Individual Details

Joseph Terry

(7 Jan 1843 - 13 Oct 1902)



1870 Census. Red River Co, TX, Hh 1651
Joseph Terry, 27, Farmer - all b. TX
Martha, 25 (First wife, Martha Catherine Pope)
Lucinda, 4. Margaret, 3
Ann Ward, 15

1880 Census. Prec. 7 Red River, TX, Hh 97
Joseph Terry, 37, Farmer, b. TX
Martha J., 25, wife, b. MO
Lucinda J., 13, dau. M. E., 12, dau. Ike C., 5, son. Ira L., 2, son. Mark P., 10 months, son. All b. TX

1900 Census. Justice Prec 7, Red River, TX, Hh 66
Joseph Terry, b. Jan 1843, 47, married 28 years, b. TX, farming
Martha J., wife, b. Jul 1855, 44 (bad math...), had 12 children - 10 are living, b. AR
Ike C., son, b. Apr 1876, 25
Mark P., son, b. Jul 1879, 20
Joseph E., son, b. Nov 1882, 17
Timothy T., son, b. Sep 1885, 14
Mary E., dau, b. Aug 1887, 12
Nannie M., dau, b. May 1890, 10
Henry M., son, b. Sep 1892, 7
Roland Reed, son, b. Jun 1894, 5
Lady G., dau, b. Feb 1900, 3 months

Joseph Terry has a military stone. Confederate States Army. Sutton County Cemetery, Sonora, Sutton Co, TX

Martha Jane filed for his pension, 17 Sep 1929 from Motley Co, TX. She stated Joseph had died on 13 Oct 1902 in Sutton Co TX. She was married to him on the 4th of January, 1872, in Red River County. He served in the Confederacy. Martha was 74 years old, born 2 Jul 1855 in Little Rick, Arkansas. She had resided in the State of Texas for 68 years, in the present county for two years. Her address was Matador, Texas. Joseph Terry never applied for pension. His address at the time of his death was Clarksville, TX. His command was organized in Texas and he served 4 years, enlisting in June of 1861 and discharged soon after peace was declared. He served in Company E, 11th Texas Cavalry. She owns no property, nor has transferred any property.

Events

Birth7 Jan 1843Clarksville, Red River County, Texas
Marriage4 Jan 1872Red River County, Texas - Martha Jane Martin
Death13 Oct 1902Sonora, Sutton County, Texas

Families

SpouseMartha Jane Martin (1855 - 1938)
ChildMary Emma Terry (1887 - 1978)
FatherJohn Terry (1818 - 1898)
MotherLucinda King Reed (1823 - 1897)