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Sheryl,
Just saw your heading and was amazed! Our paths are crossing again. Here is the line I am currently working on and just found out that Joseph Duty & Louisa Turner are in my family, although not directly.
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http://www.texashistoryhunter.net/saxon.html
SAMUEL SANFORD SAXON, Baptist Minister, b.abt 1825 GA, d. abt 1873 Fayette Co.,TX
...(1) m Unknown
children:
.......1. James b. 1849
.......2. William b. 1851
.......3. Elizabeth b. 1854
...........+Sam Smith, the ferry keeper in the article below.
.......4. Robert b. 1857 (lived with Elizabeth & Sam for a time)
....(2) m Maranza A. Adams in AL d. abt 1873 Fayette Co., TX
children:
.......5. Paratine b. 1862 [with Stribling family]
............+ Wm Henry Jones
.......6. Edward b. 1865 d 1875 TX
.......7. Samuel Lewis b. 1867 [with Hunt family, Williamson Co. TX] (Samuel was the only one of the children who spelled his name as "Sexton" instead of Saxon, no one is sure why.)
*******8. Marietta b. March 1868 [with Cook family, Bastrop Co. TX] m. Feb 9, 1893
............+ William Henry Duty,(s/o Joseph Duty, Louisa Turner) b. Apr 17, 1850 Travis Co, TX, d. May 2, 1915, Killeen, Bell Co., TX
.................1. Hildred Milton Duty b. Oct. 1893, Webberville, Travis Co., TX d. Oct 31, 1942, Burnet, Burnet Co., TX m. Oct 1917, Belton, Bell Co., TX
.......................+ Pearle Inez Madden, b. 1896
..........................1 Marietta L. Duty, b. 1919
..........................2 Hildred M. Duty, b. 1910
..........................3 Della L. Duty, b. 1923
..........................4 Zula P. Duty, b. 1928
..........................5 Forest W. Duty, b. 1930
1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Cottle, Texas; Roll: 2311; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 1122.0.
.................2. Henry Grady Duty, b: Nov. 16, 1895, d. Aug. 8, 1981
.................3. Bonnybel Duty b. May 1898
.................4. Annie Louisa Duty b. 1900, Bastrop TX, d. 1966, m. Apr 3, 1917
.................5. Jesse Milam Duty b. Jan. 1, 1903 Bastrop Co., TX d. Mar. 10, 1973 Belton, Bell Co., TX
.................6. Bulah E Duty b. 1908
1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 1033.
.......9. Emma Jane b. 1870 [with Bastian family, Bastrop Co. TX]
............+ Junious P. Nash
......10. Everett b. 1872, GA d. 1873
FROM THE BASTROP (TX) ADVERTISER
Abstracts published online at
http://searches.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/tx/bastrop/newspapers/advert75.txt
09 October 1875
DIED - - - Edward D. SAXON on the 11th inst. He became entangled in the shaft at Mr. BARBEE's Steam Mill. Relatives unknown. SAXON has been living with W. H. COULSON, Sr. at Mcdade. SAXON said his parents settled in Fayette County [TX] 2 or 3 years ago, both dying in the same year they came to Texas. Said his father was a Baptist minister. There were many children, all scattered about after the parents' deaths. One is a sister of SAXON living with Mr. BASTIAN of Bastrop.
30 October 1875
N. THOMAS of Winchester, Fayette County, reports on the family of Edward D. SAXON who died recently. The Rev. Sanford SAXON, Baptist minister, came to this vicinity three years ago and settled on Maj. J. C. STRIBLING's farm in CUNNINGHAM's Prairie in Fayette County [TX]. This man and wife died the same year, leaving 8 children. The oldest, a girl of 17 or 18, married Sam SMITH who keeps "Jonis' Ferry" three miles from here. Robert, the eldest boy, is at the ferry. Paratina is with Major STRIBLING. Samuel is with Mr. Wesley HUNT in Williamson County. Margetta is with Mrs. COOK at Rutersville in this county. The little girl Emer is in your place [i.e., with Mr. BASTIAN of Bastrop]. The youngest is deceased. This family came from Florence, a small place in Alabama.
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