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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27,1937
THE TIMELY REMARKS
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CHAPTER XI.—Continued.
The muster roll is in words and
figures, showing equipment owned
by each man, as follews, to-wit:
(Each man with 100 rounds of am-
munition.)
“Roll of an infantry company
raised in Refugio County, Texas,
on the fourth day of May, A. D.
1861, and organized under the
name of Refugio Guards and now
reported to the brigadier general’s
office as a reserve company.
“D. C. Doughty, captain, one
rifle, one shotgun and one revol-
ver; L. M. Rogers, first lieutenant,
one shotgun; George Maley, sec-
ond lieutenant, one rifle; Patrick
Shelly, one shotgun and one re-
volver; A. L. Doughty, one shot-
gun; H. C. Ives, second sergeant,
one shotgun; Robert Manning,
third sergeant, one rifle and one
revolver; L. M. Roberson, fourth
sergeant' (Sharp’s), one revolver;
W. W. Holbrook, first corporal,
one shotgun and one revolver; G.
A .McFaddan, second corporal, one
shotgun and one revolver; Benja-
min Barbers, third corporal, one
shotgun; F. M. Swift, fourth cor-
poral, one rifle and one revolver;
J. O. Driscoll, one shotgun and one
holster; Rob Driscoll, one rifle and
one holster; William Andrews, one
rifle and one revolver; William St.
Johnes, one shotgun; Bob Martin,
one shotgun; James Hart, one
shotgun and one revolver; Henry
Scott, one shotgun and one revol-
ver; T. C. Strebbs, one shotgun;
Z. Martain, one rifle and one re-
volver; Amos Martain; N. R. Mc-
Daniel, one shotgun; W. P. Mc-
Grew; Isaac Decker, one shotgun;
A. J. West, one shotgun and one
revolver; Danie Cryer, one rifle;
L. W. Reed, one shotgun and one
revolver; P. A. Thurmond; W. B.
Shaw, one rifle; Thad W. Swift,
one rifle; B. F. West; M. West, one
shotgun and one revolver; John
Maden, one rifle and one revolver;
W. T. Colvell, one rifle and one re-
volver; M. T. Barlow, one rifle;
Daniel Dummond, one rifle and one
revolver.
Major Lieuen M. Rogers.
The name of Lieuen Morgan
Rogers is one of the most distin-
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Phone 83 Refugio, Texas
Christi and Brownsville. Patter-
son and Anderson Rogers were
killed, and William left for dead.
William, however, recovered from
his wounds and became sheriff of
Nueces County and a member of
the legislature from that county,
dying in 1877 while a member of
the legislature. His son, Manuel
Rogers, was sheriff of Duval
County for three terms.
Captain Doughty.
Daniel C. Doughty was eldest of
the seven sons of Joseph Doughty
and wife, Mary Coddell. The
Doughtys were an old Pendleton
district, South Carolina, family,
Carroll, John E. Roberts, William B.
Clark, William Redmond, John
Clark, Henry Stephenson, J. M.
Cooley, Richard Slocum, Harris
Cowan, Peter Shaw, Walter B.
Dorsett, Theo. M. Shaw, William W.
Doughty, And. L. St. John, William
Doughty, Ben. F. Stevens, Isaac W.
Gomez, Julian Thigpen, John
Hovey, Charles S. Thompson, John P.
Hargraves, Orelian Wood, Richard H.
Harris, Richard William, Wayman
Hart, James Yeatman.. Francis
guished in the annals of Refugio
County. The county boasts of
few citizens more colorful or use-
ful than he.
Rogers was born -in Monroe
County, Ala., December 13, 1820,
and came to Texas in 1836. He
is said to have been a nephew 'of
General Edward Burleson. Al-
though then only about 16 years
years old, Lieuen M. Rogers en-
listed in the army of the Republic
of Texas and served first under
General Burleson and then under
Colonel Clark L. Owen in 1836. He
was lientenant in the United States
army in the Mexican war.
In 1849 Rogers joined the first
filibustering expedition of General
Narciso Lopez against Cuba. He
served in the revolutionary army
for about 18 months, when he was
captured by the Spaniards and
sent to Spain, where he was con-
demned to work for the remainder
of his life in the quicksilver mines.
