JB VanHouton Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Johnathon B. VanHouton

~1837 - ??

Born at IL around 1837.
Possibly resided at Harris County, TX (Jones Roster).

Mustered into Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Left at Nashville, TN in October 1861 due to illness.
Present in December 1861.
Hospitalized from April 10, 1862 to May 1862.
Possibly absent by August 1862 (Jones Roster).
Absent by April 1863.
MacMurphy reports him as court-martialed in May 1863, and as a deserter by September 1863.
Acted as guerilla fighter in the Franklin, TN area in 1864.
Assisted W. A. Fletcher, Co. E, in TN as Fletcher traveled to regain regiment in late 1864 following his escape from Union custody.
Claiborne reports him as captured and escaped at some point.

Also Identified As:
	Van Houten, Van Houghton, Van VanHouton
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

Census Data

Related Links:
	None Yet Located
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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: VanHouton) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: VanHouton) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: VanHouten) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: VanHouten) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: VanHoughton) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: VanHoughton) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX)

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