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George W. Cuppett

~1825 - ??


 

Born at VA ~1825. (Alternate record indicates birth date of ~1832.)
Resided at Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860; occupied as a laborer.
Described as 6'2" with brown hair, dark complexion, and hazel eyes.

Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Discharged in April 1862 due to illness.
Reenlisted at Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX on February 5, 1863, and sworn in by Lt. Parramore.
Present and on special duty in December 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Surrendered at Greenville, TN on May 2, 1865.
Paroled at Greenville, TN on May 22, 1865, or at Nashville, TN in May 1865.

Wife Malvina applied for a pension in Wilson County, TN:

NAME:  Cuppet,  George W.
WIDOW:  Cuppet,  Malvina C.
PENSION #:  W2803
COUNTY:  Wilson

 


Also Identified As:
  Cuppet

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
 
Unknown
b.
d.
Unknown
b.
d.
Siblings:
 
Marcellus Cuppett
b.
d. at age 25
Polk Cuppett
b. Oct. 1845 at W. Virginia
d.
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Malvina __________
b. Dec. 1844 at TN
d.
Children:
 
Lula Cuppett
b. Sept. 1875 or ~1868
d.
Thomas Cuppett
b. ~1864
d. possibly between 1870 and 1880
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

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

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Page 199B, Dwelling 694, Family 642, (image 99-100/105)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Eli Mitchell 60 M   Assessor / Collector $40,000 $2,000 PA    
Eliz Mitchell 43 F         MO    
O[tho?] Z. Mitchell 20 M   School Teacher     TX    
Laura Mitchell 14 F         TX    
Nancy Mitchell 15 F         TX    
[C. or O.] A. Mitchell 12 M         TX    
Nora Mitchell 10 F         TX    
Eli Mitchell 8 M         TX    
Geo. W. Cuppett 35 M   Laborer     VA    

1870 Census - TN, Williamson County, Franklin Post Office, District 10, Page 170, Dwelling 208, Family 212, (image 39/42)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  Laura Douglas 14 F B Laborer     TN    
  George Cuppett 35 M W Farm Laborer     VA      
  Mulvina Cuppett 24 F W Keeping House     TN      
  L[onlie?] Cuppett 2 F W       TN      
  Thomas Cuppett 6 M W       TN      
  Will Davis 21 M W Farm Laborer     TN      

1870 Census - TN, Williamson County, Franklin Post Office, District 10, Page 170, Dwelling 209, Family 213, (image 39/42 )
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  Polk Cuppett 23 M W Farm Laborer     VA    
  [Shundy?] Hightower 50 M B Farmer     TN      
  Eliza Hightower 48 F B Keeping House     TN      
  Wm Hightower 16 M B Farm Laborer     TN      
  Patsey Hightower 15 F B       TN      
  Aley Hightower 12 F B       TN      
  Sam [Puryear] 18 M B Farm Laborer     TN      
  Robert [Puryear] 21 M B Farm Laborer     TN      

1880 Census - TN, Davidson County, District 13, District 73, Page 190A, Dwelling 7, Family 7, (image 1/91)
 
Name
Race
Sex
Age
Rel.
Mar. St.
Occupation
Health
Education
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
G. W. Cuppet
W
M
47
M
Farmer
VA
PA
VA
Melvina Cuppet
W
F
35
Wife
M
Housekeeper
TN
TN
TN
Lula Cuppet W F 12 Daughter S Housekeeper     TN VA TN
George Fisher W M 12 Apprentice S Farmer     TN OH TN
Laura [Bernard] B F 17 Servant S Cook     TN TN TN

1900 Census - TN, Wilson County, Civil District 2, District 134, Page 28B, Street Address, Dwelling 194, Family 199, (image 20/21)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
D.O.B.
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
  Malvina Cuppet Head W F Dec 1844 55 wd [1 yr?] 1 child, 1 living TN TN TN   Farm    
  Lula Cuppet Daughter W F Sept. 1875 24 S   TN TN TN        
  Robert S. Swafford Boarder W M Jan. 1870 29 S   TN TN TN   Day Labor    
  Abe Carter Servant B M Jan. 1882 18 S   TN TN TN   Servant    

In 1900, "Polk Cuppet" was a boarder in Cardiff, Garfield County, Colorado, and birthplace was listed as West Virginia (image 3/9).



 


Related Links:
 

Texas Rangers Associated with Gonzales County, Texas
Wikipedia: McGavock Confederate Cemetery (offsite)


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: Cuppett)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Cuppett)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Cuppet)
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(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)
(offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Williamson County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Williamson County, TN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Williamson County, TN)
(offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Davidson County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Davidson County, TN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Davidson County, TN)
(offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Wilson County, TN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Wilson County, TN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Wilson County, TN)

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