Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameJames J. Heathcock 
, G Uncle
, G UncleBirth20 Oct 1869, Sutherland Springs, Wilson Co TX
Death7 Aug 1936, Laredo, Webb Co TX13 Age: 66
FatherJohn C. Heathcock (1833-1904)
MotherMary E. Goodbread (ca1838-1905)
Notes for James J. Heathcock
1900 Census of Justice Pct 1, Wilson Co TX (June 1900)
Name Age
Margarito Ramires 22 head W M b Mar 1878 age 22 single MX MX MX immigrated 1887 farmer
Leonarda Ramires 42 mother
Juan Ramires 17 brother
Julian Ramires 13 brother
Jim Heathcock 27 boarder W M b Oct 1872 age 27 single TX MS AL Deputy Sheriff
Information on James Heathcock was given verbally to Clayton Heathcock, Jr., by Lilly Belle Heathcock in about 1976. According to her, James J. Heathcock was Sheriff of Wilson Co TX from November 6 1900 until November 4, 1902. Family tradition holds that he was a hemopheliac and died at a relatively young age and he never married. However, this tradition is incorrect. After his term as Sheriff of Wilson County, he married in 1907 and moved South, to Webb Co TX, which is on the Mexican border, and died there in 1936 at age 63.
J. J. Heathcock is mentioned in a number of articles printed in the San Antonio Light in 1907-1918. In 1907 he was foreman of a jury in the trial of a Gustav Naurath, who was convicted of murder. After the trial, Neurath’s attorney asked for a new trial on the grounds that Heathcock had stated before the trial began that Neurath was guilty. In 1911 there were several announcements in the “Personal Mention” section that J. J. Heathcock was visiting in San Antonio and staying at the Crockett Hotel. In the 22 June and 5 July 1911 issues, he was identified as Deputy Sherriff of Huntsville. In the 7 December 1911 Light, he was identified as being “officially connected with the penitentiary at Huntsville.” In the 21 September 1918 issue, it was stated that “J. J. Heathcock, a business man of Thermal Wells, arrived in the city last night and is registered at the Crockett Hotel.
1930 census of Pct 6, Webb Co TX
Name Age
James J Heatcock 53 M W owns home age 53 divorced married at age 23 (1907) TX MS AL farmer
No family members are listed. Note that this James J. Heatcock gave the same profile of birth states as the Jim Heathcock in 1900, above. On this page is mostly Latino surnames, including the family of Jose J. Ramirez, age 80.
James J. Heathcock died 7 Aug 1936 in Webb Co TX.13 His death certificate confirms that he was the son of John Heathcock and Mary Goodbread (see multimedia file for a copy of the certificate). At the time of his death he was a retired farmer and a widower. The name of his wife was given as Maud Vezy.
Name Age
Margarito Ramires 22 head W M b Mar 1878 age 22 single MX MX MX immigrated 1887 farmer
Leonarda Ramires 42 mother
Juan Ramires 17 brother
Julian Ramires 13 brother
Jim Heathcock 27 boarder W M b Oct 1872 age 27 single TX MS AL Deputy Sheriff
Information on James Heathcock was given verbally to Clayton Heathcock, Jr., by Lilly Belle Heathcock in about 1976. According to her, James J. Heathcock was Sheriff of Wilson Co TX from November 6 1900 until November 4, 1902. Family tradition holds that he was a hemopheliac and died at a relatively young age and he never married. However, this tradition is incorrect. After his term as Sheriff of Wilson County, he married in 1907 and moved South, to Webb Co TX, which is on the Mexican border, and died there in 1936 at age 63.
J. J. Heathcock is mentioned in a number of articles printed in the San Antonio Light in 1907-1918. In 1907 he was foreman of a jury in the trial of a Gustav Naurath, who was convicted of murder. After the trial, Neurath’s attorney asked for a new trial on the grounds that Heathcock had stated before the trial began that Neurath was guilty. In 1911 there were several announcements in the “Personal Mention” section that J. J. Heathcock was visiting in San Antonio and staying at the Crockett Hotel. In the 22 June and 5 July 1911 issues, he was identified as Deputy Sherriff of Huntsville. In the 7 December 1911 Light, he was identified as being “officially connected with the penitentiary at Huntsville.” In the 21 September 1918 issue, it was stated that “J. J. Heathcock, a business man of Thermal Wells, arrived in the city last night and is registered at the Crockett Hotel.
1930 census of Pct 6, Webb Co TX
Name Age
James J Heatcock 53 M W owns home age 53 divorced married at age 23 (1907) TX MS AL farmer
No family members are listed. Note that this James J. Heatcock gave the same profile of birth states as the Jim Heathcock in 1900, above. On this page is mostly Latino surnames, including the family of Jose J. Ramirez, age 80.
James J. Heathcock died 7 Aug 1936 in Webb Co TX.13 His death certificate confirms that he was the son of John Heathcock and Mary Goodbread (see multimedia file for a copy of the certificate). At the time of his death he was a retired farmer and a widower. The name of his wife was given as Maud Vezy.