William Calvert Hallmark (1804 - 1880)

Born 20 May 1804 in Knox Co, TN

Ancestors

Husband of Dicy (Box) Hallmark — married 2 Apr 1823 in Blount Co, AL

Husband of Leanah (Steadham) Hallmark — married about 1838 in Texas

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1880 at age 75 in Texas

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Biography

William Hallmark served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

William Calvert Hallmark married (1) Dicy Box m. (2) Leanah Steadham.

From Findagrave: WILLIAM CALVERT HALLMARK was born in Knox County, East Tennessee, May 20, 1804, a son of George William Hallmark and Sarah Calvert. He came to Texas in December, 1834, and rallied to the cause of liberty on April 21, 1836, when he fought at The Battle of San Jacinto. During the battle, Mr. Hallmark was a member of Captain Hayden Arnold's Nacogdoches Company, and in consideration of this service, he was awarded 640 acres of land, by the new Republic of Texas.

Mr. Hallmark first married Miss Dicy Box, daughter of Stephen Box. The couple had 6 children, Asbury, Sarah, Stephen Box, George, Kezriah and John L. Hallmark. Dicy Hallmark died December 15, 1839 and William later married Lena Steadham. Their children were, Eliza C. and Manila Hallmark.

Mr. Hallmark, a member of the Texas Veterans Association died January 26, 1880. He and his wife Lena are buried in the Bynum Cemetery southwest of Crockett,Houston County. The State of Texas erected a Star and Wreath Centennial Monument at Williams grave in 1936.

info by Robert "Scott" Patrick

Sources

• Aldrich, Armistead Albert, 1858-. The History of Houston County, Texas: Together With Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers And Later Citizens of Said County, Who Have Made Notable Contributions to Its Development And Progress. p18, 79, 158, San Antonio: The Naylor company, 1943. accessed at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x002012702&view=1up&seq=7 on 20 February 2021
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9029834/william-calvert-hallmark : accessed 17 February 2021), memorial page for William Calvert Hallmark (20 May 1804–26 Jan 1880), Find a Grave Memorial no. 9029834, citing Bynum Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Sharron Carroll` (contributor 47359865) .
• Mullins, Marion Day, Republic of Texas Tax Rolls, Houston County Texas, Tax List, 1838, accessed at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~txhousto/deed_tax_misc_records/tax_list_1838.htm 17 February 2021
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 accessed at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4634-3?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=L2MQ-M21&i=9 on 17 February 2021
• TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS, William Calvert Hallmark, accessed at https://texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com/william-calvert-hallmark.html on 13 February 2021
• DEED RECORDS, Sale of W.C. Hallmark's estate acreage to W.M. Massingale in 1882 accessed at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~txhousto/deed_tax_misc_records.htm on 13 February 2021
• William C Hallamark profile accessed at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VYZ-3HK

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Hallmark-302 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikihallmark013115a.ged on Jan 31, 2015.

Burial

Place: Bynum Cemetery, Shilo, Houston Co, TX

Census

Date: 1850

Place: Houston Co, TX

Note: Page 187

Census:

Date: 1870

Place: Prairie, Houston County, Texas

Note: Page 270A

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William Calvert Hallmark Birth: May 20, 1804 Knox County Tennessee, USA Death: Jan. 26, 1880 Lovelady Houston County Texas, USA WILLIAM CALVERT HALLMARK was born in Knox County, East Tennessee, May 20, 1804, a son of George William Hallmark and Sarah Calvert. He came to Texas in December, 1834, and rallied to the cause of liberty on April 21, 1836, when he fought at The Battle of San Jacinto. During the battle, Mr. Hallmark was a member of Captain Hayden Arnold's Nacogdoches Company, and in consideration of this service, he was awarded 640 acres of land, by the new Republic of Texas. Mr. Hallmark first married Miss Dicy Box, daughter of Stephen Box. The couple had 6 children, Asbury, Sarah, Stephen Box, George, Kezriah and John L. Hallmark. Dicy Hallmark died December 15, 1839 and William later married Lena Steadham. Their children were, Eliza C. and Manilu Hallmark. Mr. Hallmark, a member of the Texas Veterans Association died January 26, 1880. He and his wife Lena are buried in the Bynum Cemetery southwest of Crockett, Houston County. The State of Texas erected a Star and Wreath Centennial Monument at Williams grave in 1936.

Family links:

Parents:

George William Washington Hallmark (1778 - 1852)

Spouses:

Dicy Box Hallmark (1807 - 1837)

Leanah Steadham Hallmark (1802 - 1878)

Children:

Stephen Box Hallmark (1831 - 1898)

Manila Hallmark Satterwhite (1841 - 1915)

Siblings:

William Calvert Hallmark (1804 - 1880)

George Washington Hallmark (1806 - 1873)

John Bose Hallmark (1810 - 1859)

James Madison Hallmark (1815 - 1882)

Alfred M Hallmark (1817 - 1880)

Matthew Dewey Thomas Hallmark (1823 - 1906)

Richard Mynatt Hallmark (1835 - 1862)

Inscription:

Tenn. Veteran of San Jacinto

Burial:

Bynum Cemetery, Houston County, Texas, USA