Vicki Betts,
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Thank you for the hints. Your suggestion "Seaborne Gillmore of Tarrant County" was probably correct. See a copy of the handwritten letter on my web page:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/GilmoreTSTDec241863.htm
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Who was the addressee "Capt. Gilmore" in this letter. Capt. Gilmore is written in a different hand than the fancy handwritten "form" letter. ... Was "Capt. Gilmore" meant to be "Seaborne Gilmore" a gent who was the same age as Col. James Bourland (1801-1879).
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Houston, Texas
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December 24, 1863....
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Capt. Gilmore. ......Special Orders No. 167
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I. All the Minute & Local Defense __ (torn) enemies of Northern Sub-Dist. of Texas will immediately report for duty to Brig. Genl. [H.E.] McCulloch, commanding Sub Dist. &c., Bonham. They will forward the Muster Roll of each Company to the Hd. Quarters and send a copy to Genl. McCulloch.
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By command of Maj. Genl. Magruder, A.A.G. State Troops
Hd. Quarters, Bureau of State Troops,
Dist. of Texas, New Mexico, & Arizona, Official,
B.E. Benton, Capt. A.A.Genl.
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per THE BOURLAND PAPERS, BP-DM4406-3N-100
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At this point I think TST Maj-General J.B. Magruder sent several copies of these handwritten pages to Col. James Bourland and expected him to relay the fancy-handwritten form letters to men they thought would raise a militia. ..(This fancy handwriting was not found in any other document in THE BOURLAND PAPERS plus the addressee is written in a different hand.) ..Bourland had probably known Seaborne Gillmore since the Mexican War and knew that his son had served in the 7th Texas Cavalry. Notice that Seaborne Gillmore died in 1867 at age 66, so it is possible that he was in ill health and Bourland did not deliver the Magrauder form letter.
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From my Name Index:
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GILLMORE, Seaborne Gillmore (1801 GA-1867 Tarrant Co TX, Mtichell Cem) m-Celia; arrived in Tarrant County area before 1850 (Sgt, 4th Illinois Infantry, Mexican War)
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GILLMORE, Henry W. Gillmore, b-1838 IL (Tarrant Co, TST)
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GILLMORE, Francis D. Gillmore, b-1841 IL; m-M.G.; Bagby's 7th TX Cavalry, Co K (Tarrant Co, TST)
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Col. James Bourland's nephew, W.B. Gilmore, was (1) a witness on Col. Bourland's 1879 will then (2) was buried in the Howard-Washington Cemetery, a mile from Col. Bourland's house. ..The Howard-Washington Cemetery is located at the juncture of the Grayson-Cooke county line and Red River. One can stand in this cemetery and look down at Red River and look to the northeast and see Marietta, Love County OK, six miles away.
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William Bourland Gilmore (1830 Calloway Co KY-1886 Cooke Co TX) m,1-Sally Boaz; m,2-Amanda Moore;
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GILMORE, William Bourland Gilmore, m,1. Sally Ann Boaz [buried Faulk Cem, Effingham Co IL], probably dau of David Boaz. ch listed 1860 Graves Co KY cen. Wm. S. Bearden’s Apr 26, 1857 letter from Paducah, McCracken Co KY
implied that Sally was still alive. Issue, 2 ch: Mary L. Gilmore, Oct 20, 1851-Feb 22, 1880 and m-Oct 30, 1878 to Joseph Hunter
Brown, 1 ch; Seberry V. Gilmore, b-1853 KY; Nancy J. Gilmore, May 15, 1855-Oct 24, 1855 Faulk Cem.
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GILMORE, William Bourland Gilmore, m,2. in McCracken Co KY on Jun 11, 1858 to Amanda Moore [Jul 19, 1840-Sep 1, 1908]. Both Amanda and Wm. buried Washington-Howard Cem, Grayson Co TX, Amanda Gillmore’s 1908 Texas death record ordered, nothing (maybe she remarried). Wm found 1860 Graves Co KY cen, p178, in Mayfield; 1870 Graves Co KY cen, p148, Houseman Pct, 1880 Cooke Co TX cen ED113-25(251), Issue, min 7 ch: Jefferson Gilmore, b-1861; (fe) Gilmore, b-1863; James B. “Coon” Gilmore, b-Jul 8, 1865; George Gilmore, b-1868; John “Rease” Gilmore, b-Oct 26, 1876; Reuben Gilmore, b-May 1880. ... I sould love to have Amanda Moore Gilmore's 1908 death certificate.
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Col. James Bourland's sister:
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GILMORE, Seberry (Bourland) Gilmore (1807 Hopkins County KY-1859 Effingham County, Illinois)
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Again, was "Seaborne Gillmore (1801-1867 Tarrant Co TX) the "TST Capt. Gilmore"?
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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