Joel Vincent Massey was the son of Margaret Benigna Polk and Dr. William Smith Massey, married on Dec 31, 1837 in TN. Both parents are buried in the City Cemetery in San Augustine, TX. Margaret Benigna Polk parents were John Polk(b.1785) and Elizabeth Ann Polk, both are buried in the Linn Flat Cemetery outside of Nacogdoches, TX. The POLK family seemed related to almost everyone who was anyone in deep east texas politics, as well as to national figures like President James K. Polk.
J.V. Massey married twice, 1st)Bettie Tucker in 1869, and (2nd) wife Mary E. Tucker.
Children of J.V. Massey (not sure of the wife at this time)
1880 Census:
1. Mary Mildred Massey - age 9
2. John Edgar Massey - age 5
3. Maggie Massey - age 3
4. Addie Massey - age 3
5. Jerome Virgie Massey - age 6m
J. V. Massey siblings were:
(1)John H. Massey b: 6 AUG 1839 TX, d.1864 - Joined up with the K "TEXAS INVINCIBLES" of San Augustine County, 1st Texas Infantry "Ragged Old First", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A. Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant Oct. 11, 1861, he was commissioned into "K" Co. TX 1st Infantry at Griffin's Springs, near Richmond, VA.
Elected 1st Lieutenant May 15, 1862.
Elected Captain June 27, 1862.
Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17, 1862.
Killed In Action in the "Battle of The Wilderness," in May 1864, Va. Burial at: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg
City, Virginia, USA
(2)Emily Massey b: 15 FEB 1844 TX, d. May 23, 1920; Married Jan 16, 1865 to Peyton Irving. Peyton was a school teacher in Nacogdoches, TX. In 1871 he was the Principal at the Rusk Masonic Institute in Rusk co,TX. Among students enrolled was Thomas Mitchell Campbell, later the govenor of Texas. Peyton also taught for a short period in 1867, James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas. Emily and Prof.Peyton are both buried in Johnson county, TX. One of there daughters was Neria Irving, she married Jimmie W. Hockaday, the brother of Ela Hockaday, the founder of the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas,TX.
(3)Charles Polk Massey b. Jan 27 1846, d.Dec 16, 1925; married Eliza Jane Jones.
(4)Cynthia Benigna Massey b: 25 AUG 1853, married George E. Gatling on Nov. 25, 1886 in San Augustine, TX. George was a lawyer in San Augustine, TX. The Gatling House,one mile south of San Augustine, TX was built for George and his wife Cynthia B. in 1890. The house was of the Classic greek revival style with native longleaf pine lumber and fireplaces were of handbrick brick. The house has been continuously occupied by 5 generations of the family. The house is a recorded Texas historic landmark, 1967. George E. Gatling was a first cousin of the inventor of the Gatling gun.
Civil War: Massey joined the First Texas Infantry, part of Hood's Texas Brigade, Company K. Promoted to 4th Sergeant. Massey was wounded in Virginia during the Suffolk Campaign in 1863.
After the war Massey returned to his east Texas roots. Massey became involved in local politics. In 1873 he won election as a Representative for District 2, 14th Texas Legislature, which comprised of the following counties, Nacogdoches, Sabine, Panola, Shelby and San Augustine.
J.V. Massey married twice, 1st)Bettie Tucker in 1869, and (2nd) wife Mary E. Tucker.
Children of J.V. Massey (not sure of the wife at this time)
1880 Census:
1. Mary Mildred Massey - age 9
2. John Edgar Massey - age 5
3. Maggie Massey - age 3
4. Addie Massey - age 3
5. Jerome Virgie Massey - age 6m
J. V. Massey siblings were:
(1)John H. Massey b: 6 AUG 1839 TX, d.1864 - Joined up with the K "TEXAS INVINCIBLES" of San Augustine County, 1st Texas Infantry "Ragged Old First", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A. Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant Oct. 11, 1861, he was commissioned into "K" Co. TX 1st Infantry at Griffin's Springs, near Richmond, VA.
