1. Stephen Marion2 Halbert (John1) was born Abt. 1806 (Source: Cherokee Co, Tx Records, Census 1850 lists age as 44.). He married Sarah.
Stephen Halbert's family, consisting of wife, Sarah, John, Mary Margaret, Frances, Joshua and Charles, immigrated to Sabine County, Tx, in 1837. He received a land grant on May 3, 1841 of 1280 acres of land in Sabine County. Stephen is listed in the Sabine County 1846 Tax Roll with a rendition of 875 acres, two horses, ten cattle, and a wagon and oxen, valued at $1,175.00. His taxes were $5.02.
Stephen purchased land in Cherokee County, Tx on May 1, 1847. The land of Stephen M. Halbert was sold in 1905. The interest in the land was divided into nine parts because he had nine children who lived to adulthood and were still living, or if dead, they themselves had living heirs.
Stephen and other family members are listed on a Texas Historical Marker detailing the establishmentof the Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church on April 08, 1848. It is located .5 mile west of Dialville on FM 1910.
Children of Stephen Halbert and Sarah are:
2 i. John H.3 Halbert, born 1827.
John H. Halbert served in the Civil War in Company B, 17th Texas Calvary. After the Civil War, he farmed and raised his family and work in his church. The minute book of Rocky Springs Baptist Church of Christ shows several instances of work done by John on both the local and associational level.
3 ii. Mary Margaret Halbert, born 1830.
4 iii. Frances P. Halbert, born September 01, 1833; died October 30, 1882 in Chatfield, Navarro Co, Tx.
5 iv. Joshua E. M. Halbert, born 1834.
6 v. Charles Pinkney Halbert, born 1836.
Notes for Charles Pinkney Halbert: Charles served in the Civil War in Company B, 17th Texas Calvary.
7 vi. Stephen M. Halbert, Jr., born 1839.
Stephen Jr., also known as Tobe, served with three of his brothers in the Civil War in Company B, 17th Texas Calvary.
8 vii. Joseph R. Halbert, born 1842.
Served in Civil War in Company B, 17th Texas Calvary.
9 viii. Joel Thomas Halbert, born 1844.
Served in the Civil War in Company C, 3rd Texas Calvary.
10 ix. Susanna Halbert, born 1847.
11 x. Sara J. Halbert, born 1849.
4. Frances P.3 Halbert (Stephen Marion2, John1) was born September 01, 1833, and died October 30, 1882 in Chatfield, Navarro Co, Tx. She married Gabriel Harrell Rascoe March 22, 1849 in Rusk, Cherokee Co, Tx (Source: Cherokee Co, Tx Records, Marriages, p 67, Book A.), son of Jesse Rasco and Elizabeth Harrison.
Other surnames being researched: SPENCER, WEBB, NELSON, KILLION, BEAN, BRESSIE, BUSH. I will be willing to share any information on these families until such time as they can be added to this site.
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