Thomas Benton Van Winkle

1805 - 1882  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Benton Van Winkle  [1, 2]
  Born	16 Jan 1805	North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Morgan Co., Indiana   [3]
  Residence	1830	Morgan Co., Indiana   [3]
  	With two boys under age 5 and a girl age 15 to 19
  Census	1840	Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri   [4]
  Residence	1840	Benton Twp., Taney, Missouri   [4]
  	With a boy and two girls under age 5, a boy and girl aged 5 to 9, two boys aged 10 to 14 and a woman aged 20 to 29
  Census	1850	Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri   [5]
  Occupation	1850	Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1850	Dist. 45, Ozark, Missouri   [5]
  	With wife Elizabeth W (Smart) and nine children
  Occupation	1857	Lampasas Co., Texas   [6]
  	Farmer; owned four horses and eight cattle
  Residence	1857	Lampasas Co., Texas   [6]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Occupation	1858	Lampasas Co., Texas   [7]
  	Farmer; owned five horses and ten cattle
  Residence	1858	Lampasas Co., Texas   [7]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Residence	1859	Lampasas Co., Texas   [8]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Census	1860	Lampasas Co., Texas   [9]
  	Lampasas P.O.
  Occupation	1860	Lampasas Co., Texas   [9, 10]
  	Farmer Owned eight cattle
  Residence	1860	Lampasas Co., Texas   [9, 10]
  	With wife Elizabeth W (Smart) and seven children Owned 544 acres valued at $660
  Occupation	1861	Lampasas Co., Texas   [11]
  	Farmer; owned two horses and six cattle
  Residence	1861	Lampasas Co., Texas   [11]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Occupation	1865	Lampasas Co., Texas   [12]
  	Stock raiser; owned $400 in livestock
  Residence	1865	Lampasas Co., Texas   [12]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Occupation	1866	Lampasas Co., Texas   [13]
  	Stock raiser; owned three horses, fifteen cattle, and forty sheep
  Residence	1866	Lampasas Co., Texas   [13]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Census	1870	Benton Twp., Douglas, Missouri   [14]
  	Arno P.O.
  Occupation	1870	Benton Twp., Douglas, Missouri   [14]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1870	Benton Twp., Douglas, Missouri   [14]
  	With wife Elizabeth W (Smart), three children, a son-in-law and six grandchildren
  Occupation	1879	Lampasas Co., Texas   [15]
  	Stock raiser; owned nine horses and fourteen cattle
  Residence	1879	Lampasas Co., Texas   [15]
  	Listed as a resident but not as a land owner
  Died	22 Nov 1882	Lampasas Co., Texas   [2]
  Buried	Gatesville, Coryell, Texas   [2]
  	Restland Cemetery [2] Originally buried in Brown's Creek Cemetery, his remains were moved in 1942 when Camp Hood (now Fort Hood) was established [2]
  		Rev Thomas Benton Van Winkle - Find A Grave Memorial Includes biography, genealogical information, and headstone photo. Created by: Melanie Hester Record added: Jun 06, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70939256
  Notes	Nov 1882 Browns Creek Cemetery-When the U.S. Government bought the land for Camp Hood (now Ft. Hood) in 1942 they removed the remains from the cemeteries in the impact area. Thomas Benton's remains were moved the Restland Cemetery-Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Some family histories indicate POB as North Carolina Thomas Benton recorded a Patent on 40 acres of land in Morgan County, Indiana in June, 1834 and sold this 40 acres in September 1834 for $8.50. Thomas Benton and Elizabeth White (Smart) Van Winkle and their family came on a 16 wagon train from Missouri to Williamson County, Texas in December 1851. Sometime shortly after they bought the R. Pilley survey, where their last two sons, Jonathan William and Jesse, were born. They sold this place in 1859 to Mr. Hughes. All records of this sale were destroyed when the Court House burned. Thomas hired a law firm, promising them 1/2 the land if they could get it back. The jury found in favor of John Horst, because there were no records where he had sold it. In 1868 Thomas filed on a 160 acre homestead on Big Lucy Creek next to his daughter Deida Hatley Parker. In 1872 it was approved. In 1856 Thomas, his sons, James & Brice Miller, & 132 other citizens of Coryell County petitioned the Governor of Texas to make part of the territory of Coryell County into Lampasas County. It was approved in 1861. Thomas and all his sons were farmers and ranchers, running mostly sheep and goats Father: Jesse Van Winkle b: 04 Oct 1772 Mother: Mary Ann Braden Not found in Probate Minutes index of Lampasas Co., Texas Not found in Williamson Co., Texas tax rolls of 1852-4 Not found in Coryell Co., Texas tax rolls of 1855-7 Not found in Lampasas Co., Texas tax rolls of 1856 (earliest available 23 Dec 2014) Not found in Lampasas Co., Texas tax rolls of 1862-4, 1867, 1870, 1875-8, 1880-2
  Person ID	I1163	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2015

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth White Smart,   b. 5 Sep 1811, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana ,   d. 1891, Lampasas Co., Texas  (Age 79 years)
  Marriage License	4 Apr 1826	Morgan Co., Indiana   [1]
  Married	24 Apr 1826	Morgan Co., Indiana   [1, 16]
  	Officiated by Thomas Wood, E.C.C. [1]
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F526	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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