Individual Details
William Thomas "Rock" Jamison
(11 Jun 1859 - 11 Jul 1878)
Called "Rock," he loved to race horses.
Events
| Birth | 11 Jun 1859 | Brazoria County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 7 Jul 1860 | (William J. Jamison and Sarah Sloan) Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Jun 1870 | (William J. Jamison and Sarah Sloan) Chenango, Brazoria County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 11 Jul 1878 | Lightening strike - Brazoria County, Texas | |||
| Alt name | Rock Jamison | ||||
| Burial | Jamison Family Cemetery, Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas | | |
Families
| Father | William J. Jamison (1810 - 1877) |
| Mother | Sarah Sloan (1828 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Sloan Jamison (1852 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Samuel James "The Elder" Jamison (1854 - 1898) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Wm Jamison M 40 Ireland - Farmer, $1.240. estateSarah Jamison F 30 Ireland
Sloan Jamison M 8 Texas
Saml J Jamison M 6 Texas
W T Jamison M 11/12 Texas
Peter Whaling M 35 Ireland - Laborer
Census (family)-shared
William Jimison M 35 Ireland - Farm laborer, $600. real estate, both parents of foreign birth. Male citizen over 21.Sarah Jimison F 42 Ireland - Keeps house
Sloan Jimison M 17 Texas - at home
Samuel Jimison M 15 Texas - at home
William Jimison M 11 Texas - at home
Burial
Tombstone inscription:Son of William Jamison and Sarah Sloan
Struck by lightening
"When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightening of the thunder" - Job 28:26
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFY-3V1 : accessed 27 Aug 2013), Wm Jamison, 1860..
2. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXGK-2LB : accessed 27 Aug 2013), William Jimison, ..
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 40730017..