However, upon the intercession of
the American and British govern-
ments, he was released and re-
turned to Texas, becoming a citi-
zen of Refugio County and began
a public career that lasted until
his death. He was mayor of Re-
fugio 1853-1854, chief justice of
Refugio County 1854-1856 and
1860-1862, justice of peace 1872
and county judge 1876-1879. He
also served several terms in the
legislature as representative from
the Refugio district.
On November 13, 1853, Rogers
married at Goliad, Annette Bright-
man, daughter of George Claver
Brightman. She died May 5, 1862.
The children of this marriage were
Lieuen Brightman Rogers, George
Patterson Rogers and Lyman An-
derson Rogers. In November of
1863 Major Rogers married for his
second wife, Emma Stribling, sis-
ter of Judge Thomas H. Stribling
and Cornelius K. Stribling of Go-
liad County. The children of the
second marriage were William
Rogers, Mattie Rogers, who mar-
ried Charles M. Swift; Clara An-
nette, wife of Leonard R. Jeter,
mayor of Refugio, and mother of
present county judge, T. Gentry
Jeter.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
Lieuen M. Rogers was chief jus-
tice of Refugio County. He was
an ardent supporter of the south-
ern Confederacy and helped or-
ganize the first military company
in the county, becoming its first
lieutenant. At the expiration of
his term of office in 1862, Rogers
did not run for re-election, but in-
stead entered active military ser-
vice of the Confederacy. He served
for a while os provost marshall,
then was major of battalion in
Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford’s regi-
ment, serving in 1864-65, on the
Rio Grande.
Major Rogers was one of the
ranking Masons of Texas, being a
charter member of Refugio Lodge
No. 190, and for many years dis-
trict deputy grand master and
lecturer for the fourteenth grand
Masonic district of Texas (A. L.
5866). He died at his ranch in
Refugio County in 1889, while
county judge of the county.
Patterson Rogers, father, and
Anderson and William Long Rog-
ers, brothers, respectively, of Ma-
jor Rogers, came to Texas in 1845.
On May 1, 1846, the father and
brothers were attacked by Mexi-
cans on the road between Corpus
The greatest military avtivities
in the county, however, centered
in and around the town of Saint
Mary’s. Two home guard compa-
nies were organized in precinct
No. 2, in which Saint Mary’s was
situated, as early as April or May,
. 1861. These were Captain William
which had moved at an early date t. Townsend’s and Captain Rafael
Anderson Exterminating Co.
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P. O. Box 1084
Phone 987
to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and thence to
Kemper County, Miss. In 1853,
Joseph Doughty, his wife, seven
sons and one daughter settled in
Refugio County and engaged in
farming. For several years Jo-
seph Doughty lived in Goliad
County, but returned to Refugio,
where he died in February, 1875,
his widow dying there in Febru-
ary, 1888. At least six of his sons
became prominent citizens of Re-
fugio County, they being Daniel
C.; J. D. (Doc); James M.; La-
fayette, William B. and Benjamin.
Daniel C. Doughty was born in
Tuscaloosa County, Ala., Novem-
ber 17, 1822. He came to Refugio
County in advance of his family,
about 1846. On December 17, 1847,
he married, for his first wife, Hel-
len (Ellen) Dugan, daughter of
the widowed colonist, Catalina
Dugan (who became the wife of
Daniel Driscoll and the mother of
Jeremiah and Robert Driscoll).
Born to this first marriage were
four children, Joseph M.; Mary
Catherine, who married Zachariah
Martin; Elizabeth, who married
George Howard, and Sarah Ellen,
who married William N. Tucker.
During this first marriage Daniel
O’Driscoll and Catalina Dugan
O’Driscoll died, leaving two or-
phaned boys, Jeremiah and Rob-
ert. Captain Doughty and his wife
became guardians of the two mi-
nors and not only reared them,
but the management of their es-
tate is one of the finest examples
of honorable and comptent ad-
ministrations of trust that has
ever come to the author’s notice.
In 1857 Daniel C. Doughty' was
elected county commissioner and
served in that capacity until in
the fall of 1862, when he resigned
to give full time to his “spy com-
pany.”
After the death of his first wife
Captain Doughty, on January 24,
1865, married for his second wife,
Sarah Ann Burton, who wasx then
the widow of J. D. (Doc) Doughty,
the captain’s deceased brother.
