William B Addington

William B Addington was the first-born son of Sarah Igleheart and Joshua Barnard Addington.

He married Newletta Brown, daughter of Sarah Jane Humphrey and Presley Brown on 27 Dec 1860 in Ohio Co, KY.

They had one daughter, Sallie Isabelle Addington who married Henderson B. Ashby.

Corporal William B Addington died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee while a soldier in the Civil War fighting with the Seventeenth Kentucky Infantry. He contracted typhoid and died at the age of 24. He is buried in an unmarked grave.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 15 2023, 16:49:36 UTC

GEDCOM Note

1850-age listed 11. 1850-Ohio County, Kentucky.
1860-age listed 21. 1860-Farmer. 1860-Ohio County, Kentucky.

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
about William B Addington
Name: William B Addington
Enlistment Date: 11 Feb 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Calhoon, KY
State Served: Kentucky
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Sep 1862.
Enlisted in Company G, Kentucky 25th Infantry Regiment on 01 Jan 1862.
Mustered out on 13 Apr 1862.
Transferred to Company I, Kentucky 17th Infantry Regiment on 13 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 28 Jun 1863 at Murfreesboro, TN.

Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky