1846………………………………………..
Albert Glenville Lafferty leaves home in Arkansas to fight in the Mexican War; then afterward, goes to California with gold rush crowd.

1848………………………………………..
August 24: L.D. Lafferty purchases 2 farm lots on town map of Sequin, Guadalupe County from J. C. Ragsdale.

1850………………………………………..
Last child born to Elvira and L.D. Lafferty in Arkansas
Source: Family Bible records; U.S. Census

1851………………………………………..
–Mary Lafferty born in Arkansas to L.D. Lafferty and unknown mother
Source: Lafferty-Cox Agreement 1862

1853………………………………………..
Rev. Henderson S. Lafferty builds a Methodist Church in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Source: Church Historical Marker
–Burr Lafferty born to L.D. Lafferty and unknown mother
Source: Lafferty-Cox Agreement 1862

1854………………………………………..
Henderson Lafferty purchases two town lots in Helena, Karnes County

1855………………………………………..
January 9: Old Lorenzo leaves Arkansas
Source: The Rover/Abney; letter of December 1874.

1856………………………………………..
–James C. Lafferty born to L.D. Lafferty and unknown mother in Indian Territory
Source: Prison Records; U.S. Census records; Lafferty-Cox Agreement 1862
April 8: L.D. Lafferty purchases 570 acres 8 miles south of Yorktown (from Ragsdale)
May 28: L.D. Lafferty purchases 480 acres in Goliad District on Coletto Creek 3 miles south of Yorktown (from David W. Hage) with Nancy Lafferty witness
October 4: Bond transaction in San Antonio; L.D. Lafferty sells land along the San Antonio River in the vicinity of Mission San Juan Capistrano and the San Juan Acequia
Source: Bexar County Archives

1857………………………………………..
–Leon Lafferty born to L.D. Lafferty and unknown mother. Was this child named for the Leon River?
Source: Lafferty-Cox Agreement 1862
January 7: L.D. Lafferty of Eagle Pass sells 43 acres of Dewitt County Ragsdale purchase to Alexander H. Parker
July 1: L.D. Lafferty of Bexar County sells 95 acres of land along Coletto Creek to John I. Roth of Dewitt County

1858………………………………………..
February 2: Judgement in District Court of Dewitt County in favor of E.M. Edwards against L.D. Lafferty; he loses 507 acres of Ragsdale purchase in Dewitt County

1859………………………………………..
Severe six-year drought begins in Texas.
–January 6: John Henry Lafferty born (likely in San Antonio, perhaps on the Mission San Juan property) to L.D. Lafferty and unknown mother
April 20: L.D. Lafferty of Bexar County gives Power of Attorney to Henderson Lafferty. Validation in Victoria County July 15, 1859. (Recorded in Dewitt County)
August: Indian attack on L.D. somewhere near Rio Grande River (near Eagle Pass?), likely on the Pendencia Creek near ranch of Levi English
Source: The Rover/Abney; Lafferty letters
(Mary is 8 yrs, Burr is 6 yrs, James is 3 yrs, Leon is 2, John Henry is 7 months)
September 21: Article in San Antonio Herald about Indian attack mentioning Lafferty

1860………………………………………..
July 26: L.D. Lafferty of Bexar County sells 100 acres of Hage purchase along Coletto Creek to John Range
August 10: Maverick County census enumeration date; deserted settlement along the Pendencia Creek on account of Indians
(Mary is 9 yrs, Burr is 7 yrs, James is 4 yrs, Leon is 3 yrs, John Henry is about 18 months)

1861………………………………………..
January 5: Execution out of Bexar County Justice Court, Jno Rosenheimer against L.D. Lafferty.
April 2: 589 acres along Gonzales road seized in judgement rendered on January 5, 1861 is sold at auction to Jno A. Wilcox and Wm. B. Leigh.
April 12: Civil War officiallly begins
John Annis Lafferty comes to Fort Clark. He spends part of 1861-2 there.
Source: Memoirs/Pioneer Chronicle

1862………………………………………..
February 4: L.D. Lafferty-Jesse Cox agreement in Kinney County. Mentions children listed. Mentions leaving for 2 years. Mentions ranch on the Palo Pintos Creek 7 miles from Fort Clark.
(Mary is 11 yrs, Burr is 9 yrs, James is 6 yrs, Leon is 5 yrs, John Henry is 3 yrs)
L.D. moves into Ft. Clark for safety
Source: The Rover/Abney
The last time that L.D. sees or hears of Arkahsas family for 12 years
Source: Lafferty letters
Cattle herd leaves Karnes County area bound for Arkansas to feed hungry Confederate soldiers. Would this trail drive to Arkansas be a reason why Lafferty leaves his ranch and asks Jesse Cox’s help in caring for stock?
Source: Karnes County TXGenWeb site
June 14: L.D. Lafferty of Dewitt County sells 100 acres of Goliad Hage purchase to Teodore and Adolph Spies
July 28: L.D. Lafferty of Dewitt County sells 20 acres of Dewitt County Hage purchase to Moritz Reidel

1863………………………………………..
Lipan raiding party on the Nueces River; recovery led by Capt Levi English. Rover book relates a similar incident with parallel names and events, including old Lorenzo as a hero. No other account puts him in this incident, although all accounts name specific individuals who were involved.
Source: The Rover/Abney; Early History of Uvalde and Surrounding Territory/Anthon; Texas Indian Fighters/Sowell

1864………………………………………..
Severe six-year drought finally ends in Texas.

