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USA > Texas > Freestone County > A memorial and biographical history of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon counties, Texas from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospects; also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens > Part 88
USA > Texas > Leon County > A memorial and biographical history of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon counties, Texas from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospects; also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens > Part 88
USA > Texas > Anderson County > A memorial and biographical history of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon counties, Texas from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospects; also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens > Part 88
USA > Texas > Limestone County > A memorial and biographical history of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon counties, Texas from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospects; also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens > Part 88
USA > Texas > Navarro County > A memorial and biographical history of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon counties, Texas from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospects; also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens > Part 88
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Our subject was born in 1851, in Harri- son county, Texas, and resided with his mother until marrying in 1882. His first work on his own account was hauling tim- ber and wood, but continued that occupa- tion but a short tinie, wlien he engaged in clerking for eight months, during which time he was Assistant Postmaster. In 1872 he engaged in the drug business, and now has a stock of about $1,500, with about that amount of accounts. In addition to his drug business, Mr. Dunn owns his pleasant home, store, and a fine ' farm of 225 acres, seventy-five of which
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are in a good state of cultivation. With the exception of $300, Mr. Dunn has earned all his property himself, as lie started without anything, and the little assistance above mentioned was not re- ceived until he was on the high road to success. On his farm he has fifteen head of cattle and seven horses and mules.
Mr. Dunn was married in 1882 to Miss Fannie Hanks, a native of Texas, daughter of James Hanks. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, namely: The eldest, who died in infancy; Elbert S .; Lizzie E .; Nettie V .; Lora Irene and Louanna. Following in the footsteps of his father, our subject is a Democrat, and is now the Postmaster at Neches. Socially, he is a Master Mason and Knight of Honor. Both he and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is a Steward, and secretary of the Sunday-school. Mr. Dunn is a very kind-hearted inan, and one who is very obliging and accommodating. He attends strictly to his own business, and is highly esteemed in his community. He and his estimable wife are very hospitable, and the guest at their table fares exceedingly well.
R. LUMPKIN, an early settler of Milam county, Texas, is the gentle- man of whom this sketch is written. He came to this State in 1852 and settled in Milam county, where he lived for twenty-eight years, but in 1879 he came to where he now lives, in Limestone county, Texas. While living in Milam county he was engaged in farming, and
was also interested in a business of car- pentering, building gin houses, etc. He now owns 700 acres of land and has 400 in cultivation, which he rents. He has five tenement houses, and has always given considerable attention to stock, and is now raising horses and jacks. He owns a fine stallion, "Vermont Chief," and an English stock jack, which is the finest in the State, being sixteen hands high.
In 1862 our subject enlisted in the Con- federate service, and was detailed to look after mills and gins through the country that the products of the country might be utilized. He was born in Georgia, De- cember 7, 1827, and was reared on the plantation. He grew up under the parental roof until he was twenty years of age, and then began the struggle of life for himself. While he was employed as a farm hand he naturally took up mechanical work, and soon began that business. He is the son of George and Lucinda (Cleghorn) Lump- kin, natives of Georgia and of English descent on the paternal side, and of Irish on the maternal. The Lumpkin family is one of great prominence in Georgia, stand high in society, as well as in religion and politics. The name has been known in that State in the Governor's chair, and in different official positions, and many of them are preachers.
The subject is the fourth of five children born to the first wife of George Lampkin, of whom E. R. lives at Rome, Georgia; H. P. died in Georgia; Elizabeth married B. Pierce and lives in Georgia; the sub- ject of this sketch; and Martha, who mar- ried H. B. Hinshar and died in California. The children of the second marriage were:
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Susan, who married J. Pierce of Cass connty, Texas; R. D., a practicing phy- sician of Cass county, Texas; and B. F., a farmer of Cass county.
Onr subject married Miss Evaline Cor- nutt in 1849, a daughter of David Cornutt of Virginia, who came to Texas in Jan- uary, 1852, and died within ten years, by occupation having been a farmer. Nine children have been born to onr subject, as follows: Mary, deceased; Calvin P., a Baptist preacher, located at Hubbard City; John C., a merchant at the town of Hearne; L. B., a merchant of Cameron; Elizabeth, now Mrs. W. B. Stogliill, a merchant of Mart, McLennan county; Ida L., now Mrs. R. W. Hewin, a merchant at Harri- son, but died June 17, 1892, and the widow carries on the store and makes her home with her father; and H. P. is mar- ried and lives at the old homestead, farın- ing. The others died in infancy. The mother was born September 22, 1827, and our subject and family are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a Royal Arch Mason, much esteemed in the brotherhood. In his politics he is solidly Democratic.
