CPT James Madison Massay

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CPT James Madison Massay Veteran

Birth
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Death
25 Mar 1901 (aged 76)
Clinton, Hunt County, Texas, USA
Burial
Clinton, Hunt County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.093413, Longitude: -96.2371861
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James Madison Massay (1824 – 1901) – James Madison Massay, farmer, Mexican War Veteran, Texas Ranger Captain, Confederate Veteran and Hunt County Commissioner, was born April 12, 1824 in Haywood County, North Carolina to Nicholas Massey and Lavinia Hise. Massay joined the North Carolina Volunteers in the Mexican – American War in 1847. In 1849 Massay moved to Marion County, Tennessee where he married Lovice R. Aiken in 1851, with whom he had two daughters, Parthenia Jane (Massay) Bouchell and Brettania Annie "Brittie" (Massay) Milam, before his wife died in 1854 on route to Hunt County, Texas. Massay, being a widower, married Margaret Ann Smith on September 22, 1856 in Fannin County, Texas and had the following children: Lawson Burk Massay, Dennis Newberry Massay, Amanda Featherstone (Massay) Caruthers, Henry Marion Massay, Sarah Elizabeth (Massay) Cavender, Binkley M. Massay and James May Massay. Massay joined the Texas State Troops (Texas Rangers) under Captain James M. Huey in 1861 and Massay was elected Captain in 1862. Massay's Ranger company was absorbed into Captain Rutherford's Texas Infantry (Confederate). Massay was a farmer in the area now known as Clinton, Texas, which was originally named Massayville in his honor. Massay donated the land for the Clinton Cemetery and donated the land and right of way for the Cotton Belt Railroad. Massay was elected Hunt County Commissioner in 1876, 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1886 for a total of five terms. Massay was a successful farmer, grange member and a devout Methodist. James Madison Massay died March 25, 1901 in Clinton, Texas at age 76.
James Madison Massay (1824 – 1901) – James Madison Massay, farmer, Mexican War Veteran, Texas Ranger Captain, Confederate Veteran and Hunt County Commissioner, was born April 12, 1824 in Haywood County, North Carolina to Nicholas Massey and Lavinia Hise. Massay joined the North Carolina Volunteers in the Mexican – American War in 1847. In 1849 Massay moved to Marion County, Tennessee where he married Lovice R. Aiken in 1851, with whom he had two daughters, Parthenia Jane (Massay) Bouchell and Brettania Annie "Brittie" (Massay) Milam, before his wife died in 1854 on route to Hunt County, Texas. Massay, being a widower, married Margaret Ann Smith on September 22, 1856 in Fannin County, Texas and had the following children: Lawson Burk Massay, Dennis Newberry Massay, Amanda Featherstone (Massay) Caruthers, Henry Marion Massay, Sarah Elizabeth (Massay) Cavender, Binkley M. Massay and James May Massay. Massay joined the Texas State Troops (Texas Rangers) under Captain James M. Huey in 1861 and Massay was elected Captain in 1862. Massay's Ranger company was absorbed into Captain Rutherford's Texas Infantry (Confederate). Massay was a farmer in the area now known as Clinton, Texas, which was originally named Massayville in his honor. Massay donated the land for the Clinton Cemetery and donated the land and right of way for the Cotton Belt Railroad. Massay was elected Hunt County Commissioner in 1876, 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1886 for a total of five terms. Massay was a successful farmer, grange member and a devout Methodist. James Madison Massay died March 25, 1901 in Clinton, Texas at age 76.