Erastus Fairbanks
Born: October 28, 1792
Birthplace: Brimfield, Massachusetts
Father: Joseph Fairbanks 1763 β 1846
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
Mother: Phebe Paddock 1760 β 1853
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
Wife: Lois Crossman 1792 β 1866
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
Children:
Jane Fairbanks Jewett 1816 β 1852
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
George Fairbanks 1819 β 1842
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
Governor Horace Fairbanks 1820 β 1888
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont)
Julia Fairbanks Paddock 1824 β 1884
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Saint...
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Lucius Fairchild
Born: December 27, 1831
Birthplace: Franklin Mills Ohio
Father: Jairus Cassius Fairchild 1801 β 1862
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Madison Wisconsin)
Mother: Sally Blair 1802 β 1866
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Madison Wisconsin)
Wife: Frances Bull 1845 β 1925
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Madison Wisconsin)
Children:
Sarah Blair Fairchild Bacon 1867 β 1902
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Madison Wisconsin)
Caryl Frances Fairchild Jacobs 1875 β 1945
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Madison Wisconsin)
Occupation before War:
1846: Moved with his parents to Madison Wisconsin
1846 β 1855: Lived in California with the Gold Rush
1858 β 1861: Served in the Wisconsin State Militia
1860 β 1861: Attorney in Madison...
James Henry Fannin
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Born: September 19, 1835
Birthplace: La Grange, Georgia
Father: Colonel James Werter Fannin 1783 β 1837
(Buried: Fannin Cemetery, Troup County, Georgia)
Mother: Anna Peterson Fletcher 1797 β 1848
(Buried: Fannin Cemetery, Troup County, Georgia)
Wife: Julia Ferrell 1838 β 1907
(Buried: Hillview Cemetery, La Grange, Georgia)
Children:
Julia Ferrell Fannin Unknown β 1958
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Coleman Ferrell Fannin 1861 β 1901
(Buried: Hillview Cemetery La, Grange, Georgia)
Sallie Blount Fannin Holt 1863 β 1923
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Anna Fletcher Fannin Whitfield 1868 β 1917
(Buried: Hillview Cemetery, La Grange, Georgia)
Retta Fannin Coney...
Elon John Farnsworth
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Born: July 30, 1837
Birthplace: Green Oak, Michigan
Father: James Patten Farnsworth 1810 β 1898
(Buried: Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Illinois)
Mother: Amelia M. Clough 1815 β 1891
(Buried: Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Illinois)
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Education:
Attended University of Michigan until he got expelled
Occupation before War:
1857: Joined United States Army as Civilian Foragemaster
1857 β 1858: Served on the Staff of Albert Sidney Johnston
Buffalo Hunter, Scout, and freighter, in Colorado Territory
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. in 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
1861: Promoted to the rank of Captain
Assistant Chief Quartermaster for IV Army Corps
1863: Aide to Brig...
John Franklin Farnsworth
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Born: March 27, 1820
Birthplace: Eaton, Quebec
Father: John Farnsworth 1788 β 1844
(Buried: North Cemetery, Saint Charles, Illinois)
Mother: Sallie Patten 1783 β 1854
(Buried: North Cemetery, Saint Charles, Illinois)
Wife: Mary Ann Clark 1820 β 1900
(Buried: North Cemetery, Saint Charles, Illinois)
Children:
Ensign John Franklin Farnsworth Jr. 1855 β 1926
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Saint Charles, Illinois
1857 β 1861: United States Congressman from Illinois
Civil War Career:
1861: Organizer of 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
1861 β 1863: Colonel of 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
Helped secure a Lt. Commission for nephew...
