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     Aquilla Johns Beard was buried at Cooke Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.² He married Julia A. Skinner, daughter of Roswell Skinner and Theodosia Dica Dever.¹ Aquilla Johns Beard was born in 1823 at Maryland.^1,2 He died in 1903.²

     Rosewell Aquilla Beard was buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.² He married Catherine Stadler. Rosewell Aquilla Beard was born on February 24, 1872 at Texas.¹ He died on April 19, 1949 at age 77.

     Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers was buried at Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Skinner. She married James Dever Skinner, son of Roswell Skinner and Theodosia Dica Dever. Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers was born on April 12, 1831.¹ She died on July 19, 1930 at age 99.¹

     Mary Gertrude Skinner was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Hitchcock, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Girardeau.¹ She married Edward Reed Girardeau.^1,2 Mary Gertrude Skinner was born on December 9, 1867.¹ She died on November 9, 1958 at age 90.¹

     Edward Reed Girardeau was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Hitchcock, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ He married Mary Gertrude Skinner, daughter of James Dever Skinner and Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers.^1,2 Edward Reed Girardeau was born on August 10, 1862 at North Carolina.¹ He died on October 19, 1940 at age 78.¹

     Adelaide Girardeau was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Clapham. She married Lathrop Boyd Clapham. Adelaide Girardeau was born on January 2, 1891.¹ She died on May 22, 1987 at age 96.¹

     Lathrop Boyd Clapham was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.¹ He married Adelaide Girardeau, daughter of Edward Reed Girardeau and Mary Gertrude Skinner. Lathrop Boyd Clapham was born on April 8, 1889.¹ He died on August 11, 1952 at age 63.¹

     Edward Reed Girardeau Jr. was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1101 Antoine Drive, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.¹ He married Henriette Ward.¹ Edward Reed Girardeau Jr. was born on January 14, 1893.¹ He died on May 8, 1954 at age 61.¹

     Henriette Ward was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1101 Antoine Drive, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Girardeau.¹ She married Edward Reed Girardeau Jr., son of Edward Reed Girardeau and Mary Gertrude Skinner.¹ Henriette Ward was born on January 20, 1903 at Virginia. She died on March 25, 1938 at Texas at age 35.

     Gertrude S. Girardeau was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Hitchcock, Galveston Co., Texas.^1,2 She was born on March 6, 1895 at Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.^1,2 She died on September 12, 1990 at Baytown, Harris Co., Texas, at age 95.^1,2 She BAYTOWN - Miss Gertrude S. Girardeau, 96, a longtime Galveston resident, died in Baytown after a lengthy illness. Services are 1:30 p.m. today in the chapel of J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home. The Rev. William R. Zambom, Pastor of The First Presbyterian Church will conduct the services. Burial will be in the family plot in Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation is set for 9 a.m. to service time today. Gertrude Girardeau was born in Galveston on March 6, 1895. She was one of five children of the late Edward Reed Girardeau and Mary Gertrude (Skinner) Girardeau. Miss Girardeau was a graduate of Ball High School, class of 1913. She was the executive secretary of The American Red Cross in Galveston for 32 years. She resigned from The Red Cross in 1951 and afterwards was employed by the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston until her retirement in 1962. She was a member of The First Presbyterian Church and was active in many local civic and cultural organizations including the Galveston Historical Foundation, Friends of The Rosenberg Library, Galveston Art League, The Cultural Arts Center, American Association of Social Workers, Beta Study Club and Colonial Dames of America. Miss Girardeau is survived by her sister, Dorothy Girardeau; two nephews, Commander L.B. Clapham Jr. (retired) of San Rafael, Calif., and James W. Girardeau Sr. of Baytown; two great-nieces, Ann Elizabeth Girardeau and Dorothy Jean Girardeau of Baytown; and one great-nephew, James W. Girardeau Jr. of Austin. on September 14, 1990.²

     Dorothy Girardeau was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.² She was born on February 13, 1900.² She died on September 13, 1991 at age 91.²

     Helen Frances Girardeau was buried at Galveston Memorial Park, 7301 Memorial Drive, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ She was born on July 11, 1904.¹ She died on September 19, 1953 at age 49.¹

