The one who moved the family line from England to Virginia was Lord James D Haggard, born on 29 August 1687 in Bradenham Hall, Bradenham, England. He was the son of a rich English nobleman, Lord Anthony Haggard.
James did not wish to follow the career plans his father had for him and as a result of that, young Lord J D Haggard arrived in Norfolk, Virginia around 1698. He married Miss Elizabeth Lucy Gentry and became a tobacco planter.
James' son Nathaniel Haggard (Rev.) moved the family to Clark County, Kentucky in 1788. Reverand's grandson was John W Haggard Jr. (born 17 March 1794 in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky).
When John was 17, he married Miss Mourning Quisenberry. She was the daughter of James and Jane Quisenberry.
John Haggard
mentioned in the record of John Haggard and Mourning Quisenberry
Name: John Haggard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Dec 1811
Event Place: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mourning Quisenberry
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Source:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW19-Q2G : accessed 18 September 2018), John Haggard and Mourning Quisenberry, 22 Dec 1811; citing Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 1,943,687.
After Mourning's death in 1846, John and his son Clinton Shepard (born on 12 November 1838 in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky) came to Texas. They settled west of Plano
John and his son grew horses, cattle and mules and soon became vital members of the Plano community. They also supported education. Together with other local families they started the Haggard school which was later transformed in Add Run College. The College became Texas Christian University.
John died on 11 December 1858.
About a year later, at the age of 21, Clinton married Miss Nancy Catherine Lunsford, the daughter of William Lunceford and Catherine Potoff Schrader. Nancy was also a sister of Fred Lunsford's father Simon Peter.
Nancy C Lunsford
mentioned in the record of Clinton S Haggard and Nancy C Lunsford
Name: Clinton S Haggard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Sep 1859
Event Place: Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Nancy C Lunsford
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page 55
Record source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-HMV : accessed 18 September 2018), Clinton S Haggard and Nancy C Lunsford, 01 Sep 1859, Marriage; citing Collin, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,289,595.
Clint grew oats and wheat, he also breaded mules.
He, his wife and children lived not far from Plano, in Precinct #5. The Census of 1870 informs that Clinton was a stock raiser, and the Haggard's family's real estate was worth $8.000 and their personal estate was $10.000. (2)
Clint and Mourning had nine children.
Clinton Haggard
United States Census, 1880
Name: Clinton Haggard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Sheet Letter D
Sheet Number 241
Person Number 0
Volume 2
Household
Clinton Haggard, Self, Male, age 42, born Kentucky, United States
Kate Haggard, Wife, F, age 41, born Kentucky, United States
Mary Haggard, Daughter, F, 19, Texas, United States
Minnie Haggard, Daughter, F, 17, Texas, United States
John Haggard, Son, M, 14, Texas, United States
Jennie Haggard, Daughter, F, 11, Texas, United States
Emma Haggard, Daughter, F, 9, Texas, United States
Annie Haggard, Daughter, F, 7, Texas, United States
Clifton Haggard, Son, M, 4, Texas, United States
Walter Haggard, Son, M, 0, Texas, United States
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-P12 : 15 July 2017), Clinton Haggard, Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 241D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.
On 1 Sept. 1921, Nancy Catherine and Clinton Shepard celebrated their 62 wedding anniversary.
The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1921, newspaper, October 13, 1921; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291728/: accessed September 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.
Mrs. Jack Bowman mentioned in the article was Madora Ellen Elizabeth Bowman (nee Dye), the wife of Jackson Harrison Bowman. Mrs. Bowman was a distant relation of Nancy and Clint's:
Madora Ellen Elizabeth
⇒ her sister Mary Elizabeth (Dye) Aldridge (b. 20 Feb. 1873, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 9 Feb. 1957, Plano, TX)
⇒ her husband Joel Lively Aldridge (b. 8 Feb. 1864, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 20 Nov. 1946, Texas)
⇒ his brother James Shelton Aldridge (b. 23 May 1866, Collin, TX/d. 19 May 1918, Collin, TX)
⇒ his wife Annie Belle Haggard (the daughter of Clinton and Nancy C's)Sadly, about a month later, on 6 October 1921, Mrs. Nancy Catherine Haggard passed away. In the newspaper obituary included below, we can read that the reason of her death was paralysis. I guess, she had had a stroke.
Clipping Source:
The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1921, newspaper, October 7, 1921; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570515/: accessed September 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.
We can learn more about the circumstances of Nancy's departure from the article published in the Weekly Democrat-Gazette about a week later.
Nancy Catherine Haggard was buried at Bethany Cemetery.
The funeral service was attended by friends and relatives of Clint and Nancy's. It was a very solemn event, which also celebrated the life of Nancy Catherine and Clinton Shepard Haggard as a married couple. Both of them supported the local church, education and the local community in general.
The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1921, newspaper, October 13, 1921; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291728/: accessed September 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.
Fred Lunsford is not the only one who connects us to the Haggard family. There is also a line which goes from Clinton S. Haggard via the Aldridge, and the Browns to our paternal grandmother Rachel Clementine Gant.
Clinton S Haggard
Clinton S Haggard
⇒ his daughter Annie Belle (Haggard) Aldrige (b. 6 June 1873, White Rock, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 5 Sept. 1969, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband James Shelton Aldridge (b. 23 May 1866, Collin, TX/d. 19 May 1918, Collin, TX)
⇒ his brother Joel Lively Aldridge (b. 8 Feb. 1864, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 20 Nov. 1946, Texas)
⇒ his wife Mary Elizabeth (Dye) Aldridge (b. 20 Feb. 1873, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 9 Feb. 1957, Plano as well)
⇒ her sister Addie Lee (Dye) Brown (b. 23 June 1866, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 5 Jan. 1930, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband John Wesley Brown (b. 24 Sept. 1858, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 21 March 1934, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ his brother Robert Jefferson Davis Brown (11 Sept. 1860, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 23 May. 1893, Collin, TX)
⇒ his wife Rachel Clementine (Howard) Brown Gant
⇒ her husband James Shelton Aldridge (b. 23 May 1866, Collin, TX/d. 19 May 1918, Collin, TX)
⇒ his brother Joel Lively Aldridge (b. 8 Feb. 1864, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 20 Nov. 1946, Texas)
⇒ his wife Mary Elizabeth (Dye) Aldridge (b. 20 Feb. 1873, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 9 Feb. 1957, Plano as well)
⇒ her sister Addie Lee (Dye) Brown (b. 23 June 1866, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 5 Jan. 1930, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband John Wesley Brown (b. 24 Sept. 1858, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 21 March 1934, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ his brother Robert Jefferson Davis Brown (11 Sept. 1860, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 23 May. 1893, Collin, TX)
⇒ his wife Rachel Clementine (Howard) Brown Gant
Sources:
- geni.com;
- my MyHeritage research;
- (1) A History of Collin County, Texas, book, 1958; Austin, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61096/: accessed September 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu;
- (2) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGP-8VQ : 12 April 2016), Clinton Haggard, Texas, United States; citing p. 5, family 27, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,078.
