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William M. Perry

~1839 - ??


 

Born at AL around 1839.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with father and 2 siblings.

Mustered into Company C on September 12, 1861.
Served closely with friend N. W. Grant, Co. C, as recorded in Grant's letters.
Present in June 1863.
Left at Rome, GA in November 1863 due to illness.


Also Identified As:
  Unidentified

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
 
Marcus Perry, Co. C
b.
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

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

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
                   
                   

Related Links:
  Letter from C. W. Love to Parents , dated April 1, 1862

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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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


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