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The County of Cooke was created , and organized
in 1848 from FANNIN County. It was named for Capt. W. G. COOKE of
the Texas Revolution. Cooke County, Texas now adjoins the state
of Oklahoma to the North of them. The COOKE County, "Dixon State
and County Court House" is located in Gainesville, Texas
1855 Birth
of Matilda Jane TOTTY, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas
Note: Daughter of Francis Marion TOTTY
and Rhoda May SPRADLING
1857 November 16 Birth of
Francis Marion TOTTY, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas.
Note: Son of Francis Marion TOTTY and Rhoda
May SPRADLING
1857 June 25 Marriage of
William REEVES
Nancy Ann BOURLAND
Note: William (Jasper) REEVES was the son
of Nancy TOTTY and William Steel REEVES
Census
Records
1860 Cooke County, Texas Census
July 25th 1860 by J. W. Johnson, page 257,258
HH 538/537 Gainesville Township
TOTTY, F. M. 33 M Farmer 6000/6384
Tenn
Rhoda
35 F Tenn
Sarah L
16 F Tenn attended school w/in yr
John W.
13 M Tenn Attended school w/in yr
Nancy
10 F Tenn attended school w/in yr
Mary E.
07 F Tenn
Matilda J
05 F Texas
Frank M.
03 M Texas
Susan
7/12 F Texas
SPENCER, Moses 23 M Texas
extracted and submitted by TOTTY researcher
Birdie Totty McNutt
Note: Francis Marion TOTTY and his
wife Rhoda, daughters Sarah Louisa, Nancy Anna, Mary Elizabeth and son
John Whitfield TOTTY, had migrated to Cooke County, Texas from Hickman
County, Tennessee seven years earlier in 1853 after traveling by
wagon train for six weeks. see also Texas
Marriage Records and Tennessee
Marriage Records.
1860 - Cooke Co
HH#539/559, page 67
S. M. BAIRD 33
Farmer 1280-3375 Tenn
Sarah
28 wife Tenn
Mary J.
8 dau Tenn
William C.
7 son Tenn
Caroline
4 dau Texas
Sally
3 dau Texas
Martha TOTTY 65 m-i-l
SCarolina
Note: Sarah (Totty) wife of Samuel M. Baird,
was the daughter of Matilda (Easley Estes) and Robert TOTTY, it is believed
that Martha listed above is actually Matilda (Easley Estes) TOTTY, widow
of Robert Totty, Jr. The BAIRD family came from Hickman
Co., TN, where they had been married ca 1850 before their journey
to Texas. They have not been located in the 1870 census but
are relocated to Grayson
Co., TX by 1880 where they were next found.
1860 Census [Micro film # M653-1291of 1860 for
Collin, Colorado, Comal & Cooke Counties Texas transcribed by Birdie
Totty McNutt]
HH# 118/121
WELCH, Jas R. 21 WM Farming 476
TN
Nancy 23 WF keeping house AR
Sarah E. 11/12 WF inf TX
WELCH, Elizabeth 83 WF (mother) SC
HH# 119/122
SELF, John
37 WM AR
Elizbeth H.
25 WF TN
Samatha E.
5 WF TX
Mary
L. 2 WF TX
WELCH, Jas 54 WM Farmer
603 KY
Notes: BTM] Found the following and
was wondering if there was a "possible" relationship to George Washington
Welch who married Lillie R. TOTTY WELCH. Could the Jas WELCH
age 54 possible be the father of George
Washington WELCH who had a son Jas [James?] R.
WELCH. with a mother named Elizabeth above.??? Our TOTTY
families were also in the 1860 Cooke Co., Tx census. Could
have been an opportunity for the WELCH and TOTTY association. What
do you think? CW] I appreciate the efforts, however ALL of
the family history says he was orphaned in the Civil War in Missouri.
I know that sometimes these stories turn out to be fiction or partly fiction
and I have spent considerable amount of time researching all Welches in
Texas at the proper time. I was talking to Granny Welch about
10 days ago and she mentioned again how proud he was of being born in Missouri.
His favorite saying was 'I'm from Missouri, you'll have to Show Me!'
1860 August 26 Marriage
of W. B. RITTER &
Nancy REEVES
Note: She was said to be daughter of George
Robertson REEVES and Jane MORRE, and the granddaughter of Nancy TOTTY and
William Steel REEVES. Nancy TOTTY was the daughter of Robert
W. TOTTY and Sandal ANDREWS of Chesterfield
County, VA and Hickman
County, Tennessee.
1860 November 03 Marriage
Francis W. HARRINGTON & S. C. ESTES
Note: Francis W. Arrington was living with
Mansfield ESTES in the 1860 Cooke County, TX Census. Mansfield was
the son of Matilda Easley ESTES TOTTY and step son of Robert W. TOTTY.
S. C. ESTES was Levica C. daughter of Mansfield ESTES and his wife Elizabeth
"Betsy" TUCKER.
1861 October 31 Marriage
John C. ROBERTS & Mathilda
J. ESTES
Note: Matilda J. ESTES was the daughter
of Mansfield ESTES and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" TUCKER. She was
the grand-daughter of Matilda Easley ESTES TOTTY and of Robert W. TOTTY.
John C. ROBERTS was the son of Stephen ROBERTS also found in the 1860 Cooke
county census records.
1862 February 23 Marriage
Hiram C. WHITLEY & Amanda PIERCE
Note: Hiram C. and Amanda PIERCE WHITLEYmay
likely be brother and sister to James WHITLEY and Sarah PIERCE who later
marry on Christmas day 1863 in same county. Hiram & Amanda
move to Montague County, TX by the 1880 Census. Research
still in progress on this TOTTY family connection.
1862 August 07 Marriage
Albert H. TRUBLOOD & Eliza STEPHENS
Note: Elizabeth TOTTY STEPHENS was the
daughter of Matilda Easley ESTES TOTTY and Robert W. TOTTY.
She was the "widow?" of Monroe Stacy STEPHENS son of William Anderson STEPHENS
and Mary Sally STACY. We still need to find the death date and where
Monroe Stacy STEPHENS is buried.
1863 May 9thPatent
[Cooke County, Texas Court Records Submitted and transcribed by TOTTY researcher
Terry Dishman 2-21-2001] Patent- St. of Tx. to F.M. Totty 320 acres
672
No. 586 Vol. 35, In the name of the State
of Texas, To all to whom these presents shall come, know ye, I,
T.R. Lubbock, Governor of the State aforesaid by virtue of the power vested
in me by Law and in accordance with the land of said State, in such case...............made
and provided. I by these presents grant to Francis M. TOTTY
his heirs or assigns forever, Three
Hundred and Twenty acres of land, interests,
and described as follows: In Cooke County on the waters of
Clear
Creek about 21 miles S 63* W from the
town of Gainsville by virtue of Preemption Certificate No. 89 issued
by the Clerk of the County Court of
Cooke County April 14th 1859.
Beginning at a stake on the SW line of Patteson Moores one third league
Survey to 5 vars S 45*E from its West corner. Thence S 45*E. 990 varas
to a stake from which a P. O. brs. S. 54* E. 22 vars, and another brs.
S. 56* E. 20 vars. Thence S. 45* W 1835 varas to a pile of stones in prairie.
Thence N. 45*W.990 vars to a pile of stones from which a live oak marked
T brs. S 27 vars. Bearings marked X. Hereby relinquishing to
him the said Francis M. TOTTY and his heirs or assigns forever,
all the right and title in and to said land, heretofore held and possessed
by the said State, and -I- is hereby issue this Letter Patent for the same.
In testimony whereof I have
caused the seal of the State to be affixed as well as the seal of the General
Land Office.
Done at the City of Austin
in the ninth day of May, In the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight
hundred and sixty three.
F.R. Lubbock Governor S. Crosby, Commissioner
of the Gl. Ld. Office Received for record this 15th day of July AD.
1863
Recorded this 16th day of July AD. 1863 at
10 O'Clock a.m. Levil Gooding Clerk C.C.C.C.
Submitted and Transcribed by Totty Researcher
Terry Dishman
1863 June 13th Birth
Walter D. Trueblood near Gainesville, son of Albert Henley and Elizabeth
Caroline (TOTTY) TRUEBLOOD, grand-daughter of Robert and Matilda (Easley
Estes) TOTTY, gr grdau of Robert and Sandal (ANDREWS) TOTTY, son of Francis
& Priscilla TOTTY, son of William & Mary TOTTY, son of Thomas and
Mary TOTTY.
1863 December 13 Marriage
Wm. G. MENASCO & Nancy M. PALMER
Note: This is a brother to Elizabeth MENASCO
who later marries Edward SHEEGOG and both are involved in the Indian Raids
of Montague and Cooke Counties. TX. His sister Elizabeth was the
dau-in-law of James and Louisa Estes SHEEGOG. Lousia was the daughter of
Matilda Easley Estes TOTTY.
1863 December 25 Marriage
James A. WHITLEY & Sarah
PIERCE
Note: James A. WHITLEY is somhow related
to Hiram C. WHITLEY and Amanda PIERCE, possibly brothers marrying sisters
in the same county.
1864 March 20 Marriage
M. W. HUDSON &
Nancy J. BEAN
Note: Nancy Jane BEAN was the oldest daughter
of William and Betsy Caroline REEVES BEAN. Betsy was the daughter
of William S. REEVES and Nancy TOTTY, daughter of Robert TOTTY and
Sandal ANDREWS.
1865 February 12th Birth
Paulina "Lena" TRUEBLOOD near Gainesville, Texas, d/o Albert H. and Elizabeth
Caroline (TOTTY) TRUEBLOOD, grand-daughter of Robert and Matilda (Easley
Estes) TOTTY, gr grdau of Robert and Sandal (ANDREWS) TOTTY.
1865 March 15 Marriage
Robert BEAN &
Sarah WORLEY
Note: Robert BEAN was the son of William and
Betsy Caroline REEVES BEAN and brother to Nancy J. Bean who married Martin
HUDSON above.
1865 March 30 Marriage
Geo. W. PIERCE &
Sarah E. LEMONS
Note: It is not know if George W. Pierce
is related to Amanda Pierce wife of Hiram C. WHITLEY great great Uncle
of some of our TOTTY researchers.
1865 November 19 Marriage
Edward SHEEGOG & Elizabeth J. MENASCO
Note: Edward SHEEGOG was the son of James SHEEGOG
and Louisa ESTES, and grandson of Robert and Matilda EASLEY ESTES TOTTY.
He and his wife were involved in the Indian Raids of Cooke County.
see below
1866 January 03 Marriage
John T. SHEEGOG & Sarah
E. WITT
Note: John T. SHEEGOG was the son of Louisa
ESTES and James SHEEGOG, and grandson of Robert and Matilda EASLEY ESTES
TOTTY.
1866 March 06 Marriage
J. L. ESTES &
Syntha ROSE
Note: We need to identify which family
J. L. ESTES belonged to or if and/or how he was related to our ESTES TOTTY
families.
1866 April 05 Marriage
W. B. (or V) GRAHAM Anna SHEEGOG
Note: Anna SHEEGOG was the daughter of
James SHEEGOG and Louisa ESTES, and granddaugher of Robert and Matilda
EASLEY ESTES TOTTY.
