John M. Dorris, 18401862 (aged 22 years)

Name
John M. /Dorris/
Given names
John M.
Surname
Dorris
Birth
Type: Birth of Dorris, John M.
1840 26 24
State: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Birth of a brother
State: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Birth of a brother
State: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Death of a brother
1849 (aged 9 years)
Birth of a brother
State: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Birth of a brother
1852 (aged 12 years)
Montgomery, Montgomery, Texas, United States of America
Latitude: 30.388261 Longitude: -95.696336
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
INDI:EVEN:ADDR:NOTE: @N1985@
Birth of a sister
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
Death of a sister
1856 (aged 16 years)
Birth of a sister
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
Death of a sister
1858 (aged 18 years)
Death of a mother
1859 (aged 19 years)
Death of a brother
State: Arkansas
Country: United States of America
Death
Type: Death of Dorris, John M.
5 November 1862 (aged 22 years)
State: Arkansas
Country: United States of America
Family with parents
father
18141870
Birth: 1814 31 26 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: January 1870Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, United States of America
mother
MARRIAGE OF DORRIS, PRESTON AND CELIA MARRIAGE OF DORRIS, PRESTON AND CELIA1832Tennessee, United States of America
17 years
younger brother
18481849
Birth: 1848 34 32 Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: 1849
8 years
younger sister
18551856
Birth: 1855 41 39 Texas, United States of America
Death: 1856
3 years
younger sister
18571858
Birth: 1857 43 41 Fayette, Texas, United States of America
Death: 1858
-16 years
himself
18401862
Birth: 1840 26 24 Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: 5 November 1862Camp Nelson, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States of America
3 years
younger brother
18421862
Birth: 1842 28 26 Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: 5 November 1862Camp Nelson, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States of America
-3 years
elder brother
18381881
Birth: 1838 24 22 Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: 24 March 1881Fayette, Texas, United States of America
15 years
younger brother
18521883
Birth: 1852 38 36 Montgomery, Montgomery, Texas, United States of America
Death: 1883
-2 years
younger brother
18491931
Birth: 22 November 1849 35 33 Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America
Death: 29 March 1931Edna, Jackson, Texas, United States of America
Shared note

John M. Dorris enrolled 28 April 1862, in Fayette County, Texas and
enlisted at Camp Terry, Travis County, Texas on May 1, 1862 as a
Private, Company E, 17th (Allens) Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
His military record states that he died of pneumonia at Camp Nelson,
Arkansas on November 5, 1862. His younger brother, Thomas S. Dorris,
died the same day in the same camp of unspecified causes.

For a full description of Camp Nelson, Arkansas and the circumstances
which most likely caused the death of John M. Dorris, see:
Blessington, J.P.,"THE CAMPAIGNS OF WALKER'S TEXAS DIVISION",State House
Press, Austin, Texas, 1994 Reprint of 1875 Original, Pages 42-44.