Tabitha Marguerite Knight

1807 - 1890  (83 years)

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  Tabitha Knight (1807-1890) Plot: Lot 353

  
  

• Name	Tabitha Marguerite Knight  [1, 2, 3]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	16 Oct 1807	St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas
  aged 42, born in Louisiana
  Census	1860	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  aged 52, born in Louisiana
  Census	1880	Austin, Travis Co., Texas
  aged 73, born in Louisiana as with both parents; she is living in her daughter Augusta's household
  Died	26 Nov 1890	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
  Buried	Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas   [4]
  	placed by F. McDonald, a descendant: http:/​/​www​.findagrave​.com/​cgi-bin/​fg​.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64399795
  Notes	Sources to find and check: Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records; Dolly Nicol Farrow, My Farrow & collateral family history. She appears as a citizen in the Republic of Texas (1836-1845), along with a "Leonard Tomlinson" and an "Aaron Tomlinson." See: http://www.srttexas.org/. The application (S276) was made by Francis G. McDonald (I3907); this is the narrative: "Tabitha Marguerite Knight was born 16 Oct. 1807. She was baptized 7 Dec. 1807 in St. Martinville, La. Her parents were William Knight and Catherine Russ. Tabitha married William Chisholm Tomlinson (b. 5 May 1805) in St. Mary Parish, La 6 June 1827. They had 5 children. . . . William Chisholm Tomlinson died 25 May 1836 and Tabitha remarried to [her second husband] Thomas C. Baker 17 Feb. 1837 in St. Mary Parish, La. Tabitha came to Texas and was living in Beaumont in 1838, and on 24 Oct. 1838 received grant of 640 acres from the Republic of Texas. In 1850 she married [her fifth husband] John Madison Farrow in Galveston. She lived in Beaumont, Galveston, and San Antonio; and died in San Antonio 26 Nov. 1890 and is buried on Lot 353 Sec. 1 of Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Her 2 Tomlinson sons served as officers in the Confederate Army (1861-1865)." He mistyped several of the dates for the 5 children: John Raphael's dates are given as "1 July 1828-7 June 1827"; and Rueben Austin's dates are given as "9 Feb. 1838-15 Feb. 1833." He also gives Augustus Austere's birthdate as 1838. It is apparent, however, by his final sentence that only two of the boys lived to adulthood. He also later names the spouses of the two boys who lived. William C. N. Tomlinson's dates are likely to be correct b/c they are given in two separate places on the document.
  Person ID	I3875	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Knight           b. 27 Apr 1788, Kentucky           d. 20 May 1864, Tigerville, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Russ           b. 1787, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana           d. 20 May 1864, Tigerville, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana  (Age 77 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1804	St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2996	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	William Chisholm Tomlinson           b. 5 May 1805, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana           d. 29 May 1836, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  (Age 31 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1827	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana   [5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. John Raphael Tomlinson           b. 1 Jul 1828           d. 7 Jun 1829  (Age 0 years) + 2. Capt. Augustus Austere Tomlinson           b. 13 Jun 1830, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana           d. 3 Jul 1898, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  (Age 68 years)   3. Reuben Austin Tomlinson           b. 9 Feb 1832           d. 15 Feb 1833  (Age 1 years) 4. William Chisholm Noel Tomlinson           b. 13 Dec 1833, Louisiana           d. 31 Oct 1873  (Age 39 years)   5. Alice Catherine Tomlinson           b. 6 Sep 1836           d. 18 Sep 1841  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F2674	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Thomas C. Baker           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Feb 1837	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana   [8]
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F1700	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Louis Bouillet           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Nov 1841	Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas   [9]
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F8761	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 4	Frederick Shumane           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Feb 1844	Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas   [10]
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F8769	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 5	John Madison Farrow           b. 5 Jan 1811, Virginia           d. 3 Oct 1877, Austin, Travis Co., Texas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1850	Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas   [11]
  Children	1. Leroy Rankin Farrow           b. 15 Feb 1841, Texas           d. 14 Mar 1932  (Age 91 years) + 2. Augusta Ann Farrow           b. 25 Jun 1844, Texas           d. 30 Jan 1918, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas  (Age 73 years)   3. John Steven Farrow           b. 20 Feb 1847, Texas           d. 28 Nov 1917, Austin, Travis Co., Texas  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F1701	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 16 Oct 1807 - St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana  Married - 4 Jun 1827 - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  Married - 17 Feb 1837 - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  Married - 11 Nov 1841 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas  Married - 11 Feb 1844 - Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas  Census - 1850 - Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas  Married - 18 Mar 1850 - Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas  Census - 1860 - Houston, Harris Co., Texas  Census - 1880 - Austin, Travis Co., Texas  Died - 26 Nov 1890 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  Buried - - Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  "Tabitha Marguerite Knight". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?tng_extras=1&personID=I3875&tree=1sttree (accessed April 4, 2020).