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This is a record of burials, cemetery by cemetery.
This is a record of burials for one cemetery.
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| Badgett, Johnathan Rufus 220316 |
| Birth: 06/10/1837
Death: 00/00/1864
Marriage: 01/12/1858
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| Cemetery: Pride (UNMARKED) |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source:
Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/15/2025)
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Notes
Information from Bettie Harrison Wyatt, 2507 Driskill Dr., Euless, TX 76039: Johnathan Rufus Badgett is believed to buried in Pride Cemetery. He was the son of James B. Badgett Jr., of Rowan Co., NC and Elizabeth Swink. Married Jemima Harrison on 12 Jan 1858 in Davidson Co., NC. She was the daughter of Henry and Nancy Dew Harrison of Davidson Co. Children of Johnathan Rufus and Jemima Harrison Badgett were: 1. Martha Angeline (b. 18 Feb 1859 d. 20 Feb 1887); 2. James Monroe (b. 16 May 1860 d. 23 May 1860); 3. Louisa Jane (b. 1 Apr 1861 d. 7 Jun 1954) [grandmother of submitter]; 4. William Travis (b. 3 Nov 1862 d. 25 Nov 1947); and 5. John Rufus Jr. (b. 7 Apr 1864 d. 18 Jan 1918).
Johnathan Rufus Badgett was brought up by his grandmother, Jemima Kinney Badgett, widow of James B. Badgett Sr., and three unmarried aunts in Davidson County, NC. His father moved to Mobile, AL., prior to 1847- he was a carpenter and was engaged in shipbuilding. He did not want Johnathan to be a farmer on the worn out soil where his grandmother lived; so he sent money to his brother, Wilson H. Badgett, to pay for Johnathan's schooling. Johnathan was almost 22 years old when he and his bride, Jemima Harrison Badgett came to Lamar County Texas in a covered wagon. His father had promised him money to buy land in Texas, but it was impossible for Johnathan to go to Mobile because of the yellow fever epidemic there and in Louisiana. He rented land and started to farm, apparently doing quite well according to the letters he wrote to his Uncle Wilson in NC. It was very dry in 1860 and he mentioned moving on West to check out the conditions there. The Civil War changed everyone's plans. He enlisted in August 1861 in the company for Lamar County, Beat 6, 9th Brigade, TM as a Private under Capt. C. W. Patterson. As of this writing there is no other data on his service. He died less than three years later, April 1864, a young man of 27, leaving a widow and four children.
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War Notes Rank
Civil War: CSA Pvt., Co. for Beat No. 6, 9th Texas Brigade, Texas Militia, Texas State Troops
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