By 1860 Elmore was a successful farmer in Waverly and owned forty-eight slaves. He enlisted as a private in Company G of the Twentieth Texas Infantry on May 9, 1862, at Camp Travis and was elected colonel. This regiment, known as Elmore's Twentieth, was composed primarily of middle-aged men, many of whom were prominent citizens. It was assigned to guard duty on the Texas Gulf coast from Galveston to the Sabine River and did not see duty outside of the state. The unit was involved in the battles of Sabine Pass and Galveston. The unit played an important role in the Confederate recapture of Galveston in January 1863. Elmore was sent to Tyler, Texas, as the result of a court martial from May 1864 through February 28, 1865, when he returned to Galveston.
Elmore returned to Waverly, San Jacinto County, after the Civil War. In 1866 he served as secretary for a society of former planters known as the Waverly Emigration Society, which held a convention on September 19, 1866. In 1870 he served as president of the board of trustees of the Waverly Male and Female Institute. He died on February 21, 1879, and is buried near his wife in the Old Waverly Cemetery in San Jacinto County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Family of Archelaus Elmore (http://members.cox.net/trm/ElmoreArchelaus.htm), accessed February 10, 2011. James A. Mundie, Jr., with Bruce S. Allardice, Dean E. Letzring, and John H. Luckey, Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide. (Hillsboro, Texas: Hill College Press, 2002). "George Lewis of Henrico/Prince George/Amelia Cos., VA & some descendants," RootsWeb.com (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=patmck&id=I344), accessed February 10, 2011
Mother: Nancy Ann or Mary Martin
By 1860 Elmore was a successful farmer in Waverly and owned forty-eight slaves. He enlisted as a private in Company G of the Twentieth Texas Infantry on May 9, 1862, at Camp Travis and was elected colonel. This regiment, known as Elmore's Twentieth, was composed primarily of middle-aged men, many of whom were prominent citizens. It was assigned to guard duty on the Texas Gulf coast from Galveston to the Sabine River and did not see duty outside of the state. The unit was involved in the battles of Sabine Pass and Galveston. The unit played an important role in the Confederate recapture of Galveston in January 1863. Elmore was sent to Tyler, Texas, as the result of a court martial from May 1864 through February 28, 1865, when he returned to Galveston.
Elmore returned to Waverly, San Jacinto County, after the Civil War. In 1866 he served as secretary for a society of former planters known as the Waverly Emigration Society, which held a convention on September 19, 1866. In 1870 he served as president of the board of trustees of the Waverly Male and Female Institute. He died on February 21, 1879, and is buried near his wife in the Old Waverly Cemetery in San Jacinto County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Family of Archelaus Elmore (http://members.cox.net/trm/ElmoreArchelaus.htm), accessed February 10, 2011. James A. Mundie, Jr., with Bruce S. Allardice, Dean E. Letzring, and John H. Luckey, Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide. (Hillsboro, Texas: Hill College Press, 2002). "George Lewis of Henrico/Prince George/Amelia Cos., VA & some descendants," RootsWeb.com (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=patmck&id=I344), accessed February 10, 2011
Mother: Nancy Ann or Mary Martin
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Sarah Terry Elmore Fitzpatrick
1807–1837
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1808–1878
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William Augustus Elmore
1812–1890
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Luther Alfred Elmore
1814–1821
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COL Lawrence Ludlow Elmore
1817–1840
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1819–1864
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1820–1823
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Mary Martin Elmore Scott
1823–1916
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Albert Stanhope Elmore
1827–1909
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Ann Harriet Elmore Hearne
1829–1907
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