Amanda "Manda" Holman Roberts

1871 - 1949  (78 years)

• Name	Amanda "Manda" Holman Roberts  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Nickname	Manda
  Birth	17 Jan 1871	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Dec 1949	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Burial	Forest Park (Forest Park Lawndale) Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	In 1886, the five female cousins, Columbus's Mary, age fourteen; Meck's Annie, fifteen; and the three Amanda's (Lon's, Anna's and Mary's) all fifteen, spent a year at Atheanaeum in Columbia, Tennessee. Jimmie Ingram and Lon visited the girls at Christmas and posed for a photograph. The importance the Cartwrights placed on good education continued as each child reached the proper age. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 297). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3SQ-GDZ name: Amanda Holman Gaffney event: Death event date: 02 Dec 1949 event place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States gender: Female marital status: Divorced birth date: 27 Jan 1871 birthplace: San Augustine, Texas father's name: Ben Roberts mother's name: Annie A Wright (sic) informant W B Gaffney Cemetery Forest Park Cemetery Houston certificate number: 59218 film number: 2223548 digital folder number: 005145070 image number: 01519 Collection: Amanda Holman Gaffney, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976" (Medical):See attached sources. [4]
  Person ID	I38990	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Thomas Roberts,   b. 2 Apr 1837, Texas d. 6 Nov 1887, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright,   b. 6 Apr 1844, San Augustine County, Texas d. 27 May 1903, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1869	San Augustine County, Texas   [6]
  	Anna and her sister Mary had commenced writing letters to "care-worn soldiers" other than their brothers. One of these soldiers was Benjamin T. Roberts, seven years older than Anna and a neighbor since childhood, whom had asked her to begin a "friendly correspondence." Although she "never corresponded with young gentelmen before the war...(and) said I never would, She decided it was a 'duty imcumbent of the fair sex' to contribute to the soldier's happiness." (Henson and Cartwright, p. 227) in October 1868, Anna finally gave in to Ben Roberts's ardent courtship and set the wedding for January 1869. Using money from her father's wedding gift, Anna bought the 1830 Ezekiel Cullen house in December 1869, registering the transaction in her own name, an unusual practice for married women at that time. (ibid, p. 267). As a young girl, Anna had displayed more independence of mind than many of her friends, even her mother deplored her occasional "contrariness." After her husband died in 1887, Anna applied to the court and was immediately appointed administrator. Although there was not a prenuptial agreement on file, Anna had kept her property seperate from Ben's. (ibid, p. 299). Her youngest brother, Matthew, offered to build a house for Anna on Griffith Avenue in Terrell, and she agreed to make a fresh start in an area that offered business opportunities for her sons. Within eighteen months of the move, she and her eldest son Matthew had opened a real estate and loan office with the aid of her brother Matthew, and they soon opened an insurance agency to augment their income. (ibid, pp. 300-301). Anna later also had her husband's body reinterred in Terrell, Texas.
  Family ID	F3486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eli William Gaffney,   b. 10 Oct 1866, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas d. 22 Jan 1952, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1891	Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
  	Appears in the Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 10 January 1891... The Gaffney - Roberts Wedding On Wednesday evening, January 7th, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. Eli W. Gaffney and Miss Amanda Roberts were married, the Rev. Dr. Turner, of Dallas, performed the ceremony. Although it had been raining all day and continued throughout the evening, a goodly number of friends witnessed the marriage of two of Terrell's beloved society people. On entering the door of the handsome residence the bad weather was forgotten in the presence of flowers and lovely women and enchanting music. The parlor was handsomely decorated with green-house plants and flowers. The bay window was beautiful having been decorated and cedar-trimmed above the sides. A "golden wedding bell" hung from the ceiling in the center which told of the happy event about to occur. At the hour appointed the bridal party, led by the minister and Ben S. Roberts, filed into the parlor followed by Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Roberts, the brides maids and groomsmen, taking their position on either side of the window forming an aisle up which the young couple passed, taking their places in front of the minister who proceeded after the rites of the Episcopal church, to make them husband and wife, The ceremony was beautiful and impressive. The bride, who is a daughter of Mrs. Anna W. Roberts, in her trailing roves of white duchess satin, neck brocade and quantities of real lace and lilies of the valley , was indeed a "fair bride. beautiful, blushing sweet," the long tulle veil confined to the hair by orange blossoms, while Swedish gloves and slippers were finishing touches to the beautiful bridal attire. Miss Annie Roberts, maid of honor wore a charming gown of pink India silk