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

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Dave Terry

1842 - ??

Born in Brazoria, TX in 1842.
Resided at Sugarland, Ft. Bend County, TX in 1860 with parents and five siblings; occupied as a student.

Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1862.
Served as 4th Corporal (Claiborne lists him as 1st Corp.)
Escorted Col. Terry's remains back to TX following the battle at Woodsonville, KY in December 1861.
Regained regiment in March 1862.
Discharged in April 1862, and accompanied uncle's body to TX.
Regained regiment at Murfreesboro, TN in October 1862 with two companies of men, with rank of Lieutenant.
Assigned (possibly as Captain) to Brigadier General Wharton's staff as volunteer aide in November 1862.
Commanded scouts.
Departed for TX in March 1864 as aide-de-camp to General Wharton.

Also Identified As:
	David Smith Terry, David S. Terry, David Lucretious Terry,
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Matthew Green Nancy Gulotta Jenifer Reeves John Reeves Fulton Rivers
Parents:
	Colonel 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 Mary Bingham Daughter of Francis Bingham b. ~1825 in GA m. Benjamin F. Terry on October 12, 1841 in Russell County, KY
Siblings:
	Benjamin R. Terry b. ~1843 in Brazoria, TX Mary M. Terry b. ~1847 in Brazoria, TX Frank Terry b. ~1850 in TX Sally Terry b. ~1857 in TX Kyle Terry b. ~1855 in TX Cornelia Terry b. ~1858 in TX
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Page 389, Dwelling 184, Family 184, (17/32)
	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, Fort Bend County, Sugarland PO, page 368B - 369, Dwelling 201, Family182 , (26-27/53)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	B. F. Terry	39	M		Farmer	$68,000	$105,750	KY
	Mary P. Terry	38	F					MS
	David Terry	17	M					TX	Y
	Mary M. Terry	12	F					TX	Y
	Frank Terry	10	M					TX	Y
	Sally Terry	7	F					TX	Y
	Kyle Terry	5	M					TX
	Cornelia Terry	2	F					TX
	Wm. F. Kyle	50	M		Farmer	$58,000	$105,750	TN
	Maria Kendall	18	F		School Teacher			MA

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, District 73, Page 49D, Dwelling 258, Family 286, (32/46)
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
	David S. Terry		M	W	36	TX	Farmer	KY	TX
	Nellie Terry	Wife	F	W	30	Canada	Keeping House	Canada	Canada
	Daisy S. Terry	Dau	F	W	7	LA		TX	Canada
	J. B. Parker	boarder	M	W	21	TX	Stock Raiser
	C. H. Terry	Cousin	M	W	21	CA	Civil Engineer	KY	TX
	Geo. Hudon	Servant	M	B	29	KY	Domestic Servant
	Moses Lee	Servant	M	B	26	TX	Domestic Servant

Related Links:
	W. Nicholson Letter, dated March 29, 1862 "The Terry Brothers," Dallas Morning News, September 30, 1901. "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: John N. Houston (offsite) Snider Family Genealogy Homepage: David L. Terry
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:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Terry) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Terry) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)

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