James Lucius Davis Sr.
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Born: January 25, 1813
Birthplace: Clarke County, Virginia
Father: James Davis 1783 -
Mother: Sally Jekyll Jones 1787 -
Wife: Frances A. T. Berkeley
Wife: Elizabeth Harriet Peck 1814 -
Children:
Reginald Channing Davis
(Buried: First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Private James Lucius Davis Jr. 1842 β 1864
(Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill, Virginia)
Private Llewellyen C. Davis 1843 β Unknown
(Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill, Virginia)
Captain Mervyn Bathurst Davis 1844 β 1912
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Education:
1833: Graduated from West Point Military Academy - (16th in class)
Occupation before War:
1833 β 1836: Served in the United States...
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Jefferson Columbus Davis
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Born: March 2, 1828
Birthplace: Clark County, Indiana
Father: William Davis Jr. 1800 β 1879
(Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Indiana)
Mother: Mary Drummond 1801 β 1881
(Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Sellersburg, Indiana)
Wife: Marietta Woodson Athon 1838 β 1917
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Occupation before War:
1846: Enlisted as a soldier in the United States Army
1846 β 1848: Sergeant in the United States Army
Served in the Mexican β American War
1848 β 1852: 2nd Lt. United States Army 1st Artillery
1852 β 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army 1st Artillery
1858 β 1861: Served at Fort Moultrie South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Officer in the...
Jefferson Finis Davis
President of the Confederate States of America
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Born: June 3, 1808
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Father: Samuel Emory Davis 1756 β 1824
(Buried: Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Mother: Jane Cook 1759 β 1845
(Buried: Davis Family Cemetery, Woodville, Mississippi)
1st Wife: Sarah Knox Taylor 1814 β 1835 (Married: September 15, 1835)
(Buried: Locust Grove Cemetery, Saint Francisville, Louisiana)
2nd Wife: Varina Banks Howell 1826 β 1906 (Married: February 26, 1845)
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Children:
Isaac Cook Davis 1845 β 1863
Samuel Emory Davis 1852 β 1854
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Margaret Howell Davis Hayes 1855 β...
John Davis
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.SERVICE NOTES
Service/Branch: United States Navy
Unit: U.S.S. Valley City
Rank: Quarter Gunner
MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS
Location of Action: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Date of Action: February 10, 1862
Date Award Issued: April 3, 1863
Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 11
Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Valley City during action against rebel fort batteries and ships off Elizabeth City, N.C., on February 10, 1862. When a shell from the shore penetrated the side and passed through the magazine, exploding outside the screen on the berth deck, several powder division protecting bulkheads were torn to pieces and the forward part of the berth deck set on fire. Showing great presence of mind, Davis...
Joseph Robert Davis
Born: January 12, 1825
Birthplace: Woodville, Mississippi
Father: Isaac Williams Davis 1792 β 1834
(Buried: Mount Bluff Cemetery, Flora, Mississippi)
Mother: Susan Gartley 1794 β 1874
(Buried: Mount Bluff Cemetery, Flora, Mississippi)
Wife: Margaret Green 1847 β 1939
(Buried: Biloxi City Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Children:
Jefferson Davis 1883 β 1884
(Buried: Biloxi City Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Edith Cary Davis L'Hote 1886 β 1951
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Varina Jefferson Davis Marret 1887 β 1945
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Education:
Miami University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Madison County, Mississippi
Mississippi State Senator...
Nicholas Davis Jr.
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Born: January 14, 1825
Birthplace: Athens, Alabama
Father: Colonel Nicholas Davis Sr. 1781 β 1856
(Buried: Davis Cemetery, Capshaw, Alabama)
Mother: Martha Hargrave 1791 β 1853
(Buried: Davis Cemetery, Capshaw, Alabama)
Wife: Sophia Lowe 1829 β 1896
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama)
Children:
Lowe Davis 1861 β 1882
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
William βWillieβ Davis 1863 β 1880
Nicholas Clint Davis 1866 β 1913
Sophia Lowe Davis 1869 β 1949
Political Party: Democrat Party
Education:
Attended University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Served in the Mexican War as Lt. in U.S. Army, 13th Infantry Regt.
Attorney in Athens, Alabama
1851: Alabama State...
