| 2. | Otis McGaffey, Sr. was born on 30 Aug 1820 in Circleville, Ohio (son of Neal McGaffey and Hannah McNeil); died on 27 May 1908 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 23 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
- Census: 1860, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
- Census: 1870, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
- Census: 1880, Luling, Caldwell Co, Texas
- Census: 1900, Oak Cliff, Dallas Co, Texas
Notes:
Came to Sabine Pass in December, 1839. Went back to Michigan in 1841 to marry Mary McCollister had their first child and left in 1842 to go back to Texas with two horse wagons. Taken from an autobiography of Otis McGaffey, Sr. written in 1905.
Census:
res 198
Hemmonway E.P. 43 1807 Massachusetts
Mary Ann 33 1807 Massachusetts
Edward 15 1835 District of Columbia
Augustus 13 1837 South Carolina
Sarah 6 1844 South Carolina
William 0 1850 Texas
199 Otis McGaffey 30 1820 merchant 700 Ohio
Mary Jane 28 1822 New York
Mary J. 9 1841 Texas Michigan
Sary . 7 1843 Texas
Delia F. 5 1845 Texas
John W. 4 1846 Texas
Amelia 2 1848 Texas
200 Burch J.R. 30 1820 carpenter 150 New York
Julia Ann 17 1833 Michigan
Rachel J. 6 1844 Ohio
Neal M. 3/12 Texas
Charles 28 1822 Laborer Ohio
Hannah 25 1825 Ohio
res 193
Knodell Christian 50 1800 PA <<<
Emily 41 1809 PA
Knodell Lewis 12 1838 PA
Knodell Mary 11 1839 TX
Knodell Moses 8 1843 TX
Knodell Presto 4 1846 TX
Knodell Helena 1 1849 TX
res 194
Smith, Niles F 50 1800 New York
Abigail 38 New York
Niles Jr. 17 Michigan
Elias 15 Michigan
Susan 10 Michigan
Homer 7 Texas
Frost 5 Texas
Stephen R. Terry 3 1847 Texas (relation unk)
Carle Kappas 40 1810 Germany
Bradley Garner 30 1820 Louisiana
res 195
Wesley Garner 27 1823 Louisiana
Helen (Smith) 18 1832 Michigan
Susan Garner 0 1850 Texas
Census:
1860, 10 July Sabine Pass
residence 326
Mcgaffey Otis 40 1820 Ohio merchant 8,000 10,000
Mcgaffey Mary J 38 1822 New York
Mcgaffey Sarah E 17 1843 Texas musician
Mcgaffey Delice F 15 1845 Texas musician
Mcgaffey John Y 13 1847 Texas
Mcgaffey Cornelia A 11 1849 Texas
Mcgaffey Charles N 7 1853 Texas
Mcgaffey Otis 2 1858 Texas
Hitchcock Henry 24 1836 clerk Pennsylvania
residence 327
J R Burch 40 1820 male Ohio capt steam boat
Julia Burch 28 1832 Michigan
Nieb M Burch 10 1850 male Texas
Sarah H Burch 7 1853 Texas
Charles Otis Burch 5 1855 Texas
Mary M Burch 3 1857 Texas
Jncrese (Increase) S Burch 6/12 1859 Texas
residence 328
S.K. Burch 44 1816 clerk Bk Sabine
Carolina 30 1830
Charles H. 7 1853
Mary A. 6 1854
Edward E. 1856
James N.C. 3 1857
Belle V. 1 1859 Texas
Census:
1870 Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
residence 17
F.C. McReynolds 34 clerk, H.S. Grocery Tennessee
Laura Mcreynolds 24 Georgia
R Arthur Mcreynolds 5 Texas
J W Dorman 45 Pilot Delaware
Catharine E Dorman 41 keeping house Georgia 1200, 250
Effie Shaw 12 Texas (g-d of Niles Smith)
C H Alexander 54 wholesale grocery 3,000; 10,000 NC
William Allison 30 retail merchant Ayr Scotland 4,000; 5,000
residence 18 (blank)
residence 19 (widower of Helen Smith, aunt of Effie Shaw))
Wesley Garner 47 clerk W.S. Grocery Louisiana
Niles Garner 17 clerk W.S. Grocery Texas
Claud Garner 12 Texas
residence 20
Harris T.P. 29 dry goods merchant Texas
Delia 24 Texas
Richard 7 Texas
McGaffey Otis 49 merchant, 5000, 5000; Ohio
Mary Jane 48 New York
Charles 16 Texas
Otis 11 Texas
Census:
T. P. Harris 39 Texas New York Missouri lumber merchant
Delia F. Harris 35 Texas
A.J. Harris 17 clerk in lumberyard
Otis Mcgaffey, Sr. 60 father-in-law dry goods
Mary Jane Mcgaffey 55 Texas
Otis Mcgaffey, Jr. 22 lumber merchant
Census:
Charles N Mcgaffey 46
Annie B Mcgaffey 42 Dec 1857 MD MD MD
Annie B Mcgaffey 19
Lella B Mcgaffey 16
Charles N Mcgaffey 14
May Mc Mcgaffey 9
Otis Mcgaffey 79 father widowed Ohio NH NY
Otis married Mary Tomb McCollister on 18 May 1841 in Michigan. Mary was born on 04 Mar 1822 in Salem, New York; died in 1896 in Luling, Caldwell Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1853 - Aft 1900 (48 years)