John Edward Spikes

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John Edward Spikes

Birth
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Death
30 Aug 1872 (aged 72)
Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rand, Kaufman County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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John Edward Spikes was born 15 Mar 1800 in Georgia, the son of John Jonah or Jonas Spikes and Mary Pierce. As a young man John settled in Clarke Co, AL where he purchased land on 24 Apr 1820 where he met and married Nancy Colquehoune on 20 Mar 1823. Nancy was born 14 Jun 1803, daughter of John Colquehoune. John and Nancy had five children before she died in 1843. On 11 Jan 1844, in Clarke Co AL, John remarried to Lucinda Pelt Carter, a widow with a two year old son, John Henry Carter. Lucinda was born 16 Apr 1817 and died 27 Jul 1908.
By 1846 John and Lucinda had two sons of their own. That year John, his six children, step-son and wife left Alabama and migrated westward to Texas, settling first just across the Sabine River from John's brother. In 1849 he moved his family to Kaufman County Texas.
John was a fanner and slave owner. He had innovative philosophies concerning his slaves. He treated them as family, providing more than sufficient provisions for their welfare, including allowing them to be buried next to his family's plot. He also would not sell anyone who was born into his "family". He was respected by all who knew him. John had an adventuresome, patriot and pioneering spirit. Information from The Kaufman County, TXGenWeb Project Site, maintained and designed by Abby Balderama, Coordinator

When John Edward Spikes first came to Kaufman, he built a log schoolhouse on the south edge of the prairie with homemade lumber seats on a floor of wide planks, and a fireplace to keep warm. His daughter Texana was a teacher there. Information from a family writing, "Jeff Spikes" by Nellie Witt Spikes.


John Edward Spikes was born 15 Mar 1800 in Georgia, the son of John Jonah or Jonas Spikes and Mary Pierce. As a young man John settled in Clarke Co, AL where he purchased land on 24 Apr 1820 where he met and married Nancy Colquehoune on 20 Mar 1823. Nancy was born 14 Jun 1803, daughter of John Colquehoune. John and Nancy had five children before she died in 1843. On 11 Jan 1844, in Clarke Co AL, John remarried to Lucinda Pelt Carter, a widow with a two year old son, John Henry Carter. Lucinda was born 16 Apr 1817 and died 27 Jul 1908.
By 1846 John and Lucinda had two sons of their own. That year John, his six children, step-son and wife left Alabama and migrated westward to Texas, settling first just across the Sabine River from John's brother. In 1849 he moved his family to Kaufman County Texas.
John was a fanner and slave owner. He had innovative philosophies concerning his slaves. He treated them as family, providing more than sufficient provisions for their welfare, including allowing them to be buried next to his family's plot. He also would not sell anyone who was born into his "family". He was respected by all who knew him. John had an adventuresome, patriot and pioneering spirit. Information from The Kaufman County, TXGenWeb Project Site, maintained and designed by Abby Balderama, Coordinator

When John Edward Spikes first came to Kaufman, he built a log schoolhouse on the south edge of the prairie with homemade lumber seats on a floor of wide planks, and a fireplace to keep warm. His daughter Texana was a teacher there. Information from a family writing, "Jeff Spikes" by Nellie Witt Spikes.


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