Father of Abraham LUFKIN (below) MIGHT BE Asa Lufkin b. 1792, North Yarmouth d. Dec 1849 Bucksport, ME, and mother MIGHT BE Hannah Parker (his emigrating family was Nathaniel Lufkin b. 1755 Ipswich, MA d. 1838 North Yarmouth, ME and Mary Rachel Butler b. 1755 Ipswich, Mass, who had at least two sons--Jacob Butler Lufkin b. 1778, and my possible ancestor Asa Lufkin, both of North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co.) | *Abraham (Abram) P. LUFKIN b. 1 Oct 1816 Bucksport, Penobscot, ME d. 24 Apr 1887 Galveston, TX, buried Episcopal Cemetery m. < 1845 Mary Ann (? Emerson ?) STONE of Haverhill, MA b. July 1820 MA d. 19 June 1906 Galveston, TX (86 years old), buried same day Episcopal Cemetery |___________________________________________________________ | | | | Catharine Stone LUFKIN Henry A. Walter Emerson Theodore D. b. 24 Aug 1858 Galveston, TX b. ~1845 ME b. 10 Dec 1854 b. Nov 1849 d. 9 Jan 1939 Galveston, TX Galveston, TX TX m. 23 Oct 1877 Galveston, TX Albert Alfred VAN ALSTYNE b. 1853 Houston, TX | Mary Lufkin VAN ALSTYNE b. 17 July 1878 Houston, TX d. 21 Apr 1963 Galveston, TX m. 8-24-1899 Galveston, TX Col. William Stanley SINCLAIR b. 27 Sept 1877 d. 17 July 1961 Galveston, TX
Sources: History of Texas together with a Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895.
Corliss, Augustus W., Old Times of North Yarmouth, ME, Somersworth, NH: New Hampshire Publishing Co., 1977
Source of Abraham and Mary's children: Mom's notes and censuses
*Family says Abraham moved to Galveston in 1843. History of Texas (above) states he began life as a sailor boy at age 15, working his way up in rank in the industry; moved to Galveston in 1845. In 1847, he built a wharf bearing his name for many years at foot of 25th Street, and same year in partnership with Charles Emerson, built first steamboat (named "Thomas F. McKinney") ever put up in Galveston port. At later date, he erected the first steam cotton-press in Galveston. He was involved in the lumber, ice and shipping interests of Galveston, finally taking up cotton, first as a buyer, then as a press owner. Assisted in erection of other presses. Director and Superintendent of Southern Compress Company. Member of City Council 1857-8; warden of port.
1900 Galveston, Texas, Ward 7 SD 11, ED 127, Sheet 7 Van Alistyne, Albert, head, white, male, b. Aug 1853, 46, married 22, b. TX, father b. NY, mother b. Virginia Van Alistyne, Catherine L, wife, ,white, female, b. Aug 1858, 41, married 22, b. TX, father b. ME, mother b. MA St. Clair, Mary, daughter, white, female, b. July 1878, 21, married ___, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX Van Alstyne, Alberta, daughter, white female, b. Dec 1879, 20, single, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX Lufkin, Mary A., mother-in-law, white, female, b. July 1820, 79, widowed, 4 children 3 living, b. MA, parents b. MA Lufkin, Walter E., brother-in-law, white, male, b. Dec 1852, 47?, widowed, b. TX, father b. ME, mother b. MA 1880 Galveston, Galveston county, Texas Census, Vol. 13, ED 65, Sheet 43, Line 31 Abraham P. Lufkin 64 cotton buyer b. ME A. Mary Lufkin 58 wife b. MA Theodore Lufkin 26 son b. TX Catherine 25 wife b. NY E. Harry Lufkin 6 son b. TX S. Newton Lufkin 4 son b. TX E. Walter Lufkin 24 son b. TX C. Nettie Lufkin 23 wife b. TX Smith, Henry 24 servant Mary ? 28 cook Matilda ? 45 servant
1870 Galveston, Galveston county, Texas Census, 3rd Ward, page 243
A. P. Lufkin 53 male Agent Cotton b. ME L. A. Lufkin 49 female b. MA Theo Lufkin 19 male Bank Clerk b. TX Walter Lufkin 15 male b. TX Kate Lufkin 11 female b. TX Rose Hilderbrand (?) 25 female domestic servant b. ___terberg Ann Ringer (?) 22 female domestic servant b. Prussia
1860 Galveston, Galveston county, TX, page 509, 3rd Ward
Value Value
Personal Real
Estate Estate
A. Lufkin 43 male merchant b. ME 10,000 40,000
Mary Lufkin 39 female b. NY
Harry Lufkin 14 male b. ME
Theodore Lufkin 10 male b. TX
Walter Lufkin 5 male b. TX
Catherine Lufkin 2 female b. TX
Geo. Pearce 22 male clerk b. ME
1850 Galveston, Galveston county, TX, Roll 910, page 273
A. P. Lufkin 33 merchant b. ME
Mary 30 b. MA
Henry 5 b. ME
Theodore D. 5/12 b. TX
H. Jameson 18 Mct. Clerk b. ME