Elected 1st Lieutenant May 15, 1862.
Elected Captain June 27, 1862.
Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17, 1862.
Killed In Action in the "Battle of The Wilderness," in May 1864, Va. Burial at: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg
City, Virginia, USA
(2)Emily Massey b: 15 FEB 1844 TX, d. May 23, 1920; Married Jan 16, 1865 to Peyton Irving. Peyton was a school teacher in Nacogdoches, TX. In 1871 he was the Principal at the Rusk Masonic Institute in Rusk co,TX. Among students enrolled was Thomas Mitchell Campbell, later the govenor of Texas. Peyton also taught for a short period in 1867, James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas. Emily and Prof.Peyton are both buried in Johnson county, TX. One of there daughters was Neria Irving, she married Jimmie W. Hockaday, the brother of Ela Hockaday, the founder of the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas,TX.
(3)Charles Polk Massey b. Jan 27 1846, d.Dec 16, 1925; married Eliza Jane Jones.
(4)Cynthia Benigna Massey b: 25 AUG 1853, married George E. Gatling on Nov. 25, 1886 in San Augustine, TX. George was a lawyer in San Augustine, TX. The Gatling House,one mile south of San Augustine, TX was built for George and his wife Cynthia B. in 1890. The house was of the Classic greek revival style with native longleaf pine lumber and fireplaces were of handbrick brick. The house has been continuously occupied by 5 generations of the family. The house is a recorded Texas historic landmark, 1967. George E. Gatling was a first cousin of the inventor of the Gatling gun.
Civil War: Massey joined the First Texas Infantry, part of Hood's Texas Brigade, Company K. Promoted to 4th Sergeant. Massey was wounded in Virginia during the Suffolk Campaign in 1863.
After the war Massey returned to his east Texas roots. Massey became involved in local politics. In 1873 he won election as a Representative for District 2, 14th Texas Legislature, which comprised of the following counties, Nacogdoches, Sabine, Panola, Shelby and San Augustine.
Joel Vincent Massey was the son of Margaret Benigna Polk and Dr. William Smith Massey, married on Dec 31, 1837 in TN. Both parents are buried in the City Cemetery in San Augustine, TX. Margaret Benigna Polk parents were John Polk(b.1785) and Elizabeth Ann Polk, both are buried in the Linn Flat Cemetery outside of Nacogdoches, TX. The POLK family seemed related to almost everyone who was anyone in deep east texas politics, as well as to national figures like President James K. Polk.
J.V. Massey married twice, 1st)Bettie Tucker in 1869, and (2nd) wife Mary E. Tucker.
Children of J.V. Massey (not sure of the wife at this time)
1880 Census:
1. Mary Mildred Massey - age 9
2. John Edgar Massey - age 5
3. Maggie Massey - age 3
4. Addie Massey - age 3
5. Jerome Virgie Massey - age 6m
J. V. Massey siblings were:
(1)John H. Massey b: 6 AUG 1839 TX, d.1864 - Joined up with the K "TEXAS INVINCIBLES" of San Augustine County, 1st Texas Infantry "Ragged Old First", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A. Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant Oct. 11, 1861, he was commissioned into "K" Co. TX 1st Infantry at Griffin's Springs, near Richmond, VA.
Elected 1st Lieutenant May 15, 1862.
Elected Captain June 27, 1862.
Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17, 1862.
Killed In Action in the "Battle of The Wilderness," in May 1864, Va. Burial at: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg
City, Virginia, USA
(2)Emily Massey b: 15 FEB 1844 TX, d. May 23, 1920; Married Jan 16, 1865 to Peyton Irving. Peyton was a school teacher in Nacogdoches, TX. In 1871 he was the Principal at the Rusk Masonic Institute in Rusk co,TX. Among students enrolled was Thomas Mitchell Campbell, later the govenor of Texas. Peyton also taught for a short period in 1867, James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas. Emily and Prof.Peyton are both buried in Johnson county, TX. One of there daughters was Neria Irving, she married Jimmie W. Hockaday, the brother of Ela Hockaday, the founder of the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas,TX.
