The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Griffin Bayne Kennedy
~1842 - August 29, 1862
Born at TN around 1842.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with parents and five
siblings.
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Wounded at Shilo?
Hospitalized from April 1862 to May 1862.
Killed in the stockade fight near Guest Hollow, TN, on August 29, 1862.
Cousin of William J. D. Alexander, Co. H, John D. Alexander, Co. K, and Josiah H. Alexander, Co. K.
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| S. B. Kennedy | ||
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Guest Hollow Confederate Cemetery, Warren County TN Pvt. G. B. Kennedy |
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| 1850 Census - TN, Maury County, District 22, Page 248, Dwelling 47, Family 47, (188/402) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 37 | M | Farmer | TN | |||||
| Laura Kennedy | 27 | F | TN | ||||||
| Felix Kennedy | 10 | M | TN | ||||||
| Griffen Kennedy | 8 | M | TN | ||||||
| Paulding Kennedy | 7 | M | TN | ||||||
| Wm. Kennedy | 5 | M | TN | ||||||
| Bell Kennedy | 3 | F | TN | ||||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - TN, Maury County, District 22, Page 509, Column 1, Line 30, (86/154) t | ||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 1 | 37 | M | B | ||||
| 1 | 37 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 25 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 20 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 20 | F | M | |||||
| 1 | 16 | F | M | |||||
| 1 | 10 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 5 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 5 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 2 | M | B | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | F | B | |||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield PO, Page 350B, Dwelling 570, Family 503, (32/48) | ||||||||||
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| G. W. Kennedy | 47 | M | Farmer | $8,000 | $9,000 | TN | ||||
| Laura A. Kennedy | 38 | F | TN | |||||||
| Felix G. Kennedy | 19 | M | TN | |||||||
| G. B. Kennedy | 18 | M | TN | |||||||
| [?] P. Kennedy | 16 | M | TN | |||||||
| Wm. Kennedy | 14 | M | TN | |||||||
| Bell Kennedy | 13 | F | TN | |||||||
| Eugene Kennedy | 3 | M | TX | |||||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Limestone, Page 96, Column 2, Line 34, (9/14) | |||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | Slave Houses | |
| G. W. Kennedy | 1 | 30 | F | B | |||||
| 1 | 24 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 14 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 1m | F | B | ||||||
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"By the Central Train," Galveston Weekly
News, August
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:
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