John C. Partin

Notes:

Information about the John and Harriet Partin Family was supplied by Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, Texas. Her research included the following sources:

1850 Sabine Co. TX census "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Corrections and Added Family Information" by Schluter and Toole 1860 Sabine Co. TX census Morris Bible Record (John C. Partin's second wife was Drucilla Cordelia Watkins White. Her sister married Jacob Dickon Morris. Their daughter, Cordelia Morris Dickerson lived next door to Bettye Bragg's family. "Aunt Cord" gave Bettye the family Bible records in the 1950's. It appears that when John C. Partin married Drucillia Cordelia, they entered his birthdate, his marriage date to Drucilla and the birthdate of his children by Harriet McGrew.)

A. P. Steele, Frances's first husband, was connected to the Morris family. They were both from the same area of Kentucky. They are living next door to each other in 1860 in Sabine Co, TX.

In letters to Ester McGrew Hardin, Blanche Toole and others recount a legand of two McGrew brothers returning from the California gold mines, and who stayed briefly with the Partin or Alford family (Harriet McGrew's son in law) on their way back to Mississippi. One was dying, but would let no one attend to him or touch his saddlebag, said to be full of gold. That night he was said to have slipped out to bury the gold. The next morning he was too delirious to tell anyone where he had hidden it, and to this day it has never been found.

John married Harriet McGrew on 17 Jan 1831 in Marion County, Mississippi. Harriet (daughter of Alexander McGrew and Elizabeth Blackburn) was born about 1813 in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; died after 1851 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frances Ann Partin was born on 11 Nov 1834 in Mississippi; died on 20 Jan 1902 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Elizabeth Partin was born on 18 Feb 1836 in Mississippi; died before 1850.
3. Elisha Partin was born on 9 Oct 1838 in Marion County, Mississippi; and died.
4. Martha Partin was born on 7 Mar 1841 in Marion County, Mississippi; and died.
5. Nancy Partin was born on 6 Aug 1843 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
6. Alexander C. Partin was born on 1 Apr 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1885 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Union Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
7. John C. Partin was born on 7 Mar 1849 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
8. Sarah C. Louisa Partin was born on 21 Jul 1851 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

John married Drucilla C. Watkins in 1858 in Sabine County, Texas. Drucilla (daughter of Alfred L. Watkins and Mary Drucilla Kemp) was born on 30 Jul 1829 in Ayish Bayou, Texas And Coahuila, Mexico; died after Jun 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John C. Partin was born in 1859; and died.