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Submitted: 1/9/18 • Approved: 1/9/18 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R145607-G145606-S3
Levi
Birth: 1866
Louisiana, USA
Death: July, 1942
Levi Stanmore, one of Emily and Steven Stanmore's younger and most aggressive sons eventually left home seeking work. He became a cook for a railroad company extra gang and a part of his responsibility was to shop for food. He bought vegetables from Elizabeth Johnson, Rosie's aunt. Later Rosie became Levi's bride. Levi was the father of three children when he met Rosie. During their marriage they became the parents of sixteen children.
Levi and his family lived on and cultivated a rented farm. This property is commonly known as the Hudson Farm. Rosie's mother died when she was a very young child and she was reared by her mother's relatives.
In 1925 sadness and grief came to Levi and his children at the time of death of Rosie. Levi bought 160 acre farm and built a nine room house on it. Levi was moving on in age and his older sons aided him in finalizing the purchase.
In the new home the Stanmore family became great farmers. They enjoyed the fruits of their efforts as abundance of cotton, corn, potatoes, peanuts and a great variety of vegetables, poultry, cows, hogs, etc, were all produced on the farm. There was a syrup mill and a fruit orchard. Levi planned and provided well for his family.
All the Stanmore children attended the local schools and upon graduation pursued their own unique vocation, exercising special learned skilled and professions. Levi was a great promoter of education and was highly skilled and self made educated.
Levi was an ordained Deacon and served as Chairman of the Deacon Board at Oak Grove Baptist Church for 44 years. He served on the local Board of Education and all teachers hired for the Black school in Queen City were approved by him. He was a great family man and wanted all children of his blood counted. At the time of his death he was married to Julie Lee Webster of Queen City. Levi was laid to rest in the Queen City Cemetery July 1942.
(History of Cass County People, by Cass County Genealogical Society, Atlanta, Texas.)
Rosie
Birth: 1880
Texas, USA
Death: Sept. 24, 1925
Married October 17, 1897
Contributed on 1/9/18 by gr2rumble
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