Reuben Davis
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Born: January 18, 1813
Birthplace: Winchester, Tennessee
Father: Rev. John Gardner Davis 1763 β 1831
Mother: Mary Polly Easton 1767 β 1822
1st Wife: Mary Theodosia Halbert 1812 β 1865
(Buried: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
2nd Wife: Sarah Virginia βSallieβ Garber 1837 β 1916
(Buried: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Children:
Reuben Davis Jr. 1872 β 1942
(Buried: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Athens, and Aberdeen, Mississippi
1835 β 1839: Prosecuting Attorney, Sixth Judicial District of Mississippi
1838: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman
1842: Judge of...
Thomas Treadwell Davis
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Born: August 22, 1810
Birthplace: Middlebury, Vermont
Father: Rev. Henry Davis 1771 β 1852
Mother: Hannah Phoenix Treadwell 1771 β 1856
Wife: Sarah Mathilda Henry 1825 β 1918
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)
Children:
Alexander Henry Davis 1842 β 1918
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)
Anna Eudora Davis Dickmore 1846 β 1878
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)
Political Party: Republican Party and Unionist Party
Education:
1831: Graduated from Hamilton College
Occupation before War:
1833 β 1863: Attorney in Syracuse, New York
Held business interests in Railroading and Coal Mining
Civil War Career:
1833 β 1863: Attorney in Syracuse, New York
1863 β...
Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis
First Lady of the Confederate States
From A to Z - Women
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Born: May 7, 1826
Birthplace: Natchez, Mississippi
Father: William Burr Howell 1795 β 1863
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Mother: Margaret Louisa Kemp 1806 β 1867
(Buried: Cimtiere Mont β Royal Outremont, Canada)
Husband: President Jefferson Finis Davis 1808 β 1889
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Married: February 26, 1845 in Natchez, Mississippi
Children:
Samuel Emory Davis 1852 β 1854
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Margaret Howell Davis Hayes 1855 β 1909
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Jefferson Finis Davis Jr. 1857 β 1878
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery...
William George Mackey Davis
Born: May 9, 1812
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Virginia
Father: Sailing Master George Davis 1785 β 1817
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Mother: Margaret Mackey Davis 1791 β 1880
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Mills Davis 1818 β 1887
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Children:
Charles E. Mills Davis 1844 β 1900
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Bernard M. Davis 1847 β 1880
(Buried: Greene β Miller Cemetery, Dungeness, Georgia)
William George Mackey Davis Jr. 1856 β 1926
(Buried: Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida)
Occupation:
Attorney and Cotton Speculator in Apalachicola, Florida
Civil War Career:
1861: Donated...
William Morris Davis
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Born: August 16, 1815
Birthplace: Keene Valley, New York
Father: Evan Davis 1783 β 1830
Mother: Rachel Hill β 1867
Wife: Elizabeth MacEwen 1817 β 1904
(Buried: Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Helen Morris Davis 1855 β 1909
(Buried: Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Sugar Refiner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1863: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1861 β 1863: Member of House District of Columbia Committee
1861 β 1863: Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
Occupation after War:
1874: Author of Nimrod of the Sea, or The American Whaleman...
Zimmerman Davis
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Born: October 8, 1834
Birthplace: Fairfield County, South Carolina
Father: William Kincaid Davis 1809 β 1871
Mother: Sarah Margaret Zimmerman 1815 β 1857
Wife: Cornelia Jeannette McIver 1838 β 1912
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Children:
Sarah Margaret Davis 1858 β 1863
(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)
John K. McIver Davis 1863 β 1863
(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)
Cornelia McIver βNelaβ Davis Jackson 1870 β 1932
(Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Virginia)
Helen Kincaid Davis 1871 β 1926
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Zimmerman Davis Jr. 1875 β 1938
(Buried: Magnolia...
Henry Laurens Dawes Sr.
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Born: October 30, 1816
Birthplace: Cummington, Massachusetts
Father: Mitchell Dawes 1772 β 1853
(Buried: Dawes Cemetery, Cummington, Massachusetts)
Mother: Mercy Burgess 1780 β 1869
(Buried: Dawes Cemetery, Cummington, Massachusetts)
Wife: Electa Sanderson 1822 β 1901
(Buried: Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Children:
Anna Laurens Dawes 1851 β 1938
(Buried: Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Chester Mitchell Dawes 1855 β 1917
(Buried: Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Henry Laurens Dawes Jr. 1863 β 1928
(Cremated)
Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
Education:
1839: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
Teacher
Editor...