1866 November 07 Marriage
Francis M. WALKER Ellen SOUTHWARD
07 Nov 1866
Note: Francis M. WALKER was the brother
of Andrew J. WALKER spoken of often in the diaries of Rhoda Spradling TOTTY.
He was the son of Francis D. WALKER and May Jane Condrey and thought to
be somehow related to Matilda Martha WALKER first wife of John Whitfield
TOTTY. Research is on going.
1848 to 1940's Probate Records
- Cooke County
Cooke County Clerks Office.
Case No. Name
Administrator
Box
218
YUNTER, John R.
H. ESTES
6
573 ESTES,
W. M.
J. C. ROBERTS
208
1139 ESTES,
M. W.
Robert H. ESTES
24
3072 ESTES,
Marien
Anna STANSBERRY
210
3868 ESTES,
J. C.
Carrie ESTES
233
1232 TWITTY, W.
C.
Elizabeth TWITTY
34
1379 TOTTY,
W. C.
J. M. WRIGHT-Robert H. ESTES 47
1592 TOTTY,
L. H.
Thomas M. BOSSON
103
Note: Important these records have not
been extracted or transcribed yet, they are still needed. The above
are William C. TOTTY and Lewis Henry TOTTY, along with Robert H. ESTES
all descendants of Robert and Matilda Easley Estes TOTTY.
1867 ["Story Of Montage County
Texas , Its Past and Present, By Montague County Historical Society, 1989
Curtis Media Corporation"] Indian Raid. page 71 T52 Newspapering
in Nacona ...........
About 1894 Robert W. Sheegog established
a weekly newspaper, "The Nacona Leader".
Shegog had a tragic background. His father
and mother settled on Clear Creek
in south- west Cooke County prior to the Civil War. In January,
1867, Mr. Sheegog went to Sherman for supplies. While he was away
a war party of Kiowa Indians attacked the cabin, killed one of the little
Shegog
girls, and took Mrs. Shegog and the other little girl captive. They proceeded
with them toward
Gainsville to surprise and take that place. Mrs.
Shegog and the little girl succeeded in escaping. Although it was a cold
winter night they walked 20 miles across the prairie to Gainsville,
arriving there at sunrise and in time to warn the town of the approching
Indian war Party. Bob Shegog was born later. He received his schooling
in Gainsville and
did some news-paper work there before coming
to Nacona..
Note: Robert W. SHEEGOG was the grandson
of Louisa ESTES and Edward SHEEGOG and son of Edward SHEEGOG and Elizabeth
J. MENASCO. Louisa ESTES SHEEGOG was the step daughter of Robert
TOTTY by his wife Matilda EASLEY ESTES TOTTY.
1867 Febraury 1st Birth of
Ida TRUEBLOOD, Gainesville, TX. d/o of Albert Henley and Elizabeth
Caroline (TOTTY) STEPHENS TRUEBLOOD. Elizabeth Caroline (TOTTY STEPHENS)
TRUEBLOOD died November 20, 1873 and is buried in the Georgetown
Cemetery in Grayson
Co., TEXAS.
1867 February 23 Marriage
John PATTON
Mary J. GRINDER
23 Feb 1867
Note: Mary J. GRINDER may somehow be related
to Albert Storry GRINDER and his wife Matilda Sandal TOTTY daughter of
Robert and Sandal ANDREWS TOTTY of Hickman
County, TN.
1868 January 5 [Early Days
in Cooke County 1843-1873, Compiled by C.N. Jones Gainsville, Texas-1936
[No copyright listed] Pages 29, 30, 31
MR. MENASCO KILLED
Sunday, January 5th, 1868, one informant who was
a resident of western Cooke county at that time told the writer
that on the above date, a Baptist minister named WILLIAMS had preached
at a small log school house and (not far from the present village of Hardy)
at the close of the service a large body of Indians were seen not far away
and coming towards them. All the people escaped except a young man who
was killed and a young woman who was captured. Runners were sent to wherever
a white man might be found to try to get enough men to attack and try to
recover the young woman and also to drive the Indians from the county.
From the place above mentioned the Indians had
taken a south-east course. Moving on down Clear
Creek some 12 or 15 miles they came to
the home of a Mr. MENASCO. They killed Mr. MENASCO and captured
his daughter a Mrs. SHEGOG, and her three children. One of these
was an infant was soon killed because of its crying. The other two children
were little girls some 5 and 7 years of age. The little girls were either
killed or left on the open prairie and were soon frozen. The body of the
infant was found not long after the capture by Tom PALMER and Alec FRAZIER.
Its body was frozen to the ground and it was necessary to dig the little
body from the frozen ground with their pocket knives as they had no other
tools. The bodies of the little girls were not found for many weeks there-after.
Leaving the MENASCO home (which by the way was near the present
village of Rosston and known now as the Tom BERRY place) the Indians
took nearly a due eastern course. In the mean-time a few white men (not
many in that part of the county then) had gotten together and took up the
trail of the Indians. It was near dark and extremely cold at this time.
None the less these brave and hardy pioneers kept up the pursuit until
they overhauled the Indians not far from the present village of Hood.
Lafayette JONES a Civil war veteran who came
with his parents from North Carolina in 1859 and settled in the
neighborhood of where Rosston is now. He lived there continuously
for more than 50 years. He was one of the men who was on the trail of those
Indians after they left the scene of the MENANCO tragedy. Uncle
Fate as he was called by most of the people who knew him in later years
of his life. He had seen hard service in the Civil War and no braver man
ever lived. Yet he was cautious in danger when caution should be expressed.
Uncle Fate told the writer the events that took place when and where those
Indians were overtaken by the small but brave group of men. He said, "I
was riding some distance in advance of our men and acting as advanced guard.
The Indians had a herd of horses that they had gathered on this raid. Through
there was a full moon, yet because of the clouds we could see but a few
yards ahead. We could follow the trail only by the noise that the herd
of horses were making. Heaching<sic> a point on the prairie a few miles
north of where the village of Hood now stands I became convinced that a
trap had been set for our men. I turned back and reported. Some of the
men suggested that we go on. I said. "No, I have been in that trap once
and I am not going back in there." A short skirmish ensued. The herd of
horses were stampeded and subsequently returned to their ranges. Also the
young lady whom the Indians had captured about noon of that day either
fell or jumped from the horse that she was riding and lay down in the tall
grass hat covered the prairies then. In the excitement caused by the few
shots that were fired and the stampeding of the horses the Indians went
on and left her there. After the Indians were gone the young lady got up
and began trying to find some shelter from the bitter cold wind that was
then blowing. Coming to some higher ground she saw a light and upon reaching
the house where the light was, she found it to be the home of Dr. DAVIDSON.
This was on the old Butterfield stage coach trail between St. Louis
and San Francisco, via El Paso, and was one of the stations
where their were changed. From the point where the skirmish referred to
above, took place, the Indians took a course a little south of east and
came to Elm Creek,
some two miles below the present city of Gainesville. It is supposed
hat after loosing the horses that they were driving and also one of their
captives that the Indians decided not to try to do any more raiding but
would get back to the north side of Red
River as quickly as possible. And also
owing to the cold and dark-ness of the night they became confused as to
their location when they decided to retreat and get back across Red
river. Coming to Elm
Creek they must have reasoned that this
large creek flowing south eastward could not be a tributary of Red river
that their course should be up this creek rather than down stream. Hence
after crossing this creek they turned north. This course led them quite
near the then village of Gainesville. Coming to a point perhaps
not more than a mile below where the Leonard PARK now is they halted perhaps
for a consultation. Here they must have discovered, perhaps buy the crowing
of chickens that they were then quite near a settlement of pale faces as
they called the white people. It is presumed that they became panic stricken
at this discovery and rode hurriedly away to the north leaving Mrs.
SHEGOG whom perhaps had allowed to dismount for a brief rest when they
first halted here or perhaps not wishing to be encumbered with a prisoner
at this critical time, they pushed her from the horse that she was riding.
At any rate Mrs. SHEGOG was left here and after the Indians had
gone she discovered by the barking of a dog or perhaps by the crowing of
a rooster that there was a house on the hill just west of where she then
was. Making her way as best she could through the brush and briers in Elm
creek bottom at that time, and in the
darkness of the early morning she come to the home of a Mr. Sam DOSS. A
family of negroes living in Mr. DOSS' yard were the first to discover
Mrs.
SHEGOG and thinking that she was an Indian and believing that they
were about to be attacked, rushed into the house and told Mr. DOSS that
there were Indians in the yard. Mr. DOSS son discovered that instead of
an Indian being the in the yard it was a half frozen white woman who not
more that 30 minutes before had escaped from the Indians. Of course she
was kindly cared for and soon returned to her desolate home some 20 miles
west of Gainesville. The writer became well acquainted with Mr.
DOSS and his excellent family some years after the events recorded here.
He and his family are still remembered by many people in and near Gainesville
now.
Extracted and transcribed by TOTTY researcher
Birdie (Totty) McNutt
Note: Elizabeth J. Menasco SHE(E)GOG was
the wife of Edward SHE(E)GOG, s/o Edward SHE(E)GOG and his wife Louisa
M. ESTES, the daughter of Robert and Matilda EASLEY ESTES and step daughter
of Robert TOTTY who married Matilda after the death of her 1st husband
Robert ESTES in Hickman
County, Tennessee.
1868 January 5 [The First
100 Years in COOKE COUNTY by A. Morton Smith, The Naylor Company Publishers,
San Antonio, Texas ©1955.]
THE LAST INDIAN RAID
The last Indian raid of consequence in Cooke
Countyoccurred on January 5 and 6, 1868, and covered much territory
in the southwest part of the county, almost carrying into Gainesville.
On Sunday, January 5, about 100 Indians suddenly appeared at the headwaters
of Clear Creek,
in the northwestern part of the county. They gathered horses wherever seen
and collected a large herd. During their stay in the county, these Indians
are said to have killed nine persons, including a Mr. LONG, a young man
named LEATHERWOOD, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FITZGERALD, Arthur PARKILL, an old
man named Loney, and a man named MANASCOS. Also killed was a Mrs
CARROLTON. Her sixteen-year-old daughter was captured.
MANASCOS, who lived about seventeen miles
west of Gainesville, was on his way home from church when he discovered
signs of Indians. He hastened to the house of Edward SHEGOGG, his
son-in-law. MANASCOS knew that SHEGOGG was away from home
and that his wife and infant were alone. Finding his daughter and her baby
safe,
MANASCOS bid them go home with him. When they neared the MANASCOS
house,
Indians attacked. They killed MANASCOS and took Mrs.
SHEGOGG
and her bay captives. The baby was killed soon after by the savages.
That night, SHEGOGG, having returned home
and learned of the incident, collected a few men and went in pursuit of
the attackers. The white men fired upon the savages on the overland mail
road about fifteen miles west of Gainesville. The Indians divided
into two or more parties and covered considerable territory. They captured
horses from St. Clair JONES, Newton GILBERT and others southwest of Gainesvile,
and killed some persons.
Seemingly confused, the marauders halted Sunday
night on the west bank of Elm Creek
immediately below the farm of Samuel DOSS and within a mile of Gainesville.
