David Sackville Cooke, Pvt.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
David Sackville Cooke, Pvt. Cooke was born December 24, 1829, to Melchizedek Brim Cooke and Lucy Ann Jones in Madison County, Tennessee. He was orphaned at an early age and came to Williamson County, Texas, in the 1850’s with relatives.
He joined the Williamson County Grays on October 1, 1862, in Georgetown, Texas. He served in Company C with his brother-in-laws, James F. Lewis, Samuel Lewis and Hiram Mack Burrows.
He was discharged in January 1863 because of bladder and kidney disease. Captain Burrows described him in the discharge papers as:
"thirty-three years of age, five feet six inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Farmer."
He was Chief Justice of Williamson County from 1861-1862 and 1866-1867. He died of typhoid fever on August 19, 1879, and is buried in the Cooke Cemetery in Weir, Williamson County, Texas.
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Emzy Taylor
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
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George Washington Craven, Pvt.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
George Washington Craven, Pvt. Craven was born on October 18, 1843 in Indiana, and he came Williamson County in 1854. In 1860 he was living in the Bagdad community in Williamson County working as wagon maker. He enlisted in Company C on December 19, 1861, in Round Rock, Texas. On the February 29, 1864 muster roll, he was assigned to “extra duty wagon maker.”
He continued to work as a wagon maker and wheelwright and had a shop in Austin on Congress Ave. for a number of years. He died March 26, 1913, in Austin, Texas, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Harrison
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
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J. M. Tucker
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
J.M. Tucker. Tucker joined the Wilco Grays when he was only 18 years old.
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John Russell, Sr.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
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John Wesley Branch
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
John Wesley Branch, Pvt., son of James W. Branch and Nancy Matthews, was born in Shelby County, Texas, on October 16, 1842. His family moved to the Bagdad community in Williamson County prior to 1850 where he worked as a stock raiser.
John joined Company C on October 7, 1861, in Georgetown, Texas. He was “afflicted with piles and rheumatism” during his service with the company and was discharged about September 5, 1863, by providing John Masterson as a substitute.
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John Wesley Snyder, 1st Lt. - Capt.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
John Wesley Snyder, 1st Lt. –Capt. Snyder began the war as a 1st Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain toward the end of the war. He was born June 21, 1837, in Yazoo County, Mississippi and came to Williamson County in 1855 with his family. His brothers were Dudley Hiram Snyder and Thomas Shelton Snyder, who served in Co. C until he was transferred to assist Dudley in supplying beef to the Confederate forces.
The Snyder brothers were among the first to drive cattle north from Williamson County. He died April 15, 1922, at the home of his daughter in Groesbeck, Texas, and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Georgetown, Texas. J. W Snyder completed a number of affidavits and depositions for members of the company who were applying for Confederate Pensions from the State of Texas. He was a benefactor of Southwestern University in Georgetown, and his home now forms a portion of the campus.
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Lewis H. Collier, Pvt.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
Lewis H. Collier, Pvt., was born February 4, 1839 in Mississippi. He married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Taylor Smith and Sally Martin, on January 12, 1860, in Williamson County, Texas.
He enlisted in Company C on October 7, 1861, in Georgetown, Texas. He was captured at Camp Pratt on November 20, 1863, was paroled on December 21, 1863, and was furloughed home. He died on December 8, 1871, in Liberty Hill, Texas, and is buried in the Smith Cemetery.
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Martin Robert Allen, Pvt.
United States -- Texas -- Williamson County.
War (Civil War).
Martin Robert Allen, Pvt., was born November 27, 1844, in Fort Bend County, Texas. He was 16 when he joined Company C on October 7, 1861 in Georgetown, Texas, and he had his 17th birthday shortly after.
His parents were Texas Revolution veteran and original Austin 300 colonist, Benjamin J. Allen and Mary Elizabeth McNutt. His cousin, Travis Allen, and uncle, Hamilton Money McNutt, were also in Company C. Allen is found on the 1870 Census in Corpus Christi, Texas where he worked as a stock raiser. He died October 28, 1911, and is buried in the Saul Cemetery in Williamson County.
In this photograph Civil War veteran Robert Allen stands with his family.
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