Pyron's 2nd Texas Cavalry, Roster for Company H

regimental  assignments

formerly part of the 2nd Arizona Brigade,  most recruits from Parker and Johnson Counties, Texas

Total soldiers listed...............................................158

Number in Bourland’s Regiment...........................09 of  158

 Number mentioned in my 1,046-page book.......130 of  158  

These 130 entries are designated by "Pyron's 2d Cav., Co H" in this roster.

Colonels

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Charles Lynne Pyron

 John Salmon "Rip" Ford

Lieutenants

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George Wythe Baylor

John A. Ferris

George W. Hagler

James M. Haley 

Thomas Jefferson Pickard

Alexander A. Thomas

William Eli Wallace

Captains

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___ ? Fine ................................(Please help identify this captain.  Patti)

J. E. Gray/ Gary or J. C. Gray (Please help identify this captain.  Patti)

H. A. Hamner

James M. Roark

Baker, Allen Baker, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt. Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Ballard, William R. Ballard, b-1825; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Barron, David S. Baker, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Barron, Travis Barron, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Baylor, George Wythe Baylor, b-1834; Pyron's 2d Cav, 1st Lt, Co H (Col, 2d Arizona-TX, CSA), A-6, A-7, A-8, A-45, A-239

Bellus, W. S. Bellus, maybe the W. S. Bellville of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Co H, Bourland's Regt), A-10, A-30

Biggs, James Harvey W. Biggs, b-1843; CSA pens #11116 in Shackelford Co TX; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Biggs, W. H. Biggs, Pvt

Blair, Francis Harvey Blair, 1832 MO-1883 Palo Pinto Co TX, m-Mar 1858 AR to Eliza Criswell, 7 ch; came 1858 to Parker Co TX gunsmith, saddler       (your editor's direct ancestors)

Blevins, Blevans, A. Blevans, Pvt

Bowman, Abner Bowman, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Boyd, John Wesley Boyd, b-1836; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Boyett, Green B. Boyett, b-1833; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Brawner, Nathan Brawner, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Brennan, Thomas Brennan, Pvt

Brown, Harrison Brown, b-1814; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Brown, James R. Brown, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Brown, Richard Brown, Pvt

Burke, Francis M. Burke, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Burke, James M. Burke; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Johnson Co, TST), A-229

Burrows, George W. Burrows, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Carr, James W. Carr, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H; McCord's Frontier TX Cav (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Carter, Joseph C. Carter, b-1836; CSA Denton Co TX pens #13287; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Carter, H. M. Carter, Pvt

Chastain, John L. Chastain, b-1838; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-239, A-286

Clark, Charles Clark, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co, Pvt, H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Clark, John L. Clark or John T. Clark, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Clemons, Jesse Vachel Clemons, 1835 Hart Co KY-aft 1910 Kemp, Bryan Co OK; m-Harriet E. Young, 3 ch; m,2-__; druggist; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Conner, Wm. W. Conner, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Coons, David Coon, b-1833; Pyron's 2d Cav, blacksmith, Co H (Farrier, Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-321

Cox, J. M. Cox, b-1819; maybe of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-323

Cox, James M. Cox, b-1824, maybe of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Johnson Co, TST), A-231

Craig, John Craig, Pvt

Crawford, John Crawford, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Crawford, William C. Crawford; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Johnson Co, TST), A-228

Criswell, Davis Esterbrook Criswell, 1842 Izard Co AR-1908 Jackson Co TX, Prairie Hill Cem; m,1-Ms. Wooley, 1 ch; m,2-1881 Parker Co TX to Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, 3 ch; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Criswell,  William M. Criswell, 1832 Izard Co AR-1915 Parker Co TX, Spring Creek Cem; m,1-Adia, no ch; m,2-CSA pens #08885; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Darker, M. Darker, Pvt

Daugherty, William A. Daugherty, b-1842; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-286

