Sam served as a Williamson County Commissioner 1854-1857 and was a Master Mason, San Gabriel Lodge. He was also a sporting man, erecting one of the first recreational installations in the area—a horse racing track. The first race was between Sam’s mare “Shadthy,” ridden by his 12-year-old son Henry, and a horse named “Old Smoke.”
He and Dotia were the parents of fourteen children; the fate of two sons, Peter and Isaac Bracken, is unknown. Sam's estate was administered by his widow Dotia in the summer of 1881 (Williamson Co. Case No. 227).
The Williamson County Sun, Georgetown, TX, Thursday, March 24, 1881:
Last Friday morning awhile before day, Mr. Samuel Mankins, an old citizen of this county, died at his residence a few miles below Georgetown. He had been sick for some time, but became suddenly worse Thursday evening and died before the next morning. He moved to the place where he died thirty four years ago the 4th of last January and lived there until his death. The Masons buried him Friday evening at his family burying ground.
Sam served as a Williamson County Commissioner 1854-1857 and was a Master Mason, San Gabriel Lodge. He was also a sporting man, erecting one of the first recreational installations in the area—a horse racing track. The first race was between Sam’s mare “Shadthy,” ridden by his 12-year-old son Henry, and a horse named “Old Smoke.”
He and Dotia were the parents of fourteen children; the fate of two sons, Peter and Isaac Bracken, is unknown. Sam's estate was administered by his widow Dotia in the summer of 1881 (Williamson Co. Case No. 227).
The Williamson County Sun, Georgetown, TX, Thursday, March 24, 1881:
Last Friday morning awhile before day, Mr. Samuel Mankins, an old citizen of this county, died at his residence a few miles below Georgetown. He had been sick for some time, but became suddenly worse Thursday evening and died before the next morning. He moved to the place where he died thirty four years ago the 4th of last January and lived there until his death. The Masons buried him Friday evening at his family burying ground.
Family Members
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John William Mankins
1835–1865
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Nancy Jane Mankins Burden
1837 – unknown
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William Henry Mankins
1838–1913
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Evan Mankins
1839–1924
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Sarah A. Mankins
1841–1860
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Marzee Mankins
1842–1881
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Samuel Jim "Jay" Mankins
1843–1873
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Jasper Mankins
1845–1905
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George Mankins
1848–1870
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Celina Mankins
1848–1881
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Victoria Mankins Livengood
1854–1926
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Rachel Belle Mankins Mann
1860–1935
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