HE Storey Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Horatio Emmet Storey

~1837 - ~1863

Born at GA around 1837.
Emigrated with family to Gonzales County, TX in 1845.
Moved with family to Lockhart, Caldwell County, TX in 1847.
Possibly resided at Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860.

Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September12, 1861.
Elected 2nd Lieutenant.
Received gunshot wound to knee during the charge at Fallen Timbers near Shiloh, TN on April 8, 1862.
Assisted by M. A. Hunter, Co. E, after Shiloh battle.
Returned to TX.
Died April 23, 1862 due to battle wounds and resulting pneumonia.
Buried in the Storey family plot at Lockhart, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Horation Emitt, A. T. Storey
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Betty Bivins (Gr-Gr-Great Nephew) Mark McMillan
Parents:
	John Thompson Storey b. July 1, 1796 at VA (possibly Spartanburg, SC or GA) d. Nov. 11, 1858 Lucy J. McLester b. Sept 25, 1797 at NC d. 1874
Siblings:
	James G. Storey Served with the 18th Texas Cavalry (Woods' regiment) R. L. Storey Served with the 2nd Regiment of Georgia State Troops Leonidas J. Storey m. Miss Lou J. Ellison Served with the 26th Texas Cavalry Served in the Legislature Lieutenant Govenor of TX
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Storey family plot at Lockhart, TX

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

1850 Census - TX, Caldwell County, Page 471B, Dwelling 138, Family 138, (20/26) t
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	John T. Storey	54	M	W	Farmer	$25,000	GA
	Lucy Storey	53	F				NC
	Calvin L. Storey	29	M		Trader	$150	GA
	Edward F. Storey	21	M		Merchant		GA
	Adaline C. Storey	21	F				GA
	Julia Ann Storey	6m	F				TX
	James G. Storey	19	M		Student		GA	Y
	Leonidas J. Storey	15	M		Student		GA	Y
	Horatio E. Storey	13	M				GA	Y
	Harvey McLester	29	M		Lawyer		GA
	William Hamblin	36	M		Trader		TN
	Thomas Harrison	28	M		Trader		VA

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

Related Links:
	ORs: Report of Major Harrison on Battle of Fallen Timbers, April 11, 1862 R. F. Bunting Letter, dated April 19, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862 "Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 Confederate Veteran, June 1910, "Judge L. J. Storey" (offsite) Tory Crook's Tory's Treasures gedcom
Sources:
	—. "Judge L. J. Storey". Confederate Veteran. Vol. 18, No. 6 (June 1910), p. 292. Harrison, Thomas. "Report of April 11, 1862: Fallen Timbers". War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Ser. 1, Vol. 10. Washington DC: GPO, 1880-1901. 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) Handbook of Texas Online: "Leonidas Jefferson Storey" (offsite) The Family Storey (offsite) The John T. Storey House (offsite) Irish Storey Origins (offsite) Inventory of Shuler Cemetery, Gonzales County, TX (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Storey) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Storey) (offsite) Caldwell County Genealogical and Historical Society (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Caldwell County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Caldwell County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Caldwell County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)

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