Alice,

I checked the Texas Pensions Records and found that Mrs. F. A. Winslett of Hood County Texas applied for a widows pension and was turned down. She is the wife of Jesse Coleman Winslett.

Could it be that Jesse is buried in Hood County, or may be that his widow was living with her children in Hood County at the time.

J. C. Winslitt (First_Last)
Regiment Name 28 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 40

CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS

28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Randal's) (1st Texas Lancers)

28th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the late spring of 1862 by Colonel H. Randal. It was formed with about 1,000 men and twelve companies, but one company was transferred to the 19th Texas Infantry Regiment in mid-1864. Some of its members were from Fairfield and Shelby Counties. The unit was soon dismounted and assigned to Polignac's, Randal's, and Maclay's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was active in various conflicts in Louisiana and Arkansas. It saw some hard fighting at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, then fought at Jenkins' Ferry. The 28th disbanded prior to the surrender in June, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Eli H. Baxter and Horace Randal, Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Hall, and Major Patrick Henry.

I hope this helps,
Gary D. Bray