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Daniel McPhail

~1825 - March 6, 1906


 

Born in TN around 1825.
Married Mary Alice Carter on December 1, 1853.
Resided in Gay Hill, Washington County, TX in 1860 with wife and four children; occupied as a farmer.
Described as 5'9" with dark hair, dark complexion, and blue eyes.

Mustered into Company B near Sparta, TN in May 1863. (Possibly transferred from another unit.)
Bunting indicates he held rank of Major.
Surrendered at Charlotte, NC on May 3, 1865.
Apparently paroled at Nashville, TN on May 19, 1865. (Jones Roster)

Worked as a Methodist Minister and served several chrches in the South Carolina Conference.
Died March 6, 1906.


Also Identified As:
  Daniel McPhaill

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
 
John McPhail
b.
Emigrated from Scotland in 1783 and settled near Fayetteville, NC.
Barbara Malloy
b.
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1830 Census - Unlocated
  Head of Houshold  

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?
                   
                   

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
                               
                               

Related Links:
  Unidentified

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 Unpublished Research.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: McPhail)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: McPhail)
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(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Washington County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, TX)


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