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Henry Richard Mumford

December 11, 1838 - November 26, 1861


 

Born in TX.
Employed as a stockraiser.
Resided near Brant's Station, Milam County, TX in 1860.

Mustered in with Company A in Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.

Died from illness and buried at Nashville, TN on November 26, 1861.
Body later returned to TX.


Also Identified As:
 

Richard H. Munford, Dick Mumford, Henry R. Mumford


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 

None Known


Parents:
 
David R. Mumford
Son of Jeffrey Mumford and Unknown Taylor?
b. October 29, 1810 in GA.
Emigrated to Texas from Jackson County, FL in 1832.
m. Sarah Boren on December 25, 1833 in Robertson Colony, TX.
d. April 16, 1863 in Davilla, Milam County, TX.
Sarah Ledbetter Boren
daughter of James Boren and Nancy ?
b. March 18, 1813 in KY.
m. David Mumford on December 25, 1833 in Robertson Colony, TX.
Siblings:
 
Mary T. Mumford "Molly"
b. November 26, 1834 in Robertson Colony, TX.
m. James M. Taylor on April 9, 1855 in TX.
m. Green H, Taylor before 1875 in TX.
d. May 28, 1881 in Davilla, Milam County, TX.
Nancy A. Mumford
b. ~1836 in TX
m. John Alton
m. Carey Adams
m. Daniel Graham
Thomas L. Mumford
b. November 22, 1840 in TX
d. July 16, 1861 in TX.
Julia Ann Mumford "Dovey"
b. ~1844
m. Thomas U. Robinson
Catherine Emily Mumford
b. ~1848
m. Edwin H. Mknight
Amanda Loisa Mumford
b.
m. Samuel Houston Carter between 1866 and 1869.
Roxanna Mumford
b.
m. John B. Sypert
Susanna Mumford
b. October 8, 1853 in TX.
m. John Simmons
d. March 5, 1873 in TX.
 
Spouse(s):
 
Unknown
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Old Nashville Cemetery.

Body later returned to TX and buried in the Taylor-Mumford Cemetery, Milam County, TX.

Mumford, Henry R
Dec. 11, 1838 - Nov. 27, 1861


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

1850 Census - TX, Milam County, Town, Page 3B, Dwelling 266, Family 279, (image)
  Name Age. Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
David Mumford 41 M   Farmer $2,500 GA    
Sarah Mumford 37 F       KY   Y
Mary Mumford 15 F       TX    
Nancy Mumford 13 F       TX Y  
Richard Mumford 11 M       TX Y  
Thomas Mumford 9 M       TX Y  
Julia A. Mumford 5 F       TX Y  
Catharine Mumford 1 F       TX    
Charles W. Stone 35 M   School Teacher $80 MD    

1860 Census - TX, Milam County, Brant's Station, Page 57, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
David Mumford                  
                   


Related Links:
 

EH Ross Letter, December 7, 1861
Terry Rangers Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN
Taylor-Mumford Cemetery, Milam County, TX
(offsite) AWT: Floyd Walker's McFarland-Walker Descendants
(offsite) AWT: Shelli Sexton's Bennett,Speck,Eding,Taylor,Matthews


Sources:
 

Butler, Margaret Ann. Taylor-Mumford-Holland Family History: Pioneers of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana & Texas. Chouteau, OK: 1993.

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) Denise Maddox's The Maddox Root Cellar Gedcom
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Munford)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Munford)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Mumford)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Mumford)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Milam County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Milam County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Milam County, TX)


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