RHD Cureton Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Robert H. D. Cureton

~1840 - November 25, 1861

Born in SC.
Resided in Columbia, Brazoria County, TX.

Mustered in with Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to Sergeant in November 1861.
Died from illness at Nashville, TN.
Buried at Nashville, TN on November 25, 1861.

Body moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.

Also Identified As:
	Curiton
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	H. T. Cureton, Co. B. b. ~ 1839 d. January 8, 1862 in Nashville, TN.
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Nashville's Old City Cemetery. Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.

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?

See Greenville, SC p.426 (215/305) for possible Robert Curiton, age 10.

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Columbia PO, Page 64B, Dwelling 189, Family 175, (22/52)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Wm. J. Kyle	55	M		Planter	$112,500	$65,780	TN
	R. J. Ransom	24	M		Overseer			MS
	R. H. Cureton	20	M		Overseer			SC

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Brazoria County, Page 117, Line, (image)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped	Slave Houses
	Wm. J. Kyle

Related Links:
	Terry Rangers Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery Nashville, TN
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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) Cathy Manly Sockol's The Manly-Weise Family Gedcom (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Surname: Cureton) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Surname: Cureton) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)

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