James M THROOP
James M. Throop Compiled by Michael Patterson Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. James M. Throop was a Confederate veteran who was a native Tarrant Countian, one of only a handful of old soldiers who could claim the title. He lies buried in Lonesome Dove Cemetery. James was born October 14, 1845 in Navarro County, Texas, in the areawhich later became Tarrant County. He was the son of two members of the Missouri Colony in northeast Tarrant County, Charles Throop and his wife, Lucinda (Foster) Throop. James appears in the 1850 Tarrant County census living with his widowed mother in the family of his maternal grandmother, Susannah Foster, in the Grapevine area. Jamess father, Charles Throop, died in or shortly before 1850 in Shreveport, Louisiana while on a trip with several other men from this area. They had taken parts of their crops to trade for supplies, and while there several were stricken with a malarial fever and died.It was impossible to return his body to Tarrant County for burial. James was a Confederate soldier in Co. A, 34th Texas Cavalry, as weremany other men from northeast Tarrant County. No specific details about his service have survived in the National Archives. James was married to Flora M. Dunn of the Pleasant Run Community in present-day Colleyville. They had seven children: Hiram Monroe Throop July 31, 1868-March 4, 1900, married Lydia Jane Jackson); Julia May Throop (born about 1870, married Gaines Blevins);Dolly Ray Throop (married Will R. Buckner); Annie Day Throop (married Lucratus Allen Foster), Fannie Kay Throop (October 14, 1875-April 26, 1891); William Hardy Throop (November 7, 1877-June27, 1963, married Minnie Evaline Ragsdale), and Byron Throop (1880-1901). James M. Throop died in northeast Tarrant County on March 14, 1881. He lies buried at Lonesome Dove, surrounded by many members of his extended family. This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
This Family Tree is a work in progress. I am confident of the accuracy of the tree back to 1800. For dates prior to 1800 I am relying on the research of others, and I cannot vouch for accuracy of the information.
He married Flora Melissa Dunn 1867 at Tarrant County, Texas . Flora Melissa Dunn was born at 1847 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Hiram Monroe Throop
born 31 Jul 1868.
Julia May Throop
born 1870.
Dolly Ray Throop
born 1872.
Annie Day Throop
born 23 Oct 1873.
Fannie Kay Throop
born 1876.
William Hardy Throop
born 7 Nov 1877.
Byron Throop
born 1880.
James M Throop died 14 Mar 1881 at Tarrant County, Texas .