CW McGehee Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Charles William McGehee

September 6, 1841 - November 17, 1916

Born in TX on September 6, 1841.
Resided at San Marcos, Hays County, TX in 1860 with parents and seven siblings; occuped as a student.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Sent ill to Nashville, TN by December 1861.
Discharged in January 1862 due to illness.
Jones Roster indicates he may have rejoined the regiment, given reported (but very likely erroneous) reference to being killed at Farmington, TN in October 1863.

Died November 17, 1916.

Also Identified As:
	Charles W. McGehee, McGeehee
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:

Parents:
	Thomas McGehee b. fought at San Jacinto as member of Billingsley's Rangers
Siblings:
	George Thomas McGehee, Co. D b. February 5, 1836 John Francis McGehee b. fought in Hood's Texas Brigade during the war
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Sec B2, City Greenwood Cemetery, Parker County, TX Charles William McGeehee Co. D 8th TX Cav. 6 Sept 1841 - 17 Nov 1916

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

1860 Census - TX, Hays County, San Marcos, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

1910 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

Age

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	C. W. McGehee's Soldier's Discharge, January 1862 "Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July 8, 1875 (offsite) Civil War Soldiers buried in Parker County, TX
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:
	R. F. Bunting Letter, dated October 20, 1863 (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: McGehee) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: McGehee) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Hays County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Hays County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Hays County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Parker County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Parker County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Parker County, TX)

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