John Hanson Farquhar
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Born: December 20, 1818
Birthplace: Union Bridge, Maryland
Father: William Poultney Farquhar 1781 β 1831
Mother: Mary Messler 1785 β 1854
Wife: Frances Mary Turner 1838 β 1922
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1833 β 1840: Assistant Engineer on the White River Canal
1840 β 1842: Attorney in Brookville, Indiana
1842 β 1843: Indiana State Senator
1844: Chief Clerk of Indiana State House of Representatives
1845 β 1861: Attorney in Brookville, Indiana
1852: Unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1864: Captain of 19th United States Infantry Regiment
1864: Resigned from United...
David Glasgow Farragut
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Born: July 5, 1801
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
Birth Name: James Glasgow Farragut
Ancestry: Spanish and Scotch-Irish
Father: George Farragut 1755 β 1817
Mother: Elizabeth Shine 1765 β 1808
Foster Father: Commodore David Porter, USN
Foster Brother: Admiral David Dixon Porter
Foster Brother: Commodore William D. Porter
1st Wife: Susan Caroline Marchant 1805 β 1840
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Married: September 2nd, 1824
2nd Wife: Virginia Dorcas Loyall 1824 β 1884
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Married: December 26th, 1843
Signature:
Children:
Loyall Farragut 1844 β 1916
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Antebellum History:
1808...
Charles Magill Fauntleroy
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Born: August 21, 1822
Birthplace: Warrenton, Virginia
Father: Thomas Turner Fauntleroy 1796 β 1883
Mother: Ann Magdalene Thurston 1798 β 1862
1st Wife: Janet Patterson Knox 1822 β 1849
(Buried: Leesburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia)
2nd Wife: Sarah Alexander βSallyβ Souter 1837 β 1865
3rd Wife: Mary Eliza Chambers 1842 β 1894
Children:
Frances Fauntleroy 1847 β
Janet Knox Fauntleroy 1849 β 1922
Frances Fauntleroy 1869 β 1941
Alice Janney Fauntleroy 1872 β 1953
Laura Fauntleroy Burguieres 1874 β 1908
Education:
Attended Warrenton Academy
Occupation before War:
1838 β 1861: Served as officer in United States Navy
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. In Virginia State Navy...
Dr. Archibald Magill Fauntleroy
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Born: July 8, 1836
Birthplace: Warrenton, Virginia
Father: Brig. General Thomas Turner Fauntleroy 1796 β 1883
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Mother: Ann Magill 1799 β 1862
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Wife: Sarah Harrison Conrad 1842 β 1908
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Children:
Anne Magill Fauntleroy 1867 β 1955
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Colonel Powell Conrad Fauntleroy 1869 β 1933
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Elizabeth Whiting Fauntleroy Clack 1871 β 1934
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Dr. Thomas Turner Fauntleroy 1873 β 1912...
George M. Flournoy
Born: November 30, 1832
Birthplace: Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia
Father: Marcus Aurelius Flournoy 1795 β 1849
(Buried: Cusseta Cemetery, Chambers County, Alabama)
Mother: Margaret Jane Shelman 1813 β 1842
1st Wife: Eugenia Haralson 1837 β 1857
Married: July 19, 1853 in Chambers, Alabama
2nd Wife: Virginia Louisa Holman 1837 β 1900
Married: July 1, 1858 in Austin, Texas
Children:
Eugenia Flournoy Corti 1854 β 1912
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, California)
George M. Flournoy Jr. 1859 β 1926
(Buried: Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, California)
Marguerite Flournoy Garrity 1865 β 1905
Education:
Attended University of Georgia
1853: Graduated from University of Alabama Law School...
Dr. Thomas Fearn
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Born: November 15, 1789
Birthplace: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Father: Thomas Patton Fearn 1745 β 1805
(Buried: Thomas Fearn Family Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)
Mother: Mary "Molly" Burton 1763 β 1845
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama)
Wife: Sarah Bledsoe "Sally" Shelby 1806 β 1842
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama)
Children:
Mary Eleanor Fearn Mastin 1823 β 1903
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama)
Sarah Fearn Barry 1824 β 1895
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)
Corinna Fearn 1826 β 1827
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama)
Catherine Erskine "Kate" Fearn Steele 1828 β 1907
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham...
Lucius Featherston
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Born: 1834
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father: Edward Featherston 1796 β 1857
(Buried: Camargo Cemetery, Nettleton, Mississippi)
Mother: Rebecca Wilcox Alston 1799 β 1890
(Buried: Baskin and Cousin Cemetery, Buena Vista, Mississippi)
Wife: Never Married
Education:
1854: Graduated from University of Mississippi
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Clarendon, Monroe County, Arkansas
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of Arkansas State Troops during Battle of Wilson's Creek
1861 β 1862: Captain of Company F, 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1862 β 1863: Colonel of 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1863: Killed in battle during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
Died: September 19, 1863
Place of Death...
Winfield Scott Featherston
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Born: August 8, 1819
Birth Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Father: Charles Featherston 1771 β 1852
(Buried: Franklin City Cemetery, Franklin, Georgia)
Mother: Lucy Pitts 1775 β 1853
(Buried: Franklin City Cemetery, Franklin, Georgia)
Wife: Elizabeth McEwen 1834 β 1878
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Children:
Charles Alexander Featherston 1859 β 1860
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery Holly Springs Mississippi)
Lizzie Georgia Featherston 1861 β 1878
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery Holly Springs Mississippi)
Winfield J. Featherston 1864 β 1878
Lucius Marshall Featherston 1870 β 1871
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery Holly Springs Mississippi)
Eloise Featherston Posey 1878 β...
Reuben Eaton Fenton Sr.
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Born: July 4, 1819
Birthplace: Fentonville, New York
Father: George Washington Fenton 1783 β 1860
(Buried: Fentonville Cemetery, Fentonville, New York)
Mother: Elsey Owen 1790 β 1875
(Buried: Fentonville Cemetery, Fentonville, New York)
1st Wife: Jane W. Frew 1821 β 1842
(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, New York)
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Scudder 1824 β 1901
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York)
Children:
Jane Frew Fenton Knowles 1841 β 1929
(Buried: Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Kansas)
Josephine Fenton Gifford 1845 β 1928
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York)
Jeannette Fenton Gilbert 1849 β 1924
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York)
Reuben...
James DuGue Ferguson
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Born: May 30, 1837
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Father: Colonel James Ferguson 1784 β 1874
(Buried: Saint Phillipβs Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina)
Mother: Abigail βAbbyβ Ann Barker 1810 β 1867
Wife: Henrietta Simmons 1840 β 1902
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Education:
Attended South Carolina College
Attended University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Charleston, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1862 β 1863: Captain, Assistant Adjutant General to Fitzhugh Lee
1863 β 1865: Major, Assistant Adjutant General to Fitzhugh Lee
1865: Captured at Namozine Church, Virginia on April 3rd
1865: Prisoner of War held by the Union Army...
Samuel Wragg Ferguson
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Born: November 3, 1834
Birth Place: Charleston, South Carolina
Father: Colonel James Ferguson 1784 β 1874
(Buried: Saint Phillips Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina)
Mother: Abigail Ann Barker 1810 β 1867
Wife: Catherine βKateβ Lee 1841 β 1928
(Buried: Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Children:
James DuGue Ferguson 1865 β 1937
(Buried: Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Nathalie Ferguson Gayer 1869 β 1940
(Buried: Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio)
Harry Lee Ferguson 1873 β 1955
(Buried: Corozal American Cemetery, Panama City, Panama)
Percy Ferguson 1877 β 1956
(Buried: Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi)
Education...
Edward Ferrero
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Born: January 18, 1831
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Father: Stephen Ferrero β 1850
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Mother: Adelaide Jackson 1812 β 1886
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Wife: Amanda Subers 1850 β 1912
(Buried: Green β Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Occupation before War:
Conductor of a Dance School in New York
Taught dancing at West Point Military Academy
Civil War Career:
Lt. Colonel of 11th New York State Militia Regiment
1861: Raised the 51st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
1861 β 1862: Colonel of 51st New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Expedition to Roanoke Island, North Carolina
1862: Brigade Commander at...