Rufus Dawes
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Born: July 4, 1838
Birthplace: Malta, Ohio
Father: Henry Dawes 1804 β 1867
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina, Wisconsin)
Mother: Sarah Cutler 1809 β 1896
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Wife: Mary Beman Gates 1842 β 1921
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Children:
U.S. Vice President Charles Gates Dawes 1865 β 1951
(Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois)
Rufus Cutler Dawes 1867 β 1940
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
U.S. Congressman Beman Gates Dawes 1870 β 1953
(Buried: Dawes Arboretum and Cemetery, Newark, Ohio)
Mary Frances Dawes Beach 1872 β 1956
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Henry May Dawes 1877 β 1952
(Buried: Rosehill...
James Baird Dawkins
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Born: November 14, 1820
Birthplace: Hancocksville, Union District, South Carolina
Father: Major Elijah Dawkins 1779 β 1834
Mother: Nancy Nuckolls 1776 β 1861
Wife: Carrie Taylor 1835 β 1898
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1840: Graduated from University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Builder of a log house in Gainesville, Florida
Attorney in Gainesville, Florida
Owner of a small plantation in Gainesville, Florida
1856 β 1861: Solicitor for Suwanee Judicial Circuit
1860: Elected as U.S. Congressman but never took office.
Civil War Career:
1861: Alachua County Delegate, Florida State Secession Convention
Member of...
John Littleton Dawson
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Born: February 7, 1813
Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Father: George W. Dawson 1783 β 1871
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Kennedy 1786 β 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary Clark 1817 β 1889
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Brownsville, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Sarah Kennedy Dawson Speer 1837 β 1911
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1833: Graduated from Washington College
Occupation before War:
1835 β 1845: Attorney in Brownsville, Pennsylvania
1838: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Attorney General
1844: Pennsylvania Delegate...
Hannibal Day:
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Born: February 15, 1804
Birthplace: Montpelier Vermont
Father: Dr. Sylvester Day 1778 β 1851
(Buried: Alleghany Cemetery Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)
Mother:
Wife: Maria Ann Houghton 1808 β 1891
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Leominster Massachusetts)
Children:
Colonel Sylvester Henry Day 1840 β 1926
(Buried: Lone Mountain Cemetery Carson City Nevada)
1st Lt. Russell Hamilton Day 1845 β 1882
(Buried: Fort Douglas Cemetery Salt Lake City Utah)
Lavinia Day Huff 1847 β 1933
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Education:
1823: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (23rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1823 β 1832: 2nd Lt. United States Army 2nd Infantry Regiment
1823 β 1828: Garrison Duty...
Alexandre Etienne de Clouet
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Born: June 9, 1812
Birthplace: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Father: Etienne Chevalier de Clouet 1787 β 1811
(Buried: Saint Michaelβs Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Mother: Marie Aspasie Fuselier 1791 β 1812
(Buried: Saint Michaelβs Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Wife: Marie β Louise Benoit St. Clair 1818 β 1891
(Died in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Children:
Marie Christine de Clouet Unknown β 1904
(Died in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Alexandre Etienne Desire de Clouet 1837 β 1837
(Buried: Saint Michaelβs Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana)
Sgt. Alexandre Baltasar βAlecβ de Clouet Jr. 1838 β 1906
(Buried: Saint Michaelβs Catholic Cemetery, Saint...
Daniel Coleman De Jarnette Sr.
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Born: October 18, 1822
Birthplace: Spring Grove Manor near Bowling Green, Virginia
Father: Daniel De Jarnette 1783 β 1850
(Buried: De Jarnette Family Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)
Wife: Louisa Jane De Jarnette 1824 β 1892
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)
Children:
Elliott De Jarnette 1846 β 1898
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)
Sallie De Jarnette Baldwin 1848 β 1907
(Buried: De Jarnette Family Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)
Marie Louise De Jarnette Cox 1850 β 1923
(Buried: De Jarnette Family Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)
Lelia Hawes De Jarnette 1853 β 1858
(Buried: De Jarnette Family Cemetery, Bowling Green, Virginia)...
Julius Adolphus De Langel
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Born: July 24, 1827
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
Father: Captain Julius Adolphus De Langel 1744 β 1840
(Buried: Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Mother: Harriet Sanford 1801 β 1891
(Buried: Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
1st Wife: Madeline 1843 β 1900
(Buried: Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
2nd Wife: Josephine Conklin Cowles 1846 β 1931
(Buried: Saint Paul's Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
1847 β 1861: Served in the United States Army rising to rank of 1st Lt.
