Moses Sinclair Lackey (1858 - 1942)

Born 11 Mar 1858 in Bastrop Co, TX

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Elizabeth Fred — married 7 Oct 1880 in Blanco Co, TX

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1942 at age 84 in Vance, Real Co, TX

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Biography

The following is copied from Findagrave for Moses Sinclair Lackey's wife, Fanny Fred

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70379919

Birth: Oct. 7, 1860 Callaway County Missouri, USA Death: Apr. 17, 1917 Edwards County Texas, USA

Elizabeth Frances Fred married Moses Sinclair Lackey on October 7, 1880 in Blanco Co, TX

Nueces Headwater Country "in 1904, the M.S. Lackey family moved to Edwards County and settled on the divide near Rocksprings. The elder Lackey had attended Baylor University when the school was located at Independence, Texas. He moved from Independence to Montgomery County to do missionary work. Oscar Lackey, the eldest son, was raised in Burnet County. The Lackey family left Burnet in 1898, when Oscar was 14 years old, and moved to Rockport (Aransas Co.) Texas. In 1900, they moved to McMullen County and their trading center there was San Diego, Texas. They stayed there about two years, before moving to Gonzales County. The family stayed there until 1904, when they moved to Edwards County. M. S. Lackey was in the well-drilling business in Gonzales. He shipped his machinery to Kerrville, Texas, from which place he moved it across county to Rocksprings. He bought a steam-powered well-drill and drilled wells on the Devil's River, in Sutton County and in and around the town of Rocksprings."

June 20, 1900 Aransas Co, TX Lackey, Martin b. Mar 1858 age 42 b. TX minister (Moses) Lackey, Emma F. b. Oct 1860 age 39 b. MO 8/6 liv (Eliz) Lackey, Edward S. b. Apr 1882 age 17 b. TX Lackey, Oscar F. b. July 1884 age 15 Lackey, Carrie b. Oct 1888 age 11 b. TX Lackey, Louis R. b. July 1890 age 9 b. TX Lackey, Harry A. b. Nov 1893 age 6 b. TX Lackey, Fannie M. b. Mar 1896 age 4 b. TX

February 4, 1910 Edwards Co, TX Lackey, Fannie age 48 b. MO 8/6 liv married Lackey, Horace age 16 b. TX Lackey, Fannie M. age 14 b. TX

April 26, 1910 Brown Co, TX Holcom, Robert O. age 32 b. TX carpenter Holcom, Katherine P. age 46 b. TX Lackey, Moses brother in law age 54 Wd. minister-retired

Biography of Ruby May Lackey: "Grandpa Lackey was not there when she (Frances) died, but came soon afterward. He was the saddest and most pitiable one of all. I remember seeing him sitting with his head down and his elbows resting on his knees. I didn't know then, but learned later, that he and Grandma had been separated for eight or ten years. He had got mad and walked out."

Children: Ernest Baylor Edward Oscar Lee Carrie Pernecia Lewis Rubin Horace Andrew Fannie May

Family links: Parents: Louis Fred (1834 - 1916) Nancy Catherine Gibbs Fred (1836 - 1925)

Spouse: Moses Sinclair Lackey (1858 - 1942)*

Children: Oscar Lee Lackey (1884 - 1969)* Lewis Rubin Lackey (1890 - 1970)* Horace Andrew Lackey (1893 - 1955)* Fannie Mae King (1896 - 1986)*

Siblings: Nancy Jane Fred Blackwell (1854 - 1938)* George Edward Fred (1856 - 1938)* George Edward Fred (1856 - 1938)* Mary Judith Fred Page (1858 - 1937)* Frances Elizabeth Fred Lackey (1860 - 1917) Annie Catherine Fred Maddox (1863 - 1956)* John L. Fred (1865 - 1924)* William Samuel Fred (1867 - 1959)* Mason Kenney Fred (1869 - 1940)* Carrie Belle Tutt (1871 - 1950)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Rocksprings Cemetery Rocksprings Edwards County Texas, USA

