John, There is a Lamar High School in Houston. I guess it was named for this family. Lucy ----- Original Message ----- From: John R. Clarke To: DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [DANIEL-L] Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus LAMAR and Sarah Williamson BIRD Regardless, Jack, there has to be a reason that Professor RIVERS (1824-1905) was living with Sarah Bird LAMAR in 1850 in Newton County, GA. I know he had a school there, because the name of some of his students are listed on the census with them, but my bet is he was family of sorts. I could be wrong on this but the LAMARS are close to many of my RICHTER bunch in Madison, GA, later...... Also, Newton County, GA is where his brother, William Bainbridge RIVERS lived - Rivers Hill Plantation. He was married to Sophia R. THOMAS, d/o Rev. Edward Lloyd THOMAS and Mary Steward L. HOGUE of Oxford, Newton County, GA. Sophia's brother was Gen. Edward Lloyd THOMAS, Jr, CSA. Also in 1850, my 2nd GGF, Rev. Russell RENEAU (1807-1865) was living in Oxford, Newton County, GA. This put RIVERS, my GGM, Mary Jane RENEAU (1840-1912), who married Robert W. DANIEL (1809-1865) of Bethany, Jefferson County, GA in 1852, the LAMARS and the RICHTERS of Madison, GA all within just a few miles of one another in this 1850 time frame. Remember, also, that Professor RIVERS married Mrs. Mary Jane Reneau DANIEL after RWD's death in 1867, so this early common early location in Newton County, GA probably set the stage for what happened later. Judge LAMAR's brother was General Mirabeau Bonaparte LAMAR (1798-1859) who was born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia but died in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas. He married Tabitha Burnwell JORDAN, daughter of a Burnwell JORDAN, according to my notes. My notes also say that he was the 2nd President of TX. His widow later died in Columbus, GA and they had two children, both born in Perry County, AL. Judge LAMAR, the oldest, was born in Warren County, GA but the other children of John LAMAR III were born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia. Judge LAMAR's children married into the LONGSTREET (two of them), BAILEY, WIGGINS and LAMAR families. I think this whole bunch connects but whether my bunch are a part of them, I do not know..... My notes on General L. B. LAMAR: <<< President Lamar's widowed mother and his daughter came to Texas from Stewart County, Georgia, in 1839. Mrs. Lamar had her will prepared on July 24, 1839, but was too ill to sign it. She died on the 26th and was buried in the City Cemetery, now on West Dallas Avenue in Houston. In her will, Mrs. Lamar left all of her property to the lawful issue of her daughter Mary Ann by her husband Joseph Moreland. It was specified, however, that the property was not to be distributed until after Mrs. Moreland's death. At the time of her demise, Mrs. Lamar possessed three slaves -- John, aged about 27, Amanda, aged about 18, and Alice, aged about 10 years. Her sons, Mirabeau B. Lamar and Jefferson J. Lamar of Stewart County Georgia, were named as executors of her estate. SOURCE: Newspaper Clippings from the Macon Messenger, Vol. III (1838-1842), Tad Evans, page 129 >>> John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack V Butler" <JackVButler@comcast.net> To: <DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [DANIEL-L] Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus LAMAR and Sarah Williamson BIRD > John, Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus Lamar committed suicide in 1834. A > minister had been tried and convicted for the murder of his step-daughter, > and Lamar sentenced him to death. > > Somehow, his case was brought before the Georgia Senate where a William > Daniel of Savannah was one of the strongest proponents for the minister's > innocence. (A note that was with the history that I read on this incident > said that William Daniel had missed being President of the Senate by 2 > votes). Anyway, William Daniel lost his argument for mercy, and the > minister was hanged. > > In 1834, a man was on the gallows for another murder when he confessed to > the murder for which the minister had been hanged. He gave sufficient > detail to totally exonerate the pastor - too late to help. > > A couple of days later, Judge Lamar came home, kissed his wife and children, > walked out into his garden and shot himself to death. > > I saw no genealogical connection between William Daniel and Judge Lamar, but > it was an interesting coincidental connection. > > Jack > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John R. Clarke" <jclarke@rose.net> > To: <DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:39 PM > Subject: [DANIEL-L] Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus LAMAR and Sarah > Williamson BIRD > > > > Good Evening, > > I do not think to ask if anyone had a DANIEL related to this LAMAR or > > BIRD families? > > > > Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus LAMAR (1797-1834) died in > > Milledgeville, Baldwin County, GA and his wife, Sarah Bird LAMAR, moved to > > Newton County, GA where I find Professor Winfield Montgomery RIVERS living > > with her in 1850. > > Sarah was the d/o Thompson BIRD and Susannah WILLIAMSON of Powalter, > > Hancock County, GA. The BIRDS were formerly of Cecil County, MD and the > > WILLIAMSONS of Wilkes County, GA, formerly Buckingham County, VA. > Susannah > > was the d/o Col. Micajah WILLIAMSON RS-SC (1744-1796) and Sarah GILLIAM. > > Sarah's sister, Nancy WILLIAMSON married Gov. John CLARKE, Esq. and her > > brother, Charles WILLIAMSON. married Mary CLARKE, John's sister. John and > > Mary were the children of Gen. Eligah CLARKE and Hannah ARRINGTON of > Wilkes > > County, GA. > > Judge LAMAR was the son of John LAMAR III and Rebecca LAMAR of > > "Fairfield", Putnam County, Georgia and grandson of John LAMAR, II and > Mary > > Elizabeth BUGG of Columbia County, GA. The LAMARS were originally from > > Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland. > > The reason I ask is because Professor RIVERS married my GGM, Mary Jane > > RENEAU in 1867 after the death of my GGF, Robert W. DANIEL,, Esq. of > > Jefferson County, GA and I feel there is a good chance that RIVERS was in > > some what related to these LAMARS - in some way or another. > > Judge LAMAR was originally buried in Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Ga but > > his body was moved in 1894 to St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette Co, > > MS, home of the University of MS. > > > > If you have a DANIEL family with links to this bunch, I would like to > > hear about it. > > > > Short biography on Judge Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus LAMAR: > > <<< > > He was a student at Franklin College, University of Georgia. L.Q.C. > studied > > law in the office of Joel Crawford at Milledgeville in 1816 and at the law > > school, Litchfield, Conn, 1817-1818; and was admitted to the Georgia bar > in > > 1819 and settled in practice at Milledgeville.. He soon became recognized > as > > an able and outstanding attorney. In 1821, he became a law partner with > Joel > > Crawford, his former instructor. In 1830, he was elevated to the bench as > > the youngest judge in the State of Georgia, and was soon recognized as one > > of the ablest judges of that early period. He also possessed unusual > > literary culture. He revised Augustine S. Clayton's "Georgia Justice," > > published in 1819 and was chosen by the legislature of Georgia to compile > > the laws of Georgia from 1810 to 1820, published in 1821. > > > > His tombstone says: > > > > "Sacred to the memory of Lucius Q. C. LAMAR, late Judge of the Superior > > Court of the Okmulgee circuit, who during a brief service of five years > > discharged the duties of that high office with probity, firmness, > assiduity, > > and unquestionable reputation. The devoted love of his family, the ardent > > attachment of personal friends, the admiration of the Bar, and the > universal > > approbation of his enlightened administration of justice, attest the > > goodness and eminence of one arrested by death too early in the bright and > > useful career in which he had been place by his native State. Born July > 15, > > 1797. Died July 4, 1834." > > >>> > > John R. Clarke > > Thomasville, GA > > > > > > > > ==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to change the Subject line of your message when you change > the subject of a reply message. > > > > > ==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation for longer than 5 days? 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