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Candace Ann "Candacy" Criswell Underwood Cottle Fitzgerald

23 Feb 1816 – 28 Jul 1900

Birth	23 Feb 1816
Death	28 Jul 1900
Cemetery	Pin Oak Cemetery O'Quinn , Fayette County , Texas , USA
Added by	C.R. Reed on 21 Jun 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26127740

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Candace correct pronunciation is Can-da'-ce. She was called Da'-cy. Candace married 3 times. She m.(1) ca. 1835, in Matagorda or Fayette Co. (then the Municipality of Mina) a Mr. Underwood who was dead by late March 1836 when she went on the Runaway Scrape with her father's family and their neighbors, as she was then a young widow named Underwood. Candace and Mr. Underwood had no children. Candace married (2) by Contract or Bond ca. 1836, Plum Grove, Leander Frederic Trent Cottle, b. 1786 Vermont; d. 8-8-1845 Black Jack Springs. He is buried in another area of Pin Oak Cemetery. Candace married (3) on 5-13-1846, Obadiah Fitzgerald b. 1819 Virginia; d. 01 Feb 1896. Candace and Lee Cottle had 4 children: Ellender "Ellen" Azubah b.18 May 1837 Henry b. 27 Sep 1839 Leander Jr. b. 1841 Cordelia b. 12 Oct 1844 Candace and Obadiah had three children: William "Billy" David - 13 Sep 1857 Nancy Ann - ca. 1847 Amanda Jane - 13 Oct 1848 Obit-Gonzales Inquirer Aug. 2, 1900 Mrs. Candace Fitzgerald died at the residence of Mr. Cal Jones in the Black Jack neighborhood last Saturday, the 28th and was buried at the Black Jack cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fitzgerald was one of the earliest settlers of this county, having come here in the days of the republic and was an eye witness to many thrilling incidents in the history of Texas. Peace to her ashes.-Flatonia Argus. Contributor: Cindy S Munson (47210136) • [email protected]

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Family

Parents

• John Yancy Criswell Sr 1786–1839 FaG
• Mary Eleanor Vannoy Criswell 1796–1836 FaG

Spouse

• Leander Frederick Trent "Lee" Cottle 1786–1845
• Obediah Thomas Fitzgerald 1819–1896 FaG

Siblings

• Leroy Vannoy Criswell 1813–1865 FaG
• William Vanoy Criswell 1815–1858 FaG
• Mary Jane Criswell Hadden 1818–1866 FaG
• James Henry Criswell 1822–1872 FaG
• John Yancy "Captain" Criswell Jr 1824–1896
• Joseph Eve Criswell 1827–1897 FaG

Children

• Ellender Azubah "Ellen" Cottle Shank 1837–1923
• Henry Sherman Cottle 1839–1917
• Leander Criswell "Lee" Cottle Jr 1840–1883
• Cordelia Criswell "Adelia" Cottle Powell 1844–1881
• Nancy Ann Fitzgerald Arnold 1846–1929 FaG
• Amanda Jane Fitzgerald Hale 1848–1918 FaG
• William David Fitzgerald 1857–1935 FaG

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