Re: William R. Fales 1850 Portsmouth Rhode Island
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William R. Fales 1850 Portsmouth Rhode Island
1/03/02
There was a William Ryland Fales who enlisted in the U. S. Navy at age 18.He was born in 10 Sep 1826 in Washington DC, died 9 Oct 1879, son of Nathan W. and Elizabeth (Davis) Fales.I believe the memoir you mention is "Memoir - The Portsmouth Cripple" an autobiography published at Philadelphia in 1851.William Ryland Fales married Mary Elizabeth Bradley and they had a daughter Minnie E. who married Millard F. Martin 20 May 1878.My information is from William Dexter Fales's work p151.
I do not know if William Ryland Fales is the William R. Fales who wrote the memoir although it seems likely he is.If you can confirm this, I would appreciate knowing.
John Thomas Fales