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Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Robert Lafayette Nevill
January 18, 1840 - May 1, 1914
Born in Tuscaloosa, AL on January 18, 1840.
Resided in La Grange, Fayette County, TX.
Mustered in with Company F on September 7, 1861 in Houston, TX.
Listed as present in August 1862.
Transfered to B. F. White's Artillery Battery.
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| Robert L. Neville, Robert E. Neivel, Robert L. Nivelle, Robert Newel | ||
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| 1840 Census - AL, Tuscaloosa County, Page 225, Line 20, (69/124) | ||
| Head of Houshold | James L. Nevil | |
| Free White Males Under 5 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 5-10 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 30-40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females Under 5 | 2 | |
| Free White Females 20 - 30 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves Under 10 | 5 | |
| Male Slaves 10 -24 | 4 | |
| Male Slaves 24-36 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves 36-55 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves Under 10 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves 10 -24 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves 24-36 | 2 | |
| Female Slaves 36-55 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | |
| 1850 Census - AL, Tuscaloosa County, District 1, Page 189B, Dwelling 800, Family 800, (102/107) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| A. J. Lewis | 33 | M | Farmer | $1000 | SC | ||||
| Dortha Lewis | 34 | F | VA | ||||||
| James Lewis | 6 | M | AL | ||||||
| Virginius Lewis | 3 | M | AL | ||||||
| Andrew J. Lewis | 2 | M | AL | ||||||
| Zachariah Nevels | 16 | M | Farmer | VA | Y | ||||
| Ann Nevels | 15 | F | AL | Y | |||||
| Roberta Nevels | 12 | F | AL | Y | |||||
| Robert L. Nevels | 10 | M | AL | Y | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Fayette County, La Grange, Page 314, Dwelling 844, Family1125-1127, (11/97) | ||||||||||
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| George T. Holman | 43 | M | Farmer | $20,000 | $20,000 | VA | ||||
| Sophronia Holman | 30 | F | GA | |||||||
| Jesse A. Holman | 17 | M | TX | Y | ||||||
| Sharlott Holman | 13 | F | TX | Y | ||||||
| Mary E. Holman | 9 | F | TX | Y | ||||||
| Lolly Holman | 3 | F | TX | |||||||
| Sallie Holman | 1 | F | TX | |||||||
| Robert Nevell | 20 | M | $10,000 | AL | ||||||
| William J. Morgan | 28 | M | Stock Raiser | $11,250 | AL | |||||
| W. B. Mathews | 17 | M | Laborer | IA | ||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| G. Q. Turner Letter,
dated October 7, 1862 Confederate Veteran - December 1911 "Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas" (offsite) Ren Nevill's Family File of Ren Nevill Gedcom (offsite) Thomas Parker's A Tree of the South Gedcom (offsite) FamilySearch Individual Record: Robert Lafayette Nevil |
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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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| Research Links: |
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| (offsite) Captain
B. F. White Jr.'s Horse Artillery Battery (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board Post: Searching for my Nevill ancestors (offsite) Family Bible of James Lewis (offsite) Will of James Lewis (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Nevill) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Nevill) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Neville) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Neville) (offsite) ALGenWeb Project (Tuscaloosa County, AL) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Tuscaloosa County, AL) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Tuscaloosa County, AL) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX) |
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