William Clark Falkner

William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner
Born	(1825-07-06)July 6, 1825 or (1826-07-06)July 6, 1826 Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Died	(1889-11-06)November 6, 1889 (aged 63 or 64) Mississippi, USA
Spouses	Holland Pearce ​ ​ (m. 1847; died 1849)​ Elizabeth Houston Vance ​ ​ (m. 1851)​
Children	9
Relatives	William Faulkner (great-grandson)
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	2nd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers Second Mississippi Infantry 1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War

William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a military veteran, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi. He is most notable for the influence he had on the work of his great-grandson, author William Faulkner.