Faires, William Alexander^[1]

1837 - 1919  (81 years)

• Name	Faires, William Alexander
  Born	02 Nov 1837	, Fayette, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	Company I, 5th Texas Calvary, CSA  [2]
  Buried	1919	Strickling Cemetery, Joppa, Burnet, Texas
  Died	29 Oct 1919	, Burnet, Texas
  Person ID	I14290	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2005

  
  

  Father	Faires, William Alexander,   b. 05 Dec 1806, , Edgefield, South Carolina ,   d. 22 Mar 1885, Flatonia, Fayette, Texas  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	McClure, Ada,   b. 01 Feb 1810, , , Kentucky ,   d. 19 May 1874, , Fayette, Texas  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	15 Sep 1831	, , Tennessee
  Family ID	F4101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ramsey, Sarah A.,   b. 28 Mar 1849,   d. 09 May 1938, , Burnet, Texas  (Age 89 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1866	, Fayette, Texas
  Notes	Strickling Cemetery: Thadius A. son of W. A. & S. A. Faires Born Nov 21, 1874 Died Sep 8, 1875 Jessie E. Faires b. Aug 22, 1880 d. Jul 12, 1930
  Children	1. Faires, Edward Lee,   b. 11 Feb 1872, , Fayette, Texas ,   d. 05 Sep 1953, Edna, Jackson, Texas  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2004
  Family ID	F5013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Faires, William Alexander W. A. Faires Born Nov 2, 1837 Died Oct 29, 1919

  
  

• Notes

  Faires, William Alexander - was born 2 Nov 1837. He was living in LaGrange, Fayette County, Texas when he enlisted in Co I, Green's Reg, 5th Texas Cav, where he served until the end of the war. He married Sallie Ramsey 24 Jan 1866 in Fayette County. Together they had 11 children . The Faires family moved to Burnet county in 1874. William Faires died 29 Oct 1919. Sallie Faires applied for a pension in 1930 when she was 81 years old. She died 9 May 1938. More information about this family can be found in Burnet County History, VolII, page 90. Sources: Burnet UDC Files and Pension File #47674 from Texas State Archives. (JM Oct 2000)

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S616] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (National Park Service) (Reliability: 3). CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS 5th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (5th Mounted Volunteers) 5th Cavalry Regiment was formed at San Antonio, Texas, during the late summer of 1861 with about 1,000 officers and men. Most of its members were from Waco, San Antonio, Bonham, Weatherford, and Austin. After serving with the Army of New Mexico it was assigned to Green's, Hardeman's, and Debray's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The regiment fought in Louisiana and reported 99 casualties at Cox's Plantation and 7 at Bayou Bourbeau. Later it moved to Huntsville, Texas, and disbanded before the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas Green and Henry C. McNeill, Lieutenant Colonel Denman W. Shannon, and Majors Samuel A. Lockridge and Hugh A. McPhaill. William A. Faires (First_Last) Regiment Name 5 Texas Cavalry Side Confederate Company I Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Sergeant Alternate Name Notes Film Number M227 roll 11