America "Meck" Peyroux Cartwright

1874 - 1959  (85 years)

• Name	America "Meck" Peyroux Cartwright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Nickname	Meck
  Birth	16 Feb 1874	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Apr 1959	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	She was born five months after her fathers death, and was named in honor of him. Like other children born after the death of a father, many people believed America had extraordinary powers for healing others. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 288). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDDJ-5HP Name: America Cartwright Allen Death Date: 04 Apr 1959 Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas Gender: Female Race: White Death Age: 85 years Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 16 Feb 1874 Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Americus Peyroux Cartwright Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Ophelia Smith Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Housewife Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas Cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park Burial Place: Terrell, Texas Burial Date: 06 Apr 1959 Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2115910 Digital Film Number: 4165956 Image Number: 1978 Reference Number: v X cn 22121 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
  Person ID	I38980	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Americus "Meck" Peyroux Cartwright,   b. 17 Mar 1840, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 11 Aug 1873, Carthage, Panola County, Texas (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ophelia Smith,   b. 14 Jan 1845, San Augustine County, Texas d. 11 Jan 1939, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1869	Jefferson, Marion County, Texas   [6]
  	Upon hearing of her brother's pending marriage plans, Anna Cartwright wrote her sister Mary "I cannot believe Meck is going to be married until the cermony has already been performed."
  Family ID	F3484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Payne Allen, Sr.,   b. 10 Jan 1870, Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas d. 3 Dec 1943, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1894	Texas
  Children	1. Pauline Allen,   b. Jan 1895, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Ophelia Allen,   b. Jun 1897, Texas d. 10 Nov 1967, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age ~ 70 years)   3. Walter Payne Allen, Jr.,   b. Oct 1898, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Feb 1874 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - Abt 1894 - Texas Death - 4 Apr 1959 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Kaufman County, City of Terrell Enumerated 21 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 75 Sheet 34 B 657-667 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Oakland Memorial Parkd, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (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 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 288 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 272 (Reliability: 3).