The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Rufus Young King
1828 - 1911
Born in Florence, AL around 1828.
Resided at Lexington, Burleson County, TX.
Listed as a 1st Lieutenant with the Lexington Invincibles on May 18, 1861
Mustered into Company A at Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.
Elected 1st Lieutenant.
Promoted to Captain October 16, 1861.
Commanded the regiment in late December 1861 and early January 1862.
Wounded (badly broken arm) during the Sunday afternoon encounter with the
enemy near the boggy ravine at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Resigned on July 11, 1862 in Tupelo, MS due to battle wounds.
First County judge for Lee County, TX. 1874 -1878.
Moved to Bell County, TX in 1878.
Superintendant of Texas Confederate Home in Austin, TX.
Died in February 1911 in TX
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(gr-gr-gr-newphew or gr-gr-gr-grandson of Fannie Martin)
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North Belton Cemetery, Belton, TX RUFUS YOUNG KING |
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| Rebecca King | 57 | F | Farming | $11,000 | NC | ||||
| Elizabeth King | 14 | F | AL | Y | |||||
| Rufus King | 22 | M | Farming | AL | |||||
| Virginia King | 19 | F | AL | ||||||
| 1860 Census - Texas, Burleson County, Lexington, Page 132, Dwelling 335, Family 328, (52/94) | ||||||||||
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| R. Y. King | 30 | M | $2,780 | $8,200 | AL | |||||
| V. F. King | 29 | F | AL | |||||||
| Charles King | 7 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Lucy King | 2 | F | TX | |||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
| R. F. Bunting Letter,
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19, 1862 "Terry's Regiment in the Battle of Shiloh," Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, April 23, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862 CSR: Disability discharge for SL Anderson, dated July 2, 1862 E. H. Ross Letter, dated June 15, 1862 "Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July 8, 1875 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372. "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498 (offsite) Wichita Daily Times - November 23, 1909 - Rangers Re-elect (offsite) Virginia Francis Martin (offsite) North Belton Cemetery, Belton, TX (offsite) 18th Brigade, Burleson County "Lexington Invincibles" (offsite) Collin Co, Texas Marriage Records G-K (offsite) Texas Marriages, 1850 (offsite) Katherine Locklin's Jackson Family V. 2.0 Gedcom |
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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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RootsWeb Message Boards (surname:
King) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: King) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Burleson County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Burleson County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Burleson County, TX) |
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