Capitán William Girard TOBIN, Sr.

1833 - 1884  (51 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Girard TOBIN
  Title	Capitán
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	21 May 1833	Kilkenny Plantation, Barnwell Village, Barnwell, SC USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1855	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	Commissioned as a Texas Ranger.
  Occupation	1856	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	Served as City Marshall, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.
  Mil-Event	1859	Texas, USA
  	he was captain of a company of San Antonio volunteers and served under Samuel Peter Heintzelman of the United States Army during Juan N. Cortina's raids along the border near Brownsville.
  Mil-Event	1861	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	When Texas seceded from the Union, Tobin was commissioned a captain in the Confederate Army; he served throughout the war. (2nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (2nd Mounted Rifles) ).
  	Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ4X-FVS : accessed 10 Sep 2013), William G Tobin, 1862.
  Event-Misc	1870	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	During the 1870s he leased the Vance Building, once a Confederate headquarters, and converted it into a hotel, the Vance House
  Event-Misc	1881	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	In 1881 negotiated with the United States government to sell canned chili con carne to the army and navy.
  Event-Misc	After 1881	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	He organized an extensive factory for the canning of chili con carne and other Mexican specialties.
  Death	28 Jul 1884	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA
  Burial	After 28 Jul 1884	City Cemetery #1, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, USA
  Person ID	I01535	Gedcom081
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Daniel Isidore Tobin,   b. 1783, Dublin, Kilkenny Co., Ireland d. 22 Nov 1849, Barnwell Co., SC USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Agnes Lartigue,   b. 1799, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA USA d. 14 Nov 1857, Barnwell Co., SC USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	17 Apri 1817
  Family ID	F717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josefa Augusta SMITH,   b. 30 Oct 1836, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 22 Oct 1908, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1853	Bexar Co., TX, USA
  	Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6BZ-R9V : accessed 10 Sep 2013), William G Tobin and Josephine A Smith, 22 Dec 1853.
  Children	+ 1. Zelime Susan TOBIN,   b. 8 Jul 1855, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 28 Jun 1911, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Annie Cornelia TOBIN,   b. 21 Jun 1857, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 10 May 1925, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Mary Ellen TOBIN,   b. 14 Apr 1860, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 29 Nov 1917, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Agnes Latige TOBIN,   b. 8 Oct 1861, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 30 Jun 1930, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. Ella Bell TOBIN,   b. 16 Jul 1863, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 15 May 1918, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. William Gerard TOBIN, Jr.,   b. 21 Jul 1865, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 5 Nov 1925, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. John Wallace TOBIN,   b. 27 Jun 1867, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 10 Nov 1927, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 8. Josephine Augusta TOBIN,   b. 15 Dec 1868, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 15 Jul 1931, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 9. Charles Milton TOBIN,   b. 30 Mar 1871, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 16 Jan 1933, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 10. Lucie Elizabeth TOBIN,   b. 17 Jan 1875, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA d. 17 Apr 1937, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2013

  
  

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  TOBIN, William Gerard