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Pvt John B Rakestraw

Birth: 1820
Ohio, USA
Death: 2 Dec 1863 (aged 42–43)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial: Chalmette National Cemetery

Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section 72, Grave 5829
Memorial ID: 32794243 View Source

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John was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Eppright) Rakestraw

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Pvt Co. G, 26 IN Inf, Civil War

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Hannah Hutchison Rakestraw

1828–1895 (m. 1847)

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Pvt John B Rakestraw

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Joseph Rakestraw

Elizabeth Mary Eppright Rakestraw

Hannah Hutchison Rakestraw

William Rakestraw

Josiah Rakestraw

Elizabeth Ann "Anna" Rakestraw Carlisle

Sarah Rakestraw Myers

William K. Rakestraw

Martha Ellen Rakestraw Wrightsman

Hannah Jane Rakestraw Meeker

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