Created by: Cathy Morgan Record added: May 25, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70379919

Rest in peace, Frances - Cathy Morgan Added: Dec. 15, 2011

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(The following is the first of three parts of Rhitt Garrett's aunt Maud's (Moses Sinclair's grand-daughter) memoirs. The second part is in Taylor-30690, the third part is in Taylor-30808).... "On the first day of April 1992 at 9:20 that morning, I sat down to begin this:

The beginning, I suppose would be with Grandpa Lackey, Moses Sinclair Lackey. His father’s name was William Alexander Umphery Dillard Sinclair Lackey – 1827 – October 1, 1874.

When Grandpa was four years old his father went to the Civil War. He had two brothers and two sisters; Andrew, Mary, Necia and Lee. They lived somewhere around Burnet, Texas. When his father came home from the war, he moved the family to the Panhandle of Texas, around Levelland.

Grandpa’s Mother’s name was Susan Pernecia Rogers, 1848-1875. The record says she was buried at Dexter, TX.

Grandpa’s parents died of the pneumonia and flu. I think Grandpa was around fifteen or sixteen at the time. Neighbors took the children in and began counting them as their family. They had to work very hard for them. So Grandpa slipped away and walked all the way back to “East Texas” and got the help of an Uncle.

They returned to the neighbor’s house with team and wagon to take the children back to their relatives. The neighbors wouldn’t let them go. Grandpa and Uncle stayed around and stole the children out by night. They traveled by night and hid in the day time until they were safe.

They went back to Burnet and the children were split up. Relatives took them in. Uncle Lee was raised by a family by the name of Roundtree. I think they stayed in contact with one another pretty well.

Grandpa was taken by his Mother’s brother, Uncle Ben Rogers. He said he was 17 and had never owned a pair of shoes. Uncle Ben took great interest in Grandpa. He was a doctor and set about educating Grandpa to be a doctor, too. Grandpa said he did all his grade school and high school in two years. Then Uncle Ben sent him to Denton to college.

During this time he met and married Grandmother. Her name was Frances Elizabeth Fred. She was born October 7, 1860 and died at the age of 57 (July 9, 1917) at Rocksprings, Texas.

Uncle Ernest, their oldest child was born while Grandpa was still in school at Denton. I guess they were having a ball! Grandpa told of the students playing with Uncle Ernest. They were passing him about among themselves and pitching him into the air, and jerked a kink in his gut. Of course, Grandpa straightened that out forthwith and immediately.

In his fourth year of college at Denton, Grandpa was converted and surrendered to the ministry. He moved his family about all over Texas and was gone off preaching most of the time.

There were six children; Ernest, Oscar, Carrie Pernecie, Reuben Lewis, Horace and Fannie May.

There was another little son by the name of Fred. A peddler of patent medicine came by the home one day. Of course, Grandpa was gone. This peddler picked up the baby, which was crawling about, and set him on his lap. And before any of them realized what was happening he had rolled a white powder into a paper and blew it down the baby’s throat. It died instantly. Of course, Grandpa couldn’t be found. When he came home and asked “Where is the baby?” They told him the story, but of course he didn’t do anything.

Mother said the house caught on fire one time and Grandma was in the shed room trying to cut down some hams that were hanging there. She cut her hand and fainted and fell off the chair. They had a time carrying Grandma out and keeping the little ones safe.

Grandpa went about preaching and doctoring wherever he went. He doctored about as much as he preached.

They moved to Rock Springs and Grandma decided she had had enough. I don’t know whether this was why they separated. This was one subject that was not discussed. I didn’t know they were separated until I was grown.

I do know Grandpa had a temper like a disappointed wildcat."....

(continued on Ira Francis Taylor-30690)

Sources

• 1. Personal family history Garrett-4589 18:15, 27 January 2016 (EST)

• 2. Memoirs of grand daughter, Carrie Maud Taylor Isbel (Taylor-30808)

• 3. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12919533

• 4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12919533/moses-sinclair-lackey