John Calvin Lamon was born on September 9, 1848, in Robeson County, North Carolina. His parents were Daniel Lamond and Ann (Johnson) Lamond. His family moved to Leon County, Texas, near Oakwood, in the mid-1850s, and at some point he changed the spelling of his name from Lamond to Lamon. He enlisted in Company B, 18th Texas Calvary late in the war, around October 1864, and was discharged the following June. There are Civil War Pension records for John Lamon.
John was a cattle rancher and farmer. John married his first wife, Amanda Ellen Billings, who died in 1880. They had one child, Alonzo Daniel Lamon.
John married Dora Ann Radford in February, 1883. They had six children: Belle born in 1884, Nona Mae born in 1888, Robert born in 1892 died in 1997, John born in 1895, Charlie born in 1898 and Hazel born in 1904 died in 1907. Dora died in 1905, and in the mid-1920s John followed his two younger sons and their families to the Rio Grande Valley, settling near Harlingen.
The family story was that John Lamon and his brother Alexander changed the spelling of their name, but no one could ever say exactly how it was spelled before. Upon researching the family history it was discovered that the name had been Lamond.
1850 Census Robeson Co., NC: John C. Lamond age 4 is living in the household of his father Daniel Lamond age 47 and mother Ann (Johnson) Lamond age 34. Rest of children are Sarah M age 10, Elizabeth A. age 8, Isabella age 6, and Eliza age 6 months. Also in household is grandfather Alexander Johnson age 68.
1860 Census Navarro Post Office, Leon County, Tx: Ann Lamond is living with her children: Sarah M. age 20, Elizabeth A. age 18, Isabella age 16, Jno. C. age 13, Matilda age 11, and Alexander age 5. Alexander was born in TX but rest of children were born in NC, so the family may have moved to TX around 1855, but in his application for pension he states he is 66 years old and has lived in Texas for 57 years making their move to Texas 1857. The William Radford family lives nearby.
1880 census in Leon Cy, TX Precinct 6, page 13, John C. Lamon appears as only one in household, age 30, a widow--he was married to Amanda Ellen and had one son, Lonzo Lamon.
There is a marriage record published in the Ft. Worth Gazette, March 9, 1883: Marriage license issued during February: "Mr. John C. Lammen to Miss Dora Newman."
1900 Census for Leon County, TX: Household of John C. Lamon, white, male, born Aug 1850, age 49, married 17 years, born in NC, father Scotland, mother NC, and the rest of his household is listed.
1910 Census 6-J-Pct, Leon County, John C. Lamon age 53 head of household (NC NC NC) with sons John Jr. age 15 (TX NC TX) and Charley age 10? (TX NC TX) Down the road lived Sallie Jones, a lady, according to family stories, who would look after the two motherless boys and occasionally make them strip and bathe while she washed their clothes!
In the History of Leon County, Volume I, "Navarro City" C188, p 166, it states: "In 1879 A.J. and J.C. Lamon gave a deed for two acres of land for the purpose of building a Church and School. The Church was known as the African Methodist Church. It was located on the A.J. Lamon tract of land on the Navarro, Oakwood road."...Early land owners in the town of Navarro were...Isabella Lamon, Ann Lamon,...A.J. Lamon, J.C. Lamon..."
Obituary: Valley Morning Star, June 28, 1933, P. 1: "Funeral Services for Lamon Today Body of John Calvin Lamon, 89, who died Monday at his home on the Hardin Ranch, north of the city, was forwarded Tuesday night by Tompson's mortuary to Oakwood, Texas, where burial will be held this afternoon.
Lamon is survived by three sons John and Charles, of the Hardin Ranch, and Lon of Freestone county, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Belle Roach, Leon county, Texas, and Nona Cox, Lubbock, and a brother, Sandy Lamon, Brownsville.
Lamon was a civil war veteran having fought in the Confederate ranks."
Obituary: Oakwood Oracle, July 6, 1933:
"John Calvin Lamons [sic], eighty nine years of age, died at his home in Harlingen, Texas, last Monday night, June 26th, 1933.
