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Stockman Family Newsletter

Volume 17 Number 4

2005 Reunion – 13, 14,15 May – Apple Valley, California

William Henry Stockman and Henry C Stockman

Little Tomie Stockman and his family

John Stockman Survives Indian Raid

Fred Roy Maul 1917 - 2004

Donald Lee Stockman 1941 – 2004

Jo Nell Stockman 1930 – 2004

Boyd Stockman

Movies

Television Shows

Editor Speaks

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Volume 17, Number 4                               © Lee Stockman                                            December 2004

2005 Reunion – 13, 14,15 May – Apple Valley, California

            Spring time in the high desert at Apple Valley is a perfect setting for the 2005 Stockman Family Reunion. In the spring time of the year the wild flowers will be blooming the days temperate and pleasant. Just off Interstate 15 before it drops down off of the Mojave Desert into the metropolitan area of San Bernardino, Apple Valley was for many years the home of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

John’s Map of how to Find the Location of the Reunion

             John and Sharon Stockman have volunteered to host the Reunion at their home and can offer accommodations for RVers in their yard.

            Those who plan to fly should arrive at Ontario Airport, and prepare for a 50 mile drive to Apple Valley. If you need more information call John and Sharon at : 760-240-5295 or e-mail them at: sacsas@aol.com. There will be more information in the next Newsletter about accommodations, Sharon is researching this topic at this very moment!

            Here is an opportunity for the California members of the family to join in the festival atmosphere of a traditional Stockman Family Reunion without having to travel out of state, but at the same time within easy driving distance of Las Vegas, should that locality tempt you after the reunion is over.   Dixie and Clarence are planning to return from the reunion by way of Salt Lake City and do some research in the Family History Library. Judy Allen is preparing items for the Auction your humble editor is saving up his allowance so he can bid on some of the delicious and delightful family items sure to be offered

            Now is the time to mark your calendar and begin thinking about the 2005 Stockman Family Reunion.

William Henry Stockman and Henry C Stockman

            These two Stockman boys first appear in Wilcox County, Alabama in the 1830's. Researchers have tried for many years to determine how Henry C Stockman fits into the family, generally without much success. At last, with a good understanding of The Stockman families that were in early Alabama it has become possible to make some intelligent guesses with some documentation to back them up.

            William Stockman has been known for many years to be the son of John George Stockman and Rebecca Hair. A few years ago it was discovered that Rebecca Hair was in reality Rebecca Pow when the probate of the estate of her brother was found. These records from both Perry County, Alabama and Edgefield County, SC have been reported in The Stockman Family Newsletter.. This probate was in Edgefield County, SC. Questions were raised about who William Stockman’s mother could be when the ages of William and Rebecca were compared. She seemed to be too young to be his mother.

            Family information says that William Stockman was born 3 Nov 1806 and died 30 April 1897. This is confirmed by the headstone in Friendship Cemetery, Marengo County, Alabama where William is buried. Rebecca is enumerated in the 1850 census of Perry County, AL with John George Stockman and her age is recorded as 56 yrs, meaning that she was born in 1794. Since William was born only 12 years after Rebecca it seems quite unlikely that he is her son.

            The 1850 census of John George and Rebecca Stockman reads as follows:

            This census tells us when John George Stockman and his family moved from SC to Alabama; sometime between 1830 when Catherine was born and 1833 when Frederick was born.

            In 1850 William Stockman was recorded in Wilcox County, AL.

            Let us pause in our discussion of William Stockman and examine Henry C Stockman. No records have been found that identify the parents of Henry C Stockman. His middle name is reported to be Cooper. In 1840 Henry C Stockman is enumerated in Wilcox County, AL on the same page with William Stockman. Sometime between 1840 and 1850, Henry C Stockman moved to Arkansas where he was enumerated in 1850. His age in that census is recorded as 47 yrs old, so he was born circa 1803.

            Henry C Stockman arrived in Wilcox County, Alabama sometime before he bought land there on 2 Aug 1837. Note that the General Land Office record of his purchase has been indexed under the name of Henry G Stockman. Review of the actual document shows this record is for Henry C Stockman.

Engaged in Agriculture

Engaged in Agriculture.

            Henry C Stockman left Alabama and moved to Ouachita County, Arkansas in the mid 1840's. He purchased land in Ouachita County 1 Nov 1848.

            Henry C Stockman married Emeline Armstrong in Wilcox County, AL. Since he and William Stockman are living very near one another in 1840, some relationship is assumed, and indeed probable.

            Now let us go back to Edgefield County, SC where we find records of George Stockman, known to be the father of William. He was enumerated in 1830 as follows:

            In Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1829, George Stockman began selling his land and his last transaction was recorded in 1830. His land transactions were:

George Stockman to Abraham Chapman in 1829 1830 Page 19, Book 44

George Stockman to William Chapman in 1829 1830 Page 228, Book 44

George Stockman to Abraham Chapman in 1829 1830 Page 229, Book 44

George Stockman to Samuel Oswold 1829 1830, Page 307 Book 44

            In some of these deeds William Stockman is listed as a witness: These records also indicate that John George Stockman moved to Alabama. Henry C Stockman has left no known records in Edgefield County.

