Boyd — Sadie Haning. Sadie (daughter of John Haning and Martha Jane McDonald) died , Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died soon after second marriage.
Step-mother wrote to the boys in Montague County asking them to come get the kids as she couldn’t take care of them. They rode on horseback to get them in LA.

John married Martha Jane McDonald 1859, Montague County, Texas. Martha (daughter of Jarel “Giles” McDonald and Mary Polly Davis) was born 1840, Montague County, Texas; died 1 Apr 1864, New Orleans, Louisianna. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Oldest Daughter.
Died when baby girl died most likely in Louisianna.

Birth:
some say 1845

Notes:

1850 census has McDaniel as last name.
Joined wagon train leaving [Lawrence County] Missouri in 1850’s going to Texas. Went by way of the “Texas Road” an Indian Trail. It crossed the Canadian River at Gaines Creek, going south to a place called Geary’s, then Boggy Depot then south to Colbert and across Red RIver at Colberts Ferry a few miles north of Denison, Texas. Coberts Ferry was operated by Benjamin Franklin Colbert a Chickasaw Indian, and run across the river by slaves.
Wagon stopped in Grayson County, Texas;
then went on to Montague County in 1857. Two hills in Bowie: Queen’s Peak & Brushy Mound. They chose Queen’s Peak. Beads & arrowheads can still be found at Brushy Mound.
They lived on the Denton Creek on the east side for 2 years.
First school on Denton Creek in 1860 in a private home later known as Dace McDOnald home.
A little later a 2 room log cabin built on Cash’s farm used for school & church.
1859 moved from Denton Creek to Queen’s Peak. First called Victoria’s Peak.
1860 opened up the General Merchandise store (rock building across from present courthouse) at Montague, the county seat. THis is where Mary was born.
THen moved to Whitesboro, Texas 1872, to work in the Genreal Merchandise & Pool Hall with THomas Wade (son-in-law).
Murdered in robbery in San Antonio April 1889.
By 1880 he and family had acquired 960 acres of land known as the William Carlton & Patrick Curling Surveys.

Birth:
some say 1819, KY

Died:
Murdered in robbery

Jarel married Mary Polly Davis 10 Jul 1839, Audrain County, Missouri. Mary (daughter of Baylor Davis and Judah Wainscott) was born 27 Feb 1818, Kentucky; died 15 Mar 1913, Mcdonald Cemetery, Bowie, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Smoked clay pipe.
In photo?
1850 census has McDaniel as last name.

Birth:
one census says MO

Notes:

Married:
1-13-1870?