221. WILLIAM STEPHEN
DR. LACY(1) was born on 28 Sep
1858 in KILGORE, TEX. He died on 4 Apr 1944 in JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS. Dr. William
Stephen Lacy, first child of Robert J Lacy's marriage to Catharine Ann Barron.
Graduated from Nashville Medical College in 1882, opened an office in Augusta,
Houston County, Texas in 1882 and in 1883 married Julia Ann Holcomb. The y
had been engaged for several years which may explain why Dr. William Lacy chose
Houston County in which to practice medicine.According to the recitation of
Corrie Lacy Corbin, Dr. Lacy's first child, He bought a very beautiful house
site of a n
acre of land on an elevated tract covered with native trees and grass with a
stream running through the back of the lot. This was on the road running from
Augusta towards Crockett but near Augusta. William and Julia Lacy boarded with
a famil y
named Grigsby for several months before building a three roomed house on their
lot.
My father and William's son, Lester Lacy told me of the many times he would
see his father answer a knock at the door, then go out to hook up his buggy
to his horse and trot off into the night to tend to some sick person. He was
seldom paid i
n cash because no one had cash in those days but instead was paid in chickens,
hogs, corn, tomatoes or whatever the patient had. My dad said they were never
rich but always had plenty to eat.
They had their first of three children in 1884 and moved to Troupe, Smith County,
Texas circa 1886 where he continued to practice medicine.
William Stephen was a quiet and dignified man.
EMMA (3rd wife) KNIGHT
(1) was born about 1880. She died about 1941. WILLIAM STEPHEN DR.
LACY and EMMA (3rd wife) KNIGHT had the following children:
666 i.
UNNAMED(1).
He was married to JULIA ANN(1st wife) HOLCOMB on 28 Mar 1883.
JULIA ANN(1st wife) HOLCOMB(1)
was born on 24 Jul 1860 in GRIFFIN, TEX. She died on 25 Jun 1923 in DALLAS,
TEX (BURIED DALLAS 6/27/1923). Julia Ann's cousin, Sallie Holcomb, was married
to Judge Jim Madden, one of the desendents of the settlers of Augusta, Houston
Co., Texas. WILLIAM STEPHEN DR. LACY and JULIA ANN(1st wife) HOLCOMB had the
following children:
+667 i.
CORRIE ELMA LACY.
+668 ii.
LESTER HOLCOMB LACY.
+669 iii.
WILLIAM HORACE LACY DDS.