1. | William K. Gibbons (Hartwell) was born in 1840 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Chambers Co, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 28 Aug 1850, Liberty Co, Texas
- Census: 1855, Liberty Co, Texas
- Census: 16 Jul 1860, Chambers Co, Texas
- Census: 1870, Wallisville P.O., Chambers Co, Texas
- Census: 1880, Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas
Notes:
William K Hartwell was born about 1840 in Texas and moved to present day Chambers Co as a young boy when his mother Martha Shelton, married and became the second wife of E.H.R. Wallis. He appears as William Gibbons on the 1840 census of Libey Co. Following the death of Mr. Wallis, Martha married Timothy Ripley Hartwell. William may have possibly adopted that name or else was adopted by Hartwell. Whatever the case, William K. Hartwell enlisted in Company F of DeBray's 26th Texas Cavalry Regiment on Oct 13, 1861. On Nov 23, 1861, he was transferred to Cook's 1st Texas Heavy Artillery Regiment. Hartwell appears as a house carpenter in the 1880 census.
Census:
T. Hartwell 47 1803 MA farmer 400
Martha W. (Shelton) Hartwell 34 1816 TN
William K. Gibbons 10 1850 TX
Francis M. Wallis 6 1844 TX
Hansell R. Wallis 4 1846 TX
Albert H Hartwell 1 1849 TX
Shelton Hartwell 0 1850 TX
Amos Shelton 25 1825 farmer 320 TN
Caroline Shelton 19 1831 Louisiana
Winfield Shelton 1/12 Jul 1850 Texas
George W. Shelton 45 1805 farmer 320 TN
Cordelia Shelton 18 1832 TN
Thomas Shelton 18 farmer 1834 TN
Maria Shelton 18 1832 Texas
Amos Shelton 6 1844 Texas
next door:
C.M. Carraway 27 TN
Thomas J. Carraway 6 TX
Patrick H. Carraway 4 TX
Martha J.L. Carraway 2 TX
John W. Shelton 10 TX
Census:
Liberty County 1855
Enumeration of the free white population between the ages of Six and Sixteen years, (1839-49) in Liberty County. A.D. 1855
District 2
male female total
T.R. Hartwell Albert H. Hartwell 1 1
T.R. Hartwell (guardian) Francis M. Wallis
Hansel R. Wallis
William K. Gibbons
Mariah L. Shelton 3 1 4
note: from Ella Hendrix ehendrix1@elp.rr.com
email 9/24/2015 ...
Census:
Jones M.H. 38 1822 Alabama
Jones Cornelia F. 28 1832 Tennessee
Jones Shadrich W. 4 1856 Texas
Jones Martha A. 7/12 1859 (Dec 1859) Texas
Shelton Maria Texas (looks like an F in place of age, and then has M for sex)
Hartwell Wm K 20 1840 Texas
next door:
Jones J.J. 36 1824 Alabama
Jones T.J. 32 1828 Tennessee
Sealy J.J.R. 10 1850 Texas
Jones Wm B. 8 1852 Texas
Jones Laura C. 5 1855 Texas
Jones James R. 1 1859 Texas
Census:
Wm Wathiell 30 Texas
Bertha Wathiell 27 1843 Sachsen (Kgr. /Land in Bundesrepublik) / Saxony (Kingdom/State)
Julia Wathiell 1 Texas
Census:
W. K. Hartwell 40 1840 Texas England TN
Bertha Hartwell 38 1842 Saxony
Mamie F. Hartwell 9
Rosa L. Hartwell 6
Alberta Hartwell 5
Edna O. Hartwell 3
William married Bertha Julia Doebner, (immigrant) about 1768 in Chambers Co, Texas. Bertha (daughter of Christian (Charles) Doebner, (immigrant) and Friedrike M. Tietje, (immigrant)) was born on 28 Jun 1842 in Saxony; died on 26 Jun 1905 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Julia Hartwell
was born in 1869 in Chambers Co, Texas; died before 1880 in Chambers Co, Texas.
- 3. Mamie Frances Hartwell
was born on 5 Jul 1871 in Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas; died on 6 Jul 1913 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.
- 4. Rosa Lillian Hartwell
was born in 1874 in Chambers Co, Texas; died after 1930 in of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
- 5. Alberta Hartwell
was born in Feb 1875 in Chambers Co, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1903 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.
- 6. Edna O. Hartwell
was born in 1877 in Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas.
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