance with the General Orders No. 109. The officers that he served under were Captain Witt, 1st Lieutenant Beard, 2nd Lieutenant Orlet and Brigadier General Liddell.
On Dec. 16, 1862 at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn he was listed as having been slightly wounded in the face. Leaving him with an enjury to one eye.
After his death his wife Mary Ann Lancaster received a Civil War Widow's Pension for his service in the Confederate States Army and the injury he sustained in battle.
William served the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865. After his release in prison he returned home by rail to Arkansas where he met and married Mary Ann Armstrong. Due to a fire their marriage record was destoyed. Their first 4 children were born in Arkansas, Eliza, Queen, Ethel, and Maude. William Andrew, Robert Perrin and Elza Lee were born in Bell County, Texas as well as Eula Jane.
William was a 33rd degree Mason of the Masonic Temple, possibly Blue Mountain Lodge #202 in Izard County, AR.
Stone County, Arkansas was founded in 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy and Van Buren counties. Blue Mountain, Sylamore and Richwoods Twps. were annexed to Stone County, Arkansas in 1873.
Death Certifiacte:
Informant: Queenie Ferguson
Please note: The above information is gathered and submitted by his 3rd great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete no one else. These records are submitted onto ancestry.com onto the First Families of America family tree.
This memorial is maintained by a family member
Bio, documents, photos and stories both here and on Ancestry.com are submitted by third great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete
Rank In: Private
Enlisted: 1 Sep 1861, Riggsville, AR
Capt. Lindsey's Company
Age: 17
Side: Confederate
Company: G
Regiment, Unit: 8th Arkansas Infantry
Roll of Prisoners of War
Recieved at Military Prison
Louisville, Kentucky 30 Sept 1863, from Nashville, TN
Roll of Prisoners of War
Forward from Military Prison, Louisville, KY to Camp Douglas, Ill., Oct 2, 1863
Application Number: A3264
Pension Number: P 2320
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William Jasper Lancaster was born in Blue Mountain Township, Izard County, Arkansas to Nancy Jane Prim amd Perrin Wayne Lancaster who also was a Civil War Veteran of the Confederate States Army. William married Mary Ann Armstrong 14 July 1872 at Mountain View Stone County, AR. He is the brother of Mrs. Tempy Lancaster Morrison, Helen Jettie Lancaster Brown and Perrin Newton Lancaster
William Jasper served for the Confederate 8th Arkansas Infantry Company G. He enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Riggsville, Stone, Co., Arkansas and he served for 4 years. He was captured at Chickamunge Georgia on September 22, 1863. Sept 30, 1863 he arrived at Louisville, Kentucky having been sent there from Nashville, TN., to be inprisoned. From ther he was sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 1863 and discharged at Camp Douglas on June 14, 1865 in accordance with the General Orders No. 109. The officers that he served under were Captain Witt, 1st Lieutenant Beard, 2nd Lieutenant Orlet and Brigadier General Liddell.
On Dec. 16, 1862 at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn he was listed as having been slightly wounded in the face. Leaving him with an enjury to one eye.
After his death his wife Mary Ann Lancaster received a Civil War Widow's Pension for his service in the Confederate States Army and the injury he sustained in battle.
William served the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865. After his release in prison he returned home by rail to Arkansas where he met and married Mary Ann Armstrong. Due to a fire their marriage record was destoyed. Their first 4 children were born in Arkansas, Eliza, Queen, Ethel, and Maude. William Andrew, Robert Perrin and Elza Lee were born in Bell County, Texas as well as Eula Jane.
William was a 33rd degree Mason of the Masonic Temple, possibly Blue Mountain Lodge #202 in Izard County, AR.
Stone County, Arkansas was founded in 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy and Van Buren counties. Blue Mountain, Sylamore and Richwoods Twps. were annexed to Stone County, Arkansas in 1873.
Death Certifiacte:
Informant: Queenie Ferguson
Please note: The above information is gathered and submitted by his 3rd great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete no one else. These records are submitted onto ancestry.com onto the First Families of America family tree.
This memorial is maintained by a family member
Bio, documents, photos and stories both here and on Ancestry.com are submitted by third great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete
C.S.A. Arkansas Confederate Soldier/POW
Rank In: Private
Enlisted: 1 Sep 1861, Riggsville, AR
Capt. Lindsey's Company
Age: 17
Side: Confederate
Company: G
Regiment, Unit: 8th Arkansas Infantry
Roll of Prisoners of War
Recieved at Military Prison
Louisville, Kentucky 30 Sept 1863, from Nashville, TN
Roll of Prisoners of War
Forward from Military Prison, Louisville, KY to Camp Douglas, Ill., Oct 2, 1863
Application Number: A3264
Pension Number: P 2320
~~~•●~~~•●~~•●ஜ۩۞۩ஜ●•~~~●•~~~●•~~~
William Jasper Lancaster was born in Blue Mountain Township, Izard County, Arkansas to Nancy Jane Prim amd Perrin Wayne Lancaster who also was a Civil War Veteran of the Confederate States Army. William married Mary Ann Armstrong 14 July 1872 at Mountain View Stone County, AR. He is the brother of Mrs. Tempy Lancaster Morrison, Helen Jettie Lancaster Brown and Perrin Newton Lancaster
William Jasper served for the Confederate 8th Arkansas Infantry Company G. He enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Riggsville, Stone, Co., Arkansas and he served for 4 years. He was captured at Chickamunge Georgia on September 22, 1863. Sept 30, 1863 he arrived at Louisville, Kentucky having been sent there from Nashville, TN., to be inprisoned. From ther he was sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 1863 and discharged at Camp Douglas on June 14, 1865 in accordance with the General Orders No. 109. The officers that he served under were Captain Witt, 1st Lieutenant Beard, 2nd Lieutenant Orlet and Brigadier General Liddell.
