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Bryant Ferguson Aycock

December 31, 1829 - November 29, 1861


 

Born in Alabama on December 31, 1829.
Resided in Burleson County, Texas in 1860.
Worked as an attorney.

Mustered in with Company A in Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.
Died near Bowling Green, KY on November 29, 1861.

Buried on Nov. 30, 1861 in Nashville's Old City Cemetery.


Also Identified As:
 

None Identified


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  None Known

Parents:
 
William Terrell Aycock
Son of William T. Aycock & Patty Easter
b. 1802 in Elbert County, GA
m. 1825
Martha B. Furguson
m. 1825
Siblings:
 
Abner Aycock
b. ~1834
d. 1860 in a duel with Mr. Bethany in Pickens County, AL?
Spouse(s):
 
Sarah E. Winston
m. February 6, 1856 in Burleson County, TX.
Children:
 
Terrell W. Aycock
b. February 1857 in Burleson Co., TX
Ola Aycock
b. December 1858 in Burleson Co., TX
Bryant F. Aycock
b. 1861 in Burleson Co., TX
Gravesite:
 

Nashville's Old City Cemetery.

Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.


1830 Census - AL, Pickens County, Page 124, Line14, (31/64)
  Head of Houshold William T. Aycock
  Free White Males Under 5 2
  Free White Males 20-30 1
  Free White Males 30-40 1
  Free White Females 20-30 1
  Male Slaves Under 10 3
  Male Slaves 10-24 1
  Male Slaves 24-36 1
  Femal Slaves Under 10 4
  Female Slaves 10-24 1
  Female Slaves 36-55 1
  Total 16

1840 Census - AL, Pickens County, Page 337, Line10, (65-66/108)
  Head of Houshold Terrell Aycock
  Free White Males 5-10 1
  Free White Males 10-15 1
  Free White Males 30-40 1
  Free White Females 15-20 1
  Free White Females 30-40 1
  Male Slaves Under 10 2
  Male Slaves 10-24 7
  Male Slaves 36-55 1
  Femal Slaves Under 10 1
  Female Slaves 10-24 4
  Female Slaves 24-36 1
  Female Slaves 36-55 1
  Total 22
  Number Employed in Agriculture 12

1850 Census - AL, Pickens County, Southern District, Page 72, Dwelling 891, Family 925, (127/248)
  Name Age. Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
W. L. Aycock 48 M   Farmer $5, 000 GA    
Martha B. Aycock 37 F       SC?    
Bryant Aycock 20 M   None   AL Y  
Abner Aycock 16 M       AL Y  

1860 Census - TX, Burleson County, Caldwell PO, Page 108, Dwelling 23, Family 23, (4/94)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
B. F. Aycock 26 M   Lawyer $15,700 $12,000 AL    
L. E. Aycock 21 F         AL    
Terrell W. Aycock 3 M         TX    
- Aycock 1 M         TX    
John W. Carroll 27 M   Merchant $1,500 $3,500 NC    

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Burleson County, Page 140, Line 25-26, (1/26)
  Slave Owner # of Slaves Age Sex Color Fugitive Manummitted Handicapped Slave Houses
  B. F. Aycock 1 60 F B        
    1 32 F M        
    1 25 M B        
    1 22 M B        
    1 16 F B        
    1 14 M B        
    1 12 M B        
    1 10 M B        
    1 7 M B        
    1 5 F M        
    1 6m F M       4
  John W. Carrol 1 15 F B        



Related Links:
  Terry Rangers Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery Nashville, TN
(offsite) Jeanette Kassaw's Waddell-Waugh-Williams-Peebles-Maples Gedcom
(offsite) J.D. Weeks' Weeks, Heatherly, Bussey, ... and Allied Families Gedcom
(offsite) Ryan Pemble's Pemble Gedcom
(offsite) Timothy Vale's The Vale Family Gedcom


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) JoAnn Arrillaga's Mary Washburn Gedcom
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Aycock)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Aycock)
(offsite) ALGenWeb Project (Pickens County, AL)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Pickens County, AL)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Pickens County, AL)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Burleson County, TX)

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