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William F. Fitzhugh
12 Mar 1818 – 23 Oct 1883
| Birth | 12 Mar 1818 |
| Death | 23 Oct 1883 |
| Cemetery | Fairview Cemetery Denison , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | ROBERT CURTIS on 24 Apr 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6620613 |
Gravesite details
He was first buried in the Pecan Grove Cemetery near McKinney, Texas, but later re-interred in the Fairview Cemetery. Shares marker with wife.
Bio
Military Figure. He gained recognition for his long military service and for being a Texas Ranger as well as an American Civil War Confederate Army officer. As a child, he moved with his parents to Missouri, and at the age of 17, he volunteered for service in the Second Seminole War in Florida. Later, when returning to Missouri, he took part in the campaign to expel the Mormons from that state. In 1845, he moved to Texas, where he married Mary Rattan and received 650 Acres to farm. The couple had seven children. During the Mexico War, he served in the First Regiment of Texas Volunteers, serving under Captain John Coffee Hay of the Texas Rangers. After the war, he divided his time between farming and serving with the Texas Rangers. In March of 1862, he entered the Confederate Army and served as the first Colonel and commander of the 16th Texas Cavalry. During the war, he saw combat in five battles and was wounded by a musket ball in the right hand and arm at the Battle of Cotton Plant on July 7, 1862, and was evacuated from the battlefield. After the War, he resumed farming at Melissa, Texas. Serving in Texas politics, he also served as doorkeeper for the Constitutional Convention of 1875 and as Senate doorkeeper for the 15th through the 18th legislatures. In 1883, he was killed when he was thrown from a wagon. He was first buried in the Pecan Grove Cemetery near McKinney, Texas, but later re-interred in the Fairview Cemetery near Denison, Texas. His papers are archived at The Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.
Inscription
Wm. Fitzhugh March 12, 1818 Oct.23, 1883
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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Robert L. Fitzhugh 1817–1872
- Mary Fitzhugh Lewis 1822–1910
- Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Fitzhugh Nichols 1824–1911
- George Washington Fitzhugh 1833–1901
- Dorcas C Fitzhugh Mallow 1835–1863
- PVT John Dudley Fitzhugh 1839–1863
Children
- Sarah Elizabeth Fitzhugh Herndon 1852–1923 FaG
- John Thomas Fitzhugh 1855–1935 FaG
- Louesa C. Fitzhugh Moore 1857–1937 FaG
- George Dudley Fitzhugh 1859–1912 FaG
- Robert Nelson Fitzhugh 1865–1913 FaG
- Telitha Fitzhugh Skelton 1865–1952 FaG
- Henrietta Fitzhugh Orenduff 1867–1960 FaG
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