Daugherty, William, maybe W. O. Daugherty of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Johnson Co, TST), A-230

Davis, William D. Davis , b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

DeSpain, John DeSpain, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-239, A-286

Durrett, Robert W. Durrett; CSA Young Co TX pens #09765; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Tarrant Co, TST; tanner, Co G, H, Bourland’s Regt), A-12, A.21, A-25, A-30, A-247

Durrett, Thomas C. Durrett, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Sgt, Co H (Sgt, Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Durrett, Wm. S. Durrett, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Dusenburg, John R. Dusenburg, b-1818; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Eddleman, John A. Eddleman, b-1843, CSA Young Co TX pens #06060; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Edwards, James C. Edwards, b-1831; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Edwards, R. C. Edwards; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Tarrant Co, TST), A-247

Edwards, Thomas Edwards, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Elkins, John M. Elkins, 1840-1931 Camp Colorado Cem, Coleman Co TX; m-Emma Johnson, dau of Laura Strong and Dudley Johnson; Rip Ford's 2d Mtd Rifles (maybe Pyron’s), Sgt, Co H (Sgt, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Estes, Benjamin F. Estes, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Collin & Parker Co's, TST), A-189, A-239

Evans, Henry Evans, b-1842; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Evans, James R. Evans, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Palo Pinto & Parker Co's, TST), A-239, A-312

Ferris, John A. Ferris; Pyron's 2d Cav, Lt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Ford, David Ford, b-1832; Pyron's 2d Cav, Surgeon, Co H (Surgeon, McCord's Regt, TST), A-239, A-300

Fox, John Fox, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Fulton, Thomas J. Fulton, b-1836; Pyron's 2d Cav, farrier, Co H (Bugler, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Gillard, Numa Gillard, Pvt

Gilliland, H. C. Gilliland, Pvt

Gilliland, Joseph C. Gilliland, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Gilliland, Wm. B. Gilliland, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-316

Godfrey, John William Godfrey (1840-1897 Parker Co TX); m-1860 Parker Co TX to Mary Henderson Lafferty Godfrey [b-1818 Independence Co AR-1913]; 4th Cpl in Capt. Joseph Ward's Company C, 1st Frontier Co. of TX Rangers in 1864. Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Cpl, Parker & Young Co's, TST), A-237, A-302, A-320 

Graves, Marshall W. Graves; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Greener, John Greener, Pvt

Gray, Job C.. Gray, b-1844 TN; 1860 Jack Co TX cen p362; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Co D, Bourland's Regt), A-13, A-30

Haggard, Hoggard, Granville Hoggard, b-1842; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hagler, George W. Hagler, b-1813; George W., b-1813 TN; m-Catherine; 1860 Jack Co TX cen p362; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H, 1st Lt (Lt, Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-272, A-330

Haley, James M. Haley, Pvt

Hall, C. H. Hall; maybe the Caswell Hall of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Jack Co, TST), A-316

Hamby, Thornton K. Hamby; Pyron’s 2d Cav. Pvt, Co H; CSA Baylor Co TX pens #19479 (G.W. Baylor's 2d TX Cav. Regt, Arizona Brig, CSA), 279  279

Hamilton, R. R. Hamilton; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H; R. R. Hamilton Papers in the CSA archives (Co H, I, Bourland's Regt), A-14, A-19

Hamner, H. A. Hamner, b-1827; Pyron's 2d Cav-Mtd Rifles, Capt, Co H; Griffin's 21st Infantry (Capt, Parker Co, TST), 181, 243, A-203, A-207, A-239, A-xii, A-xx

Hansford, Benjamin D. Hansford, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Harding, Robert H. Harding, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Harris, John C. Harris, b-1836; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H, Brush Battalion, CSA (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-272, A-340

Hart, Aaron Hart, b-1841 Indiana; 1860 Parker Co TX cen p430; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hartt, Benjamin Hartt, b-1845 Rusk Co TX; maybe Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Co __, Bourland's Regt), A-14, A-31, N-133

