Finding Jane

 

Henry Clay Galloway Sr. was born June 19, 1861 in Comal County, Texas (near New Braunfels). He was the eldest son of Jane Richardson (1844-1920). As a young man he became a ranch hand for Hugh B. Shafer and together they drove horses from Hays County to San Saba, Texas. At the age of 23, Henry lived and worked on the Shafer Ranch in Cherokee, Texas - he eventually became his foreman. He was also a cow hand at times for old-time ranchers such as, C.C. McClure and Frank Paxton.

 

Soon after, Lovina Smith and her family moved to San Saba from Hays County. Henry and Lovina married on November 25, 1885 – he continued working at Shafer Ranch, where they had four of their thirteen children.

 

Henry Sr. eventually leased a ranch south of San Saba called the Old Salt Ranch – he worked for fifty cents a day and saved in order to purchase the Ranch from Marlin Dickerson. With that purchase Henry owned 213 acres of land and began building a cattle and horse ranch. He would go to Oklahoma to buy cattle and drive them back to his ranch in San Saba. He soon became one of the wealthiest men in the area. His brand was the Cross-Six.

 

 

 

Henry and Lovina built a schoolhouse on their property and hired a teacher for their children. Four of their children attended college. The San Saba News called him "one of the colored pioneers of [San Saba County]" and that he was "one of the most widely known of his race in this part of the State." Henry Sr. passed away on January 8, 1937 and his wife Lovina passed away on November 28, 1955.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Galloway Ranch

 

...a watercolor painting by Jane Felts Mauldin

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Henry & Lovina's Children

 

Name	Born	Died	Birthplace
Emma Jane Galloway - Greenwood	8/25/1886	1/2/1947	Texas
Arthur Dee Galloway	11/18/1887	1/16/1963	Texas
Corn Murray Galloway	3/4/1890	2/26/1919	Texas
Lydia B. Galloway - Dewitty	2/1/1892	8/30/1975	Texas
Kittie Augusta Galloway - Smith	3/13/1894	12/11/1978	San Saba, TX
Amelia L. Galloway	6/26/1896	2/21/1987	San Saba, TX
Willie May Galloway - Sanders	12/5/1899	12/2/1970	San Saba, TX
Abraham Lincoln (Abe) Galloway	3/3/1901	8/17/1961	San Saba, TX
Mattie Galloway - Walker	4/13/1903	4/6/1986	San Saba, TX
Theodore R. Galloway	4/28/1905	7/8/1991	San Saba, TX
Henry Clay Galloway Jr.	5/18/1907	8/8/1963	San Saba, TX
James Galloway	3/9/1909	11/11/1989	San Saba, TX
Helen F. Galloway - Washington	10/18/1910	3/17/1996	San Saba, TX