Orris Sanford Ferry
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Born: August 15, 1823
Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut
Father: Starr Ferry 1797 β 1867
(Buried: Center Cemetery, Bethel, Connecticut)
Mother: Esther Blackman 1796 β 1832
(Buried: Congregational Church Cemetery, Bethel, Connecticut)
Wife: Charlotte Charity Bissell 1828 β 1915
(Buried: Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut)
Children:
Mary B. Ferry 1849 β 1915
(Buried: Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut)
Education:
1844: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
1846 β 1849: Attorney in Fairfield County, Connecticut
1849: Probate Court Judge for Fairfield County, Connecticut
1855 β 1856: Connecticut State Senator
1856 β 1859: Prosecuting Attorney for Fairfield...
Thomas White Ferry
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Born: June 10, 1827
Birthplace: Mackinac Island, Michigan
Father: Rev. William Montague Ferry 1796 β 1867
(Buried: Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Michigan)
Mother: Amanda White 1797 β 1870
(Buried: Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Michigan)
Brother: Major Noah Henry Ferry 1831 β 1863
(Buried: Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Michigan)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1843 β 1845: Store Clerk at Elgin, Illinois
Mercantile Businessman in Grand Haven, Michigan
1850 β 1852: Michigan State Representative
1856: Michigan State Senator
1857: Helped plat the village of Ferrysburg, Michigan
Civil War Career:
Mercantile Businessman in Grand Haven, Michigan
1865 β...
Francis Fessenden
Born: March 18, 1839
Birthplace: Portland, Maine
Father: U.S. Senator William P. Fessenden 1806 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Ellen Maria Deering 1809 β 1857
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Ellen Winslow Fox 1839 β 1886
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Children:
Edward Fox Fessenden 1866 β 1887
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Education:
1858: Graduated from Bowdoin College
Occupation before War:
Attorney with his fatherβs law practice in Portland, Maine
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1866: Captain, United States Army, 19th Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 β 1863: Colonel of 25th Maine Infantry...
James Deering Fessenden Sr.
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Born: September 28, 1833
Birthplace: Westbrook, Maine
Father: William Pitt Fessenden 1806 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Ellen Maria Deering 1809 β 1857
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Frances Cushing Greeley 1837 β 1917
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Children:
James Deering Fessenden Jr. 1858 β 1928
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Education:
1852: Graduated from Bowdoin College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Portland, Maine
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1862: Captain of Sharpshooter Company in Washington, D.C. Defenses
1862 β 1862: Lt. Colonel and Aide to Major General David Hunter
1862 β 1863: Colonel...
Samuel Clement Fessenden
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Born: March 7, 1815
Birthplace: New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine)
Father: Samuel Fessenden 1784 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Deborah Chandler Unknown β 1873
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Mary Abigail Grosvenor Abbe 1816 β 1905
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut)
Children:
Lt. Samuel Fessenden 1847 β 1908
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut)
Oliver G. Fessenden 1855 β 1921
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut)
Brother: U.S. Secretary of Treasury William Pitt Fessenden 1806 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Brother: U.S. Congressman Thomas A. D. Fessenden 1826 β 1868...
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden
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Born: January 23, 1826
Birthplace: Portland, Maine
Father: General Samuel Fessenden 1784 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Deborah Chandler 1792 β 1873
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Sibling: U.S. Congressman Samuel Clement Fessenden 1815 β 1882
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut)
Half Sibling: Secretary of Treasury William P. Fessenden 1806 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Wife: Elizabeth Rollins Titcomb 1834 β 1917
Children:
Stephen Deblois Fessenden 1856 β 1929
Carolyn Titcomb Fessenden Russell 1859 β 1914
Ellen Lincoln Fessenden Foster 1863 β 1933
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Attended...
