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Nathan Arms

1838 - 1907


 

Born around 1834 or 1838.
Resided at DeWitt County, TX.

Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Listed as present in February 1864.
Listed as present in April 1865.

Texas Land Title Abstracts:
District: Bexar;Travis
County: Blanco
Grantee: Nathan Arms
Patentee: 21 Dec 1880
Patent#: 465
Patient Volume: 11
Acres: 160
Class: Travis Pre
File: 1319

Claiborne lists "Nathan Ames" of Company E as "dead" on his 1882 roster.

Nathan Arms submitted a pension application (06113) on August 7, 1899 in Blanco County, TX.


Also Identified As:
 

Nathanial Arms, Nathan Ames, Nathan Anual Arms


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 
Gr-Granddaughter

Parents:
 
Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Betty Arms?
m. Tom Hamilton
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Nancy Ellen Wooten
b.1861
m. Nathan Arms on July 4, 1875 in Lavaca County, TX?
d. 1921
Children:
 
Edward Arms
b.1877
John M. Arms
b.1879
Melvern Arms
b. 1880
Ross Arms
b. 1882
Alva May Arms
b. 1886
Josie Arms
b. 1887
Georgia Ann Arms
b. 1889
m. John Otwell Renfro (1869-1961)
d. April 24, 1979 Burnet County, TX
Gravesite:
 
Unlocated. (No photo yet available.)


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

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
                   
                   

1870 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Clinton, Precint 1, Page 225, Dwelling 174, Family 174, (image 27/35)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  Nathan Arms 31 M W Farmer on Shares     KY    

1880 Census - TX, Blanco County, Precinct 2, Page 343, Dwelling 239, Family239, (28/28) Very Faint
 
Name
Rel.
Mar. Stat
Sex
Race
Age
Nativity
Occupation
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Nathan Armes
Self
M
M
W
37
GA
Farmer
SC
NC
B. M. Armes
Wife
M
F
W
29
TX
Keeping House
GA
GA
J. M. Armes Other S F W 5 TX   GA TX
L. J. Armes Other S M W 3 TX   GA TX
J. M. Armes Other S F W 1 TX   GA TX

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
D.O.B.
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
                               
                               


Related Links:
 
(offsite) LDS Family Group Record: Nathan Arms & Nancy E. Wooten

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.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.


Research Links:
  (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Arms)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (DeWitt County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (DeWitt County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Lavaca County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Lavaca County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Blanco County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Blanco County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bexar County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bexar County, TX)

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