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William B. Sayers
February 22, 1843 - February 24, 1898
Born in VA (or possibly MS) on February 22, 1843.
Resided at Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, TX in 1860 with father and two siblings;
occupied as a student.
Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to Regimental Sergeant Major in October 1861.
Promoted to Adjutant General's Department, with rank of Lieutenant or Major
in November 1862.
Promoted to Brigadier General Wharton's
staff as Inspector General by May 1863.
Promoted to Captain by August 1863 (according to Bunting).
Returned from trip to Richmond, VA in April 1864.
Present as 1st Lieutenant in June 1864.
Wounded near Johnsonville, NC on March 10, 1865.
Died February 24, 1898.
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| 1850 Census - MS, Tallahatchie County, Town, Page, Dwelling 9, Family 9, (image 2/50) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| David Sayers | 36 | M | Physician | $500 | VA | ||||
| Joseph D. Sayers | 8 | M | MS | ||||||
| Wm. B. Sayers | 7 | M | MS | ||||||
| George G. Lamkin | 36 | M | Merchant | VA | |||||
| Thomas P. Lamkin | 11 | M | MS | ||||||
| Coila Lamkin | 6 | F | MS | ||||||
| George G. Lamkin | 3 | M | MS | ||||||
| Albert G. Burt | 23 | M | Marchant | NC | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County,Town, Page 295, Dwelling 840, Family 790, (image 3/3) | ||||||||||
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Occupation |
Real Estate |
Personal Estate |
Nativity |
Student? |
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| David Sayers | 43 | M | M.D. | $1,500 | $1,400 | VA | ||||
| Indianna Sayers | 28 | F | SC | |||||||
| Joseph D. Sayers | 18 | M | Student of [Seary?] | VA | ||||||
| W. B. Sayers | 16 | M | Student of [Seary?] | VA | ||||||
| Jesse Sayers | 2 | F | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, Page 407B, Dwelling 111, Family --, (image 16/32) | |||||||||||
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Occupation |
Real Estate |
Personal Estate |
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Parentage |
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| William B. Sayers | 27 | M | W | Lawyer | $3,678 | $5,000 | MS | ||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, District 67, Page 372B, Dwelling 79, Family 79, (image 8/34) | ||||||||||||
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Health |
Education |
Nativity |
Father's Nativity |
Mother's Nativity |
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| Wm. B. Sayers | W |
M |
37 |
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Lawyer & Banker |
MS |
VA |
AL |
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| Adele B. Sayers | W |
F |
25 |
wife |
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Keeping House |
TX |
TN |
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| Joe D. Sayers | W | M | 5 | son | S | At Home | TX | MS | TX | |||
| Branch Sayers | W | M | 3 | son | S | At Home | TX | MS | TX | |||
| Wm. Runnells | Mu | M | 14 | servant | S | Waiter | TX | -- | -- | |||
| 1900 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, District 51, Page 35B, Street Address, Dwelling 68, Family 76, (image 8/86) | |||||||||||||||
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Citizenship |
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Education |
Home Ownership |
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| Mrs. Adele Sayers | Head | W | F | Sept. 1852 | 47 | Wd | 2 |
TX | PN | SC | Banker | ||||
| Joseph D. Sayers | Son | W | M | Feb. 1875 | 25 | S | TX | MS | TX | Banker | |||||
| William Branch Sayers | Son | W | M | Oct. 1876 | 23 | S | TX | MS | TX | Banker | |||||
| Clara Brooks | Servant | B | F | Un | Un | TX | TX | TX | Servant | ||||||
| Thomas King | Servant | B | M | Jan. 1882 | 18 | S | TX | TX | TX | Servant | |||||
| Related Links: | ||
| R. E. Hill Letter, December
8, 1862 G. Q. Turner Letter, August 25, 1863 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498 (offsite) OneWorldTree for William Branch Sayers |
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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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