Here’s a lead:

Captain George P. Ring is listed in this index as having an obituary published in the Daily Picayune newspaper as follows:

Ring, Capt. George P
Death date: 1867-06-09
Age: 37 years
Sex: M
Obituary citation(s): Daily Picayune, 1867-06-11, Pg. 4 col. 3

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George P Ring
in the Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
Name: George P Ring
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1830
Death Date: 9 Jun 1867
Parish: Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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City Director 1866 Occupation - Cotton Weigher