I know the Texas Rangers were active in the 1830's for sure. There were Texas Rangers, Texas Militia and Texas Minutemen. Also, on a website somewhere I found lists of soldiers in Texas serving as USA Army from the United States even before Texas was a state. Here's the site: http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/ Philip Turner <[email protected]> wrote: Harold, I don't know anything about your William Turner, but I think that the Texas Rangers were formed during the period when Texas was an independent country; between 1836 and 1846. That would make your ancestor a tad young to join right after they were formed. Phil Turner Harold wrote: I have a William Turner born about 1839 in TN., who I am told went from MS., to Texas and joined the Texas Rangers right after they were formed. William Turner was the s.o. John Turner b. about 1795 in SC., County unknown. This John Turner was supposly in the war of 1812 and the battle of New Orleans. Any information will be appreciated. Harold Gosnell p.s. I have no known living Turners. ==== TURNER Mailing List ==== Turner list website - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/t/turner.html ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ==== TURNER Mailing List ==== Turner list website - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/t/turner.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx Lisa Chatelain --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!