     William Cooke Skinner was buried at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.^3,1 He married Adele Preston.^1,2 William Cooke Skinner was born on September 26, 1870 at Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.^3,1 He died on December 13, 1953 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 83.^3,1 He Rites for William Cooke Skinner, 83, resident of Galveston since early childhood, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church. He died Sunday morning in a Houston hospital. Associated with the Maco Stewart interests here since the early 1920's, he was an auditor of the Stewart Title Company at the time of his death. Mr. Skinner was born in Liberty, Texas, Sept 26, 1870. He resided at 1507 24th street. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Adele Preston Skinner of Galveston; two daughters, Mrs. G. Lloyd Webb of Houston and Mrs. Neal O'Keefe of New Canaan, Conn; one sister, Mrs. E. R. Girardeau of Galveston; two granddaughters, Misses Nan and Pat O'Keefe and nieces and nephews. The Rev. Edmond H. Gibson of Trinity Episcopal Church and the Rev. Thomas W. Sumner of Saint John the Divine Church of Houston will officiate and burial will be in the Episcopal Cemetery under direction of J. Levi & Bro. Pallbearers: Lester Peterson, John Winterbotham, Henry Clark, Raymond Mensing, Armand Schats, and Jens Moller. on December 14, 1953.¹

     Adele Preston was buried at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.^3,2 Her married name was Skinner.² She married William Cooke Skinner, son of James Dever Skinner and Sarah Adelaide “Sallie” Chambers.^1,2 Adele Preston was born on August 11, 1874 at Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.^3,2 She Mrs. Adele Preston Skinner, 91, a former Galveston resident, died today at her home in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston with the Rev. Edmund H. Gibson officiating. Burial will he in Episcopal Cemetery under the direction of J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home. Mrs. Skinner was born Aug. 11, 1874, in Galveston and moved to Houston several years ago. She was the widow of William Cooke Skinner, who was well known in Galveston business circles. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Neil O'Keeffe and Mrs. G. Lloyd Webb, both of Houston; two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. on May 31, 1966.² She died on May 31, 1966 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 91.^3,2

     Margaret Skinner was buried at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was O'Keefe. She married Neil O'Keefe. Margaret Skinner was born on August 3, 1898.¹ She died on December 27, 1991 at age 93.¹

     Neil O'Keefe was buried at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ He married Margaret Skinner, daughter of William Cooke Skinner and Adele Preston. Neil O'Keefe was born on April 19, 1893 at Iowa.¹ He died on August 2, 1968 at age 75.¹

     Elizabeth Skinner was buried at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Webb. She married Guilford Lloyd Webb. Elizabeth Skinner was born on January 19, 1903.¹ She died on May 9, 1985 at age 82.¹

     Guilford Lloyd Webb married Elizabeth Skinner, daughter of William Cooke Skinner and Adele Preston. Guilford Lloyd Webb was born on August 22, 1899.¹ He died on November 2, 1957 at age 58.¹

     Ellen Johnston Beard Liberty, Texas, Nov. 30 - Mrs. W. S. Partlow, 93-year-old grandmother of State Attorney General Price Daniel and Liberty county's oldest native citizen, died at her home yesterday after an illness of four weeks. Born in a log cabin on a grant received by her grandfather, H. E. Johnston, from the Mexican goverment, Mrs. Partlow had lived all her life in Liberty county. During her girlhood, because of limited school afcilities, she received most of her schooling in Ball high school at Galveston, making the trip between the two cities by boat on the Trinty river. Ellen Beard Partlow, wife of William Samuel Partlow. She was the daughter of A.J. Beard, who came to Texas from Washington D.C. before the outbreak of the Civil war.¹ She was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.² Her married name was partlow.¹ She married William Samuel Partlow.¹ Ellen Johnston Beard was born on March 4, 1857. She died on November 29, 1950 at Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas, at age 93.¹

     William Samuel Partlow was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.² He married Ellen Johnston Beard, daughter of Aquilla Johns Beard and Julia A. Skinner.¹ William Samuel Partlow was born on June 26, 1851.² He died on January 1, 1922 at age 70.²

     Bessie Viola Partlow was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ She was born on April 8, 1882.¹ She died on September 18, 1957 at age 75.¹

