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- "Captain Matthew Fontaine deGraffenried (Jr), 1832-1908, son of General Matthew Fontaine deGraffenried 1794, was born near Woodville, Mississippi, on the fourth day of January, 1832 and passed peacefully away at his residence near Mammoth Furnace, Kentucky on February 5, 1908.
When quite a small boy he moved with his parents to near Franklin, Tennessee, where he was reared and educated.The following obituary was published by the press at the time of his demise
“Sometime in the (1850’s) he (Matthew Fontaine deGraffenried Jr) moved to Kentucky with his brother, Tignal Duncan deGraffenried, and his sister Mary Ann deGraffenried Pritchett and her husband.
They all engaged actively in the manufacture of pig iron, operating the Mammoth Furnace in Lyon County. They were thus engaged when the Civil War broke out. Being a staunch Southerner, Matthew Fontaine deGraffenried Jr abandoned his business and volunteered his services to the cause which he believed to be right. He was a member of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment and held the rank of captain. He remained a Confederate soldier until the close of the war. He and his family lost heavily in consequence of the war, being extensive slave-holders, besides having a considerable amount of iron seized by the Government at the Metal Landing above Eddyville. After the close of the war he returned with his brother and sister and took charge of their large land estate, which they disposed of to the Grand Rivers Company. They took stock with that Company to their hurt.”
“He was an Episcopalian, and held prominent positions in his church while in touch with it. Being located near Bethlehem Baptist Church, he and his wife gave friendly aid to it. Their children were both members of that church.
As a father he was tender, as a husband affectionate, and as a man kind-hearted. While surrounded with plenty, he could, as the writer has cause to remember, give kindly encouragement to those who were poor and in trouble.”
Captain Matthew Fontaine deGraffenried (Jr) was twice married, first to Miss Flora Stith in 1860, who lived but a short while, leaving no child. He then married in April,1873, to Miss Henrietta Williams, who survived him."
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"CSA (Confederate States of America), Captain, Company H, 20th Tennessee Infantry
Served with the 20th Tennessee Infantry CSA. Married to Henrietta Funk.
Died near Mammoth Furnace Bay."
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1832 - 1908 (76 years)
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