Lucritia Debitha Court b. 24 Dec 1840 Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 18 Jan 1929 Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas: Our Family History

1840 - 1929 (88 years)

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Name	Lucritia Debitha Court
Birth	24 Dec 1840	Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas [1]
Gender	Female
Census	8 Oct 1850	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
	8 oct 1850 Sabine Pass (census pages does not say "Sabine Pass" but the census taker was Worth Patridge, who was a prominent citizen of Sabine Pass) residence 99 Anna Court 40 1810 Louisiana Lucretia 10 1840 Texas Paul P. 6 1846 Texas residence 100 Francis Gallier (Sr) 50 farmer 1800 Louisiana Mary 52 1798 Louisiana Eliza Myers 14 1836 Louisiana Melissa Ann 6 1844 Louisiana (Eliza and Melissa Myers, Mary's orphaned granddaughters, children of her daughter Amelia Hayes and Benjamin Myers.) residence 101 Francis Gallier, Jr. 30 1820 farmer Louisiana Mary 35 1815 Louisiana Amelia 9 1841 Louisiana Adelia 7 1843 Louisiana Mary E 2 1848 Louisiana Quinton 1/12 1850 Texas John Acres 19 1831 Louisiana residence 102 Robert Burrell 47 1803 farmer Louisiana Susannah 46 1804 Louisiana David 15 Texas 1835 Texas Hester 12 1838 Texas Frederick 7 1843 Texas
		1850 Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass, Census Robert Burrell, Susanne Clark Burrell, Ann Johnson Courts, Marie Johnson Hayes Gallier, and families
Census	19 Jun 1860	Aransas, Refugio Co, Texas
	residence 38 Enis Burran 59 1801 Canada blacksmith Ann 52 1808 Louisiana Paul 14 1846 Texas residence 22 Deforest John 33 1827 New York seaman Deforest Luerica 17 1843 TX Deforest Thomas 2 1858 TX Deforest Robert 1 1859 TX
Census	18 Jul 1860	Calhoun Co (Precinct 4), Texas
	P.O. Saluria Island
	Burris Enos 58 1802 England black smith 400 Burris Anna 52 1808 Louisiana DeForrist John 35 1825 New York sailor 500 DeForrist Lucrecia 17 1843 Texas (Court) DeForrist Paul F.C. 15 1845 Texas (Court)
Census	12 Jul 1870	Refugio Co (Subdivision 4), Texas
	residence 88 Dubois, Lacie 60 1810 stock raiser Louisiana Landry 58 wife 1812 LA Felix 29 1841 LA sailor Lacie 28 1842 LA sailor Jumach 17 1853 dau TX school Summer 14 1856 TX Court, Paul 25 TX stock raiser Alzena 21 TX Court, Delmas 13 1857 TX William 3 1867 TX residence 94 Canavarrs A 30 1840 TX sailor Lucretia 28 1842 TX Tom 10 1860 TX Bob 9 1861 TX Annie 8 1862 TX
Census	18 Jun 1880	Aransas Co (Precinct 1 and 2), Texas
	P.P. court 34 1846 TX Eng LA S.C. wife 23 1857 TX ENG ENG J.W. son 11 1869 TX next door Canavara, Antonio 49 1831 Italy Italy Italy Lucretia 38 1842 TX ENG LA Thomas D. son 22 1858 TX R.D. son 20 1860 TX P. 9 1871 son TX Minnie 5 1875 TX Sarah 3 1877 TX Lotta 6 1874 TX
Census	26 Jun 1900	Fulton Town, Aransas, Refugio Co, Texas
	residence 72/72 Canevaro, Paul 28 head Anna dau 6 Antonio son 4 Paul son 1 Lucratia dau 7/12 Lucratia mother 57 TX England LA Isabell sister 19 Summerville bro 6 next door, Hammon Smith 33 wife Nina 24 dau Lucratia dau 6 Thomas son 4 Zilla dau 1 LLoyd son 0/12
Death	18 Jan 1929	Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas
	d.c. widow, 88 yrs. TX, died of the flu, Father Thomas Court; birthplace don't know mother Annie Johnson; birthplace don't know informant: Mrs. H.J.(G?) Smith of Rockport, TX
		Court, Lucritia Cavanera death certificate
Burial	Rockport Cem, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas
		Rockport Cemetery 2040 Tule Park Drive, Rockport, Texas 78382 feature photo found here: http://www.wmisc.com/travel/Texas_08.htm 1.25 mi. E of SH 35, Rockport, TX, USA Latitude & Longitude: 28° 2' 37.698", -157° 2' 15.3996" S Texas State Historical Marker This cemetery has served the citizens of Rockport and Fulton for over a century. The oldest marked grave is that of Emma Fulton (d. 1876), granddaughter of George Ware Fulton, who was instrumental in the development of the area and was interred in the cemetery in 1893. A large number of burials took place here in 1918, the year of a devastating influenza epidemic. The cemetery contains the graves of veterans of the Texas Revolution, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The Rockport Cemetery Association maintains the historic graveyard. (1988) http://www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/sights.cgi?marker=Rockport+Cemetery&cnty=aransas
Notes	Antonio Canevaro was her second husband. This line follows only the direct descents until the source of this line, Cynthia Lou Torres Owens and her children. (source: Cindyo@staffnet.com - Cindy Owens) 1870 Refugio Co, TX census: A. Canavarro 30 sailor TX Lucretia 28 TX Tom 10 TX Bob 9 TX Annie 8 TX Cindy writes: Lucritia married 1st 1854 to John Love DeForest b. NY; 2nd marriage 1865 to Antonio Canevaro b. 1833 Genoa, Italy. her served in the Civil War. Lucretia saw him get off the boat & told a friend "that's a good lookin man, I plan to marry him some day". She died 1929 & told this to her granddaughter, Katie Simpson, who is my Grandmother!
Person ID	I522	Roots
Last Modified	4 Apr 2011

