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Russ: Even if he had a SSN, he wouldn't show up in the SSDI since that source generally only picks-up folks who died from the early 1960s onward. That said, now that I know his death date (Nov 1936), it doesn't seem very likely that there is a SS-5 for him. I'll see if I can find out more but it just seems as though that's too close in time, the government didn't first start deducting for SS until 1937.
Soundex is a tool to help in searching census records. An explanation may be found at:
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/soundex.html
I have used Soundex with success when I was unable to find someone using published indexes, online databases, etc. It helps when the surname gets butchered, for example, DORRIS might have been recorded as DURRAS, DURES, DORUS, etc. It's not available for all years but is available for 1880, a year you might want to try. While it's possible these folks were just missed in 1870 and 1880, it's just as likely that they just had the name screwed up. Surnames can be very tricky, a century or more ago many folks weren't literate and spelling wasn't standardized.
CWS&S = Civil War Sailors and Soldiers database (National Park Service) which is free, online and searchable. It may be found simply by doing a Goggle search for the term. However, there are errors and ommissions but overall it's helpful. The problem is that even if you find the correct person and obtain the compiled service record, it will not likely furnish you with much genealogical information. You might get a physical description, place of birth and where the fellow enlisted but not much more. Pension files are much more productive. I failed to mention that Alabama did conduct a couple of censuses of Confederate veterans, I think one in 1906 and maybe one in the early 1920s.
I know that Ancestry.com has databases of early Georgia and Alabama marriages - have you searched them? If you don't subscribe or can't access Ancestry through your local library then you might post a request to the "Record Lookups" board on this site. There are plenty of folks who will help you by doing a search. Unfortunately, both Georgia and Alabama have more than their share of burned counties so many old records just don't exist.
As Juanita told you, you need to collect every bit of info you can on William E., you might find a clue which will help with his parents. I'll give this a little more thought and see if I can come up with anything which might aid you. Rick
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