Died Dec. 7, 1849 In the 39th Year of his age. M. Hagerty emigrated to Texas from Alabama in 1834. In March of 1838 he married Rebecca McIntosh Hawkins. She was the daughter of Chief William McIntosh, Creek Nation, Georgia and widow of Benjamin Hawkins.
In 1839, Hagerty had bought fourteen-hundred acres in the George Johnson Headright from S. Holdings and seven-hundred-and-forty-two acres in the Hamilton McNutt Survey. This was the present Harrison County which was a part of Shelby County until 1839. In 1843, bought twenty-seven hundred acres in the Payne Survey. His land holdings would exceed 5000 acres. The Phoenix Plantation was one of the larg house atest slave-holding plantations in Texas. The principal crop was cotton.
Spire and Rebecca Hagerty were the parents of five children. Their first three children died in infancy. Sons Albert and George died in 1844 and 1845. They are buried under a common marble slab. A daughter, Hetty Catherine was born on April 13, 1845 and died January 28, 1849. Hetty had been named for her aunt, Hetty Catherine McIntosh Willison. A marble slab covers the entire grave with her name, dates and a poem inscribed on it. A daughter, Frances Fidele was born January 23, 1848 and was baptized at Immaculate Catholic Church in Jefferson, Texas. Five of her cousins would be baptized there as well. The last child, Spire McIntosh Hagerty was born March 23, 1849. Because the father and the son had the same initials, he is often referred to as jounor. Spire M. Hagerty died on December 7, 1849 while on a trip to Alabama.
In 1915, Lady Bird Johnson's father Mr. T.J. Taylor bought the property. The house at Phoenix Plantation was torn down. The family cemetery is on the property.
In 1839, Hagerty had bought fourteen-hundred acres in the George Johnson Headright from S. Holdings and seven-hundred-and-forty-two acres in the Hamilton McNutt Survey. This was the present Harrison County which was a part of Shelby County until 1839. In 1843, bought twenty-seven hundred acres in the Payne Survey. His land holdings would exceed 5000 acres. The Phoenix Plantation was one of the larg house atest slave-holding plantations in Texas. The principal crop was cotton.
Spire and Rebecca Hagerty were the parents of five children. Their first three children died in infancy. Sons Albert and George died in 1844 and 1845. They are buried under a common marble slab. A daughter, Hetty Catherine was born on April 13, 1845 and died January 28, 1849. Hetty had been named for her aunt, Hetty Catherine McIntosh Willison. A marble slab covers the entire grave with her name, dates and a poem inscribed on it. A daughter, Frances Fidele was born January 23, 1848 and was baptized at Immaculate Catholic Church in Jefferson, Texas. Five of her cousins would be baptized there as well. The last child, Spire McIntosh Hagerty was born March 23, 1849. Because the father and the son had the same initials, he is often referred to as jounor. Spire M. Hagerty died on December 7, 1849 while on a trip to Alabama.
In 1915, Lady Bird Johnson's father Mr. T.J. Taylor bought the property. The house at Phoenix Plantation was torn down. The family cemetery is on the property.
Died Dec. 7, 1849 In the 39th Year of his age. M. Hagerty emigrated to Texas from Alabama in 1834. In March of 1838 he married Rebecca McIntosh Hawkins. She was the daughter of Chief William McIntosh, Creek Nation, Georgia and widow of Benjamin Hawkins.
In 1839, Hagerty had bought fourteen-hundred acres in the George Johnson Headright from S. Holdings and seven-hundred-and-forty-two acres in the Hamilton McNutt Survey. This was the present Harrison County which was a part of Shelby County until 1839. In 1843, bought twenty-seven hundred acres in the Payne Survey. His land holdings would exceed 5000 acres. The Phoenix Plantation was one of the larg house atest slave-holding plantations in Texas. The principal crop was cotton.
Spire and Rebecca Hagerty were the parents of five children. Their first three children died in infancy. Sons Albert and George died in 1844 and 1845. They are buried under a common marble slab. A daughter, Hetty Catherine was born on April 13, 1845 and died January 28, 1849. Hetty had been named for her aunt, Hetty Catherine McIntosh Willison. A marble slab covers the entire grave with her name, dates and a poem inscribed on it. A daughter, Frances Fidele was born January 23, 1848 and was baptized at Immaculate Catholic Church in Jefferson, Texas. Five of her cousins would be baptized there as well. The last child, Spire McIntosh Hagerty was born March 23, 1849. Because the father and the son had the same initials, he is often referred to as jounor. Spire M. Hagerty died on December 7, 1849 while on a trip to Alabama.
In 1915, Lady Bird Johnson's father Mr. T.J. Taylor bought the property. The house at Phoenix Plantation was torn down. The family cemetery is on the property.
In 1839, Hagerty had bought fourteen-hundred acres in the George Johnson Headright from S. Holdings and seven-hundred-and-forty-two acres in the Hamilton McNutt Survey. This was the present Harrison County which was a part of Shelby County until 1839. In 1843, bought twenty-seven hundred acres in the Payne Survey. His land holdings would exceed 5000 acres. The Phoenix Plantation was one of the larg house atest slave-holding plantations in Texas. The principal crop was cotton.
Spire and Rebecca Hagerty were the parents of five children. Their first three children died in infancy. Sons Albert and George died in 1844 and 1845. They are buried under a common marble slab. A daughter, Hetty Catherine was born on April 13, 1845 and died January 28, 1849. Hetty had been named for her aunt, Hetty Catherine McIntosh Willison. A marble slab covers the entire grave with her name, dates and a poem inscribed on it. A daughter, Frances Fidele was born January 23, 1848 and was baptized at Immaculate Catholic Church in Jefferson, Texas. Five of her cousins would be baptized there as well. The last child, Spire McIntosh Hagerty was born March 23, 1849. Because the father and the son had the same initials, he is often referred to as jounor. Spire M. Hagerty died on December 7, 1849 while on a trip to Alabama.
In 1915, Lady Bird Johnson's father Mr. T.J. Taylor bought the property. The house at Phoenix Plantation was torn down. The family cemetery is on the property.
Inscription
Sacred to the Memory of
Spire M. Hagerty
Who departed this life
December 7th A.D. 1849
In the 39th year of his age.
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