★★★ McCord, James E.

James Ebenezer McCord​

Born: July 4, 1834

Birthplace: Abbeville, South Carolina

Father: William Pressley McCord

Mother: Lucinda Miller

Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Mooney 1846 – 1938

Occupation before War:

Merchant, Surveyor and Texas Ranger​

Civil War Career:

1862: Major of McCord's 46th​ Texas Cavalry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of McCord's 46th​ Texas Cavalry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 46th​ Texas Cavalry Regiment​

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1864: Transferred with his regiment to Confederate Service​

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Served on the Gulf Coast Briefly during the Civil War​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: Worked on his family - farm in Henderson, Texas​

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1867 – 1876: Farmer in Caldwell County Texas​

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1876 – 1914: Rancher at Home Creek near Coleman, Texas​

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1892 – 1914: Bank President in Coleman, Texas​

Died: December 23, 1914

Place of Death: Coleman, Texas

Age at time of Death: 80 years old

Burial Place: Coleman Cemetery, Coleman, Texas