They re-mained there about three hours. At the same time, another party
of redmen had halted and built a fire a mile north of town and on the east
side of the creek. A group of scouts, form one or both of these encampments,
had entered Gainesville, apparently without knowing it, for they
hurriedly left the town and crossed the creek. The scouts, possibly by
accident, joined the party near DOSS' place. One report says they relayed
information such as to cause much excitement and confusion. Mrs. SHEGOGG,
taking advantage of this and the darkness of the night, managed to escape
and hide herself till morning. Then, almost nude and suffering greatly
form cold, she made her way to DOSS' house.
The Indians hastily departed just before daybreak
. The party that had been in town left so hurriedly hat they left several
of their horses, still saddled. One was found Monday morning at the door
of the hotel stable. Another horse, with saddle, moccasins and other Indian
articles, was in the yard of the house of a Mr. PATTON, a few hundred yards
from the courthouse. Various other Indian effects ere found in other parts
of town. Yet the town's inhabitants had slep on, unmindful of the nocturnal
visitors.
Mrs. SHEGOGG told the townspeople of her
capture. She had been robbed not only of most of her apparel, but also
of her long, beautiful hair. The Indians had clipped it close to the scalp.
Near the time of the killing of MANASCOS,
the Indians had captured a Negro boy and two children of W. G. MANASCOS.
Before that, on Clear Creek,
that had robbed the houses of Joseph WILSON, McCRACKEN and Washington WILLIAMS,
burning the first two. Killed at the time were a Mr. and Mrs. FITZPATRICK
and their baby. Two of the FITZPATHRICK daughters were captured by the
Indians. One account says the FITZPATRICK girls, a long time later, were
located in western Kansas, and that Congress appropriated $10,000 for their
education and maintenance.
Mrs. Arthur PARKILL and her children, at the
time of the murder of their husband and father, successfully hid themselves
from he redmen and escaped.
Seventeen women and children in all, were carried
into captivity in the midst of an especially cold period even for that
time of winter. Probably deprived of most of their clothing, they must
have suffered greatly from the cold.
Ten or twelve young men of Gainesville
followed the Indians after learning that the maurauders had been so near
town. After going twelve or fifteen miles, however, the pursuers decided
the Indians were too far away to be overtaken. J. M. LINDSAY, who had served
in the Confederate army during the Civil War, wrote in his memoirs of this
and other Indian raids of postwar years, "All this was during the Reconstruction
period when the United States government seemed to be somewhat indifferent
as to the protection of frontier communities." Relief came when the Indians
were forced by treaty with the federal government to confine their roaming
to the Indian Territory north of the Red River. The threat of the
redman was at an end.
Extracted and transcribed by TOTTY researcher
Birdie (Totty) McNutt
1868 March 12 Marriage
N. B. RIDDLES &
Florence SPRADLING
Note: Need to research and verify if and
or how Florence SPRADLING is related to Rhoda M. SPRADLING TOTTY and Susan
B.
SPRADLING TOTTY or their parents David and Susannah SPRADLING.
1868 November 24 Marriage
Arrington GRAY &
Nancy E. SPRADLING
Note: Need to research and verify if and
or how Nancy E. SPRADLING is related to Rhoda M. SPRADLING TOTTY and Susan
B. SPRADLING TOTTY or their parents David and Susannah SPRADLING.
1868 December 22 Marriage
William BEAN &
Eppie HORN
Note: William Reeves Bean is the son of
William BEAN and Elizabeth "Betsy" REEVES. Betsy was the daughter
of Robert and Sandal ANDREWS TOTTY.
1868 December 31 Marriage
Wm. SOUTHWARD & Mary
J. MAGEE
Note: After the death of William SOUTHWARD
ie. Mary J. MAGEE SOUTHWARD married the widower John E. HARVILL as his
third wife. John E. HARVILL was married second to Anna TOTTY,
daughter of Capt. Francis and Rhoda TOTTY.
1869 January 28 Marriage
James SHEGOG & Pantha MOSS
Note: James SHEEGOG was the son of James
and Louisa ESTES SHEEGOG, and grandson of Matilda and Robert TOTTY.
Articles
Purchaser
Value
....S Calf
Nation Ag.... {note}
10.75
.....cow
G W Davis {note}
17.00
...yearling
M W Estes
6.00
heifer
L H Totty
10.25
cow & calf
R H Estes
27.50
2 pigs 1 Lot
L H Totty
7.50
2 pigs 2 Lot
L H Totty
7.25
2 "
3 Lot
J R Killgore {note}
7.00
2 "
4 Lt
J C Roberts
5.00
3 "
5 Lt
J C Roberts
8....
1 Spotted Sow
R C Totty
1........
1 Red Sow
R C Totty
8.....
1 yellow filly
W C Totty
40.....
1 ... Horse
L H Totty
40.00
1 mare Falby
W C Totty
57.00
1 mare Polly
R C Totty
33....
1 yearling colt
R C Totty
57.00
1 Black Mare
R C Totty
66.00
1 Mare Mag
M W Estes
56.00
{2nd page JKW}
Bed & Sted
S= J=Totty
52.00
Bed & Sted
S-J- Totty
41.00
...Table
R . C. Totty
3.25
1 cook Stove
S J Totty
11.00
1 Tableand
S J Totty
1.00
1 Cupboard
S J Totty
3....
1 oven & Lid
John Totty
7.. ....
2 Bed quilts (?)
R C Totty
5.00
1 counterpane
" " "
3.75
... "
"
Island
1.75
... "
"
L H Totty
3.75
...B..and pillow
S J Totty
4.50
.....Box
S J Totty
1.50
......ains
S J Totty
2.00
.........
S J Totty
.70
..runk
R C Totty
.25
...ilt & Blanket
L H Totty
2.33
{3rd page JKW}
Article
Purchaser
Value
1 Bay colt
M W Estes
$20=00
1 Mule=Cate
Val Graham
110=00
1 Mule Beck
J W Estes
105-00
....agon jmy
R C Totty
7-00
............
J C Roberts
55=00
.............
L H Totty
1=75
.....ch auger
G W Medley
40
......augers
M W Estes
25
1 Bell
Bill Medley cash
65
1 Draw (?) knife
Jno Totty
45
1 inch auger
Sam Loe cash
80
1 Shears
R H Estes cash
40
1 chisel Square
J W Estes
1.3...
1 sit plane
L H Totty
9.00
1 hay fork
L H
.50
1 Pistol
R C Totty
60
1 Gun
L H Totty
4.00
1 Lot Harness
L H Totty
3.60
1 Shovel plow
Sam Loe
40
1 1/2 Bushel
L H Totty
65 |
Notes: [JKW] (This list comes from the
Lewis H TOTTY papers. This was written in pencil with vertical lines
dividing the columns. There was no date. The people ( I believe)
include Mansfield W ESTES, his S-I-L John C. ROBERTS, his son Robert H
ESTES. ( Is J.Y. Estes a son, too?) William C TOTTY (half-brother
to M W ESTES), his sons Lewis H TOTTY, Robert C TOTTY, and daughter,
Sarah Jane TOTTY; John TOTTY (John Y, son of John
W. TOTTY and nephew of William C); W.V. (Val or Valentine)
GRAHAM, husband of Anna SHEEGOG (daughter of Louisa ESTES
and James SHEEGOG). Island is B.J. EILAND (I am not sure what if
any relation). The others I do not know, but I believe
Sam Loe has been mentioned in Rhoda's diaries.
As for the
date, Sarah Jane TOTTY married James MATHIS in 1872, so this sale took
place before the marriage.
Please check all of the above for errors.
This became rather confusing.
1870 January 20th Marriage
Robert E. ESTES Nellie
STEPHENS
20 Jan 1870
1870 Cooke County, Texas Census
pg 250
ROBERTS, John C. WM 29 MO farmer
W
Matilda J.[Estes]
WF 25 TN
Stephen M.
WM 5 TX
Mary E
WF 3 TX
Sarah L
WF 1 TX
NOTE: [BTM] John C. ROBERTS was the son
of Stephen ROBERTS as found in the story of the Indian Raids of Cooke County.
Matilda J. ESTES ROBERTS was the 1st cousin of Edward SHE(E)GOG whose wife
Elizabeth MENASCO and children were victims of the Indian Massacre. Edward
SHE(E)GOG was the son of James E. SHE(E)GOG and Louisa M. ESTES, daughter
of Matilda Easley Estes TOTTY and step daughter of Robert TOTTY. Louisa
M. and Mansfield ESTES were siblings of Francis Marion TOTTY, husband of
Rhoda Spradling TOTTY. see also Roberts of Montague
Co., TX
page 250 [1870 Cooke Co. Census Transcribed
by Totty Researcher Carolyn Welch]
HH #30
Abner Riddles 55
ILL (married
Melinda J. HINKLE on Nov 13,1870)
Walker (m)
21 Ark
Byers W. "
18 "
((Married Martha Elizabeth HINKLE on Jan 26,
1872)
John H. "
12 "
Chester A. " 24
"
Elizabeth
23 "
(TRAYLOR, d/o Jesse A & Orleana &
sis/o Barton)
Notes [CW] Abner Riddles married Melinda J. HINKLE
on Nov 13, 1870. Byers W. Riddles married Martha Elizabeth HINKLE
on Jan 26, 1872. Chester A. Riddles married Elizabeth TRAYLOR, d/o
Jesse A. & Orleana & sis/o Barton TRAYLOR]
HH #37
William D. HANKS 27
IA (someone was looking for HANKS
the other day)
Ellen D.
(f) 23 Ark
Joseph R.
(m) 4 TX
Harrett T.
(f) 2
"
Chester B.
(m) 2/12 March TX
Notes: {TLD} William D. Hanks is the 2nd
son of Jane Farley Hanks Hinkle. She had two children from her previous
marriage, Joseph and William D. Hanks.
HH #38
Samuel E. LONG 30
NC
Emily E.
(f) 21 IA
(HINKLE - this is Emily Etta)
Sarah J.
(f) 5 TX
Charles W.
(m) 1 TX
Notes: [CW] Emily Etta HINKLE married Samuel
E. Long.
{TLD} Emily Etta HINKLE LONG married 2nd
Jacob Daniel HINKLE, s/o Elton/Elon HINKLE who had another son Charles
E. HINKLE. Charles E. HINKLE married Amelia Ann TRAYLER d/o Jesse
A. and Orlena (Redrick) TRAYLER.
HH #39
Jane HINKLE 59
ILL
Melinda " (f)
25 IA
Margrett (f)
21 "
Charles E. (m) 17
"
Elizabeth (f)
15 "
Notes: [CW] Melinda HINKLE getting ready to marry
Abner RIDDLES, widow, listed above. Elizabeth HINKLE marries Byers
Wm RIDDLES in 1872-listed above w/his father.
{TLD} The Charles E. Hinkle below later becomes
the husband of Amelia Ann Traylor and they are the parents of Andrew
C. Hinkle who later marries Sophronia Totty.
HH #40
William R. BEAN 27
Ark
Eppie (f)
22 TX
Notes: [CW] believe we already have
him. Eppie HORN - mentioned in Rhoda's diaries.She died young.