Mr. Lamons was born in North Carolina, but moved to Texas when just a small lad. He lived in and near Oakwood until nineteen twenty five when he moved to Harlingen to reside with his two younger sons. Mr. Lamons was one of the few old Confederate soldiers that were left, having volunteered at the age of sixteen years and serving an unselfish soldier life, giving his service freely for the cause that he believed to be just until the close of the war.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mandy Billings and to this union three children were born. Only one son of this union survives, namely, Mr. Lon Lamons of Oakwood. He was later married to Miss Dora Radford and to this union six children were born, four of this union survive, namely Mesdames Ollie Cox of Lamesa and Austin Roach of Oakwood and Messrs John and Charlie Lamons of Harlingen.
Mr. Lamons [became a member?] of the Baptist church several years before his death and lived a devout Christian life until the time of his death.
His body was brought to Oakwood by train Tuesday and was laid to rest in a community cemetery, called Mt. Pisgah, near Oakwood last Wednesday with Rev. Enoch Parish officiating.
Besides the five children who survive, he leaves on brother, A.J. Lamons of Brownsville, and several grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends who join the family in their sorrow."
John was a cattle rancher and farmer. John married his first wife, Amanda Ellen Billings, who died in 1880. They had one child, Alonzo Daniel Lamon.
John married Dora Ann Radford in February, 1883. They had six children: Belle born in 1884, Nona Mae born in 1888, Robert born in 1892 died in 1997, John born in 1895, Charlie born in 1898 and Hazel born in 1904 died in 1907. Dora died in 1905, and in the mid-1920s John followed his two younger sons and their families to the Rio Grande Valley, settling near Harlingen.
The family story was that John Lamon and his brother Alexander changed the spelling of their name, but no one could ever say exactly how it was spelled before. Upon researching the family history it was discovered that the name had been Lamond.
1850 Census Robeson Co., NC: John C. Lamond age 4 is living in the household of his father Daniel Lamond age 47 and mother Ann (Johnson) Lamond age 34. Rest of children are Sarah M age 10, Elizabeth A. age 8, Isabella age 6, and Eliza age 6 months. Also in household is grandfather Alexander Johnson age 68.
1860 Census Navarro Post Office, Leon County, Tx: Ann Lamond is living with her children: Sarah M. age 20, Elizabeth A. age 18, Isabella age 16, Jno. C. age 13, Matilda age 11, and Alexander age 5. Alexander was born in TX but rest of children were born in NC, so the family may have moved to TX around 1855, but in his application for pension he states he is 66 years old and has lived in Texas for 57 years making their move to Texas 1857. The William Radford family lives nearby.
1880 census in Leon Cy, TX Precinct 6, page 13, John C. Lamon appears as only one in household, age 30, a widow--he was married to Amanda Ellen and had one son, Lonzo Lamon.
There is a marriage record published in the Ft. Worth Gazette, March 9, 1883: Marriage license issued during February: "Mr. John C. Lammen to Miss Dora Newman."
1900 Census for Leon County, TX: Household of John C. Lamon, white, male, born Aug 1850, age 49, married 17 years, born in NC, father Scotland, mother NC, and the rest of his household is listed.
1910 Census 6-J-Pct, Leon County, John C. Lamon age 53 head of household (NC NC NC) with sons John Jr. age 15 (TX NC TX) and Charley age 10? (TX NC TX) Down the road lived Sallie Jones, a lady, according to family stories, who would look after the two motherless boys and occasionally make them strip and bathe while she washed their clothes!
In the History of Leon County, Volume I, "Navarro City" C188, p 166, it states: "In 1879 A.J. and J.C. Lamon gave a deed for two acres of land for the purpose of building a Church and School. The Church was known as the African Methodist Church. It was located on the A.J. Lamon tract of land on the Navarro, Oakwood road."...Early land owners in the town of Navarro were...Isabella Lamon, Ann Lamon,...A.J. Lamon, J.C. Lamon..."
