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Richard Dickinson “R.D.” Dabney

Birth
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Death
17 Jan 1914 (aged 68)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Richard "R.D." Dabney was born the youngest and eleventh child of Rachel Dickinson and Joseph Ferrell Dabney Sr. He married Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Tompkins on 1 Feb 1871. She was second cousin to the Durrett sisters that Richard's brothers Joseph and Charles married. Bettie died without issue. Frances "Fannie" McConihay Duffy was his second wife; they married in 1876 and she came with two children from a previous marriage to Patrick B. Duffy.
Although quite young, R.D. was anxious to join the CSA and left his home "Maple Swamp" to fight with his brothers. Unofficial rosters include his name in the 30th Virginia Infantry Company G with brothers, John and James. His age surely kept him off the record until 14 Mar 1864, when he officially enlisted in the 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry as a private. He was absent or sick from July to Dec. 1864 and AWOL on 26 Jan 1865. He registered as a deserter in Washington DC on 30 Mar 1865.
The Richmond Dispatch in Dec. 1871 lists R.D. as a Conductor. Other occupations for listed in the U.S. census were Foundryman in 1880 and Railroad Watchman in 1900 and 1910. According to his death certificate, R.D. Dabney died at the age of 69 of sepsis on 17 Jan 1914. His wife Fannie proceeded him to her reward in 1905.
Richard "R.D." Dabney was born the youngest and eleventh child of Rachel Dickinson and Joseph Ferrell Dabney Sr. He married Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Tompkins on 1 Feb 1871. She was second cousin to the Durrett sisters that Richard's brothers Joseph and Charles married. Bettie died without issue. Frances "Fannie" McConihay Duffy was his second wife; they married in 1876 and she came with two children from a previous marriage to Patrick B. Duffy.
Although quite young, R.D. was anxious to join the CSA and left his home "Maple Swamp" to fight with his brothers. Unofficial rosters include his name in the 30th Virginia Infantry Company G with brothers, John and James. His age surely kept him off the record until 14 Mar 1864, when he officially enlisted in the 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry as a private. He was absent or sick from July to Dec. 1864 and AWOL on 26 Jan 1865. He registered as a deserter in Washington DC on 30 Mar 1865.
The Richmond Dispatch in Dec. 1871 lists R.D. as a Conductor. Other occupations for listed in the U.S. census were Foundryman in 1880 and Railroad Watchman in 1900 and 1910. According to his death certificate, R.D. Dabney died at the age of 69 of sepsis on 17 Jan 1914. His wife Fannie proceeded him to her reward in 1905.

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