Raymond Gantt of Princeton, Texas

Looking through the old newspapers (Portal to Texas History), I came across this message.

Clipping source: Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1919, newspaper, May 15, 1919; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857020/: accessed April 23, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

Since our ancestors lived in Collin County, Texas (where Princeton also is) I wondered which of the cousins the Ramond Gant could be. I checked in our family tree, however, there was no Raymond Gant except our 4th cousin 3 times removed, John Raymond Gantt, the son of John Walter Gantt and Julia Ames DeSteiguer. That John Raymond was born on 19 July 1905 in Texas so most likely, he was too young to fight in WW1.

Consequently, I started further research to find the guy mentioned in the newspaper information piece. First, I tried my luck with the old newspapers included in Portal to Texas History. I found the names of Raymond's immediate relatives (at least some of them). Then, the Internet led me to the website which I had already known (Collin County History). More details brought the copies of documents listed at FamilySearch.

Here are the results of my work.

First of all, the man's full name was John Raymond Gantt. He was born on 28 June 1894 in Princeton, Collin, TX (1). John R's parents were Mort Couts Gantt and Lillie Florence Wilson who got married on 30 August 1891 in Collin, TX (2).

Mort Couts Gantt (b. 8 August 1871, Kaufman County, TX/d. 31 July, McKinney, Collin, TX) was one of the children of Dr. John C. Gantt and Jane Hardin (3). Mort's siblings were John, Sarah, William, Laura Jennie, Robert, Susie M, and Edward C.

Clipping source: Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1897, newspaper, July 22, 1897; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191972/: accessed April 25, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

W H Gant was Mort's elder brother William. Mrs. Henry Wallace was Laura Jennie Gantt (b. 17 March 1860, TX/d. 8 Dec. 1930, Collin, TX). Susie M Gantt (b. 17 March 1864, TX/d. 9 Jan. 1931, Collin, TX) was the wife of Mr. Elmer L Wallace (b.1861/d. 1952). Henry Orman Wallace (b. 1 April 1853/d. 4 June 1926) and Elmer L were brothers. There are other Wallace people in our family tree, I have no idea, though how and if the two Wallace men are related to our Wallaces in any way. It seems that later, the spelling of Elmer and Henry's surname got changed to Wallis.

Clipping source: Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1904, newspaper, January 21, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192208/: accessed April 25, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

Anyway, during WW1 John Raymond served as Private (4) in the Infantry. The record included below tells us that Raymond's mother waited for her son's return longer than Ray had assumed. In the nepwsaper clipping (the top of this post) we can see he exprcted to be home after the 12th of May. He was actually demobilized on 22 May 1919.

Soon after he came back from the war, the family celebrated John Raymond's wedding. On 25 June (5), he married Miss Cora Velma Cave (b. 7 March 1896, Collin, Texas/d. 28 Feb. 1971).

Raymond, the son of Mort and Lillie worked as the Postmaster in Princeton. On 2 April 1930, Ray, Velma and their three children Genevieve (b. 1923), Robert Olan (b. 1924), and James Couts (b. 1930) were recorded in Princeton by a Census clerk (6).

Here is John Raymond's WW2 draft registration (7).

Two years later, on 31 July 1944, Mr. Mort Couts Gantt passed away.

Clipping source: Andrews, C. C. The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944, newspaper, August 3, 1944; Celina, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth773205/: accessed April 25, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Celina Area Historical Association. 

Mrs. W H Moseley (Wendel Holmes Moseley) mentioned in the clipping was Raymond's sister Ruth Marguerite (b. 22 March 1910, Princeton, Collin, TX/d. 4 August 1985, Collin, TX).

