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A  M LAPPINGTON 1837-1892

Abraham “A M or Abram” Milton Lappington was born on February 29, 1837 in Mobile, AL to George W. and Mary C  Moran Lappington.  He was the oldest of six siblings.  Evidently, he had a fond friendship with his brother, Alvah (1840) because he named a son Alvah Milton in 1882.  He had a sister, Frances Hicks living in New Orleans and joined the Confederate service there.

He met and married Texas Ana Pitkin in Montgomery, AL on April 7, 1865 and they made their home in  Pensacola.   He died from a very short flu-like illness on April 5, 1892 in Pensacola, Florida.

ANOTHER VETERAN GONE

Mr. A. M. Lappington, whose serious illness has been previously mentioned in these columns a few days ago, died at 5:30 AM yesterday.  The funeral will take place from the Palafox Street Methodist Church at 11 o’clock this morning.

The deceased was a member of Camp Ward, Confederate Veterans, of this city, and the members of the camp will attend the funeral this morning in a body.

At the funeral  service, impressive remarks were made by the Pastor, Rev. W. P. Hart.  The remains were escorted from the family residence by the Confederate veterans of Camp Ward to the church where a large concourse of friends and family had gathered.  The increment made in St. John’s Cemetery.

A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT

That resolved, we are sad in view of this separation, we are glad to remember that the life of this comrade since the war, we have another example of fidelity to sacred honor-for he was a typical southern soldier ever true to his parole given to the conqueror and loyal to his readopted country, and in this he made a commendable character.

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