John: Re the LEA girl you mentioned - if this family went on to AL, you might want to know that Sam Houston's "third" wife was a young LEA girl from AL. I had thought he had married her in Nacogdoches, TX, (she about 18, he about forty plus) where her father was a merchant, but some sources say he married her in AL. I don think he was in AL at the time, but wherever the marriage was, she was his third and last wife. Price Daniel's wife, Jean Houston Baldwin Daniel was a third great granddaughter of that marriage. Anne

Anne, That smells of the same bunch. The wife of John COLLINS of Augusta, GA who was the supposed father of Nancy Ann COLLINS who married Rev. Nicholas MURPHEY (their daughters married two of my DANIEL boys) was supposedly a HOUSTON. I also know that in the 1870's Professor Winfield Montgomery RIVERS (1824-1905 who was born in James Island, SC), was teaching at Nacogdoches College, Nacogdoches, TX. RIVERS had married my GGM, Mary Jane RENEAU (1830-1912), relict of Robert W. DANIEL (1809-1865) of Bethany, Jefferson County, GA, in 1867 in Jefferson County, GA. In 1850, RIVERS was living in Newton County, GA in the home of Sarah Williamson Bird LAMAR, widow of Judge L. Q. C. LAMAR, Sr. of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, GA. Remember, his brother was the 2nd President of TX and we know who the first President of TX was, right? <grin> I do not know who RIVERS married, first, except that her name was Suzie, probably short for Susanna or Susannah. I somehow get the feeling that RIVERS was somewhat of a gold digger who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth in James Island, so I'll bet his first wife, who died in 1862, came out of one of these close, rather wealthy and well educated families - likes marry likes. Some have mentioned the names, COPES and CAPERS for her. RIVERS was no "stoop," either. He graduated from the University of Charleston. I do not know but I know one of his brothers was named, Capers Michael RIVERS. What I do know is that an Albenia SHECUT born 1863 was living with Mat and Hallie RICHTER in Madison, Morgan County, GA in 1880 and she was listed as a second cousin, probably of Hallie. Hallie (1850-1935) was the d/o Professor RIVERS and his first wife, Suzie. Mat (1846-1924), whose real name was Martin Luther RICHTER, Sr.) was the slightly older brother of my grandfather, John C. RICHTER (1848-1907), also of Madison, who married Alice E. DANIEL in 1872. Remember also, that John and Mat's brother, Charles, Jr. was a Professor of Mathematics at several colleges in GA. It was also, Charles William RICHTER, Jr (1837-1907) who married Mary Lou HUNTER (1848-1917) out of the HUNTERS of Greensboro and according to this bunch they were one of the wealthiest families in Greensboro. I also know that one of their grandsons, Richter SMITH of Griffin, GA married the niece of Bobby JONES, the golfer and I know the JONES family is collateral to this bunch because my grandmother (Alice Elizabeth Daniel RICHTER) married a Dr. JONES, a dentist, of Monroe, GA in 1914 in Atlanta. This was after my grandfather died in 1907. The family story is -- this Dr. JONES, who some say was named Dr. Robert JONES, was nothing but an old drunk and a gold digger who was after Alice's money. <grin> I have copies of some rather scathing letters about this Dr. JONES that go back and forth among various family members after the event. <grin> This was also confirmed by a lady who lives in Rutledge, GA and grew up near Alice and her second husband, so I believe it was probably true. Anyway, she must have gotten rid of him pretty quickly (or he drank himself to death) because she is living alone in Madison by 1920 and he is not buried anywhere near her in Madison. She was buried with my grandfather as Alice Richter JONES in the John Richter family lot. However, there is a good likelihood this Dr. JONES was out of the same overall Cherokee County, GA family as Bobby JONES. That's just a guess on my part..... John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne W O'Brien" <aobtx@juno.com> To: <DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 5:55 PM Subject: [DANIEL-L] Re Something interesting Coffee-: DANIEL-D Digest V03 #508 > John: > > Re the LEA girl you mentioned - if this family went on to AL, you might > want to know that Sam Houston's "third" wife was a young LEA girl from > AL. I had thought he had married her in Nacogdoches, TX, (she about 18, > he about forty plus) where her father was a merchant, but some sources > say he married her in AL. I don think he was in AL at the time, but > wherever the marriage was, she was his third and last wife. Price > Daniel's wife, Jean Houston Baldwin Daniel was a third great > granddaughter of that marriage. > > Anne > > > ==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation for longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Click on the following link and your message is ready to send > Mail Mode: > mailto:DANIEL-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > or- > Digest Mode: > mailto:DANIEL-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > >