Leroy Vannoy Criswell

1813 - 1865  (52 years)

• Name	Leroy Vannoy Criswell
  Born	1813	Barboursville, Knox County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  _EMPLOY	5 Apr 1848	Blackjack Spring, Fayette County, Texas   [1]
  	Post Master
  Census	4 Oct 1850	Fayette County, Texas   [2]
  Census	13 Jul 1860	Fayette County, Texas   [3]
  Reference Number	4920
  Died	6 Jul 1865	Oso, Fayette County, Texas   [4]
  	William V Criswell Cemetery, Praha, Texas. Site not located.
  Buried	Criswell Cemetery, Praha, Texas   [5, 6]
  	1/2 to 1 mile south east from Praha which is south east of Flatonia, Texas
  Person ID	I4920	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	John Yancy Criswell,   b. 1786, Knox County, Kentucky ,   d. 30 Sep 1839, Knox County, Kentucky  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Eleanor Vannoy,   b. 1794, Knox County, Kentucky ,   d. 30 Sep 1839, West Point, Fayette County, Texas - Old Plum Grove Cemetery  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Oct 1812	Knox County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann McMicken,   b. 1825, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1866, Oso, Fayette County, Texas  (Age 41 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1842	Fayette County, Republic of Texas   [7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jane Criswell,   b. 2 Feb 1843, Republic of Texas ,   d. 21 Feb 1933, Estelline, Hall County Texas  (Age 90 years)   2. Mary Elander Criswell,   b. 1844, Republic of Texas  [natural]   3. John Finis Criswell,   b. 1846, Republic of Texas ,   d. 1918, Canyon County, New Mexico  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   4. Waymond Wesley Criswell,   b. 23 Nov 1847, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas ,   d. Abt 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi  (Age 15 years)  [natural]   5. William Milton Criswell,   b. 1849, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas  [natural]   6. Leander Vannoy Criswell,   b. 1864, Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas  [natural]   7. Henry Elias Criswell,   b. 22 Mar 1851, Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas ,   d. 1922  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   8. James Harvey Criswell,   b. 1853, Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas  [natural]   9. Ruth Ragsdale Criswell,   b. 1855, Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas  [natural]   10. Thomas Menefee Criswell,   b. 5 Nov 1856, Black Jack Springs, Fayette County, Texas ,   d. 12 Apr 1886, Buckholts, Milam County, Texas  (Age 29 years)  [natural]   11. David Robert Criswell,   b. 18 Oct 1858, Fayette County, Texas ,   d. 2 Jan 1944, Buckholt, Milam County, Texas  (Age 85 years)  [natural]   12. Joan Elizabeth Criswell,   b. 1860, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas  [natural]   13. Larkin Criswell,   b. 11 Dec 1862, Praha, Fayette County, Texas ,   d. Bef 1883, Praha, Fayette County, Texas  (Age < 20 years)  [natural]   14. Milam Criswell,   b. 18 Mar 1866, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Leroy Vanoy Criswell Leroy Vanoy Criswell and Elizabeth A McMicken Republic of Texas Marriage License.
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell 1850 Census
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell 1859 Land Deed
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell 1860 Census
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell Leroy Vanoy Criswell's registered cattle brand
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell Leroy Vanoy Criswell Postmaster
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell David Robert Criswell's letter
  		Leroy Vanoy Criswell Republic of Texas documents
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  		Josiah O'Daniel Cattle Brand
  		Andrew McMicken McMicken Bible Record
  		Joseph Eve Criswell Republic of Texas Document

  
  

