A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in
Texas

Contributed by David Minton



David Minton has contributed a list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in a five county area (with some from two additional counties) in New Mexico which can be viewed by clicking here. Dave's travels has also taken him into Texas, where he has graciously recorded information on gravestones he has found there. The list is below

BURNS, JOHN E.
   Texas 1st Cavalry.  Born 8/4/1857   (Slaton Texas, Englewood Cemetery)

CARROLL, L.
     WAGR 5th U.S. Volunteer Infantry   (Lamesa, Texas, Dawson County Cemetery)
10/22/1871-4/22/1957 (and apparently born in Tennessee)

COVINGTON, TAYLOR W.  Cpl.
   2nd U.S. Vol. Inf., Co. E   (Slaton Texas, Englewood Cemetery)

DAVIS, JOHN
   Kansas 21st Inf., Q.M. Sgt.    (Slaton Texas,  Englewood Cemetery)

KNIGHT, JOSEPH F., 1st Lt.
    22nd Kansas Infantry (and Sgt. with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars) (Lubbock, Texas Lubbock City Cemetery)

NEILL, WILLIAM I.
2nd Texas Infantry, Co. L. (Ector County Cemetery at Odessa, Texas)

OWENS, WILLIAM EDGAR, Cpl.
6th Missouri Infanty, 5/7/1877-8/30/1940 (Ector County Cemetery at Odessa, Texas)

PINNELL, DORSIE M.
   1st Texas Infantry, Co. K, 6/25/1875-7/23/1939 (Andrews Cemetery, Andrews, Andrews County Texas)

RICKETTS, JOHN,
    2nd Tennessee Infantry, Co. F. (Lubbock, Texas Lubbock City Cemetery)
    8/9/1880-5/5/1960

RHODES, ALBERT
   10th Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. K (Kermit Cemetery, Kermit, Winkler County, Texas)

SANDIFER, THOMAS B., Pvt.
   1st Louisiana Infantry, 9/7/1872-12/19/1947 (Kermit Cemetery, Kermit, Winkler County, Texas)

SWOR, JOHN T.
    1st U.S. Volunteers, Co. K. (Lubbock, Texas Lubbock City Cemetery)

TURNER, JOHN F.
    4th Texas Infantry, Co. F (Lubbock, Texas Lubbock City Cemetery)
    8/18/1871-4/24/1938

WILLSON, JAMES W. Colonel
   (location not recorded)  3/5/1872 - 8/1/1922

WILSON, JOHN H.
   4th Texas Infantry, Co. I. (Seagraves, Texas, Gaines County Cemetery)


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