Father	Thomas* Court, (immigrant), b. Bef 5 Jan 1800, St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. Bef May 1850, Sabine Pass or Galveston, Texas (drowned) (Age > 50 years)
Mother	Ann* Johnson, b. 1810, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1860, of, Calhoun Co, Texas (Age > 51 years)
Marriage	19 Aug 1828	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana [2]
	Court, Thomas of England (Thomas & Ellen Anesworth) m 19 Aug 1828 Ann Johnson (Opel Ct hse mar # 51)
		Thomas P Court and Ann Johnson marriage certificate 19 Aug 1828 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Notes
Family ID	F236	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 John DeForest, b. 1825, New York d. Aft 1860, of, Cahoun Co, Texas (Age 36 years)

Marriage Bef 1860 Texas

Children

	1. Thomas D. DeForest (Canevaro), b. 1858, Texas d. Aft 1880, of, Aransas Co, Texas (Age > 23 years) [Father: Birth]
+	2. John Robert D. "Bob" DeForest (Canevaro), b. 3 Jun 1857, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 12 Jun 1936, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 79 years) [Father: Birth]
	3. Annie Olivia DeForest (Canevaro), b. 1862, Texas d. Aft 1870, of, Aransas Co, Texas (Age > 9 years) [Father: Birth]

Family ID F11243 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Apr 2011

Family 2 Antonio Canevaro, b. 1833, Genoa, Italy d. 1898, Faulkner, Texas (Age 65 years)

Marriage 2 Aug 1865

Children

	1. Thomas D. DeForest (Canevaro), b. 1858, Texas d. Aft 1880, of, Aransas Co, Texas (Age > 23 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Birth]
+	2. John Robert D. "Bob" DeForest (Canevaro), b. 3 Jun 1857, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 12 Jun 1936, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 79 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Birth]
	3. Annie Olivia DeForest (Canevaro), b. 1862, Texas d. Aft 1870, of, Aransas Co, Texas (Age > 9 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Birth]
+	4. Paul Phelan Canevaro, b. 26 Dec 1870, Refugio Co, Texas d. 20 Jan 1959, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 88 years)
	5. Lotta Canevaro, b. 1874, Texas d. Aft 1880, of, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 7 years)
+	6. Nina Olivia Canevaro, b. 23 Jul 1875, Refugio, Aransas Co, Texas d. 2 May 1951, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 75 years)
+	7. Sarah Elizabeth Canevaro, b. 20 Oct 1877, Fulton, Aransas Co, Texas d. 11 Jan 1951, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 73 years)
+	8. Isabella Virginia Canevaro, b. 11 May 1881, Fulton, Aransas Co, Texas d. Oct 1952, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 71 years)
	9. Sommerville Canevaro, b. 21 Jul 1883, Fulton, Aransas Co, Texas d. 19 Jun 1950, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas (Age 66 years)

Family ID F253 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Apr 2011

Event Map

	Birth - 24 Dec 1840 - Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Census - 8 Oct 1850 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Death - 18 Jan 1929 - Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas
	Burial - - Rockport Cem, Rockport, Aransas Co, Texas

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Sources
[S79] 1850 US Jefferson Co Census.

[S511] Southwest Lousiana Records, Vol 2.