1872 February 13 Marriage
L. H. TOTTY & L. J. WHEELER
Note: Lewis Henry TOTTY was the son of
William C. TOTTY and Malena J. TUCKER. He was the grandson
of Matilda and Robert TOTTY of Hickman
County, TN, Cooke and Montague
Counties, TX. Lucinda Jan Wheeler was the wife of Lewis Henry
TOTTY.
1875 December 24 Marriage
of Sarah Jane TOTTY & James A. MATHIS in Gainesville.
Note: She was the daugher of William
C. TOTTY, s/o Robert W., s/o Robert W., s/o Francis, s/o William, s/o Thomas
TOTTY. She was born 1847 in Totty's Bend, Hickman
County, Tennessee, and died 1889 and is buried in the Cemetary: Estes
Cemetery, Cooke Co., TX. James MATHIS was the son
of Daniel MATHIS and Hulda GUNTER.
1879 DEED
[Cook County Court Record Submitted and transcribed by Terry Dishman 2-21-2001]
TOTTY
to ESTES
The State of Texas,
County of Cooke.
Know all men by these presents that I, F.M. TOTTY of the County
of Upshur and State aforesaid, for and in consideration of the
sum Tweenty Dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, have this day bargained, sold, released and alienated unto
M.W.
ESTES of the County of Cooke and State aforesaid and by
these
presents do sell, alienate and convey unto the
said M. W. ESTES all my right, title and interest to a certain tract
or parcel of land lying in Cooke County, Texas on the water
of Clear Creek 22 1/2 miles S.W. from the town of Gainsville.
Beginning
at the South cor. of 100 acres sold off of the Frances M. TOTTY
preemption Survey of 320 acres; thence N. 43 E. vrs. to a Spring Branch;
thence up said Branch to the point where its S.E.B. line crosses said Spring
Branch; thence N. 47 E. vrs. to the place of beginning; containing by estimation
Nine and one Half Acres; to have and to hold the same with all appurtinances
and herediraments appertaining thereto And I further bind myself, my heirs,
executors, and administrators to warrant and the title to the said land
against the legal claim of any and all persons claiming the same or any
part thereof. Given under my hand this the 1st day of March, 1866
Attest.
F.M. TOTTY
W.C. TOTTY
S.M. BAIRD
The State of Texas,
Cooke County.
Before me, Thos Willis, a Justice of the Peace and exofficis Notary Public
within and for Cooke County duly commissioned and qualified, this
day personally appeared F.M. TOTTY, now a resident citizen of Montague
County, Texas, whose name appears to the within and hereto attached
Deed, bearing date the 1st day of March, A.D. 1866, made by him, the said
F.M.
TOTTY to M.W. ESTES and acknowledged that the sighned and delivered
the same deed for considerations and purposes therein set forth and expressed.
To certify which I hereto set my hand officially and affix my seal of office
at office in the town of Rosston in Cooke County, Texas,
on this 11th day of August, 1879
N.P
Thomas Willis, J.P.
Seal{}
Exofficis Notary Public.
Filed for record Jan'ry 17th, 1880, at 1:15 o'clock, P.M. and recorded
Febr'y 5th, 1880 at 9:40 o'clock, a.m.
By J.F. Lilly Depty.
Submitted and transcribed by TOTTY researcher
Terry Dishman 2-21-2001
1880 Montague County, Texas Census
256-411A
Hiram C. Whitley age 41, NC
NC NC
Amanda
35, AR AR IL
Hiram
16, TX NC AR
Elizabeth
14, TX NC AR
James M.
12, AR NC AR
Edward W.
6, InN NC AR
NOTE: Hiram C. WHITLEY was the great great
Uncle of TOTTY researcher Terry DISHMAN and Cyndy MEYERS. He
was born on Mar. 3, 1839 in North Carolina died 1924 in Wichita Falls,
and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, in Bowie. He married first Sarah BENTON
1860 in Cooke County, and second Amanda PIERCE in Cooke County 1862.
Settled his family in Montague County where he was an undertaker, I think.
I often wondered why he of all the siblings settled in Montague when the
others went on west, but possible it was the PIERCE connections there in
Montague. Later, after 1878, when his mother, Susannah
MORTON, died; his father William WHITLEY remarried and took his youngest
son, George Franklin WHITLEY to live in Montague also. We have not found
when or where William WHITLEY died and is buried. I suspect somewhere in
Montague. He was not listed on the 1880 Montague county census. And may
not have remarried and moved there until later. Hiram C. Whitley is listed
on the 1880 Montague County Census as above. In
1896, Hiram C. along with his brothers and one niece through her mother,
peticioned the Cherokee Nation for enrollment in the Cherokee nation.
Later (1892, I think,) Rhoda made mention of going to see Vint WHITLEY
get baptised. This would have been Hiram Vintner, son of Hiram C. But let's
wait until we get there...I do not know of other Totty and Whitley ties,
than my mother whose mother was a Totty and my father who was a Whitley.
Cyndy Myers
submitted by TOTTY researcher Cyndy Myers
1880 Federal Census Cooke Co., Texas[Transcribed
and submitted by TOTTY researcher Terry Dishman.]
Pg. 311
HH 205/215
Stutsman, Abra(m)? w m 45 farmer
Ind. Penn Penn
Elizabeth
w f 4(1)? wife Ind. Ohio Ohio
Jacob
w m 19 son Ind. Ind. Ind.
Andrew
w m 17 son " "
"
Mil(o)?
w m 12 son " "
"
Harvy
w m 11 son " "
"
Dora S.
w f 5 dau. " "
"
Notes: [Terry Dishman] I looked twice at
the "P" in Penn and decided against a "T" Terry
Notes: [BTM] In the November 1880 Diary
of Rhoda Spradling TOTTY, she speaks of the Dutchman Stutsman, it is not
know at this time if there were any connections with the TOTTY families
other than acquaintanceship or neighbors.
1880 Census Cooke Co., Texas
Wheeler, Wlm.
20
Wheeler, Robert
18
Bohannon, Margaret 22
"
Viola 2
Note- JKW] The following were siblings
of Louisa Jane Wheeler, wife of Lewis Henry Totty: There was a younger
brother, Clinton, age 12, living somewhere else. About
a month after this census, Maggie (Margaret) moved away and Willie
(Wlm) wrote her the following letter. According to the
notes made by Mildred Wall Henry, her Uncle Pird Totty referred to
Maggie as 'Aunt Mag' and her second husband as
'Uncle Will'. His last name was Penton.
1880 March 18th Marriage
A. H. TRUEBLOOD and Nancy (Jane Bean) Hudson widow of Martin W. HUDSON.
Albert Henley TRUEBLOOD was the widower of Elizabeth Caroline (TOTTY STEPHENS)
TRUEBLOOD who died November 30, 1873. Nancy Jane Bean was the daughter
of William BEAN and Betsy Caroline REEVES BEAN, Betsy was the daughter
of William Steele & Nancy Anna Carolien (TOTTY) REEVES.
Nancy A.C. was the daughter of Robert and Sandal (ANDREWS) TOTTY.
1880 May 07 Death
of Myrtle MATHIS, Gainesville.
Note: She was born August 23, 1873, Montague
County, Texas to James and Sarah Jane TOTTY MATHIS. She is
also buried in the Estes Cemetary, Gainesville, Cook County, Texas where
her mother is buried.
1880 August 4th Letter Letter
from Willie Wheeler to Maggie Bohannon - 1880
August . x . 4
. 1880
maggie bohannon
dear sister I take the
oper tunity to
answer yore letter that I got from you
last week you sed that
you would like
for me to bring yore stove to you that
you had a chance to sell it
I have sold
yore stove I let
meders [ metess???}
have it for his cotton patch. an I wil
pay
you what yo want for it this faul and I
have sold yor bed stid to m.....miller for
(8 crossed out) 3 dollars
if that ant a nuf i will pay you more
can
sell yor mattess if you want it sold an there
is nothig else that mounts to anyhing
Maggie we have been well since you left
tell Viola I would like to see her
Sallie
an ............ said that they would lik
to see you
an viola I could not
tell you at........sweet
kisses I have got from shoennes{shorrer
or
rhonner????} since I saw you
.ill martin is
giv ing me a very hard race but I am the chief
yet that
is what the girl sayes excuse
my bad writing to words the last
for I am
talking about my girl
miss ....niss henry
said for me to give you her best so i better
Willie Wheeler
tell ellen an Jane that I would like to see them
but I cant come till I gether my crop an then
I
will come out there
Willie Wheeler |
Note- JKW] Ellen and Jane were Willie's
sisters. Susan Ellen Wheeler was married to B J{Rolan}
Marrs and Louisa Jane was married toLewis H Totty. They were
living in the SW corner of Cooke Co. TX near Rosston.
1880 Cooke County, TX Census
page 279 in ED 114.
JONES, Robert wm 65 head
Elizabeth wf 48 wife
Nancy wf 16 dau
Charity wf 13 dau
Lanier wf 15 dau
HARVY, C. Menare? wf 15 Sep dau
Margaret wf 13 Sep dau
STEPHENS, Monroe 21 Boarder Farm Laborer
MO
Notes: BTM] In checking out the Monroe
Stephens in the 1880 Cooke County, TX Census on page 279 in ED 114.
He was listed as age 21 living in household of Robert JONES as a boarder
and farm laborer, born in Missouri. This is most probably NOT the
son of Monroe Stacy Stephens and Elizabeth Caroline Totty Stephens as he
is shown as being born in Missouri and Monroe Stacy Stephens and wife Elizabeth's
other children were born in Tennessee, one of whom was listed as
Robert who would also be age 21 in 1880. He could likely be the son
of the below R.P. STEPHENS. It is quite "interesting" also, that
our Elizabeth Caroline TOTTY STEPHENS had a son named "Robert" STEPHENS,
and a daughter "Ida" TRUEBLOOD in light of the family members of the R.P.
Stephens family below.
1880 Cooke County Census, page 55
ED 113 Dist N3 on page 266
HH# 276
STEPHENS, R. P. 50 Farmer NC
Surilda
40 house keeping MS
Saml W?
23 son farming MO
Lucinda
18 dau at work MO
Susan
12 dau at work MO
John
10 son farming MO
Ida
6 dau at home TX
Anna
1 dau at home TX
Submitted and transcribed by TOTTY researcher
Birdie (Totty) McNutt
See notes above
The Following Letters are
submitted by Judy Kay Wall©,
a descendant of Lewis Henry
Totty
from original Letters
1884
May the 11th
Well Louis Dear nephew ireceived
...r letter Saturday night ..... und us all well
as common I am not ("stout" with a line drawn thru it)
very well at anytime was Sorry to hear of your bad health
I hope before you get this letter you will bee restored to your usul
self
Well Louis I have had that power of at
tourney fixed up to day and it will leave here tomor row morning
I want you to do the ...st you can with this bueisness
...... would much rather Sell to ....ens as to enter Suit it
would ....... best for all to Sell it to him
........ it settled
without so much ...... if he
will pay three hundred and fifty dollars we are willing ...
wait for the other two hundred and fifty till Dave if of age
he will bee of age the July the 21th 1887
Louis do your best to Sell to ... Nivens
if you sell be shore to have the land l .... for the ballance of the mon..
