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James Harrison Parramore
August 13, 1840 - July 4, 1917
Born in Early County, GA on August 13, 1840.
Moved with family to Mississippi around 1842.
Moved with family to Gonzales County, TX in December 1848, arriving there
in January 1849.
Educated at Gonzales College, Gonzales County, TX.
Resided in Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860.
Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX on September 4 or 11,
1861.
Elected 3rd Lieutenant.
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant by January 1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant in May 1862.
Commanded company by June 1862.
Received slight wound to heel at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862 or
January 1, 1863.
Received furlough in early 1863 and returned to TX.
Returned to regiment in June 1863 with ten recruits after being published
as a deserter on May 30, 1863.
Commanded company by February 1864.
Promoted to Fourth Captain in June 1864.
Wounded - leg badly broken below the knee - near Newnan, GA on July 30, 1864.
Claiborne indicates another wound on December 30, 1864, but this may be an
error.
Discharged (apparently) in March 1865 due to the battle wounds and broken
leg.
Reached home in TX in July 1865.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.
Married Mary Jane Goodson on October 28, 1866.
Occupied as a farmer until 1875 (presumably in Gonzales County,
TX).
Engaged in cattle business for a time in Gonzales County.
Moved to Runnels County, TX in 1879.
Resided in Abilene, Taylor County, TX.
Died between 1910 and 1920, most likely at Abilene, TX.
Buried at Abilene Masonic Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, TX.
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| 1840 Census - District 510, Early County, GA (image) | ||
| Head of Houshold | W. W. Parramore | |
| Males Under 5 | 1 | |
| Males 20 & Under 30 | 1 | |
| Females Under 5 | 1 | |
| Females 15 & Under 20 | 1 | |
| 1840 Census - District 510, Early County, GA | ||
| Head of Houshold | John Parramore | |
| Males 50 & Under 60 | 1 | |
| Females Under 5 | 1 | |
| Females 5 & Under 10 | 1 | |
| Females 10 & Under 15 | 1 | |
| Females 15 & Under 20 | 1 | |
| Females 40 & Under 50 | 1 | |
| 1840 Census - District 510, Early County, GA | ||
| Head of Houshold | John R. Parramore | |
| Males Under 5 | 1 | |
| Males 20 & Under 30 | 1 | |
| Females 5 & Under 10 | 1 | |
| Females 15 & Under 20 | 2 | |
| 1850 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gandies Creek, Page 335, Dwelling 182, Family 182, (image 3/4) | |||||||||
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| Wm Paremare | 38 | M | 800 | GA | |||||
| Rebecca Paremare | 28 | F | AL | ||||||
| Susan Paremare | 12 | F | GA | ||||||
| James H. Paremare | 10 | M | GA | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales (part 6), Page 118, Dwelling 677, Family 628, (image 3/10) | ||||||||||
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| J. H. Parramore | 19 | M | Stock Raiser | 500 | 4,800 | GA | ||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales (part 7), Page 125, Dwelling 759, Family 706, (image 4/20) | ||||||||||
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| W. W. Parramore | 50 | M | [???] | 800 | 7,000 | GA | ||||
| Rebecca Parramore | 38 | 38 | AL | |||||||
| L. Wilson | 14 | M | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, Page 409, Dwelling 136, Family 136, (image 19/32) | |||||||||||
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| James H. Paramore | 29 | M | W | Farmer | 1,200 | 550 | GA | ||||
| Mary J. Paramore | 30 | F | W | Keeping House | MS | ||||||
| Ken Paramore | 2 | M | W | TX | |||||||
| Thomas Paramore | 13 | M | M | house servant | TX | ||||||
| Zeke Darden | 17 | M | B | Laborer | MS | ||||||
| James McLain | 20 | M | B | Laborer | TN | ||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Runnels County, Town, Page 624A, Dwelling 43, Family 43, (image 5/12) | ||||||||||||
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| Hugh Parmour | W | M | 12 | Son | S | at school | TX | GA | MS | |||
| Eunice Parmour | W | F | 7 | Daughter | S | TX | GA | MS | ||||
| Dock Parmour | W | M | 5 | Son | S | TX | GA | MS | ||||
| John Parmour | W | M | 5 | Son | S | TX | GA | MS | ||||
| Susan Parmour | W | F | 2 | Daughter | S | TX | GA | MS | ||||
| Mary Parmour | W | F | 1 | Daughter | S | TX | GA | MS | ||||
| Columbus Yaws | W | M | 26 | Hired hand | S | Herding Cattle | TX | LA | LA | |||
| Bush M. Still | W | M | 23 | Hired hand | S | Herding Cattle | AL | AL | AL | |||
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| 1910 Census - TX, Taylor County, Abilene (3-WD), Page 80A, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (link) | ||||||||||||||
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| James H Parramour | 68 | GA | ||||||||||||
1910:
Name: James H Parramore
Age in 1910: 24
Estimated Birth Year: 1885
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1910: 3-PCT, KING, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1567
Part: 2
Page: 245A
Year: 1910
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Name: Hugh C Parramore
Age in 1910: 43
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1910: BALLINGER, RUNNELS, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1586
Part: 2
Page: 65A
Year: 1910
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Name: D D Parramore
Age in 1910: 35
Estimated Birth Year: 1874
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1910: 4 J-PCT, STERLING, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Series: T624
Roll: 1589
Part: 2
Page: 300B
Year: 1910
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1920:
Name, Home in 1920 (City,County,State), Estimated Birth Year, Birthplace,
Race
Parramore, D D Abilene, Taylor, TX 1876 Texas White
Parramore, Eunice Abilene, Taylor, TX 1874 Texas White
Parramore, Jack Abilene, Taylor, TX 1876 Texas White
Parramore, Jim Abilene, Taylor, TX 1886 Texas White
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Letter from R. F. Bunting, dated January
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jenkins, Frank D., ed. Runnels County Pioneers. Ballinger, TX: The Ballinger Bicentennial Commission, 1975. 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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