David Funsten
Born: October 14, 1819
Birthplace: Clarke County, Virginia
Father: Oliver Robert Funsten 1780 – 1826
Mother: Margaret McKay 1779 – 1843
Wife: Susan Everad Meade 1825 – 1872
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Children:
Susan Meade Funsten Dame 1848 – 1918
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
William Fitzhugh Funsten 1855 – 1925
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Lizzie Lee Funsten Hinks 1859 – 1945
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Rev. George Meade Funsten (Virginia) 1860 – 1891
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Education:
Graduated from Princeton University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Alexandria, Virginia
1844 – 1846: Virginia State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in foot during the Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Resigned due to his wound to his foot, September 24, 1863
1863 – 1865: Confederate States Representative from Virginia
Died: April 6, 1866
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 46 years old
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Burial Place: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
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