Fletcher, John William b. March 21, 1829 d. July 2, 1931 Co.A. 35th Battg. One of three confederate soldiers in this cemetery who lived to be more than 100 years old. Although his grave marker says 1828, his death certificate gives his birth year as 1829, and 1931 Residence: Confederate Home, Lafayette County, MO
Quantrill, William Clarke [Arm and shinbone] b. July 3, 1837 d. June 6, 1865 Civil War Confederate Partisan Leader. The leader first of the Missouri Partisan Rangers, then the “Quantrill's Raiders” guerillas during the Civil War, he won renown for possessing excellent leadership skills, horsemanship and exercised unique warfare tactics. Born in Canal Dover, Ohio (now simply Dover) the oldest of 8 children to a father who labored as a tin smith, he was educated at Canal Dover Union School, of which his father was a Director and afterwards superintendent. After the...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Confederate Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
b. March 21, 1829 d. July 2, 1931
b. July 3, 1837 d. June 6, 1865