William Henry Stapleton 1
Cause of his death was coronary occlusion.2 
General Notes: At the time of the 1900 census, Henry was a farmer in Edwards County, Texas. He owned his farm free of mortgage. Henry lived in Leakey, Real County, Texas, for 85 of his 88 years according to his death certificate. He was a rancher.
William married Julia Ellen Thompson, daughter of David Denning Thompson and Rosannah Brice, on 10 Jun 1896 in , Edwards County, Texas. (Julia Ellen Thompson was born on 30 Mar 1874 in , Bell County, Texas,1 died on 21 Dec 1960 in Leakey, Real County, Texas and was buried in Leakey Floral Cemetery, Leakey, Real County, Texas 4.) Marriage Notes: William and Julia Ellen left Bell County with the Thompson family in 1875, and came to the Frio Canyon. William Henry and Pat Cummins rode horses across the mountain to Rocksprings to get the marriage licence. As William Henry courted Julia, they were constantly supervised. The night William asked for her hand in marriage, Julia was allowed to walk him to his horse. After he had stepped up into the saddle, he stooped down and kissed her, their first kiss. |