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Philip H Raymer Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Jun 1870 (aged 38)
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
unknown, unmarked
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P. H. Ra[y]mer married Mary E. Harris on December 18, 1855, in Phillips County, Arkansas; they were married until his death.

Private, Co. A, 1st Arkansas (Dobbins') Cavalry

"A victim of rum". Shot his wife, Mary, but the ball struck the back of her hair and the powder burned her face. He then turned the gun to his breast and took his own life.

Other children:

William Kelsey Raymer 1856-1863
Infant 1858
Jesse H Raymer 1859-1862
Phillip Cranford Raymer 1863-1865

Father: Philip Raymer 1785-1848
Mother: Sarah B Bailey 1800-1848

Siblings:

Angeline
Elizabeth
Rachel
Isabelle
Benjamin B
Margaret
Sarah Virginia
P. H. Ra[y]mer married Mary E. Harris on December 18, 1855, in Phillips County, Arkansas; they were married until his death.

Private, Co. A, 1st Arkansas (Dobbins') Cavalry

"A victim of rum". Shot his wife, Mary, but the ball struck the back of her hair and the powder burned her face. He then turned the gun to his breast and took his own life.

Other children:

William Kelsey Raymer 1856-1863
Infant 1858
Jesse H Raymer 1859-1862
Phillip Cranford Raymer 1863-1865

Father: Philip Raymer 1785-1848
Mother: Sarah B Bailey 1800-1848

Siblings:

Angeline
Elizabeth
Rachel
Isabelle
Benjamin B
Margaret
Sarah Virginia


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  • Created by: Merf Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99888565/philip_h-raymer: accessed ), memorial page for Philip H Raymer (31 Mar 1832–6 Jun 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99888565, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Merf (contributor 47064479).