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Pvt John Harris McRae

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Pvt John Harris McRae

Birth
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death
30 Aug 1905 (aged 90)
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Range 16, Sec. 4
Memorial ID
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John was the son of Alan McRae and Lucy Brooke Saunders. He married Elizabeth Rowena Williamson in 1837, and they had at least five children: David, Honore, Lucy, Elizabeth and Mary Virginia. After her death, he married Sarah Agnes Saunders about 1847. They had at least two children, Saunders and Zerelda. After Agnes' death, he married Emily Sue Turpin in Virginia, and they had at least three children: Alan, Paul and Donald.

John enlisted as a Private in Company "F", 3rd Regiment, Richmond Local Defense Troops on 20 June 1863, and served until at least August 1864.

After the War, he farmed in Cumberland County. He died of "Old Age," per Cemetery records.
John was the son of Alan McRae and Lucy Brooke Saunders. He married Elizabeth Rowena Williamson in 1837, and they had at least five children: David, Honore, Lucy, Elizabeth and Mary Virginia. After her death, he married Sarah Agnes Saunders about 1847. They had at least two children, Saunders and Zerelda. After Agnes' death, he married Emily Sue Turpin in Virginia, and they had at least three children: Alan, Paul and Donald.

John enlisted as a Private in Company "F", 3rd Regiment, Richmond Local Defense Troops on 20 June 1863, and served until at least August 1864.

After the War, he farmed in Cumberland County. He died of "Old Age," per Cemetery records.


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