WD Morse Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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William Dear Morse

May 19, 1840 - July 13, 1862

Born in Camden, MS on May 19, 1840.
Moved to Giddins, TX in 1850 with family.
Resided in Chappel Hill, Washington County, TX with parents and seven siblings, occupied as a farmer.

Mustered in with Company K in Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Killed at Murfreesboro, TN on July 13, 1862.

Memorial services held at Early Methodist Chapel near his home in Lexington, TX.

Also Identified As:
	William Moss, Willaim D. Morse
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	- Great Great Nephew
Parents:
	Rev. Daniel Morse b. August 18, 1812 in Athol, Worcester county, MA Methodist circuit rider Elizabeth Dear b.
Siblings:
	John Wesley Morse b. Served in CS Infantry Drury Morse b. Served in CS Infantry Henry Morse b. Served in CS Infantry Daniel Morse b. Served in CS Infantry Julia Morse b. Oliver Morse b. Early Morse b.
Spouse(s):
	None
Children:
	None
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1820 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - MS, Jefferson county, Fayette, Page, Dwelling, Family, (5/5)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Washington county, Chappell Hill, Page 160B, Dwelling 387, Family 387, (42/182)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Daniel Morse	47	M		Meth. Minister	$9,200	$12,800	MA
	Elizabeth Morse	43	F					MS
	John Morse	21	M		Clerk			MS
	William Morse	20	M		Farmer			MS	Y
	Drury Morse	18	M		Farmer			MS	Y
	Henry Morse	16	M					MS	Y
	Daniel Morse	14	M					MS	Y
	Julia Morse	11	F					MS	Y
	Oliver Morse	8	M					TX	Y
	Early Morse	3	M					TX

Related Links:
	"By the Central Train," Galveston Weekly News, August 27, 1862 (offsite) Paul J. Lareau's Our English Lines - Morse Gedcom (offsite) Pam Caldwell's Dear Family Line: Updated 11/3/01 Gedcom
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Morse) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Morse) (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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