Other children of Mort Couts Gantt were

• Mrs. Ben Sheperd - Jennie Mae Gantt (b. 1892, Texas/d. 27 August 1972, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas). Ben D and Jennie married on 27 June 1909 (8)
• Mrs. George Anglin - Vida Ann Gantt (b. 26 July 1900, Collin, TX/d. 14 Oct. 1969, Paducah, Cottle, Texas). George and Vida married on 2 Nov. 1924 (9)
• Mrs. R R Littrell (Raymond Ray Littrell) - Irma Florence Gantt (b. 4 Feb. 1903, Texas/d. 15 Sept. 1993, Weston, Collin, Texas)
• Anitta Corine Gantt (b. 11 feb 1917, Collin, TX/d. 19 Feb. 2006, Princeton, Collin, TX) married Harry Welch Mack (b. 4 Nov. 1915/d. 15 Sept. 1969)
• E L (Elburn Lloyd) Gantt (b. 23 April 1905, Princeton, Collin, TX/d. 1988, Dallas, Dallas, TX - Princeton Public School Superintendent. He married Miss Velma Cleo Burt
• Walter B Wilson Gantt (b. 19 June 1907, Princeton, Collin, TX/d. 24 March 1970, McKinney, Collin, Texas), buisnessman - onion and cotton dealer - married Mary Allie West

Other persons mentioned in the clipping

• Mort's brother Ed (Edward C) Gantt (b. 9 August 1867, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas/d. 20 July 1949, Kaufman County, TX). His wife was Miss Janaramie Isadora Patton.
• Dinnis (Dennis Ivan) Vinzant 23 August 1906/d. 22 June 1976, Wichita, TX), Midwestern State University basketball coach - he was married to Miss Mae D Shepherd, teacher of English, the daughter of Jennie Mae Gantt and Ben Shepherd.
• Mrs. Henry Mack ? I guess a realtive of Harry Welch Mack 

John Raymond Gantt lived 78 years and eleven months and thirteen days. He passed away due to cardiac arrest on 13 May 1973.

To sum up, it seems very likely that it is not a coincidence - two men of the same names - John Raymond Gantt mentioned at the beginning of this article and 14 years older John Raymond Gantt of Princeton. I wish I could find the family line which connects them (and us to the Postmaster of Princeton, TX).

Resources:

1. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38X-XM4 : 13 March 2018), M C Gantt in entry for John Raymond Gantt, 13 May 1973; citing certificate number 35253, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,242,782.
2. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3J-YZT : 11 February 2018), M. C. Gantt and Lillie F. Wilson, 30 Aug 1891; citing , Collin, Texas, , reference 2:FRS313; FHL microfilm 1,289,598.
3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBB-61W : 13 March 2018), M C Gantt, 31 Jul 1944; citing certificate number 31969, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,795.
4. "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-684Q : 13 March 2018), John R Gantt, 27 May 1918; citing Military Service, Farmersville, , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.
5. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61T-G51 : 10 December 2017), John R Gantt and Cora V Cave, 25 Jun 1919; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 2,316,241.
6. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C7BR-JN2 : accessed 25 April 2019), Velma Gantt in household of Ray Gantt, Princeton, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1B, line 78, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2309; FHL microfilm 2,342,043.
7. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPGM-P5M : 8 November 2017), John Raymond Gantt, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-WKC2 : 10 December 2017), Ben D Shepherd and Mae Gantt, 27 Jun 1909; citing Collin, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,289,602.
9. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61Y-SKV : 10 December 2017), George A Anglin and Vida Ann Gantt, 02 Nov 1924; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 2,316,241.
10. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38X-XMW : 13 March 2018), John Raymond Gantt, 13 May 1973; citing certificate number 35253, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,242,782.
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Collin County History 

Leffel Last Gant

Leffel Last Gant was the third son and the sixth child of John Lee Gant and Rachel Clementine Howard. He came to this world on 14 April 1903 in Plano, Collin, Texas.

22-year-old Leffel married on 21 Feb. 1925. His spouse was Miss Ollie Olivia Standley (b. 21 Dec. 1899, Groveton, Trinity, Texas). She was the daughter of Mr. Henry D. Standley and Miss Mary Ellen Tull.

At first, the newlyweds moved on the family farm in Plano, TX.

There is a record of the sale Leffel advertised in The Plano Star-Courier (1 Sept. 1922), as we can see he lived at Road No.1 then.

Clipping source:

The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1922, newspaper, September 1, 1922; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570593/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

By 1930, Leffel and Ollie relocated to Dallas where Leffel started an auto repair shop.


I have also found the records of Leffel's address and work in the old Dallas City Directories.

