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Note: Augustone Partnership Stockton 1834 - 1894
A. P. Stockton and his family lived first in the Stagecoach Inn,inherited from his mother Emily Bumpas Stockton, in Evergreen nearLincoln, where all their six children were born. Annie Fariss Ballardreports that by the time the children were growing up the family hadmoved, and were farming in Dime Box very near Elvira's brother RobertKnox, probably on property inherited from William A. Knox.
A. P. and Elvira had children in three different counties, but allin the same house, the Stagecoach Inn.
Letha Ann Stockton 1867 Washington County
Emily Stockton 1869 Burleson County
William Murry Stockton 1871 Burleson County
Eola Stockton 1874 Lee County
Mary Penn Stockton 1879 Lee County
Elvira Stockton 1883 Lee County
Bastrop, Colorado, Milam, and Washington were original 1836 counties.
In 1837, Fayette County was formed out of Bastrop and Colorado.
In 1846, Burleson County was formed out of Milam and Washington.
In 1874, Lee County was formed out of Bastrop, Burleson, Washington,and Fayette.
We believe that I. J. and Annie were married in her father's farmhome, eight months after her mother died.
Annie Stockton Fariss once pointed out to Max Fariss the location ofthe slave quarters on the farm at Dime Box.
Max Fariss reports that A. P. was a Civil War veteran.
When A.P.'s daughter-in-law Minnie Arendal died in 1898 after beingburned all over with coal oil from a lamp, his son William MurrayStockton was left with five children. The five had to be put out intofive other family homes, scattered for necessity. The youngest, Aminda"Minnie," was about 6 weeks old, and was placed with Annie Stockton andIra Jones Fariss.
Soon thereafter, William Murray Stockton tied up his horse at thedepot in Lexington, caught a train, and never again visited in Texas.He left a note on the saddle: "Please see that my horse gets home." Hewent to Montana, married, and raised another family.
Annie Fariss Ballard was told that her grandfather AugustinePartnership Stockton once said "I wouldn't take a whole cowpen of boysfor any one of my girls." If he said this, it was even before WilliamMurray Stockton left his five motherless children and took the train forMontana in 1898, because A.P.S. died in 1894.
Augusta Zie Fariss reports in 1995 that he died of pneumonia.
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