1865………………………………………..
April 9: Civil War officially ends; Reconstruction will begin in Texas.
Carrizo Springs founded in 1865 by a group of fifteen families from Atascosa County led by Levi English. His own ranch is said to have been located on the Pendencia Creek.
(Mary is 14 yrs, Burr is 12 yrs, James is 9 yrs, Leon is 8 yrs, John Henry is 6 yrs)

1866………………………………………..
Indian incident near Richland Springs on Onion Creek; Mr. Lafferty receives arrow in skull, per historical marker. (There is an Onion Creek in Uvalde County also.)
December 12: Federal troops return to Fort Clark for Reconstruction Period.

1867………………………………………..
June 18: Henderson and Nancy Lafferty sell land 16 miles east of San Antonio to Jesse D. Conway. Was Albert G. Adams Land sold at Sheriff Sale.

1868………………………………………..
May: Henderson Lafferty is recorded as performing a marriage in Guadalupe County.
September : Mary Lafferty marries Robert Embery in Uvalde County
Source: County marriage records
(Mary is 18 yrs, Burr is 15 yrs, James is 12 yrs, Leon is 11 yrs, John Henry is 9 yrs)

1869………………………………………..
Cholera epidemic in Texas. Many died in the vicinity of McMullen/Atascosa Counties.
Source: Wikipedia

1870………………………………………..
Henderson Lafferty dies in Dewitt County; buried in Concrete, TX
Source: Methodist Monthly accessed online

1873………………………………………..
September: Financial strife filters down to Texas via the “Panic of 1873″

1874………………………………………..
February 7: Letter received from son, A. G. Lafferty and answered from Corpus Christi, TX
July 4: L.D. Lafferty of Nueces County sells town lots in Sequin to A. J. Fry of Guadalupe County. Deed document witnessed by clerk in Live Oak County on July 4, 1874. (lots purchased in 1848)
October 20: Debt judgement against L.D. Lafferty in Nueces County. Sheriff seizes 2.5 acres of land. (No record of land purchase in Nueces County records.)
December 5: Letter received from son, A. G. Lafferty and answered from Corpus Christi, TX
(James is 17 yrs, John Henry is 14 yrs)

1875………………………………………..
March 9: Land seized in Judgement of October 20, 1874 is sold by Sheriff in Nueces County.

1876………………………………………..
–April 24: Letter received from son, A.G. Lafferty and answered from Goliad, Texas

1878………………………………………..
August 22: Bill of Sale in McMullen County (filed in Atascosa County) for horses sold by J.H. and L.D. Lafferty to L.D. Yarbrough and C.C. Davis.
Source: Bill of Sale from Atascosa County Courthouse
October 3: L.D. and J.H. Lafferty occupy property on Bear Creek, Uvalde County, for purposes of homesteading and patenting a grant.
Source: GLO Pre-Emption files accessed online
October 4: L.D. Lafferty makes application for survey of Bear Creek property; states that he is head of a family
Source: GLO Pre-Emption files accessed online

1881………………………………………..
John Fisher King is appointed acting deputy sheriff of Uvalde County; he would be named Sheriff in 1882.

1882………………………………………..
April 1: Proof of settlement on Bear Creek property filed in Uvalde County
Source: GLO Pre-Emption files accessed online
*Somewhere in this time period, old Lorenzo dies.
June 22: John Henry agrees to sell the 160 acres to J. T. Miller.
June 29: Request for Patent of claim on Survey 249 in Uvalde County by Heirs of L.D. Lafferty (deceased) made by J.H. Lafferty.
Source: GLO Pre-Emption files accessed online
July 19: J.H. Lafferty marries Maggie Cox in Uvalde County, Texas
Source: Marriage License
Jim Lafferty is part of gang fight in Ysleta and is said to have murdered a U.S. Marshall, for which he is sentenced to nine years in Rusk Penitentiary. (Rusk first accepts prisoners in January 1883)

1884………………………………………..
March: John King Fisher, Sheriff of  Uvalde County, is killed in San Antonio.

1890………………………………………..
November 4: John Henry is elected Constable of the 5th Precinct of Uvalde County.

1892………………………………………..
August 2: Jim Lafferty sells his half interest in the 160 acres of L.D. Lafferty patent
September 20: Jim Lafferty murders Ben Maples at John Henry’s home on the Dri Frio.