OHN PICKETT, a farmer and pio- neer settler of Navarro county, was born in Shelby county, Alabama, in 1839, a son of William and Susanna (Sneed) Pickett, natives of North Caro- lina. The parents removed to Alabama in their childhood, and were there married. In 1839 they located in Red River county, Texas, where the father engaged in farm-
ing, and three years later removed to Vic- toria. Mr. Pickett served as a Texas ranger in Captain Price's company; also under Major Ben McColloch and Cle- land Stout. While residing in eastern Texas he was in many expeditions against tlie redskins, and while in Red River county a family by the name of Ripley were attacked, and seven out of nine inem- bers were killed. Horse and cattle steal- ing were indulged in, from which Mr. Pickett suffered greatly. In 1849 lie came to Navarro connty, locating fourteen miles southwest of Mt. Pisgali, and at that time the families of E. Nash, E. Carroll, William Tankersley, David White and Dr. Anderson constituted the settlement. Mrs. Anderson taught the neighborhood school. Mr. Pickett resided in this county several years, and then removed to Ander- son county, but a few years later again came to Navarro county, where he died in 1855. His wife died in Fayette county, Texas, in 1848, and he afterward married Mrs. Mary Tutt, nee Megell. To the first union was born nine children, among them being: Elenor, deceased, was the wife of James Williams; Letha, widow of Ben Parsons; Louisa, deceased, was the wife of James Beavers; and Permelia and Pe- ninah, deceased. By his last marriage Mr. Pickett had four children, one of whom died when small, and one still sur- vives, Melinda, wife of James Carter.
John Pickett, our subject, was educated in this and Anderson counties, and at the age of twenty-one years began life for him- self. In July, 1861, he joined Company I, Fourth Texas Infantry, under Captain C. M. Winkler and Colonel John B. Hood,
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served in the Army of Virginia, and par- ticipated in the battles of West Point, Seven Pines and Gaines' Mills. At the last named engagement he was wounded in the right limb, below the knee, for which he received a six-months furlough. The wound not healing, he remained at home twelve months, and in the spring of 1863 joined his command near Richmond. He then took part in the engagements of Charles City (Charleston) Cross Roads, White Oak Swamp, Wilderness and inany skirmishes. Mr. Pickett's wound con- tinued to give him trouble, and after the last mentioned battle he was honorably discharged and returned home. After the close of hostilities he engaged in farming on shares two years, and in 1868 pur- chased 120 acres of unimproved land, for which he paid $2 per acre. He has since added 250 acres to his original purchase, paying from $2 to $12 per acre, and has 170 acres of his land under a fine state of cultivation. Although not largely engaged in the stock business, Mr. Pickett has im- proved breeds of horses and cattle.
He has been three times married, first, September 13, 1865, to Margaret A. Hack- ler, a native of this county, and a daugh- ter of Freeland and Nelly (White) Hack- ler. To this union was born six children: Virginia, wife of James Ingham; Lou- vina, wife of Richard Williams; William M .; John T .; and Leonidas and David L. (deceased), twins. The mother died in 1876, and August 29, 1879, the father married Miss Martha R. Borbee, of this county, and a daughter of A. J. Borbee. They were the parents of two children: Lillie M. and Maud'L. This wife died in
1885, and in 1889 Mr. Pickett was united in marriage to Mrs. Laura Sparal, nee Carpenter. By this marriage our subject had one son, Robert L. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pickett are members of the Mis- sionary Baptist Church as were also his two former wives.
AMES A. McGARITY, one of the leading fariners of Navarro county, was born in Georgia, June 22, 1838, a son of Archibald and Charlotte (Wallace) McGarity, of Irish and Scotch parentage. The father was born in South Carolina, but afterward removed to Georgia, where he was a planter by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. McGarity reared a family of eight chil- dren: Francis M. of Georgia; John W., deceased; Mary, deceased, married twice, Thomas Hopkins being her second hus- band; J. A., our subject; Green O., of Ohio; Charlotte, deceased, was the wife of James Hardeman; Thomas C., of Georgia; and W. C., of this State. The father died in 1873, at the age of sixty-nine years, and the mother in 1885, aged eiglity years. Bothi were members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South.
