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John R Baylor
Birth: Jul. 27, 1822
Paris
Bourbon County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Feb. 6, 1894
Montell
Uvalde County
Texas, USA

Member of Texas state legislature, 1853; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. General John Magruder impressed by his gallantry recommended he be promoted to brigadier general, however his highest Confederate rank was colonel. 
 
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 Parents:
  John Walker Baylor (1784 - 1852)
  Sophie Weidner Baylor
 
 Spouse:
  Emily J Baylor (1827 - 1917)

 
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Inscription:
Confederate States Army
 
Burial:
Episcopal Church of the Ascension Cemetery
Montell
Uvalde County
Texas, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 29.32391, -100.00151
 
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Record added: Oct 27, 2000
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