Margaretta Lambertson1

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     Margaretta married Cornelius Vanderbilt.1

     Her married name was Vanderbilt.1

Child of Margaretta Lambertson and Cornelius Vanderbilt

Last Edited=1 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 190.

Benjamin Clayton Lancaster1

M, b. 9 February 1846, d. 19 September 1940
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FatherDabney Lancaster
Benjamin Clayton Lancaster, husband of Mozanne E. McFarlin
     Benjamin Clayton Lancaster was born on 9 February 1846 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee.2,1

     Benjamin, at age 24, married Mozanne Erixana “Anna” McFarlin at age 19 on 12 March 1870, at Ellis, Texas.3,4

     Benjamin died on 19 September 1940, at Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas. At age 94,2 and was buried at Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas.2

Obituary

19 September 1940

B. C. Lancaster Dies At Home Here Thursday
WELL-KNOWN WAXAHACIAN IS TAKEN BY DEATH AT 2:20 P. M.

B. C. (Uncle Ben) Lancaster, 94, probably the oldest Civil War veteran in Ellis County and one of the county’s best-known citizens, died at his home, 4 32 Grand Aenue, at 2:20 p. M. Thursday after having been seriously ill since Sunday. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the press hour. Mr. Lancaster pioneered in Ellis County in ciic, religious and educational affairs. He was one of tlie oldest elders in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and was one of the leaders in the successful move to have Trinity Unlversity located in Waxahachie In 1902. He was born In Tennessee in 1846 and came to Texas with his parents in 1854. At that time, Dallas was sucit a small trading station that the group with which the Lancasters were traveling crossed the Trinity River east of the present metropolis as they did not deem it worthy of a visit. They came on to Ellis County and proceeded to become among its leading citizens. Ho served in the Civil War with the Confederate forces. After the war, Mr. Lancaster purchased a farm and for many years actively engaged in agriculture. Later he served as an Ellis County commissioner. Mr. Lancaster has five daughters, Mrs. O. H, Chapman, Mrs. W ('. Rockett, Miss Kate Lancaster and Mrs. J. S. Clark, all of Waxahachie; and Mrs. .Myrtle McCartney, Dallas. Mr. Lancaster was widely known as a lover 0f flowers and hi.s flower garden has always been one of the beauty spots of Waxahachie. Among relatives here from a distance, with him when the end came, was Mrs. Lester Jordan, a granddaughter, who resides in Dallas.5

Child of Benjamin Clayton Lancaster and Mozanne Erixana “Anna” McFarlin

Last Edited=21 Nov 2022

Citations

  1. [S33] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1880 U S Federal Census, Precinct 7, Texas, Page 4, line 31.
  2. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 103397725.
  3. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
    Name: Benjamin C Lancaster Gender: Male Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1870 Marriage Place:     Ellis, Texas, USA Spouse: Mosanna E Mcfarlin Film Number: 001034617.
  4. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 103397696.
  5. [S9] Unknown author, General Newspaper Items: Varied, Location: Varied, The Waxahachie Daily Light Waxahachie, Texas · Thursday, September 19, 1940 Page 1.

Dabney Lancaster

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Child of Dabney Lancaster

Last Edited=25 Oct 2022

Ida Myrtle Lancaster1

F, b. 28 December 1876, d. 8 October 1968
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FatherBenjamin Clayton Lancaster2 b. 9 Feb 1846, d. 19 Sep 1940
MotherMozanne Erixana “Anna” McFarlin3 b. 24 Sep 1850, d. 26 Mar 1928
     Ida Myrtle Lancaster, daughter of Benjamin Clayton Lancaster and Mozanne Erixana “Anna” McFarlin, was born on 28 December 1876.

     As of 24 June 1896,her married name was Mccartney.1

     Ida, at age 19, married Ewell Constantine McCartney at age 25 on 24 June 1896, at Ellis, Texas.1

     Ida died on 8 October 1968, at Dallas, Dallas, Texas. At age 91,4 and was buried at Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas.4

Census

     Ida and Ewell appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, enumerated 15 January 1920.5

Children of Ida Myrtle Lancaster and Ewell Constantine McCartney

Last Edited=16 Nov 2022

Citations

  1. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Name: MS Myrtle Lancaster Gender: Female Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1896 Marriage Place:     Ellis, Texas, USA Spouse: E C McCartney.
  2. [S33] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1880 U S Federal Census, Precinct 7, Texas, Page 4, line 31.
  3. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 103397696.
  4. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave memorial # 200560870.
  5. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Waxahachie, Texas, Sheet 17 A, line 31 thru 36.
  6. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Waxahachie, Texas, Sheet 17 A, line 34.
  7. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Waxahachie, Texas, Sheet 17 A, line 35.
  8. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Waxahachie, Texas, Sheet 17 A, line 36.

Noltys Lane1

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     Noltys Lane was also known as Nelly, or Elleanor Laen.1

     Noltys married Matthias Van Dyke, son of Jan Van Dyke and Anna (Annetje) Verkerk, on 12 June 1746.2

     Her married name was Van Dyke.1

Children of Noltys Lane and Matthias Van Dyke

Last Edited=27 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 221.
  2. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 221; Middlesex license issued 14 May 1746.
  3. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 226.
  4. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 222.
  5. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 224.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke