JW Littlefield Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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John Washington Littlefield

~1839 - 1905

Born at TN around 1839.
Resided at Belmont, Gonzales County, TX in 1860 with parents and one sibling.

Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Suffered broken arm at Fallen Timbers near Shiloh, TN on April 8, 1862, and apparently absent thereafter according to Andy Jones Roster.
Returned to regiment prior to another departure in November 1863.
Absent without leave by February 1864.

Died in 1905.
Buried at Antioch Cemetery, Gonzales County, TX.

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Gravesite:
	Antioch Cemetery, Gonzales County, TX JOHN WASHINGTON LITTLEFIELD TERRY'S TX RANGERS CSA D 1905

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:
	R. F. Bunting Letter, dated April 19, 1862 "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862 (offsite) Cemetery Listing, Antioch Cemetery
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Littlefield) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Littlefield) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)

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