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Joseph H. Andrews
~1836 - ~1862
Born at Shelby County, TN around 1836.
Moved with family to Lavaca County, TX around 1847.
Became part owner of a store in Oakland, Colorado County, TX; father became
a successful farmer.
Resided at Hallettsville, Lavaca County, TX in 1860 with parents and one sibling;
occupied as a laborer.
Joined local militia unit, Oakland Grays, under Captain J. Duff Brown in
August 1861.
Mustered into Company F at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Present in January 1862.
Wounded and left behind while dismounted during the engagement with the enemy's
reserve forces at Shiloh, TN on April 7, 1862.
Seen near Aberdeen, MS returning home.
Presumed to have died, as he never returned home.
Following the war, his parents and youngest brother emigrated to Mexico where they lived out the remainder of their lives, never knowing what became of Joseph.
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| 1840 Census - TN Shelby County, Page 41 | ||
| Head of Houshold | Alfred Andrews | |
| Free White Males under 5 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 40 to 50 | 1 | |
| Free White Females under 5 | 2 | |
| Free White Females 5 to 10 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 10 to 15 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 30 to 40 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves under 10 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves under 10 | 5 | |
| Female Slaves 10 to 24 | 4 | |
| Female Slaves 24 to 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | |
| Persons employed in agriculture | 2 | |
| 1850 Census - TX, Lavaca County, Page 636, Dwelling 29, Family 29, (image) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| A. G. Andrews | 50 | M | Farmer | $1600 | NC | ||||
| Winifred Andrfews | 47 | F | NC | ||||||
| Joseph H. J. Andrews | 14 | M | TN | ||||||
| Bershaba A. Andrews | 9 | F | TN | ||||||
| Alford Andrews | 8 | M | TN | ||||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - State, County, Page, Line, (image) | ||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | |
| AG Andrews | 1 | 48 | F | B | ||||
| 1 | 28 | F | B | |||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Lavaca Co., p. 232 (#98), Dwelling 663, Family 663, (image) | ||||||||||
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| Alfred Andrews | 61 | M | Farmer | NC | ||||||
| Winifred Andrews | 58 | F | House Wife | |||||||
| Joseph Andrews | 24 | M | Laborer | TN | ||||||
| Pembertons Andrews | 17 | M | Laborer | TN | ||||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Lavaca Co., Page 66B, (image 20/22) | |||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | Slave Houses | |
| Alfred Andrews | 1 | 55 | M | B | |||||
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
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