Obituary: Valley Morning Star, June 28, 1933, P. 1: "Funeral Services for Lamon Today Body of John Calvin Lamon, 89, who died Monday at his home on the Hardin Ranch, north of the city, was forwarded Tuesday night by Tompson's mortuary to Oakwood, Texas, where burial will be held this afternoon.
Lamon is survived by three sons John and Charles, of the Hardin Ranch, and Lon of Freestone county, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Belle Roach, Leon county, Texas, and Nona Cox, Lubbock, and a brother, Sandy Lamon, Brownsville.
Lamon was a civil war veteran having fought in the Confederate ranks."
Obituary: Oakwood Oracle, July 6, 1933:
"John Calvin Lamons [sic], eighty nine years of age, died at his home in Harlingen, Texas, last Monday night, June 26th, 1933.
Mr. Lamons was born in North Carolina, but moved to Texas when just a small lad. He lived in and near Oakwood until nineteen twenty five when he moved to Harlingen to reside with his two younger sons. Mr. Lamons was one of the few old Confederate soldiers that were left, having volunteered at the age of sixteen years and serving an unselfish soldier life, giving his service freely for the cause that he believed to be just until the close of the war.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mandy Billings and to this union three children were born. Only one son of this union survives, namely, Mr. Lon Lamons of Oakwood. He was later married to Miss Dora Radford and to this union six children were born, four of this union survive, namely Mesdames Ollie Cox of Lamesa and Austin Roach of Oakwood and Messrs John and Charlie Lamons of Harlingen.
Mr. Lamons [became a member?] of the Baptist church several years before his death and lived a devout Christian life until the time of his death.
His body was brought to Oakwood by train Tuesday and was laid to rest in a community cemetery, called Mt. Pisgah, near Oakwood last Wednesday with Rev. Enoch Parish officiating.
Besides the five children who survive, he leaves on brother, A.J. Lamons of Brownsville, and several grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends who join the family in their sorrow."
John Calvin Lamon was born on September 9, 1848, in Robeson County, North Carolina. His parents were Daniel Lamond and Ann (Johnson) Lamond. His family moved to Leon County, Texas, near Oakwood, in the mid-1850s, and at some point he changed the spelling of his name from Lamond to Lamon. He enlisted in Company B, 18th Texas Calvary late in the war, around October 1864, and was discharged the following June. There are Civil War Pension records for John Lamon.
John was a cattle rancher and farmer. John married his first wife, Amanda Ellen Billings, who died in 1880. They had one child, Alonzo Daniel Lamon.
John married Dora Ann Radford in February, 1883. They had six children: Belle born in 1884, Nona Mae born in 1888, Robert born in 1892 died in 1997, John born in 1895, Charlie born in 1898 and Hazel born in 1904 died in 1907. Dora died in 1905, and in the mid-1920s John followed his two younger sons and their families to the Rio Grande Valley, settling near Harlingen.
The family story was that John Lamon and his brother Alexander changed the spelling of their name, but no one could ever say exactly how it was spelled before. Upon researching the family history it was discovered that the name had been Lamond.
1850 Census Robeson Co., NC: John C. Lamond age 4 is living in the household of his father Daniel Lamond age 47 and mother Ann (Johnson) Lamond age 34. Rest of children are Sarah M age 10, Elizabeth A. age 8, Isabella age 6, and Eliza age 6 months. Also in household is grandfather Alexander Johnson age 68.
1860 Census Navarro Post Office, Leon County, Tx: Ann Lamond is living with her children: Sarah M. age 20, Elizabeth A. age 18, Isabella age 16, Jno. C. age 13, Matilda age 11, and Alexander age 5. Alexander was born in TX but rest of children were born in NC, so the family may have moved to TX around 1855, but in his application for pension he states he is 66 years old and has lived in Texas for 57 years making their move to Texas 1857. The William Radford family lives nearby.
