Reuben E. Witcher

Reuben E. Witcher. He was only 16 when the other brothers left home for the war, but in 1864, when he was 18, he was taken into Bourland's Regiment to serve along with his brother Clay. After the war he returned home for a few years and lived with his widowed mother, then married and moved away to Childress, TX. You'll note in the picture that he is wearing a ribbon from the Childress unit of the Confederate veterans. Reuben raised children and lived out his life in Childress.

CONFEDERATE VETERANS CAMP JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON

Jun 1892

ORIGINAL ROSTER The membership roster which follows is taken from the organizational meeting. Where supplied you will find the veteran's name, his company, regiment, the state from which he served and the division.

R. E. WITCHER, 9th TX Guard

Childress County, Texas - Military: Confederate Pension Applications

Witcher, Reubin E. 43724 Childress

Witcher, Reubin E. (Mrs) 49402 Childress Witcher, Reubin E. 43724

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Burial::

Childress Cemetery

Childress

Childress County

Texas, USA

Sources::

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29254190