Civil War Veterans of Mendocino County, California.
Elbert Marshall Duff

Researched and Compiled by : 
Ronald Cannon, MA 
Submitted June 2010

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Elbert Marshall Duff, 24 November 1844 VA-13 February 1919
Co. C, 21 VA Cav.
Evergreen Cemetery, Boonville

BOONVILLE CITIZEN GOES TO FINAL REWARD – BOONVILLE, Feb.18. – After a lingering illness, Elbert 
Marshall Duff passed away at the family home Boonville, Cal., on Feb. 13th. Deceased was a native of 
Washington county, Va., in which state he was married to Delia Caldwell. For the past thirty-five years 
he has been a resident of Mendocino county and has always been active in all questions pertaining to 
the good of the community. He was alos an active member of the Christian Church. He was aged 74 
years, 2 months and 20 days.
	He leaves to mourn his death, his widow, three sons, John Homer of Boonville, Peter Franklin 
of Taft, and Sydney Elbert of San Francisco; four daughters, Mrs. W. J. Slattery of Lake county, Mrs. Neil 
Simpson of San Francisco, Mrs. Addie McGimsey of Boonville and Mrs. A. C. Hogan of Albion; two sisters, 
Mrs. Margaret V. Miller, of Washington county, Va.; and Mrs. T. J. Vestal of Boonville.
	The interment was at the Green Mound cemetery, Boonville, on Saturday, February 15th, where 
a host of friends gathered to extend to the family their heartfelt sympathies pay their last respects to the 
departed one. Dispatch Democrat 21 February 1919.

1860 U.S. census, Washington County, Virginia, population schedule, Western Dist., Abingdon post office, 
p. 573, dwelling 1554, family 1499, Samuel C Duff; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1383.


1880 U.S. census, Morgan County, Missouri, population schedule, Moreau twonship, ED 197, p. 275-A (stamped), 
dwelling 222, family 225, Elbert Duff; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 705.

1910 U.S. census, Mendocino County, California, population schedule, Anderson township, ED 54, p. 9-B (stamped), 
sheet 9, dwelling 79, family 79, Elbert M Duff; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 88.