to pitch his tent for a while before traveling on.
total is 640 acres. This is witnessed by Jas. Strode and W.H. Norton.
Lamar County is near Fannin and Navarro counties.
on page 168. Although, George Holt's records show Andrew was back in Schuyler County, Illinois by 1861.
I still haven't checked out the 1850 census for Lamar County and the 1860 census for Austin County, but those seem like good ways to go. Also, there is a Spiva in the Comal County, Texas, 1850 census. I need to check that out.
I've also found an Earl Oasey Spiva, born Feb. 27, 1896, in Rockspring, Bloomberry, Cass County, Texas, and a John Edward Spiva, born March 24, 1870, in Queen City, Cass County.
There was a notation on familysearch.org at one time that has to be wrong. It says Emily Spiva and James C. Reagan were both born in Brazos County, 1832 and 1828, respectively. Those dates don't match up with the 1850 Texas census at all. This may be the other James Reagan (Regan) around in Texas at about the same time. Someone may have mistakenly connected Emily to him.