A Feris Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Achille Feris

May 10, 1843 - August 7, 1878

Born at TX on May 10, 1843.
Resided at Fort Bend County, TX.

Mustered into Company H at Richmond, TX on May 14, 1862 by Captain Cook.
Present in December 1863.
Surrendnered in May 1865.
Paroled at Demopolis, AL on June 13, 1865.

Died on August 7, 1878.

Also Identified As:
	Ferris
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	George A. Feris b. ~1817 m. Lavinia F. d. Lavinia F. b. ~1823 m. George A. Feris d.
Siblings:
	Yendall C. Feris, Co. H b. July 17, 1847 d. May 16, 1895
Spouse(s):
	Roberta Bohannon b. m. February 14, 1871 at Fort Bend County, TX
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Feris family Cemetery, in Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX ACHILLE FERIS CO H TEXAS RANGERS 8 CAV CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY MAY 10, 1843 - AUGUST 7, 1878

1850 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Richmond, Page 225A, Dwelling 8, Family 8, (1/4) t
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	George A. Feris	33	M		Physician	$1,500	KY
	Lavinia F. Feris	27	F				AL	Y
	Achili Feris	7	M				TX
	Yundell Feris	3	M				TX
	Gerturde Feris	2	F				TX
	Irene Feris	9	F				TX	Y

1850 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Fort Bend County, Redmond, Page 434, Line 8-9, (1/19)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped
	G. A. Feris	1	31	F	B
		1	14	F	B

1860 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Richmond, Page 376, Dwelling 318, Family 296, (41/53)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Geo. A. Feris	43	M		Physician	$42,320	$15,988	KY
	Leivina Feris	42	F					AL
	Achille Feris	16	M					TX
	Irene Feris	19	F					TX
	Yandell Feris	13	M					TX
	Lissir Feris	10	F					TX
	Kune R. Feris	1	M					TX

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Fort Bend County, Page 353, Line 22-28, (33/52)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped	Slave Houses
	George A. Ferris	1	42	F	B
		2	34	M	B
		3	25	M	B
		4	24	F	B
		5	19	F	B
		6	3	F	B
		7	1	M	M				1

1870 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, June 9, 1863 "Fine Blooded Horses for Sale," Galveston Weekly News, January 14, 1862 Achille Feris and Roberta Bohannon Marriage Record
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) "The Jaybird-Woodpecker War of Fort Bend County" (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online, "Jaybird-Woodpecker War" (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Feris) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Feris) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Ferris) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Ferris) (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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