This is my great grandfather William A. Hunter (1842 – 1928)
and his wife Emaline Ray 1846 – 1925).
William and Emaline were born in Franklin, Macon County, North
Carolina. William’s name for about the
first 25 to 30 years of his life was William A. Trammell. (long
story).
William fought in the Civil War as William A. Trammell. During the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in
Marietta he was shot in the knee. He recuperated
in nearby Woodstock, Georgia, at a private home. The people were very friendly. In a few years he, with his family moved to Woodstock
and he and Emaline spent the rest of their lives there.
William had a grandfather also named William Trammell. William and his brothers fought in the
Revolutionary War. During the Battle of Kings Mountain William’s arm was sliced
off. Kings Mountain is near the North
Carolina and South Carolina border.
A young lady named Sarah Reynolds married him. Some thought she married him for his military
wounded pension. When he got old and
sickly Sarah Reynolds left him.
Did you noticed two men named William Trammell, during two
very important domestic wars were wounded in Battles on Mountains that started
with K?
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