Tarrant County TXGenWeb - Fencibles Attend Inauguration

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Tarrant County Residents Attend Inauguration

Originally appeared in Footprints, Feb. 1992

As submitted by
Mrs. Eudora Hodges of Dallas, Tex.

The following is a part of a notebook kept by her uncle, Sgt. E. E. Wright, pertaining to his sight-seeing and visits with relatives in Washington.

"The following members of the Fort Worth Fencibles left Fort Worth on the northbound Missouri Pacific Ry for Washington, D. C. to Cleveland's inaugeration [sic]

Ford, W. B.	Capt.
Modley, W. H.	Lt. 1"
Bragassa, J. B.	Lt. 2"
Rosenfield, Sam	Lt. 3"
Wright, E. E.	Sergt 2"
Elliott, C. D.?	Sergt 3"
Raysur, M. C.	Sergt 4"
Shaw, Sterling	Corp.
Knurren, Robb	Corp.
Butler, Claude	Pvt.
Hatcher, James	"
Kelly, Amzi	"
Humphreys, Clifton	"
McCart, Mac	"
Smith, Irish	"
Diffenbach, Arthur	"
Nye, F. F.	"
Beckham, Robt.	"
Logan, Robt	"
Wheeler, Chas.	"
Tiplett, B. S.	"
Massie, Will	"
Moore, Pete	"
Banks, Frank	"
Healey, Jno	"
Maben, Floyd	"
Qurglery, B. M.	"
Gabriel ---	"
McAdams, Jno.	"
Bann-- (illegible) W R	"
Boyd, Mark?	"
Fraser, L.	"
Maben, Will	"
Wall, J. B.	"
Wittman, Chap?	"
Packwood, Howard	"
Want, W. J.	"
McGaughey, Chas.	"
Cobb, F. H.	"

Accompanied by Mrs., W. B. Ford, Mrs. W. J. Want, Mrs. R. H. Barnes, Adrain Ford, Dr. W. A. Duringer, Coleman (our colored porter) and two negroes Sam and Fred and Mr. Robt McCart."

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