PVT Richard Melvin Jeffers (1834-1862)

PVT Richard Melvin Jeffers Veteran

Birth

1834

New Hampshire, USA

Death

31 Dec 1862 (aged 27–28)

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Forest Hill Cemetery

East Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA Show Map

Plot

Section S Lot 11

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Civil War Veteran: Company D, 24th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry
Killed in battle

Inscription:
Was killed at Murfreesboro.
In war brother we shall meet again.

Also on the headstone is his father, Robert, a War of 1812 veteran.
Note: A heartfelt thank you to Ashley and Molly of Girl Scout Troop 10298 for cleaning this stone Oct. 2008.

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Parents

Spouse

Susan J. Seavey Jeffers

1831–1900 (m. 1855)

Children

Lizzie Etta Jeffers Colby

1856–1935

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Martha Patten Jeffers

Susan J. Seavey Jeffers

Lizzie Etta Jeffers Colby

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