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  • George Taylor (1799 - 1836)
    George Taylor, Alamo defender, son of Anson and Elizabeth (Maley) Taylor, was born in Tennessee around 1814. He was the brother of Alamo defenders Edward and James Taylor. At the outbreak of the Texas ...
  • Edward Taylor (1812 - 1836)
    Edward Taylor, Alamo defender, son of Anson and Elizabeth (Maley) Taylor, was born in Tennessee about 1812. He was the older brother of Alamo defenders George and James Taylor. At the outbreak of the T...
  • James Taylor (1814 - 1836)
    James Taylor, Alamo defender, son of Anson and Elizabeth (Maley) Taylor, was born in Tennessee around 1814. He was the brother of Alamo defenders Edward and George Taylor. At the outbreak of the Texas ...
  • Captain Robert White (1806 - 1836)
    Robert White, Alamo defender, was born in 1806. He was a resident of Gonzales and served in the siege of Bexar in the rank of lieutenant. Following the battle, White was promoted to captain and command...
  • Isaac White (1795 - 1836)
    Isaac White, Alamo defender, resided in Alabama or Kentucky before emigrating to Texas. He was a married man with one daughter. White served the Alamo garrison in the rank of sergeant, although it is u...

The project purpose is to connect all of the Geni profiles of those who were defenders at the Alamo. The primary reference for the defenders is http://thealamo.org/battle/defenders.php, which provides links to details on each person.

Another list of defenders (including survivors): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders

List of Texan survivors of the Battle of the Alamo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Texan_survivors_of_the_Battle_...

Basic (free) users can join the project and help with expanding on the details within existing profiles and researching possible relatives; Plus & Pro users can also help with connecting in Geni branches when they are created or found.

(Please edit the list below 'link' to "completed" project profiles. A "-" indicates the profile exists in the project but is not connected to anyone else. Please only link to Geni profiles.)

Here is the list from 'TheAlamo.org' site:

DEFENDER'S NAME BIRTHPLACE

-Abamillo, Juan TX

-Allen, Robert VA

-Andross, Miles DeForrest VT

Autry, Micajah NC

-Badillo, Juan A. TX

Bailey, Peter James III KY

Baker, Isaac G. AR

Baker, William Charles M. MO

-Ballentine, John J. PA

-Ballantine, Richard W. Scotland

Baugh, John J. VA

Bayliss, Joseph TN

Blair, John TN

Blair, Samuel TN

Blazeby, William England

Bonham, James Butler SC

Bourne, Daniel England

Bowie, James KY

Bowman, Jesse B. TN

Brown, George England

Brown, James PA

Brown, Robert unknown

Buchanan, James AL

Burns, Samuel E. Ireland

Butler, George, D. MO

Cain, John PA

Campbell, Robert TN

Carey, William R. VA

Clark, Charles Henry MO

Clark, M.B. MS

Cloud, Daniel William KY

Cochran, Robert E. NH

Cottle, George Washington MO

Courtman, Henry Germany

Crawford, Lemuel SC

Crockett, David TN

Crossman, Robert PA

Cummings, David P. PA

Cunningham, Robert NY

Darst, Jacob C. KY

Davis, John KY

Day, Freeman H.K. unknown

Day, Jerry C. MO

Daymon, Squire TN

Dearduff, William TN

Dennison, Stephen England or Ireland

Despallier, Charles LA

Dewall, Lewis NY

Dickinson, Almeron TN

Dillard, John Henry TN

Dimpkins, James R. England

Duvalt, Andrew Ireland

Espalier, Carlos TX

Esparza, Gregorio TX

Evans, Robert Ireland

Evans, Samuel B. NY

Ewing, James L. TN

Fauntleroy, William Keener KY

Fishbaugh, William unknown

Flanders, John MA

Floyd, Dolphin Ward NC

Forsyth, John Hubbard NY

Fuentes, Antonio TX

Fuqua, Galba AL

Garnett, William VA

Garrand, James W. LA

Garrett, James Girard TN

Garvin, John E. unknown

Gaston, John E. KY

George, James unknown

Goodrich, John C. VA

Grimes, Albert Calvin GA

Guerrero, José María TX

Gwynne, James C. England

Hannum, James PA

Harris, John KY

Harrison, Andrew Jackson TN

Harrison, William B OH

Hawkins, Joseph M. Ireland

Hays, John M. TN

Heiskell, Charles M. TN

Herndon, Patrick Henry VA

Hersee, William Daniel England

Holland, Tapley OH

Holloway, Samuel PA

Howell, William D. MA

Jackson, Thomas Missouri (or Ireland?) (has descendants which can be filled in)

Jackson, William Daniel KY

Jameson, Green B. KY

Jennings, Gordon C. CT

Jimenes (Ximenes), Damacio TX

Johnson, Lewis Wales

Johnson, William PA

Jones, John NY

Kellogg, John Benjamin KY

Kenney, James VA

Kent, Andrew KY

Kerr, Joseph LA

Kimbell, George C. PA

King, William Philip TX

Lewis, William Irvine VA

Lightfoot, William J. VA

Lindley, Jonathan L. IL

Linn, William MA

Lockhart Jr., Byrd TX

Losoya, Toribio TX

Main, George Washington

Malone, William T. GA

Marshall, William TN

Martin, Albert RI

McCafferty, Edward unknown

McCoy, Jesse TN

McDowell, William PA

McGee, James Ireland

McGregor, John Scotland

McKinney, Robert TN

Melton, Eliel GA

Miller, Thomas R. TN

Mills, William TN

Millsaps, Isaac MS

Mitchell, Edwin T. unknown

Mitchell, Napoleon B. unknown

Mitchusson, Edward F. VA

Moore, Robert B. VA

Moore, Willis A. MS

Musselman, Robert OH

Nava, Andrés TX

Neggan, George SC

Nelson, Andrew M. TN

Nelson, Edward SC

Nelson, George SC

Northcross, James VA

Nowlan, James England

Pagan, George unknown

Parker, Christopher Adam unknown

Parks, William NC

Perry, Richardson TX

Pollard, Amos MA

Reynolds, John Purdy PA

Roberts, Thomas H. unknown

Robertson, James Waters TN

Robinson, Isaac Scotland

Rose, James M. OH

Rusk, Jackson J. Ireland

Rutherford, Joseph KY

Ryan, Isaac LA

Scurlock, Mial NC

Sewell, Marcus L. England

Shied, Manson GA

Simmons, Cleveland Kinlock SC

Smith, Andrew H.

Smith, Charles S. MD

Smith, Joshua G. NC

Smith, William H. unknown

Starr, Richard England

Stewart, James E. England

Stockton, Richard L. NJ

Summerlin, A. Spain TN

Summers, William E. TN

Sutherland, William DePriest unknown

Taylor, Edward TN

Taylor, George TN

Taylor, James TN

Taylor, William TN

Thomas, B. Archer M. KY

Thomas, Henry Germany

Thompson, Jesse G. AR

Thomson, John W. NC

Thurston, John, M. PA

Trammel, Burke Ireland

Travis, William Barret SC

Tumlinson, George W. MO

Tylee, James NY

Walker, Asa TN

Walker, Jacob TN

Ward, William B. Ireland

Warnell, Henry unknown

Washington, Joseph G. KY

Waters, Thomas England

Wells, William GA

White, Isaac AL or KY

White, Robert unknown

Williamson, Hiram James PA

Wills, William unknown

Wilson, David L. Scotland

Wilson, John PA

Wolf, Anthony unknown

Wright, Claiborne NC

Zanco, Charles Denmark

___?___, John a Black Freedman

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