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William Moore Darst

~1843 - ??


 

Born at Ft. Bend County, TX around 1843.
Resided at Richmond, Ft. Bend County, TX in 1860 with parents and six siblings.

Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Hospitalized at Nashville, TN by December 1861.
Discharged in January 1862.
Enlisted in late 1863 and served in Benson's Company, Brown's Regiment (Jones Roster indicates 35th TX Cav.).

Nephew of A. Moore, Co. H and S. G. Moore, Co. H.


Also Identified As:
  W. H. Darst, Chuck Darst

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

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

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

Related Links:
  Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: W. M. Darst

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.

Yeary, Mamie. Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray. McGregor, Texas, 1912.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Darst)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Darst)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)


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