Luther Benet Thweatt (1844 - 1918)

Born 15 Apr 1844 in Alabama

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Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1918 at age 74 in Brinker, Hopkins County, Texas

Biography

From Richland Cemetery, Luther Thweatt.

Luther Benet Thweatt, son of Daniel and Eliza Davis Thweatt, was born April 15, 1844. He served with the Alabama infantry in the Civil War, and he came to Texas shortly after the war ended. He was probably with the Flowers/McGinnis/Williamson/Brinker wagon train; his sister Mary was married to John G. Flowers. After the death of Mary and John, he raised part of the Flowers children. He married Nancy Perry in 1869, and they had a daughter, Annie E. Thweatt Williams. After Nancy’s death, he married Bettie Richie in 1875. After her death, he married Cassie Summers, daughter of Eldridge Simpkins and Mary Ann Waite Summers. After Cassie’s death, he married her sister, Jane Summers McVay, in 1899. Called “Uncle Dock” in the community, he operated a general store at the crossroads in Brinker, later owned by John Deuberry. At some point, the family changed the spelling of the name to Threatt.

From Find A Grave

Luther Benet Thweatt

BIRTH 15 Apr 1844

DEATH 15 Apr 1918 (aged 74)

BURIAL

Richland Cemetery, Brinker, Hopkins County, Texas

PLOT U28

MEMORIAL ID 16132957 · View Source

Son of Daniel and Eliza Thweatt

Marriages:

(1.) Nancy Perry

(2.) Bettie Richie:

(3.) Amanda CassieSandra Summers

(4.) Jane Summers McVay

daughter Annie changed spelling of name to "Threatt"

Family Members:

Spouse:

Jane Summers Thweatt 1843–1926

Children:

Annie E. Threatt Williams 1869–1912

Sources

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Shelby, Alabama; Roll: M432_14; Page: 211B; Image: 686

• United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDV-TCN : 18 February 2021), Luther B Thweatt in entry for Eliza Thweatt, 1860.

• Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3WW-1MM : 20 February 2021), Luther Benett Thweatt, 15 Apr 1918; citing certificate number 17093, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,073,215.

• Luther Thweatt.

http://www.richlandcemetery.com/thweatt-luther.html

• Find A Grave.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16132957/luther-benet-thweatt

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