Mattie Earl Davidson

Notes:

Virgie Speights writes that she was brough up in Milam where she went to school. Her parents were in the Mercantile business in Milam, where her only brother surviving [as of 1963] still lived. She married Lee P. GANDY in 1895, and moved to East Pendeleton, where their two children, Lula Marie and Pedras Perry Gandy were born. Lula died at age 5. The Gandy's moved to Runnels County, Texas, where they lived until forced to come home because of the drought in 1912. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 35).

Mattie married Leroy "Lee" Gandy about 1895. Leroy was born about 1877 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Pedras Perry Gandy was born about 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1870 Sabine County Texas Census
624/624
Davidson, P.P. 26 M W Farmer 1200 800 Texas
Davidson, Malvina 25 F W K.H. Texas
Davidson, Sarah A. 3 F W Texas
Davidson, Calvin B. 1 M W Texas
FULLER, P.N. 54 M W 200 400 S.C. (Might be FULLEN)
FULLER, Sarah A. 54 F W Va.
FULLER, Rachel E 13 F W Texas
Noble, Elizabeth J 18 F W Farmer 1000 400 Texas
Noble, William 1 M W Texas

Pedras married Malvina Parr Beddoe on 17 Sep 1865 in Sabine County, Texas. Malvina (daughter of Earl Percy Beddoe and Martha Caroline Hembree) was born on 18 Aug 1844 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
SABINE COUNTY MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1875, has the following lisiting:

Davidson, P.P. to Balvina (sic) BEDDOE ca 1866

Virgie Speights writes that they had a total of nine children.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 3 and 4 Oct 1850
Page 312
21-21
Jacob Crawford 58 M Farmer 10,0000 NC
Huldah Crawford 55 F North Carolina
Joseph M. Crawford 22 M Tenn
Elizabeth Crawford 17 F SC (wife of Joseph)
Mary Crawford 17 F Tenn
Mary Ann Crawford 10 F Tx
24-24
Solomon Davidson 38 M Farmer 500 Va
Christina Davidson 28 F NC
Predous Philip Davidson 6 M Tx
Joseph Thomas Davidson 3 M Tx
Willam B. Davidson 11/12 M Tx
Mary E Davidson 10/12 Tx

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, PO Milam
Enumerated 16 Jun 1860
Page 6
50-50
Solomon Davidson 48 M Faremer 1000 1225 VA
Christina Davidson 35 F Tenn
Pedres Davidson 14 M Tx
Joseph T Davidson 14 M Tx
David Davidson 1 M Tx


1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, PO Brookeland
Enumerated 20 Aug 1870
Page 27
623
Davidson, Solomon 58 M W farmer 1000 1000 Va
Davidson, Christina 48 F W Keeping House NC
Davidson, David 12 M W Tx
624
PP and Melvina Davidson

Solomon married Christina Crawford about 1842. Christina (daughter of Jacob Crawford and Huldeth Luten) was born on 1 Jan 1822 in Tennessee; died about 1873 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/fbe20.html


BEDDOE, EARL PERCY (1822-1876). Earl Percy Beddoe, pioneer civil engineer, was born on January 30, 1822, in eastern Tennessee, son of Philip Tolbert and Catherine (Parr) Beddoe. He married Martha Caroline Hembree on October 12, 1843, in Tennessee, and they had nine children. In 1845, after an education in civil engineering, Beddoe moved to Texas, lived in Marshall, where he built a tanyard, then in 1850 settled in Sabinetown, where he established a saddle and harness business. He served for a while there as school principal; he was named county surveyor of Sabine County and laid out the town of Hemphill as the new county seat in 1859. Beddoe acted as a courier during the Civil War , and as a civil engineer he figured in the planning of fortifications at Sabine Pass in 1863 (see SABINE PASS, BATTLE OF ). He helped plan and execute the embankments or breastworks fortifying Sabinetown in 1864. In 1869 or early 1870 the family moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana, but soon after 1871 they moved to Navarro County, Texas, where Beddoe died on November 27, 1876, in Chatfield.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Robert Cecil McDaniel, Sabine County, Texas (Waco: Texian, 1987). Helen Gomer Schluter and Blanche Finley Toole, 1850 Sabine County Census (Westminster, Colorado, 1979). Virgie Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County (Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson, 1983).
Helen Gomer Schluter

Virgie Speights writes, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, that he established a tan yard, taught school and put in a stagecoach inn. He was also a surveyor and surveyed the town of Hemphill in 1858, when the county seat was moved from Milam. As many people objected to this move, the surveying was begun in the middle of the night. (p. 35).


