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No portrait or photo of gravestone located.

 

 

George R. Allen

~1835 - ??


 

(Note: There was also a George R. Allen that served in Co. D, they are different individuals.)

Born in KY around 1835.
Resided in Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX.

Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX (apparently) on September 14, 1861.
Absent much of the time between January 1862 and July 1863.
Present but scheduled to depart to TX after extended bad health in June 1862.
Discharged (apparently) and returned to regiment in 1863, possibly in February.
Wounded at Rome, GA on October 12, 1864.


Also Identified As:
 

None Identified


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 
None Known

Parents:
 
Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Unknown
Children:
 

Unknown

Gravesite:
 
Unlocated. (No photo yet available.)

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, p124, Household 439, Family 686 (Part 7, 2/20)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
B. B. Botts 53 M Farmer 2000 3000 KY
Francis Botts 42 F KY
Martha Botts 18 F KY
Sarah Botts 16 F KY y
Ross Botts 12 M KY y
John Botts 9 M TX y
Eliza Botts 4 F TX
Hawse Botts 28 M KY
Geo. Allen 25 M Farmhand TN

1870 Census - TX, Gonzales County, #3 Precinct, Belmont, p 448 (98/230)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Student?
Literate?
  George Allen 30                  
                         



Related Links:
 

None Yet Located


Sources:
 

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Allen)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Allen)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)


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