(3)Charles Polk Massey b. Jan 27 1846, d.Dec 16, 1925; married Eliza Jane Jones.
(4)Cynthia Benigna Massey b: 25 AUG 1853, married George E. Gatling on Nov. 25, 1886 in San Augustine, TX. George was a lawyer in San Augustine, TX. The Gatling House,one mile south of San Augustine, TX was built for George and his wife Cynthia B. in 1890. The house was of the Classic greek revival style with native longleaf pine lumber and fireplaces were of handbrick brick. The house has been continuously occupied by 5 generations of the family. The house is a recorded Texas historic landmark, 1967. George E. Gatling was a first cousin of the inventor of the Gatling gun.
Civil War: Massey joined the First Texas Infantry, part of Hood's Texas Brigade, Company K. Promoted to 4th Sergeant. Massey was wounded in Virginia during the Suffolk Campaign in 1863.
After the war Massey returned to his east Texas roots. Massey became involved in local politics. In 1873 he won election as a Representative for District 2, 14th Texas Legislature, which comprised of the following counties, Nacogdoches, Sabine, Panola, Shelby and San Augustine.
J.V. Massey married twice, 1st)Bettie Tucker in 1869, and (2nd) wife Mary E. Tucker.
Children of J.V. Massey (not sure of the wife at this time)
1880 Census:
1. Mary Mildred Massey - age 9
2. John Edgar Massey - age 5
3. Maggie Massey - age 3
4. Addie Massey - age 3
5. Jerome Virgie Massey - age 6m
J. V. Massey siblings were:
(1)John H. Massey b: 6 AUG 1839 TX, d.1864 - Joined up with the K "TEXAS INVINCIBLES" of San Augustine County, 1st Texas Infantry "Ragged Old First", Texas Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A. Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant Oct. 11, 1861, he was commissioned into "K" Co. TX 1st Infantry at Griffin's Springs, near Richmond, VA.
Elected 1st Lieutenant May 15, 1862.
Elected Captain June 27, 1862.
Wounded in the Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17, 1862.
Killed In Action in the "Battle of The Wilderness," in May 1864, Va. Burial at: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg
City, Virginia, USA
(2)Emily Massey b: 15 FEB 1844 TX, d. May 23, 1920; Married Jan 16, 1865 to Peyton Irving. Peyton was a school teacher in Nacogdoches, TX. In 1871 he was the Principal at the Rusk Masonic Institute in Rusk co,TX. Among students enrolled was Thomas Mitchell Campbell, later the govenor of Texas. Peyton also taught for a short period in 1867, James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas. Emily and Prof.Peyton are both buried in Johnson county, TX. One of there daughters was Neria Irving, she married Jimmie W. Hockaday, the brother of Ela Hockaday, the founder of the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas,TX.
(3)Charles Polk Massey b. Jan 27 1846, d.Dec 16, 1925; married Eliza Jane Jones.
(4)Cynthia Benigna Massey b: 25 AUG 1853, married George E. Gatling on Nov. 25, 1886 in San Augustine, TX. George was a lawyer in San Augustine, TX. The Gatling House,one mile south of San Augustine, TX was built for George and his wife Cynthia B. in 1890. The house was of the Classic greek revival style with native longleaf pine lumber and fireplaces were of handbrick brick. The house has been continuously occupied by 5 generations of the family. The house is a recorded Texas historic landmark, 1967. George E. Gatling was a first cousin of the inventor of the Gatling gun.
Civil War: Massey joined the First Texas Infantry, part of Hood's Texas Brigade, Company K. Promoted to 4th Sergeant. Massey was wounded in Virginia during the Suffolk Campaign in 1863.
After the war Massey returned to his east Texas roots. Massey became involved in local politics. In 1873 he won election as a Representative for District 2, 14th Texas Legislature, which comprised of the following counties, Nacogdoches, Sabine, Panola, Shelby and San Augustine.
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