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I received an answer to my original Message from Rod Smith
as follows:
Posted By: Rod Smith
Email:
Subject: Re: W. A. Highsmith of Bastrop Co., Texas
Post Date: October 12, 2001 at 19:50:41
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/highsmith/messages/275.html
Forum: Highsmith Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/highsmith/
"W.A." was probably Capt.WILLIAM ANDREW HIGHSMITH
During the Civil War he served as a member of Green's Brigade. He moved to Texas in 1853 and became a respected lawyer in Bastrop,TX. Was the 1st County Clerk of Bastrop County, TX.
He was born abt.1839 in Lincoln County,MO and died in 1912 in Bastrop,TX (your date of 12/13/1912 is probably correct)
He married on 5/4/1863 in Bastrop,TX, LELIA ADDIE DABNEY(born abt.1842 in Mississippi-died 1/10/1918 "your date" in Bastrop,TX )
They had 8 children all born in Bastrop,TX
1)Hon,FRANK C HIGHSMITH (1864-bef.1954) / LILLIE McGOWEN married in Colorado City,TX. Had one son that I am aware of, HARRY HIGHSMITH. Frank's Bio. on pg. 612 of "Highsmiths in America"
2)CHARLES C HIGHSMITH (born1867) / NORA V OLIVE, married in 1899.They had no children. He was a respected lawyer in Houston,TX and has a bio. on pg. 613 in "Highsmiths in America"
3)LELIA HIGHSMITH (born abt.1868)
4)LAURA HIGHSMITH (born abt.1870)
5)KATE HIGHSMITH (born abt.1874)
6)SUSAN "SUSIE" MAE HIGHSMITH (born abt.1876-died 1940)
/ BENJAMIN LYMAN GRIMES
7)MAGGIE HIGHSMITH (born abt.1879) / Mr PERKINS
8)THOMAS WALTER HIGHSMITH (born abt.1881) / MAE COOK
Ancesters of WILLIAM ANDREW HIGHSMITH
Parents: DAVID HIGHSMITH (born abt.1800 in GA) & JANE MILLER
Grand Parents: BENJAMIN(AHIJAH?)HIGHSMITH (born 1764 in Halifax County,NC & ABIGAIL ?
G-Grand Parents:DANIEL HIGHSMITH,Jr(abt1735-abt1807) & LUCRETIA PARKER(circa 1730-?)
G-G-Grand Parents:DANIEL HIGHSMITH(1710-abt1772) & ANN BECK(1715-abt1772)
G-G-G-Grand Parents:BARTHOLOMEW HIGHSMITH(abt1690-abt1728) & ELEANOR POWELL(abt1692-abt1728)
What is your connection to the Highsmith's and where did you get the death dates?
Read through other replys about the decendants and you will get an idea of the extent of this family. If I can be of further help please post a further message.
Rod
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That brought your surname into play when I discovered that W. A. Highsmith's daughter married a Grimes in Bastrop County.
My mother was Mary Louisa Vanwinkle, daughter of Susie Elizabeth Highsmith of Coryell County who married John D. Wanwinkle. Any help you give me on the Cottletown Grimes will be greatly appreciated.
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