William Pitt Fessenden
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Born: October 16, 1806
Birthplace: Boscawen, New Hampshire
Father: General Samuel Fessenden 1784 β 1869
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mother: Ruth Green 1787 β 1867
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Wife: Ellen Maria Deering 1809 β 1857
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Children:
Brig. General James Deering Fessenden 1833 β 1882
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
William Howard Fessenden 1835 β 1898
(Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, California)
Major General Francis Fessenden 1839 β 1906
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Mary D. Fessenden 1843 β 1848
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine)
Brother...
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Few
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Born: May 11, 1830
Birthplace: Greenville County, South Carolina
Father: William Few Jr.
Mother: Sarah Ferguson
Wife: Rachel Kendrick 1840 - 1922
Children:
Robert Alston Few 1865 β 1897
(Buried: Edgewood Cemetery, Greer, South Carolina)
Dr. William Preston Few 1867 β 1940
(Buried: Duke Unversity Chapel, Durham, North Carolina)
Sallie Few Merchant β 1889
Ignatius Pierce Few 1872 β 1954
(Buried: Edgewood Cemetery, Greer, South Carolina)
Ellie Few 1875 β 1970
(Buried: Edgewood Cemetery, Greer, South Carolina)
Education:
Graduated from Charleston Medical College
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor in Marietta
Civil War Career:
1861 β 1865: Surgeon in the Confederate Army
Occupation...
Charles William Field
Born: April 6, 1828
Birthplace: Versailles, Kentucky
Father: Willis Field Sr. 1778 β 1837
(Buried: Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Kentucky)
Mother: Isabella Miriam Buck 1785 β 1849
(Buried: Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Kentucky)
Wife: Monimia Fairfax Mason 1835 β 1914
(Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Children:
Cornelia Mason Field 1859 β 1861
(Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Wiley Roy Mason Field 1861 β 1938
(Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Education:
1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy β (27th in class)
Occupation before War:
1849 β 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1851 β 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army...
Richard Stockton Field:
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Born: December 31, 1803
Birthplace: White Hill Mansion in Burlington County New Jersey
Father: Robert Field 1775 β 1810
Mother: Abigail Stockton 1773 β 1853
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery Princeton New Jersey)
Wife: Mary Helen Ritchie 1806 β 1852
Children:
Helen Field Conover 1833 β 1914
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery Princeton New Jersey)
Colonel Edward Field 1841 β 1906
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery Princeton New Jersey)
Annis Thomson Field McMillan 1843 β 1906
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1821: Graduated from College of New Jersey
Occupation before War:
1825 β 1832: Attorney in Salem New Jersey
1832 β 1838: Attorney in Princeton New Jersey
1837: Member of New Jersey State...
Stephen Johnson Field II:
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Born: November 4, 1816
Birthplace: Haddam Connecticut
Father: Rev. David Dudley Field Sr. 1781 β 1867
(Buried: Stockbridge Cemetery Stockbridge Massachusetts)
Mother: Submit Dickinson 1782 β 1861
(Buried: Stockbridge Cemetery Stockbridge Massachusetts)
Wife: Sue Virginia Swearingen 1836 β 1901
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D.C.)
Children: None
Brother: U.S. Congressman David Dudley Field 1805 β 1894
(Buried: Stockbridge Cemetery Stockbridge Massachusetts)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1837: Graduated from Williams College
Occupation before War:
1841 β 1848: Attorney in New York City New York
1850: Attorney in San Francisco California
1850 β 1857: Attorney in...
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14th President βΆ
Millard Fillmore
13th President of the United States of America
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Born: January 7, 1800
Birthplace: Cayuga County, New York
Father: Nathaniel Fillmore 1771 β 1863
(Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York)
Mother: Phoebe Millard 1780 β 1831
(Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York)
1st Wife: Abigail Powers 1798 β 1853
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Married: February 5, 1826 in Moravia New York
2nd Wife: Caroline Carmichael McIntosh 1813 β 1881
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Married: February 10, 1858 in Albany New York
Children:
Millard Powers Fillmore 1828 β 1889
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York)
Mary Abigail...
