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William R. Doak

~1837 - ??


 

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Elected 3rd Lieutenant.
Brevetted as 2nd Lieutenant by December 1861.
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant by October 1862.
Commanded company by April 1864.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.

Enumerator for 1880 Federal Census, Lee County, Precinct 4.

Attended 1882 Terry's Ranger reunion. (Residence listed as Lexington, Lee County, TX.)

Pension Application # 31807 - William R. Doak, Scurry County, TX. (likely another individual)
Pension Application # 35041 - M. E. Doak, Scurry County, TX, Spouse of WR Doak.
May have died in Snyder County, TX on November 7, 1917.


Also Identified As:
 

Doake


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 

None Known


Parents:
 
Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Abner Vernon Doak
b: 1838 in Madison County, Mississippi
James J. Doak
b: 1844 in Madison County, Mississippi
Served in Terry's Rangers, Company D
d. 1863 in GA.
John Doak
b: 1846 in Texas
Mary Ann Doak
b: 1847 in Texas
m. W. L. Johnson on August 15, 1866
Martha Doak
b: 1850 in Texas
Edmond Rufus Doak
b: 1852 in Rusk County, Texas
Dora Doak
b: 1859 in Texas
Spouse(s): WR Doak gravesite.
 
Lavina Ann Burns
daughter of William Martin Burns and Ann Barton M. Warren
m. William R. Doak on January 2, 1868 in Burleson County, TX.
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Snyder Cemetery, Scurry County, TX


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, Austin County, Hempstead Pricinct, Page 178B, Dwelling 202, Family 202, (25/27)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
N. W. Bush 49 M   Com Merchant $50,000 $15,000 NC    
T. A. Bush (wife) 47 F         VA    
J. H. Bush 20 M   Clerk     TX    
Martha M. Bush 18 F         TX Y  
S. E. Bush 16 F         TX Y  
W. T. Bush 12 M         TX Y  
G. H. Bush 10 M         TX Y  
Z. H. Bush 8 M         TX    
H. A. Henderson 25 M   Com Merchant   $500 TN    
Wm. Doak 25 M   Clerk     MI    
John Morse 21 M   Clerk     MI    
E. A. Macarthur 27 F   Farmer   $15,000 AL    
John Lister 11 M         AL    
Michael McDuffie 40 M   Gardner     Ireland    
F. Ritchie 24 M   Laborer     AL    

1870 Census - TX, Burleson County, Western District, Page 134B-135, Dwelling 61, Family 62, (20-21/204)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  William Doak 33 M W Farmer $1,500 $2,000 MS    
  Lavinia Doak 22 F W Keeps House     MS      
  Lucinda Ln Daok 1 F W At Home     TX      
  James R. Tate 23 M W Farm Labor     MS      

1880 Census - TX, Lee County, Lexington, District 94, Page 56, Dwelling 31, Family 32, (4/55)
 
Name
Rel.
Sex
Race
Age
Nativity
Occupation
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
W. R. Doak
M
W
44
MS
Farming
TN
VA
Louvinia Doak
wife
F
W
32
MS
Keeping House
TN
AL
John M. Doak son M W 11 TX At School MS MS
Inice Doak dau F W 9 TX At School MS MS
Vernon Doak son M W 7 TX   MS MS
Augusta Doak dau F W 4 TX   MS MS
Bird Doak dau F W 1 TX   MS MS
Tom Budd renter M W 20 TX Farming LA MS

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
D.O.B.
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
                               
                               

1910 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
                             
                             


Related Links:
 

Letter from R. F. Bunting, dated January 27, 1862
W. Nicholson Letter, December 10, 1862
New Birmingham Times 1891: Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (part 1)
Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891
(offsite) Burns Genealogy


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: Doak)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Doak)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Lee County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Lee County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Lee County, TX)


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