Cabell married the daughter of Major Elias Rector of Arkansas ; she served as a nurse during the Civil War . Daughter Katie Doswell Cabell , who married a Mr. Currie , followed by Mr. Muse , became President after the war of the Texas Division , United Daughters of the Confederacy ( UDC ) ( 25 May 1896 – 17 Dec 1897 & 17 Oct 1921 – 19 Oct 1922 ) and President General , UDC ( serving Nov 1897 – Nov 1899 ) . Grandson Charles P. Cabell had a career in the United States Air Force , gaining rank as a four-star general . He was appointed as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence during the 1950s . Another grandson , Earle Cabell , became a politician and was also elected as mayor of Dallas . He was serving in November 1963 when United States President John F. Kennedy was assassinated there
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