Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Ann HINES 47
Birth Date23 Jan 1848
Death Date4 Feb 1925 Age: 77
Death PlaceKnox County, Tennessee
Spouses
Birth Date11 Oct 1843
Birth PlaceKnox County, Tennessee
Death Date29 Oct 1929 Age: 86
Death PlaceKnoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
OccupationUnion Soldier, TN 3rd Cavalry, Captured And Became Confederate POW At Andersonville,
FatherJames Matison CRUZE (1814-1883)
MotherKatherine BRAKEBILL (1819-1892)
Family ID1088
Marr Date22 Nov 1866
Marr PlaceBlount County, Tennessee
ChildrenHouston (?-)
Notes for William Henry Harrison (Spouse 1)
He was known as “Blind Billy” Cruze. He was in the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (USA) in the Civil War. He was captured at Okalona, Mississippi on February 22, 1864 and was imprisoned in Cohaba Prison in Alabama by the CSA. He was subsequently moved to the infamous Andersonville Prison near Americus, GA. He received a disability pension from the US Government of $18 per month in 1883 because of his blindness. (Pension case #87789).47

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