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John Milton Morin
April 1819 - December 11, 1914
Born in April 1819 (or possibly ~1822) at KY.
Married Mary A. Keen on January 14, 1846 at Campbell County, KY.
Resided at Lexington, Burleson County, TX in 1860 with wife, six children,
and others; occupied as a farmer.
Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Discharged on April 16, 1862, by substitution according to Claiborne.
Possibly promoted to Captain, as indicated by wartime newspaper articles.
Andy Jones Roster suggests the discharge may have actually been a transfer
and/or promotion.
Elected Lt. Col. of the Third Cavalry Battalion, Texas State Troops on August 6, 1863.
Stationed at Sabine Pass in November 1863.
Stationed at Houston, TX in December 1863.
Mustered out early in 1864.
Died December 11, 1914 of senility at Cross Timbers, Harris County, TX.
Buried December 12, 1914 at "Greens Bayou," according to death certificate.
Headstone dedication held at Schlobohm Cemetery on October 11, 2008.
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| Morrin, J. Milt Moorin, Morine | ||
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| Schlobohm Cemetery (photo to be uploaded) | ||
| 1830 Census - Unlocated | ||
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
| Head of Houshold | ||
| 1850 Census - KY, Campbell County, Town, Page 115, Dwelling 639, Family 639, (image 89/170) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| George W. Keen | 29 | M | Far. | $600 | KY | ||||
| Matilda Carey | 50 | F | KY | ||||||
| D. C. Carey | 17 | M | Lab. | [??] | |||||
| James M. Carey | 15 | M | Lab. | [??] | Y | ||||
| Lucy A. Carey | 13 | F | KY | ||||||
| Elizabeth Carey | 11 | F | KY | Y | |||||
| John M. Morin | 27 | M | Lab. | KY | |||||
| Mary Morin | 26 | F | KY | ||||||
| Cordelia Morin | 3 | F | KY | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Burleson County, Lexington, Page 149B, Dwelling 580, Family 572, (image 87/94) | ||||||||||
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| J. M. Moorin | 38 | M | Farmer | $2,720 | $1,170 | KY | ||||
| Mary Moorin | 36 | F | KY | |||||||
| Cordelia Moorin | 13 | F | KY | |||||||
| Edmond Moorin | 11 | M | KY | |||||||
| Augusta Moorin | 9 | F | TX | |||||||
| Silas Moorin | 5 | M | TX | |||||||
| E[???] Moorin | 3 | F | TX | |||||||
| Frank Moorin | 4/12 | M | TX | |||||||
| George Keen | 39 | M | Carpenter | $1,500 | $810 | KY | ||||
| J. M. Vernon | 28 | M | Farm Laborer | AL | ||||||
| George Campbell | 25 | M | Farm Laborer | KY | ||||||
| J. M. Kelly | 14 | M | LA | |||||||
| Rosa Marisco | 17 | F | Domestic | Germany | ||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Washington County, Brenham, Page 75B, Dwelling 323, Family 334, (image 50/56) | |||||||||||
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| John M. Moran | 51 | M | W | City Marshall | $500 | $2,750 | KY | ||||
| Mary A. Moran | 32 | F | W | Keeping House | TX | ||||||
| [Bordela W.] Thompson | 23 | [F] | W | Without occupation | KY | ||||||
| William E. Moran | 20 | [F] | W | Stock [driver] | KY | ||||||
| Emma Moran | 12 | F | W | attending school | TX | ||||||
| Richard F. Moran | 7 | M | W | attending school | TX | ||||||
| Anna Moran | 2 | F | W | at home | TX | ||||||
| Texana Moran | 4/12 | F | W | at home | TX | ||||||
| Columbus McCoy | 18 | M | W | Clerk in store | CA | ||||||
| Mary Sauls | 19 | F | B | Domestic servant | TX | ||||||
| Mattie Fisher | 27 | F | W | Seamstress | TX | ||||||
| Wm M. Thompson | 34 | M | W | Sherriff | $1,000 | KY | |||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Harris County, Town, Page 85B, Dwelling 114, Family, (image 10/102) | ||||||||||||
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| John M. Morin | W |
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| Mary A. Morin | W |
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| Frank Morin | W | M | 20 | S [Son] | S | TX | KY | TX | ||||
| Annie Morin | W | F | 12 | D [Daughter] | TX | KY | TX | |||||
| James Morin | W | M | 8 | S [Son] | TX | KY | TX | |||||
| Hattie Morin | W | F | 5 | D [Daughter] | TX | KY | TX | |||||
| 1900 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Page 284B, 610 Hutchins [Street], Dwelling 247, Family 251, (image 30/35) | |||||||||||||||
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| Charles W. Black | Head | W | M | Feb. 1849 | 51 | M / 23 yrs | 0 / 0 | IN | IN | IN | Blacksmith | Own House (Free) | |||
| Emma Black | Wife | W | F | Aug. 1859 | 40 | M / 23 yrs | 3 / 0 living | TX | KY | OH | |||||
| John M. Morin | Father in L | W | M | Apr. 1819 | 81 | W / married 53 yrs | 0 / 0 | KY | France | KY | |||||
| Mattie Horton | Boarder | W | F | Nov. 1844 | 55 | W / married 33 yrs | 1 / 1 living | KY | KY | France | Housework | ||||
| Annie Harris | Servant | B | F | July 1872 | 27 | W / married 15 yrs | 2 / 2 living | TX | LA | LA | work woman | ||||
| Rebecca Harris | Servant | B | F | Sept. 1885 | 14 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | TX | TX | TX | cook | ||||
| Pearl Harris | Servant | B | F | Dec. 1887 | 12 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | TX | TX | TX | cook | ||||
| 1910 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Page 4A, 1917 Stevens [Street], Dwelling 64, Family 64, (image 18/25) | ||||||||||||||
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| Chas. W. Black | Head | W | M | 61 | M / 32 yrs | IN | IN | IN | Blacksmith / RR Shop | Own House (Free) | ||||
| Emma [J.] Black | Wife | W | F | 49 | M / 32 yrs | TX | KY | [KY?] | None | |||||
| John M. Morin | Fa in Law | W | M | 91 | W | KY | France | France | None | |||||
| Mattie Horton | Lodger | W | F | 64 | W | KY | KY | KY | None | |||||
| Hattie Morin | Niece | W | F | 13 | TX | KY | [??] | None | ||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| Letter from J. W. F.
Hill to his sister, April
17, 1862. "Fort Jackson Not Taken!" The Galveston News, April 29, 1862. Death Certificate of John Milton Morin Pension Application of John Milton Morin (in progress) Ancestry.com Family Tree for John Milton Morin (offsite) |
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| Mistrot, Bernice. Harris County Historical Commission. "CSA Headstone Dedication Text" 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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