TX Family Groupsheet: Family of John Samuel Livingston Submitter: Kathie Dillard Schwend Email: famseeker@gmail.com *********************************************** Copyright by submitter. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** HUSBAND: John Samuel LIVINGSTON Birthdate: Sep 1808 Birth place: Kershaw Dist, SC Death date: aft 1869 Death place: Milam Co, TX? Burial: Father: Middleton? Livingston Mother: LauraAnn? WIFE: Mary E. DONOVAN Birthdate: 4 Dec 1818 Birth place: Kershaw Dist, SC Death date: 6 Feb 1884 Death place: Robertson Co, TX Burial: Father: William or Jesse Donovan? Mother: Sarah? Marriage date: 19 Jan 1832 Marriage place: Kershaw Dist, SC CHILD 1: Laura Ann Livingston Birthdate: 13 Nov 1832 Birth place: SC? Death date: 3 Mar 1918 Death place: El Paso, El Paso, TX CHILD 2: Middleton L. (Mit) Dr. Livingston Birthdate: 6 Feb 1837 Birth place: AL Death date: 3 Nov 1910 Death place: Floyd Co, TX CHILD 3: Sarah Jane Livingston Birthdate: 5 Dec 1840 Birth place: AL Death date: bef 1900 Death place: Robertson Co, TX CHILD 4: William Jesse Livingston Birthdate: Jan 1844 Birth place: LA Death date: aft 1865 Death place: TX? CHILD 5: Mary Rebecca Livingston Birthdate: Dec 1844 Birth place: LA Death date: aft 1860 Death place: CHILD 6: Eugenia Livingston Birthdate: abt 1846 Birth place: LA Death date: aft 1860 Death place: CHILD 7: Ella V. Livingston Birthdate: 1 Aug 1847 Birth place: LA Death date: 13 May 1898 Death place: Glen Rose, Somervell, TX CHILD 8: Susan Florence Livingston Birthdate: abt 1849 or 1850 Birth place: LA Death date: aft 1860 Death place: CHILD 9: Rachael Alice Livingston Birthdate: 30 Nov 1853 Birth place: LA? Death date: 23 Oct 1916 Death place: Smith Co, TX CHILD 10: Julia E.Livingston Birthdate: 1856 Birth place: Al Death date: Aft 1880 Death place: TX CHILD 11: Clara Adella Livingston Birthdate: 1859 Birth place: TX Death date: Aft 1860 Death place: SOURCES: 1840 AL Census, Nat'l Archives: #135, Pg 269, Huddleston/ 1860 Western District, Milam Co, TX, Port Sullivan Assessments: 1859 Milam Co, Pg 8/1860,1862,1863,1864, 1865,1869 Milam Co., TX Agricultural Census: 1860-T1134, Line 28 Deeds: Deed Pg 45 Milam Co, TX/Deed Vol B2, Pg 130/131, 1875 NOTES: John Samuel Livingston was born in Sept 1808 in most proably the Kershaw District of SC. He married Mary Donovan there in 19 Jan 1832. He was 24 and Mary was only 13. Their first child, Laura Ann was born there on 13 Nov 1832 only 10 months after they had been married. After 1832, John and his small family moved to the Southern district of AL. They had 3 young children and 1 male slave and a woman bet 50- 60 (which was probably a mother or mother-in-law) living with them. In 1840 Sarah Jane was born in AL or LA. In about 1838- 1843 John moved his family to LA from AL where 7 more children were born. Between 1857 and 1859 the family moved to Milam Co, TX in the Port Sullivan area. Clara Adella was born there in 1859 and John bought 214 acres valued at $1,070 which were from the original grantee, D. B. Friar. It was located on the Brazos River near Port Sullivan. He owned 11 slaves that were valued at $11,000 and livestock with 5 horses. The total value of his property was $12,695. In 1860 John lives in the Western District with the Post Office being in Port Sullivan. He is 52, born in SC and is a Mechanic. He did well. His reals estate is worth $2,160 and his personal property was both $16,705 (which was quite a lot in those days). A mechanic could be many things in those days......from a gunsmith to ? still trying to find out. His oldest son is 22 and a Physician and all the other 8 children are living with him and Mary in Milam Co in 1860. He raises sheep, swine, Indian corn, makes butter and owns 2 horses, 4 oxen and 4 cattle. The family made $60 profit on the 50 pounds of butter for that year. In 1862 John still owns 11 slaves and his value is $11,770. Even during the Civil War he owns his slaves and in 1863 he is worth $12,870. In 1865 John's estates diminished quite a bit....his slaves are gone and it is very possible that he has passed down some of his properties to his children. His farm of 214 acres is worth $667 and the the new house in Port Sullivan on Block 1 is worth $250. They own 13 horses, 50 cattle and misc. for a total value of $1,597. His worth was down obviously from the loss of his slaves. John died between 1865 and 1869 and his son Dr. M. Livingston was the administrator of his will. There were still the 214 acres which were now only worth $425 and 2 horses worth $140. The total value of his property then was only $633. His son Mit had property next to John's at the time.