EUSTACE, Captain Williamson Tomlin
1845 - 1927 (81 years)-
Name EUSTACE, Williamson Tomlin Prefix Captain Birth 24 Aug 1845 Lancaster County, Virginia, United States [1, 2] Gender Male Residence 11 Jun 1860 Stafford Court House, Stafford, Virginia, United States [3] Student - He resided in the house of Walker B. and Margaret Conway.
Military 23 Apr 1861 Virginia [4] - Enlisted in Company A, Virginia 47th Infantry Regiment on 23 Apr 1861. Mustered out on 30 Jun 1862.
Enlisted in the Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery on 23 Aug 1863.
Death 13 Jan 1927 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [2] Burial Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [2] Address:
Athens City CemeteryPerson ID I8787 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 23 Aug 2015
Father EUSTACE, William Conway, b. 1809, Virginia d. Abt 1867 (Age 58 years) Mother TOMLIN, Mary Landon, b. Abt 1820, Virginia d. Abt 1846 (Age 26 years) Marriage 21 Nov 1837 Fredericksburg County, Virginia, United States [5] Family ID F3196 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 DAVIS, Margaret A, b. Abt 1847, Alabama, United States d. 19 Oct 1881, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 34 years) Marriage 14 Oct 1868 Henderson County, Texas, United States [6] Residence 6 Sep 1870 Pulaski, Panola, Texas, United States [7] School Teacher - Listed as W. T. and Margaret Eustas
Residence 9 Jun 1880 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [1] District Clerk Family ID F2523 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 2 MITCHAM, Martha Ellen, b. 6 Nov 1856, Henderson County, Texas, United States d. 20 Apr 1934, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 77 years) Marriage 19 Nov 1882 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [8] Residence 3 Jun 1900 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [9] Attorney at Law - Listed as William and Martha Eustace
Residence 25 Apr 1910 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [10] Hotel keeper Address:
North Prairieville StreetResidence 5 Jan 1920 Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States [11] Lawyer - Listed as Williamson T. and Mattie E. Eustace
Family ID F3195 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Notes - Captain William Tomlinson Eustace was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, on August 24, 1845, to William and Mary Ball (Tomlin) Eustace. He was a ninth generation descendant of John Eustace, who left Bishops Waltham, England, in 1675 and settled in Northumberland County.
Captain Eustace was educated at Fredericksburg, Virginia High School and graduated from Upperville Military in the Confederate Army in April, 1861 at the age of fifteen, serving with Company A of the 47th Virginia Regiment. Later he transferred to the First Richmond Howitzer Cabal Batallion Artillery, A.P. Hill's Division, Longstreet Corps, where he served until General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in 1865.
Returning to Northumberland County after the war, he found the family farm devastated. (Captain John Conway Eustace, a brother, was killed at Gettysburg.)
In 1867, hoping to gain a new start, Captain Eustace left for Texas, where he settled at Athens, Henderson County. Here he taught school until 1875, when he was elected district clerk, a position he held for five years. In 1882, he was elected Henderson County Clerk and held that post until 1890, when he was elected Superintendent of Public Schools. He chose not to run for office in 1892 in order to establish a law practice together with Dr. J.B. Bishop. He practiced law for seven years until 1901, when he was elected Athens City Assessor and Collector, a position held until 1905.
In 1905, Captain Eustace was an unsuccessful candidate for the Texas legislature despite solid support from Henderson County. At this point Captain Eustace retired from politics and retired in Athens, Texas.
Captain Eustace was baptized in the Episcopal Church, but became active in the Methodist Church in Athens, where he served on the church board.
Williamson Tomlin Eustace married twice, first to Margaret Davis, who died in Henderson County in 1881 and then to Mattie E. Mitcham. He became a Mason in 1876 and was a member of the Royal Arch Chapter and Knights Templar.
- Captain William Tomlinson Eustace was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, on August 24, 1845, to William and Mary Ball (Tomlin) Eustace. He was a ninth generation descendant of John Eustace, who left Bishops Waltham, England, in 1675 and settled in Northumberland County.
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