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John S. Moser

~1836 - September 17/18, 1863


 

Born in TN around 1836.
Resided at Lexington, Burleson County, TX in 1860 with parents, one sibling, and relatives; occupied as a farm laborer.

Mustered into Company A at Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.
Died at Rome, GA hospital on September 17 or 18, 1863.


Also Identified As:
  Mosier

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  (DP Moser's great grandson)

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Daniel Powers Moser, Co. A
b. ~1840
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

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

1850 Census - MS, DeSoto County, Southern Division, Page 344, Dwelling 437, Family 437, (image 64/106)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
James W. Moser 42 M   Farming $300 TN    
Mary Moser 50 F       VA    
Elizabeth Bates 17 F       TN    
John S. Moser 16 M   Farming   TN    
Reena T. Moser 13 F       TN    
Daniel P. Moser 10 M       TN    

1860 Census - TX, Burleson County, Town, Page 135, Dwelling 382, Family 375, (image 59/94)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
J. W. Moser 52 M   Farmer $800 $1,670 TN    
M. Moser 59 F         VA    
John Moser 24 M   Stock Raiser   $1,200 TN    
Daniel Moser 20 M   Farm Laborer     TN    
R. T. Mill Hollin 22 F       $200 TN    
Donna Hollin 4 F         TX    
James Hollin 2 M         TX    
N. Fitzgerald 28 M   Farmer $300 $1,000 SC    

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: Moser)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Moser)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Mosier)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Mosier)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Burleson County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Burleson County, TX)


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