trimmed with ostrich feathers of the same shade, gray gloves and slippers. The bridesmaids - Misses Mantie and Meck Cartwright, Mary Manion, Blanche Griffith and Lela Erwin - were dressed in delicate shades of blue and pink and the harmonious blending of those colors heightened the effects of the beauty of the fair maids. The attendants were Messrs. Ed Dew, E. Donoho, Matthew Cartwright, J. C. Fields, A. H. Dashiell and B. M. Childress Jr., all looking their best. Mr. M. C. Roberts gave the bride away. When the ceremony was through and the minister pronounced them man and wife, they remained standing under the beautiful wedding bell and received the hearty congratulations and good wishes of their friends and relatives present. This over, the guests were invited into the dining room where a magnificent supper awaited them. The table was beautifully decorated with flowers. At the place reserved for the bride and groom were two bridal cakes, one in the shape of the letter G and the other the letter R. The supper was a sumptuous one and consisted of all the good and palatable things. Supper over the guests returned to the parlor and shortly the bride's cake was brought in and cut. Mr. and Mrs. Gaffney left on the early Thursday morning's east bound cannon ball train for St. Louis where they will spend the honeymoon visiting Mr. Gaffney's sister, Mrs. John Caro Russell, formerly of this city. Many beautiful and costly presents were received from friends and relatives. The following is a list: Groom to bride, diamond bracelets Mrs. M. B. Gaffney, mother of the groom $100. Mrs. Anna W. Roberts, mother of the bride, deeds to lands, valued $3,000. Mrs. Amanda Cartwright, grandmother of bride, $100. L. and M. Cartwright5, one set of solid silver table and tea spoons and forks. Mr. and Mrs John Caro Russell, set bed room furniture. Dr. and Mrs. Johns, San Antonio, two willow rockers. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Epperson, Clarksville, ivory handled carving steel. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Roberts, French vase, gilded and burnished. Miss Anna W. Roberts, urn, gilded and burnished gold decorations. Ben S. Roberts, silver mounted pickle stand. Mary Roberts, study in crayon. B. M. Childress, J. C. Fields, E. Donoho, M. C. Cartwright, A. H. Dashiell, silver water set, gold lined. Miss Mantie Cartwright, silver fruit stand, cut glass bowl. Miss Mary Manion, Kaufman. gold necklace. Miss Meck Cartwright and Ollie Smith, silver ice bowl. Miss Lela Irwin, pair rose jars. Miss Blanch Griffith, perfume bottles and pin cushion, hand painted. Gen. and Mrs. Jon. S. Griffith, Dallas, pair urns, bronze and silver. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Martin, dozen silver after dinner coffee spoons. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. I. Terrell, silver pickle stand. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Terrell, silver jelly dish. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powers, silver nut bowl. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Bass, celery stand. Mrs. Frank Houston, silver mounted pickle stand. Miss Ethel Cowles, silver mounted nut bowl. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Gill, silver fruit knives. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Dallas, water decanter. Miss Lila Gray, pair silver napkin rings. Dr. T. B. and Miss Kate Bass, silver card receiver. F. and Miss Walton, silver pickle stand. T. F. Bowler, mirror, bronze mountings. Lillie Mucklery and Miss Campbell, flower bowls. Miss Lizzie Haskell, work basket. T. B. Griffith and H. I. McClug, large bottle champaign cologne. Mrs. W. P. Portwood, china olive dish. Miss Fannie Portwood, Ft. Worth, china olive dish. Will Lyon and Guy McClung, clock, gold mounted. Dr. L. E. Griffith and daughter, plush album. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Raley, Holmes' works. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Griffith, Washington Irving's works. Ham Shaw, Dave Purvine, Con McClug, S. L. Dey and Charles Simpson, silver cake basket. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ruddell, bouquet holders. Miss Fannie Scogin, Dallas, glass jewelery casket. Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, Byron and Longfellows, poems, handsomely bound. Miss Minnie Sage, centre table. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Muckleroy, centre table. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Phillips, flower bowl. Mr. and Mrs. H. Brin, Smyrna rug. Mrs. Ben H. Hodges, basket. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris, rocker, plush upholstery. Missouri Glass Co., St. Louis, handsome vases, burnt gold decorations. Ed Dew, toilet set
  Children	1. William Bryarly Gaffney,   b. 23 Jan 1893, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas d. 17 Nov 1974, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 81 years)   2. Winnifred Gaffney,   b. Abt 1897, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Felice Gaffney,   b. Abt 1900, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Virginia Holman Gaffney,   b. 1 Aug 1904, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas d. 22 Nov 1978, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F12586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jan 1871 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - 7 Jan 1891 - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas Death - 2 Dec 1949 - Houston, Harris County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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