{"content":[{"text":"In 1893 Albert became ill and he and Mary moved from Homer to Lufkin, where he could \n be treated by his brother, Dr. Lafayette Mantooth. Albert and his brother, Calvin \n Mantooth, had owned a general mercantile store in Homer for approximately 30 years. \n Albert died on August 30, 1893 and Mary continued to live in their home on the corner of \n Paul and 5th Streets until she passed away Feb. 9, 1916. A historical marker from the \n Daughters of the Republic of Texas was placed on the grave of Mary Richard Hall \n Mantooth for being born during the days of the Republic of Texas (1841). \n Albert and Mary’s oldest son, Albert Edwin Mantooth, was born Feb. 9, 1874 in Homer. \n A.E. (Eddie) Mantooth met his first wife, Sarah Annie Atkinson, at Sulphur Springs Arbor \n Revival. \n Sulphur Springs, located near Zavalla, was a popular place for families to bring their tents \n and camp out in the summer. There were two springs in Sandy Creek that ran into \n Shawnee Creek. People form miles around would come to drink the sulphur water and \n take baths in the cove for health purposes. \n Also, brush arbor revivals would be held during the summer. Eddie Mantooth lived at \n Homer but would ride his horse to Sulphur Springs for these revivals and to visit his aunt \n that lived near there. He and Annie Atkinson met and were married on June 16, 1897. \n Eddie and Annie started their life together in a big log house between Homer and \n Huntington. They had two bedsteads, two mattresses, quilts and sheets. The bought a \n little four-eyed stove for $6 and six wooden chairs for $3. \n In 1900 they moved to Lufkin where all their children were born. Three of their children \n lived to adulthood: Ethel Mantooth ( Mrs. Ernest P. Medford), Annie Jewel Mantooth \n (Mrs. Willie C. Royle), and Rennie Mae Mantooth (Mrs. Milton Hickman Sr. ). \n From 1908 until 1920 Eddie Mantooth was tax assessor and Collector for Angelina \n County. In the 1930 he became an appraiser for the Lufkin National Bank and continued at \n that job for 35 years, retiring at age 85. \n Annie Mantooth died on June 21, 1914. Eddie Mantooth’s second wife was Oleva Wisely \n whom he married on Jan 4, 1920. Oleva Mantooth died in 1964. Both Eddie and Oleva \n Mantooth were very active in the First Christian Church, he being a charter member. \n Descendants of Thomas Mantooth that are still living in Angelina County: Annie Jewel \n Mantooth Royle, Rennie Mae Mantooth Hickman, and Frances Mantooth Malone are 4th \n generation in Angelina County; Robert E. Medford (married to Audrey Fuller), Janice \n Anne Royle Rowe (married to Ernest E. Rowe Sr.), and William C. Royle (married to \n Phyllis Moore) are all 5th generation: Mary Jane Medford West (married to Jim West), \n Laura Royle, and Clark Royle are 6th generation; and Rebecca West and Scotty West are \n 7th generation citizens of Angelina County. \n The generations that grew up in Angelina County but have since moved away are John \n Milton Hickman Jr. (5th), and Julie Jumper Morris, Charles Andrew Jumper, and Nancy \n Jumper Herde (6th).","bbox":{"left":0.147876,"top":0.086318,"width":0.70447,"height":0.747485}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}