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 17, 1861
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Artillery in the Confederate States Regular Army
1861: Chief of Artillery...
Gustavus Adolphus De Russy
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Born: November 3, 1818
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Father: Rene Edward De Russy 1789 β 1865
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Mother: Harriet Elizabeth Taylor 1805 β 1834
Wife: Frances Clitz 1836 β 1901
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
Children:
Rene Edward De Russy 1858 β 1860
(Buried: Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Emily Clitz De Russy Sickel 1862 β 1949
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
Education:
1835 β 1838: Attended West Point Military Academy
1838: Dismissed from West Point due to alcohol usage
Occupation before War:
1847 β 1848: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
Brevetted 1st Lt...
Rene Edward De Russy
Born: February 22, 1789
Birthplace: Saint β Domingueb (Haiti)
Father: Thomas Francois Benoit De Russy 1762 β 1822
Mother: Magdaline Emilie Bessier 1770 β 1843
1st Wife: Harriet Elizabeth Taylor 1805 β 1834
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
2nd Wife: Helena Augusta Maxwell 1832 β 1908
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Children:
Brig. General Gustavus Adolphus De Russy 1818 β 1891
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)
John Allen De Russy 1826 β 1850
(Buried: Saint Johns Church Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Clara Louise De Russy Nichols 1829 β 1900
(Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, LeMay, Missouri)
Emily...
Richard De Treville Sr.
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Born: November 29, 1801
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina
Father: Robert LaBourlarderie de Treville 1782 β 1817
Mother: Sarah Ellis 1782 β 1861
(Buried: Bethel United Methodist Church, Charleston, South Carolina)
1st Wife: Esther Hutson βHettyβ Gregorie 1809 β 1826
(Buried: Stoney Creek Cemetery, Sheldon, South Carolina)
2nd Wife: Cornelia Matilda Joyner 1810 β 1854
(Buried: Beaufort Baptist Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina)
Children:
William Joyner De Treville 1830 β 1897
(Buried: Episcopal Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina)
Sarah De Treville 1831 β 1833
(Buried: Beaufort Baptist Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina)
Lt. Colonel Robert De Treville 1833 β 1865
(Buried: Chicora...
Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand
Born: June 4, 1816
Birthplace: Chateau des Rochettes near Tours, France
Father: Baron Joseph de Keredern de Trobriand 1780 β 1840
Mother: Rosine Hachin de Couberville β 1832
Wife: Mary Mason Jones 1820 β 1907
Children:
Marie Caroline de Trobriand Post 1845 β 1926
(Buried: Saint Anns Cemetery, Sayville, New York)
Beatrice de Trobriand 1850 β 1941
Education:
Graduated from College of Saint Louis in Paris, France
Occupation before War:
Author of Poetry and Prose
1840: Author of Gentleman of the West
Expert Swordsman who fought duels
1841: Immigrated to the United States from France
Became known as bon vivant in New York City Social Elite
1841: Author of The Rebel
Writer and...
James Griffin Dearing Jr.
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Born: April 25, 1840
Birthplace: Campbell County, Virginia
Father: James Griffin Dearing Sr. 1800 β 1843
Mother: Mary Anna Lynch 1802 β 1892
Wife: Roxana Birchett 1844 β 1926
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Children:
Mary Lucretia Dearing Christian 1864 β 1947
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Education:
Graduated from Hanover Academy
1858 β 1861: Attended West Point Military Academy
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. in the Artillery in the Virginia State Militia
1861: 2nd Lt. and Drill Instructor for Washington Artillery, 3rd Company
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1861: Served as Volunteer Aide to Major James B. Walton...
Zachariah Cantey Deas
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Born: October 25, 1819
Birth Place: Camden, South Carolina
Father: Colonel James Sutherland Deas 1784 β 1864
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Mother: Margaret Rebecca Chestnut 1786 β 1874
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Wife: Helen Gaines Lyon 1828 β 1927
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Married: 1853
Education:
Educated in South Carolina & Caudebec, France
Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in Mobile, Alabama
Served in the Mexican War
Prominent Cotton Broker in Alabama
Civil War Career:
1861: Aide β de β camp to General Joseph E. Johnston
1861 β 1862: Colonel of 22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh...
