Wood & Torbert Families - William Aniston Abercrombie

William Aniston Abercrombie

b. 27 January 1810, d. 4 November 1864

William Aniston Abercrombie was born on 27 January 1810 in Hancock County, Georgia.
He married Sarah A. Brown circa 1838.
William Aniston Abercrombie and Sarah A. Brown appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Jackson County, Florida. Other members of the household included Sarah Rebecca Abercrombie, Peter Floyd Abercrombie, Edmond Greenwood Abercrombie and Missouri Emily Abercrombie.
He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
William Aniston Abercrombie and Sarah A. Brown appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Marianna PO, Jackson County, Florida. Other members of the household included Sarah Rebecca Abercrombie, Peter Floyd Abercrombie, Edmond Greenwood Abercrombie, Missouri Emily Abercrombie, Charles Montgomery Abercrombie, Martha A. Abercrombie, James Albert Abercrombie, Redwood Abercrombie and Winnie Pittman.
He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
He served as a private in the Confederate Army, captured during the Battle of Marianna on 27 September 1864 and imprisoned at New Orleans and Ship Island.
William Aniston Abercrombie died on 4 November 1864 at age 54 in Ship Island, Harrison County, Mississippi.
His wife Sarah A. Brown became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Ship Island, Harrison County, Mississippi.