There was an article featuring a photograph of Earl Percy Beddoe in the October 2, 2013 issue of The Sabine County Reporter. The article was a story about a recent Civil War reenactment at Sabine Pass, during which the William Henry Parsons Camp #415, Sons of Confederate Veterans honored Earl Percy Beddoe, and early resident of Sabine County, whose family later moved to Chatfield, a community in Navarro County, Texas, where the Parsons Camp is located.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
31 October 1850
148-148
Earl P. Beddo 28 M Saddler and Farmer $50 Tenn
Martha C. Beddo 22 F Tenn
Malvina P 5 F Tenn
Ann E M 3 F Texas (Could this actually have been Alonzo M, age 12 in the 1860 census)
Veranah H A 1 F Tx
149-149
Philip H. Beddo 23 M Saddler and Farmer $600 Tenn
Martha Beddo 13 F Tx

1860 Census
Texas. Sabine County, Sabine Beat No. 2. PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 20 Jun 1860
Page 4
85-85
E P Beddo 38 M No occupation listed 150 150 Tenn
M C Beddo 34 F Tenn
Alonzo M Beddo 12 M Tenn
R M Beddo 11 F Tx
Philip Beddo 9 M Tx
Theophilus Beddo 5 M Tx
Dewit Beddo 2 M Tx
Joseph Beddo 4/12 M Tx
M P Beddo 15 F Tenn

1870 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward Six, PO Mansfield DeSoto Parish
Enumerated 24 July 1870
Page 5 Stemped 357
31-31
Beddo, Earl P 48 M W Land Surveyor 60 200 La
Beddo, M. Caroline 42 F W Keeping House Tenn
Beddo, Philip D N?/A? 19 m W Works on Farm Tx
Beddo, Albert D 15 M W Works on Farm Tx
Beddo, Verona H 20 F W At Home Tx
Beddo, Theophilus 18 m W Works on Farm Tx
Beddo, Dewit C 11 m W Works on Farm Tx
Beddo, Dalia 7 F W At Home Tx
Beddo, Catharine 73 F W At Home NC

Earl married Martha Caroline Hembree on 12 Oct 1843 in Roane County, Tennessee. Martha was born about 1828 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Dallas County, Dallas
Enumerated 7 Jun 1880
Page 20D SD 3 ED 56
37-182-191
Beddo, M D W F 54 Keeping House Tenn NC NC
Beddo, Albert W M 24 Son Printer Tx Tenn Tenn
Beddo, J. C. W F 18 Dtr At Home Tx Tenn Tenn
Beddo, J. E. W F 15 Dtr At Home Tx Tenn Tenn
Patterson, Geo W M 18 Boarder Clk in Jewelry Store La La La

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
April 14, 2004

Memorial Service planned for April 24 in Milam

A memorial service to honor Jacob "Jake" and Huldath (Luten) Crawford will be held Saturday, April 24 at the Old Milam Cemetery. The service will begin at 10 a.m. Jacob was a soldier of the Republic of Texas and a citizen of the Republic of Texas. Direct descendants will participate in the service. A history will be read by Jeffery Williams while the unveiling will be by Derrick Grant and Albert Williams. Jacob "Jake" Crawford was born March 15, 1792 in Onslow, NC, as the son of James Crawford and Sally Cotten. The Crawfords came to America from Scotland and were of Scotch-Irish descent. It is thought that the family originated somewhere around Kilburny. The family was said to have left their homeland to come to America in search of religious freedom, as was the case of many families during this time. (The exact dates of the family's arrival in America is still being researched, but it is suspected to be during the late 1600s to early-mid 1700s).

Jacob Crawford married Huldath Luten, also of North Carolina. Huldath was born August 30, 1794. There is not much information on Huldath in family records.

