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Person Details
 
Last NameMERCHANT
First NameWILLIAM
Maiden 
Relation 
Cemetery NumberWO009
Cemetery NameST JAMES CEMETERY/BERNON CEME
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1842c
Death Day2
Death MonthMAR
Death Year1865
WarCIVIL
Gravestone Details
SectionLT
Lot 
Map00003
Stone Material 
Condition 
Shape 
Carving 
Legibility 
Number of Graves on Stone0
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date 
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
NotesCo. K, 1st R.I. Infantry. Resident of Bernon Village. "Died from an accidental pistol shot, done by his own hand - after having served his term in the army and returned unscathed." Ref.: 7.
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