Hart, Gabriel Hart, b-1838 Indiana; 1860 Parker Co TX cen p430; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Haskins, William Haskins., b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Haygood, G. Haygood, Pvt

Hayhurst, Samuel K. G. Hayhurst; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Denton Co, TST), A-281

Haynes, Pinckney L. Haines, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Heffington, James C. Heffington, b-1828; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hembree, S. M. Hembree of Pyron’s 2d Cav. Pvt, Co H; CSA Baylor Co TX pens #19479 (G.W. Baylor's 2d TX Cav. Regt, Arizona Brig, CSA), A-239

Hightower, Thomas J. Hightower, b-1834; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hill, George W. Hill, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Hill, Thomas Hill, b-1831; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hill, William R. Hill, b-1836; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Hoggard, see Haggard

Hotchkiss, D.W. Hotchkiss, Pvt

Howard, Alexander Howard; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Howell, Joseph V. Howell, b-1828; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Hyatt, Wm. J. R. Hyatt, b-1842; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co's B and H; DeMorse's 29th TX Cav; arrested 1865 Wise Co TX (Parker Co, TST), 310, A-239

James, Wm. H. James; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-240

Johnson, George Washington Johnson, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Johnson, M. H. Johnson, Pvt

Key, Reuben W. Key, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Kincade, John Kincade, b-1836; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Lafferty, John Annis Lafferty, 1839 Carroll Co AR-1911 Lincoln Co NM, buried in National Forrest; m-1863 Wise Co TX to Mary H. Lipsey, 2 ch; Hutchinson Co TX CSA pension # 5539; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239 

Editor's note:  "I have a photo and a copy of a letter from Pyron saying that his regiment never surrendered but rode out from the under the Union guns and went home." per Mary Lafferty Wilson, marmaduck99@yahoo.com   

Lasker, Morris Lasker, 1840 Lask, Polish Prussia-1916 Galveston TX, m-1876 in NY to Nettie Davis, 8 ch; first came to Weatherford; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Lawler, James W. Lawler, b-1821; Pyron's 2d Cav, Bugler, Co H (1st Lt, Co G, Bourland's Regt), 296, A-9, A-15, A-21, A-23, A-24, A-30, A-239, A-282, A-283, A-286, A-439

Lawler, Newton V. Lawler.; Arizona Brig, Baylor's 2d TX Cav, maybe Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton Co, TST), A-286

Lowrance, James R. Lowrance, b-1845; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Lowrance, Robert Daniel Lowrance, 1844 Mason Co IL-1923 Bosque Co TX; m-Sarah Amanda Criswell, 8 ch; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Lindsay, John C. Lindsay, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-239

Lovett, W. C.. Lovett, Pvt

Lusk, Robert N. Lusk, b-1824 TN; m-Arthusa A.; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Co G, Bourland's Regt), 292, A-16, A-24, A-30

McCurley, Ezekiel A. McCurley, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-240, A-286

Matteson, W. H. H. Matteson; Pyron's 2d Cav, Sgt, Co H (Sgt, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Maltsberger, George W. Maltsberger; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Co E, Bourland's Regt), A-16, A-29

Mauldin, William Press Maulding, b-1834; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240, A-331

Mayhare, Henry T. Mayhare, 1831-1865; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240, A-331

Miller, J. F. Miller, Pvt

Mills, T. J. Miller, Pvt

Munday, William W. Munday, b-1826; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240, A-316

Murphy, John Murphy, b-1831; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Newsome, Daniel Parker Newsome, b-1839; CSA Wise Co TX pens #43357; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Norris, J. C. Norris, Pvt

Norton, John Henry Norton; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Payne, Randolph Paine; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Denton Co, TST), A-286

Phillips, Charles Phillips, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240, A-286

