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Private David Braffett

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Private David Braffett Veteran

Birth
Darke County, Ohio, USA
Death
22 Jun 1861 (aged 19–20)
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Swayzee, Grant County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.5592, Longitude: -85.82553
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David Braffett (name listed in some records as David Braffet, David Braffit, and David Braffitt) was born about 1841 in Darke County, Ohio, the 12th and last child of Silas Braffett and Mary Woods.

He was living in 1850 (age 9) and 1860 (age 19) in Richland, Grant County, Indiana.

He served as a private in Company I, 12th Indiana Infantry. He died in 1861 at Camp Wallace near Evansville, Indiana due to the measles, and his body was returned to Grant County.

References:
• 1850 Richland, Grant County, Indiana census record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJX-7L2 .
• 1860 Richland census record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NK-R7C .
• 22 Jun 1861 Camp Wallace, Indiana death notice: https://www.nytimes.com/1862/01/15/archives/gen-banks-command-accidental-deaths-a-pleasant-reunion-advices-from.html .
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZDT-YPB .
• 2022 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .
David Braffett (name listed in some records as David Braffet, David Braffit, and David Braffitt) was born about 1841 in Darke County, Ohio, the 12th and last child of Silas Braffett and Mary Woods.

He was living in 1850 (age 9) and 1860 (age 19) in Richland, Grant County, Indiana.

He served as a private in Company I, 12th Indiana Infantry. He died in 1861 at Camp Wallace near Evansville, Indiana due to the measles, and his body was returned to Grant County.

References:
• 1850 Richland, Grant County, Indiana census record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJX-7L2 .
• 1860 Richland census record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NK-R7C .
• 22 Jun 1861 Camp Wallace, Indiana death notice: https://www.nytimes.com/1862/01/15/archives/gen-banks-command-accidental-deaths-a-pleasant-reunion-advices-from.html .
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZDT-YPB .
• 2022 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .


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