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John R. Henry

~1848 - October 31, 1864


 

Born in TN around 1838.
Resided in Bluff Spring, Travis County, TX.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Received flesh wound at Woodsonvill, KY on December 17, 1861 and sent to Nashville, TN.
Present in February 1862.
Returned to duty by August 1862.
Received accidental gunshot wound at Jackson, AL on October 29, 1864.
Died October 31, 1864 as a result of the gunshot wound.

 


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Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
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1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Travis County, Precinct 2, Bluff Spring PO, Page 244, Dwelling 95, Family 95, (4/5)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
E. Henry 50 F   Farmer $19,000 $1,700 TN    
David Henry 24 M   Farmer   $70 TN    
John Henry 22 M   Farmer   $100 TN    
Mary Henry 20 F   Wife     TN    
Amanda Henry 17 F         TN Y  
Thomas Henry 15 M         TN Y  
James Henry 13 M         TN Y  
Franklin Henry 11 M         TN    
Texana Henry 6 F         TX    

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Travis County, Precinct 2, Page 458, Line, (image)
  Slave Owner # of Slaves Age Sex Color Fugitive Manummitted Handicapped Slave Houses
                   


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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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Henry)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Henry)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Travis County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Travis County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Travis County, TX)

 


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