1880 census in Leon Cy, TX Precinct 6, page 13, John C. Lamon appears as only one in household, age 30, a widow--he was married to Amanda Ellen and had one son, Lonzo Lamon.
There is a marriage record published in the Ft. Worth Gazette, March 9, 1883: Marriage license issued during February: "Mr. John C. Lammen to Miss Dora Newman."
1900 Census for Leon County, TX: Household of John C. Lamon, white, male, born Aug 1850, age 49, married 17 years, born in NC, father Scotland, mother NC, and the rest of his household is listed.
1910 Census 6-J-Pct, Leon County, John C. Lamon age 53 head of household (NC NC NC) with sons John Jr. age 15 (TX NC TX) and Charley age 10? (TX NC TX) Down the road lived Sallie Jones, a lady, according to family stories, who would look after the two motherless boys and occasionally make them strip and bathe while she washed their clothes!
In the History of Leon County, Volume I, "Navarro City" C188, p 166, it states: "In 1879 A.J. and J.C. Lamon gave a deed for two acres of land for the purpose of building a Church and School. The Church was known as the African Methodist Church. It was located on the A.J. Lamon tract of land on the Navarro, Oakwood road."...Early land owners in the town of Navarro were...Isabella Lamon, Ann Lamon,...A.J. Lamon, J.C. Lamon..."
Obituary: Valley Morning Star, June 28, 1933, P. 1: "Funeral Services for Lamon Today Body of John Calvin Lamon, 89, who died Monday at his home on the Hardin Ranch, north of the city, was forwarded Tuesday night by Tompson's mortuary to Oakwood, Texas, where burial will be held this afternoon.
Lamon is survived by three sons John and Charles, of the Hardin Ranch, and Lon of Freestone county, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Belle Roach, Leon county, Texas, and Nona Cox, Lubbock, and a brother, Sandy Lamon, Brownsville.
Lamon was a civil war veteran having fought in the Confederate ranks."
Obituary: Oakwood Oracle, July 6, 1933:
"John Calvin Lamons [sic], eighty nine years of age, died at his home in Harlingen, Texas, last Monday night, June 26th, 1933.
Mr. Lamons was born in North Carolina, but moved to Texas when just a small lad. He lived in and near Oakwood until nineteen twenty five when he moved to Harlingen to reside with his two younger sons. Mr. Lamons was one of the few old Confederate soldiers that were left, having volunteered at the age of sixteen years and serving an unselfish soldier life, giving his service freely for the cause that he believed to be just until the close of the war.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mandy Billings and to this union three children were born. Only one son of this union survives, namely, Mr. Lon Lamons of Oakwood. He was later married to Miss Dora Radford and to this union six children were born, four of this union survive, namely Mesdames Ollie Cox of Lamesa and Austin Roach of Oakwood and Messrs John and Charlie Lamons of Harlingen.
Mr. Lamons [became a member?] of the Baptist church several years before his death and lived a devout Christian life until the time of his death.
His body was brought to Oakwood by train Tuesday and was laid to rest in a community cemetery, called Mt. Pisgah, near Oakwood last Wednesday with Rev. Enoch Parish officiating.
Besides the five children who survive, he leaves on brother, A.J. Lamons of Brownsville, and several grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends who join the family in their sorrow."
John was a cattle rancher and farmer. John married his first wife, Amanda Ellen Billings, who died in 1880. They had one child, Alonzo Daniel Lamon.
John married Dora Ann Radford in February, 1883. They had six children: Belle born in 1884, Nona Mae born in 1888, Robert born in 1892 died in 1997, John born in 1895, Charlie born in 1898 and Hazel born in 1904 died in 1907. Dora died in 1905, and in the mid-1920s John followed his two younger sons and their families to the Rio Grande Valley, settling near Harlingen.
The family story was that John Lamon and his brother Alexander changed the spelling of their name, but no one could ever say exactly how it was spelled before. Upon researching the family history it was discovered that the name had been Lamond.
