Texas Families
By Jeannette Holland Austin
Copyright 2006
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Etheredge.
Abel Etheredge, son of Caleb Etheredge and wife, Agnes Clark, was b. ca 1765 Edgecombe County, North Carolina,
d. after 1840 Conecuh County,
Alabama. Son: Edmund b. 2/12/1808 Washington Co., Ga. d. 1/16/1873, Carthage,
Texas. m. 2/23/1856 Mary Caroline
Ross, b. 11/20/1826 South Carolina, died 2/20/1894 Carthage, Texas.
They had: Nancy Estelle born 4/5/1865 Ala. d.
5/6/1946 Carthage, Texas. m. 1/13/1837 John Wesley Phillips b.
4/1/1865 Ala. d. 1/6/1925 Carthage, Texas.
Dau: Mary Viva Phillips b. 12/29/1893 Carthage, Panola Co., Texas. m. 5/1/1917 Ray DeWitt Tiller b.
11/14/1890, d. 7/12/1937.
McCorquodale. David McCorquodale was born 1803 Sampson Co.,
N. C. died 7/7/1865 Fields, Louisiana., buried Smith's Cemetery, 7 miles North
of Starks, Louisiana.
He married Lydia Chambless, born 7/3/1811, died 9/6/1884 Bryan, Texas,
buried Steep Hollow Cemetery. Issue: Sarah Jane born 7/6/1830 Early Co., Georgia. Died 1865
married Mr. Harris; Elizabeth born 12/3/1831
Early Co., Georgia, married 1st, William Burge, 2nd, Joshua Burge, 3rd, John
Pinder; Sophronia born 2/24/1833 Alabama, married Mr. Bivins; Nancy born
1/23/1835 Alabama married Mr. Poole; Ephraim Alexander born 6/16/1836 Louisiana.,
listed 1900 Madison Co., Texas. Census, m. 6/9/1873 Amanda Augusta Best;
Harriet Caroline born 2/7/1838 Ala.; Martha born
2/3/1841 Louisiana.; John born 5/23/1842 Louisiana.
m. Sarah J. Buchanan, listed 1900 Brazos Texas.
Census; Malinda born 5/23/1843 Louisiana.; Josephine born 4/8/1844 Louisiana.; David
Duncan h. 9/14/1846 Louisiana.
d. 3/7/1901 m. 12/5/1872 Ida James Dunn from Niblett's Bluff, Louisiana.;
Daniel born 10/25/1848 m. Mollie Stephens, listed 1880 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Census; William Clinton born 1/2/1851 d. 9/8/1921 Lake Charles, Louisiana, married
Martishia Pinder, listed 1880 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Census; Cathren Mary
born 9/4/1843 Louisiana.
d. 8/3/1937 Iiouston, Texas. married Daniel Adam Hortman.
McMinn.
Robert McMinn was born ca 1770 in Buncombe
County, North Carolina
and had two known sons, viz: Jesse (born 1795) and Absalom (born ca 1804).
Absalom
McMinn married Ruth (born 1806 in South
Carolina). They apparently removed to Marshall County,
Alabama where Ruth died after 1900. The
family were residents of Cobb County,
Georgia in
1850. Issue:
Mary Ann, born 1834 Cherokee County; Robert W., born 1834 Cherokee County;
W. C., born 1838 Cherokee County; Louisa, born 1842 Cherokee County; Absalom,
born 2/1845 Cherokee County (married 10/6/1872 in Marshall County, Alabama to
Martha Jane Hunkapiller, born 1854.
Absalom
McMinn, son of Absalom had children: W. Monroe,
born 1874 in Marshall County, Alabama; James R., born 1876 in Marshall County, Alabama;
Green L., born 1880 in Marshall County, Alabama; Thomas L., born 9/1885 in
Marshall County, Alabama; Tempie J., born 11/1883 in Marshall County, Alabama.
Joseph
Henry McMinn was born 27 July 1847 in Cherokee
County, died 25 September 1900 in Bullard,
Smith County, Texas.
He was married on 2 August 1873 in Marshall County, Alabama to Levina
Elizabeth Neeley, a daughter of Absalom Neeley.
