Leonidas "Lon" Cartwright

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Obituary

The death of Leonidas Cartwright, Sr., at Terrell, Tex., on February 25, 1922, removed one of the most influential citizens of that community, a leader in movements for the public good. He was born at San Augustine, Tex., November 27, 1842, the third son of Matthew and Amanda Holman Cartwright. His grandfather, John Cartwright, was one of the pioneers of that section, going there from Tennessee in 1819, and the place where he located became, in 1831, the site of the present town of San Augustine.

Leonidas Cartwright was educated there and at the Military Institute at Bastrop, and when the war came on he and his brother, A. P. Cartwright, enlisted in May, 1861, in Company E, 3rd Texas Cavalry. When this regiment was reorganized in 1862 it became part of Ross's Brigade, and in 1864 this command took part in the Atlanta campaign under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. During this campaign he was selected as one of a hundred picked men from this brigade, as scouts under Lieutenant Taylor, to operate in the rear of Sherman's army, getting valuable information, tearing up railroad tracks and bridges, etc., to interrupt his lines of communication; and it was in this department of the Confederate army that he was mustered out after a service of four years.

He was married to Miss Ludie Ingram in December, 1868, and engaged in farming until 1870, when his father died and he assumed the extensive land business of the latter, and carried it on with marked success until 1894. He opened up a ranch in Cooke County, Tex., and another in Taylor County, and he took great interest and pride in the raising of fine horses and cattle. He located in Terrell in 1895. Four sons and five daughters survive him. He had long been a member of the Methodist Church.

SOURCE: Confederate Veteran Magazine, August, 1922.
www.confederatevets.com

Henson and Parmelee note that in the early 1880's, Lon wanted to move to the boomtown of Terrell, where traveling by train to oversee his ranches would be easier. Hoping to persuade his reluctant mother, he bought a large residential block on Griffin Avenue in Terrell and divided the property with Matthew. (Henson and Parmelee, THE CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE, p. 295). Intrigued by the success of his older brother, Cumby, with racing stock, Lon also invested in thoroughbreds, much to the diguist of their youngest brother, Matthew. The ever practical Matthew chided his mentor for risking money on exotic horses when mules were the real money makers. "Mules are a staple article," Matthew wrote, "and will command money; horses can scarcely be bartered for trash." (ibid, p 299). As his mother refused to leave San Augustine, however, Lon and his family remained in San Augustine until after her death in 1894. They built a custom Queen Anne style home on the lot they owned on Griffith Avenue, which was finished in April 1895.

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine
Page 4D SD 1 ED 80
Enumerated 7 and 8 day of June 1880
24-24
Cartwright, L. W M 38 (head) Land Business TX TN TN
Cartwright, Ludie W F 30 wife Keeps house GA GA GA
Cartwright, Amanda W F 9 daughter at School TX TX GA
Cartwright, Anna B. W F 6 daughter at school TX TX GA
Cartwright, Leonidas W M 4 son at home TX TX GA
Cartwright, Amanda W F 62 Mother Widowed at home TN TN TN
Mays Sally B F 38 Servant Cook Ga Ga Ga
Dixon Aron B M 23 Servant Laborer Miss Ala Ala

1900 Census
Texas, Kaufman County, City of Terrell, Ward 3
Enumerated 21 Jun 1900
SD 6 ED 75 Sheet 35B
676-687
Cartwright, Leonidas Head W M Nov 1842 57 M 31 Tx Tenn Tenn Capatalist
Cartwright, Ludie Wf W F Feby 1850 50 m 31 9/9 Ga SC SC
Cartwright, Leonidas Son W M APr 1876 24 S Tx Tx Geo Stock Man (live)
Cartwright, James I Son W M Apr 1879 21 S Tx Tx Geo Live Stock Man
Cartwright, Columbus Son W M Oct 1887 17 S Tx Tx Geo At School
Cartwright, Ludie Dau W F July 1885 14 S Tx Tx Geo At School
Cartwright, Mary L Dau W F Oct 1887 12 S Tx Tx Geo At School
Cartwright, Grover C Son W M Dec 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx At School
Cartwright, Velma Dau W F Oct 1892 7 S Tx Tx Geo
Paine, Thomas Servant B M Apr 1857 43 Wd Tx Tx Tx Hostler
Stephens, James Servant B M Mch 1876 24 Wd 1 Tx Tx Tx Carriage Drivcr
Stephens, Roxie Servant B F Feby 1878 22 M 1 0 La La La Cook
677-688
Cartwright, Matthew and Mary and Family

Leonidas married Lucella "Ludie" Ingram on 17 Dec 1868 in Sexton, Sabine County, Texas. Lucella (daughter of Capt. William Ingram and Ann Bryan) was born on 17 Feb 1850 in Randolph County, Georgia; died on 24 Dec 1908 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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). She later studied at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. (ibid, p. 301).

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Name: Amanda Cartwright Wilson
Death Date: 18 Mar 1957
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 85 years 11 months 29 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1871
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonadis Cartwright
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 19 Mar 1957
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135605
Digital Film Number: 4163623
Image Number: 3289
Reference Number: cn 15205
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Name: Annie B. Cartwright Mcclurkin
Death Date: 20 Mar 1947
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 73 years 8 months 18 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Jul 1873
Birthplace: St. Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: L. C. Cartwright
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Lodie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation:
Place of Residence: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1947
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2218567
Digital Film Number: 4031895
Image Number: 2502
Reference Number: 12618
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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At the age of 22, he was responsible for running the stock farm owned by his father, which was eight miles southwest of Gainesville. They bred throughbred saddles and harness horses, registered and grade Jersey cattle, and grade-level Holsteins and Shorthorns. Leonidas Jr also opened another stock ranch in Cooke County where he and his father raised Durham cattle and Berkshire hogs in addition to fine horses. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 299).

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Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Death Date: 15 May 1944
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 68 years 18 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1876
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace: Dk
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace: Dk
Occupation: Farmer-Stockman
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 16 May 1944
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137792
Digital Film Number: 4029637
Image Number: 2661
Reference Number: cn24065
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Not listed on the 1880 census? Either missed or actually born 1880/1881 versus 1879?

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Name: James Ingram Cartwright
Death Date: 26 Jul 1960
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: w
Death Age: 81 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1879
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Realtor & Rancher
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jul 1960
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116316
Digital Film Number: 4166551
Image Number: 2166
Reference Number: item 5 cn 43494
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Name: Columbus William Cartwright
Death Date: 30 Apr 1957
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 74 years 6 months 20 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1882
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Banker
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 02 May 1957
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135700
Digital Film Number: 4163625
Image Number: 2614
Reference Number: cn 21187
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Name: Ludie C. Brittain
Death Date: 13 Feb 1970
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 84 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1886
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
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Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218584
Digital Film Number: 4168861
Image Number: 816
Reference Number: 12693
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Name: Grover Cleveland Cartwright
Death Date: 01 Dec 1962
Death Place: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1889
Birthplace: San Augustine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonidas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Farming/Ranching
Place of Residence: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas
Cemetery: Fairview
Burial Place: Gainsville, Texas
Burial Date: 03 Dec 1962
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117121
Digital Film Number: 4028528
Image Number: 1078
Reference Number: cn 73440
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Name: Velma C Gilmore
Death Date: 11 Apr 1975
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 82 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leondas Cartwright
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ludie Ingram
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
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Cemetery:
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Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243948
Digital Film Number: 4167790
Image Number: 1931
Reference Number: F 29158
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976