Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....DeBordenave, Fulgence, 1904 

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MAJOR FERGENCE deBORDENAVE

HERO OF THREE WARS IS DEAD

MAJOR DeBORDENAVE WITH BRAVE AND ROMANTIC RECORD ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALL

   SUFFOLK, VA. DEC. 19 - Major Fergence deBordenave, a veteran of three wars, 
a federal office holder for eleven years, and a fine old man personally and 
Masonically, died today at Franklin, Va., at the age of seventy-four years.

   The deceased had been in ill-health for a period of two years, but had not 
been considered in a critical condition within the past few days.

   The funeral will take place at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the 
residence and will be conducted by Rev. C.H. Rowland, of the Christian Church. 
The burial will be in Poplar Hill (Spring) cemetery.

   Franklin lodge, No. 151, A.F. & A.M., will have charge of the burial 
services.

   The deceased was best known as a major; really was entitled to the rank of 
colonel, having attained that distinction a short while before General Lee’s 
surrender.

   Major deBordenave, born in France, where he did splendid service in two 
campaigns, arrived in America at New Orleans a few days before the breaking 
out of civil hostilities.  He enlisted in the Confederate service and served 
throughout the war as a fighting member of the Louisiana Zouaves, during which 
time his military ranks were attained.

   Prior to American residence Major deBordenave fought during the Crimean war 
and he was a soldier at Sebastopool.

   He was for eleven years postmaster at Franklin.  He began during Garfield’s 
administration, but when Cleveland went in for the first time, was relieved by 
Governor Brownley.

   The deceased in survived by a widow, who was a Miss Mattie Pipkin, a 
daughter of General John Pipkin, and two sons, Dr. Ernest A. deBordenave, the 
present postmaster of Franklin and L.F. deBordenave, of Norfolk.


Major Fulgence DEBORDENAVE d'Abere, Confederate veteran, former Postmaster, 
b. France, d. 19 Dec 1904, Franklin, age 74, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 92B*), Franklin, 
   21 Dec 1904, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mon., Dec. 20, 1904 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Additional information: 

A photograph of Major deBordenave, and accounts of his service, appear in: 
   Balfour, Daniel T.  "Franklin and Southampton County in the Civil War." 
   (Appomattox: H.E. Howard, 2002). 


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