Morton Mayre
Born: September 1, 1831
Birthplace: Brompton Plantation, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Father: John Lawrence Marye Sr. 1798 – 1868
(Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Mother: Anne Maria Burton 1796 – 1858
(Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Wife: Caroline Homassel Voss 1836 – 1927
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Children:
Mary Thornton Marye Thompson 1861 – 1945
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Caroline Homassel Marye 1865 – 1866
Edward Avenmore Marye 1866 – 1902
(Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia)
Robert Voss Marye 1868 – 1952
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Morton Marye Jr. 1870 – 1935
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Education:
Attended Fredericksburg Classical & Mathematical Academy
Occupation before War:
Merchant in Alexandria, Virginia
Served in the Virginia Volunteer Militia as Captain
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain Company A, 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Battle of Frayser's Farm, Virginia
1862: Exchanged in the Prisoner of War exchange on July 31, 1862
1862: Wounded during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) losing leg
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1864: Retired as Colonel due to disability from leg wound (July 8 1864)
1864 – 1865: Served on Confederate Courts of inquiry
Occupation after War:
Merchant in Memphis Tennessee, Baltimore Maryland, Alexandria, Virginia
1870 – 1883: Clerk of the Courts in Alexandria, Virginia
1884 – 1910: Virginia State Auditor
Died: December 22, 1910
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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