The
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Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Oscar William Alexander
June 10, 1843 - February 17, 1929
Born June 10, 1843 near Columbus, Colorado County, TX.
Reided in Fayette County, TX.
Mustered into Company F at Memphis, TN on April 10, 1862 by
E. Hill.
Present in February 1864.
Suffered slight wound to leg in July 1864.
Wounded at Aiken, SC on February 11, 1865.
Surrendered at Goldsboro, NC on April 26, 1865.
Married Nancy Lorena Wilson in Osage, Colorado County, Texas on Feb. 14, 1868
Attended 1902 TTR Reunion; home listed as Wellington, TX.
Died February 17, 1929 in Bean Hill, Collingsworth County, TX.
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| 1850 Census - TX, Colorado County, Page 30B, Dwelling 69, Family 73 (image 10/37) | |||||||||
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| Liman Alexander | 34 | M | Farmer | PA | |||||
| Jane Alexander | 25 | F | TN | ||||||
| William Alexander | 7 | M | GA | ||||||
| Edwin Alexander | 5 | M | TX | ||||||
| Amos Alexander | 2 | M | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Fayett County, LaGrange, Dwelling 768, Family 1017, Pg. 309 (image 16/16) | ||||||||||
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| L. W. Alexander | 44 | M | Farmer | 6000 | 500 | PA | ||||
| Jane G. Alexander | 23 | F | TN | |||||||
| William A. Alexander | 16 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Edward H.Alexander | 14 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| A. R. Alexander | 12 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Mary Ann Alexander | 9 | F | TX | |||||||
| M. J. Alexander | 7 | F | TX | |||||||
| J. J. Alexander | 4 | F | TX | |||||||
| Joseph P. Alexander | 1 | M | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Colorado County, Precinct 2, Page 41, Dwelling 57, Family 62 (image 81/217) | |||||||||||
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| O. W. Alexander | 27 | M | Farming | TX | |||||||
| Nancy Alexander | 24 | F | Keeping House | MS | |||||||
| Lyn Alexander | M | TX | |||||||||
| Mary Alexander | F | TX | |||||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Colorado County, Precinct 4, E.D. 50, Page 398 (image 50/79) | ||||||||||||
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| 1920 Census - TX, Collingsworth County, Block, Page 15, Dwelling 185, Family 189 (image 3/14) | |||||||||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
| Yeary's Reminiscences
of the Boys in Gray: Oscar
W. Alexander CV: "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) CV: "John Haynie, of Eighth Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, June 1909 (pp. 271) CV: "Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas," Confederate Veteran, December 1911, p. 574 News: "Mrs. Koons, 73, Of Sanger Dies," Dallas Morning News, April 28, 1949 (offsite) Brazoria County Historical Museum's Old 300 Database (offsite) Oscar W. Alexander LDS Family File (offsite) Oscar William Alexander LDS Family File (offsite) Oscar William Alexander LDS Family File (offsite) Oscaw W. Alexander LDS Family File (offsite) Tory Crook's Tory's Treasures Gedcom |
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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. Yeary, Mamie, Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, McGregor, Texas, 1912. (reprint, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 1986). |
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| (offsite) RootsWeb
Message Boards (surname:
Alexander) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Alexander) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Colorado County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Colorado County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Colorado County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Collingsworth County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Collingsworth County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Collingsworth County, TX) |
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