Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameThomas Newton McKenzie 
Birth31 Jan 1828, Henderson Co TN
Death18 Feb 1909, Ranch, Fort Stockton, TX Age: 81
FatherJoseph Milton McKenzie (1804-1843)
MotherJane B. “Jensy” Higgenbotham (1804-1888)
Spouses
Marriage18 Nov 1856, York Creek, Guadalupe Co TX
ChildrenJoseph Milton (1857-1938)
Eugene Waller (1858-1932)
Jensy Bratcher (1860-)
Thomas Newton (1862-1935)
Henry Ulyssus (1866-1872)
Mary Louisa (1868-1868)
Notes for Thomas Newton McKenzie
Following description from another source:2046
Thomas Newton McKenzie came to Texas in 1839 from Henderson County, TN. He was only eleven years old at the time and the journey to Texas was made, with his parents and the rest of the family, by boat down the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers and across the Gulf of Mexico to Matagorda Bay, landing at the old town of Linnville. They had planned to land in Galveston, but a storm blew them off course and they ended up in Linnville.
Less than a year after arriving at Linville, the Comanche Indians burned Victoria and then sacked and burned Linnville. The inhabitants of the little community of Linnville, including the McKenzie family, saved their lives by rowing out into the bay in boats.
Thomas McKenzie was fundamentally a cattleman and he, and his sons, were among the earliest cattlemen of the Texas frontier. The McKenzies lived for quite some time in Caldwell County, later moving to Guadalupe County. They owned a rather large ranch in Atascosa County.
Thomas McKenzie was one of the old-time rangers and Indian fighters. He was a member of the famous Callahan Raiders and was with them when they crossed the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass and engaged in a big fight with the Indians and Mexicans at Piedras Negras. This raid almost involved Mexico and the United States in an international complication.
He served in the Confederate Army and was one of the first to board the Union ship Harriet Lane that was captured by the Confederates. He moved to Fort Stockton in later life, where he lived with his son, Thomas Newton II, and later died on the ranch, the 8-0. His body was returned by train to San Marcos where he was buried by his beloved wife. His sons and grandsons transported his body to Sanderson, TX for shipment to San Marcos.
Thomas Newton McKenzie came to Texas in 1839 from Henderson County, TN. He was only eleven years old at the time and the journey to Texas was made, with his parents and the rest of the family, by boat down the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers and across the Gulf of Mexico to Matagorda Bay, landing at the old town of Linnville. They had planned to land in Galveston, but a storm blew them off course and they ended up in Linnville.
Less than a year after arriving at Linville, the Comanche Indians burned Victoria and then sacked and burned Linnville. The inhabitants of the little community of Linnville, including the McKenzie family, saved their lives by rowing out into the bay in boats.
Thomas McKenzie was fundamentally a cattleman and he, and his sons, were among the earliest cattlemen of the Texas frontier. The McKenzies lived for quite some time in Caldwell County, later moving to Guadalupe County. They owned a rather large ranch in Atascosa County.
Thomas McKenzie was one of the old-time rangers and Indian fighters. He was a member of the famous Callahan Raiders and was with them when they crossed the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass and engaged in a big fight with the Indians and Mexicans at Piedras Negras. This raid almost involved Mexico and the United States in an international complication.
He served in the Confederate Army and was one of the first to board the Union ship Harriet Lane that was captured by the Confederates. He moved to Fort Stockton in later life, where he lived with his son, Thomas Newton II, and later died on the ranch, the 8-0. His body was returned by train to San Marcos where he was buried by his beloved wife. His sons and grandsons transported his body to Sanderson, TX for shipment to San Marcos.