1. 1930

page 953

Gant Leffel L (Ollie) repairman h722 Cantegral

page 998

Gant Leffel L (Ollie) car wrecker h 722 Cantegral

2. 1933-34

page 1623

Cantegral 722 Gant L L, Gant W A

Here we can see that Leffel's older brother  (Gant WA) Watson Alexander (b. 15 Feb. 1898, Plano, Collin, TX) lived at Leffel's place as well.

3. 1936

Gant Leffel L (Ollie) junk dealer 722 Cantegral h do

4. 1938

page 523

Gant Leffel L (Ollie) garage h722 Cantegral

5. 1941

page 1593 (yellow pages)

Gant Leffel L 722 Cantegral

It seems at that time, Leffel worked at a few other places besides his auto repair shop.

page 797 (white pages)

Salazar Michael mechanic  Leffel L Gant r2906 Nussbaumer

page 355 (white pages)

Gant Leffel L (Ollie)  auto repair 722 Cantegral
 h do

page 467

Howell Fred (Pinkie A:1) mech Leffel L Gant h3906 Bertrand

page 1094

Cantegral 722 Gant Leffel L auto repair

6. 1944-45

page 1735 (yellow pages)

Automobile Repairing
Gant Leffel 722 Cantegral

7. 1956

page 448

Gant Leffel L (Ollie: L L Gant Auto Supply & Garage) h722 Cantegral

8. 1957

page 454

Gant L L (Leffel L Gant) 722 Cantegral

Leffel's house does not exist anymore. There is an apartment complex where his auto repair shop used to be.

Leffel and Ollie had four children two boys and two girls. The youngest child Leffel Last Jr. was born on 22 Dec. 1931. The baby seemed to be healthy and developed properly. Till his fifth month came. Suddenly he got sick and his system did not accept milk or any special kind of formula. Sadly, for eleven days little Leffel suffered from infectious diarrhea. Finally, the carers tried to feed little Leffel with goat's milk - with a positive result. However, the baby's body had been highly dehydrated and very weakened. Leffel Last Junior passed on 18 June 1932 due to hyperpyrexia (very high fever) and convulsion (9). He was buried at Plano Mutual Cemetery.

Uncle Leffel Sr. is remembered as a family man, caring father and relative. He frequently organized family dinners enjoyed by everybody. Among others, he also helped his youngest nephew to make an "Edison machine" for a school science fair.

Leffel Last Gant

His nephews also remember the little spider ringtail monkey which their uncle had in the 50s. The man seemed to be the only one who could handle the pet best. Uncle Leffel sometimes carried the monkey on his shoulder. One of the nephews recalls that their uncle took the animal to the State Fair where people found the monkey quite curious as the pet could interact with people too. As I was told by uncle Leffel's daughter, Mrs. Rachel B., the monkey was called Seal and the animal was given to Mr. Leffel by his son.

 Leffel's wife Ollie passed on 13 Nov. 1972.

Leffel Last Gant remarried sometime later. His second wife was a cousin Georgia Lou (Gant) Mayes (b. 23 August 1895, Plano, Collin, TX), the daughter of Andrew Morgan Gant and Nannie Ann Gunter. The marriage did not last long as Georgia died on 28 Dec. 1973.

Leffel Last Gant lived 73 years. He passed away about a month before his 74th birthday. Both Leffel and Ollie found their resting place at the Plano Mutual Cemetery.

Article related to Mr. Leffel's name

Leffel - The Name And The Story Beyond It

Resources:
1. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1930, book, 1930; 905 Main St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806919/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.

2. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1933-34, book, 1933; 905 Main St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806915/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.

3. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1936, book, 1936; 905 Main St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806921/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.

4. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1938, book, 1938; 905 Main St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806911/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.

5. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1941, book, 1941; 202 Thomas Bldg., 1313 Wood St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806925/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library. 

6. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1944-45, book, 1944; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806908/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library. 

7. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1956, book, 1956; 3510 McKinney Ave., Dallas 4, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806926/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.

