T Williams Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Thomas Williams

~1841 - January 22, 1865

Born in AL around 1841.
Resided with parents and 5 siblings in Montgomery, Montgomery County, TX.
Employed as a mechanic.

Mustered in with Company K in Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Missing near Sewanee, TN on July 4, 1863, supposed captured and possibly wounded.
May have regained regiment by october 1863 when Claiborne records he was captured and possibly wounded near McMinnville, TN.
Forwarded to Camp Morton, IN.
Died from chronic diarrhea while imprisoned on January 22, 1865.

Also Identified As:
	T. Williams
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Unidentified
Parents:
	Williamston Williams b. April 15, 1817 in NC. m. d. October 19, 1897 in Montgomery County, TX. Martha Ann Davenport b. October 13, 1818 in SC. d. November 20, 1905 in Montgomery County, TX.
Siblings:
	Louise Williams b. ~1839 Thomas Williams b. ~1841 Francis James Williams b. August 13, 1842 in Butler County, AL. m. Mary Margaret Dean d. June 2, 1889 in Montgomery County, TX. Elizabeth Williams b. ~1846 Lucinda Williams b. ~1849 in Butler County, AL. W. R. Williams b. ~1854 C. Williams b. ~1859
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Indianapolis, IN, Green Lawn Cemetery, Confederate Section Thomas Williams Pvt. Co. K 8 Tex. Cav d. Jan. 22, 1865

1850 Census - AL, Butler County, Beat No. 1, Page 178B, Dwelling 36, Family 36, (6/16)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Williamston Williams	33	M		Cabinet Maker		NC
	Martha Williams	32	F				SC
	Louise Williams	11	F				AL	Y
	Thomas Williams	9	M				AL	Y
	Francis Williams	7	M				AL	Y
	Elizabeth Williams	4	F				AL
	Lucinde Williams	1	F				AL

1860 Census - TX, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Page 84, Dwelling 34, Family 34, (5/71)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Wm. Williams	43	M		Mechanick	$1,000		NC
	M. Williams	42	F		Mechanick			SC
	L. Williams	21	M					AL
	T. Williams	19	M		Mechanick			AL
	F. J. Williams	17	M		Mechanick			AL	Y
	E. Williams	13	F					AL	Y
	W. R. Williams	6	M					AL
	C. Williams	1	F					TX

Related Links:
	R. F. Bunting Letter, October 20, 1863 R. F. Bunting Letter, July 7, 1863
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Ingmire, Frances & Carolyn Ericson, Confederate P. O. W.'s; Soldiers & Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North. Ingmire Publications, St. Louis, 1984. 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) Barbara Ferrell's "Massey & Clarkson Ancestors" gedcom (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Williams) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Williams) (offsite) ALGenWeb Project (Butler County, AL) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Butler County, AL) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Butler County, AL) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Montgomery County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Montgomery County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Montgomery County, TX)

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