James A. McGarity was educated in the common school of his native county, and at the age of twenty-one years commenced life for himself as a farmer of Georgia. In March, 1862, he joined Company C, Phil- lip's Georgia Legion, commanded by Col- onel Phillips, and attached to Longstreet's division of General Lee's army. He partic- ipated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Spottsylvania Court House,
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Petersburg, Gettysburg, and was at the surrender of Appomattox. Mr. McGarity was never wounded, but was twice cap- tured, both times succeeding in making his escape. After the close of hostilities he made his way home, and engaged in farm- ing. In 1869, he went by public convey- ance to Jefferson county, Arkansas; in 1871 removed to Pine Bluff, that State, and in December, 1872, came to this State. Ile first farmned on rented land three years, and in 1876 purchased 104 acres of liis present farm, paying $7.65 per acre. Mr. McGarity has since added to his original purchase until he now owns 187 acres, with 85 acres cultivated.
He was married in 1859, to Miss Narcissa C. Hardman, a native of Georgia, who was born March 4, 1844, a daughter of Bluford, and Martha (Hays) Hardman, natives also of that State. The parents died when Mrs. McGarity was small, leaving three chil- dren: N. C., wife of our subject; James A., of Colorado county, Texas; and Mis- souri C., deceased, was the wife of J. H. Porterfield, also deceased. Our subject and wife have also had two children: John A .. who died in 1888; Henrietta, wife of T. P. Little, Navarro county. Both Mr. and Mrs. McGarity are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the former affiliates with the Democratic party.
LFRED M. MILLIGAN, a farmer and stock-raiser of Navarro county, was born in Pennsylvania, October 31, 1858, a son of Edward and Ruth A. (Shelby) Milligan, natives also of that
State. The paternal family came from Ireland; and the maternal family, of En- glish and Scotch extraction. came to Amer- ica prior to the war for independence, set- tling in Pennsylvania. Both grandfathers of our subject served in the Colonial army during that struggle. The Shelbys are members of the family of that name so prominently known in Kentucky, among whom are ex-Governor Shelby and old Jo- seph Shelby, of Missouri. Edward Milligan came from Pennsylvania to Texas in 1866, and during the war of 1861-'65 he served in the Fifth-first Pennsylvania Regiment, and in the United States Army of Ten- nessee, under General Stoneman. Immedi- ately after coming to this State he located in Coryell county, and in 1873 removed to Collin county, where he is still engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan were the parents of eight children, viz .: T. F. of Wise county, Texas; A. M., our subject; Minerva J., wife of J. D. Ratton, a nephew of ex-Governor Throck- morton; Hannah A., wife of Robert L. Leech, of Collin county; Cassius A. and Jonas R. of Wise county; and Mary and William C., at home. The parents were members of the Missionary Baptist Church.
A. M. Milligan came to this State when a boy, received his literary education in the schools of Collin county, and began life for himself at the age of twenty years. He was first employed in handling stock in Coryell county, where he had gone to attend to his father's landed interest. In 1862 he began the same business in Na- varro county, where he has been more than ordinarily successful, handling several hundred head yearly, and also ships a
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number of car-loads each year. In addition to his stock interests, Mr. Milligan owns 800 acres of pasture land, also 2,000 acres of leased land, all of which is in pasture but sixty acres. Previous to this year he has been raising milch cows, but is now devoting liis attention to feeding and handling steers for ready market. Our sub- ject has the reputation of being one of the most successful cattle men in the county. In politics he is a Democrat.
He was married November 29, 1883, to Miss Deniza A. Gilbert, a native of Louis- iana, and a daughter of D. J. Gilbert, a prominent stock-raiser of this county, a sketch of whom will be found in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan have two children: Wayne and Ruby.
ILLIAM HOLMES, a prominent farmer and gin man of Anderson county, Texas, was born in Jeffer- son county, Alabama, in 1824, and was the son of James and Sarah (Killough) Holmes, natives of South Carolina. The Holmes family came to this country with General Oglethorpe, and settled in the colony formed by bim in South Carolina. Two brothers came with him from Ireland, William and John Holmes, leaving one brother behind, who lived and died un- married in the Emerald Isle, leaving a considerable fortune. The heirship being not yet proved up, the estate remains in charge of the government.
