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Astyanax Troy Hector was born to Scottish immigrants in Virginia in 1823. Though the Hector children were named for Homer's Iliad, Astyanax Troy was later nicknamed "Stine." The family relocated to Texas between 1838 and 1846. Astyanax Troy Hector was a farmer, hatmaker and land surveyor. He married Sarah Jane Hocker in 1851. She died giving birth to their seventh child in 1864. The family cemetery was probably established by their firstborn when he buried her on the family farm near the house. When Hector returned home from the Civil War, he found his thirteen-year-old son, Valerus Gordon Hector, caring for the farm and family. Hector married his wife's youngest sister, Susan Nancy Hocker, in 1865 and they had eleven children. Astyanax Troy Hector died in 1905 and was the last family member to be buried at this site. (1999) Historic Texas Cemetery medallion (added to post) |
