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 R. Brooks
~1831 - ??
Born in Williamson County, TN around 1831.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 18601 with W.
S. Wood, Co. C; occupied as a saddler and stockraiser.
Described as 5'9" with dark hair, dark complexion, and dark eyes.
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Discharged at Prestonville, TN on August 18, 1862.
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| 1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield, Page 360A, Dwelling 5, Family 5, (image) t | ||||||||||
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| E. R. Herring | 26 | M | Saddler (Master) | $500 | $12,000 | TN | ||||
| Susan H. Herring | 25 | F | TN | |||||||
| John Goza | 28 | M | Boot Maker | $500 | SC | |||||
| W. R. Brooks | 29 | M | Saddler | $800 | TN | |||||
| Edward R. Herring | 2 | M | TX | |||||||
| Walter Wood | 18 | M | Herdsman | $500 | $1,500 | TN | ||||
| J. B. Vallandingham | 28 | M | KY | |||||||
| I. M. Vallandingham | 21 | F | MI | |||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| C. W. Love Letter, dated August 18, 1862 | ||
| 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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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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Edwin
R. Herring.l
- lived next door to bootmaker in 1850, Montgomery Co. TN. (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Brooks) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Brooks) (offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Williamson County, TN) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Williamson County, TN) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Williamson County, TN) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Limestone County, TX) |
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