8. John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1957, book, 1957; 3510 McKinney Ave., Dallas 4, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806909/: accessed April 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.
9. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K332-KLC : 13 March 2018), Leffel Last Gant, 18 Jun 1932; citing certificate number 24790, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,874.

Picture of Uncle Leffel and information: courtesy of Mrs. Rachel G. B.
Pictures of gravestones: courtesy of mystic75074

 

John Bankhead Magruder And Our Kins

John Bankhead Magruder, the US and Confederate Army man, is another historic figure whom I learned about when in the USA. He is one of our rather distant relations/family tree branches.
The Mgruders were of the Scottish origin, and their name was originally McGregor.


How are we related to Mr. Magruder?

Indirectly, via Miss Evalyn (Magruder) Angel. John B. Magruder is Evalyn's 4th cousin once removed.

Here is the connection

John Bankhead Magruder
⇒ his father Thomas Magruder (b. about 1779, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. about 1830, Caroline County, Virginia), son of George Fraser Magruder and Eleanor Bowie of Maryland, a lawyer. On  22 June 1797, Thomas married Miss Elizabeth Bankhead (b. 1778/d. 1849), daughter of Mr. James Bankhead.

⇒ his sister Susannah Bowie (Magruder) Magruder (b. about 1765/d. about 1815) - in about 1788 she married her second cousin Dr. Jeffrey Magruder (b. 20 April 1762, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland/d. 31 Oct. 1803, Springfield, Montgomery, Maryland). Sausannah's and Jeffrey's grandfathers were brothers.

Jeffery Magruder
Maryland, Church Records
Name: Jeffery Magruder
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Apr 1762
Event Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Gender: Unknown
Father's Name: Nathan Magruder
Mother's Name: Rebecca

Record Source:
Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZV-F62 : 16 March 2018), Jeffery Magruder, 20 Apr 1762; citing Birth, , Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 14,081.

Jeffrey's mother's surname was Beall.

⇒ Susannah and Jeff's daughter Mary Ann (Magruder) Magruder (b. about1791, Montgomery, Prince George's County, Maryland/d. 27 Sept. 1821, Montgomery, Maryland) - she also married a relation (on 12 April 1812 in Motgomery, Maryland)

Mary Ann Magruder
mentioned in the record of Thos. C. Magurder and Mary Ann Magruder
Name: Thos. C. Magurder
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Magruder
Event Date: 1812
Event Place: Prince George Parish, Montgomery,Maryland

Record Source:
"Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-R4Y : 11 February 2018), Thos. C. Magurder and Mary Ann Magruder, 1812; citing Prince George Parish, Montgomery,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,201.

⇒ her husband Thomas Contee Magruder (b. about 1770, Prince George's, Maryland/d. about 1822, Prince George's, Maryland) - his father Samuel Wade Magruder was a colonial militia lieutenant (1750s), captain (Revolutionary War), major in Maryland Militia, Justice of the Montgomery County Court. Georgetown was named after his mother Lucy's father Mr. George Beall.

⇒ his brother Patrick Henry Magruder (b. about 1768, Locust Grove estate, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland/d. 24 Dec. 1819, Sweden estate, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia) married Miss Sarah Turner on 28 May 1811. He was a lawyer, graduate of Princeton College, member of  9th US Congress, and 2nd Librarian of the US Congress.

Appomattox River, Petersburg, Virginia

Here is the Texas Connection

⇒ his son Patrick Henry Magruder (b. 14 July 1803, Washington City, District of Columbia/d. 17 Nov. 1883, Sealy, Austin, Texas) married Miss Evalina Louise "Eveline" Dulaney (b. 17 Feb. 1817, Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia/d. 24 May 1889, Sealy, Austin, Texas)

Patrick Henry Magruder
mentioned in the record of Patrick Henry Magruder and Eveline Dulaney
Name: Patrick Henry Magruder
Spouse's Name: Eveline Dulaney
Event Date: 16 Dec 1835
Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia
Spouse's Father's Name: Elkhany R. Dulaney

Record Source:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDH-8PF : 11 February 2018), Patrick Henry Magruder and Eveline Dulaney, 16 Dec 1835; citing Botetourt, Virginia, reference Pg 389; FHL microfilm 30,734.

