Individual Details
John Williamson Terry Sr.
(February 6, 1840 - August 21, 1902)
FAG 66606447
John Williamson Terry fought and was wounded in the Battle of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. He was in the 17th Texas Cavalry. Those of the 17th not captured at Arkansas Post, joined with those of other regiments to form the 17th Texas Consolidated Cavalry (Dismounted). The captured, when exchanged, became the 17th and 18th Texas Consolidated Cavalry (Dismounted), which was assigned to another location. The 17th was considered an orphan unit, and it was not officially a part of the Confederate Army until a later time, although it fought under Mouton at Pleasant Hill until he was killed, and then under Polignac.
1870 Rusk County, Texas census, Henderson Post Office, Precinct No. 4, taken 8 September 1870, pages 460a and 460b, Dwelling/Family #593/605: John TERRY, 30, m, w, laborer, Alabama; Alice R. TERRY, 20, f, w, keeping house, Tennessee; George W. TERRY, 4, m, w, at home, Texas; Mary E. TERRY, 2, f, w, at home, Texas; Andrew J. TERRY, 8/12, m, w, at home, Texas.
1880 Comanche County, Texas census, Dwelling/Family 295/309, taken 19 June 1880: John W. TERRY, male, 40, farmer, Louisiana, USA, Louisiana; Rebeca A. TERRY, female, 39, wife, keeping house, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee; Geo W. TERRY, male, 14, son, works on farm, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Mary E. TERRY, female, 12, daughter, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Andrew J. TERRY, male, 10, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; James T. TERRY, male, 8, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; John W. TERRY, male, 6, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Burell TERRY, male, 5, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee.
1900 Comanche County, Texas census, page 230b, taken 15 June 1900, Dwelling/Family #221/222: John W. TERRY, w, m, February 1840,, 60, married 35 years, La, Ala, Miss, farmer; Becka A. TERRY, wife, w, f, July 1849, 50, married 35 years, 14 children born, 12 children living, Tenn, La, Tenn; Ernest B. TERRY, son, w, m, June 1880, 19, married, Texas, La, Tenn farm laborer; Frances TERRY, daughter-in-law, w, f, Apr 1884, 16, married within the year, Tex, Tex, Tex; Burrell M. TERRY, son, w, m, June 1877, 22, single, Tex, La, Tenn, farm laborer; Osker H. TERRY, son, w, m, Jan 1882, 18, single, Tex, La, Tenn, farm laborer; Rebeha A. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Mar 1884, 16, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Lillie M. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Nov 1886, 14, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Garcy L. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Oct 1887, 12, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Florence E. TERRY, daughter, w, f, May 1890, 10, single, Tex, La, Tenn.
John Williamson Terry fought and was wounded in the Battle of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. He was in the 17th Texas Cavalry. Those of the 17th not captured at Arkansas Post, joined with those of other regiments to form the 17th Texas Consolidated Cavalry (Dismounted). The captured, when exchanged, became the 17th and 18th Texas Consolidated Cavalry (Dismounted), which was assigned to another location. The 17th was considered an orphan unit, and it was not officially a part of the Confederate Army until a later time, although it fought under Mouton at Pleasant Hill until he was killed, and then under Polignac.
1870 Rusk County, Texas census, Henderson Post Office, Precinct No. 4, taken 8 September 1870, pages 460a and 460b, Dwelling/Family #593/605: John TERRY, 30, m, w, laborer, Alabama; Alice R. TERRY, 20, f, w, keeping house, Tennessee; George W. TERRY, 4, m, w, at home, Texas; Mary E. TERRY, 2, f, w, at home, Texas; Andrew J. TERRY, 8/12, m, w, at home, Texas.
1880 Comanche County, Texas census, Dwelling/Family 295/309, taken 19 June 1880: John W. TERRY, male, 40, farmer, Louisiana, USA, Louisiana; Rebeca A. TERRY, female, 39, wife, keeping house, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee; Geo W. TERRY, male, 14, son, works on farm, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Mary E. TERRY, female, 12, daughter, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Andrew J. TERRY, male, 10, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; James T. TERRY, male, 8, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; John W. TERRY, male, 6, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee; Burell TERRY, male, 5, son, at home, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee.
1900 Comanche County, Texas census, page 230b, taken 15 June 1900, Dwelling/Family #221/222: John W. TERRY, w, m, February 1840,, 60, married 35 years, La, Ala, Miss, farmer; Becka A. TERRY, wife, w, f, July 1849, 50, married 35 years, 14 children born, 12 children living, Tenn, La, Tenn; Ernest B. TERRY, son, w, m, June 1880, 19, married, Texas, La, Tenn farm laborer; Frances TERRY, daughter-in-law, w, f, Apr 1884, 16, married within the year, Tex, Tex, Tex; Burrell M. TERRY, son, w, m, June 1877, 22, single, Tex, La, Tenn, farm laborer; Osker H. TERRY, son, w, m, Jan 1882, 18, single, Tex, La, Tenn, farm laborer; Rebeha A. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Mar 1884, 16, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Lillie M. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Nov 1886, 14, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Garcy L. TERRY, daughter, w, f, Oct 1887, 12, single, Tex, La, Tenn; Florence E. TERRY, daughter, w, f, May 1890, 10, single, Tex, La, Tenn.
Events
| Birth | February 6, 1840 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Marriage | June 15, 1865 | Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas - Rebecca Alice Nelson | |||
| Death | August 21, 1902 | near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas | |||
| Burial | De Leon Cemetery, De Leon, Comanche County Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Alice Nelson (1849 - 1932) |
| Child | George Washington Terry (1866 - 1926) |
| Child | Mary Eliza Terry (1868 - 1951) |
| Child | Andrew Jackson "Andy" Terry (1870 - 1951) |
| Child | James "Jim" Todd Terry (1871 - 1926) |
| Child | John Williamson Terry Jr. (1874 - 1954) |
| Child | Burl Nelson Terry (1877 - 1966) |
| Child | Ernest Bruce Terry (1880 - 1942) |
| Child | Oscar Hill Terry Sr. (1882 - 1954) |
| Child | Rebecca Alice "Allie" Terry (1884 - 1974) |
| Child | Lillie May Terry (1885 - 1957) |
| Child | Grace "Gracie" Lee Terry (1887 - 1959) |
| Child | Florence Edna Terry (1890 - 1974) |
| Child | Myrtle Evaline Terry (1892 - 1893) |
| Child | Infant Terry (1900 - 1900) |
| Father | Tod Robinson Terry (1811 - 1847) |
| Mother | Mary Eliza Hill (1816 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Mary Margaret Terry (1838 - 1839) |
| Sibling | William Cornelius "Bruce" Terry (1843 - 1924) |
| Sibling | James Todd Robinson Terry (1844 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Eliza Matilda Jane Terry (1846 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Terry (1847 - 1847) |