James Monroe Crain

1842 - 1923

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Pvt., Company "B", Terry's Texas Rangers

Born in Bowie Co. TX in 1842.
His family moved to Port Lavaca when he was very young.
He was living in Indianola, Calhoun Co. prior to the war.
He (along with his younger brother Thomas Freeman Crain) enlisted in Terry's Rangers in Houston on September 7, 1861.
According to his pension application he was a corporal and served throughout the war.
In 1868 he married Ida Sparks Crosland, of Indianola.
They had six children.
He worked as a cowboy and machinist in Galveston, Texas
He died in 1923 and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	R. Paul Adams (great-grandson) (great, great nephew)
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

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Related Links:
	"Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) Confederate Pension Applications: J. M. Crain (#14236)
Sources:
	Unidentified
Research Links:
	(offsite) Genealogy.com's Genealogy Forum (Crain) (offsite) Genealogy.com's Genealogy Forum (Calhoun County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Crain) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Calhoun County, TX)

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