     Ray Morris Partlow was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ He married Elnett Browning. Ray Morris Partlow was born on March 7, 1884.¹ He died on September 20, 1932 at age 48.¹

     Elnett Browning was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Partlow. She married Ray Morris Partlow, son of William Samuel Partlow and Ellen Johnston Beard. Elnett Browning was born on March 25, 1892.¹ She died on February 21, 1982 at age 89.¹

     Nannie Blanch Partlow was buried at Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Daniel. She married Marion Price Daniel. Nannie Blanch Partlow was born in 1886.¹ She died in 1955.¹

     Marion Price Daniel was buried at Willis Cemetery, Willis, Montgomery Co., Texas.¹ He married Nannie Blanch Partlow, daughter of William Samuel Partlow and Ellen Johnston Beard. Marion Price Daniel was born on December 16, 1882.¹ He died on December 7, 1937 at age 54.¹

     Marion Price Daniel was buried at Daniel Family Cemetery, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ He married Jean Houston Baldwin.¹ Marion Price Daniel was born on October 10, 1910.¹ He died on August 25, 1988 at age 77.¹

     Jean Houston Baldwin was buried at Daniel Family Cemetery, Liberty Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Daniel.¹ She married Marion Price Daniel, son of Marion Price Daniel and Nannie Blanch Partlow.¹ Jean Houston Baldwin was born on February 13, 1916.¹ She died on December 14, 2002 at age 86.¹

     Marion Price Daniel Jr. was buried at Daniel Family Cemetery, Liberty Co., Texas.³ He was born on June 8, 1941. He died on January 19, 1981 at age 39.

     Houston Lee Daniel was buried at Daniel Family Cemetery, Liberty Co., Texas.^1,2 He Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 11, 2019, at 11:00AM for Houston Daniel, who passed away on March 6, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. The services will be held at First United Methodist Church in Liberty, where he was a member, with Reverend Josh Hale, Dr. David R. Murph, and Dr. Jerry F. House officiating. Interment will follow at the Daniel Family Cemetery on F. M. 1011 in Liberty. Houston Daniel was born on July 1, 1945, in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. His parents were Price and Jean Houston Baldwin Daniel. He was the great-great-great grandson of Sam Houston, who was also born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Houston graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1963. He graduated from Baylor University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, in 1967. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Houston served in the Army National Guard before receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas School of Law in 1971. He practiced law and owned a rare book store in Austin until he moved back home to Liberty in 1978, where he practiced law for over 40 years. On March 20, 1976, he married Charlotte Whitehurst in a wedding ceremony performed at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston. Later this month, they would have celebrated 43 years of marriage. They are the proud parents of 2 sons, Timothy Houston and John Price Daniel. As the owners of the historic Liberty Depot building, Houston and Charlotte have been ardent supporters of historic preservation and numerous other causes in the Liberty community. He was a charter member of the Atascosito Historical Society, and he held memberships with the Texas State Historical Association, Friends of the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, Friends of the Liberty Municipal Library, Bryan Museum in Galveston, Bullock Texas State History Museum, Preservation Texas, Texas Freedom Network, and numerous other civic organizations, clubs, and societies with missions to preserve history and improve communities. In 1992, Governor Ann Richards appointed Houston to the Sam Houston Bicentennial Celebration Commission, and his fellow members elected him Chairman. Houston was preceded in death by his parents, Price and Jean Houston Baldwin Daniel, and his brothers, Price Daniel, Jr. and John Baldwin Daniel. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Daniel, their sons John Price Daniel and Timothy Houston Daniel, his wife, Kenda Bing Daniel, and their son, Jonah Baumgarten. He is also survived by his sister, Jean Daniel Murph, her husband, Dr. David R. Murph, and their children, Marilyn Jean Murph and Daniel William Murph. Houston was also survived by 11 additional nieces and nephews, numerous great-nieces and nephews, and a host of cousins and lifelong friends. Houston was affectionately known as “Hootie” by his family and friends. He will be greatly missed, although his legacy of kindness, thoughtfulness, humor, and eternal optimism, will be remembered by all.¹ He was born on July 1, 1945 at Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.² He married Charlotte Whitehurst on March 20, 1976 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas.² Houston Lee Daniel died on March 6, 2019 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 73.^1,2