James Monroe Deems
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Born: January 5, 1818
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Father: Colonel Jacob Frederick Deems 1782 β 1850
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Mother: Susanna Grubb 1785 β 1869
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Wife: Mary Isabelle Flack 1824 β 1885
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Children:
James Harry Deems Sr. 1848 β 1930
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore Maryland)
Colonel Clarence Deems 1850 β 1924
(Buried: Saint Luke's Cemetery Rossville New York)
Dr. Charles Williams Deems 1860 β 1942
(Buried: Fairmount Cemetery Denver Colorado)
Education:
Studied music in Germany under Composer Justus Frederich Dotzhauer
Occupation before War...
Joseph Hutton Defrees
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Born: May 13, 1812
Birthplace: Sparta, White County, Tennessee
Father: James Start Defrees 1779 β 1847
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
1st Wife: Mary Ann McKinney 1814 β 1864
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
2nd Wife: Margaret McNaughton 1816 β 1907
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Children:
James M. Defrees 1833 β 1859
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Harriet E. Defrees Baker 1839 β 1920
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Mary Elizabeth Defrees Mitchell 1845 β 1937
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1826 β 1829: Apprenticed as Blacksmith
Learned the art of printing...
Dallas DeHart:
Born: April 29, 1845
Birthplace: Macon County, North Carolina
Father: John Harvey DeHart 1804 β 1892
(Buried: DeHart Cemetery Jackson Line, North Carolina)
Mother: Jane Roberts 1803 β 1886
(Buried: DeHart Cemetery Jackson Line, North Carolina)
Wife: Sarah G. "Nannie" Neill 1848 β 1935
(Buried: DeHart Cemetery Jackson Line, North Carolina)
Married: September 16, 1869, Macon County, North Carolina
Children:
Andrew Jackson DeHart 1872 β 1945
(Buried: DeHart Cemetery Jackson Line, North Carolina)
J. Harvey DeHart 1874 β 1893
(Buried: DeHart Cemetery Jackson Line, North Carolina)
Amanda Emma DeHart Hyatt 1876 β 1964
(Buried: Bryson City Cemetery Bryson City, North Carolina)
James Robert DeHart 1878 β 1958
(Buried...
George Washington Deitzler
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Born: November 30, 1826
Birthplace: Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
Father: Jacob L. Deitzler 1800 β 1891
Mother: Maria Mennig 1802 β 1850
Wife: Anna Mary βAnnieβ Neill 1838 β 1901
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Children:
Mary Macey Deitzler 1865 β 1952
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Philip Deitzler 1866 β 1872
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Douglas Deitzler 1867 β 1867
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Stephen Neill Deitzler 1870 β 1870
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Georgie Dalton Deitzler Toohy 1874 β 1919
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Occupation...
Richard Delafield
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Born: September 1, 1793
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: John Delafield 1748 β 1824
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Mother: Ann Hallett 1766 β 1839
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
1st Wife: Hellen Summers ? - 1824
Married: 1824
2nd Wife: Harriet Baldwin Covington 1811 β 1894
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Married: 1833
Children:
Henry Baldwin Delafield 1834 β 1847
Susan Parish Delafield 1836 β 1896
Juliet Covington Delafield 1837 β 1925
Emma Delafield 1840 β 1938
Laura Delafield 1843 β 1886
Albert Delafield 1846 β 1920
Education:
1818: Graduated from West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1815: Assistant...
Charles Delano
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Born: June 24, 1820
Birthplace: New Braintree, Massachusetts
Father: Gideon Delano 1771 β 1844
Mother: Betsy Brimhall 1783 β 1850
Wife: Sarah Battell Gridley 1824 β 1904
(Buried: Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Massachusetts)
Children:
Sarah Gridley Delano 1862 β 1862
(Buried: Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Massachusetts)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1840: Graduated from Amherst College
Occupation before War:
1842 β 1848: Attorney in Amherst, Massachusetts
1848 β 1859: Attorney in Northampton, Massachusetts
1849 β 1858: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, County Treasurer
1859 β 1863: United States Congressman from Massachusetts
1859 β 1861: Member of House...
Columbus Delano
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Born: June 4, 1809
Birthplace: Shoreham, Vermont
Father: James Delano 1787 β 1815
(Buried: South Cemetery, Cornwall, Vermont)
Mother: Lucinda Bateman 1787 β 1839
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Wife: Elizabeth Leavenworth 1812 β 1897
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Children:
Elizabeth Delano Ames 1838 β 1904
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Political Party:
Before β 1834: Member of National Republican Party
1834 β 1860: Member of Whig Party
1860 β 1896: Member of Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1831 β 1845: Attorney in Mount Vernon, Ohio
1845 β 1847: United States Congressman from Ohio
1845 β 1847: Member of House Invalid Pensions...