1850 Census Robeson Co., NC: John C. Lamond age 4 is living in the household of his father Daniel Lamond age 47 and mother Ann (Johnson) Lamond age 34. Rest of children are Sarah M age 10, Elizabeth A. age 8, Isabella age 6, and Eliza age 6 months. Also in household is grandfather Alexander Johnson age 68.
1860 Census Navarro Post Office, Leon County, Tx: Ann Lamond is living with her children: Sarah M. age 20, Elizabeth A. age 18, Isabella age 16, Jno. C. age 13, Matilda age 11, and Alexander age 5. Alexander was born in TX but rest of children were born in NC, so the family may have moved to TX around 1855, but in his application for pension he states he is 66 years old and has lived in Texas for 57 years making their move to Texas 1857. The William Radford family lives nearby.
1880 census in Leon Cy, TX Precinct 6, page 13, John C. Lamon appears as only one in household, age 30, a widow--he was married to Amanda Ellen and had one son, Lonzo Lamon.
There is a marriage record published in the Ft. Worth Gazette, March 9, 1883: Marriage license issued during February: "Mr. John C. Lammen to Miss Dora Newman."
1900 Census for Leon County, TX: Household of John C. Lamon, white, male, born Aug 1850, age 49, married 17 years, born in NC, father Scotland, mother NC, and the rest of his household is listed.
1910 Census 6-J-Pct, Leon County, John C. Lamon age 53 head of household (NC NC NC) with sons John Jr. age 15 (TX NC TX) and Charley age 10? (TX NC TX) Down the road lived Sallie Jones, a lady, according to family stories, who would look after the two motherless boys and occasionally make them strip and bathe while she washed their clothes!
In the History of Leon County, Volume I, "Navarro City" C188, p 166, it states: "In 1879 A.J. and J.C. Lamon gave a deed for two acres of land for the purpose of building a Church and School. The Church was known as the African Methodist Church. It was located on the A.J. Lamon tract of land on the Navarro, Oakwood road."...Early land owners in the town of Navarro were...Isabella Lamon, Ann Lamon,...A.J. Lamon, J.C. Lamon..."
Obituary: Valley Morning Star, June 28, 1933, P. 1: "Funeral Services for Lamon Today Body of John Calvin Lamon, 89, who died Monday at his home on the Hardin Ranch, north of the city, was forwarded Tuesday night by Tompson's mortuary to Oakwood, Texas, where burial will be held this afternoon.
Lamon is survived by three sons John and Charles, of the Hardin Ranch, and Lon of Freestone county, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Belle Roach, Leon county, Texas, and Nona Cox, Lubbock, and a brother, Sandy Lamon, Brownsville.
Lamon was a civil war veteran having fought in the Confederate ranks."
Obituary: Oakwood Oracle, July 6, 1933:
"John Calvin Lamons [sic], eighty nine years of age, died at his home in Harlingen, Texas, last Monday night, June 26th, 1933.
Mr. Lamons was born in North Carolina, but moved to Texas when just a small lad. He lived in and near Oakwood until nineteen twenty five when he moved to Harlingen to reside with his two younger sons. Mr. Lamons was one of the few old Confederate soldiers that were left, having volunteered at the age of sixteen years and serving an unselfish soldier life, giving his service freely for the cause that he believed to be just until the close of the war.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mandy Billings and to this union three children were born. Only one son of this union survives, namely, Mr. Lon Lamons of Oakwood. He was later married to Miss Dora Radford and to this union six children were born, four of this union survive, namely Mesdames Ollie Cox of Lamesa and Austin Roach of Oakwood and Messrs John and Charlie Lamons of Harlingen.
Mr. Lamons [became a member?] of the Baptist church several years before his death and lived a devout Christian life until the time of his death.
His body was brought to Oakwood by train Tuesday and was laid to rest in a community cemetery, called Mt. Pisgah, near Oakwood last Wednesday with Rev. Enoch Parish officiating.
Besides the five children who survive, he leaves on brother, A.J. Lamons of Brownsville, and several grandchildren with a host of other relatives and friends who join the family in their sorrow."
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