Louis rather than miss Sell
you take five hundred and ........ dollars but do not let him know
that I am so anctious to S ........ you tell him
I Said I would .........six hundred you are
thared ...... you know best what
to do s ..... no more at presan write as
.....as you can See what you can ... for I am anctious
to know all ..... it give my love to all the
connection and acept a portion for yors....
Your aunt
EC Totty
Notes by Judy Kay Wall--E.C. Totty (aka Elizabeth
Caroline TOTTY), widow of John E. TOTTY, is living in
Hickman Co. TN. Lewis Henry TOTTY, son of William C. TOTTY and nephew
of John E. and Francis Marion TOTTY, is living in Rosston,
Cooke Co. TX. Dave is son of Elizabeth and John E. TOTTY.
Letter faded and ragged so several words unintelligible. |
1884
Sept 9th
Well Louis Dear nephew as I have not herd
from you since I sent you apower of attorney last May I donot hardly know
how to write to tho I will commence by asking you to please write to me
as soon as yo get this and tell me if you got the power of attorney or
not and if you got it tell me what you have done or what you think you
can do for me in that Land matter as I am
anctious to know about it Sue
and Sam was here to day and they are anctious to hear from you Louis
plase write and give me the particulars write as soon as you get this
this leave us all as well as common crops is short here
we had a storm there that blowed the corn down and damaged it a great del
it is very dry here now we have not any rain in 4 weeks Letty
sends love to you all and to hur
aun Sally and hur children
she is staying here going to school give my love to Sarah
Jane and famly give my love to your wife and famly and
excep aporten for your self be shore to write to me Soon E
C Totty
Notes: Judy Kay Wall-- Is "Sally" another name
for "Sarah"? I found 2 "Sarah Jane's". One a sister
of John E. and Capt. Francis TOTTY who married
Samuel BAIRD; the other a sister of Lewis Henry who married
James MATHIS. Per Mildred WALL' s notes,
Lewis Henry's sister, Sarah J. TOTTY, was known as Aunt Sallie MATHIS.
She raised her younger siblings, Helen and Leland, after their parents
died. Sue and Sam were probably Elizabeth's
daughter, Sue Longdon TOTTY and Sues' husband, Samuel A. CHURCH.
Letty is Elizabeth's grandaughter, Letty May TOTTY. |
1884
Oct 15
Well Louis I received aletter from Mr
marrs he said that he had bau ....t Mr nivens
out with ...tention of by ing out .... other claims I want
you ...see him for me and tell him that if I sell I must have two hundred
dollars down and I will wait on the other payments one and two years with
10 per cent intrust and have the land bound in the notes for the money
and we
will make him a good deed to it if
you trade send me a check on the Columbia bank and send send me the notes
al so
Louis I will send you Mr Marrs letter so you can see
his propisition I do not know any thing ab out Mr Marrs
I want you to tend to this buissness for me as I have made you my agent
it is not worth while for me to write to him for I do not want sel with
out part of the money down well
Louis please write to
me ... soon as
you get this......I have look for aletter ...rom
you till am almos out of heart be shore and write to
your aunt this leaves us all well I have not seen
Molly
and Letty in 3 weeks give my love to all the connection
and accept a portion for your self E.C. Totty
1884
Oct 27
well Louis Dear neph ....received
your letter ......days ago I sure was sorry .....of your
health ...being bad tho I hope it will bee better when you get this
well Louis I sined the deed and thought it best to compromise for
I know it is just like you said law suits takes money well
Louis
dont
you turn this deed over to any purson untill you get the money on it and
you
send it right on to me ......send me a check
on columbia bank and if Mr Marrs want to by Sues and Daves
land they will Sell to him and if wants it you write to me as soon as you
....this and tell the...... he will do they want ..... of the money down
if he buys it Loius write soon as you get this
give my love to all the connection and except aportio for your self
I must quit as Dave is waitind for the letter
E.C. Totty
L H Totty
Note: JKW: Why is there concern about
a law suit? JKW
[No date]
Well Louis Dear nephewe I write
you afew lines this leaves us all up but not well
we all have bad colds well Louis I received your
letter a few days ago which brought the check all rite
we was very glad to get it as needed it Louis you pay
the Tax out of the rent that is Still coming and Send the ballance as soon
as you can collect it if you have collected
it send it rite away as Dave and Sue needs
it rite now money is Scarcer here than I ever knew it
every thing that it here for sale is low down and no money to by with Louis
I was So glad to hear that your health was better
I hope you will get Stout again write as soon as you
get this and give me all the news tell me how your aunt
Rhody Totty getting along
give my love to all the connection and tell Sarah
Jane to write to me as I would like to read a letter from hur Sue
and Dave sends their love to you all well
Louis
I will close by asking you to write as soon as you get this
be shore to write
L H Totty
E C Totty |
Notes: JKW: 2 3/4" x 4 3/4" envelope
addressed to: Mr L H Totty Rosston Cook CO
Texas; Molly Martin is the ex-wife of John Y. Totty, son
of John E. and Elizabeth C. Smith Totty.
Why is Lewis responsible/in charge/control of Molly's goods?
He is nephew of John E. Totty and 1st cousin of John Y, and
yet he is the one both Molly and her former MIL, E,C. Totty,
depend upon to take care of their business in Texas. My dad, Rex
L. Wall, said L.H. Totty was the administrator of the W.C. Totty estate
and all the children received a parcel of land. An assumption
could be that Lewis H. knew how to handle the paperwork
and the in-laws, etc. asked him to help them.
In 1880 Montague census John Y Totty household
showed 2 children - Letty, age 4 and John E., age 1.
I do not know of Baby John being mentioned again. Is his one of the
graves
which Molly is concerned about? This is
the letter which was so mysterious to my Aunt Mildred Wall Henry
and me. When we first read it, we had no idea to whom Molly
had been married.
Dickson Station
Dickson
CO Tenn
December the 24 /85
Will Louis I seat my self to write to
you again to Let you know I have not forgoten you I will
ask you again to send my things to me I need them very bad
I am hous keeping house my bed esspecily I kneed it very bad
pleas send the bed and mattress tick and coffee mill and churn and the
pistol if you have not sold it and tell me whether you have fix ed them
graves are not pleas write and Let me know what you will
do I will pay the frate on them here it will not cost
you any thing please send them and send me the bill of Laden
so I can get them I think you can send them if you will
try I must tell you I have married again and then I think
you will send them to me I must close
this Leav's all well hope it will find y.... all
injoying the best of health so good buy
Mollie
Martin
well May i seat my Self to Write you a
few lines to let you know how i am getting a long i have ben
going to school all the Summer ihave got me anew fifth reader
and a third rithmetic i will have to quit i am
getting tirde
Letty
May Totty
|
| Oct 8th (no year)
well, Louis Dear nepheau
I seat my self to answer your letter well this
leaves us all well at prsant we are having avery pretty fall it clear and
dry every body busy agoatherin their crops
well you said your crops was very good this year you beat us
this year for our crops is very light here well
Louis
you
Said you rented my place for 50 dollars you collect
the rents and pay the Tax the other expenses and your Self for your trouble
and Send the rest to me you colect it
while you can well louis I want you to
rent again for next year if there is no chance to Sell it Louis
I do not think it augh to rent for less than 60 dollars for I think that
is small rents to the
way houes and lands rents here and have
the crop boun for the rens wen you write tell me how many achors of land
is in cul tivation on the place write us soo as you get this
the
man intended going out this ll fall his wife
is still very poorly he tol me the other day he had al
mos give out the trip for this winter I must close my
love to all E C Totty
Oct the 7 1886
Dear nephewe I will try and write you afew lines
this leaves us all well at presant and I hope this letter will find you
all enjoying good health well Louis I wrote
to you some time ago but have not receive any answer yet
the letter may have got lost I want you to write to me
and tell me if you have had any offer for Sues and Daves land
they want to Sell it if they can get what is right for it
I think it aught to bee worth what they offered it at last year
you write and tell me what the best you can do with it
it so far from home they want to Sell it I want
you to collect the rents and pay the Tax and pay your self for your Trouble
and send the
rest to me as Sue and Dave depends on
me to See after it for them Sue and Dave
Joines me in love to you all Lettie is here with
me she will stay all this winter and I want to
keep hur all the time hur ma is maried She maried a man
by the name of Martain she lives in Dickson coLettie
Sends hur love to you all and says She would to see you all I must close
by asking you to be Shore and write to me as Soon as you get this as I
have looked for a letter from you for the last two months evry mail
be Shore and write as son as you get this
L H Totty
E C Totty
Notes by JKWall: Sue and Dave are Elizabeth's
two youngest children. Lettie is daughter of Elizabeth's oldest
son, John Y. TOTTY and Molly (Mary) Sugg Totty. Molly is now married
to John Martin.
Dec 19th 1887
well Louis I received your letter about
two weeks ago it come all rite with the check and gave purfect Sadisfaction
we are very much oblige to you and it come in aver good time as we have
had a good deal of sickness and neded the money I want you to rent it out
again and do the best you can I think it aught to rent
for the same it has been renting for when land is rented
out here it rents from 3 to 4 dollars acre this
is old thin land and do not allow any cotton on it
well Louis do the best you can for us and have the crop bound
for the rents you will have ... fence fixed out of next years rents
we have a good deal of rain and damp weather for the last month you wanted
to know some thing about your mothers folks I am not acquainted with any
of them they do not live in our neighboure hood
but I will find out by the time I get anoth letter from you and will tell
you about them if can find out any thing about them
tell your children that Lettie went home in november
this leaves us all well Louis
write and tell me if you have rented
we would love to sell it if we could give my love to
all accept for your Self write soon yours
LH Totty
E C Totty
Notes from JKWall: This is the last letter
I have from Elizabeth C. Totty to LH Totty. I would like to know
when the land in Texas was ever sold. Lewis Henry Totty's
mother was Malena (Malissa) TUCKER, daughter of Henry TUCKER.
I do not know which of her folks he was asking about.
Notes from Judy Kay Wall: William C. Totty
Jr (03 Mar 1859--14 Nov 1928) was Lewis H's younger brother. He went
by 'Willie'. These letters are from 1880 to 1883 when Willie was
in his early 20's, working in New Mexico and Colorado. He married
Carey Margaret ? in 1900 in Gainesville, TX ; they had a son, Samuel
Baird Totty (23 Jul 1901--06 Jun 1961). All three are buried
in Delhi Cemetery, Beckham Co., OK.
