The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
Milam B. Polk
~1837 - ??
Born in TX around 1837.
Resided at Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860 with parents and a sibling;
occupied as a farmer.
Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX on September 11, 1861.
Promoted to 1st Sergeant by August 1862.
Reduced in rank to private by December 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental Masonic Chapter.
Julia C. Polk applied for widow's pension.
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| 1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Hopkinsville, Page 107, Dwelling 515, Family 470, (image 15/21) | ||||||||||
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| Thos Polk | 58 | M | Farmer | 2,505 | 4,000 | KY | ||||
| Sally Polk | 55 | F | NC | |||||||
| [E..z] Polk | 26 | F | TX | |||||||
| Milam Polk | 23 | M | Farmer | TX | ||||||
| 1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||
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| 1880 Census - TX, Coleman County, Town, Page 14-15, Dwelling 145, Family 160, (image 15/17) | ||||||||||||
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| Milam B. Polk |
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| Julia C. Polk |
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wife
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Keeping House
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| Orni H. Polk | W | F | 5 | dau | S | At Home | TX | TX | TX | |||
| Charles S. Polk | W | M | 3 | son | S | At Home | TX | TX | TX | |||
| Bessie Polk | W | F | 1 | dau | S | At Home | TX | TX | TX | |||
| Related Links: | ||
| The City Observer, Family
Group Record: Milam
B. Polk 1880 US Federal Census: Coleman County, TX "Miss Omi Polk and Maids, of Coleman, Texas, at Houston," Confederate Veteran, July 1895 (p. 207) (offsite) Civil War Veterans of Coleman County, TX |
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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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname:
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