Amon caught the gold fever in 1853 and went overland to California, where he stayed for 13 years before returning to Dallas. He then engaged in farming and became a partner with his father in a mercantile house in Scyene.
In 1870 he married Miss Nancy Seals. (Some sources have "C" as Nancy's middle initial and some have "K." On her death certificate Katherine is spelled with "K.") She was the daughter of Wilson Seals and Mahalia Mills, natives of Tennessee. They came to Texas in 1865. Amon and Nancy were the parents of eight children. In the 1880 census Amon was listed as a farmer.
Amon was postmaster of Scyene for 18 years, from 1871* until 1889, except for 12 or 18 months in the early 1880s. As a breeder of fine horses he owned "Lonnie Bee," which won second money in the Texas Derby of 1890.
In 1900 Amon and his family lived in Caldwell County, where he was a farmer. Amon probably was the Mr. McComas who died June 2, 1909, in Kaufman County, and is buried in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Nancy was living as a widow in 1910 in Kaufman County.
Amon and Nancy were members of the Christian Church.
Sources: The Dallas Morning News, November 1, 1971; Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 960-961.
*another source says Charles A. Beeman was postmaster of Scyene in 1871
In 1870 he married Miss Nancy Seals. (Some sources have "C" as Nancy's middle initial and some have "K." On her death certificate Katherine is spelled with "K.") She was the daughter of Wilson Seals and Mahalia Mills, natives of Tennessee. They came to Texas in 1865. Amon and Nancy were the parents of eight children. In the 1880 census Amon was listed as a farmer.
Amon was postmaster of Scyene for 18 years, from 1871* until 1889, except for 12 or 18 months in the early 1880s. As a breeder of fine horses he owned "Lonnie Bee," which won second money in the Texas Derby of 1890.
In 1900 Amon and his family lived in Caldwell County, where he was a farmer. Amon probably was the Mr. McComas who died June 2, 1909, in Kaufman County, and is buried in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Nancy was living as a widow in 1910 in Kaufman County.
Amon and Nancy were members of the Christian Church.
Sources: The Dallas Morning News, November 1, 1971; Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 960-961.
*another source says Charles A. Beeman was postmaster of Scyene in 1871
Amon caught the gold fever in 1853 and went overland to California, where he stayed for 13 years before returning to Dallas. He then engaged in farming and became a partner with his father in a mercantile house in Scyene.
In 1870 he married Miss Nancy Seals. (Some sources have "C" as Nancy's middle initial and some have "K." On her death certificate Katherine is spelled with "K.") She was the daughter of Wilson Seals and Mahalia Mills, natives of Tennessee. They came to Texas in 1865. Amon and Nancy were the parents of eight children. In the 1880 census Amon was listed as a farmer.
Amon was postmaster of Scyene for 18 years, from 1871* until 1889, except for 12 or 18 months in the early 1880s. As a breeder of fine horses he owned "Lonnie Bee," which won second money in the Texas Derby of 1890.
In 1900 Amon and his family lived in Caldwell County, where he was a farmer. Amon probably was the Mr. McComas who died June 2, 1909, in Kaufman County, and is buried in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Nancy was living as a widow in 1910 in Kaufman County.
Amon and Nancy were members of the Christian Church.
Sources: The Dallas Morning News, November 1, 1971; Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 960-961.
*another source says Charles A. Beeman was postmaster of Scyene in 1871
In 1870 he married Miss Nancy Seals. (Some sources have "C" as Nancy's middle initial and some have "K." On her death certificate Katherine is spelled with "K.") She was the daughter of Wilson Seals and Mahalia Mills, natives of Tennessee. They came to Texas in 1865. Amon and Nancy were the parents of eight children. In the 1880 census Amon was listed as a farmer.
Amon was postmaster of Scyene for 18 years, from 1871* until 1889, except for 12 or 18 months in the early 1880s. As a breeder of fine horses he owned "Lonnie Bee," which won second money in the Texas Derby of 1890.
In 1900 Amon and his family lived in Caldwell County, where he was a farmer. Amon probably was the Mr. McComas who died June 2, 1909, in Kaufman County, and is buried in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Nancy was living as a widow in 1910 in Kaufman County.
Amon and Nancy were members of the Christian Church.
Sources: The Dallas Morning News, November 1, 1971; Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 960-961.
*another source says Charles A. Beeman was postmaster of Scyene in 1871
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