Possibly, the couple had 14 children

⇒ his son Dr. Fortunatus Brooks Magruder (b. 30 Oct. 1842, Salem, Bedford County, Virginia/d. 5 June 1920, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas) + wife Malvina/Marvina Gulyer (b. 29 Oct. 1855, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky/d. 25 January 1907, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas). Civil War veteran (private in 4th Regiment of Virginia Infantry).

He also worked at San Angelo Height Sanatorium (established 1912) where all classes and cases of tuberculosis were treated.

Clipping Source:
Slater, H. D. El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 9, 1920, newspaper, June 9, 1920; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth137690/: accessed April 10, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

⇒ his daughter Evalyn (Magruder) Angle (b. 3 Nov. 1876, Austin County, Texas/d. 17 Oct. 1974, White Settlement, Tarrant County, Texas) married Charles T. Angel on 7 Dec. 1898 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas

Record source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61F-LB1 : 10 December 2017), Charles T Angel Or Angle and Eva Magruder, 07 Dec 1898; citing Marriage, citing Tom Greene, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,255,712.

The couple had one son Magruder Lee born on 8 October 1899 in Edna, TX.

On 6 June 1900 Evelyn and her son Magruder were recorded  in San Angelo during the Census. She was staying at her parents'.

Fortunatus Magruder
United States Census, 1900
Name: Fortunatus Magruder
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: San Angelo city (east half), Tom Green, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Years Married: 26
Birth Date: Oct 1842
Birthplace: Virginia
Marriage Year: (Estimated) 1874
Father's Birthplace: Washington DC
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Household

Fortunatus Magruder, Head, Male, age 58, born in Virginia
Marvina Magruder, Wife, Female, age 43, born in Kentucky
Robert Magruder, Son, Male, age 15, born in Texas
Evalin Angle, Daughter, Female, age 24, born Texas
Magruder L Angle, Son, Male, age 1, born Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35X-FFV : accessed 10 April 2019), Fortunatus Magruder, San Angelo city (east half), Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 4A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.

⇒ her husband Charles Thomas Angel (b. 16 April 1873, Sumner County, Tennessee/d. 16 Agust 1923, Dallas, Texas), son of James Lafayette Angel and Mmmie Erena Johnson

Charles worked as an abstractor, in a titles and deeds office. He made summaries of various documents. He lived with Evelyn and their son in Justice Precinct 1, Edna town, Jackson County, Texas.

An interesting thing is that despite the Census record mentioned above, the entire family of Charles' was recorded on 16 June 1900 as the dwellers of the same household in Edna.

Household

Charles Angle, Head, Male, age 27, born Tennessee
Evalyn Angle, Wife, Female, age 24, born Texas
Magruder Lee Angle, Son, Male age 6, born Texas
James Jackson, Hired, Male, Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P9-C5J : accessed 12 April 2019), Charles Angle, Justice Precinct 1 (incl. County Farm) Edna town, Jackson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 24B, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,648.

Unfortunately, the marriage of Charles and Evalyn did not survive.  However, Charles Thomas Angel remarried on 18 March 1907 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. His second wife was Miss Alice Evelyn Coleman (b. 5 Dec. 1879, Texana, Jackson County, TX/d. 24 Oct. 1967, Houston, TX).

Wintersmith Lake, Ada, Oklahoma

As I have been told by Charles' descendant, Charlie's first wife's father allegedly made our man leave the area and told him never to be back.

Charles T. and Alice left Texas and settled in Ada, Ward 1, Oklahoma (1). Ada worked as a seamstress (2). Despite Mr. Magruder's alleged warning, Charles and family came back to Texas in 1918 as the last of their six children Elma Lorraine was born on 8 Nov. 1918 in Palacios, Matagorda, Texas. The reason of their return was most probably a family member's funeral.

Clipping source:
The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918, newspaper, August 30, 1918; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570291/: accessed April 11, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

Dr. Andrew Benjamin Angel was Charles' cousin once removed. Mrs. A. B. Angel mentioned in the news was Florence D Charlton who died on 29 August 1918. Besides the sad family circumstances,  Charles might have assumed it was long enough after the divorce-related life turbulences, and he did not expect any more problems connected with that.