The Holmes boys followed an agricul- tural life in South Carolina, and their de- scendants have since then followed the
same occupation. The grandfather of our subject was in the war for independence, and served with distinction. He made the gun with which he fought, and it was un- surpassed by any gun in the company to which he belonged. This important relic is now in the possession of Mr. Holmes. His grandfather's death occurred in South Carolina.
The father of our subject was an early settler of Alabama, coming to the State when the Indians swarmed almost at will through the State. He removed to Mis- sissippi in 1840, and settled in Choctaw county, and remained there until he moved to this State and settled in Anderson county. There were few people in the country at that time, and he went to work under difficulties, to engage in farming. In 1836 a brother of Mrs. Holmes and several cousins of our subject came from Alabama to this State, and located in Cher- okee county, and twenty-one of the family were killed and missing at the massacre near Loressa, in Cherokee county. This was one of the most serious massacres that took place in the country, and sent a thrill of horror over the whole land.
The father of our subject was born in 1776, and died in 1853. During his life he was never engaged in any trouble, being a man of peace and a great lover of his home. Marrying early in life, he was soon surrounded by a small family, and his best efforts were always put forth to rear them in comfort. He was the parent of ten children, as follows: Allen K., deceased; James, deceased; John, deceased; Samuel, deceased; Margaret, wife of Hugh Mor- row, of Jefferson county, Alabama; Waslı-
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ington, of Choctaw county, Mississippi; Phineas C., deceased; Milton, deceased; William, our subject; and Frances M., deceased. Mrs. Holmes was born in 1786 and died in 1852, and both she and her husband were members of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church.
William Holmes was born in Alabama, and there educated in the common schools, and remained with his father until his death, although lie had done business for himself from the age of twenty-one years. He managed his father's business from 1845, and engaged in farming and stock- raising. In 1850 he purchased the farm where he now resides, consisting of 250 acres, with 100 under cultivation, which cost $4 per acre. He has added to the original tract until now he has 675 acres, with 225 under a fine state of cultivation, with a very fine residence, outbuildings, etc.
Mr. Holmes also owns a paying steam gin on his farm, which enables him to gin from 225 to 300 bales annually, and lie also has a gristmill. During the late war he was not engaged in any active service, not being physically able for army life, but he has always done his dnty. He is a strong Democrat, although he has never cared for office, being no politician. Like his father, he is a quiet, peaceable man. His father had been a Whig in politics.
Mr. Holmes was married in 1856 to Miss K. A. McClanahan, a native of Mis- sissippi, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Mckenzie) McClanahan, of Scotch-Irish parentage, and early settlers of the county, coming here in the fall of 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have had seven children, as follows: Phineas; Sarah, the wife of R. K.
Fulton, of Stephens county; Maggie, wife of Thomas J. Persons, of Greer county; Mary; James; Jolin E. and William. This is one of the fine old families of the county. They are all members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
LBERT G. MoDANIEL, deceased, was the son of Osson and Zillah Mc- Daniel, and was born June 15, 1852, in Leon county, Texas, and remained with his parents until eighteen years of age, when he took a commercial course at New Orleans. After graduation he engaged as clerk for Jack Wood, of Centreville, where he was employed for several years. His brother, who was engaged in the mercan- tile business at the same time, died, and our subject at once took his brother's business and continued to conduct it until 1880, when he purchased the stock and embarked in the business for himself, remained in Cen- treville until 1883, when he removed to San Marcos, where he remained for several months, and then removed to Jewett. At the latter place he remained until his death, Angust 23, 1891.
In 1880 our subject was married to Miss Bettie Stell, a native of Leon county, Texas, a daughter of Mansom and Susan R. (Lambert) Stell, natives of Georgia. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel, as follows: Nellie; Josie, de- ceased; Jennie; Albert; Susie, deceased; and Osson.
Mr. McDaniel began life for himself when he was eighteen years of age, and with no assistance. Later he received
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about $300 of the estate of his father, but at the time of his lamented death he owned large land interests, store buildings, and $10,000 stock of goods.
In the death of our subject, Leon county lost one of her best citizens. He was a progressive man, one awake to the inter- ests of the county, and always liberal with means whenever he was convinced that any measures were for the benefit of the community. As a husband, he was kind and loving; as a father, most careful and affectionate; as a friend, one to be trusted. For years prior to his death he had been a sufferer, but all his physical pain was borne with the fortitude of a Christian. Both Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in which he had been a Ruling Elder for years, and held the position at the time of his death. He was a man universally mourned, not only by his family but also by his friends and those with whom he had ever had any communication.
