The wife of Erastus A. Capron, she was born in 1813 and died on August 9, 1901. She apparently re-married to someone named “Vinson” and lived for 54 years after her first husband was killed-in-action in the Mexican War. She lies buried with him in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
Webster VINSON Son S Male W 23 DC Signal Office MD MA
Julia V. PALAZOTTO Dau W Female W 38 ME At Home MD MA
Mary CAPRON Dau S Female W 30 RI Seamstress NY MA
Carlisle P. PORTER SonL M Male W 34 DC Lt. Marine Corps DC DC
Carrie PORTER Wife M Female W 32 FL Keeping House NY MA
Carrie PORTER Dau S Female W 7 DC At School DC FL
David PORTER Son S Male W 5 DC DC FL
Louisa BAKER Other S Female B 25 VA Servant VA VA
William CONN Other S Male B 19 CT Servant CT CT
VINSON, HARRIET R F W/O
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1901
- BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 680
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - UNKNOWN RELATIONSHIP TO VETERAN
COMMANDER USN
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard