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William J. Sevilley
1841 - ??
Born in Sumter County, AL in 1841.
Resided in Liberty County, TX.
Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Wounded on January 17, 1863 (according to Macmurphy)
at at Moss Creek, TN.
Wounded on January 17, 1864 at Dandridge, TN (according to Bunting
and Claiborne).
Present in February 1864.
Transferred to command of Genl. J. Magruder in TX in 1864.
Detailed cutting wood near Houston, TX in January 1865.
Married Mary Alice Drummond on May 25, 1876 in Liberty County, TX.
NOTES:
NPS Roster lists J. W. Sevilley, W. J. Swilley, and no "Swilly"
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| 1850 Census - AL, Sumter County, Gainesville, Page 289, Dwelling 504, Family 510, (image 33/68) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Samuel Swilley | 53 | M | Farmer | 9,000 | GA | ||||
| Martha Swilley | 50 | F | GA | ||||||
| Martha A. Swilley | 17 | F | AL | ||||||
| Elizabeth C. Swilley | 15 | F | AL | ||||||
| Emily T. Swilley | 11 | F | AL | ||||||
| William J. Swilley | 9 | M | AL | ||||||
| Mary J. Greene | 14 | F | AL | ||||||
| Elizabeth Greene | 6 | F | AL | ||||||
| Francis M. Grant | 1 | M | AL | ||||||
| 1850 Census - AL, Sumter County, Gainesville, Page 289B, Dwelling 506, Family 512-513, (image 34/68) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| James J. Swilley | 26 | M | Farmer | 3,100 | AL | ||||
| Levinia Swilley | 17 | F | AL | ||||||
| John W. Swilley | 26 | M | Farmer | 3,500 | AL | ||||
| Mary A. Swilley | 20 | F | AL | ||||||
| Frances A. Swilley | 2 | F | AL | ||||||
| John Swilley | 20 | M | Farmer | AL | |||||
| 1860 Census - AL, Sumter County, Northern Division, Page 580, Dwelling 116, Family 116, (image 1/40) | ||||||||||
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| Saml Swilley | 65 | M | Farmer | 33,000 | 50,000 | SC | ||||
| Martah Swilley | 60 | F | GA | |||||||
| William J. Swilley | 20 | M | AL | |||||||
| Sarah Camison | 38 | F | AL | |||||||
| [???] Jackson | 19 | M | Farm Laborer | AL | ||||||
| Fanny Grant | 13 | F | AL | |||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Leon County, Leon, Page 257, Dwelling 275, Family 275, (image 39/105) | ||||||||||
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| 1870 Census - TX, Liberty County, Precincts 1 & 5, Page 113, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||
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| 1880 Census - TX, Liberty County, ED 43, Page 230D, Dwelling 37, Family 37, (image 4/14) t | ||||||||||||
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| J. W. Sevilley | W | M | 20 | Stepson | S | Works on farm | AL | AL | AL | |||
| M. V. Sevilley | W | F | 18 | Stepdaughter | S | At home | TX | AL | AL | |||
| E. H. Sevilley | W | F | 16 | Stepdaughter | S | At home | TX | AL | AL | |||
| H. D. Sevilley | W | M | 12 | Stepson | At home | TX | AL | AL | ||||
| 1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1910 Census - TX, Liberty County, Precinct 1, ED 80, Page 10A, Street Address, Dwelling 187, Family 187, (image 19/25) | ||||||||||||||
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| W. J. Swilley | Head | W | M | 69 | Wd | AL | GA | GA | Agent, Real Estate | |||||
| J. N. Swilley | Nephew | W | M | 52 | S | MS | AL | AL | Farmer, Own Farm | |||||
| 1920 Census - State, County, City, ED, Page, Line, Address, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
| Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, August 17, 1862 | ||
| Sources: |
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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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