Dallas Co., TX - Bios: William H. Lumley
*****************************************************
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by:
Robert Bennett <longcreekfamilies@hotmail.com>

USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
*****************************************************

William H. Lumley (25 Sep 1862 - 29 Mar 1947)

Biography on page 612 Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County,
Texas( Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1892)
Transcribed by Robert Bennett 26 Mar 2005

WILLIAM H. LUMLEY, one of the prosperous young farmers of Dallas county,
Texas, was born in this county, September 25, 1862. His parents were among the
pioneer settlers of Texas, and on the frontier farm he was reared. He started
out in life with limited means, but by honest industry and good management he
has become the owner of 106 acres of fine land, all under fence, fifty acres
in cultivation and the rest in pasture. This land is rolling and consists of a
sandy loam.

October 15, 1884, Mr. Lumley was united in marriage with Miss Frances Potter,
who was born March 29, 1862, daughter of John P. Potter. A biography of Mr.
Potter will be found on another page of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Lumley have
had two children: Elise and Nanna Oda.

Mr. Lumley's father, Thomas Lumley, was a man possessed of sterling qualities,
and in his composition were found those elements that go to make up the true
pioneer. He was married on the 25th of September, 1832, to Rachel Haught, and
when, in 1845, they came to Illinois to Dallas county, Texas, their family
consisted of two children. They at first settled on a headright, and several
years later had the misfortune to lose their land. Mr. Lumley died on the 27th
of November, 1873. After his death Mrs. Lumley purchased a farm of 137 acres,
on which she is still living.. She was born in Ohio, December 18, 1824, the
daughter of Penn sylvania-Dutch parents, Peter and Sallie (Carver) Haught. Her
parents moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia, thence to Ohio and from there to
Illinois, being among the early settlers of those States. Mr. Haught died in
1843. Of her early experience here Mrs. Lumley graphically relates many
interesting incidents. There was probably not another pioneer family in Texas
that endured more hardships and privations than they. Bravely did she do her
part in helping to make a home on the frontier_ At times when her husband was
away at. work and she saw the Indians camping near, she would yoke up the
oxen, put the children in the wagon and drive to the nearest neighbor for
protection. Frequently she assisted with the work in the field. Game of all
kinds was plenty, and many were the bear and deer hides she dressed. The first
pigs they bought they penned in the chimney corner to keep the wolves from
catching and killing them.

Of their nine children, all are living except the oldest and youngest. They
are as follows: Ara, wife of Fayette Bennett; James; Mary E., wife of Cal.
Woodward; Sarah J., wife of James Isbel; Turner; Thomas V.; William H.;
Charles and Emily.

ADDITIONAL NOTES; Mr. and Mrs. Lumley are buried at Potter Cemetery, Mesquite,
Dallas County, Texas.

Their daughter Mary Margaret “Ara” Lumley  was the first wife of my great-
great- grandfather Calvin Lafayette Bennett.

Addition information on his family may be found in the book, ‘The Families of
Long Creek Cemetery, Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas” compiled by Robert
Bennett or online at Families of Long Creek, Dallas County, Texas.
   http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=longcreek