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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** "TYRA'S GRAVEYARD" YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS The following pages will contain a history of "Tyra's Graveyard" and short biographies of the people who are buried there, if information could be found. The original graveyard site was started by Jesse Vowell Tyra and his wife, Martha Jane Higgins, in 1884 when their grandchild was buried there. According to the instument of conveyance dates 30 September 1893, the land was conveyed to the County Judge's office in Young County, Texas with the stipulation that it always be known as "Tyra's Graveyard". Over the years, there have been those who have taken it on themselves to change the name of the graveyard to Fish Creek cemetery and the to Murray cemetery. At this time, there is a concentrated effort under way to change the name back to what it is supposed to be, namely "Tyra's Graveyard". Jesse Vowell Tyra was born 17 December 1836 in Walker County, Alabama, the son of Jesse Vowell Tyra and Frances Gilham. He married Martha Jane Higgins on 2 February 1857 in Mississippi. She was born 30 November 1840 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, the daughter of Andrew Jackson Higgins and his first wife, Nancy Ann Henderson. Jesse and Jane were the parents of the following children: 1. America T. Tyra -Born 30 May 1858, Tishomingo County, Mississippi - Died 26 July 1862, Marion County, Alabama 2. Russell D. Tyra - Born 15 October 1860, Marion County, Alabama - Died 00/00/1928, Young County, Texas 3. Nancy Ann Tyra - Born 27 April 1865, Perry County, Illinois - Died 17 July 1933, Young County, Texas 4. Frances Helen Tyra - Born 14 April 1878, Young County, Texas - Died 3 February 1938, Tarrant County, Texas 5. Ernest Lafayette Tyra - Born 8 September 1879, Young County, Texas - Died 22 October 1946, Dawson County, Texas 6. Ethel Superior Tyra - Born 11 January 1887, Young County, Texas - Died 26 November 1944, Stephens County, Texas Martha Jane Higgins Tyra died 5 April 1898 in Young County, Texas and was buried in the Medlan Chapel cemetery next to her father and sister-in-law. Jesse Vowell Tyra died 17 October 1915 and was buried next to Jane. The Medlan Chapel cemetery is located just a few miles down from Tyra's Graveyard just off Highway 209 toward the city of Graham. Jesse Vowell Tyra served in the Confederate Army for a short while in Company G, 5th Regiment of Livingston's Alabama Calvary. Jesse was actually a Union sympathizer when he was pressed into service and his confederate papers state that he deserted. He took his family and moved to Perry County, Illinois for the duration of the war. Jesse's father, Jesse Vowell Tyra, born 1810 in Tennessee to Jesse Vowell Tyra and Martha Tittle. His mother, Frances Gilham, was born 1812 in Tennessee. They married about 1828 in Alabama and were the parents of the following children: A Son 1828 - 1829 Joseph S. 1830 - - married Isabella Ashley Elisha H. 1832 - 1879 - married 1) Mary M. Higgins 2) Elizabeth Stennett A Son 1834 - 1834 Jesse Vowell 1836 - 1915 - married Martha Jane Higgins A Daughter 1840 - 1840 Adeline 1843 - married William Frederick Child 1844 - 1844 William E. 1846 - married Electra Rayburn Emanuel (twin 1848 - married Amanda ________ Amanda (twin 1848 - Ranson 1852 - married Millie _________ Lorah J. 1854 - Sarah Jane 1855 - 1908 married Dock Riley Kennedy Martha Jane's father, Andrew Jackson Higgins, was born 1816 in Limestone County, Alabama to Albert Higgins and Mary Halbert. Her mother, Nancy Ann Henderson was born 1815 in Tennessee. They were married 13 February 1834 in Limestone County, Alabama and had the following children: Mary M. - 1837 - 1857 - married Elisha H. Tyra William M. - 1838 - 1929 - married 1) Eunice Robinson 2)Minerva C. Gibson Martha Jane - 1840 - 1898 - married Jesse V. Tyra David M. - 1842 - married Margaret L. Clements Nancy Ann - 1844 Andrew J. - 1846 - 1926 - married Elizabeth Sawyer Catherine G. - 1849 - 1850-60 Thomas A. - 1853 - married Margaret Kizer Martha Jane's father married second, Elizabeth Duke about 1864 and they had the following children: Theodosia A. - 1865 - 1941 - married John W. Harty Infant - 1867 - 1867 Viola J. - 1869 - Eunice - 1871 - Infant - 1875 - 1874 Henry G. - 