Pickard, Thomas Jefferson Pickard, b-1840, CSA pens #39107; Pyron's 2d Cav, 1st Lt, Co H (Sgt, Parker Co, TST), A-239, A-323

Price, Francis M. Price, b-1839; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Pritchett, Harvey S. Pritchett; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-240, A-286

Rameseur, Joseph Rameseur, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co TX), A-240

Rayburn, Wm. B. Rayburn, Pvt

Rives, Reaves, William Rives, Pvt

Roark, James M. Roark, b-1837 MO; 1860 Denton Co TX cen p433, P.O. Denton; in 1893 lived Horton, Hopkins Co TX; Pyron's 2d Cav, Capt, Co H (Lt, Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-239, A-286

Editor's note:  Captain James M. Roark has 123 cards and documents in his compiled records, most from Texas.  He was a Brevet 2d Lt in 1861, who was elected Captain at the "ripe old age" of 24 in 1862 and served in the same company throughout the war.  He was at Battery Green, Galveston, Tx. when the war ended.  Most documents are from the time he was AAQM at Fort  Clark.  His home of record was Parker County, Tx.  Joined April 13, 1861 at Weatherford, Parker Co, Tx.  Mustered in May 23,1861 at San Antonio, Texas.  per Mike Thompson, spec13fe@yahoo.com

Roark, William Isaac N. Roark, b-1844 AR; m-Nancy; 1860 Denton Co TX cen p433, P.O. Denton; owned 154 acres in Stonewall County TX, File No. 4035, Texas Land Title Abstracts, Film No: M227 roll 31 ; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H, A-272

Roberson, Asher E. Roberson, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Rose, J. C. Rose, b-1837; maybe the John Rose in Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Erath Co, TST), A-225

Rutledge, Robert M. Rutledge., Pvt

Shultz, W. H. Shultz, Pvt

Smith, Isaac J. Smith, b-1837; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Smith, Wm. G. Smith, maybe Wm. J. Smith of Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Patton's Co G, Bourland's Regt), A-19

Suddeth, John H. Suddeth, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Denton & Parker Co's, TST), A-240

Swift, A. M. Swift or H. M. Swift, Pvt

Swift, W. H. Swift, Pvt

Templeton, Frank Templeton, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Teters, Moses L. Teters or Moses S. Teters; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Thompson, Benjamin Thompson; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Thomas, A.A. Thomas, 1st Lt

Vance, Wm. D. Vance, b-1843; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Van Cleave, Matthew Van Cleave, b-1838; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Wallace, John A. Wallace, b-1849; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Adjutant, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Wallace, William Eli Wallace, b-1837, CSA Jack Co TX pens #17913; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, 2d Lt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Wells. A.F. Wells or A.J. Wells, Pvt

Williams, Uriah R. Williams, Pvt

Willis, Andrew J. Willis; Pyron's 2d Cav, Cpl, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Willis, John Floyd Willis, b-1831, CSA Grayson Co TX pens #46373; Pyron's 2d Cav, Co H (Cpl, Parker Co, TST), A-239

Wood, James H. Wood, b-1840; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-238, A-240

Wood, John B. Wood, Pvt,

Wood, Spencer McCoy Wood, b-1841; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Young, Langdon A. Young, b-1829; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

Young, Robert C. Young; Pyron's 2d Cav, Pvt, Co H (Parker Co, TST), A-240

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  facsimile of letter above, sent by Mary Lafferty Wilson

J.M. Roark's letter describing Lafferty's CSA service:                             

from the American Civil War Research Database

J.M. Roark's May 8, 1893

2-page letter transcribed

toward bottom of page.

Francis Harvey Blair

        (1832-1883)

editor's gg-gfather

..

F. H. Blair had fifteen regimental return cards labeled '2nd Mounted Rifles' from March 1862 until May 1865 in Roark's Company H, Pyron's 2d Cavalry.   Detailed as a saddler and a gunsmith. 

John Annis Lafferty (1839-1911)