EW Black - Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Elisha W. Black

~1842 - ~July 1862

Mustered in "for the war" with Company D in Houston on September 7, 1861.(Age listed as 18, provided equipment valued at $35)

Listed as present on the October 31 Company D Muster Roll. (Pay due since enlistment)
Listed as Absent on the Company D Muster Roll for Nov. & Dec. 1861. (Not Paid) "Hospitalized at Nashville since 27 Dec."
Died from typhoid fever in Nashville in 1862. (Claiborne indicates February, Bunting indicates July.)

Black, Elisha W. D Bastrop 18 Tex. 9/7/61, Houston yes typhoid fever pvt.; sick at Nashville, Tenn. by 12/61 (rc,i), dying there 2/62 (c) or by 7/62 (b)

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Nashville Cemetery

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?

Springfield PO, Limestone Co. p350 - Elisha Black - age 58
Springfield PO, Limestone Co. p361 - Elisha Black Jr - age 27
Centerville PO, Leon Co. p252 - E. W. Black - age 21

Related Links:
	(offsite) Bastrop Civil War Veterans - CSRs Page 1, 2, 3 (offsite) Confederate Dead at Nashville Cemetery: Black, E. W.
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Black) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Black)

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