Life History

Notes

• Lucy Belle is reported as Bell Fitzzpatrick in the 1860 census.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 10 August, PO Corinth, page 181, Hse/Fam #1185
  Ellen Fitzpatrick 37 F No Occupation No Real Estate value or Personal Wealth Rptd born Alabama Cannot read or write [b abt 1823]
  Nancy Fitzpatrick 17 F born Mississippi [b abt 1843]
  Mary Fitzpatrick 15 F born Arkansas [b abt 1845]
  Laura Fitzpatrick 10 F born Arkansas [b abt 1850]
  Bell Fitzpatrick 5 F born Arkansas [b abt 1855]
  Amelia Fitzpatrick 3 F born Arkansas [b abt 1857]
  
  Lucy is Bell Winter in the 1870 census with her stepfather.  In 1880, she is Lucy B, indicating she was Lucy Bell (Belle).  Some genealogies have her name as Louise Bell Conrad.  Lucy was apparently a nickname for Louise.
  
  In the 1870 census, Lucy & her siblings' last name is Winter.  Besides genealogies, her death certificate reports the name of her father as Fitzpatrick.  Genealogies (with no documentation) give his name as Granville Kirkpatrick.  However, a Tennessee marriage record for Granville Fitzpatrick and Ellen Bradley seem to match the family.
  
  Genealogies giving the name as Fitzpatrick even attach the Fiotzpatrick records.  These two names are often confused by people, but the record seems so full and so consistent, lacking any other records to the contrary, Fitzpatrick it is.
  
  These facts all present a picture of the first marriage and family of the Helen Winter we see as the wife of Stephen Winter in 1870.  It is not clear if the Fitzpatrick children were formally adopted or the enumerator just gave them Stephen's name in the census.
  
  Some genealogies report her birth state as Tennessee in 1870, but in 1880 it was Arkansas, like her sister Susan's report in 1870.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 19 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 40, Hse Fam #278, Fam #283
  Winter, Stephen Head F W 50 Farmer $3000 Real Estate $500 Personal b Tennessee [b abt 1820]
  Winter, Ellen 45 F W Keeping House b Alabama [b abt 1825]
  Winter, Susan 23 F W born Arkansas [b abt 1847]
  Winter, Elizabeth 21 F W 8 born Tennessee [b abt 1849]
  Winter, Thomas 20 M W born Mississippi Attended School [b abt 1850]
  Winter, John 16 M W born Mississippi Attended School [b abt 1854]
  Winter, Bell F W 15 born Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1855]
  Winter, Amelia F W 13 born Tennessee Attended School [b abt 1857]
  
  Her marriage record has her name as Lucy Belle Fitzpatrick.
  
  Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
  Lucy B Fitzpatrick
  Marriage 1874 Grayson County, Texas, United States
  Spouse D S Cowart [Conrad]
  FHL Film Number 1290411
  
  In 1880, Belle is reported under the name Lucy B Conrad.  This indicates her name was Lucy Belle.  She is reported as single, but that may mean widowed here, since she also has a daughter name Lula P Conrad, reported as the step granddaughter of Stephen.  Genealolgies report Lula's middle nmae as Pearl.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 1 July, Whitesboro, District 7, page 44, Hse/Fam #407
  Winter, Stephen W M 60 Laborer Married TN NC NC [b abt 1820]
  Winter, Ellen W F 55 Wife Keeping House Married AL VA TN [abt 1825]
  Conrad, Lucy B  W F 25 Stepdaughter Single [Widowed?] AR TN AL [abt 1855]
  Conrad, Lula P  W F 4 Stepgranddau TX IN AR [abt 1876]
  Yeary, Lervy (?) W M 24 Laborer VA VA VA b abt 1856]
  Condry, William T  W M 12 Servant Single VA VA VA b abt 1856]
  
  But the 1900 census shows her with her husband David S Conrad, and the strange thing is it reportsx they have been married 26 years.  This would mean they married abotu 1874, which would fit with Lula's reported age of 4 in 1880, or born about 1876  It is not clear where David Conrad was in 1880, when he wife and daughter were with his fatheer-in-law and his wife Lucy Belle was reported as Single.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Greer County, Oklahoma, 8 June, Mangum, District 84, page 6A-6B, Hse/Fam #112
  Conrad, David S Head W M  June 1855  44 Married 26 yrs [abt 1891] IN MO IN Carriage Maker Rents
  Conrad, Belle Wife W F Nov 1855  44 Married 26 yrs 2 children/2 living AR MS MS
  - page 6B -
  Conrad, Sam D Son W M Oct 1888  2 Single At School
  
  By 1910 Lucy appears with what seem to be her two Fitzpatrick sisters, living together in Foard County, Texas, farther west on the Pease River, about 200 miles west of Grayson County.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Foard County, Texas, 20 April, Crowell, District 109, Page 8B, Hse #122, Fam #125
  Garlinghouse, Cyrus B Head M W 64 Married 31 years IA IA IA Blacksmith Owns [b abt 1846]
  Garlinghouse, Amelia Wife F W 52 Married 31 years 3 children/2 living b TN AL AL [b abt 1858]
  Garlinghouse, Elmer Son M W 15 Single TX IA TN Owns [b abt 1895]
  Davenport, Laura Sister-in-law F W 56 Widow 3 children/2 living TN AL AL Cook Private Families [b abt 1854]
  Conrad, Belle Sister-in-law F W 54 Widow 2 children/2 living AR AL AL No Occup [b abt 1856]
  
  Lucy Conrad matches her name in the 1880 census and her age in 1870 and 1880.  Amelia Garlinghouse matches the 1870 record for Ameila Winter (Kirkjpatrick).  But the oldest sister in mentioned in the 1870 census was named Susan, and reported as 23 years old, or born about 1947.  Laura Davenporrt's birth state matches Susan Winter (Kirkpatrick) in 1870, but the birth year is 1854, 7 years younger.  Ages are often incorrect in census for various reasons.  Laura is likely Susan.

Sources

• 1. 1870 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
  • 19 November, Precinct 3, PO Whitesboro, page 40, Hse Fam #278, Fam #283
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
  • 1 July, Whitesboro, District 7, page 44, Hse/Fam #407
• 3. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Foard County, Texas
  • 20 April, Crowell, District 109, Page 8B, Hse #122, Fam #125
• 5. 1860 Federal Census, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
  • 10 August, PO Corinth, page 181, Hse/Fam #1185
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory
  • 8 June, Mangum, District 84, page 6A-6B, Hse/Fam #112
• 7. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
• 8. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 9. Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977