The Curtis Harden Lanham Family 1813

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Figure 1. Family Tree for Curtis Harden Lanham

Figure 2. Curtis Harden Fan Chart

Figure 3. Curtis Harden Lanham

Curtis Harden LANHAM ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] was born on 18 Jan 1813 in ,,Kentucky , USA, a son of Sylvester and Jane (Estes) Lanham. He died on 28 Jan 1897 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. He was buried in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas.

Curtis married Margaret L. CHANDLER ^[4] ^[5] ^[3] daughter of John CHANDLER and Mary about 1843 in ,Andrew, Missouri, USA. Margaret was born on 15 Sep 1824 in ,, Kentucky, USA. She died on 16 May 1890 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. She was buried in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas.

Figure 4. Margaret L. Chandler Fan Chart

Figure 5. Margaret L. Chandler Gravestone

She is a daughter of John CHANDLER, who was born 26 May 1802, according to the 1850 Andrew Co., Missouri census, in South Carolina, and MARY (maiden name unknown), according to the Andrew Co. census of 1850 was born in Tennessee, 14 December 1801.

The 1850 Andrew Co., Missouri census listed the John Chandler household as : Mary, wife; children, William age 17 born in Illinois, Nancy age 16 born in Illinois, Mary age 14 born in Illinois and John age 8 born in Missouri; also the family of Curtis Lanum and wife Margaret and Children, Thomas B., Hiram D. and William C.

Curtis Harden and family and the Chandlers probably came to Texas together with his father Sylvester in 1853. The Dallas County census of 1860 listed Curtis Harden Lanham, a blacksmith, wife Margaret and Thomas B., Hiram D., and William C.

A history of Rockwell County states, The Lanham family were early pioneer settlers of the community of Rockwall, Texas. William Curtis Lived on top of the hill near the homesite of Wm. I. Lofland’s new home. I believe that Mr. Lanham’s first wife a Bowles (Susan Bowles, dau. Of W.B. Bowles) and related to W.B. Bowles, who patented the 320 acres of land just west of the town of Rockwall. Benona Buford Lanham a son of William Curtis Lanham married a Willess and he his wife now reside on 302 West Rusk Street here in Rockwall. Uncle Benton Lanham lived on the corner of Kaufman and West Streets where Mrs. Tom Collum has recently built a new home. H.D. Lanham (Hiram Demarcus) lived just North of Rockwall. I remember his family quite well as I went to school with some of his children. They have a son Curt Lanham, who was the oldest child of the family, a son, Thomas Berry Lanham, a daughter, Mollie who married Emmitt Welburn and a daughter Alma Lanham. Alma and I were in the same grade at school. This family left here about 1906 and settled somewhere in Oklahoma (Martha, OK). Mr. Lanham’s (Hiram Demarcus) wife (Sarah) had previously been married to Mr. Scott and she was the mother of two children by her first marriage to wit: W.G. Scott a son and a daughter, and Fannie Scott who married Ed Holt.^[6]

This is the first recorded indication of Lanhams belonging to a specific church since departing England. Thomas Benton Lanham joined the First Christian Church in Rockwall and Hiram Lanham, residing west of town joined the Church of Christ.

Curtis Harden is listed in both the 1870 Kaufman CO. and 1880 Rockwall Co. census as a blacksmith in the village of Rockwall.

Curtis Harden Lanham and Margaret Chandler had the following children:

(i.) Son, Hiram Demarcus (Henry) LANHAM ^[5] ^[7] ^[6] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] was born on 19 Sep 1845 in of , Andrew, Missouri, USA. He died on 29 Dec 1920 in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA. He was buried in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA. Hiram married ^[5] Sarah Green JACKS ^[5] ^[8] ^[7] ^[11] daughter of Green Berry JACKS and Lovina AMICK about 1874 in <Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas>. Sarah was born on 16 May 1849 in , Andrew, Missouri, USA. She died on 01 Sep 1926 in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA. She was buried in Henrietta, Clay, Texas. See The Hiram Demarcus Lanham Family for details.

(ii.) Son, Thomas Benton LANHAM was born on 09 Jan 1844 in , Andrew, Missouri, USA. He died on 08 Jul 1918 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. He was buried ^[5] in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas. Thomas married (1) Sarah E. (Sally) GRIFFITH ^[5] ^[12] daughter of John GRIFFITH and Frances about 1869 of , , Georgia, USA. Sarah was born in 1837 in ,, Georgia, USA. She died in 1904 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. She was buried in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Texas. Thomas married (2) Sarah Jane FARMER about 1905. Sarah was born in 1844. See [The_Thomas_Benton_Lanham_Family] for details.

(iii.) Daughter, Amanda Francis LANHAM ^[5] was born about 1847 in ,Andrew, Missouri, USA. No other information, we suspect she may have died in Missouri.

(iv.) Son, William Curtis LANHAM ^[5] was born in May 1850 in of , Andrew, Missouri, USA. He died in 1933 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. He was buried in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas. William married (1) Susan A. BOWLES ^[5] daughter of Watson B. BOWLES and Elizabeth SCOTT on 01 Oct 1871 in , Kaufman, Texas, USA. Susan was born on 14 Aug 1852 in , Kaufman, Texas, USA. She died ^[5] on 22 Sep 1890 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. She was buried in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas. William married (2) Josie about 1891. Josie was born in 1871 in ,, Missouri. See The William Curtis Lanham Family for details.

Curtis Harden died 28 January 1897 and Margaret died 16 May 1890. Both are buried at Rockwall, Texas in the same area with the Chandlers. Curtis Harden’s head stone is broken but complete. See the following gravestone photos.

photo of cemetery entrance gate with the name of the cemetery

Figure 6. Rockwall Cemetery

Figure 7. Curtis Harden Lanham’s Grave Stone in Rockwall, Texas

 Curtis H. Lanham
 18 January 1813 to
 28 January 1897

This photo does not have the sunlight at the right angle to see the other words. Kevin Lanham physically went to the Rockwall Cemetery in 1995 and observed the markings on the grave stone.

Figure 8. Photo of CH Lanham grave stone taken by O.S. Lanham in 1981

Figure 9. Margaret Lanham Grave Stone

 Margret L. Lanham
 15 September 1824
 16 May 1890

This photo does not have the sunlight at the right angle to see the other words. Kevin Lanham physically went to the Rockwall Cemetery in 1995 and observed the markings on the grave stone.

Figure 10. Photo of Margret Lanham’s grave stone taken by OS Lanham in 1981

Edina Earle Scott and Oleta Lanham, 1985

1. Rockwall Marriage Dates, 1876-1894, Ft Worth Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.

2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File ®, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

3. Grave Stone in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Texas reads CURTIS H. LANHAM Born JAN 18, 1813 Died JAN 28, 1897.

4. Grave Stone next to Curtis H. Lanham in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Texas reads…MARGARET L. LANHAM Born SEPT 15, 1824.

5. Oran Stroud Lanham’s Family History Research, October 1984.

6. History of Rockwall County 1842-1968 by O.L. Steger, Sr. Henington Publishing Co. Wolfe City, Texas 75496, published 1969.

7. Grave stone in Henrietta, Texas reads…LANHAM FATHER MOTHER.

8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File ®.

9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index ®, Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of August 16, 2009, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

10. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index ®, Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 25, 2010, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

11. Rockwall County History, Sponsored by Rockwall County Historical Foundation, PO Box 916, Rockwall, Texas 75087.

12. Grave stone in Rockwall Cemetery, Rockwall, Texas reads SARAH E. LANHAM 1837 - 1904.

Updated on 01 Jan 0001