OHN TRAVIS BRYANT, of Corsi- cana, the able and popular Superin- tendent of Public Instruction for Na- varro county, Texas, was born January, 19, 1867, at Mobile, Alabama, and is the son of Anthony and Susana (Hammond) Bryant, both uatives of Alabama, the former born in Mobile, in 1844, and the latter in Cleburne, in 1849. Anthony was the son of Travis Bryant, who was a native of North Carolina, where he was engaged in planting. His ancestors werefrom Ire- land, who emigrated to the United States
at an early day. The Hammonds were of English descent. Anthony Bryant was a farmer by occupation. When the war broke out, he espoused the cause of the Confederacy, and served with gallantry to the close, taking an active part in many of the great battles of the Rebellion. He was mustered into the Ninth Alabama In- fantry, which was under the immediate command of General Wilcox, in Long- street's corps. He took partin the first and second battles of Manassas, in the seven days' fight around Richmond, fought at Harper's Ferry, Murfreesborough, Chicka- mauga, Fredericksburg, · Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he was wounded. The next important engagement in which he took part was the Wilderness, where he was again wounded in the thigh, from which he was laid up in the hospital for several weeks. He was able, however, to take part in the defense around Peters- burg and Richmond and the battles that followed, being wounded again at one of the last fights of the war, having his left arm broken by a grape-shot. After the surreuder, he returned home and resumed farming. A rather singular coincidence took place with this family of brothers: there were seven brothers in the war, and all of them had their left arm broken while in battle, one of them having it cut off by a piece of a shell. Mr. Bryant was second cousin to General Forrest. In 1872 he removed to Texas, locating in Austin county, where he followed farming for seven years, when he went to Navarro county and purchased a farm of 150 acres, which he has since cultivated, and where he now lives. He and his wife, Susanna,
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are the parents of nine children: John T .; Mary, now the wife of Jerry M. Scott, of Frost; Georgie, who is married to H. C. Calhoun, of the same place; Tiliath, the wife of Luther Mitchell, also of Frost; Laura, Frank, Thomas, Nora, Rosa, and Benton.
The subject of this memoir was reared on the farm and brought up to farm labor, attending the common schools generally during the winter seasons. As he matured in years, he determined that he would have a good education, and he arranged his plans for the consummation of this purpose. He would work on the farm from May until November, when he would apply himself to his studies at Blooming Grove, under the tutelage of Prof. T. M. Smith. In 1887, he entered the State University at Austin, where he remained two years. After leaving the University, he engaged in school teaching at the town of Emmet for two years, and then taught a term at Petty's Chapel. In 1892, he was brought out for County Superintendent of Public Instruction, was unanimously nominated at the Democratic Convention, held at Corsicana in July, and was elected by the largest majority of all of the county offi- cers excepting one. This was a high com- pliment to one so young, and a marked ex- pression of his popularity and the high estimation in which he was held by the people.
Mr. Bryant was married at Emmet, De- cember 29, 1892, to Anna, daughter of George A. and Jennie Bills, natives of Tennessee, but early settlers in Texas, where Anna was born. As Superintendent, Mr. Bryant not only has charge of the sys-
tem of education in the county, the super- vision of the teachers, but delivers lectures throughout the county, as occasion de- mands, and at least once to each school in the county, on thic methods of teaching; and also has charge of the financial depart- ment. He is making a special feature of economizing in the purchase of school fur- niture, thereby saving over the former method a large per cent.
Mr. Bryant is a member of the Masonic order, has taken the Royal Arch degree, and belongs to the Corsicana Chapter, No. 41, and the Halbert Lodge, No. 642. He is a strong believer in the principles of the Democratic party.
With his ability, energy and ambition to succeed, it is easy to foretell that Mr. Bryant will make a popular and efficient officer, and that he will be successful in all the walks of life, carrying with him at all times the confidence and estcem of his fellow-men.
LYNCH, a successful farmer of Navarro county, was born in Georgia, June 6, 1841, a son of John C. and Rebecca (Tetards) Lynch, na- tives also of Georgia. They removed to Titus county, Texas, in 1854, where the father died in 1862, and the mother in 1871. They were the parents of seven children, our subject being the eldest child, and all arc still living but one sister. Two reside in Navarro county,- G.W. and Jolin T.,-farmers by occupation.
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