William B. CAPPS

 

Submitter: Michael Edd Bonner

Husband: William B. CAPPS
Born: about 1812 Place: TN
Married: October 15, 1834 Place: Athens, Monroe Co., MS
Died: about 1840 Place: TX
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Wife: Rebecca Jane "Becky" HINTON
Born: February 13, 1819 Place: SC
Died: December 9, 1871 Place: Stewards Mill, Freestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Stewards Mill Cemetery Place: Stewards Mill, Freestone Co., TX
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Other Spouses: Pleasant Clarke WHITAKER and George Washington STEWARD

Children:

1 Name: F Elvira Pearly "Y" CAPPS
Born: January 1, 1839 Place: Monroe Co., MS
Died: 1917 Place: Wortham, Freestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery Place: Freestone Co., TX
Spouse 1: Thomas B. JONES
Married: November 21, 1856 Place: Falls Co., TX

NOTES:
William Capps brought his family to Texas; he was killed by Indians.  His widow subsequently married Major C. P. Whitaker and had a large family in Falls Co. After Whitaker's death, Becky married Washington Steward and moved her family to Freestone Co.

SOURCES:
The History of Freestone Co., TX Vol. 1
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