Isaac Clason Delaplaine
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Born: October 27, 1817
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: John Ferris Delaplaine Sr. 1786 β 1854
(Buried: GreenβWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Mother: Julia Ann Clason 1794 β 1866
(Buried: GreenβWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Wife: Matilda Post 1821 β 1907
(Buried: GreenβWood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Children:
Julie Delaplaine Schieffelin 1840 β 1915
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Florence "Tanta" Delaplaine Fish 1849 β 1926
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1834: Graduated from Columbia College
Occupation before War:
1840 β 1861: Attorney in New York City, New York
Civil War Career...
Henry Champion Deming:
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Born: May 23, 1815
Birthplace: Colchester Connecticut
Father: David Deming 1781 β 1827
(Buried: Colchester Burying Ground Colchester Connecticut)
Mother: Abigail Champion
1st Wife: Sarah Clerc 1828 β 1869
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford Connecticut)
2nd Wife: Anne Putnam Wilson 1849 β 1905
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford Connecticut)
Children:
Henry Champion Deming Jr. 1850 β 1931
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford Connecticut)
Charles Clerc Deming 1852 β 1924
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx New York)
Mary Shipman Deming 1855 β 1859
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford Connecticut)
Laurent Clerc Deming 1860 β 1945
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford Connecticut)...
Charles Denison Sr.
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Born: January 23, 1818
Birthplace: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
Father: Lazarus Denison 1773 β 1841
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Elizabeth Carpenter 1777 β 1870
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Ellen Elizabeth Hulings 1824 β 1882
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Charles Denison Jr. 1846 β 1927
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1838: Graduated from Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
1840 β 1863: Attorney in WilkesβBarre, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1863 β 1867: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1863 β 1867...
Elias Smith Dennis Jr.:
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Born: December 4, 1812
Birthplace: Newburgh New York
Father: Elias Smith Dennis Sr. 1770 β 1865
Mother: Abeline Stevens 1784 β 1828
1st Wife: Mary Drake Kain 1799 β 1873
(Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois)
Divorced: November 14, 1871
2nd Wife: Mary A. McFarland
Step β Children:
Lt. William Henry Drake Slade 1820 β 1884
(Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois)
Charles Slade
Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade 1830 β 1864
(Buried: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Utah)
Elias Smith Dennis III 1840 β 1917
(Buried: Carlyle Cemetery Carlyle Illinois)
Occupation before War:
1842 β 1844: Illinois State Representative
1846 β 1848: Illinois State Senator
1857 β 1858: United States Marshal for...
William Dennison Jr.
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Born: November 23, 1815
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Father: William Dennison Sr. 1780 β 1863
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Mary "Polly" Carter 1789 β 1853
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Wife: Anne Eliza Neil 1821 β 1911
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Children:
Captain William Neil Dennison 1841 β 1904
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Lucy Dennison Clark 1854 β 1928
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Alan Neil Dennison 1858 β 1910
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
Education:
1835: Graduated from Miami University in Ohio
Occupation before War...
Arthur Armstrong Denny:
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Born: June 20, 1822
Birthplace: Salem Indiana
Father: John Denny 1793 β 1875
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Mother: Sarah Latimer 1805 β 1888
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Wife: Mary Ann Boren 1822 β 1910
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Children:
Louisa Catherine Denny Frye 1844 β 1924
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Margaret Lenora Denny 1847 β 1915
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Rolland Herschel Denny 1851 β 1939
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Orion Orville Denny 1853 β 1916
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle Washington)
Arthur Wilson Denny 1859 β 1919
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Seattle...
Frederick Tracy Dent
Born: December 17, 1820
Birthplace: White Haven, Missouri
Father: Colonel Frederick Fayette Dent 1787 β 1873
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Mother: Ellen Bray Wrenshall 1793 β 1857
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Sister: First Lady Julia Boggs Dent Grant 1826 β 1902
(Buried: General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan, New York)
Wife: Helen Louise Lynde 1836 β 1922
(Buried: Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, California)
Children:
Margaret Lynde Dent Campbell 1854 β 1921
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Colonel John Cromwell Dent 1857 β 1933
(Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California)
Sidney H. Dent 1861 β...
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