1. | Shepard Bayless Corder was born on 3 Mar 1812 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died on 1 Aug 1862 in Mormon Mills, Burnet Co, Texas; was buried in Mormon Mills Cem, Mormon Mills, Burnet Co, Texas. Notes:
Shepherd was born in Louisiana and married Charlotte Montgomery in St Helena\\\'s Parish. They had 14 children. Part of them were born in Louisiana and part in Texas. Some time after 1848 he moved his family to Texas.
By 1850 Shepherd and Charlotte had moved to Texas. According to one source (poss. Ethel Corder?) they settled first in Colorado City, Mitchell Co**. In 1851 he was on the tax rolls for Mitchell Co. He paid a Poll Tax of .50, State Tax of .50, & County Tax of .25 cents. He remained on the Tax rolls until 1854 when he moved his family to Burnet Co.
**Note that as Terrell Mullins has pointed out, this cannot be correct. In 1851 Colorado City did not exist and neither did Mitchell County. Perhaps they were in Colorado County?
Shepherd and Charlotte lived in Burnet Co. until their deaths. From 1855-1861 Shepherd was on the Tax Rolls for Burnet county, in 1855 he had Property valued at $95, he paid Poll Tax of .75, State tax of .64, and County Tax of .32 cents.
In 1856 Shepherd had the following live stock that was valued at, 2 horses $60, 18 Cattle $90, 1 wagon & 2 Oxen $180, total value $330 dollars.
He paid poll tax .75, state tax .50, & county tax of .50 cents.
In 1857 he paid poll tax .75, state tax $1.00.
1858 no record of taxes being paid.
1859 Shepherd had 2 horses $80, 1 set of tools $20, total value $100.00 dollars.
He paid poll tax $1.00, State tax .68, county tax .68 cents.
1860 Shepherd paid taxes on wagon and Oxen valued at $380.00
He paid Poll tax $1.00, State tax .97, & County tax of .97 cents.
1861 The total value of property was $240.00
He paid Poll tax $1.00, State tax $1.19, & County tax of .85 cents.
Private Shepherd Bayless Corder enlisted 14 May 1862 in San Antonio, serving until his death on 1 Aug 1862. He served in Company I, 3rd Texas Infantry, of the Confederate States of America. He served in Captain Eli Tool\\\'s Company, of the Texas Volunteer Infantry.
BURNET CO. TEXAS from Burnet Co. History Volume One by D.Debo
CROWNOVER CHAPEL SCHOOL
Burnet Co. Texas
from Burnet Co. History; Volume one; By D. Debo
On October 25, 1859, William Barton, Charlotte Cavin, and Sina Harvey deeded seven acres of land to S.B.Corder, John Harvey, and Lewis Thomas, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for church and school purposes (Volume E Page 8, DRBC). The location of the property was in Backbone Valley where the Crownover Chapel now stands (1997). Even though the rock structure was begun, the onset of the War Between the States brought a halt to the construction. On November 10, 1873, an \\\"Article of Agreement to Complete the School and Chapel\\\" was filed in Volume I, page 143, DRBC, and the building was finally completed.
(See Fairland School in this chapter)
SOURCE:
1. Records of Ethel Corder (decesaed)
2. State of Texas Archives
3. CSA Military records for the State of Texas
Marriage 1 Charlottie MONTGOMERY b: 12 APR 1818 in St Helena Parish, E.B.R., LA.
(ancestry.com)
Shepard married Charlotte Montgomery about 1833 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Charlotte was born on 12 Apr 1818 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died on 29 Jul 1862 in Bexar Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elizabeth Corder was born on 22 Dec 1834 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died on 30 Apr 1908 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas; was buried in Wilson Co, Texas.
- 3. Joseph Sims Corder was born in Mar 1839 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Nov 1902 in Floresville City, Wilson Co, Texas.
- 4. Ellis Corder was born in 1843 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; died after 1860 in of, Burnet Co, Texas.
- 5. Charlotte Corder was born on 11 Jan 1844 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; died on 28 Jun 1922 in Cherokee, San Saba Co, Texas.
- 6. Shepherd Bayless Corder, Jr. was born on 21 Apr 1846 in St. Helena, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; died on 6 Jan 1908 in Balanger, Runnels Co, Texas.
- 7. Joel Gillum Corder was born on 18 Mar 1848 in St. Helena Parish, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died on 26 Oct 1920 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas.
- 8. John Toliver Corder was born on 5 Nov 1850 in Colorado City, Mitchell Co, Texas; died on 2 Mar 1915 in Redlands, Chaves Co, New Mexico.
- 9. Texas Virginia Corder was born on 4 Jan 1853 in Texas; died on 10 Aug 1936 in Lamesa, Dawson Co, Texas.
- 10. Noah Hubbard Corder was born on 8 Mar 1855 in Mormon Mills, Burnet Co, Texas; died on 16 May 1920 in El Paso, El Paso Co, Texas.
- 11. Sinia Melissa Corder was born on 25 Nov 1856 in Marble Falls, Burnet Co, Texas; died on 4 Oct 1916 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas.
- 12. Bennett (or Benjamin Franklin) Corder was born in Sep 1859 in Marble Falls, Burnet Co, Texas; died on 13 Mar 1920 in Rock Springs, Edwards Co, Texas.
- 13. Willie Corder was born in Dec 1861 in Mormon Mills, Burnet Co, Texas; died after 1870.
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