Ann Catherine Pogue

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Born in Tennessee, Ann Catherine Petty married Thomas Williams in about 1849. They were blessed to be the parents of four children. Sometime from 1850-1852, the Williams family moved about 20 miles away from the Petty family ~ who were then living in Arkansas. They settled just across the border in Missouri. When Thomas passed away in about 1865, the Petty's, and several other families had already moved to Texas. One of Ann Catherine's brother's returned and escorted her and the children to Texas. In about 1866, she married a Mr. Lawrence (no further info), and on November 5, 1874, in Caldwell County, she married Levi S. Pogue. She had no additional children, but helped raised Levi's nine children (ages one to nineteen) after his first wife passed away. Aunt Ann Pogue ~ as she was known to everyone at Pettytown ~ lived longer than all her siblings.

Passing away in 1922, Ann Catherine told many of the stories in the Petty history before she died. She had many experiences during the Civil War. One of them was of going from the South into Kentucky with her husband (Thomas) hidden under a wooden tub in their wagon. She drove through Confederate lines all day and they searched the wagon twice but never found him.
She always stated that she wasn't afraid of anything .. not even death. It is said that she never had a headache in her life, nor ever took a dose of medicine. At the age of 91 years, she went to bed and slept her last hours away ~ conscious during all of her waking hours. She is buried in Willow Creek Cemetery near Sublime, Lavaca County, Texas.

Per the 1900 and 1910 census records of her children, Ann Catherine was the grandmother of 26 grandchildren, of which 24 are known. As a 'midwife', many, if not all of them (and I suspect quite a few other babies) she brought into this world.

The following is Ann Catherine Petty Williams Pogue's obituary as printed in the Hallettsville, Texas newspaper February 1922:

Pioneer Lady Dies

After attaining the ripe old age of 91 years and 17 days, Mrs. Ann Catherine Pogue died at the home of her son, Mr. Walter Williams, 3 miles south of Sublime, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, after a short illness.
The funeral took place in the Willow Creek Cemetery Sunday at 2 pm, services being held by Rev A.W. Rabb of the Baptist Church and a large number of relatives and friends were present to pay the last sad tribute of love.
Mrs. Pogue was born in Tennessee January 18, 1831 but came as a young girl with her parents to Missouri where she was married to Thomas Williams who preceded her to the grave 57 years ago. Later, in 1866 she came to Texas near Red Rock, where she was married about a year later to Levi S. Pogue, who died in 1911. Until the death of her second husband she had continually resided at Red Rock, but has since been living with her children, mostly with Mr. and Mrs. Williams near Sublime.
With the exception of growing deafness, Mrs. Pogue had been in good health and mentally alert and cheerful almost till the last. She was a great reader and despite her advanced age, always kept track of the doings in the present-day world. She had been ill only five days and until within twelve hours of her death she was perfectly conscious. She lived as she died, a true Christian in thought and deed, dropping off into the arms of her Master as a ripened fruit drops off the tree. She had been a life member of the Church of Christ and as such had not merely believed, but had practiced the things a Christian should. Her children and grand-children and all others who knew her, loved and respected her as few women are loved and respected.
Mrs. Pogue was the last of sixteen children, and was the mother of four children: Joseph Williams, who died in 1912; Mrs. Jane Beck, who died five years ago; C.T. Williams of Pasche, Concho County; and Walter Williams of near Sublime. Ellis Williams of this city is one of her grandchildren.

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(correction to obit: Ann Catherine married a Mr. Lawrence shortly after coming to Texas. Her marriage to Levi occured on November 5, 1874) ~ 𝓓𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮ᥫ᭡* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 17 2024, 16:45:03 UTC