Jacob and Huldath had 11 children and adopted one granddaughter after their eldest son, John F. died in 1840.

Jacob and Huldath Crawford's family moved to the Republic of Texas in 1837. The family resided in or near Milam. Jacob had received land grants for his service in the Texas Revolution. The land grant states that he was a citizen prior to the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Jacob and Huldath Luten Crawford died in Milam. Records indicate that both died from influenza on September 15, 1859. They were buried in the same grave. Huldath and Jacob are buried in the Milam Cemetery located in Milam. The public is cordially invited to attend this special ceremony on April 24.

Nancy (Mayo) Bishop writes that he was the son of James CRAWFORD and Sally COTTEN of Onslow County, North Carolina. He was the grandson of William (Jr.) CRAWFORD and Catherine HOBBS and Samuel and Lydia COTTEN. For additional information on Jacob's ancestors, contact Nancy directly at:

Nancye1962@yahoo.com



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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 3 and 4 Oct 1850
Page 312
21-21
Jacob Crawford 58 M Farmer 10,0000 NC
Huldah Crawford 55 F North Carolina
Joseph M. Crawford 22 M Tenn
Elizabeth Crawford 17 F SC (wife of Joseph)
Mary Crawford 17 F Tenn
Mary Ann Crawford 10 F Tx
24-24
Solomon Davidson 38 M Farmer 500 Va
Christina Davidson 28 F NC
Predous Philip Davidson 6 M Tx
Joseph Thomas Davidson 3 M Tx
Willam B. Davidson 11/12 M Tx
Mary E Davidson 10/12 Tx

Jacob married Huldeth Luten about 1812. Huldeth was born about 1794 in Chowan County, North Carolina; died on 15 Sep 1859 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy (Mayo) Bishop writes that she was the daughter of Frederick LUTEN and Rachel POWELL of North Carolina. She shows her date of birth as February 9, 1794 in Chowan County, NC.

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Married:
Nancy Mayo Bishop writes that their heir known children were:
John F. Crawford- b. 3-5-1816; Jacob Jr. Crawford, b. 1-1-1818; Tryphena Crawford, b. 12-26-1819; Crystena Crawford, b. 1-1-1822; Elizabeth Crawford, b. 12-10-1823; Joseph Moore Crawford, b. 11-28-1825; William H. Crawford; Mary Crawford, b. 2-17-1833; and Huldath Crawford, b. 5-10-1830.

It appears that Mary, their youngest, was their granddaughter whom they adotped after her father died.

Notes:

Philip Tolbert Beddoe was Malvina Parr Beddoe's grandfather. He was the head of the American branch of the Beddoe family. On your page, you list him as being born "before 1802" and dying "yes, unknown." He was actually born in England on 19 July 1790 and he died in 1861 in Sabinetown, Texas. He is buried in Sabinetown.

He married Catherine Parr on 10 February 1820 in Moravintown, NC. [possibly Wachovia, North Carolina, settled by Moravian around 1753]. She died in 1873. Their son, Earl Percy Beddoe was born 30 January 1822. His daughter Malvina Parr Beddoe was born 18 August 1844. She married Pedras Philip Davidson 17 September 1865.

Are you descended from these Beddoes? If so, you are descended from Welsh royalty.

Email from "Beddoe Genealogist" byddw@yahoo.com on 7-17-2007.

Virgie Speights writes that Philip Tolbert Beddoe was one of six children born in East Tennessee to Thomas Beddoe, a son of Charles Beddoe and Lydia Nash of Withypool, England, who came to America and settled first in Philadelphia, later moving to Tennessee.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 19 Jun 1860
Page 8, Stamped 322
60-60
P. T. Beddo 69 M Sadler 200 200 Va
C. Beddo 68 F NC

Phillip married Catherine Parr on 10 Feb 1820 in North Carolina. Catherine was born before 1802 in North Carolina; died about 1873 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1870 census, she was living with her son's family, Earl Beddoe in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. John W. Clark writes that she was buried in Chatfield, Texas. Virgie Speights writes that she was descended from Sir Thomas Parr of England, a relative of the Catherine Parr who married Henry the XIII.