August the 22 (no year)
L H Totty
Dear brother i seat may self to let you no how i am geting a long
i am well and harty i am sil in mexico
iam making railroad ties i make about two and a half
a day i hav ben at work two weeks i
want to here from you mayty bad i havent never heard
from you but once sinse i left home i think i will
stay in one place longe e nouf to get a letter now if you wil wright
i want you to rite to me and tel me the news tel will
and cal to rite iwil bring my letter to a close
as i havent any news to rite direct your
letters to trase piedres N
M
W
C Totty
Note JKW] On the back of the above letter is
the following letter.
lewis i hav recevd a letter that
you all rote me and i will rite a little more
tel
cal i got his letter that he rote me when he was at gainesville
and tel him that i was glad to here from him
i dont want him to tel me any more such lyes as he did this time for he
knows i cant stand it i am glad to here that
you hav got good crops for if i do take to a notion to come home
i guess most any of you could giv me a peas of corn bread and
that would be quite a rareity for i havent eat a bit sice i left home
tel Nany stevens that she need not fret a boutitfor if it wasnot
for the cold i wouldent care wheter the darnd oll breeches was patched
or not and i can patch with a buckskin string that wil ancer that
purpus very well lewis tell al
the folks to rite to me yours truly
W C Totty
Notes: JKW: Cal , I believe
is C.A. Jenkins. I am not sure of the relationship.
His wife, in a letter to Lewis' daughters May, Minnie, and Estelle
Totty, referred to herself as 'Aunt Jo'. The others
mentioned I have no idea who they are.
Boidville
Colorado
September
the 4th (no year)
L H Totty
Dear Brother
I take plsure in riting you ....lines in anser
to your gladly.....leter that was ritten to dirett.......me
aug the 20 {?} at grayson
i was glad to here from you and here that you was all wel
you letter found enjoying the best of helth
i am stil follering tie making i make
very good wage now i dont no how it will
last for the wether mity cold here
we
found ice in our water bucket the last day of
august i got Cals letter he
tels me that mr penton & price has got home
i ges they giv mexico a hard name and they can not
do otherwise for i think we sean the hardest country on earth while we
was to gether tel all the boys to rite to .....and tel me all the
news i get mity lonsom on a ..sday
i havent heard a surman (I think-JKW)
since i left home but i am a bout to get youse to it now
iwill brin my letter to aclose a i cant think any think to rite
rite soon
truly yours
W
C Totty
direct you
letters to
Chama
in care
of R
E Slone
San antone
Colorado
Notes: JWK: I am adding the
following letter as I believe it relates to the one above.
The Penton's and Price may be from Lewis H Totty's
wife's (Louisa Jane Wheeler) side of the family -- the Wheelers and/or
Coles. I have just started looking for them.
Letter written to E C Fletcher
(no date)
Evaline I am in tolerale health
but could not come this time have not quite finished
you'r quilt Lee and price has gone west
i send you some cherry sprouts please send me some
surriniga sprouts one lilach and cuttings of the White running Rose and
oblige you're N
T Penton
you should see johns
jim Ned boy
Notes: JWK; What are 'surriniga?
Dec the 6th A D 1880
L H Totty Dear
brother
I will write you a few lines to let you no that
i am well as i havent rote for some time
i am no doing any thing now it is very cold
here the snow has ben laying on the ground for
over a month there is nothing much going on here
now but i think times will be good here in the Spring ithink i will make
my jack here next summer and come home next fall tell all the folks i am
well and tell not not to be uneasy a bout me starving for i am so
fat that i have to pinch my self to tell whether its me or not
i am goin from here down on the navahoo
in a few days i will rite a gain and tell you where to
Direct your letters tell Cal i wood like here
from him and Sudy as quick posible and till i want to here a strate
tale a bout it and just how many broom sticks the old lady has broke over
his head i will quit
WC Totty
Feb the 4th A D 1881
Dear brother i will rite you
a few lines in answer to your letter that i received from the 26th which
found me well i was sorry to here of so mutch sick
in that part of the country but you talk a bout your hard winter there
you dont no any thing a bout hard winters our first
big snow here the 9 of novenber and i is
stil on the ground tell Helen i got her letter
that was rote in Sept Louis i am working
at a saw mill now geting too Dollars a day and my board
tell all the folks i am well tell them to rite and when rite a gain lend
me some stamps forit is im possibal to get them here Louis i havent
got any to rite so i will quit for the present Still
direct your letters to the navajoN M care of Lacont
rite soon
your brother W C
Totty
Note JKW: Willie and Lewis had a sister
named Helen - JKW
Nov the 25 1881
Buffalo Creek
Jefferson Co Colo
Mr L H Totty
Dear brother
i will rite you a few lines to let you no that
i am ..... and doing well enuf i am
making a living and i think that is doing mity well for these hard times
well louis i got a letter from amos and mathes and Helen and Sarajane
mathes ses you and him has got a big Colo fever
i think you had better say where you are or get some where else besides
colo for it is no place for a man to bring a family it does well enuf for
a young man that has no body to take care ov but him self well louis if
you have any chance to sell my land there for cash why do so for
from what you say a bout that country i dont
no when i will ever be there and i dont want it alaing there to pay
taxes on well as i havent got much news to rite
i will quitt it got your card to day
thaa is all rite soon your brother
W C Totty
Notes: JKW] - Helen and Sarah Jane TOTTY
were sisters to Willie and Lewis TOTTY.
Sarah Jane married James MATHIS.
According to notes of Mildred WALL
HENRY, her mother, Minnie TOTTY WALL,
referred to Sarah Jane as
'Aunt Sallie Mathis' almost as if it were
one word. Does anyone know who
'Amos' is?
Bailey Colo
October 4th 1883
Dear brother i will write you
a few lines to let you no how i am geting a long i am down with the rheumatism
havent walked a step for four weeks nor dont sea any prospect ov walking
soon i never had any thing to pane me as they hav
i all my time i cant get any thing that seams to do any
good the doctors tel me to go to the hot springs
they say that it is the only remed but hard times and bad luck has caught
me with but very little money and if you can i wood like to hav you send
me a $100 dolars as quick as possible if you have the money that you can
spare if you will send it to m i will pay you good interest on it
tel you get it and if you havent got it sell my cows for i kneed it badd
well lewis i have good care as a man can get well i will
quit write soon to your brother
WC Totty
Notes: JKW] - Willie was only 24 years old when
he wrote this last letter. That sure seems young to be so 'stove
up'. He lived to be 69.
Notes: JKW]--The following papers were found
in the 'TOTTY Box' given me by Mildred
WALL HENRY (dau. of Minnie Ellen TOTTY;
granddaughter of L.H. TOTTY.
Certificate of Appointment
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS
To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come -- Greeting:
Know Ye, That I
R.D. RUGEBY County Judge of the
County of Montague State of Texas, reposing special trust
and full confidence in the integrity and ability of L.H. TOTTY
of Said County, do, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section
XXXII of the School Law, constitute and appoint him, the said L.H. TOTTY
Trustee of BINGHAM School Community No.36 in Said County, State
of Texas, giving and hereby granting the Said L.H.TOTTY. all the rights
and privileges appertaining to said appointment. In Testimony
Whereof, I hereto sign my name and cause the seal of
SAID County to be affixed on this the 2\d
day of August 1882.
R.D. RUGEBY
County Judge of MONTAGUE
County, Texas
Receipt of Payment
RECEIVED of
J.A. MATHEWS JOHN PRATHER, and L.TOTTY
Trustees of
BINGHAM School Community, No. 36 in
MONTAGUE
County,
Texas, Check No. 4 for
19 50/100 Dollars, in full settlement
of my account as Teacher in the Public Free School of Said Community for
the month ending APR 21 1883.
S.T. NEAL
Teacher
Notes: JKW] Note to Mr. Louis TOTTY At
Home (no date)
Mr. L. Totty
At Home
Sir I wish to Know whether
or not you wont the children to go to the Picknick at Rosston
Thursday as there is several that-wont-to go and if it is the Desire I
will Suspend School
Respectfully Yours
J.D. Trotter
Notes: JKW] In looking at the names of
the school trustees above, perhaps this is place for a little
human interest. John Hugh PRATHER and his wife, Lou (Luiser)
WILSON, would have seven children. One daughter, Lina
Lou PRATHER married Lembert (Pird) TOTTY, son of Lewis H.
TOTTY and Louisa WHEELER. One son, David
Carroll (Cal) PRATHER married Margaret (Maggie) Estelle TOTTY,
a daughter of the same Lewis H. TOTTY and Louisa WHEELER.
John H. PRATHER had a sister, Mary
Frances (Molly) PRATHER. Molly married
John Britain WALL and they would have
nine children. One son, Melvil Augustus WALL married Minnie
Ellen TOTTY, a daughter of Lewis H. TOTTY and Louisa
WHEELER. One daughter, Willie Nora WALL married Robert
Carroll (Bud) TOTTY, a son of (guess who) Lewis H. TOTTY
and Louisa WHEELER.
The families created by these marriages were the
nucleus of the first organized WALL-TOTTY-PRATHER Reunion
started in the late 1960's. This reunion now occurs the last
weekend of July every other year in Beckham
or Greer County, OK. This year it is in Elk City, Beckham
CO., Oklahoma. If anyone wants more information, please e-mail me (can
get from Birdie). People come from all over the US (and the world)
and we would love to have any or all of you. Judy Kay Wall
Notes: The following documents are
from the papers of Lewis H Totty given to me
by his granddaughter, Mildred Wall Henry.
My dad, Rex L. Wall (great-grandson of LH Totty), said "...underbit
and overbit, etc. has something to do with way they cut what we call notches
in cattle ears. Some people cut a large slice from end of ear.
I usually notched my baby calves as well as tattooed them in ears."
JKW.
The State of Texas }
I J G Martin clerk of the
County of Cook
} Dist court of said
County Certify that Louis H Totty s, Mark & Brand is duly recorded
in Vol Book B Page 151 Cooke County Records, thus,
upper & under bit and under half crop in the left Ear Brand L
T. on the left side on cattle and on on Horses & Mules on the
left shoulder
Precinct No 4
June 16" 1874
J G Martin clerk Dist llll
c c c Texas
The State of Texas}
Know all
County of Cooke }
men by these presents that I John C Roberts of the State
and County aforesaid have this day for and in consideration of sum of $24
~/100 Twentyfour Dollars Sold and delivered to Lewis H Totty the
following described cattle to wit - One 3 year old red Heifer
marked underslope and overbit in each ear and Branded Y One red cow with
white face about 5 years old marked crop off each ear and small underbit
in the right if Branded Brand is not intelligble
Binding myself to warrant and defend the title to the above
described property against all lawful claims
this 23rd day of January A D 1877
John C Roberts
The State of Texas} Know all men
by these presents
County of Cooke } that I Robt
H Estes of the State and County aforesaid have this day Sold and delivered
to Lewis H Totty one Brindle pidul
(?JKW)
Steer Yearling marked crop and Split the left and overslope the right -
Branded on the left Hip thus (a capital
P turned backward, connected in the middle by a short line to a capital
E - JKW) Sold for the consideration
of $3""/100 Three Dollars and I the R H Estes find myself to warrant
and defend to title to the above described property against all Lawful
Claims
This 23rd day of January AD
1877
(paper torn-jkw)
......H,. Estes
Notes: JKW] The above two Bills of Sale
were written on the same sheet of paper but in different handwriting.
I can only assume each man wrote his own.