William Edward Finck Sr.
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Born: September 1, 1822
Birthplace: Somerset, Ohio
Father: Anthony Finck 1795 β 1864
Mother: Mary Spurk 1802 β 1878
Wife: Cecelia Garaghty 1826 β 1909
Children:
William Edward Finck Jr. 1858 β 1905
Mary Finck Dittoe 1859 β 1940
Political Party: Whig Party and Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
1843 β 1863: Attorney in Somerset, Ohio
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman
1851: Ohio State Senator
1852: Ohio Delegate to Whig Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861: Ohio State Senator
1863 β 1867: United States Congressman from Ohio
1863 β 1865: Member of House Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
1865: Voted against the 13thAmendment to U.S...
Jesse Johnson Finley
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Born: November 18, 1812
Birthplace: Lebanon, Tennessee
Father: Colonel Obadiah Gaines Finley 1787 β 1871
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
Mother: Mary Lewis Johnson 1791 β 1830
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tennessee)
1st Wife: Amanda Catherine Yerger 1812 β 1836
2nd Wife: Margaret Harris Martin 1826 β 1898
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida)
3rd Wife: Eliza Hallon
Children:
Lucius Finley 1833 β 1892
(Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Tampa, Florida)
Samuel Yerger Finley 1835 β 1903
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Florida)
Emily Finley
Arthur Finley
Charles Alexander Finley 1849 β 1934
(Buried: Marvin Chapel Cemetery, Graceville, Florida)...
Joseph Finnegan
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Born: November 17, 1814
Birthplace: Clones, Ireland
1st Wife: Rebecca Smith 1811 β 1870
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
2nd Wife: Lucy Foster Cowan 1839 β 1910
(Buried: Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Children:
Josephine Finnegan 1843 β 1855
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Sgt. Joseph Rutledge Finnegan 1844 β 1871
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Agnes Finnegan Parramore 1845 β 1871
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Yulee B. Finnegan 1849 β 1868
(Buried: Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida)
Occupation before War:
Immigrated to the United States...
Charles Frederick Fisher
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Born: December 26, 1816
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina
Father: Colonel Charles Frederick Fisher 1788 β 1849
Mother: Christina Beard 1788 β 1848
Wife: Elizabeth Clarissa Ruth Caldwell 1821 β 1850
(Buried: Old Lutheran Church Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)
Children:
Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan 1846 β 1920
(Buried: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina)
Anne McBride βAnnieβ Fisher 1849 β 1925
Frederick Charles Fisher 1849 -
Education:
Attended Yale University
Occupation before War:
Mine Owner, and Planter in Salisbury, North Carolina
Editor of Western Carolinian Newspaper
1854 β 1855: North Carolina State Senator
1855 β 1861: President of North Carolina...
George Purnell Fisher
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Born: October 13, 1817
Birthplace: Milford, Delaware
Father: General Thomas Fisher 1761 β 1835
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Mother: Nancy Owens 1774 β 1841
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Wife: Eliza Ann McColley 1820 β 1908
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Children:
Trusten Fenwick Fisher 1840 β 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Frances Virginia Fisher 1842 β 1845
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Frances Virginia Fisher 1845 β 1909
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Nancy Owens "Annie" Fisher Cahoon 1847 β 1915
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Dover, Delaware)
Sallie Fisher...
Clinton Bowen Fisk
Born: December 8, 1828
Birthplace: York, New York
Father: Benjamin Bigford Fisk 1794 β 1832
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Michigan)
Mother: Lydia Aldrich 1796 β 1879
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Michigan)
Wife: Janette Adelaide Crippen 1832 β 1912
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Michigan)
Children:
Charles Atwood Fisk 1851 β 1913
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Michigan)
Jennie Lewis Fisk 1866 β 1868
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Michigan)
Clinton Bowen Fisk Jr. 1871 β 1909
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Michigan)
Education:
Attended Albion Seminary
Attended Michigan Central College
Occupation before War:
Merchant, Miller and Banker in Coldwater...