            Now let us go back another ten years to 1820 where we find George Stockman in Newberry County, SC.

Three persons engaged in Agriculture.

            This is that census that we have discussed before where some youthful males were actually recorded twice in the same census. This census tells us that there was a young male between 16 and 18 yrs of age, or born between 1802 and 1804. It also tells us that there were two sons age 16 to 26 or born between 1794 and1804, but one of these is the fellow born between 1802 and 1804, so we know the other was born between 1794 and to1802. The son recorded as age 10-16 was born between 1804 and 1810. The age of Henry C Stockman fits the son born between 1802 and 1804 and William Stockman fits the son born 1804-1810. Who the other children are we will leave for a later analysis. But now let us go back to that 1820 census and look at John George Stockman and his wife. John George was born sometime between 1775 and 1795, this fits with his age of 67 in the 1850 census - born in 1783. The wife was also born between 1775 and 1795, and Rebecca could fit into this classification according to the 1850 census were her age is recorded as 56, or born in 1794.

            For many years it was not possible to resolve these records with what was believed to be the relationships of the Stockmans who moved to Alabama from South Carolina. The confusion is understandable when we remember that there were two John George Stockmans in Perry County, SC in 1850, they were first cousins and that another Stockman family, a brother of one of these John George’s, namely John Adam Stockman had moved from Tennessee where he had settled for a while. He took up residence in Perry County, but before he could be enumerated in the census John Adam Stockman died. His wife referred to as “M” Stockman and “Margarete” Stockman was enumerated in the censuses in Perry County. John Adam and one of the John Georges were the sons of Barbara Stockman of the 1790 census of Newberry County, SC and their father was probably John George Stockman a son of Johann Engel Stockman the immigrant. For a while it was believed that this other John George was the son of Peter Stockman of SC, but then we learned from land transactions that the John George Stockman who was married to a Rebecca, was son of Peter Stockman of Newberry County, SC. Land records tell us that land transferred to John George Stockman the son of Peter Stockman by Peter, just before his death, was later sold and that the wife of John George Stockman at the time of that sale was Rebecca. (The other John George Stockman in Perry Country was married to Mary LNU. This Mary died just before the 1850 census and was enumerated in the Death Index for that year. This was discussed in previous articles in the Newsletter. Court records concerning the probate of an estate in the Dickert Family, tells us that the John George Stockman who was son of Peter Stockman married Hannah Dickert and moved to Alabama. This probate record has also been reported in past issues of the Newsletter.

            With this information, and considering our discussion here the following conclusions seem evident: John George Stockman, son of Peter Stockman of South Carolina, married Hannah Dickert and they had several children before her death. They lived first in Newberry County, SC and then either before or after the death of Hannah Dickert, John George moved to Edgefield County, SC. Following the death of Hannah, John George married Rebecca Pow and then in 1829 and 30 sold his holdings in Edgefield County and moved to Alabama.

            William Stockman left Edgefield County at abut the same time as his father, and he and Henry C Stockman arrived in Wilcox County at about the same time and settled near each other. William is known as a son of John George, but appears too old to be the son of Rebecca, therefore his is the son of John George Stockman and Hannah Dickert. Henry C Stockman is also probably their son, and they probably had another son, whom we do not have any records of other than his enumeration in the 1820 census.

            While we have no proof of the relationship of Henry Cooper Stockman as outlined above, evaluation of the known Stockman families in South Carolina and Alabama logically lead to the conclusions reported above. The Stockman Family Newsletter will be pleased to report any evidence that contradicts these conclusions. Please contact your humble editor.-//-

Little Tomie Stockman and his family

            Note that this article is named for little Tomie Stockman as it was a search for him that lead to all the additional information on this family.

            Until recently little Tomie Stockman and his siblings, children of John Stockman and Sallie Harrington were known from only one record. In the 1880 census of their father, John Stockman (Henry Joseph Stockman, Henry Stockman, Frederick Stockman and Katherine Disponet of the Texas branch of the family) then living in Dallas, TX. The father, John Stockman, is well known to readers of The Stockman Family Newsletter as the little boy who was involved in an Indian ambush in which his friend was killed and he barely managed to escape. (This story is reprinted at the end of this article). The 1880 census was the last record we had of the father until very recently.

In 1891 and 1892 City Directories of Dallas, John H Stockman, the father is proprietor of a hotel located at the Northwest Corner of Ewing Ave and 13^th Street, Oak Cliff, TX. His residence is listed at this same location.

            In 1910 John Stockman and his wife Sarah are living in Spokane, Washington.

            This census also tells us that Sarah has been mother to eight children, all eight are living. John and Sarah have been married 36 years and this was the only marriage for either of them. While we might be surprised to discover John in Spokane in 1910, there is no doubt that this is the John Stockman who we last saw in Dallas. His mother, Elizabeth Jordan Greewood, was born in IL. And the Place of Birth of the parents of Sarah match those of Sallie in the 1880 census so Sarah and Sallie are the same person.

            Can we identify the eight children of John Stockman and Sallie Harrington?

            Some of them can be identified in the 1910 census, now that we know to look outside Texas for them. A search for Stockmans born in Texas but living elsewhere, was done for the 1910 census.

            Seeking Tom Stockman in 1910, we find him living in San Jose, CA.