----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 7:16 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} William S. Grace family of Bowie and Cass Co., TX > Hello List, > > This is my Grace family. Any of this look familiar to you? Need help finding > Williaim's and Nancy's parents. > > Thanks, > > Sue Bouska > Balch Springs, Dallas Co., TX > > Descendants of William S. Grace > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. WILLIAM S.1 GRACE was born 1783 in KY., and died Bef. October 1850 in > Cass Co., TX.. He married NANCY MCLEAN February 17, 1825 in Christian Co., > KY. She was born 1790 in SC., and died Aft. 1860 in Cass Co., TX.. > > Notes for WILLIAM S. GRACE: > In Feb. 1839, (probably from Alabama) the Wm. S. Grace family came to Cass > Co., TX.. They settled on land he purchased near Lanark community, for 13 > labors(?) from John M. McClure, who had obtained it from the original owner, > George W. King. Subscribing witnesses to the Grace & McClure transaction were > J. A. Beasley and Washington S. McClure. William S. Grace's wife was named > Nancy. Their daughter Elizabeth married Henderson Ward, who had the first > Blacksmith shop at Linden. Daughter Rebecca Amanda married L.A. Stapleton. > Sarah Harriet married first, a McAdams, perhaps Charles; secondly she married > James B. McWhirter. William S. Grace is thought to have died by Oct. 1850 > In the 1830 Lauderdale Co., Alabama Census GRACE, William S. 010001-120101 > page 210 (24) > 1 male 5-10 > 1 male 30-40 > 1 female 0-5 > 2 females 5-10 > 1 female 15-20 > 1 female 30-40 > > Ref. Kentucky Marriages to 1850 > > Children of WILLIAM GRACE and NANCY MCLEAN are: > 2. i. NANCY SARAH HARRIET2 GRACE, b. Abt. 1825, Lauderdale Co., AL; d. Bet. > 1900 - 1903, Bowie Co., TX.. > ii. ELIZABETH GRACE, b. Abt. 1827, Alabama; m. HENDERSON WARD, Cass Co., > TX.. > > Notes for ELIZABETH GRACE: > Elizabeth's husband, Henderson Ward operated the first blacksmith shop in > Linden, Texas > > > 3. iii. REBECCA AMANDA GRACE, b. 1833, Alabama. > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. NANCY SARAH HARRIET2 GRACE (WILLIAM S.1) was born Abt. 1825 in Lauderdale > Co., AL, and died Bet. 1900 - 1903 in Bowie Co., TX.. She married (1) MAJOR > JOHN (CHARLES) MCADAMS Bet. 1840 - 1841 in Bowie Co., TX., son of SAMUEL > MCADAMS and SARAH BURTON. He was born 1810 in Washington Co., TN., and died > 1849 in TX.. She married (2) JAMES B. MCWHIRTER Aft. 1850. He was born 1808 > in Indiana. > Notes for MAJOR JOHN CHARLES MCADAMS: > Reference source: > > 1. Ella Elizabeth (Hymer) Teague > 2. Gladys Davis > 3. "Sons of Adam" written by Joe F. McAdams > 4. Holmes Webb, Sr. 3412 55th Street, Lubbock, TX 79413, > Holmes says in his letter to Gladys Davis that John (Charles) McAdams > was a > Baptist Minister, not licensed, but an exhorter > > > Children of NANCY GRACE and JOHN MCADAMS are: > 4. i. BETTIE ELIZABETH3 MCADAMS, b. June 03, 1842, Myrtle Springs, Bowie > Co., TX.; d. August 16, 1916, Clyde, Callahan Co., TX.. > ii. MARY HARRIET MCADAMS, b. 1844, Hooks, Bowie Co., TX.; d. Bet. 1861 - > 1863, Hooks, Bowie Co., TX.. > > Notes for MARY HARRIET MCADAMS: > Ref. Gladys Davis > Gainesville, TX. > Harriet died at 17 years of age. > > > 5. iii. NANCY SARAH MCADAMS, b. 1846, Hooks, Bowie Co., TX.; d. Abt. 1874. > 6. iv. AMANDA DIALTHA MCADAMS, b. March 14, 1848, Douglasville, Cass Co., > TX.; d. December 13, 1930, Hale, Hale Co., TX.. > > Child of NANCY GRACE and JAMES MCWHIRTER is: > v. JOHN B.3 MCWHIRTER, d. 1895, Ft.Worth, Tarrant Co., TX.. > > 3. REBECCA AMANDA2 GRACE (WILLIAM S.1) was born 1833 in Alabama. She > married L.A. STAPLETON in Cass Co., TX.. > > Children of REBECCA GRACE and L.A. STAPLETON are: > i. E.3 STAPLETON, b. 1853, Cass Co., TX.. > ii. W.H. STAPLETON, b. 1857, Cass Co., TX.. > > >