The State of Texas }
Know all men by presents that I
County of Cooke } John
C Roberts of the State and county aforesaid have this day for and in
consideration of the sum of $34 50/100 Thirty four Dollars^fifty
cents sold and
delivered to Lewis H Totty the following
described cattle to wit One Yellow and white speckled
3 year old Steer marked crop & underhalf crop in the right and crop
and underbit the left One Frosty colored Steer 3 years old marked and Branded
same as the above described Steer One Brown Steer
white face two years old marked (a long
8 laying on it's side) Branded C Binding myself
to warrant and defend the tltle to the above described property against
all lawful claims
This 12th day of February
AD 1877
John C Roberts
Notes: JKW] My dad sent me some
more info on 'overbit' and 'underbit'. It seems my
mother (Eudora Powers Wall from Louisiana)
came through on this one.
Notes: Rex Wall (father of JKW)]
"What do you know---Eudora knew the answers to underbit and overbit. GrampaJim
Tarpley cut these notches in his cattle's ears (They had open range
and if you could be the firts to notch you owned the cow). A lot
of people went to jail because they thought every cow they saw belonged
to them. Ike S....... said Mr F....., out by Jester, left Eastern
Oklahoma because he thought every hog he saw belonged to him."
Notes: JKW] Note written in pencil on torn piece
of paper.
July the 6th 1879
Mr J M Estes pleas
let Mr Collvin have three bushel of corn and I will Settle with
for it
L H Totty
Notes: JKW] I believe the writer of this
letter was Anna SHEEGOG, daughter of James and
Louisa ESTES SHEEGOG. Louisa was a half-sister
to William C TOTTY, Francis M TOTTY, and the other children of Robert and
Matilda EASLEY ESTES TOTTY.
This would make Anna SHEEGOG a first cousin to
Lewis H TOTTY. Anna married
W.V. GRAHAM 5 April 1866, in Cooke Co.,
TX. I believe he is the "Val GRAHAM" listed as a purchaser
in an earlier document describing a sale of goods.
Anna's S-I-L was Elizabeth Manasco, mentioned
in the 'Indian raids' in Cooke CO.
Whitesboro Nov 27th {no year}
Dear Cousin Louis
Valentine saw Mr Jamison last night concerning your the
cotton. Mr Richardson left two bales with him to sell
he sold them for eighty odd dollars and he will recieve the money Monday.
Valentine rolled out for the Point this
morning, and left me here. I might as well have stayed in Clear Creek.
I could have lived cheaper. I think I will go the the Point before
long Give my love to all the kinsfolks and all
of my other friends.
I would be glad to hear from
you all. Tell Sallie M to write to me. Sallie
and her family are well She sends her love to all
Your Cousin
Anna
Notes: JKW] Sallie M. is probably
Lewis's older sister, Sarah Jane TOTTY MATHIS.
The "Point" is Pilot Point, I believe.
It is between Whitesboro and Denton, TX. There is more punctuation
in this letter than any I have come across so far.
Notes: JWK] This list comes from the Lewis
H TOTTY papers. This was written in pencil
with vertical lines dividing the columns.
There was no date. The people ( I believe) include Mansfield W
ESTES, his S-I-L John C. ROBERTS, his son Robert H ESTES.
( Is J.Y. Estes a son, too?)
William
C TOTTY (half-brother to M W ESTES), his sons Lewis H
TOTTY, Robert C TOTTY, and daughter, Sarah Jane TOTTY;
John TOTTY (John Y, son of John W. TOTTY and nephew of
William
C); W.V. (Val or Valentine) GRAHAM, husband of Anna
SHEEGOG (daughter of Louisa ESTES and James SHEEGOG).
Island
is B.J. EILAND (I am not sure what if any relation). The
others I do not know, but I believe
Sam Loe has been mentioned
in Rhoda's diaries.
As for the
date, Sarah Jane TOTTY married James MATHIS in 1872,
so this sale took place before the marriage. Please check all of the above
for errors. This became rather confusing. JKW)
Notes: JWK] In the [above], I said Sarah
Jane TOTTY and James MATHIS were married in 1872.
However, in the Cooke Co. records it says they were married
24
Dec 1875. It also says their daughter, Myrtle,
was born in 1873. Does anyone know what is correct?
Notes: JK Wall] - The first letter was
very ragged and the signature was missing. I believe it is
from Lewis' father-in-law, Drury Charles Wheeler.
The people mentioned in the letter (Maggie, Robert, and Clint) are
siblings of Louisa Jane WHEELER TOTTY. I found
it interesting that Mr. Wheeler wrote to Lewis, not his daughter, Louisa
Jane . Perhaps she was already with her parents.
March 22 A D 1877
Mr Lewis Tottoy
Dear Sir
I am sorry to inform you all that my Dear
wife Departed this life on last Sunday night the 18th
She has left sum money and property and I want
you to write to Magge and at Sum Suitable time for you all to meat
at my house and make a Division of the Same Robert and Clint
is Desirious of living with you and Mr Mars and ........
would be glad you ............ use them as .....as............
Whitesboro Dec the
2nd 1880
Mr. . Lewis. Totty
Dear Cousin
I have for collection Dr. Graves,es Notes & Accts and
among them
....find an Act of $22.25 on you
also one the Estate of $15.00 for your Fathers last sickness I went to
Graves
when I found I had them and asked him about it and he says he is certain
none of it was ever paid I would like to hear from
you immediately concerning it so I will know whether it will be of any
use to come to see you or not we are all well
the health of the country was never better Mr
Towers Mother died about two weeks ago Lewisanswer
this imperfect note right off give my love to Sarah Jane and all
relations as I
have nothing new to write I will close
from your affectionate
Cousin R.E. Sheegog
Notes: JKW] Probably a rather awkward letter
to write. Was R.E. Sheegog a son of Louisa Estes and James Edward
Sheegog?
Rosston Texas Nov,3rd.
1890
Mr L H. Totty
Dear friend
I will write you a word in answer to yours to
hand Some weeks past I would have writen Sooner
but I just kept puting it off from time to time until it has bin Quite
awhile but then you know how to excuse me for you waited longer than I
have don I have not any news to write
of Amos toled you all about the fight
at Captain Rices well we havint had any
more fun yet but I can hear of him Blowing round & Says he isnt Satisfied
I guess he is waiting for his Ribs to grow to geather
But if he tackles me any more & dont look Sharper than he did befor
I will Brake all of his Ribs & his darn neck too
this is the dullest old county I ever Seen but as tomorrow is Election
day it will make Some like for one day I
wish you & Bill was here to vote for the Big Puseyman for constable
I have been working for him hard & got the promis of Several
votes I think they will give him A Grand total at Era
as there is no one runing in that Precinct for constable
I have got Pete Davidson working for him in the Era precinct
he says he thinks he can elect him at Era ha ha ha
Amos has Rented your Place to Tom Alin
I guess Tom is as good a man as could be got on the Place Tom
Palmer is gon to the Plains he
Soled his Place to Frank Palmer & John Robinson Luna Palmer
& John Zelender is married
I think maby Amos will marry Soon as the old lady Medley
has got back in to this Part Tom Fannin wrote to Charlie
to not rent out his land he is coming as Soon as
he gets able to travel he Soled his cattle
for $6 /00 a head before he got to the Plains Mrs
Mathis's fowlks are all well Leland
is at home now he was hawling cotton to this
gin to day
I hope I will hear from you Sooner than I have
writen tell me all about that Part
do you know of any land a man could get to Brake any where in that
country is there any Sale for
horses in that Part & what are they worth
hopin to hear from you Soon
I will close
Truly yours C
A Jenkins
Misses. May. Minnie. & Estell
Esteemed Friends I will write
you all a few words I have calculated to write to you
all every Sence I heard of May geting crippled but kept neglecting
So to do I wish you all was here
to gather Pecans there is a good crop of
Pecans I cut down Som trees & got five or six Bushels
May
when I was crawling round under the limbs Picking up the Pecans by the
hand full then it was that I thought what a fine Pecan gatherer you would
be for walking was out of the Question but I hope you are geting able to
use your feet some by this time but you ought to be very careful &
not try to walk too soon for if you Brake them a Second time they will
give trouble indeed Minnie
I guess he isnt the Same as dead to you now ha
we had a Singing at Buck & Campbells last Sunday night
or that is we tried to Sing I had to lead so you
know what kind of a Sing it was
then it was that I wished that you Girls was there to help me out
or to do the Singing rather sell I'll not Bore you with anymore nonsence
hoping to hear from you all Soon I will close
Truly your Friend Cal
Ps Estell please Parden me for not
addressing you by your Proffer name Aunt
Jo
Notes: JKW] - I do not know yet who all these
people are. May, Minnie, and Estell are the 3 oldest daughters
of Lewis H TOTTY. Mrs. MATHIS is probably Lewis'
sister, Sarah Jane(Sallie), who married James Mathis.
Leland is their younger brother. Lots of news in this letter.
Does anyone know who the others are? These letters were
written on a single sheet of large paper - front & back.
Notes: JKW] Minnie and Estelle are
daughters
2 and 3 of Lewis H TOTTY and Louisa Jane WHEELER.
The eldest daughter, May, is married by now to Leonard
Thomas KELLEY.
Burt. Ind. Ter.
April 10. 93
Misses Minnie and Estelle
My.
Dear. Friends
Your letter was received two weeks ago
I was real glad to hear from you
I intended to write to you this evening Mrs
Sing (?JK)
came in so I am writing on the sewing machine tonight so you must
excuse me if I do not write on the lines of the paper
I hope you have etirely gained you strength by
this stella you must be well
by the time those peaches get ripe any way
I would like to be there and go out in the orchard with you and Minnie
and sit down under the trees and eat all I want but I know I will not do
that so you all eat and do not forget to eat enough for me too
they say the fruit is all killed here but the wild plumbs are going to
be plentiful I will have plenty of
jelly if nothing else Well Myrtle
is married he is
a Mr. Cox he is a fine looking man
I was at the wedding and had a nice time Mrs Winters had a splendid
dinner Myrtle looked
real pretty her dress was lead colored worsted solid color trimed in white
lace was made basque and skirt
my garden looks real nice but needs rain badly
we had a shower this morning but not enough to do much good
I have forty two little chickens and ten hens sitting that will hatch in
a few days the hens eat and destroyed
about seventy eggs that was nearly ready to hatch I have not seen Sallie
for a month she is busy quilting
and Joe has not been well so I have not been down there but am going
some Saturday so Appie and Lula can help me with the baby and stay
all day I have not seen
Lizzie
Dryden in three months
I dont know why she stays at home so close Mrs
Burt had a house moving yesterday
the one she use to live in they moved it to where she lives now
you know she lives where Mr Brazeal use to live
she has plenty of room now they put it on wagons and had it up in three
hours.
I have sewed up nearly 30 yds of blacked domestic
this week and did my house work washed ironed
that did very well for me if I am not much acount
don't you think so
I am trying to get my sewing finished before warm weather
Joe
and Dan are as saucy as they can be I wish you could see them
I will close as I have no more room
write soon
Your Friend Viola
Cochran
April 11 Sallie
is spending the day with me says
she is looking for a letter from you all
Notes JKW] - The following letter is from Viola
also ( same hand writing). There is no date and it is written on
letterhead. I do not know who Viola Cochran is. Does anyone
know?
Office of
<<<<<L. B. COCHRAN >>>>>
dealer in
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
______________________________
GENERAL *****MERCHANDISE
----------------------------------------
Burt, Ind. Ter.,....................................189.....
........so much more............for have no time..........ety
I ........seen her
since she came here...........she has been sick
well ...........Mr Thomas looks like he had been hung up and dried
lost about fifty pounds he may survive and get
over it I heer John
is waiting on Miss Mollie Pyle (or
...oyle -jkw) it may be a match Mr
Mills and Sam Dryden had a little fight
it seems Sam took Mr Mills horse out of the field and tied
it up in the lot Mrs.......... and Appie was to have gone to Ardmore
on a visit and was........back today but.......this......
Notes JWK] - The rest of the letter is torn off.
According to a book by Geo. H Shirk,
OKLAHOMA PLACE NAMES, Burt had a Post Office
from March 1, 1890 to April 30, 1900, and was named for an early day resident,
S.E. Burte (perhaps it was his wife who had her house moved in Viola's
first letter). Burt was located 12 1/2 miles
NE of Marlow in Grady County, OK. This is SE of present
day Oklahoma City.
The tone of both letters suggests to me
that Minnie and Estelle knew these people in the town and even knew where
they lived. So evidently they had been to Burt sometime in the past
enough to become very familiar with the community.
|
| Note: JKW] written in pencil and found
folded in very old billfold belonging to Melvil A. Wall (1873-1960) who
married Minnie Totty Wall (1874-1950) on 04 Nov 1894.
Compliments
of
M.A. Wall to Miss Minnie T.
I would be
pleased to call on
next Sun eve
if agreeable
Please
ans.
Yours Etc.
Melvil |
1899 Death of
Lewis Henry TOTTY.
Note: [BTM] He was the son of William
C.TOTTY., He was born 1849 in Totty's Bend, Hickman County,
Tennessee, and died in Gainesville, Cook County,
Texas. He married Louisa Jane WHEELER February 13, 1872, also in
Gainesville, Cook County, Texas. He was buried in the Estes
Cemetery, in Cooke County.
1900 Federal Census
Cooke Co.TX 1900 Census
Precinct #4 ED #35 Page 192A
Name
Rel. Age BD
BP F M
OCC
HH#44
Kelley, Leonard H
32 2/1868 MO KY KY
Farmer
", Mary M
W 27 3/ 73
TX TN TX
" Tunzel
D 8 1/ 92
" MO "
" Gladys
D 6 8/ 93
" " "
" Ponder
S 5 12/94
" " "
" Eldridge
S 1 2/
99 " "
"
Totty, Myrtle
SIL 12 6/ 87
" TN "
Domestic Duties
Totty, Perd
BIL 22 3/77
" TN " Laborer
`````````````````````````````````````````
Notes: JKWall] The census actually had Gladys
down as a son and male. I corrected it above. After the
death of Lewis H TOTTY, Aug 1899, his youngest child, Helen
Myrtle TOTTY, went to live with her oldest sister, Mary (May) TOTTY
KELLEY. Perd TOTTY had been staying with sister, Minnie TOTTY WALL,
but during this time was with sister May, also.
Myrtle TOTTY would marry Robert Spencer
(Bob) Edwards abt.1903. Question: Where is Lewis'
14 yr old son- Alvin Clinton TOTTY?
Cooke County Pct #4
ED #35 4 June 1900
#
Birthplace
House Name
Rel BD Age
Self F M
Occ
36 Jenkins, J...W.
H 6/1849 50
TN TN TN Farmer
" Maggie W 11/1858 41
TX GA TN
" Earl
S 12/1884 16
TX TN TX School
" Eunice D
2/1886 14 "
" " "
" Nenamoni D 9/1888 11
" "
" "
" Vernie J D 1/1891
9 "
" "
" Clyde S 11/1893
6 "
" "
" Lena D
1/1896 4
" "
"
" Horace S
8/1898 1
" "
"
Jenkins, Calvin
A Bro 2/1855 45
TN TN TN Farmer
38 Dills, Jesse E
H 9/1872 27
TX NC NC Farm Laborer
" Viola
W 11/1877 22
" TN TX
" Essie E.
D 3/1896 4
" TX "
" George E S
5/1898 2
" "
"
" Lucy E. D
5/1898 2
" "
"
51 Marrs, Bowling G. H 12/1850
49 TX
AR AR Farmer
"
Susan E. W 5/1852
48 TN
GA TN
"
Robert D. S 11/1877
22 TX
TX TN Farm laborer
"
Ivan S
S 12/1879 20
" "
" "
"
Nova J
D 7/1881 18
" "
"
"
Viola P. D
5/1894 6
" "
"
307 Totty, Albert
H 3/1870 30
TX TN TN Farmer
" Rosa E.
W 10/1873 26
VA VA VA
" Ora A
D 8/1895 4
TX TX VA
" Paul D
S 10/1899 2
" "
"
Notes: JKWall] Susan E. Wheeler Marrs
and Maggie A Wheeler (Cochran) Jenkins are sisters to Louisa Jane Wheeler,
wife of Lewis H Totty. Their husbands are mentioned in the
'Rhoda diaries' and the "Totty Letters", as is Cal Jenkins.
Viola Cochran Dills is the daughter of Maggie Wheeler Jenkins from her
first marriage. Albert Leland Totty is the youngest son of William C. Totty
and brother to Lewis Henry Totty. He raised his family mostly in
Waurika,
Jefferson Co., OK.
1900 Cooke County, Justic Precinct No. 4
enumerated 29th June 1900, page 206a by Charles Swafford
Name/relationship/race/sex/mob-yob/age/status
Married/Single/yrs married/pob-Self-F-M
HH#307/307
TOTTY, Albert L. head WM Mar 1870 30 M5 TX TN
TN
Rosa E.
wife WF Oct 1873 26 M5 2children 2living VA VA
VA
Ora A.
dau WF Aug 1895 4 S
TX TX VA
Paul D.
son WM Oct 1897 2 S
TX TX VA
Notes: BTM] Second transcription
of record by Birdie McNutt. Albert Lelam was found in the 1880 census
of Montague
Co., TX.
1903 May 2nd Probate [Court
Record Cooke County, Texas, submitted and transcribed by Terry Dishman]
Robert H. ESTES
vs.
No. 1134
Pending in the Probate
Estate of M. W. ESTES,
Court of Cooke County,
Deceased.
Texas.
Now comes Robert H. ESTES, Administrator,
and presents to the Court this his final report in the said Estate of M.W.
ESTES, deceased. Your administrator represents to the Court,
that this administration was opened up on the estate of said M. W. ESTES,
deceased, for the purpose of prosecuting and collecting an Indian depredation
claim, for personal property stolen by the Indians from the said M.
W. ESTES. Your administrator says that he has collected the amount
adjudged as due by the Court of Claims of the United States in said claim,
which is as follows, to-wit: On April 8th. 1903 your administrator received
a check from the Treasurer of the United States, at Washington, D. C.
$1288.00, that being the full amount due on the said judgement in the Court
of Claims aforesaid, less $195.50, which is due Robert H. ESTES
for the loss of four head of horses, which were his individual property,
but the value of which was included in with the claim of M. W. ESTES.
Dec. Your administrator shows that he made a contract with
Blanton & Wright, Attorney's, to pay them 10% of the amount of the
judgement for their services in collecting said claim, that he paid said
Blanton & Wright $151.50, and that after deducting this amount and
the sum of $195.50 due said Robert H. ESTES personally, will leave
the sum of $941.00 due the heirs of said estate less the expenses of this
administration, etc
Paid for taking testimony and witnesses
$37.00
Paid Holman & McMurry Atty's for
10.00
appointing Admr.
Paid Court costs
17.25
Paid Blanton & Bosson, Atty's. making
10.00
final report
Paid cost of final report to County Clerk
15.75
______
Total
$90.00
________
Recapitulation.
Amount collected
$1288.00
Paid Robert H. ESTES
195.50
Paid Blanton & Wright
151.50
Paid Court costs &c. $90.00 $437.00
_____________
Total amount due the heirs $851.00
of M. W. ESTES _____________
Your administrator represents to the Court the
following named persons are the heirs of said M. W. ESTES, deceased,
and that he has paid each heir his 1/6 of the above amount, to-wit:
Paid John M. ESTES
$141.80
Paid Robert H. ESTES
141.80
Paid Wm. M. ESTES
141.80
Mrs Matilda J. ROBERTS (nee ESTES)
died about 1880 leaving surviving her three Children, to-wit:
Stephen M. ROBERTS
47.26
Mary E. HANKINS (nee ROBERTS)
47.26
Sarah L. WHEAT (nee ROBERTS)
47.26
Paid the heirs of Mrs. Maggie E. STANDLEE
(nee ESTES) who left surviving her five children, to-wit:
Elizabeth J. McCRACKEN (STANDLEE)
28.36
Lowella E. SCHULTZ (nee
STANDLEE)
28.36
J. Morgan STANDLEE ( a minor)
28.36
Deniza STANDLEE (a minor)
28.36
Monroe E. STANDLEE (a minor)
28.36
Paid the heirs of Mrs. L. C. HARRINGTON,
nee ESTES) who died about __________ and left surviving her four
children, to-wit:
J. M. HARRINTON
35.45
Matilda HARRINGTON
35.45
John HARRINGTON
35.45
Sarah E. HARRINGTON married John T.
NOLAN, and had one child by said marriage, to-wit:
Lillie M. NOLAN who married John WHITE
17.72
After the death of John T. NOLAN his widow
(Sarah E. NOLAN married one Mr. LACEY, and by him had one
child, to-wit:
Ursula A. LACEY (a minor)
17.72
Your administrator represents to the Court that
all of the heirs of M. W. ESTES, deceased, are of age, except Ursula
A. LACEY, a grandchild, and who is entitled to $17.72, J. Morgan
STANDLEE, Deniza STANDLEE and Monroe E. STANDLEE, that
each of the STANDLEE children is entitled to $28.34 out of
the proceeds of said claim. Your administrator further represents
that the above named STANDLEE's minors have a legal guardian, E.
R. McCRACKEN, who is authorized to receive the money that belongs
to them. Your administrator has deposited said amount in the sum
of $17.72 with the clerk of your Court, for said minor. Ursula A. LACY.
Your administrator further shows the Court that there is no reason why
this administration should be kept open any longer, wherefore he prays
that notice of the filing of this final report be given as required by
law, and upon final hearing he be discharged.
(signed) Robert H. ESTES
_____________
Administrator.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd.
day of May, 1903.
(signed) J. R. Jordan? Clerk
________________
County Court Cooke Co Texas
By SK Rudolph Depty
Submitted and transcribed TOTTY Researcher
by Terry Dishman 4-30-01
1941 April 27 Death of
Robert Leo MATHIS.
Note: [BTM] He was born October 30, 1876,
Forestburg, Montague County, Texas the son of James & Sarah Jane (Totty)
Mathis and married (1) Emma HALTOM, November 5, 1905, Texas; and
married (2) Hattie P. TURK, August 04, 1912. He is also
buried in the Estes Cemetery, Cooke Co., TX. He was listed in the
1880 Census for , Montague County, Texas in HH483/489
Important: All Records collected for this
county may not have been added here as yet.
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Research List Archives.
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