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Osceola Archer
November 13, 1840 - April 8, 1898
Born at Port Deposit, Maryland on November 13, 1840.
Graduated from United States Military Accadamy at West Point in 1827.
Served with Jefferson Davis in the War with Mexico.
Emigrated with family to TX in 1846, settling in Karnes County, TX.
Father served as a judge in Karnes County, TX for six years.
Attended Aranama College in Goliad, TX from 1859 to 1861.
Taught in Oakville, TX in 1861.
Mustered into Company G at San Antonio, TX by Capt. Houston
on September 15, 1861 and/or by Lt. J. W. Sparks on September 16,1861 at Houston,
TX.
Listed on Muster Roll (from origin of company to October 31, 1861) as present
with pay due from enlistment.
Listed on November-December 1861 Muster Roll as having received no pay and
deserted/absent without leave.
Listed on July-August 1862 Muster Roll as present and last paid by Maj. Payton
to July 1, 1862.
Listed on December 31, 1862-April 20, 1863 Muster Roll as present and last
paid by Capt. Steele to Jan. 1, 1863.
Listed on May-June 1863 Muster Roll as present and last paid by Capt. Sharp
to May 1, 1863.
Listed on July 1-December 31, 1863 Muster Roll as present and last paid by
Capt. Sharp to July 1, 1863.
Listed on October 31, 1863-March 1, 1864 Muster Roll as present and last paid
by Capt. Bartholomew to Nov. 1, 1863.
Returned to TX in August 1865 and taught school in DeWitt County, TX.
Admitted to the bar at Helena, TX on October 16, 1866.
Appointed County Attorney in 1867.
Formed a partnership with Major A. H. Phillips, with offices in Victoria and
Indianola, in March, 1869.
Appointed District Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial District in 1870 and
served for one year.
Married Amanda Elizabeth Wildey on November 30, 1871.
Moved to Austin, Travis County, TX in November 1872 on account of Amanda's
ill health.
Joined the Methodist church in 1879.
Elected as treasurer of the Episcopal Endowment Fund and the Fund for Aged
and Infirm Clergy and Widows and Orphans of the Clergy in 1881.
Appointed a member on the board of managers for the Texas State Lunatic Asylum
In June of 1887, and was subsequently elected president of that board.
Elected as a delegate in April 1889 to the General Council of the church in
the United States, to be held in New York.
Interviewed for the 1890 publication Types of Successful Men of Texas.
Died on April 8, 1898.
Buried at Oakwood Cemetery at Austin, Travis County, TX.
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Oly Archer, O. A. Archer |
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| 1840 Census - MD, Cecil County, District 4, Page 267 | ||
| Head of Houshold | John Archer | |
| Free White Males Under 5 | 3 | |
| Free White Males 30 to 40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 10 to 15 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 15 to 20 | 2 | |
| Free Colored Males under 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | |
| 1850 Census - TX, San Patricio County, Town, Page 357, Dwelling 17, Family, (image) t | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| John Archa | 46 | M | Merct. | 200 | MD | ||||
| Ana Archa | 37 | F | MD | ||||||
| Thomas Archa | 14 | M | MD | ||||||
| Eugene Archa | 12 | M | MD | ||||||
| Oceola Archa | 10 | M | MD | ||||||
| Ann Mary Archa | 7 | M | MD | ||||||
| Sarah Archa | 5 | F | MD | ||||||
| Georgia Archa | 3 | F | TX | ||||||
| Gustie Archa | 1 | F | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Goliad County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||
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| John Archer | 54 | M | MD | |||||||
| Anna Archer | 47 | F | MD | |||||||
| Thomas S. Archer | 24 | M | MD | |||||||
| Eugene Archer | 22 | M | MD | |||||||
| Osceola Archer | 20 | M | MD | |||||||
| S. Florence Archer | 14 | F | MD | |||||||
| Georgia Archer | 12 | F | TX | |||||||
| Augusta Archer | 10 | F | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Calhoun County, Indianola, Page 385, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||
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| Anna E. Archer | W | F | 6 | Dau | TX | MD | TX | |||||
| Ida May Archer | W | F | 4 | Dau | TX | MD | TX | |||||
| Osceola Archer, Jr. | W | M | 2 | Son | TX | MD | TX | |||||
| Nellie A. Archer | W | F | 7m | Dau | TX | MD | TX | |||||
| 1887-1888 City Directory - TX, Travis County, Austin | |||||
| Name | Business | Occupation | Office | Residence | |
| Osceola Archer | - | Attorney and notary public | 810 Congress Ave. | 400 Bowie corner Burnet | |
| 1889-1890 City Directory - TX, Travis County, Austin | |||||
| Name | Business | Occupation | Office | Residence | |
| Osceola Archer | State Lunative Asylum | Attorney and notary public, president board of managers | Office over 622 Congress Ave. | 400 Bowie corner Burnet | |
| 1891-1892 City Directory - TX, Travis County, Austin | |||||
| Name | Business | Occupation | Office | Residence | |
| Osceola Archer | State Lunative Asylum | Attorney and notary public, president board of managers | Office over 622 Congress Ave. | 400 Bowie corner Burnet |
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| "Barton's Springs—Bubbling
Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July
8, 1875 Types of Successful Men of Texas 1890: Osceola Archer "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372 (offsite) Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas |
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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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| (offsite) Archer
Family Site (offsite) Ellen Ward's Ward and Associated Families Gedcom (offsite) Jerry Tobin's Tobin & Miller Gedcom (offsite) Biographical Sketch: Thomas Wildey (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Archer) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Archer) (offsite) MDGenWeb Project (Cecil County, MD) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Cecil County, MD) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Cecil County, MD) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (San Patricio County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (San Patricio County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (San Patricio County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Calhoun County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Calhoun County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Calhoun County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Travis County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Travis County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Travis County, TX) |
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