In reply to your interest expressed in my spiritual well being, I will
say I could not be raised by a Christian Mother, and live 40 years with
a Christian wife, without having faith in God and in His promises. Then
there were my boys. Their mother gave them their early training, but I
knew they were watching dad all the time. My wish for 40 years has been
that I could live to raise and educate my children and see them started
on their way as useful men. I am thankful this hope and wish has been
granted to me.
The children do not need me any longer. I am ready to go when God sees
fit to call me. I do not think I will be afraid to die, because one day
in my early illness, I thought my time had come. I did not have any
consciousness of fear. My dread is the pain which strikes my heart.
This causes me to be careful and prudent. I too am troubled with
shortness of breath. I hope cooler weather will make me more
comfortable.
Also I want to tell you I am out of debt. We saved and spent near
$50,000.00 on our children's education to provide for them a better
start. I set apart the bank stock and mercantile stock for my wife after
my death.
I wish we lived near each other so we could get together oftener. Can't
you get off to make me a long visit.
The crop in this section is 1/3 short of last year, but will bring us
more cash. The crop, I think, is 2/3 out.
Your cousin,
J. V. Cavitt
MR. VOLNEY CAVITT
Career of Old and Highly Respected Texan
(Houston Post Special)
Bryan, Texas, December 19 - The death of Mr. Volney Cavitt, which
occurred at Wheelock, Texas, November 30, 1903, removed one of the
oldest and most highly respected citizens of this section. Mr. Cavitt
was born at Bolivar, Tennessee, February 2nd, 1824, lacking but a little
of being 80 years of age at the time of his death. He was the only
surviving son of Andrew and Ann Cavitt, who moved from Middle Tennessee
to Texas in 1835. His father first settled near where Marlin now stands,
in Falls County, where a few other families had settled for the purposes
of agriculture and stock raising. Here they planted a crop, farming
under guard to prevent surprises by the savages. Before this crop was
matured the Indians made a raid upon them. The women and children under
the care of Andrew Cavitt, were hurried back to the settlement near
where Millican now stands, while the other men drove back the marauders.
At Millican Mr. Cavitt sickened and died, leaving his widow with a small
estate of slaves and a family of seven sons, viz: Whitley, Volney,
Sheridan, Josephus, Frank, James and William, to fight the battle of
life in the wilds and amid the dangers of frontier life. When danger
from the raid had passed, she had her crops near Marlin gathered and
settled on a tract of land not far from the James Dunn fort, where
Wheelock now stands. On this land Mr. Volney Cavitt lived until his
death.
Under such circumstances the subject of this memoir began his young
boyhood life. Under the fostering influence of such an environment his
docile mind was molded into a high grade of self-reliant
resourcefulness, sterling integrity and great courage. These
characteristics went with him through life. He was a manly man, and
emminently successful in business.
As one would expect of such a man, he was always breast to breast with
the first who answered the danger signal, and was ever alert to meet
with his wise counsel or his
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