The sole issue of this second mar-
riage was one daughter, Nellie
Dan Doughty, who married James
L. Cummings. Captain Doughty
died in Refugio County June 28,
1867.
The “Refugio Guards,” although
reported to the adjutant general,
was succeeded by the “Spy Com-
pany,” and the Home Guard com-
panies of Captains Townsend, Al-
drete, Upton and Low, of which
accounts are hereafter given.
Daniel C. Doughty’s Spy Company
Company B, 29th Brigade.
OFFICERS.
Daniel C. Doughty, captain
Thomas C. Heard, first lieutenant
John D. Radford, second senior lieut.
Allen Kuykendall, second junior lieut,
James A. McFaddin, first sergeant
Thomas Kuykendall, second sergeant
William T. Stanly, third sergeant
John G. Maton, fourth sergeant
Allen J. Heard, fifth sergeant
James McMillan, first corporal
Benjamn Barber, second corporal
William W. Holbrook, third corporal
Andrew J. West, fourth corporal
Matson Johnson, blacksmtih
George Maley, farrier
Napoleon B. Means, musician
PRIVATES.
Amarro, Domingo Kimball, Andrew J.
Ayers, D. TheodoreLow, John
Vilen, Thomas P. Little, George R.
Barlow, Henry V. Lauderbeck, Y. N.
Barlow, Henry M. Martin, James M.
Bloomfield, G. W. McKeown, James
Bickford, Peletire Mauldnig, DeWitt
Barber, John A. McDaniel, N. R.
Brigham, William McCampbell, J. W.
Burriss, Elbert McReynolds, J. W.
Biscoe, James H. Poland, Jasper N.
Bell, George W. Park, William
Boyd, Wiliam H. Rogers, Lieuen M.
Burdett, George G. Reeves, William
Aldrete’s companies. Both compa-
nies were incorporated into the
29th brigade, commanded by Gen-
eral Hamilton P. Bee. The rosters
of these organizations follow:
Captain Townsend’s Company of
Home Guards.
SAINT MARY’S PRECINCT
William T. Townsend, captain
William H. Long, first lieutenant
John A. Barber, second lieutenant
John Low, first sergeant
Alexander Bailey, second sergeant
Andrew McCarty, third sergeant
M. F. Seward, fourth sergeant
Henry Martin, first corporal
James Martin, second corporal
Henry Seward, thrd corporail
Harry Willett, fourth sergeant
T. T. Williamson, surgeon
PRIVATES.
Bailey, Charles F. Hobby, A. M..
Bailey, F. A. Jones, R. E.
Barlow, Chauncey Jordan, H. C.
E. F. Corpenter C. F. Bailey
R. E. Jones Alex Bailey
F. M. Ellis Fred Bailey
William Portiller John Linney
T. M. Dorsett James Toupes
William J. Dorsett Savan Toupes
M. F. Dorsett ' William Downs
J. I. Cottingham G. W. Bennett
John Martin Joseph A. Lemore
Henry Martn
T. T. Williamson, M. D., surgeon,
(Son of General T. T. Williamson.)
Captain Edward P. Upton’s Lamar
Home Guard.
OFFICERS.
Edward P. Upton, captain
Richard Jordan, first lieutenant
Samuel E. Upton, second lieutenant
John Thomas, sergeant
A cozy cell was preferred by
David Bentson of Los Angeles who
| told police he had lost $53 and was
afraid to face his wife.
PRIVATES.
Ballow, L.
Brightman, L.
Ledesma, Manuel
Ledesma, Juan A.
Byrne, James W. Little, G. R.
McRae, M. W.
Miers, John
Patterson, J. S.
Patterson, Jas., Jr
Peaks, A. M.
Barber, Amos
Carter, Sam N.
Carpenter, E. F.
Cauley, George
Cottingham, J. I.
Clark, Henry
Cassidy, John
Dugat, Chas. E.
Kimball, Thos. B.
Linney, John
McCarty, J. R.
Melton, B. F.
McNeill, A.
Portiller, William
Rice, Elias
Rice, John
Dorsett, William J.Shoemaker, John
Dunn, J. W. Snow, E. L.
Dorsett, T. M. Snow, A.
Ellis, F. M. Turner, S. R.
