Amanda "Mandy" Holman

1817 - 1894  (76 years)

• Name	Amanda "Mandy" Holman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Nickname	Mandy
  Birth	24 Jul 1817	Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jun 1894	San Augustine County, Texas   [3, 5, 7, 8]
  Burial	Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	In both 1870 and 1880. Amanda Cartwright was living in a household with her son Leonidas "Lon" and his family. Amanda died in Lon's home at age seventy-seven. The family gathered for her funeral and, as she had wished after almost a quarter century of widowhood, she was buried next to Matthew in the little private graveyard east of her old house. Lon composed suitable facts about her life on a sheet of paper entitled "In Memoriam" for use of the minister. Besides providing her birthdate, parents' names, date of arrival in San Augustine, and marriage dated, and noting the loss of one of her six children, Lon added, "She was one of the Kindest of Mothers and devoted wife, a faithful Christian, charitable to all in need and beloved by all who know her. She had joined the Methodist Church in 1858, and, he added, she had been a faithful and consistent member...Two weeks later, Lon, who once wrote poetry for Ludie, wrote six stanzas praising motherhood. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 305). (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Texas, San Augustine County, PO San Augustine Enumerated 6 July 1870 Page 20 121-121 Cartwright, A 52 F W Keep House 343291 15529 Tenn Cartwright, M 14 M W At School Tx Cartwright, A. P. 30 M W Merchant Tx Cartwright, Ophelia 23 F W Tx Cartwright, Mathew Jr 7/12 M W Tx Jones, Tom 20 M B Svt Tx Burl, Elvira 15 F B Svt Tx Sexton, Qunn? 10 F B Tx
  Person ID	I6995	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1800	Kentucky   [6, 7]
  	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	Matthew Cartwright,   b. 11 Nov 1807, Wilson County, Tennessee d. 1 Apr 1870, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1836	San Augustine County, Texas   [9, 10]
  	In "The Cartwrights of San Augustine,' a transcription of a stilted, formal note written by Matthew Cartwright to his future bride reads as follows: Miss Amanda Holman, Please allow me to address you for the first time with the most profound respect. I admire your person, your addrss and appearance....I have come to the conclusion that of all other objects met with in this life...you are the one. Therefore I now address you for the purpose of requesting permission to pay my suit on that of which is the most importance to me and I hope not indifferent to you. Please reply as soon as convenient and relieve the suspense of one who is desiorous to unite his fate and happiness in life with yours. Your obedient servant, Matthew Cartwright Amanda soon accepted Matthew's proposal, scheduling the ceremony for Octobe 18, 1836. Some months prior to the wedding she bought seven yards of French muslin and two bonnest at Matthew's store, and later pink silk and gauze ribbon, all suitable for a wedding. The couple was married nearly thirty-five years before Matthew's death, and Amanda survived him for nearly twenty-five additional years. They were buried side by side in a small family plot near their home in San Augustine. Youngest son Matthew later made arrangements to have his parents reinterred in Terrell, Texas, with a suitable marker, in September 1896. (Henson and Paremelee, p. 308).
  Children	1. Columbus "Cumby" Clinton Cartwright,   b. 23 Aug 1837, San Augustine County, Texas d. 12 Dec 1901, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 64 years)   2. 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)   3. Leonidas "Lon" Cartwright,   b. 14 Nov 1842, Texas d. 25 Feb 1922, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 79 years)   4. Anna Wigglesworth Cartwright,   b. 6 Apr 1844, San Augustine County, Texas d. 27 May 1903, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 59 years)   5. Mary Crutchfield Cartwright,   b. 15 Oct 1845, San Augustine County, Texas d. 23 Nov 1903, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 58 years)   6. Matthew Cartwright, Jr.,   b. 11 Aug 1855, San Augustine County, Texas d. 11 Nov 1925, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jul 1817 - Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee Marriage - 18 Oct 1836 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 26 Jun 1894 - San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S633] Davis, Kathryn Hooper "San Augustine County, Texas Census Records 1860". [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999), p 85 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, 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 1870 Federal Census.), Enumerated 6 July 1870 Page 20 121-121 (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). [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999). [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), p. 305 (Reliability: 3). [S233] Noble, Harry P. Jr TEXAS TRAILBLAZERS: SAN AUGUSTINE PIONEERS (Best of East Texas: 1999), 85 (Reliability: 3). [S1426] Henson, Margaret Swett and Parmelee, Deolece "The Cartwrights of San Augustine" (Texas State Historical Association, Austin, 1993), p. 99 (Reliability: 3).