On Dec. 16, 1862 at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn he was listed as having been slightly wounded in the face. Leaving him with an enjury to one eye.
After his death his wife Mary Ann Lancaster received a Civil War Widow's Pension for his service in the Confederate States Army and the injury he sustained in battle.
William served the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865. After his release in prison he returned home by rail to Arkansas where he met and married Mary Ann Armstrong. Due to a fire their marriage record was destoyed. Their first 4 children were born in Arkansas, Eliza, Queen, Ethel, and Maude. William Andrew, Robert Perrin and Elza Lee were born in Bell County, Texas as well as Eula Jane.
William was a 33rd degree Mason of the Masonic Temple, possibly Blue Mountain Lodge #202 in Izard County, AR.
Stone County, Arkansas was founded in 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy and Van Buren counties. Blue Mountain, Sylamore and Richwoods Twps. were annexed to Stone County, Arkansas in 1873.
Death Certifiacte:
Informant: Queenie Ferguson
Please note: The above information is gathered and submitted by his 3rd great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete no one else. These records are submitted onto ancestry.com onto the First Families of America family tree.
This memorial is maintained by a family member
Bio, documents, photos and stories both here and on Ancestry.com are submitted by third great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete
Rank In: Private
Enlisted: 1 Sep 1861, Riggsville, AR
Capt. Lindsey's Company
Age: 17
Side: Confederate
Company: G
Regiment, Unit: 8th Arkansas Infantry
Roll of Prisoners of War
Recieved at Military Prison
Louisville, Kentucky 30 Sept 1863, from Nashville, TN
Roll of Prisoners of War
Forward from Military Prison, Louisville, KY to Camp Douglas, Ill., Oct 2, 1863
Application Number: A3264
Pension Number: P 2320
~~~•●~~~•●~~•●ஜ۩۞۩ஜ●•~~~●•~~~●•~~~
William Jasper Lancaster was born in Blue Mountain Township, Izard County, Arkansas to Nancy Jane Prim amd Perrin Wayne Lancaster who also was a Civil War Veteran of the Confederate States Army. William married Mary Ann Armstrong 14 July 1872 at Mountain View Stone County, AR. He is the brother of Mrs. Tempy Lancaster Morrison, Helen Jettie Lancaster Brown and Perrin Newton Lancaster
William Jasper served for the Confederate 8th Arkansas Infantry Company G. He enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Riggsville, Stone, Co., Arkansas and he served for 4 years. He was captured at Chickamunge Georgia on September 22, 1863. Sept 30, 1863 he arrived at Louisville, Kentucky having been sent there from Nashville, TN., to be inprisoned. From ther he was sent to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 1863 and discharged at Camp Douglas on June 14, 1865 in accordance with the General Orders No. 109. The officers that he served under were Captain Witt, 1st Lieutenant Beard, 2nd Lieutenant Orlet and Brigadier General Liddell.
On Dec. 16, 1862 at the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn he was listed as having been slightly wounded in the face. Leaving him with an enjury to one eye.
After his death his wife Mary Ann Lancaster received a Civil War Widow's Pension for his service in the Confederate States Army and the injury he sustained in battle.
William served the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865. After his release in prison he returned home by rail to Arkansas where he met and married Mary Ann Armstrong. Due to a fire their marriage record was destoyed. Their first 4 children were born in Arkansas, Eliza, Queen, Ethel, and Maude. William Andrew, Robert Perrin and Elza Lee were born in Bell County, Texas as well as Eula Jane.
William was a 33rd degree Mason of the Masonic Temple, possibly Blue Mountain Lodge #202 in Izard County, AR.
Stone County, Arkansas was founded in 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy and Van Buren counties. Blue Mountain, Sylamore and Richwoods Twps. were annexed to Stone County, Arkansas in 1873.
Death Certifiacte:
Informant: Queenie Ferguson
Please note: The above information is gathered and submitted by his 3rd great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete no one else. These records are submitted onto ancestry.com onto the First Families of America family tree.
This memorial is maintained by a family member
Bio, documents, photos and stories both here and on Ancestry.com are submitted by third great grandson Daniel Paul Aldrete
Inscription
Mason
Farewell, my wife and children all. From you a father Christ doth call.
Family Members
Children
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Susie Elizabeth Lancaster Dismukes
1873–1945
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Queen Esther Lancaster Furgerson
1875–1950
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Ethel C. Lancaster Furgerson
1876–1902
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Maud Alma Lancaster King
1878–1964
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Eula Jane Lancaster Pence
1882–1971
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William Andrew Lancaster
1883–1967
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Robert Perry "Ped" Lancaster
1885–1970
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Elza Lee Lancaster
1887–1943