1876 - Infant - 1878 - 1878 Sina E. - 1880 - Infant - 1881 - 1881 Marcus - 1883 - Andrew Jackson Higgins was a Baptist Minister and a farmer. ADAMS, Doctor 1838-1902 There is no stone for Doctor Adams, only a funeral home marker. According to a family source, he lived on the J.V. Tyra place and died there. He was a traveling medicine Doctor and was said to have had two diplomas from medical schools. It was also said that he drank himself to death. I have found no other information on Doctor Adams at this time. AKERS, Lonnie Lee 22 June 1954 - 11 Jan 1983 AKERS, Sheri Yvonne 15 Feb 1954 - AKERS, Elizabeth Jane 15 Jan 1911 - 24 Aug 1986 AKERS, W.A.J. (Bill) 17 Oct 1909 - William Andrew Jackson Akers was the son of Claude Wallace Akers and Lillie Ostrella Tate. Claude W. Akers was born in July of 1881 in Young county, Texas. He married Lillie Tate 25 December 1904 in Young county. They were the parents of the following known children: Sarah Elizabeth 1907 W.A.J. (Bill) 1909 married Elizabeth Cossey Claude W. Akers was the son of William Andrew Jackson Akers and Sarah Frances Young. W.A.J. was born in January of 1850 in Virginia and Sarah was born in June 1859 in Texas. They were married in 1876 in Texas and were the parents of the following known children: Willie Pearl 1877- Horace P. 1879- married Nixon V. ___________ Claude Wallace 1881- married Lillie O. Tate Child 1883- Ramie 1886- Nannie 1889- Mattie Young 1891- Eddie Parit 1894 died before 1900 Archie 1897- William Andrew Jackson (Bill) Akers married Elizabeth Jane Cossey 19 December 1928 in Pampa, Texas. They were the parents of the following children: John Bill Barbara married Mr. Stephens Ann married Mr. Dailey Lonnie Lee Akers was the son of Fred Akers and Nelda Peacock. Lonnie was killed in an auto accident that occurred on Farm Road 701 between South bend and Eliasville, Texas. The driver of the other vehicle was Lonnie's brother-in-law, John Austin Strickland. Lonnie was married to Sheri Yvonne Wood 8 June 1974 in Young County. They had the following children: Damon Chad Lonnie Lee Akers had a brother, Donnie and a sister, Sue. His mother, Nelda, was the daughter of Gussie Guy Peacock and Opal Cook. Elizabeth Jane Cossey was the daughter of George Cossey and Lula Brooks. They had the following known children: Frank George LeLee Dane Elloy married Mr. Swindel Marie married Mr. Snowden Buena married Mr. Haberman Sybil married Mr. Davis Zelda married Mr. Addair Elizabeth Jan 1911 - 1986 married W.A.J. Akers When Elizabeth Jane died she had three grandsons, one granddaughter and three great-granddaughters. BAKER, Andrew J. 1835 - 1912 BAKER, Martha J. 1834 - 1912 BAKER, D.M. 1873 - 1949 Andrew J. Baker and his wife, Martha J., were married in 1866 in Missouri and became the parents of the following children: Three children born between 1866 and 1870 died before 1900 Georgia Ann 1871 - 1962 married 1) Evans McReynolds 2) Seth Wyatt Reeves Daniel M. 1873 - 1949 never married Andrew and Martha both died of the flu. Census Record: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910 BASS, Marsha Leanne Finch 25 Aug 1949 - 7 Aug 1982 Marsha Leanne Bass was the daughter of Bill and Mary Finch and the wife of Doug Bass. Her brother was Gary Finch and her sisters were Pamela Windish and Patricia Herring. She was the mother of the following children: John Michael Heather Williams Erin Williams Marsha Leanne was a nurse. BROCKMAN, Earl E., 1884 - 1951 BROCKMAN, Maggie J. 1879 - 1973 BROCKMAN, Dan Earl 1915 - 1930 BROCKMAN, Alye 1887 - 1904 BROCKMAN, Willie Mae 14 Oct 1916 - 30 Oct 1916 BROCKMAN, J.T. 12 Aug 1913 - 1 Nov 1951 BROCKMAN, Jack R. 12 May 1918 - 27 Jan 1971 Earl E. and Alye Brockman were the children of John T. Brockman and Lula Love Trimble, who were married in 1882. John T. was born in June 1857 in Missouri and his parents in Kentucky. Lula L. was born June 1866 in Texas and was the daughter of Isaac P. Trimble and his wife, Sarah V. John T. and Lula were the parents of the following: Earl E. 1884 - 1951 married Maggie J. Carmichael Charles T. 1886 Alice 1887 - 1904 William 1889 Celia 1891 John 1892 Lela 1894 Elijah 1897 Glenn L. 1902 Katie 1910 Earl E. Brockman married Maggie J. Carmichael 23 December 1911 and there were the parents of the following children: John T. 1913 - 1951 Dan Earl 1915 - 1930 Donna Pearl 1915 - 1990 married Dempsey Parsley Carmichael John T. Brockman was a farmer and tax assessor in Throckmorton County, Texas in 1900 and 1910. He and Lula are buried in the Woodson Cemetery in Throckmorton County. CENSUS RECORD: Throckmorton County, Texas - 1900, 1910. Maggie J. Carmichael was the daughter of Samuel B. and Mary Carmichael. Samuel was born in 1849 in Tennessee as were his parents. Mary was born in 1852 in Mississippi as was her father. Her mother was born in South Carolina. Samuel and Mary were married in 1872 in Texas and were the parents of the following children: Child 1872 Alice 1874 Cora 1875 John 1877 Maggie J. 1879 - 1973 married Earl E. Brockman George P. 1880 Child 1882 Irena S. 1885 Child 1886 Rebecca J. 1888 Child 1890 Lottie E. 1892 Katie C. 1894 CENSUS RECORDS: Parker County, Texas - 1880; Madison County, Texas - 1900. BROWN, William M. 11 Aug 1880 - 3 Apr. 1901 This young man was the son of Mary Elizabeth ____________ Brown Kramer. His father's first name is unknown. William had one known brother, Frank Brown. William Brown never married. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900. BRUCE, Charles E. 1868 - 1935 BRUCE, Carrie M. 1878 - 1952 Carrie M. was the daughter of J.H. and Amanda Megginson. She had a sister, Vera, who married a Mr. Simpson. In the 1900 census Charles and Carrie were living in Mills County, Texas with two children. Charles was born in South Carolina and Carrie and the children were all born in Texas. Known children of the couple were: Ellen born 1896 Rufus C. born 1878 Walter Ernest Maggie married Mr. Schlittler Hazel married Mr. Rogers CENSUS RECORD: Mills County, Texas - 1900 C.L.D., 1917 - 23 Mar 1927 This is a very old handmade stone and the above inscription can barely be read. At this time, the identity of this person is unknown. CARMACK, George W. 9 Jul 1850 - 29 Nov 1925 CARMACK, Sarah A. 13 Nov 1858 - 12 Feb 1941 CARMACK, Lee Newell 11 Aug 1893 - 29 Oct 1975 CARMACK Hattie 16 Feb 1893 - 19 Jun 1976 CARMACK, Baby 1901 - 1901 CARMACK, Twins George Washington Carmack married Sarah Ann Walsh on 22 July 1886. George W. was the son of Samuel Carmack (1823-1875) and Nancy Keen (1827-1871) and the grandson of Isaac and Sarah Carmack. He had the following brothers and sisters: Thomas 1847 - 1868 William 1848 Isaac A. 1855 married Isabel Maxey John C. 1857 married Elvira Blance Mayes Melvina J. 1862 - 1871 George W. and Sarah settled about a mile northwest of Murray in a log cabin and later in a frame house located west of the cabin. They moved into the house in 1891. They then went to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for about a year, but returned in 1893. George W. was ordained a deacon in the Fish Creek Baptist Church in 1891 and was a very active member in the church. Only 9 July 1901, George W. gave two acres of land from the southwest corner of his property on which the Fish Creek Baptist Church was built. In 1928, the name was changed to Murray Baptist Church and it remained in that location until it disbanded about 1970. The death of George W. Carmack was caused by a very tragic accident when he was 75 years old. He fell from a wagon while hauling hay and it ran over him and broke his back. He lived only a few hours. Sarah Carmack continued to live in the family home until she died at the age of 82. George and Sarah's children as as follows: Mary Alva 1887 - 1945 married George D. Mayes Alice Blanche 1888 - 1975 married Lee Lacy Mayes Georgia Gladys 1891 - 1982 married August Robinson Thos. Lee Newell 1893 - 1975 married Hattie Martin Bertha Zephyr 1895 - 1932 married Lawson H. Kemp Ruth Oline 1897 - 1965 married Lawson H. Kemp Baby Boy 1901 - 1901 George's birthplace was either Illinois or Tennessee and Sarah was born in Arkansas. The children were born in Texas. Thomas Lee N. married Hattie Martin, daughter of Enoch W. Martin and Nancy Davidson. Lee was a Corporal in the U.S. Army in World War I and a deacon in the Murray Baptist Church. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. CHAPMAN, Bailie Peyton 1 Nov 1888 - 26 Feb 1966 CHAPMAN, Ada Fields 8 Aug 1892 - 11 Sep 1965 Ada Fields Chapman was the daughter of Frank C. Kramer and his wife, Mary Elizabeth. Bailie Peyton Chapman had at least one brother, Alex Chapman, who lived in Saratoga, Texas at one time. He also had at least one known sister, Bulah, who married a Jones and lived in San Antonio, Texas at one time. CLOUD, Nannie 27 Apr 1865 - 17 Jul 1933 CLOUD, J.W. 28 Sep 1855 - 8 Aug 1904 CLOUD, Jesse Wall 23 Apr 1897 - 10 Apr 1977 CLOUD, Tate L. 1899 - 1949 CLOUD, Leila 18 Mar 1892 - 9 Feb 1912 CLOUD, Almarie 2 Feb 1904 - 6 Jul 1916 CLOUD, Jerry V. 2 Nov 1894 - 18 Aug 1898 CLOUD, Beaula A. 12 Sep 1893 - 24 Aug 1898 CLOUD, Nora R. 21 Dec 1890 - 26 Aug 1898 Nancy Ann Cloud was the daughter of Jesse V. Tyra and Martha Jane Higgins. She married Jesse Wall Cloud 26 November 1885 in Young County. He was the son of Dr. Jeremiah Cloud and Nancy Elizabeth Wall. He was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Nancy and Jesse were the parents of the following eleven children: Bessie 1887 - married Ernest P. Poer Mattie 1888 - 1933 married 1) Jimmie Vaughn 2) George Edison Georgia Adline 1889 - 1971 married J.E. Buford Nora R. 1890 - 1898 Jessie Leila 1892 - 1912 Beaula A. 1893 - 1898 Jerry V. 1894 - 1898 Jesse Wall, Jr. 1897 - 1977 married Anna Rose McGuire Tate Ernest 1899 - 1959 Eula Nannie 1901 - 1975 married Benjamin Peacock Almarie 1904 - 1916 Of these children: Nora, Beaula and Jerry died in a diptheria epidemic. Jessie Leila committed suicide in Dallas just before her twentieth birthday. Almarie died of what was probably appendicitis at the age of twelve. Eula died in a hosptial in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jesse Wall Cloud, Jr. and Anna Rose McGuire had the following children: Martha Ann married a Mr. Jones Jesse Wall Jerry Bessie Cloud and Ernest Poer had six children, names unknown. Mattie Cloud had several children and is buried in Seymour, Texas. Georgia Cloud died in Wichita Falls, Texas. Eula Cloud and Ben Peacock had four children and were divorced when the children were young. Jesse Wall Cloud's father, Jeremiah Cloud, was born in 1822 in Tennessee and became a physician. He married Nancy Elizabeth Wall about 1850. She was born in 1832 in Tennessee. They became the parents of the following children: Samuel F. 1851 George A. 1853 married Clarissa _________ Jesse S. Wall 1855 - 1904 married Nancy Ann Tyra Nancy N. 1859 Benjamin Franklin 1860 Jeremiah E. 1861 Richard 1865 William 1867 married Ellen __________ Elizabeth (Bettie) 1868 Ernest 1869 Robert 1871 CENSUS RECORD: Hawkins County, Tennessee - 1860; Tarrant County, Texas - 1880; Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. CORNELIUS, Baby No Dates This baby girl was a half-sister to Wiley Whitley from Newcastle, Texas. No other information has been found. CUSENBARY, Elijah S. 25 Dec 1850 - 26 May 1931 CUSENBARY, Mary 29 Sep 1853 - 31 Oct 1912 CUSENBARY, Zephyr R. 19 Nov 1878 - 10 May 1959 Elijah Styth Cusenbary was born in Jackson County, Missouri, the son of Daniel and Celia F. Cusenbary. Celia later married a Mr. Funk. When E.S. Cusenbary was only eighteen, he came to Texas and worked as a cowboy on a ranch in Bosque County. He then returned to his native state and married Mary Catherine Hopper on 5 January 1873. She was born in Kentucky on 29 September 1852 and when a small child was taken by her parents, John and Ann Louise Hopper, to Missouri where she grew up. Three years after their marriage, E.S. and Mary Catherine moved to Texas again in their covered wagon. They followed the trail down through Kansas, crossing the Red River at Denison and turning west to establish a home on the headwaters of Fish Creek in 1876. There he remained until his death, one of the leading farmers of the county. E.S. Cusenbary and Mary Catherine Hopper were the parents of the following children: Celia A.. 1874 - 1876 Mary Lou Nora 1876 - 1916 married E.M. Tankersley Zephyr Rose 1878 - 1959 never married Daniel David 1881 - 1981 married Ida Fay Parsons Elijah Cusenbary was the Baptist Church Clerk from 1885 to 1901 and the Church Treasurer from 1887 to 1911. Daniel David Cusenbary married Ida Fay Parsons in 1916. She was the daughter of John Edwin Parsons and Mattie McLaren. Daniel David served as County Clerk, Tax Collector and County Treasurer for thirty-four years during the period from 1910 to 1966 and serving as a deputy to others when not in office himself. After retiring, he wrote many articles on Young County History. Ida Fay Cusenbary compiled their family history after her retirement from the Department of Agriculture. They were the parents of the following children: Mary Catherine Mattie Faye (Pat) 1918 married Vernon Gracy Daniel David, Jr. Edwin Caldwell Velma Estelle married Mr. Dowdle CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas 1880, 1900. DAVIDSON, J.R. 21 Dec 1829 - 21 Apr 1906 John R. Davidson was born in Charlotte County, Virginia. He married Dollie Sternes in Bedford County, Virginia. She died in Missouri in 1863 while he was away in the Civil War. They were the parents of the following known children. Joseph b. Nancy Bruce 1860 - 1918 married Enoch W. Martin Amanda married Mr. Wilson A Son DITMORE, Elizabeth 16 Sep 1862 - 2 Oct 1897 Elizabeth Ditmore was the wife of Cornelius W. Ditmore, who was born in April 1859 in Illinois. His parents were born in Tennessee. They were the parents of the following children: Ida L. 1881, Illinois Drusha 1883, Illinois Sophronia 1886, Illinois John 1888, Arkansas Mattie 1890, Texas Gertrude 1892, Texas Ruthie 1894, Texas Elizabeth Ditmore was born in Tennessee. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900. DIXON, Albert Fate 15 Aug 1917 - 13 Oct 1989 DIXON, Billie J. 7 May 1929 - Albert Fate Dixon married Billie Joyce Miller on 6 April 1946 and had the following children: Danny Marinda Brown Susan Brown Albert Fate Dixon was born in Young County, Texas to Thomas Calvin Dixon and Marinda Iikes. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He served in the Army during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and was a POW in Germany. He died in Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. Albert had one known sister who survived him, Bessie Sims and four grandchildren. Billie J. Miller Dixon was the daughter of Bill Miller who is buried in the Eliasville Cemetery and Alma Miller who is buried in the Breckenridge Cemetery. DONNELL, M.F. 6 Aug 1858 - 9 Sep 1918 DONNELL, Alice R. 1862 - 1932 DONNELL, James David 1891 - 1975 DONNELL, Raymond - 1936 Millard F. Donnell was born in Missouri, his father in Missouri and his mother in Maine. His wife, Alice, was born in Illinois as were her parents. They married in 1881 and had the following children all born in Texas: Belle 1882 married Mr. Billingsley Mattie S. 1884 William Frank 1887 married Vera ___________ Thomas Edgar 1889 married Alpha Leona _________ James David 1891 - 1975 married Miss McClatchey Fannie Eva R. 1897 married Leonard Schooler Jewell S. 1901 married Mr. Billingsley William Frank and Vera Donnell had the following children: Walter Davis Daughter Eulysa married Cecil Weaver Irvin married Mr. Swink Thomas Edgar and Alpha Leona Donnell had the following children: Raymond Thomas married Maxine Collins Lillie married Mr. Hoffman Oscar Leo Georgia married Mr. Oglesbie Robert Fillmore James David Donnell and his wife had the following known chldren: Seymour R. 1920 married Yvonne Blankenship Porter Joy married Mr. Moore Stella married Mr. McSpadden CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. DUNCAN, Dale 1880 - 1957 DUNCAN, Alma 1881 - 1963 William Dale Duncan was born in Francisco, Alabama, the son of George W. Duncan. He married Alma E. Pogue on 20 October 1900 in Winchester, Tennessee. She was also born in Tennessee. They were the parents of the following children: Leona A. 1901 - 1934 married Mr. Hudson Vivian J. 1907 Arthur E. 1909 Dale M. Vivian J. Duncan had a son V.J. and a daughter, Charlotte, who married a Mr. Foster. Arthur E. Duncan had a son, name unknown, and a daughter, Leal. Dale M. Duncan had a son, Charles Dale and a daughter, Kathy, who married B.M. Patterson. CENSUS RECORD: Throckmorton County, Texas - 1910. EDISON, Infant 1913 - 1913 This was the child of Cora Edison. FAUKS, L.W. 22 Apr 1832 - 18 Jan 1914 FAUKS, Sarah A. 7 Nov 1837 - 7 Jun 1919 FAUKS, Dora 24 May 1868 - 3 Dec 1904 FAUKS, W.N. 17 Oct 1872 - 20 Mar 1939 FAUKS, Allie 2 Feb 1875 - 2 Nov 1917 FAUKS, Cassie 2 Sep 1872 - 11 Nov 1900 Levy W. Fauks and his wife, Sarah A., were born in Randolph County, Missouri and married in Missouri in 1859. The following children were born there: Walter 1860 - married Donna Vaughn Jack 1863 - married Maude _________ Robert 1866 - Dora L. 1868 - 1904 Mattie F. 1870 married William S. Johnson William N. 1872 - 1939 Child 1874 - Alma J. 1877 - Sarah K. 1880 - Mattie F. Fauks and William S. Johnson were married in 1900 and they had at least one son, Herman Truett, born 1904 and died 1984, who married Hazel Carter. William N. Fauks had two sons, Milburn and Billy. Jack and Maude Fauks were married in 1886 and had the following known children: Robert - 1887 - Walter - 1890 - Stone - 1896 - Blance - 1898 - CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. FOSTER, Beulah 5 Feb 1911 - 23 Feb 1911 Beulah Foster was the daughter of Robert William Foster and Mary Leona Standifer. Robert W. was born in 1878 in Alabama as was his mother. His father was born in Mississippi. Mary L. was born in 1871 in Arkansas and her parents in Tennessee. Robert W. and Mary L. were married in 1889 in Arkansas and had the following children: Archie H. 1890 - Mary Etta 1892 - 1931 - married Walter W. Yarbrough Jennie Evelyn 1894 - married Mr. McGee James Robert 1897- Ruby Lee 1902 - married Mr. Wootton Boyd 1910- adopted Robert W. had a brother, Houston F. Foster, who married Martha Standifer, a sister of Mary L. Standifer Foster. Hoston F. was born in 1877 and Martha was born in 1875. They married in 1897 and had the following known children: Infant 1898-1898 Nancy J. 1899 CENSUS RECORD: Falls County, Texas - 1900; Young Coung, Texas - 1910. Mary L. and Martha Standifer were the daughters of George W. and Nancy J. Standifer. George W. was born in 1845 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Nancy was born in 1850 in Tennessee. They were married about 1870 in Arkansas and were the parents of the following known children: Mary Leona 1872 - married Robert William Foster William 1873- Martha 1875 - married Houston F. Foster James A. 1877 Joanna 1879 George W. Standifer was the son of Leroy and Mary Standifer. Leroy was born in Georgia in 1812. Mary was born in Tennessee in 1813. They were married about 1834 and had the following known children: Sarah 1835 - William 1836 - Richard 1838 - Jeremiah 1839 - Nancy 1840 - Leroy 1841 - Mary 1842 - George W. 1843 - - married Nancy J.____________ Samuel J. 1844 - - married Sarah E.____________ James K.P. 1845 - Rachel 1846 - Harriett 1848 - Virginia 1849 - Cynthia 1851 - Elizabeth 1852 - Martha 1853 - Thomas 1853 - Leroy was the son of _________ and Nancy Standifer. Nancy was born in 1782 in South Carolina and was a widow of 1850. They had the following known children: W.I. 1806 - Leroy 1812 - - married Mary ______________ Cynthia 1818 - CENSUS RECORD: Hamilton County, Tennessee - 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870; Johnson County, Arkansas - 1870; Logan County, Arkansas - 1880. FUNK, Celia F. 26 Jan 1820 - 22 Nov 1902 Celia F. Funk was the mother of Elijah Styth Cusenbary. She was bon in Kentucky and her first husband was Daniel Cusenbary. She was the mother of eight children. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900. GILSTRAP, Infant - No Dates This baby was the child of Clarence Gilstrap and Ora Hawley. They also had one other son and two daughters when this baby died. This baby is also a cousin to the Hawley baby buried here. GOLDEN, Archie Clade 16 Mar 1882 - 23 Sept 1956 GOLDEN, Maggie 1885 - 1935 GOLDEN, Billy J. 9 Jan 1923 - 20 Feb 1923 GOLDEN, O.L. 1894 - 1983 Archie Clade and Oscar Luther Golden were the sons of Moses Clopton Golden and Jessie Ione Beasley. Moses C. was born in 1859 in Alabama and Jessie was born in 1866 in Alabama. They married in 1881 and had the following known children: Archie Clay 1882 - 1956 - married Maggie Gose May 1884 Samuel 1887 Clara 1889 Eula 1892 Oscar Luth 1894 - 1983 - married Beulah S. Burk Child - by 1900 Naomi 1902 - Moses Clopton Golden was the son of William Golden, who was born 1835 in Georgia and his wife, Lucy Ellen _____________, who was born 1842 in Georgia. They married about 1858 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama and had the following known children: Moses Clopton 1859 - married Jessie I. Beasley John S. 1862- married Martha Nunn William Lee 1864- married Annie Norton Louisa 1866- married Ahaz Stapleton Joseph L. 1869- married Eva Beavers Emma 1872- married George E. Graham Andrew Harrison 1873 married Minnie Price Catherine C. 1875 Jasper Crawford 1877- married Nancy M. Calvert Fulton 1879- married John A. Ewing William Golden was the son of Seaborn Golden, who was born 1798 in Georgia and his wife, Lavina _____________, who was born in 1804 in Georgia. They were married about 1830 in Georgia and had the following known children: Andrew Jackson 1831- married Mary Cadenhead Newman 1833- William 1835- married Lucy Ellen __________ Seaborn 1837- Mark C. 1839- married Sarah C. ____________ John A. 1841- married Rebecca ___________ Benjamin Franklin 1843 married A.J.______________ Mary A. 1844- James M. 1847- married Fannie ___________ Oscar Luther Golden married Beulah Sybil Burk, 19 September 1919 and they had the following children: Oscar Luther, Jr. married Juanita Gallaher Willard Eugene married Ninette Mayes Billy Jack Jessie Louise married Kenneth Atwood Janice Lynn married Joe Crow Archie Clade Golden married Maggie Gose and they had the following children: Joe Arthur C. Floyd Violet married John A. Ewing Lillie married Mr. Rice Clara married Mr. Loman Marie married Douglas Lewis Archie Clade Golden was a Deacon in the Murray Baptist Church in 1917. CENSUS RECORD: Tallapoosa County, Alabama - 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Wise County, Texas - 1900. GOSE, Mary M. - 8 May 1852 - 26 Nov 1930 Mary Magdaline Taylor was born in Alabama, her father in Virginia and her mother in South Carolina. She married William Robert Gose about 1876 and they were the parents of the following children: Christopher Columbus 1877 - - married Jennie Murray Asa 1880 - Robert 1883 - Maggie 1885 - 1935 - married Archie Golden Martin 1887 Joseph Eddie 1889 William Robert Gose was born in 1852 in Missouri and his parents were born in Virginia. CENSUS RECORD: Wise County, Texas - 1880. GOUDYS, Frank 1850 - 1919 Frank Goudys was born in 1850 in Maine as were his parents. He had one known brother, Edward L., who was born in 1853 in Maine. Frank was an engineer and Edward was a carpenter. They were both single in 1880. Frank was boarding with Henry Darnell and family in 1900 and still single. It is doubtful he ever married. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900. GRIFFIN, Infant 1931 - 1931 This baby was the child of Buck Griffin and Amanda Woods. Its grandfather was John Woods, its aunt was Mrs. Dude Brisco and its uncle was Dutch Griffen. HAMILTON, Minnie Lee 13 Aug 1887 - 8 Mar 1966 HAMILTON, James Tom 30 Mar 1884 - 10 Apr 1975 HAMILTON, Annie L. 31 Mar 1918 - 16 Aug 1989 Minnie Lee Hamilton was the daughter of Russell D. Tyra and Rosa Belle Hart. She married James Thomas Hamilton, the son of Eber A. and Mary Hamilton. Eber A. was born in 1860 in Texas and Mary was born in 1865 in Alabama. They married in 1881 and had the following known children: Nancy 1881- - married Frank Brown James Thomas 1884 - 1975 - married Minnie Lee Tyra Stella 1886 Jane 1898 Thomas and Minnie Lee were the parents of the following children: Tyra Lee 1913 married 1) Agnes Hulse 2) Merle (Thorn) Hester Ellis Alexander 1919 - 1985 - married 1) Anna L. Moreland 2) Eula (Hulse) Brockman Tyra Lee Hamilton and Agnes Hulse were the parents of the following children: Spencer Pica 1944 - married Carl Lynn Larrabee Dorothy Marie 1946 - married Jackie Don Johnson Marilyn Alverse 1947 - married Frank E. Elliott III Tyra Louise 1949 - married Roger Daniel Jordan Tommy Joyce 1954 - married Gary Martin Deutsch Johnny Lee 1956 Ellis Alexander Hamilton had the following children: James Eddy Mariann - married Mr. Beale Minnie Tom Ellis Alexander is buried on the old Hamilton homeplace in Young County. Tyra Lee Hamilton is now living in Lubbock, Texas with his wife, Merle. Information on their children is as follows: Spencer Pica Hamilton and Carol Lynn Larrabee were the parents of the following children: Amy Dawn - 1969- Tom Dougals - 1973- Dorothy Marie Hamilton and Jackie Don Johnson were the parents of the following children: Audra Jean - 1970- Debra Jo - 1972- Laura Gail - 1973- Tyra Louise Hamilton and Roger Daniel Jordan were the parents of the following children: Cindy Lee - 1971- Matt Daniel - 1974- Tommy Joyce Hamilton and Gary Martin Deutsch were the parents of the following children: Jon Martin - 1980- David D. - 1984- CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900. HARRISON, Almeda S. 13 Nov 1862 - 13 Feb 1899 HARRISON, Maggie S. 29 Dec 1896 - 7 Jan 1897 HARRISON, Baby No Dates Almeda S. Harrison was the wife of J. Harrison and Maggie and the baby were their