Sadly, Charles was imprisoned. How come? I have no idea. A family story remembered by our aunt Lula tells about a male relative who was accused of stealing a horse and put in prison. As a result of that, the man died by hanging. It seems that could be our Charlie who took his life in the same way (3). Did it happen in the Dallas prison? Regrettably, Aunt Lula is long time gone, so she cannot tell us more about the unfortunate man.

Clipping source:
Bagwill, Arthur A. The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1923, newspaper, August 23, 1923; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570511/: accessed April 10, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

⇒ his sister Dora Elizabeth Angel Howard (b. 1 May 1868, Tennessee/d. 29 Dec. 1961, Plano, Collin, Texas)

In 1880 Dora, Charlie, their siblings and father with his young wife lived in Justice Precinct 5, Plano, Texas. Mammie Erena, Dora and Charles' mother died two years earlier on 20 Dec. in Desdemona, TX.

Household

Marcus Angle, Self, Male, age 45, born Tennessee, United States
Sallie Angle, Wife, F, age 19, born Alabama, United States
Isabelle Angle, Daughter, F, age 18, born Tennessee, United States
James L Angle, Son, M, age 17, born Tennessee, United States
Albert A Angle, Son, M, age 15, born Tennessee, United States
Monroe Angle, Son, M, age 14, born Tennessee, United States
Dora E Angle, Daughter, F, age 12, born Tennessee, United States
Nancy Angle, Daughter, F, age 10, Tennessee, United States
Charles T Angle, Son, M, age 8, Tennessee, United States
John W Angle, Son, M, age 5, born Tennessee, United States

Record source:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-TDR : 15 July 2017), Charles T Angle in entry for Marcus Angle, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 25, sheet 210A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.

⇒ her husband Robert Leo Howard

Record Source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-2LF : 10 December 2017), R L Howard and Dora Angle, 03 Jul 1889; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,597.

⇒ his sister and our grandmother Rachel Clementine Howard

UPDATE:

 

2022/02/17 

 

A message from Jill Magruder Gatwood:

 

" Just one correction; the Magruders did come from Scotland but were unrelated to the McGregors. We descend from the McGruthers and McGrouthers. We Magruders have battled about this for years and finally proved it with DNA. You dont have to credit me. The first Magruder to America was Alexander Magruder who was a POW from the Cromwell wars in Scotland. He came to Maryland in about 1650 as an indentured servant. Practically every Magruder in America is descended from him."

Thank you for the information, Jill.

Resources:
(1) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLW3-FZL : accessed 12 April 2019), Charles T Angel, Ada Ward 1, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 246, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1270; FHL microfilm 1,375,283.
(2) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SN-FHB : 13 March 2018), Alice Evelyn Angle, 24 Oct 1967; citing certificate number 65492, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,742.
(3) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CB-NPV : 13 March 2018), Chas Thomas Angle, 17 Aug 1923; citing certificate number 23539, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,872. 
"A Tuberculosis Directory Containing A List of Institutions, Associations And Other Agencies Dealing with Tuberculosis in The United States And Canada", Philip P. Jacobs Ph.D. Assistant Secretary, New York, 105 Twenty-Second Street, 1911

Photos:
Appotomax River, Virginia: By Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA - Banks of the Appomattox, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33146268

Sealy, Texas: By Darrylpearson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56256868

Wintersmith Lake, Ada, Oklahoma: By Holt9359 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17980852
 

Col. William Preston And His Kins

Watching a documentary telling about a particular period of this land's history, I thought I would research some names mentioned in the program (meaning the ancestry and any family connections between them as well). As I had already learned, many of the New World early settlers were related in one way or another.

I need to mention that since I have completed my elementary and higher education in Europe, the history classes which I attended did not provide detailed information on the history of the US. That is why I am not familiar with some names or facts which may be obvious to somebody else, educated in this country. However, during my ancestry research, I enjoy learning some bits and pieces regarding particular persons, the history of Texas and the USA too.

Anyway, here is what I found out.

