The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
John Milton Brownson
December 28, 1836 - January 26, 1906
Born at Scott County, IL on December 28, 1836.
Moved with family to Clinton, Dewitt County, TX in 1852.
Graduated from military school.
Resided at DeWitt County, TX in 1860 with father and two siblings; occupied
as a merchant.
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Acted on detached duty in December 1861.
Wounded in the leg when the regiment was shelled by artillery after moving
into an open field at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Received furlough.
Recovered and returned to regiment by June 1, 1862.
Present by November 1862.
Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant by November 1862 to at least September
1863.
Present in September 1863.
Departed for TX from Greenville, NC on June 10, 1865 without parole.
Settled in Victoria, TX in 1866.
Founded first bank in Victoria County, TX.
Married Miss Kate Fleming McDow on August 23, 1870 in Victoria, TX.
Acted as deacon and elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Victoria, TX.
Acted as president of the school board in Victoria County, TX.
Mason and Knight Templar.
Member of the Benevolent Order of Elks.
Member of the W. R. Scurry Camp of Confederate Veterans.
Visited Nashville, TN in 1897.
Elected president of the Terry's Texas Rangers Association in 1899.
Died at Victoria, TX on January 26, 1906 due to illness.
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| John M. Brownson | ||
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| 1850 Census - IL, Scott County, Naples, Page 32, Dwelling, Family, (6/14) t1 t2 | |||||||||
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| Theron Brownson | 44 | M | Clerk | $1,500 | PA | ||||
| Janet A. Brownson | 39 | F | VT | ||||||
| Cordulia E. Brownson | 18 | F | IL | ||||||
| John M. Brownson | 14 | M | IL | ||||||
| Thadius Brownson | 7 | M | IL | ||||||
| Frances Brownson | 5 | F | IL | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Page 459, Dwelling 55, Family 55, (3/83) | ||||||||||
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| T. Brownson | 54 | M | Merchant | $4,650 | $1,200 | PA | ||||
| J. A. Brownson | 49 | F | VT | |||||||
| J. M. Brownson | 23 | M | Merchant | $200 | $2,000 | IL | Y - Military | |||
| T. J. Brownson | 17 | M | IL | |||||||
| F. H. Brownson | 15 | F | IL | |||||||
| L. C. Hanks | 19 | M | Clerk | $150 | VA | |||||
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| 1880 Census - TX, Victoria County, Victoria, Page 139, Dwelling 52, Family 52, (9/52) | ||||||||||||
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| Mary Anderson | W | F | 32 | Boarder | W | AL | AL | AL | ||||
| 1900 Census - TX, Victoria County, Victoria, Page, 502, Dwelling 321, Family 322, (15/16) | |||||||||||||||
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| John M Brwnson | Head | W | M | Dec 1836 | 63 | M 29 years | IL | PA | [illegoble] | Own | |||||
| Katherine Brownson | Wife | W | F | August 1846 | 54 | M 29 years | 1 | AL | AL | AL | |||||
| Ethel B. Brownson | Wife's Daughter | W | F | [illegible] 1875 | 25 | S | MS | IL | AL | At Home | |||||
| John M. Brownson | Son | W | M | [illegible] 1881 | 18 | S | TX | IL | AL | Student | |||||
| Related Links: | ||
| "List of Killed
and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News,
April 25, 1862 - RF
Bunting Letter "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862. R. F. Bunting Letter, November 25, 1862 CSR: Receipt for JM Brownson, April 16, 1863 "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) "The Last Roll: John Milton Brownson," Confederate Veteran, March 1906 (p. 131) (offsite) AWT: Clois Richardson's Richardson Family: John Milton Brownson (offsite) LDS: Family Search Individual Record: John Milton Brownson (offsite) Texas Settlement region Historic Markers Guide, Victoria County: Brownson's Bank (offsite) 1st Victoria National Bank: Bank History (offsite) Victoria County, Texas : Confederate Dead burried at Victoria (offsite) Victoria County, Texas: Historic Markers |
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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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(offsite) AWT: Clois Richardson's Richardson Family:
Theron
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