Nettie Cornelia Elliott

Notes:

According to the genealogical compilation of Edith Jordan Stiles, Nettie Cornelia Elliott and Dee Witt Cowen were married, and had many of their children, at “Stiles Switch” (Thrall).

Nettie married Dee Witt Cowen on 8 Jan 1893 in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States. Dee was born on 2 Oct 1869 in Somerset, Pulaski County, KY, United States; died on 28 Sep 1951 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joe Cowen was born on 26 Feb 1894 in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States; died on 2 Apr 1978 in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, United States.
2. Jack Floyd Cowen was born on 13 May 1896 in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States; died on 18 Mar 1981 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States.
3. Norene Elizabeth Cowen was born on 21 Jun 1899 in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States; died in Aug 1969 in San Gabriel, Milam County, Texas, United States.
4. Dee Witt Cowen, Jr. was born on 20 Dec 1904 in _______, Williamson County, Texas, United States; died on 28 Feb 1905 in _______, Williamson County, Texas, United States; was buried after 28 Feb 1905 in Stiles Cemetery, near Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States.
5. Henry Cowen was born on 4 Aug 1906 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States; died in ?.
6. John Samuel Cowen was born on 24 Sep 1908 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States; died in ? in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States; was buried in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, United States.
7. Gus Newton Cowen was born on 7 Sep 1911 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States; died on 12 May 1991 in (unknown).

William married Mary Caroline StilesThorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States. Mary (daughter of Seaborn Stiles and Matilda Helena Moore) was born on 12 Aug 1849 in _______, Bastrop County, Texas, United States; died on 9 Jul 1888 in _______, Bastrop County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 25 Feb 1841, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States
• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Residence: Jul 1867, Precinct 4, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 26 Aug 1870, (unnamed district), Milam County, Texas, United States

Notes:

It is not known where exactly in Milam County Seaborn Stiles and his family lived, but secondhand sources occasionally refer to “Brushy, MIlam Co.”. No such town exists in modern Milam County, Texas, but Brushy may be a reference to Brushy Creek which runs from southwest to northeast across Williamson and Milam counties and crosses the county line approximately 2 miles south of Thorndale. Given census records from 1850 through 1870 which consistently place Seaborn Stiles and family in western Milam County, it’s likely his farm was located along Brushy Creek south or just east of Thorndale.

[LDS-AF-1999f] actually lists Seaborn Stiles’ birth place as merely “Laurens, S.c.” It is not known if he was actually born in the town of Laurens. This source also lists his death at Brushy, Milam County, Texas.

[US-1850-1a] has ages for Seaborn Stiles’ children (by Rebecca Fincher) that don’t correspond to the birth dates derived from sources [Stiles-1999] and [Dempster-2000].

Both [Stiles-1986] and the Williamson County Historical Commission have inaccurate locations for Lawrence Chapel Cemetery. The cemetery is actually located on County Road 473, 2.8 miles south of the junction of 473 and Texas Farm Road 112.

The given name for the individual referenced as the head-of-household in [US-1840a] is very difficult to read. It is likely to be a poor transcription of “Seaborn”, indicating that this is indeed the record for Seaborn Stiles and his family. Additional facts that lend themselves to this conclusion include the enumeration of a “William Styles”, likely to be William Stiles and his wife Piety Ellis, on the line above and the fact that the number and ages of the listed children are consistent with Seaborn Stiles’ family in the 1840s.

Despite being widely used and reported by a number of second-hand sources including [Stiles-1998] and [Stiles-1986], there are no references to the given name, “Francis”, in any first-hand sources or vital records. Consequently, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy uses “Seaborn Stiles” as this individual’s name.

A “Sibourne Stiles” is enumerated with his family in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1830. [US-1830a] lists one woman between the ages of 20 and 30 (Rebecca Fincher?) and one woman under the age of 5 (Amanda Stiles?). If this record actually refers to Seaborn Stiles, then the marriage date for Seaborn Stiles and Rebecca Fincher, derived from [Stiles-1998], is almost certainly inaccurate.

Seaborn Stiles had been a resident of Texas for 18 years and of Milam County for 17 years at the time his name was entered in the Milam County voter rolls. Consequently, he probably moved from Missouri to Texas with his family in 1849.

Census:
Millertown Post Office

Seaborn married Matilda Helena Moore about 1843. Matilda (daughter of Asa Moore) was born on 10 Sep 1815 in _______, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States; died on 24 Apr 1891 in Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, United States; was buried after 24 Apr 1891 in Lawrence Chapel Cemetery, near Shiloh, Williamson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Sep 1850, Milam and Williamson District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Western District, Milam County, Texas, United States
• Census: 26 Aug 1870, (unnamed district), Milam County, Texas, United States

Notes:

[LDS-AF-1999f] has death at Brushy, Milam Co, but [USGS] lists no such place.

See record of Francis Seaborn Stiles for information on the location of Lawrence Chapel Cemetery.

Census:
Millertown Post Office

Notes:

The first 9 children of John Stiles and Margaret Lynch (Aaron, John R, John (?), Francis Seaborn, James, William Jesse, Margaret, and Jane) were all born in Laurens (Laurens County, South Carolina). Sometime between the birth of Jane in 1816 and the birth of Samuel in 1821 the family moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee.

[LDS-AF-1999f] actually lists John Stiles birth place as “Laurens, Laurens, S.c.” But, at the time, the area that eventually became Laurens County was part of the old “Ninety-Six District.” Laurens District was not organized until 1795 and Laurens County almost 70 years later.

It is not know which cemetery in Franklin County is “Cemetery No. 1”.

John married Margaret Lynch in 1800 in _______, Warren County, North Carolina, United States. Margaret (daughter of Aaron Lynch and Polly Lynch) was born before 1790 in Huntland, Franklin County, Tennessee Territory; died in 1838 in _______, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States; was buried in 1839 in Cemetery No. 1, Huntland, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is not know which cemetery in Franklin County is “Cemetery No. 1”.