H Bouldin Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Hammond Bouldin

February 24, 1825 - April 10, 1905

Born in Madison County, AL on February 24, 1825.
Arrived in TX in 1846 to explore the prospects and to prepare for his family's arrival.
Became a physician after his first wife's death in 1851.
Resided in Chappell Hill, Washington County, TX in 1860, with wife, and also with D. H. Browning of Co. K.

Mustered into Company K at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on January 8, 1862.
Absent due to illness near Decatur, AL in the spring of 1862.
Rejoined regiment in April 1862.
Absent tending to T. J. Burrows of Co. K in May 1862.
Received furlough around June 1862.
Resigned his commission in February 1863.
Acted as special agent and wagon master from around April 1863 to at least June 1863.

Practiced medicine in Chappell Hill, TX until 1889, when he (and his second wife) sold his 400 acre farm and moved to Lawn, Taylor County, TX and built a home (at age 64) on a 710 acre ranch; expanded the ranch by 320 acres in 1890.

Died at TX on April 10, 1905.
Buried in Old Lawn, TX in April 1905.

Memorial service held at Lawn, TX on October 11, 1997, by members of the Sons of the Confederacy, at which time a Confederate Marker was unveiled; fourteen Bouldin family members attended the service.

Also Identified As:
	Bo Bouldin
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	W. Graves Bouldin b. in Henry County, VA on March 21, 1792 m. in Madison County, AL on July 20, 1821 d. in Washington County, TX on September 31, 1857 Elizabeth Purnell Hammond daughter of Capt. Eli Hammond and Marry "Polly" Owen b. in Davidson County, TN on September 23, 1803 m. in Madison County, AL on July 20, 1821 d. in Washington County, TX on August 17, 1855 and buried that month in Bouldin-Routt Cemetery, Chappell Hill, TX
Siblings:
	Mary Purnell Tabitha Bouldin b. Elizabeth G. Bouldin b. Susan Eleanor Bouldin b. Green Bouldin b. Catherine C. Bouldin b. Eli Shelby Bouldin b. Margaret J. Bouldin b. Sally M. Bouldin b. Betty P. H. Bouldin b.
Spouse(s):
	Martha Jane Bouldin daughter of Thomas M. Bouldin and Mary Ann Dedman b. in Madison County, AL in 1831 m. on September 9, 1846 d. in Washington County, TX in February 1851 Eliza Lewis Browning Bouldin daughter of Colonel William Westcoat Browning and Elizabeth Lewis b. in MS in 1839 m. in Washington County, TX on January 13, 1857 d. in Old Lawn, TX on May 15, 1902, and buried there the same month
Children:
	Thomas Graves Bouldin buried in McBee Cemetery, not far from his father's grave site Child b. Child b. Child b.
Gravesite:
	Located in the garden of his home in Old Lawn, Taylor County, TX, next to his second wife, Eliza. 2nd Lieut Hammond Bouldin Co K 8 Texas Cav CSA Feb 24 1825 Apr 10 1905

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity

1900 Census - TX, Taylor County, Lawn, 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:
	The Last Roll - Dr. Hammond Bouldin, Confederate Veteran, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 281 Poem from Bouldin to Mary Chappell, dated September 5, 1851 Letter from R. F. Bunting, dated January 27, 1862 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 (offsite) Unnamed 2 cemetery (28) (offiste) A History of Rural Taylor County, by J. D. Zachry
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: Bouldin) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Bouldin) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Washington County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Taylor County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Taylor County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Taylor County, TX)

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