James S. Lauderdale was born in Alabama, probably in Morgan County. His father was Robert L. Lauderdale and his mother is not known at this time.
In 1852 James married Elizabeth Ann Henson, daughter of Joseph Henson and Mary B. Polly Thomas in Montgomery County, Texas.
Children:
1. Mary Jane Lauderdale 1854-1932
2. William Thomas Lauderdale 1858-1920
3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Lauderdale 1860-1887
4. Amira Mellissa Lauderdale 1863-1910
5. John Jeremiah Lauderdale 1865-1940
6. Effie Blanche Lauderdale 1867-1895
James was a Private in Company B of Captain Orrick's Texas Troops during the Civil War. Military Service 25 Jun 1864 Jack Co., TX. Source: Abbrev: Civil War Service Records.
He was killed and scalped by Camanhe Indians on Carrol Creek near Jacksboro while returning a wagon and supplies to a neighbor as reported in The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Also interviewed were Joe Fowler, A.M. Lasater, James Wood and one or two others who were early settlers in that section.
"About 1867, Lauderdale who had been to Weatherford and unloaded his supplies during the preceding day, left his home in the morning to return the borrowed wagon and horse to the home of Wilburn Brummett, a neighbor, who lived several miles away. Lauderdale lived on Carroll's Creek, about six miles from Brummett's home. When about half-way between the two places, he was massacred by the Indians, who took his horses. We beleive the Indians to have been Comanches and they also scalped him."
Sources:
1. History of Jack County, Texas.
2 Montgomery County Court Records - FHL microfilm # 1006044
3. Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
In 1852 James married Elizabeth Ann Henson, daughter of Joseph Henson and Mary B. Polly Thomas in Montgomery County, Texas.
Children:
1. Mary Jane Lauderdale 1854-1932
2. William Thomas Lauderdale 1858-1920
3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Lauderdale 1860-1887
4. Amira Mellissa Lauderdale 1863-1910
5. John Jeremiah Lauderdale 1865-1940
6. Effie Blanche Lauderdale 1867-1895
James was a Private in Company B of Captain Orrick's Texas Troops during the Civil War. Military Service 25 Jun 1864 Jack Co., TX. Source: Abbrev: Civil War Service Records.
He was killed and scalped by Camanhe Indians on Carrol Creek near Jacksboro while returning a wagon and supplies to a neighbor as reported in The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Also interviewed were Joe Fowler, A.M. Lasater, James Wood and one or two others who were early settlers in that section.
"About 1867, Lauderdale who had been to Weatherford and unloaded his supplies during the preceding day, left his home in the morning to return the borrowed wagon and horse to the home of Wilburn Brummett, a neighbor, who lived several miles away. Lauderdale lived on Carroll's Creek, about six miles from Brummett's home. When about half-way between the two places, he was massacred by the Indians, who took his horses. We beleive the Indians to have been Comanches and they also scalped him."
Sources:
1. History of Jack County, Texas.
2 Montgomery County Court Records - FHL microfilm # 1006044
3. Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
James S. Lauderdale was born in Alabama, probably in Morgan County. His father was Robert L. Lauderdale and his mother is not known at this time.
In 1852 James married Elizabeth Ann Henson, daughter of Joseph Henson and Mary B. Polly Thomas in Montgomery County, Texas.
Children:
1. Mary Jane Lauderdale 1854-1932
2. William Thomas Lauderdale 1858-1920
3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Lauderdale 1860-1887
4. Amira Mellissa Lauderdale 1863-1910
5. John Jeremiah Lauderdale 1865-1940
6. Effie Blanche Lauderdale 1867-1895
James was a Private in Company B of Captain Orrick's Texas Troops during the Civil War. Military Service 25 Jun 1864 Jack Co., TX. Source: Abbrev: Civil War Service Records.
He was killed and scalped by Camanhe Indians on Carrol Creek near Jacksboro while returning a wagon and supplies to a neighbor as reported in The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Also interviewed were Joe Fowler, A.M. Lasater, James Wood and one or two others who were early settlers in that section.
"About 1867, Lauderdale who had been to Weatherford and unloaded his supplies during the preceding day, left his home in the morning to return the borrowed wagon and horse to the home of Wilburn Brummett, a neighbor, who lived several miles away. Lauderdale lived on Carroll's Creek, about six miles from Brummett's home. When about half-way between the two places, he was massacred by the Indians, who took his horses. We beleive the Indians to have been Comanches and they also scalped him."
Sources:
1. History of Jack County, Texas.
2 Montgomery County Court Records - FHL microfilm # 1006044
3. Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
In 1852 James married Elizabeth Ann Henson, daughter of Joseph Henson and Mary B. Polly Thomas in Montgomery County, Texas.
Children:
1. Mary Jane Lauderdale 1854-1932
2. William Thomas Lauderdale 1858-1920
3. Margaret E. "Maggie" Lauderdale 1860-1887
4. Amira Mellissa Lauderdale 1863-1910
5. John Jeremiah Lauderdale 1865-1940
6. Effie Blanche Lauderdale 1867-1895
James was a Private in Company B of Captain Orrick's Texas Troops during the Civil War. Military Service 25 Jun 1864 Jack Co., TX. Source: Abbrev: Civil War Service Records.
He was killed and scalped by Camanhe Indians on Carrol Creek near Jacksboro while returning a wagon and supplies to a neighbor as reported in The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell. Also interviewed were Joe Fowler, A.M. Lasater, James Wood and one or two others who were early settlers in that section.
"About 1867, Lauderdale who had been to Weatherford and unloaded his supplies during the preceding day, left his home in the morning to return the borrowed wagon and horse to the home of Wilburn Brummett, a neighbor, who lived several miles away. Lauderdale lived on Carroll's Creek, about six miles from Brummett's home. When about half-way between the two places, he was massacred by the Indians, who took his horses. We beleive the Indians to have been Comanches and they also scalped him."
Sources:
1. History of Jack County, Texas.
2 Montgomery County Court Records - FHL microfilm # 1006044
3. Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
