Mary Cynthia Davenport

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"Orphaned when she was very young, she had often visited her aunt, Mrs. John H. Broocks (Elizabeth Jerome Polk), in San Augustine, but she lived with her maternal uncle, David Polk, in Pittsburg." (Henson and Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 292).

Mary married Matthew Cartwright, Jr. on 24 Jul 1876 in Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas. Matthew (son of Matthew Cartwright and Amanda "Mandy" Holman) was born on 11 Aug 1855 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1925 in Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
The young couple settled in a boardinghouse in Terrell, but while expecting her first child, Matthew took Mary to San Augustine to await the birth amid friends and relatives while he traveled on business. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 292). In late 1877, Matthew bought a four bedroom house in on the edge of Terrell, on the road to Rockwall for his little family. Mary later invited her younger sister to live with them and attend school in Terrell. Lizzie Davenport's presence made Matthew's long absences more tolerable for Mary. He was following in his father's footsteps and increasing his land holdings in developing areas. In Kaufman county alone he had his farm and ranch, eight town lots in Terrell (some with improvements), livestock, and brick buildings on his commercial lots, which became known as the Cartwright block (ibid, p. 294).

1. Leonidas "Lon" Davenport Cartwright was born on 9 May 1877 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 26 Sep 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
2. Amanda "Mant" H. Cartwright was born in Mar 1879 in Texas; died about 1977.
3. Eugenia Polk Cartwright was born on 3 Dec 1880 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 8 Oct 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
4. Estelle Cartwright was born in Jul 1882 in Texas; died on 24 Jul 1973 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
5. Jerome Brooks Cartwright was born on 3 Nov 1883 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 24 Dec 1976 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
6. Mary Davenport Cartwright was born in May 1885 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 20 May 1964 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
7. Samuel Reagan Cartwright was born in Feb 1887 in Texas; died about 1917 in Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
8. William Holman Cartwright was born in Mar 1889 in Texas; died about 1980.
9. Matthew Cartwright, Jr. was born in Jan 1892 in Texas; died on 12 May 1962 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.
10. Bourke Cartwright was born on 21 Jan 1894 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1965 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.