The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
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.
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Snyder Cemetery, Scurry County, TX |
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| 1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Austin County, Hempstead Pricinct, Page 178B, Dwelling 202, Family 202, (25/27) | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||
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| W. R. Doak |
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| Louvinia Doak |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
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Letter from R. F. Bunting, dated January
27, 1862 |
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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. |
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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname:
Doak) |
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