son of W W Rafield and Louise Webb
MOBILE REGISTER 25 JUL 1921
LOUIS E RAFIELD
Funeral services for Louis E Rafield, pioneer of the Mobile oyster industry, who died Saturday (23 Jul 1921), will be held at Coden this morning at 8:30 from the family residence and at 9 o'clock from the Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the Coden Catholic Cemetery.
Mr Rafield was well known over the entire gulf coast where he had lived and worked for more than half a century. He was a Confederate veteran, entering the service when a youth, and winning the title of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." Survivors are a widow, Mary T Rafield; a daughter, Mrs Louise W Graham and three sons, Frank, Edward, and James Rafield.
Louis Rafield married 2 times ,
Mary Ann Gannaway and Mary Theresa Dellatorre
children by first marriage
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, he was the youngest volunteer of the War. An interesting note on this is that he was 4'7" when he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a drummer boy.
Mr. Rafield owned and operated a cafe and lodging house in Coden, AL and would use his livery stable to transport people to and from Mobile and the Rolston Hotel.
He was from the time of his discharge from the Confederate Army devoted to the veterans with whom he served. He was a long time member of Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp 11 of the United Confederate Veterans. He reprised his role as drummer while a member.
MOBILE REGISTER 25 JUL 1921
LOUIS E RAFIELD
Funeral services for Louis E Rafield, pioneer of the Mobile oyster industry, who died Saturday (23 Jul 1921), will be held at Coden this morning at 8:30 from the family residence and at 9 o'clock from the Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the Coden Catholic Cemetery.
Mr Rafield was well known over the entire gulf coast where he had lived and worked for more than half a century. He was a Confederate veteran, entering the service when a youth, and winning the title of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." Survivors are a widow, Mary T Rafield; a daughter, Mrs Louise W Graham and three sons, Frank, Edward, and James Rafield.
Louis Rafield married 2 times ,
Mary Ann Gannaway and Mary Theresa Dellatorre
children by first marriage
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, he was the youngest volunteer of the War. An interesting note on this is that he was 4'7" when he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a drummer boy.
Mr. Rafield owned and operated a cafe and lodging house in Coden, AL and would use his livery stable to transport people to and from Mobile and the Rolston Hotel.
He was from the time of his discharge from the Confederate Army devoted to the veterans with whom he served. He was a long time member of Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp 11 of the United Confederate Veterans. He reprised his role as drummer while a member.
son of W W Rafield and Louise Webb
MOBILE REGISTER 25 JUL 1921
LOUIS E RAFIELD
Funeral services for Louis E Rafield, pioneer of the Mobile oyster industry, who died Saturday (23 Jul 1921), will be held at Coden this morning at 8:30 from the family residence and at 9 o'clock from the Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the Coden Catholic Cemetery.
Mr Rafield was well known over the entire gulf coast where he had lived and worked for more than half a century. He was a Confederate veteran, entering the service when a youth, and winning the title of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." Survivors are a widow, Mary T Rafield; a daughter, Mrs Louise W Graham and three sons, Frank, Edward, and James Rafield.
Louis Rafield married 2 times ,
Mary Ann Gannaway and Mary Theresa Dellatorre
children by first marriage
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, he was the youngest volunteer of the War. An interesting note on this is that he was 4'7" when he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a drummer boy.
Mr. Rafield owned and operated a cafe and lodging house in Coden, AL and would use his livery stable to transport people to and from Mobile and the Rolston Hotel.
He was from the time of his discharge from the Confederate Army devoted to the veterans with whom he served. He was a long time member of Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp 11 of the United Confederate Veterans. He reprised his role as drummer while a member.
MOBILE REGISTER 25 JUL 1921
LOUIS E RAFIELD
Funeral services for Louis E Rafield, pioneer of the Mobile oyster industry, who died Saturday (23 Jul 1921), will be held at Coden this morning at 8:30 from the family residence and at 9 o'clock from the Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the Coden Catholic Cemetery.
Mr Rafield was well known over the entire gulf coast where he had lived and worked for more than half a century. He was a Confederate veteran, entering the service when a youth, and winning the title of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." Survivors are a widow, Mary T Rafield; a daughter, Mrs Louise W Graham and three sons, Frank, Edward, and James Rafield.
Louis Rafield married 2 times ,
Mary Ann Gannaway and Mary Theresa Dellatorre
children by first marriage
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, he was the youngest volunteer of the War. An interesting note on this is that he was 4'7" when he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a drummer boy.
Mr. Rafield owned and operated a cafe and lodging house in Coden, AL and would use his livery stable to transport people to and from Mobile and the Rolston Hotel.
He was from the time of his discharge from the Confederate Army devoted to the veterans with whom he served. He was a long time member of Admiral Raphael Semmes Camp 11 of the United Confederate Veterans. He reprised his role as drummer while a member.
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