Richard Hankins Cartwright: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Richard Hankins Cartwright was born on 25 Apr 1828 in Ayish Bayou, Texas And Coahuila, Mexico; died in Apr 1856 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Cartwright Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

Notes:

Richard had his young nephew, Sandford Cartwright, living in his home at the time of the 1850 census, when older brother George appears to have gone to California to look for gold.

Richard inherited Jordan, a valuable slave who was trained as a blacksmith, after the death of his elder brother Clinton, but sold him in 1852 for his tax value of $1,625. For a Cartwright heir, Richard seemed to have been constantly short of funds, which suggests perhaps gambling and drinking too much. Family letters in 1873 refer obliquely to the tragedy of too much alcohol, but do not mention names. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 177).

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine
Enumerated 6 Sept 1850
17-17
Richard H. Cartwright 22 M Farmer 2000 Tx
Ann E Cartwright 16 F Tenn
Sandford Carwright 5 M Tx

Richard married Ann Eliza Berry on 15 Sep 1849 in San Augustine County, Texas. Ann was born about 1834 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]