William Bushby Fitzgerald
:CSA1stNat:
Born: 1822
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia
Father: Edward Fitzgerald 1785 β 1857
Mother: Mary Hite 1794 β 1855
Wife: Clara Semmes 1830 β 1908
(Buried: Holy Rood Cemetery, Washington, DC)
Occupation before War:
1838 β 1861: Served in the United States Navy
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. in Virginia Provisional Navy
Commander of Land Batteries in Yorktown, Virginia
1861: Lt. in Confederate States Navy
1861 β 1862: Colonel of proposed Artillery Regiment never raised
Died: August 9, 1862
Place of Death: Greenville, South Carolina
Age at time of Death: 39 or 40 years old
Cause of Death: Apoplectic Spasm
Burial Place: Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, South Carolina
John Calvin Fiser (Fizer)
:CSA1stNat:
Born: May 4, 1838
Birthplace: Dyersburg, Tennessee
Father: Matthew Day Fizer β 1852
Wife: Minerva Hayes Dunn 1848 β 1911
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Children:
Julia Fizer Cummins 1869 β 1959
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Hays Fizer Fulmer 1872 β 1953
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Occupation before War:
Cotton Merchant and Mercantile Businessman in Memphis, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Company H, 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1861 β 1862: Adjutant of 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862 β 1864: Lt. Colonel of 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Wounded...
Benjamin Franklin Flanders
:us34stars:
Born: January 26, 1816
Birthplace: Bristol, New Hampshire
Father: Joseph Flanders 1777 β 1829
Mother: Rachel Relief Brown 1783 β 1835
Wife: Susan Hall Sawyer 1826 β 1908
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Married: August 12, 1847 in Bristol, New Hampshire
Children:
Kate Flanders Pelton 1848 β 1928
(Buried: Center Cemetery, East Hartford, Connecticut)
Susan Elizabeth Flanders 1852 β 1880
Mary Brown Flanders 1856 β 1929
Joseph Alva Flanders 1859 β 1942
Benjamin Franklin Flanders Jr. 1861 β 1944
(Buried: Lafayette Protestant Cemetery, Lafayette, Louisiana)
Rufus John Flanders 1865 β 1869
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1842: Graduated from Dartmouth...
Thomas Fletcher
:CSA1stNat:
Born: April 8, 1817
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
Wife: Harriett Caroline Cage 1817 β Unknown
Married: 1841
Brother: Read Fletcher - 1889
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee
United States Marshal in Natchez, Mississippi
Attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas
1858 β 1864: Arkansas State Senator
1858 β 1864: President of Arkansas State Senate
Civil War Career:
1862: Acting Governor of Arkansas
1864 β 1865: Arkansas State Senator
1864 β 1865: President of Arkansas State Senate
Occupation after War:
1865 β 1874: Attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas
1874 β 1877: Arkansas State Senator
1877 β 1880: Attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas
Died...
Thomas Clement Fletcher
:us34stars:
Born: January 21, 1827
Birthplace: Herculaneum, Missouri
Father: Clement Bell Fletcher 1792 β 1870
(Buried: City Cemetery, De Soto, Missouri)
Mother: Margaret S. Byrd 1794 β 1873
(Buried: City Cemetery, De Soto, Missouri)
Wife: Mary Clarissa Honey 1827 β 1907
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Children:
Edwin L. Fletcher 1852 β 1908
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Ella Frances Fletcher Bartholow 1854 β 1928
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Political Party: National Union Party and Republican Party
Occupation before War:
He was raised a Democrat in a slave holding family
Believed to have been abolitionist since his boyhood
1849...
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