Elvira "Ella" Holman

1825 - 1855  (29 years)

• Name	Elvira "Ella" Holman  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Ella
  Born	14 Oct 1825	Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Apr 1855  [4, 5]
  Notes	After John Cartwright's death, Elvira married Otis M. WHEELER, and can be found as "wife" in his household, along with a namesake newborn son, and her first-born, four year old William Cartwright. They later moved to Polk County. Matthew Cartwright wrote in his daybook "Mrs. John Clinton Cartwright married O. M. Wheeler in 8 mos and 8 days from Death of her Husband. Myself & wife rec'd invitation from the Madam late in the evening to take supper at candle lighting. She intended to moving to the country and making her home at Col. Wheeler. We went in the dark and Rain through the mud and saw the last of John C. Cartwright's fond and ever adoring wife." (Henson and Parmelee, p. 153). (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District Enumerated 10 OCt 1850 Stamped 353 311-311 W. W. Holman 39 M Farmer 30,000 KY Eliza Holman 26 F Mi Wm. Holman 1 M Tx 312-312 Otis M . Wheeler 37 M Farmer 50000 Mass Elvira Wheeler 25 F Tenn Otis Wheeler 5/12 Texas John Polley 27 M Overseer Tx John Kelly 26 M Laborer Ohio Wm. Cartwright 4 M Tx
  Person ID	I1642	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Col. Isaac Holman,   b. 14 Sep 1783, Surry County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Aug 1835, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Anne Wigglesworth,   b. 14 Sep 1783,   d. 22 Jul 1841, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 57 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1800	Kentucky   [1, 4]
  	Shown as marrying in Woodford County, Kentucky by some. Henson and Parmelee instead cite their marriage as taking place in Harrison County.
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Clinton Cartwright,   b. 10 Sep 1823, Pike County, Mississippi ,   d. 10 May 1848, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 24 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1844	San Augustine County, Texas   [6, 7]
  	Henson and Parmelee write that Clinton and Ella had a second child that died soon after birth, ca 1846. (P. 149)
  Children	1. William Holman Cartwright,   b. Abt 1845, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F1132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Otis Marshall Wheeler,   b. Abt 1813, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Jan 1849	Texas   [8]
  Children	1. Otis M. Wheeler,   b. Abt 1850, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F11882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Oct 1825 - Tennessee Married - 19 Mar 1844 - San Augustine County, Texas Married - 18 Jan 1849 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District Enumerated 10 OCt 1850 Stamped 353 312-312 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), Appendix, Chart II: John Cartwright's Children and Grandchildren AND Appendix, Chart III: Isaac Holman's Descendants (Reliability: 3). [S292] Collins, Jerry H. (Jerry H. Collins@comcast.net) Ver. 2009-01-18; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jhc-3cousins. [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), Appendix, Chart II: John Cartwright's Children and Grandchildren, shown as dying "1860?" Appendix, Chart III: Isaac Holman's Descendants, shown as dying "1855" (Reliability: 3). [S475] Woodall-Ivey, Emily "SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, TEXAS MARRIAGE BOOKS", (10 May 1998 Printed in the State of Texas, U.S.A. Author and Publisher Emily Woodall-Ivey Rt. #1 Box 164, 88 Forecastle Drive Broaddus, TX 75929-9743), 6 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 151 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 153 (Reliability: 3).