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Dr. Powhattan Archer

1827 - 1863

Powhattan Archer was born in 1827. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1846 (he attended 1844-1846). A University of Pennsylvania Alumni document lists Archer's father as Brauch Archer; his place of birth as Brazovia County, Texas; and
his cause and place of death as a skirmish in or near Russellville, Kentucky, on 2 July 1863.

Emigrated to Texas on May 4, 1839
1839 3 months service in Capt. John P. Gill's Company; Col. J. C. Neil's regiment
1842 3 months service in Capt. John C. Hay's Company; under General Somerville
Aft. 17 May 1844 Inherited part of his grandfather's estate, Powhatan County, VA
Bet. 1846 - 1848 Absent from Texas; visited Virginia
24 December 1855 Petition to Texas Legislature for public lands grant;
ref. "Doctor" "single man"
1860 Census, Brazoria County, Texas
September 1861 Enlisted, Brazoria City, Texas
1863 Died in Kentucky

He resided in Brazoria County Texas.
In September 1861 he enlisted with Company B of the 8th Texas Cavalry in Houston. Listed his age as 34
Last record April 1863. Claiborne lists him as killed in KY, July 1863. May have been with Wharton's Scouts under the command of G. L. Gordon.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Listed
Parents:
	Branch Tanner Archer F. Peter Field Archer b: 1756 d: April 25, 1814 in Powhatan Cnty, VA m. Frances Tanner d: 1797 m: October 22, 1782 in Amelia County, VA 1790 - 1856 b: December 13, 1790 in Henrico Cnty, VA d: September 22, 1856 in Eagle Island, Brazoria Cnty, TX (son of Peter Field Archer) sometimes called the "father of the Texas Revolution" served the Republic of Texas as Secretary of War Archer, Branch Tanner (1790-1856) First cousin once removed of William Segar Archer. Born in Fauquier County, Va., December 13, 1790. Physician; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1819-20; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1836; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1840-41. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Tex., September 22, 1856. Interment at Restwood Memorial Park, Clute, Tex. Archer County, Tex. is named for him. Anna Eloisa Clarke 1796 - 1826 b: October 24, 1796 d: October 10, 1826 in Keswick Farm, Powhatan Cnty, VA (daughter of Major John Clarke of Keswick Farm) Margarett J. Walthall
Siblings:
	Eloise Archer b Mary E. Archer 1815 - 1842 b: 1815 d: January 09, 1842 in Augusta, GA Richard F. Archer 1817 - 1840 b: 1817 d: July 27, 1840 in Powhatan Cnty, VA Robert M. Archer 1818 - 1834 b: 1818 d: October 09, 1834 Logan Archer 1826 - 1826 b: 1826 in Keswick Farm, Powhatan Cnty, VA d: October 13, 1826 in Keswick Farm, Powhatan Cnty, VA
Spouse(s):
	Believed never to have married. ARCHER, Powhattan B. & PRICE, Elizabeth - married Oct 21, 1847 Marengo County, AL
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unidentified. (No Photo Available)

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

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

1850 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Town, Page 387, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Branch T. Archer
	P. Archer

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Columbia PO, Page 70, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	Texans Who Wore the Gray: Sleep in a Lonely Grave http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/students/med/catmedmat1845.html http://www.dentonhistory.org/Texas_Sentinel.html War Department Record of the Village Creek Incident http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=traylor-copp&id=I17691
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Johnson, Sidney S. Texans Who Wore the Gray. Tyler, Texas, 1907. 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:
	http://home.asus.net/~devildragon/Marriages/gromab.html http://www.lsjunction.com/people/archer.htm http://www.surnames.com/haggard/web/d13.htm (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Archer) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/land/smith.txt http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/lawsoftexas/pdf/lawin004r.pdf Relief Acts For Benefits of Powhatan Archer 4-618-1856 (INDEX TO lAWS OF tEXAS 457) http://www2.utsouthwestern.edu/cfdocs/library/doctors/doctors.cfm?alpha=A Am. J. Med. Sc. 12:280, July, 1846 For Branch Tanner Archer: Reference: Med. Rec. and Annals v.58, no.12, Dec. 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Red, George Plunkett (Mrs.) The medicine man in Texas. Houston: Standard Printing and Lithog. Co., 1930, p.49. OCLC 17340684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Schmitz, Joseph William. Thus they lived; social life in the republic of Texas. San Antonio, Tx.: Naylor, 1936, pp.122-124. OCLC 39872479 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Texas St. Med. Assoc. Trans. 18:16, 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Webb, Walter Prescott. Handbook of Texas. Austin, Tx.: Texas State Historical Society, v.1, p.63. OCLC 3095662 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: 1930. Red, George Plunkett. The Medicine Man in Texas. Houston, TX:Standard Printing and Lithographing Co., pg. 49. http://mcgovern.library.tmc.edu/MedManTX/P049.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: 1930. Red, George Plunkett. The Medicine Man in Texas. Houston, TX:Standard Printing and Lithographing Co., pg. 41. http://mcgovern.library.tmc.edu/MedManTX/P041.htm http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archer.html http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/far2.html http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/history/archer/people/btARCHER.cfm LINK LINK http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00019/00019-P.html http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&3522 http://www.bchm.org/Austin/panel50.html http://www.bchm.org/Austin/panel45.html http://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_Texas.html http://www.smu.edu/swcenter/tjgreen/tjg_255.htm http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/notables/political/pennworld.html LINK Link LINK LINK

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