CL Terry Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Clinton Lucretius Terry

June 30, 1831 - April 14, 1862

Born in Clinton, Hinds County, MS on June 30, 1831.
Married Adrianne Gautier on September 6, 1855.
Practiced Law in Brazoria County, TX. (Partner with John A. Wharton).
Claiborne lists him as being a judge.

Served with the Rangers in 1862 as a volunteer aide to Col. Wharton.
Mortally wounded during the Sunday afternoon encounter with the enemy near the boggy ravine at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.

Buried in the Terry Family Plot, Sandy Point Cemetery, Brazoria County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Clinton L. Terry, Clint N. Terry
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Matthew Green Nancy Gulotta Jenifer Reeves John Reeves Fulton Rivers - researcher - researcher
Parents:
	Joseph Royal Terry Son of Nathaniel Terry b. May 17, 1792 in Halifax, VA m. Sarah D. Smith on April 17, 1816. d. November 1877 in Cumberland County, KY. Sarah David Smith daughter of David Smith & Obedience Beauty Fort b. 1793 in NC d. 1837 in Brazoria County, TX. Benjamin Fort Smith (Uncle & Guardian) Son of David Smith & Obedience Beauty Fort b. 1799 in Logan County, KY. Immigrated to Texas in 1833. Fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Bttle of New Orleans. Fought in Capt. Karne's Company at San Jacinto. d. January 10, 1841 in Montgomery (now Grimes) County, TX.
Siblings:
	? Terry b. Joseph Terry b. October 15, 1817 in KY? Benjamin Franklin Terry b. February 18, 1821 in Russellville, KY. m. Mary Bingham on October 12, 1841. Served as a delegate to the Texas Secession convention in January 1861. Served as a volunteer aide to Gen. Longstreet at the Battle of First Manassas in April 1861. Appointed Colonel and commisioned to raise a regiment of Texas cavalry. Elected first commander of Terry's Texas Rangers. d. December 17, 1861 at Woodsonville, KY. David Smith Terry b. March 8, 1823 in Todd County, KY. m. Cornelia Runnels. in 1852. Served as a volunteer with Terry's Rangers. Raised and commanded D. S. Terry's Texas Cavalry Regiment. m. Sarah Althea Hill in January 1886. d. August 14, 1889 in CA. Joseph Nathaniel Terry b. November 29, 1824 in Hinds, MS Aurelius Josiah Terry b. ~ 1828 in Hinds County, MS.
Spouse(s):
	Ariadne O. Gautier m. Clinton L. Terry on September 6, 1855.
Children:
	Arelius Pease Terry - b. June 11, 1856 in Brazoria. d. in infancy. Annie Lucy Terry - b. June 5, 1858 in Brazoria. d. November 14, 1943. John Wharton Terry - b. April 8, 1860, Brazoria. d. August 25, 1936 Galveston. Clinton Terry (Duff)- b. May 9, 1862, Brazoria, TX. d.November 13, 1951.
Gravesite:
	Terry Family Plot, Sandy Point Cemetery, Brazoria County, TX. CLINTON TERRY BORN IN HINDS COUNTY, MISS. IN 1831 MORTALLY WOUNDED AT SHILOH APRIL 6, 1862 WHILE GALLANTLY LEADING A CHARGE OF TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS

1840 Census - TX
	Head of Houshold	Benjamin Fort Smith

1850 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Page 389, Dwelling 184, Family 184, (17/32) i
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	B. F. Terry	29	M		Farmer	$7500	KY
	Mary P. Terry	25	F				GA
	Benjamin R. Terry	7	M				TX
	Mary M. Terry	3	F				TX
	David S. Terry	4m	M				TX
	Clinton Terry	20	M		None	$4000	MS	Y
	David S. Terry	25	M		Lawyer	$4000	KY
	A. J. Terry	22	M		None	$4000	MS

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, ED 1, Page 79, Dwelling 413, Family 396, (image) i
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Jordan Tyler	65	M		Laborer			AL
	Clinton Terry	29	M		Lawyer	$8,000	$21,000	MS
	Ariadne Terry	25	F					FL
	Seacy? A. Terry	2	M					TX
	Jon. W. Terry	3m	M					TX

Related Links:
	"Wharton & Terry Advertisement," Galveston Weekly News, January 10, 1860 "William Fort Smith Advertisement," Galveston Weekly News, August 17, 1861 Report of Colonel John A. Wharton, dated April 12, 1862 "Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 W. Nicholson Letter, dated April 16, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Fort Jackson Not Taken!" The Galveston News, April 29, 1862. "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862 Terry's Texas Rangers: Chapter 4. Shiloh by LB Giles Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 3) "Presentation of Bonnie Blue Flag," Confederate Veteran, June 1895, p. 216 "Several Errors Corrected," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 374 Dallas Morning News, 1901 The Terry Brothers "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498 (offsite) Ronald H. Livingston's Biography for Clinton Lucretius Terry (offsite) Snider Family Genealogy Homepage: Clinton L. Terry (offsite) Roberts & Sniths in Texas History: Terry, Clinton gravesite (offsite) Irisgay Crivellari's The Crivellari and Related Families gedcom (offsite) Glenn Snider's Snider Family Genealogy gedcom (offsite) Patsy Jackson's Holt Saunders Family gedcom
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:
	(off site) San Jacinto Museum's page for Benjamin Fort Smith (offsite) Genealogy.com's Genealogy Forum (Terry) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Terry) (offsite) MSGenWeb Project (Hinds County, MS) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Hinds County, MS) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Hinds County, MS) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)

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