Anthony Livingston
Son of Samuel Livingston and Phoebe Head
Born July 27, 1787, in Virginia (possibly Washington County)
Died of pneumonia on October 18, 1855 in Cooke County, Texas
Buried in Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas.
Married Margaret Ann Kinney approx. 1815 in Alabama (possibly Madison County)

Margaret was born approx. 1798 in South Carolina.
(Dates estimated from census records)

Children

Some of the information below was derived from U.S. Census Records and the Carl B. Livingston Sr. manuscript compiled in 1945.
1. Clark Livingston

Born approx. 1818 in Alabama

Died in 1867 in the vicinity of Bremen, Alabama

2. Cynthia Livingston

Born approx. 1815 - 1820 in Alabama

3. Winfrey (Wint) Livingston

Born December 8, 1821, in Alabama.

Died August 1, 1902, in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas
Buried in the Livingston plot, Center City Cemetary, Mills County, Texas.

4. Frankie Livingston

Born approx. 1825 - 1830 in Alabama

5. Samuel H. Livingston

Born June 8, 1829, in Alabama - Died October 11, 1869.

Samuel was buried in Whitesboro Cemetary, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, with his mother and brothers, James and "Kay". They all died in October 1869.

6. Frances Livingston

Born approx. 1825 - 1830 in Alabama

7. William K. ("Kay") Livingston

Born approx. 1832 in Alabama (possibly Walker County)

Died in October 1869 in Cooke County, Texas
Buried in Whitesboro Cemetary, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas.

8. Uel Livingston - born August 5, 1833, in Walker County, Alabama.

Died March 4, 1901, in Commanche County, Texas

9. James S. Livingston

Born approx. 1836 in Alabama (possibly Walker County), as his parents were listed in that county in the 1830 and 1840 census.

James died in October 1869 in Cooke County, Texas, and was buried in the Whitesboro Cemetary, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas.

James S. Livingston, age 14, was attending school in Fenton township, Hot Springs, Arkansas, in October 1850.

10. Shelby Monroe Livingston

Born approx. 1838 in Alabama (possibly Walker County), as his parents were listed in that county in the 1830 and 1840 census.

He died in Denton, Denton County, Texas.

Shelby M. Livingston, age 12, born Alabama, was living with his parents and attending school in Fenton Township, Hot Springs, County, Arkansas, in 1850.

11. Anthony Harrison Livingston

Born approx. 1840 in Walker County, Alabama.

Anthony never married.

He died in the service of the Confederate Army.

A. Harrison Livingston, age 10, born Alabama, was living with his parents and attending school in Fenton Township, Hot Springs County, Arkansas in 1850.

Anthony H. Livingston, age 19, was living with his mother, Margaret Livingston, in Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas in 1860.

A. H. Livingston is listed in a muster roll of J. D. Young's Company, Eleventh Texas Cavalry, Confederate Army. (Graham Landrum and Allan Smith; Grayson County, An Illustrated History; Historical Publishers, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1967)

12. Edmond Gaines Livingston

Born approx. 1844, in Walker County, Alabama

Died in Texas

Anthony Livingston served in the War of 1812 as a private, along with Samuel and Jesse Livingston, all of whom were on a muster roll in the 16th Regiment, known as Burrus Regiment of Mississippi Militia, Mississippi Territory. (Ibid., Dunbar) He was in an infantry company under the command of Captain Stephen Griffith of Madison County, Mississippi Territory, for the defense of said county to repel an invasion of hostile Creek Indians. (National Archive Records, Washington, D.C.)

Anthony served one month from November 2, 1813 - December 2, 1813. (Spelled his last name as "Levinston")(National Archives, Washington, D.C.)

After his marriage it is known that Anthony Livingston and his wife lived in Walker County, Alabama, as the following census records show:

The United States Census, 1830, Walker County, Alabama, shows Anthony Livingston, head of household, one male, aged 40-50, one male aged 10-15, one male aged 5-10, one male aged under 5 years, one female aged 30-40, one female aged 10-15, one female age 5-10, one female under 5 years.

The United States Census, 1840, Walker County, Alabama shows Anthony Livingston, head of household, with one male aged 50-60, one male aged 20-30, one male aged 15-20, one male aged 10-15, two males aged 5-10, two males under 5 years, one female aged 40-50, one female aged 15-20, one female aged 10-15 years.

About 1848 Anthony Livingston moved from Alabama to Arkansas, where he was engaged in the business of farming. He and his wife and children lived in Fenton Township, Hot Springs County, Arkansas. Six of the seven children who were still at home were attending school.

The United States Census, 1850, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, shows:
Anthony Livingston, 63, born Virginia, farmer
Margaret Livingston, 52, born South Carolina
Wm. K. Livingston, 18, born Alabama
Ewell Livingston, 17, born Alabama
James S. Livingston, 14, born Alabama
Shelby M. Livingston, 12, born Alabama
A. Harrison Livingston, 10, born Alabama
Gaines Livingston, 6, born Alabama
Samuel Livingston, 21, born Alabama

About 1852 they removed to Cooke County, Texas, where Anthony settled on 320 acres on Cross Timber Creek about fifteen miles east and southeast of Gainesville, Texas, not far from the Grayson County line. (Deed Records, Cooke County, Texas, Vol. 4, pages 636-638)

Pre-emption certificate filed in General Land Office of Texas, Cooke County, Texas (stated Anthony Livingston was deceased) - dated January 27, 1857.

Anthony's wife, Margaret Ann, sold the land in 1859, some four years after Anthony's death. She continued living in Cooke County and was listed in the Cooke County, Texas, 1860 Census. No doubt she lived there until her death in October 1869. Three sons (Samuel, Kay and James) also died in October 1869.

References:

Unites States Census Records
1830, Walker County, Alabama
1840, Walker County, Alabama
1850, Hot Springs County, Arkansas
1860, Cooke County, Texas
1870, Cooke County, Texas
Carl B. Livingston, Sr., manuscript, compiled in 1945
Charlene Livingston Rose and James B. Rose
Jeanne Allison
Mary Katherine Spencer Villanueva
Nancy Livingston

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