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EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS VOL.19, NO.3, FALL 1995
ANDERSON COUNTY - The Costlow and Lewis Families
by EUsteRLe Co.der
LaRue, Texas
In the 1880 Anderson County, Texas census we find George Costlow and Wiley
Stephens living in the household of S. J. and Agnes Cantrell. The Cantrell's
lived on the northern county line near the old community of Cat Fish. Agnes
Watkins Cantrell was a half sister of Emma Lewis, who married George Costlow.
Wiley Stephenw was the son of Jesse and Sarah Stephens. He married Lillian
Costlow, daughter of William Henry Costlow.
Little is know about the Costlow family. In the bible of George and Emma
Costlow records that he was born in the Union Parish, Louisiana. One of the
family traditions says that George Costlow was left an orphan around the age of
four. George recalls that there were nine children. The family was split and
the children were taken into homes of different families.
In the 1870 Anderson County, Texas census we have Spencer P. Lewis (age 57),
Mary Jane (age 39), Agnes Watkins (age 18), Georgia A. Watkins (age 14), James
Watkins (age 13), Emma Lewis (age 5), and Forest Lewis (age 11 months). Melissa
Jane Osborne, first married James Watkins and the second marriage is shown as
Mary J. Watkins to Spencer P. Lewis. In Book L, page 426, Spencer P. Lewis gave
252 acres in Anderson County to his daughters, Ellen Jane and Emma Lewis.
Melissa Jane Lewis gave land and personal property to her children at her death
to Agnes, Georgianna and James Witkins and Ellen and Emma Lewis.
The George and Emma Costlow Bible records the children:
(1) Walter Brackenridge Costlow, born 30 November L882 in Anderson County.
(2) Edna Malissia Costlow, born 9 October 1884 in Anderson County.
(3) William Spencer Costlow, born 5 February 1886.
(4) James Wiley Costlow, born 22 January 1888 in Henderson County.
(5) John Lewis Costlow, born 28 October 1889 in Henderson County.
(6) George Walker Costlow, born 30 January 1891 in Henderson County.
(7) Mary Etta Costlow, born 1 June 1893 in Henderson County.
(8) Emma Jewel Costlow, born 25 April 1895 in Henderson County.
(9) Agnes Cleethia Costlow, born 12 June 1897 in Henderson County, died on
13 July 1897.
(10) Theodore Columbus Costlow, born 19 July 1898 in Henderson County.
(11) Joe Osburn Costlow, born 29 April 1900 in Henderson County.
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