TS Burney Biographical Data - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Thomas Sylvanus Burney

May 28, 1842 - March 21, 1910

Born in Tallapoosa County, AL on May 28th, 1842.
Moved with family to TX in July 1855.
Resided near Jefferson, Cass County, TX for one year.
Moved to Limestone County, TX in 1856.
Resided in Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with parents and four siblings.

Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Left near Morristown, TN on December 20, 1863 with S. K. Scruggs, Co. C, to shod horses.
Missing by January 1864 and thought to have been captured or to have deserted.
Present by end of war.
Member of Shannon's Scouts.

Returned home to Limestone county in July of 1865.

Married Mary A. Wimbish (daughter of James R. Wimbish and Sarah Coherty) on October 6th, 1879, with whom he had eight children.

Before he died in 1910, he wrote some brief articles and letters about his experiences as a member of Terry's Rangers and Shannon's Scouts.

Died March 21, 1910 at Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Tom Burney
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:

Parents:
	James Lawrence Burney b. Minerva Elizabeth Peooples b.
Siblings:
	Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b. Sibling b.
Spouse(s):
	Mary A. Wimbish daughter of James R. Wimbish and Sarah Coherty m. Tom Burney on October 6, 1879
Children:
	Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b. Child b.
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census Slave Schedule - State, County, Page, Line, (image)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped

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

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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Nativity

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1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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D.O.B.

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

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Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

1910 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

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Sex

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	"Death of Judge Gustave Cook," Confederate Veteran, August 1897 , p. 418. "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) T. S. Burney Papers T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909 (Part 1). T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "The Famous Terry Rangers," November 25, 1909 (Part 2). T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "Shannon's Scouts," December 9, 1909. T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "Some Texas Rangers," December 16, 1909 (Part 1). T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "Some Texas Rangers," December 30, 1909 (Part 2). T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "Some Texas Rangers," January 13, 1910 (Part 3). T. S. Burney, Groesbeck Journal, "Some Texas Rangers," January [13], 1910 (Part 4). Groesbeck Journal, "Tom Burney Dead," March 21, 1910.
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. Brightman, Pauline Burney. The Burney's From North Carolina. Pasadena: Misc. Enterprises, 1992.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Burney) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Burney) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Cass County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Cass County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Cass County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Hopkins County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Hopkins County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Hopkins County, TX)

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