• Notes

  • ID: I02598 • Name: Leroy Vannoy CRISWELL • Sex: M • Birth: 1813 in Barboursville, Knox Co., KY • Death: 1866 in Praha, Fayette Co., TX • Note: ------------------------------------------------------ 1850 DeWitt Co., TX Census. #178. Criswell, Christian 16 1834 Germany In Albert Von Roeder household. ------------------------------------------------------ 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census. 831-831, p. 455. Criswell, James 48 1822 Farmer KY (250) - Millie 40 1830 Wife MS - Thomas 14 1856 Son TX - Mary 9 1861 Dau TX - Emily 7 1863 Dau TX -------------------------------------------------------------------- Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File. DECENDANTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR ANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File. ...DOD given as 1868. POD given as Coldwater Creek, Oso, Fayette Co., TX. CRISWELL FAMILY AMONG EARLY SETTLERS AND HEROES OF TEXAS HISTORY, documented by R.R. Criswell & Martha Criswell Bailey. ...Leroy Vannoy & Elizabeth Criswell were buried at Criswell Cemetery (also known as Duff Cem.) about one half mile southeast of the village of Praha. Leroy V Criswell was one of the original Texas Rangers as he joined with Captain Robert M. Williamson as a part of Williamson’s Mounted Riflemen in July 25 - September 13, 1835. FTM Marriage Index, CD #227, 1728-1850. ...Leroy V. Criswell m. Elizabeth Micken 24 Feb 1842 Fayette Co., TX Fayette Co., TX Marriage Records. #32535, Bk A, p. 51 ...Leroy V. Criswell m. Elizabeth McMicken 24 Feb 1842, license applied for on 19 Feb 1842. Early Texas County Marriage Records, Fayette Co., TX. ...Leroy V. Criswell m. Elizabeth MCMicken 19 Feb 1842. CRONICLES OF FAYETTE COUNTY, p. 58. Leroy V. Criswell - member of first district court jury in Fayette County, 22 Oct 1838. Leroy V. and Elizabeth (McMicken) Criswell sold their BJS home in 1853 to Johannes Romberg, first German to settle at BJS, and moved to near Oso a few miles northeast of present Flatonia. William V., Leroy' s younger brother, had moved to near Praha the year before. AN EARLY HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, p. 97. John Yancy Criswell and Leroy Vannoy Criswell - among a list of freeholders in Fayette County during the time of the Republic. Leroy fought Mexican regiments in "Come and Take It" Battle at Gonzales and Leroy was wounded at Bexar during the Battle of Bexar at San Antonio against General Cos (Santa Ana's brother-in-law). FAYETTE COUNTY - PAST AND PRESENT, p. 115. April 1846, eight election precincts established...#7 house of Leroy T. (sic) Criswell. CRISWELL FAMILY AMONG EARLY SETTLERS AND HEROES OF TEXAS HISTORY, documented by R.R. Criswell & Martha Criswell Bailey. ...Leroy Vannoy & Elizabeth Criswell were buried at Criswell/Duff (also known as Mulberry Cem.) about one half or one mile southeast of the village of Praha. Gene Brownlow This cemetery is located on S. Knezek Road .6 miles from FM 1295 at 29°40'6.21"N and 97° 3'25.19"W. There is a gate with a sign, Wm V. Criswell Cemetery, on the left side of the road usually covered with undergrowth. If you go at a 25 degree angle to the right upon entering the gate you should find the headstones. •Event: Fact witnessed the killing of Ben Milam •Will: 29 JAN 1866 probated in Fayette Co., TX Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File. WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN, by William B. Bennett. See William Joseph Boykin for content. Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File. BOYKIN ...William Joseph Boykin, son of Sion Lee Boykin, married Elizabeth Jane Criswell, daughter of Leroy Criswell who recieved an honorable discharge from the Texas Army signed by Stephen F. Austin. He was discharged in order to return to Gonzales County to plant his crops (a copy of the discharge is enclosed). L&D 216-2: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File. GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHERS OF SONS OF RUTH BOYKIN CALHOUN / SAMUEL DANIEL CALHOUN. ...was in McNeill's Artillery Co. which participated in the capture of San Antonio by Texas Army in 1835. L&D 216-3: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File. BOYKIN. L&D 216-4: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File. WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN, by William B. Bennett L&D 216-13, p. 5: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File. CRISWELL Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File. Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin). Letter, Notes, Family Group Sheet & Ancestor Chart dated 21 May 1999. Theresa Mitchell File. ________________________________________________________________ Criswell Family, Among Early Settlers and Heroes of Texas History LEROY VANNOY CRISWELL (1st child of John Yancy Criswell, Sr.) Leroy Vannoy Criswell, b. 1813, Barboursville, Knox Co., Kentucky, emigrated to Texas 1829-30 at age 16 with parents and brothers and sisters. Settled at Matagorda, Matagorda Co., Texas and moved with family in 1835 to Woods Prairie (West Point, Tx.). Participated in opening battle of the Texas Revolution at Gonzales, Tx., Oct. 2, 1835 as member of J. C. Neill's Artillery Co., protecting a little cannon from being surrendered to a Mexican militia. Fought at the Battle of Bexar (San Antonio, Tx.) in J. C. Neill's Artillery Co.; discharged Nov. 24, 1835 and joined Col. Ben R. Milam's Battalion and witnessed the death of Col. Milam during the hardest fought battle of the revolution, Dec. 5-10, 1835. Accompanied his father and younger members of the family while "moving out of the way of the advancing Mexican Army" in March and April 1836. Served as an "Indian fighter" in Col. J. H. Moore's Mounted Rifle for fifty days through Oct. 23, 1838. Served in Somervell Expedition to repel the invasion of Texas by Mexico led by Gen. Aderian Woll, 1842-43. Married Elizabeth A. McMicken on Feb. 24, 1842. (His brothers, William V. and Joseph Eve, also married daughters of Andrew and Eliza McMicken who had emigrated from Tennessee after the Texas War for Independence.) Leroy was 29 at the time of marriage, she was 17. Immediately after the marriage, they took into the household 15 year old Joseph Eve and 13 year old Andrew Jackson (his younger brothers whose parents were dead at this time). Also, part of the household was a "Negro" girl owned by the John Y. Criswell, Sr. Estate. As administrator of his father's estate, he farmed the family land in addition to his own. Leroy and his family first settled at Black Jack Springs (near Muldoon) and his children attended the Black Jack Springs School taught by Mr. William Gorham, whose wife was a close friend to Candace Criswell Cottle. The Cottles also lived in the same area. Later, Leroy's family moved and settled near "old Flatonia" (Oso) and Praha. In his will, dated August 5, 1862, Leroy states he owns "land, Negroes, cattle, horses and tenements" to be shared equally among his children for their education. -13- CRISWELL FAMILY It is believed that Elizabeth A. Criswell died after giving birth to Milam, who was born March 18, 1866 and that Leroy V. Criswell also died soon after. "The Honorable Court of Fayette County, having been solicited by the Relatives of Leroy V. Criswell to take charge of the State. I hereby make application for letters of administration of estate of Leroy V. Criswell & wife deceased at the next term of said court on this 29th day of June 1866." Wm. Boykin, husband of the eldest daughter and oldest child Eliza Jane, was appointed one of the administrators of the estate. The younger children were taken into the Boykin household. Leroy Vannoy Criswell and Elizabeth A. Criswell were buried at Duff Cemetery (also known as Mulberry Cemetery) about one-half or one mile southeast of the village of Praha. The property adjoining the cemetery was sold to a Chec or Bohemian farmer who, not realizing his actions, removed grave markers and planted grain in their place. He later replaced some markers, but many locations were lost. Leroy and Elizabeth (along with son, Larkin) had no markers on their graves.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Post Master Document, Texas (Reliability: 4). [S3] 1850 United States Census (Reliability: 4). [S22] 1860 United States Census (Reliability: 4). [S25] Cemetery (Reliability: 3). [S25] Cemetery, Letter from David Robert Criswell (Reliability: 1). My father is buried in what was known as Duff grave yard or cemetery which is about 1/2 to 1 mile S.E. from the viliage known as PRAHA which is S.E. from Flatonia [S25] Cemetery (Reliability: 4). [S11] Republic of Texas Marriage License, Republic of Texas Marriage License (Reliability: 4).