William Preston (b. 25 Dec. 1729, Newtown-Limavady, Donegal, Ireland), politician and the militia Colonel (American Revolutionary War), the son of John Preston and Elizabeth Patton, was related to a few generals and other higher rank Army officers.

1. He was the maternal grandfather of John Buchanan Floyd.

William Preston + wife Susanna Smith (b. 23 Jan. 1740, Hanover County, Province of Virginia/d. 19 June 1823, Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia)

Smithfield Plantation

⇒ their daughter Letitia (Preston) Floyd (b. 29 Sept. 1776, Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia/d. 12 Dec. 1852, Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia) - on 13 May 1804 she married Mr. John Floyd (b. 24 April 1783, Floyds Station, Jefferson County, Virginia {present Bullitt County, Kentucky}/d. 16 August 1837, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, Virginia {West Virginia} - a politician, an honorary member of the Philadelphia Medical Society, Philadelphia Medical Lyceum and Dickinson College graduate, Brigadier general - Virginia State Militia/ US Army, 25th Governor of Virginia (1830-1834). John was the son of James John Floyd, Kentucky Militia Colonel, and Jane Buchanan

⇒ her son John Buchanan Floyd (b. 1 June 1806, Smithfield Plantation, Montgomery, Virginia/d. 26 August 1863, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia) - 31st Governor of Virginia (1857-1860), Brigadier general in Confederate Army, 24th US Secretary of War (1849-1852)

2. W. Preston was a brother of a great-grandmother of John Cabell Breckinridge

William Preston

⇒ his sister Letitia (Preston) Breckinridge (b. about 1729, Ireland/d. March 1797, Fayette County, Kentucky) - in about 1752 she married Mr. Robert Preston Breckinridge, son of Alexander Breckinridge and Jane Preston. Robert was born about 1720, probably in Ireland/died in about 1773, Botetourt County, Province of Virginia. He was Virginia militia Captain (the French-Indian War), later Colonel (the Revolutionary War)

⇒ her son John Breckinridge (b. 2 Dec. 1760, Staunton, Augusta County, Province of Virginia/d. 14 Dec. 1806, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky) - a lawyer and politician, 5th US Attorney General (1805-1806) - married Miss Mary Hopkins Cabell (b. 22 Feb. 1769, Buckingham County, Province of Virginia/d. 26 March 1858, Louisville, Jefferson County, Virginia) on 28 June 1875

⇒ his son Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (b. 24 July 1788, the Glebe, Albemarle County, Virginia/d. 1 Sept. 1823, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky) - a lawyer, politician and a soldier. Major of the US Army, 12th Speaker of the Kentucky House of  Representatives (1817-1819), 13th Secretary of the Kentucky State (1820-1823) - his wife was Miss Mary Clay Smith whom she married on 11 May 1811 in Fayette County, Kentucky

⇒ his son John Cabell Breckinridge (b. 16 Jan. 1821, Cabell's Dale, Fayette County, Kentucky /d. 17 May 1785, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky)  - 14th Vice President of the US (1857-1861), 5th Secretary of War of the Confederate States (1865), Major general of the Confederate Army

3. He is a  great-grandfather of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.

William Preston
⇒ his son Francis Smith Preston (b. 2 August 1765, Greenfield, Botetourt County, Province of Virginia/d. 26 May 1836, Columbia, Richmond District, SC) - a lawyer and a politician as well, Virginia State militia Colonel (war of 1812) + wife Sarah Buchanan Campbell (b. 21 April 1778, Virginia/d. 23 July 1846, Virginia). Her father was General William Campbell (Revolutionary War)

⇒ his daughter Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge (b. 9 April 1803, Salt Works, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia/d. 20 Dec. 1844, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland) married Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Sr. (b. 8 March 1800, Cabell's Dale Estate, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky/d. 27 Dec. 1871, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky) - politician, Presbyterian Church minister

 

⇒ her son Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (b. 14 Jan. 1842, Baltimore, Maryland/d. 1920, Washington D.C.) - Brigadier general and Inspector General of the US Army


How are we related to Col. William Preston? 

Indirectly, via Elizabeth Margaret (Patton) Crockett, the wife of Davy Crockett.

