JW Baylor Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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John William Baylor

March 14, 1833 - December 12, 1878

Born in Bourbon County, KY on March 14, 1833.
Resided at Helena, Karnes County, TX in 1860; occupied as a stockraiser.

Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Elected 3rd Lietenant.
On 1st Scout started Nov. 5th 1861 from Camp Johnston.
Sought medical discharge, but denied in January 1862.
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant by October 1862.
Left in Middle TN by June 1863.
Promoted to Lieutenant by July 1863.
Suspected captured from at least December 1863 until at least January 1864 (possibly with O. E. Herbert, Co. F).
Led six man raid in early 1864 - Claiborne recorded that Baylor, with a detachment of "six men[,] was cut off for 90 days was in the midst of the enemy, loosing a part of his command."
Assumed dead by February 1864 - one source indicated "left in Middle Tenn., supposed dead."
Thought to have been killed with party including R. S. Davis, Co. E, near Sparta, TN in March 1864.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.

Died on December 12, 1878 at Montell, Uvalde County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	J. W. Baylor
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	William Miller Baylor Son of Walker Baylor and Jane Bledsoe b. September 25, 1791 at Lincoln County, KY. Letitia B. Coleman b. December 5, 1812 at Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky
Siblings:
	Jusiah Liles (aka Zervich Liles, Jerusha Liles) b. ~ 1843 in GA
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	John William Baylor b. ~1860 in TX
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

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, Karnes County, Helina PO, Page 6, Dwelling 980, Family 923, (11/43)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	J. W. Baylor	26	M		Stock Raiser		$3,000	KY

1860 Census - TX, Karnes County, Helina PO, Page 6, Dwelling 979, Family 922, (11/43)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	C. Liles	45	M				$2,000	SC
	M. Liles	35	F					GA
	Jusiah Liles	17	F		Student			GA
	Tho's Liles	14	M					GA
	Sarah Liles	11	F					FL
	Chas. Liles	9	M					FL
	Asiadna Liles	7	F					TX
	Nene Liles	5	F					TX
	Martha J. Liles	3	F					TX
	Jno. M. Liles	9m	M					TX

1870 Census - TX, Refugio County, Subdivision 4, Page 160B, Dwelling 372, Family 372, (52/59)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	J. W. Baylor	37	M	W	Dry Goods Merchant	$6,000	$3,000	KY
	Jerusha Baylor	27	F	W	Keeping House			GA
	William Baylor	10	M	W				TX

1880 Census - TX, San Patricio County, Precinct 2, Page 380, Dwelling, Family, (image) t
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
	Jeriah Baylor		F	W	35	GA	Keeping House	SC	GA
	John Baylor	Son	M	W	19	TX	Stock Raiser	KY	GA
	Sampson Kimball		M	W	28	AL	Baptist Preacher	LA	AL
	Mollie Young		F	W	20	TX	No Occupation	MS	MS

Related Links:
	Turner's List of Company C on 1st Scout started Nov. 5th 1861 Terry's Texas Rangers By L.B. Giles - Chapter 9 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers, Part 6 Letter from B. F. Batchelor to his wife, dated January 5, 1862 Tom Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909 (offsite) Sondra Bateman's Bateman and Related Branches gedcom (offsite) David Buchroeder's Gandalf's Genealogy Group gedcom Feb 2004 (offsite) Clovis LaFleur's Descendants of Aaron Stark gedcom (offsite) Clovis La Fleur's Family of Clovis LaFleur gedcom (offsite) Laurie Brandt's Wood/Furby gedcom (offsite) Jason Gonzalez's Sara & Jason's Family Tallahassee gedcom (offsite) Jason Gonzalez's Virginia Lees 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) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Baylor) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Baylor) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Refugio County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Refugio County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Refugio County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Uvalde County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Uvalde County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Uvalde County, TX)

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