Elisha Everett Lott - Time Line - Smith County, TX

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Elisha Everett Lott

Time Line (10/29/69) 
Copied from the Smith County Historical Society Archives
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1829	Born in Mississippi (Yazoo County?)
1840	Married Mary Lott, daughter of Arthur Lott
1840	Moved to Texas from Mississippi
1840	Moved to present Harrison County
1841	Bought 1,000 acres in present Harrison Co. (then Panola)
1843-44	Served in 8th congress (in House)
1844	Helped pass Cherokee land bill
1845	Sold lots in Marshall to S. J. Watt
1846	Served on commissions to lay out Smith County & Tyler
1847	Elected to 2nd Legislature (Nacogdoches district?)
1847	Served as first Tyler postmaster
1847-53	Served in House of Representatives
1848	Patented land in Smith Co.
1848	Signer of steamboat agreement (Sabine River) with Isaac Vannoy
1829	Joined St. John's Masonic Lodge, Tyler
1850	1850 Smith County Federal Census, Page 102, Dwelling 137, Family 137
	LOTT, Elisha E., 30, M Rq4m34 1500, MS
	Mary A., 27, F; William M., 9, M; Arthur, 7, M; 
	Elisha, 4, M; Mary Ann, 8, F (From ETGS Book - added)
1850	Listed on slave schedule (owned 3)
1852	First wife (Mary) died - Buried near Winona.
1852	On list of incorporators - Texas Western Railroad
1852	Member Stock Co to publish Tyler Telegraph
1853-61	Served in Texas Senate
1854	Power of attorney for Mommican(?) Hunt
1855	Married Anna Cook (where?)
1856	Wife charter member Center Methodist church
1859	Trustee, Male School in Starville
1860	Lived near Starrville (census)
	1860 Smith County Federal Census, Starrville Beat
	Page 69, Dwelling 686, Family 682
	LOTT, E. E., 40, M, Farmer, 10,000, 1800, AL
	Anna, 26, F; Wm., 17, M; Arthur, 14, M; Elisha, 12, M; John, 11, M;
	McRAY, Mary, 30, F; LOTT, Columbus, 17, M, Farm Laborer
1861	Resigned from legislature, declined to run for governor
1861	Enlisted in Confederate Army
____	Served, Major, 5th Texas Inf. (merged into 22nd)
____	Served, Lt. Col, 22nd Texas Inf.
1864	Died at Starrville, Smith County (Texas)