Life History

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• Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
  John W. Terry
  Marriage 15 Jun 1865 Rusk, Texas
  Spouse Rebecca A. Nelson
  Source Texas Marriages, 1814-1909
  
  Ralph Terry has an excellent reconcstruction of this branch of the Terry lineage.  Here is his profile and Notes on John Williamson Terry.
  
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  John Williamson Terry Sr
  
  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.
  
  Birth 6 FEB 1840 in Madison Parish, Louisiana
  Death 21 AUG 1902 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Burial De Leon Cemetery, Comanche County, Texas
  
  Father Tod Robinson Terry b: ABT 1811 in Anson County, North Carolina
  Mother Mary Eliza Hill b: ABT 1816 in Mississippi or Louisiana
  
  Marriage Rebecca Alice Nelson b: 27 JUL 1849 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
  Married 15 JUN 1865 in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas
  Children:
  George Washington Terry b: 29 JUN 1866 in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas
  Mary Eliza Terry b: 4 APR 1868 in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas
  Andrew Jackson "Andy" Terry b: 26 JAN 1870 in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas
  James "Jim" Todd Terry b: 1 DEC 1871 in Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas
  John Williamson Terry b: 14 DEC 1874 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Burl Nelson Terry b: 26 JUN 1877 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Ernest Bruce Terry b: 12 JUN 1880 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Oscar Hill Terry b: 23 JAN 1882 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Rebecca Alice "Allie" Terry b: 29 MAR 1884 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Lillie May Terry b: 24 NOV 1885 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Grace "Gracie" Lee Terry b: 26 OCT 1887 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Florence Edna Terry b: 21 MAY 1890 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Myrtle Evaline Terry b: 24 DEC 1892 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Infant Terry b: BEF 1900 in near DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  --  Ralph Terry, RootsWeb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=capenoch&id=I8
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  U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  Applicant Richard Wayne Flora
  Application 11 Jan 1956, SAR Membership #80024
  Born 31 January 1936 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Father Wayne Wrightsman Flora
  Birth 2 June 1900 South Haven, Michigan (still living in 1955)
  Mother Lorraine Terry
  Birth 23 September 1902 Gorman, Texas (still living in 1955)
  Married 26 June 1923 Detroit, Michigan
  Grandfather Ernest Bruce Terry
  Birth 12 June 1880 De Leon, Texas, Death 20 August 1945 Tahoka, Texas
  Grandmother Frances Hutley
  Birth 21 May 1884 Lone Grove, Texas (still living in 1955)
  Married 10 May 1900
  Great Grandfather John Williamson Terry
  Birth 6 February 1840 Madison Parish, Louisiana, Death 21 August 1902 De Leon, Texas
  Great Grandmother Rebecca Alice Nelson
  Birth 27 July 1849, Death 28 December 1932 Shelbyville, Tennessee
  Married 15 June 1865
  Great Great Grandfather Todd Robinson Terry
  Birth 1811 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 14 Dec 1847 near Mobile, Alabama
  Great Great Grandmother Mary Eliza Hill
  Birth 1816, Death 14 March 1863 Rusk County, Texas
  Married 2 July 1837
  Great Great Great Grandfather Eli Terry
  Birth abt 1772 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 1836 Autauga County, Alabama
  Mary A Pickett Birth Richmond County, North Carolina (adjacent to Anson Co) (Death Unknown)
  Married 17 December 1799
  reat Great Great Great Grandfather James Terry
  Birth 19 November 1746 Edgecomb County, North Carolina, Death 27 May 1816 Richmond County, North Carolina
  Great Great Great Great Grandmother Anna Robards
  Birth 13 February 1756 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Richmond County, North Carolina
  Married 24 May 1771
  5 Great Grandfather William Terry
  Birth abt 1725 Carolina County, Virginia, Death 1776 Anson County, North Carolina
  5 Great Grandmother Mary Raiford
  Birth 1728 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Unknown
  Married abt 1745 Edgecomb County, North Carolina
  William Terry was a "recognized Patriot -- furnished supplies."

Sources

• 1. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 2. RootsWeb Trees
• 3. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• 4. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
• 5. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• 6. 1920 Federal Census, Callahan County, Texas
  • 10 March, Justice Precinct 1, District 30, page 1B, Hse/Fam #22
• 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry