 He and his second wife Emily Ann (née Johnston, 1853–1948) settled in the Creek Community of Houston County.Their homestead was adjacent to what is now the Austonio Baptist Church on State Highway 21 in Austonio, Texas.Collin Aldrich (1801–1842) was a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and was the first judge in Houston County, having served during the Republic of Texas from 1837–1841.