MURCHISON, WELDON JONES
Born: 11 October 1838 Waterford, Mississippi
Died; 23 August 1899 Houston County
Buried; Glenwood Cemetery, Houston County, Texas
Spouse; C. J.
Parents; Daniel B. & Mary (Killough) Murchison
Service; 2nd Lieutenant, Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Left sick at Santa Fe Hospital 8 April; taken prisoner 20 April and paroled 30 April; sent to Camp Douglas and exchanged at Vicksburg 22 September 1862.
Source; Houston County History, p. 488; Confederate Army of New Mexico, p. 117; Houston County Census: 1850, p. 43; 1870; 1880; Confederate State Roster I, p. 377; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestty.com; Houston County Cemetery Records, p. 348.
- Marty Cash [email protected]
Houston County History says he moved to Neville's Prairie.
The town of Weldon, Texas was named after him.
Born: 11 October 1838 Waterford, Mississippi
Died; 23 August 1899 Houston County
Buried; Glenwood Cemetery, Houston County, Texas
Spouse; C. J.
Parents; Daniel B. & Mary (Killough) Murchison
Service; 2nd Lieutenant, Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Left sick at Santa Fe Hospital 8 April; taken prisoner 20 April and paroled 30 April; sent to Camp Douglas and exchanged at Vicksburg 22 September 1862.
Source; Houston County History, p. 488; Confederate Army of New Mexico, p. 117; Houston County Census: 1850, p. 43; 1870; 1880; Confederate State Roster I, p. 377; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestty.com; Houston County Cemetery Records, p. 348.
- Marty Cash [email protected]
Houston County History says he moved to Neville's Prairie.
The town of Weldon, Texas was named after him.
MURCHISON, WELDON JONES
Born: 11 October 1838 Waterford, Mississippi
Died; 23 August 1899 Houston County
Buried; Glenwood Cemetery, Houston County, Texas
Spouse; C. J.
Parents; Daniel B. & Mary (Killough) Murchison
Service; 2nd Lieutenant, Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Left sick at Santa Fe Hospital 8 April; taken prisoner 20 April and paroled 30 April; sent to Camp Douglas and exchanged at Vicksburg 22 September 1862.
Source; Houston County History, p. 488; Confederate Army of New Mexico, p. 117; Houston County Census: 1850, p. 43; 1870; 1880; Confederate State Roster I, p. 377; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestty.com; Houston County Cemetery Records, p. 348.
- Marty Cash [email protected]
Houston County History says he moved to Neville's Prairie.
The town of Weldon, Texas was named after him.
Born: 11 October 1838 Waterford, Mississippi
Died; 23 August 1899 Houston County
Buried; Glenwood Cemetery, Houston County, Texas
Spouse; C. J.
Parents; Daniel B. & Mary (Killough) Murchison
Service; 2nd Lieutenant, Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Left sick at Santa Fe Hospital 8 April; taken prisoner 20 April and paroled 30 April; sent to Camp Douglas and exchanged at Vicksburg 22 September 1862.
Source; Houston County History, p. 488; Confederate Army of New Mexico, p. 117; Houston County Census: 1850, p. 43; 1870; 1880; Confederate State Roster I, p. 377; Confederate State Roster II, p. 43; Ancestty.com; Houston County Cemetery Records, p. 348.
- Marty Cash [email protected]
Houston County History says he moved to Neville's Prairie.
The town of Weldon, Texas was named after him.
Inscription
b. MS
Gravesite Details
Information submitted by the Houston County Historical Commission, Crockett, TX
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