Levinia was born 4 September 1850 in Marshall County, Alabama, died 26
July 1936 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, buried in the Sturdivant Cemetery
in Palo Pinto. Issue:
Roland
Oscar McMinn, born 2 March 1884 in Bullard, Smith County,
Texas, died 22 February 1943 in Mineral Wells,
Palo Alto, Texas,
buried in the Sturdivant Cemetery and Absalom Merideth (“Abb”) McMinn, born 6
April 1886 in Bullard, Smith County, Texas, died 26 January in Mineral Wells, Palo
Alto, Texas, buried in the Sturdivant Cemetery. He was married to Laura Belle Davis on 16
January 1910 in Whitt, Parker County,
Texas. Laura was born on 12 March
1883 in Whitt, Texas
and died 26 December 1987 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto,
Texas, buried in the Sturdivant Cemetery. Known issue: Dumas Russell McMinn, born 23
December 1910 Palo Pinto, Texas, died 2 October 1970 in Pasadena, Harris
County, Texas, buried in the Sturdivant Cemetery and Edith Lucille McMinn, born
9 October 1917 in Kirkland, Childress County, Texas, died 14 May 1994 in
Mineral Wells, Texas, buried in Holders Chapel Cemetery, Parker County, Texas.
Moore. Robert Moore, son of Robert (1711-1757), was
born 1736, died 1797, married Anne McGehee.
Captain
Benjamin Moore (1759-1831), son of Robert Moore, resided in Powhatan, Virginia. He married Sarah Jones.
Jefferson
Moore, son of Captain Benjamin Moore, was born 2//15/1804 in Buckingham
County, Virginia, died 9/10/1852
in Christian County,
Kentucky. He was married in Christian
County, Kentucky
to Marion B. Dulin, born 5/25/1807 in Fauquier County,
Virginia, died 4/24/1836 in Christian County,
Kentucky.
Captain
John William Moore, son of Jefferson Moore, was born 10/20/1830 in Christian County,
Kentucky, died 5/5/1900 in Paris,
Texas, married 1/22/1851 in Christian County,
Kentucky Elizabeth August Calbreath (born 10/8/1830 in Christian
County, Kentucky,
died 5/28/1914 in Paris, Texas. Their son was Jefferson Moore, born
5/5/1856 in Petty, Texas, died 9/14/1942 in Edmond, Oklahoma, married
on 11/18/1844 in Paris, Texas, Mary Elizabeth Baldwin.
New.
George Gilbert New, son of William New and Mary (Wells) New, was born 10/8/1809
in Duplin County, North
Carolina, died 10/19/1879 in Goliad
County, Texas. He married on 9/23/1834 Tabitha Newton (born
1/8/1814, died 12/30/1875 in Goliad
County, Texas).
Children: Joel Wells New, born 1/21/1847 Sumter County, Alabama, died 6/17/1895
in Live Oak County, Texas, married 11/28/1872 Minerva Jane Clark (born
12/7/1852 Mississippi, died 1/19/1892 Live Oak County, Texas). Joel had: Ada Pettus New, born 12/15/1887 in Live
Oak County, Texas, died 5/17/1968
in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas,
married Robert Hodges Word.
Tiller. George Tiller, son of Daniel (1751-1815) and
wife, Frances, was born 10/19/1775 in Virginia
and married 5/20/1831 Lucy Mills (born 5/4/1776).
William
B. Tiller, son of George, was born 3/19/1813 Culpepper County, Virginia, died
6/14/1876 in Panola County, Texas, married 10/8/1844 Elizabeth Martha Woodley
(born 7/9/1821 in Perry County, Alabama, died 9/15/1878 in Panola County,
Texas), daughter of William Woodley (born 4/1787 in Georgia, died 8/18/1847 in
Houston County, Texas).
George
Carter Tiller, son of William B. (above), Confederate Soldier, born 11/1/1847
in Harrison County, Texas,
died 2/19/1930 in Panola County, Texas, buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. He married (1) on 11/14/1868 Mattie Elizabeth
Crensaw (3/3/1850-10/28/1895), daughter of Isaac H. Crenshaw. He married (2) Ida Murray.
Ray
DeWitt Tiller, Sr., born 11/14/1890 in Panola County, Texas, died 7/12/1937 in
Carthage, Texas, buried Mt. Zion Cemetery.
He married on 5/1/1917 Mary Via Phillips, born 12/29/1893 in Carthage, Texas.
Tucker. Frederick Mortimer Tucker, born 1798 in Sussex County, Virginia,
died 1870 in Oak Ridge, Louisiana,
married on 12/7/1820 Frances Gilliam Eppes, born 1799 in Sussex
County, Virginia, died 10/6/1863
in Kaufman, Texas, daughter of Francis Eppes
(1/22/1765-1826) and wife Sarah Winfield (1771-7/6/1848).
Frederick
Mortimer Tucker, son of Frederick Mortimer (above), was born 1/26/1834 in Sussex County, Virginia,
died 11/22/1906 in Oak Ridge,
Louisiana, married on 2/18/1866
Maria Annie Kelly.