Family: Matthew Cartwright / Amanda "Mandy" Holman (F3418)

• Father | Male Matthew Cartwright

  
  

  Born	11 Nov 1807	Wilson County, Tennessee
  Died	1 Apr 1870	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Married	18 Oct 1836  [1, 2]	San Augustine County, Texas  [1, 2]
  Father	John Cartwright | F1140 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary E. "Polly" Crutchfield | F1140 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Amanda "Mandy" Holman

  
  

  Born	24 Jul 1817	Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
  Died	26 Jun 1894	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Father	Col. Isaac Holman | F1133 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anne Wigglesworth | F1133 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Columbus "Cumby" Clinton Cartwright

  
  

  Born	23 Aug 1837	San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	12 Dec 1901	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Spouse	Sarah "Sally" Amanda Lane | F3485
  Married	24 Jun 1858	Tennessee

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Americus "Meck" Peyroux Cartwright

  
  

  Born	17 Mar 1840	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	11 Aug 1873	Carthage, Panola County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Spouse	Margaret Ophelia Smith | F3484
  Married	11 Feb 1869	Jefferson, Marion County, Texas

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Leonidas "Lon" Cartwright

  
  

  Born	14 Nov 1842	Texas
  Died	25 Feb 1922	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Spouse	Lucella "Ludie" Ingram | F3483
  Married	17 Dec 1868	Sexton, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright

  
  

  Born	6 Apr 1844	San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	27 May 1903	Kaufman County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Spouse	Benjamin Thomas Roberts | F3486
  Married	10 Jan 1869	San Augustine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Mary Crutchfield Cartwright

  
  

  Born	15 Oct 1845	San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	23 Nov 1903	Kaufman County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Spouse	James "Jimmie" Melville Ingram | F1665
  Married	14 Dec 1865	San Augustine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Matthew Cartwright, Jr.

  
  

  Born	11 Aug 1855	San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	11 Nov 1925	Kaufman County, Texas
  Buried		Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  Spouse	Mary Cynthia Davenport | F3902
  Married	24 Jul 1876	Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Married: In "The Cartwrights of San Augustine,' a transcription of a stilted, formal note written by Matthew Cartwright to his future bride reads as follows: Miss Amanda Holman, Please allow me to address you for the first time with the most profound respect. I admire your person, your addrss and appearance....I have come to the conclusion that of all other objects met with in this life...you are the one. Therefore I now address you for the purpose of requesting permission to pay my suit on that of which is the most importance to me and I hope not indifferent to you. Please reply as soon as convenient and relieve the suspense of one who is desiorous to unite his fate and happiness in life with yours. Your obedient servant, Matthew Cartwright Amanda soon accepted Matthew's proposal, scheduling the ceremony for Octobe 18, 1836. Some months prior to the wedding she bought seven yards of French muslin and two bonnest at Matthew's store, and later pink silk and gauze ribbon, all suitable for a wedding. The couple was married nearly thirty-five years before Matthew's death, and Amanda survived him for nearly twenty-five additional years. They were buried side by side in a small family plot near their home in San Augustine. Youngest son Matthew later made arrangements to have his parents reinterred in Terrell, Texas, with a suitable marker, in September 1896. (Henson and Paremelee, p. 308).

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999), 85 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 99 (Reliability: 3).