Fabian, Theodore Toops, Joseph
Gillett, C. R. Wood, Goodenough
Hobby, Edwin Williamson, John
Captain Aldrete’s Company of
“Jeff Davis Home Guards.”
OFFICERS.
Rafael Aldrete, captain
Trinidad, Aldrete, first lieutenant
Crisiforo Lozano, second lieutenant
S. R. Turner, first sergeant
Pedro Curvelo, second sergeant
Jacob Kring, third sergeant
Nicolas Alvarado, fourth sergeant
J. A. Throgmorton, surgeon
PRIVATES.
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Andar, Tiburcio de Hinojosa, Julian
Lozano, Salvador
Lozano, Elian
Luque, Michael
Lamore, J. A.
Molla, Feliz
Morillo, Alejandro
Morales, Ventura
Martin, John
Rodriguez, Jose
Rodriguez, Jose M.
Rodriguez, Doroteo
Reyes, Matilde
Selvera, Juan
Shoemaker, John
Becker, John
Bonson, C.
Clark, Henry
Casady, John
Cantu, Domingo
Chaves, Isidoro
Cadena, Antonio
Cortinas, Benino
Castillo, Faustino Navarro, Jinio
Cantu, Felis Peets, Edwin
Diaz, Miguel ----- T-
Dunn, A.
Gallsher, Michael
Gonzales, Sirildo
Gomez, Julian
Hickey, Edward ouw:m»Mi, uui
Hernandez, Pedro Shannon, John
Hernandez, Juan Welder, Tomas
In the fall of 1861 another Home
Guard company, known as the
“Rough and Ready Home Guard,”
was organized, with John Low as
captain. The roster, which fol-
lows, shows duplication of many
names appearing on the rolls of
the two other Saint Mary’s com-
panies. Just which of these com-
panies maintained its integrity
does not appear now, nor is that
fact of any particular importance
at this late date.
The muster roll of the “Rough
and Ready Home Guard” is as fol-
lows.
Rough and Ready Home Guard.
OFFICERS.
John Low, captain
'William H. Long, first lieutenant
John F. Barber, second lieutenant
E. L. Snow, third lieutenant
Goodenough Woods, first sergeant
M. F. Seward, second sergeant
PRIVATES.
A. M. Hobby iGeorge Cauby
Ed Hobby Henry Clark
Harry Willett John Cassidy
John Willett T. H. Bargfeldt
VV. N. Williamson-Edwin Pe,ets
Elias Rice Chas. E. Dugat
John Rice Amos Barber
J. W. Dunn T. H. Fabeans
A. A. Dunn C. R. Gillett
Andrew McCarty Martin Neel
Cisneros, John
Dean, Charles
Dulaney, W. H.
Duffy, Cornelius
Finnegan, P. ________ ___ __
Garcia, Jose MariaRamirez, E.
Garcia, Paulin Swartz, V.
Garca, Lionisio Strauch, Antoine
Garza, Francisco Teal, John
Garza, J. de Leon Thomas, J. J.
Graf, August Upton, R. A.
Heard, Joel Upton, F. H.
Lambaro, Eloco Virizell, Ricardo •
Captain Townsend.
William T. Townsend was born
in New Jersey, the son of Captain
Samuel Townsend and wife, Re-
becca Jones. According to the
late William Kuykendall of this
county, the Townsend family,
which consisted of Samuel and
Rebecca, and their children, Wil-
liam, Daniel, Lee, Edward and
Jane, came to Texas from New
Jersey and settled in the Hynes
Bay section of Refugio County in
the early 1850’s. They built a
house, which still stands, about
two miles southeast of Tivoli. It
is said to be the oldest remaining
house in that section of the county.
The family continued to live in
the Hynes Bay community until
1879, when Captain Samuel moved
to Colorado, where he died in 1899.
Kuykendall also relates: “There
were many camels running wild
in Refugio County about the time
of the Civil War. Young Edward
Townsend was almost killed by
a mother camel near Hynes Bay.
However, he recovered from the
injuries.”
William Townsend moved to
Saint Mary’s, where he married
Ella Ellis.
He purchased a farm tract three
miles north of the town of Saint
Mary’s and was in the precinct
patrol in 1861.
Captain Townsend and his fam-
ily left Saint Mary’s in the 1870’s
and moved to California.
(Continued Next Week.)
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