| 8. |  Martin Clifton Court was born on 18 May 1879 in Texas (son of Thomas Jefferson Court and Sarah Ellen Caddell); died on 6 Jan 1948 in Childress, Childress Co, Texas; was buried on 07 Jan 1948 in Childress Cem, Childress, Childress Co, Texas. Notes:
Martin Clifton Court told stories to his grandsons about his father, Thomas Jefferson Court, using an alias and hiding out from the law for a period of time. Thomas has been found on the 1880 Census in San Saba County, Texas. I thought the following excerpt about the history of that county was interesting.
"During the 1880s lawlessness became a problem, and the county experienced a period of "mob rule." In response, citizens formed an anti-mob organization. However, factions developed within the organization, and by 1896 the competing groups wee conducting what amounted to open warfare. After a number of men were killed, the Texas Rangersqv were dispatched to the area, and order was eventually restored."
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Alma Ward Hamrick, The Call of the San Saba: A History of San Saba County (San Antonio: Naylor, 1941; 2d ed., Austin: Jenkins, 1969). San Saba County History (San Saba, Texas: San Saba County Historical Commission, 1983).
(from Jann Webb)
1920 Fannin Co, TX census
Died:
d.c. age 68 married, retired, gives b.d. as May 5, 1880
parents' names Thomas J. Court, b Texas; and Ellen Candell, b Texas
informant signature left blank, only address of Childress, TX
Martin married Easter Maybell McKevoy on 16 Jul 1897 in Bet. Gatesville and Oglesby, Texas. Easter was born on 24 May 1884 in Lamkin, Comanche Co, Texas; died on 6 Aug 1963 in Childress, Childress Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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