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Edward Kaylor

~1840 - ??


 

Born around 1840.
Possibly resided at Lavaca County, TX (Jones Roster).

Mustered into Company F at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Hospitalized at Rienzi, MS from April 1862 to June 1862.
Listed as absent without leave by January 1863.
Present in April 1863.
Present in December 1863.
Killed in East TN while disrupting a dance being held for Union officers.


Also Identified As:
  Unidentified

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

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

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

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

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

Related Links:
  "Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas," Confederate Veteran, December 1911, p. 574

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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


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