William Preston

⇒ his mother Elizabeth (Patton) Preston (b. 25 Dec. 1700, Newton-Limavady, County Derry, Ulster, Ireland/d. 25 Dec. 1776, Amherst County, Virginia)

⇒ her brother William Patton (b. about 1690, Newton-Limavady, County Derry, Ulster, Ireland/d. 5 Sept. 1742, Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania) + wife Mary Byrne (b. about 1692, Ireland/d. Chester County, Pennsylvania)

I have already described the line which goes from the above William Patton in the article

"From George Smith Patton Jr. to Our Great-Great-Grandfather"

⇒ click on the linked post title to see there how this line goes straight to our great-great-grandfather Jacob Rippy Gant.


Photos:
Smithfield Plantation: Z28scrambler [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] 
Fayette County: By Chris Light - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49953591
J C Breckinridge Memorial: By Chris Light - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49180469
Abingdon, Virginia: By Ricknightcrawler - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7173735
Chester County: By John Hill - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34191430


 

Opal Orreon McIntosh

The post is dedicated to our aunt Opal Orreon McIntosh.

She was born on 5 Feb. 1911 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas to Samuel Hollie McIntosh and Ethel B. Lollar. The girl was the couple's first child.

Nine years later, the Census recorded Opal and the family in Justice Precinct 6, Harrison, Texas.

Opal Mc Intosh
United States Census, 1920
Name: Opal Mc Intosh
Event: Type Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Harrison, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4

Household

S H Mc Intosh, Head, Male, age 31, born Texas
Ethel Mc Intosh, Wife, Female, age 25, born Texas
Opal Mc Intosh, Daughter, Female, age 9, born Texas
Lura Mc Intosh, Daughter, Female, age 7, born Texas
Corabell Mc Intosh, Daughter, Female, age 5, born Texas
Vernona Mc Intosh, Daughter, Female, age 3, born Texas
Bessie Mc Intosh, Daughter, Female. age 0, born Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHB9-DKF : accessed 1 April 2019), Opal Mc Intosh in household of S H Mc Intosh, Justice Precinct 6, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing ED 68, sheet 4B, line 72, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1816; FHL microfilm 1,821,816.

There is an error in the above record. Opal's sibling age 3 was not a girl Vernona, but a boy Samuel Vernon (b. 4 Dec. 1916).

Opal Orreon completed 8 years of elementary school education. Sgot married when she was 16. Her spouse was Mr. Samuel Francis Gulley (b. 20 March 1902 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas).

The first Texas English-language newspaper was published in Nacogdoches in 1820

He was the son of Samuel Gulley and Elizabeth Reed.

Record source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX9Z-F2Y : 10 December 2017), S. F. Gulley and Opal Mcintosh, 05 May 1928; citing Marriage, citing Harrison, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,405,523.

Sam ran a farm. At the beginning of their marriage, the spouses lived with their children in Harrison County, TX not far from the place where Opal's parents had their farm and house (1).

In 1940 Opal, Sam and their 3 children Sam Lloyd, Gloria Gladys, Bobby Glynn and Sam's mother Lizzie lived in a different place at Justice Precinct 3. However, generally, it was still the same area, Harrison, Texas (2). Opal and Sam had another daughter named Viola (b. 2 August 1932). The girl probably died before 1940 since she was not recorded during that year's Census.

Aunt Opal passed away two years later, on 4 January 1942. I do not know what was the cause of her death.

In his early 50s, Samuel worked as an electric helper with REA - Rural Electrification Administration. He died from an electric shock on 5 Jan 1954 (3).

Regrettably, we neither have any photographs of aunt Opal's nor her immediate family.

Sources:
(1) "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H1GG-QT2 : accessed 1 April 2019), S F Gulley, Precinct 6, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 6B, line 87, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2353; FHL microfilm 2,342,087.
(2)  "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWK8-Z1N : 14 March 2018), Sam Gully, Justice Precinct 3, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102-18, sheet 9A, line 36, family 177, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4057.
(3)"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37V-3TL: 13 March 2018), Sam Frank Gulley, 05 Jan 1954; citing certificate number 2821, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,067.

Photo: By Billy Hathorn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36967196