Melcajah R. Ferrell1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20560, (abt 1841 - 1863)
FatherMelcajah Ferrell4 ( - bef 1850)
MotherHarriett Johannet Flora5 (abt 1811 - 17 Jan 1894)

Key Events:

Birth: about 1841, Virginia6,7
Death: 23 Jun 1863, Culpeper Courthouse, Virginia8
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     Melcajah R. Ferrell was born about 1841 in Virginia.6,7
     His father apparently died before 1850, when Melcajah was about 9 years old.5,9
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of his mother, Harriett Johannet Flora.5
     Melcajah appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of Thomas Fox, a cabinet maker who he was probably working for.10
     He was a cabinet maker before the War.11
     Melcajah enlisted as a private in Capt. J. Grammer Jr.'s company, Montague's Battalion at Halifax Courthouse, Virginia, on 24 Apr 1861. That battalion was consolidated with other units 1 Dec 1861, becoming Company A, 53rd Virginia Infantry.12,13
     He was wounded at the battle of Malvern Hill, 1 Jul 1862, near Richmond. He was admitted to General Hospital No. 21, in Richmond, the next day. He was given a 30-day furlough on July 5.14 He died 23 Jun 1863 in the hospital at Culpeper Courthouse. Cause of death is not stated in the record, but this was three months before the battle there, so it may have been from disease rather than from wounds in battle.8
     Melcajah died on 23 Jun 1863 in Culpeper Courthouse, Virginia.8

Citations

  1. [S6567] Hariet household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Melcajah Ferrell.
  2. [S9563] Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Mel R. Ferrell.
  3. [S6571] Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia.
  4. [S6567] Hariet household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the boy living with Melcjah's wife (or widow), with surname Ferrell.
  5. [S6567] Hariet household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  6. [S6567] Hariet household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 9 and state.
  7. [S9563] Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 20 and state.
  8. [S6572] Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, muster roll card 30 Apr 1863.
  9. [S6576] William E. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, letter 12 July 1863 Wm. M. Howerton to General Henry A. Wise, shows William's mother was a widow.
  10. [S9563] Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  11. [S9563] Thos. Fox household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows occupation as cabinet maker.
  12. [S6571] Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, muster roll card 1 Jul 1861.
  13. [S6572] Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, muster roll card 1 May 1862.
  14. [S6572] Melcajah R. Ferrell, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Virginia, muster roll card 31 Oct 1862; hospital register card.