The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
William H. Billingslea
1837 - October 30, 1920.
Born at GA in 1837.
Came to Texas in 1859.
Resided in Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX in 1860.
Mustered into Company K at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Absent by November 1861 due to illness.
Discharged in 1862 due to illness.
Enlisted in Company D of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry on May 22,
1862 at Washington, AR
C captured at Mound City, KS on October 24, 1864
S ent to Alton and Rock Island, IL, then paroled at Camp Lee, VA on March
28, 1865.
Moved to Dallas County, TX in 1899.
Received Confederate Pension on March 28th, 1900. No. 6903.
Moved to Winnesboro, Wood County, TX.
Admitted to Texas Confederate Veterans Home on July 31, 1918.
Died October 30, 1920 in Austin, Travis County, TX
Buried in the Texas State Cemetery on October 31, 1920.
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Anderson W. Billingslea, Billingsley, Billingsly |
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Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX W. H. BILLINGSLEA |
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - MS, Madison County, Page 149, Dwelling 268, Family 272, (39/104) | |||||||||
| Name | Age. | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Francis B. Billingsley | 61 | M | Planter | $2,232 | GA | ||||
| Sarah Billingsley | 53 | F | GA | ||||||
| Sarah Billingsley | 21 | F | GA | ||||||
| Mary Billingsley | 18 | F | GA | ||||||
| Oliver Billingsley | 20 | M | Farmer | GA | |||||
| William Billingsley | 14 | M | GA | Y | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Precinct 7, Page 267B-268, Dwelling 478, Family 438, (4-5/9) t t | ||||||||||
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| Eliza Billingsly | 50 | M | Farmer | $3,400 | $8,380 | AL | ||||
| Martha Billingsley | 4 | F | TN | |||||||
| Fayette Billingsley | 26 | M | $600 | $1,000 | TN | |||||
| William Billingslea | 25 | M | Farmer | $160 | $500 | TN | ||||
| John Billingsley | 17? | M | TN | Y | ||||||
| Jack P. Billingsley | 16 | M | TN | Y | ||||||
| Miriam Billingsley | 12 | F | TN | Y | ||||||
| Harry F. Billingsley | 8 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Delta L. Billingsley | 5 | F | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||
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| 1880 Census - TX, Washington County, ED 143, Page 97B, Dwelling 202, Family 203, (30/41) | |||||||||
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| W. H. Billingslea | W | M | 46 | Step Son | Farmer | GA | GA | GA | |
| Mary Ann Billingslea | W | F | 41 | Dau | MS | GA | AL | ||
| Julia Ogburn | W | F | 54 | Dau | MS | GA | AL | ||
| Jon S. Ogburn | W | M | 10 | G Son | TX | TX | MS | ||
| Mary L Ogburn | W | F | 8 | G Dau | TX | TX | MS | ||
| Josiah L. Ogburn | W | M | 6 | G Dau | TX | TX | MS | ||
| Mammy Stokes | W | F | 14 | G Dau | TX | SC | MS | ||
| Millie E. Stokes | W | F | 12 | G Dau | TX | SC | MS | ||
| J. F. Cox | W | M | 21 | Employee | Laborer | MS | |||
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| Related Links: | ||
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Terry Rangers Buried at the Texas
State Cemetery |
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| Sources: |
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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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| Research Links: |
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(offsite) Rex McLaurin's The
McLaurin - McMahon Family Research Page #2 Gedcom |
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