children. HARTY, J.W. 20 Aug 1854 - 22 Dec 1925 HARTY, Mrs. J.W. 6 Mar 1865 - 5 Jun 1941 HARTY, Infant Daughter 30 Oct 1888 - 6 Dec 1888 HARTY, Ora L. 29 Sep 1902 - 27 May 1984 HARTY, John S. 24 Nov 1889 - 25 Sep 1978 HARTY, Mamie E. 12 Aug 1899 - John W. Harty and Theodosia A. Higgins were married in 1884 in Young County. She was born in Prentiss County, Mississippi to Andrew Jackson Higgins and his second wife, Elizabeth Duke. She was a half-sister to Martha Jane (Higgins) Tyra. John and Dosie were the parents of the following children: Mary E. 1886 - Infant daughter 1888 - 1888 John Shepherd 1889 - 1978 - married Mamie Mayes Susan G. 1891 - Carrie J. 1893 - 1893 Luna E. 1895 Ora Lydia 1902 - 1984 Willis 1904 John Shepherd Harty was a Private in the U.S. Army in World War I and he and Mamie married 23 December 1917. Theodocia Harty was the first teacher at Murray School. John W. Harty had the following known brothers and sisters: James D. 1857 - William S. 1859 - Sarah P. 1861 - Mary A. 1864 - These children were all living together in 1880 with no parents shown on the census. Their father's birthplace was unknown and their mother was born in Tennessee. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History. HAWLEY, Willie C. 1927 - 1927 Willie was the child of Clarence Norman Hawley and Myrtle M. Sisco. Willie had a twin brother, Billie Ray, who died at age 3-1/2 months and is buried at Deermont, Texas. Clarence and Myrtle had the following known children: Violet married Rube Stewart Velma Dean married Mr. McCormick Virlie married Mr. Lampard Mary Louise married Mr. Lampard Freddie Bell married Mr. Hemphill Frankie Nell Clyde Odell Virgle Willie C. - 1927 - 1927 Billie Ray - 1927 - 1927 SOURCE: Information given by Mamie Lowrance. HOGAN, Russell Edwin - 24 Feb 1929 - 4 May 1929 Russell Edwin was the son of Thomas Cecil Hogan and Jewell Tyra who were married 12 February 1921 in Young County. Thomas was born 30 January 1897 and died 6 October 1978, the son of Edmond Hogan, Jr. and Mary Ann McCuistion. Jewell was born 4 October 1901 in Young County and died 11 January 1984 in Midland County, Texas, the daughter of Russell D. Tyra and Rosa Belle Hart. Thomas and Jewell had the following children: Thomas Cecil, Jr. married Joan Felder Theodore W. married Naomi Wilson Eugene J. married Mary Lou Hanks Russell Edwin - 1929 - 1929 Edmond Hogan and Mary Ann McCuistion were marred 5 December 1895 and had the following children: Thomas Cecil - 1897 - 1978 - married Jewell Tyra Wilton F. - 1898 - married Beulah Norris Edmond - 1900 Inice V. - 1902 - married Clifton Porter Fred Adkins - 1904 - never married Frauline - 1906 - married Kenneth Rosenburger Geneva - 1908 - married Lloyd Pulsipher Margaret - 1910 - married Joe C. Beard Mary Elizabeth - 1912 - never married Robert R. - 1914 - married Ruth Browning Edmond Hogan, Jr. was the son of Edmond Hogan and Emma Adeline Baker. Edmond was born in 1840 in Arkansas, the son of William G. Hogan and Mary Rankin. Emma was born in 1849 and died in 1886. Edmond and Emma were married about 1865 and had the following known children: Child - 1866 Child - 1868 Child - 1870 Ida L. - 1872 Edmond, Jr. - 1875 - married Mary A. McCuistion Addie Paralee - 1877 - 1955 - married Charles Whitaker George W. - 1879 - 1951 - married 1) Veronica Birdwell 2) Bertha Pettey Child - 1882 Mary Emma - 1883 - 1944 - married Walter M. Frisbie Edmond Hogan was married second to Nancy E. Smelley, 27 July 1887. She was born in 1846 and died in 1896. Edmond married third to Rebecca L. Spivey. She was born in 1851 and died in 1917. Mary Ann McCuistion was the daughter of William Samuel McCuistion and Nancy Caroline Anderson. William Samuel was born in 1832 in Madison County, Alabama, the son of Thomas P. McCuistion and Mary Ann Meals. Nancy Caroline was born in 1840 and died in 1885. William died in 1881. They married 15 March 1864 and had the following children: Robert A. - 1865 Thomas Lewis - 1867 - 1889 - married Sarah Grimes William S., Jr. - 1870 - 1918 - never married James Andrew - 1872 - 1973 - married Lula Sitton John Meals - 1875 - married Texana Corley Mary Ann - 1877 - 1964 - married Edmund Hogan Holloway L. - 1879 William Samuel McCuistion was married first to Frances Blackshear in 1860 and she died with no issue. Nancy Caroline Anderson was married first to Mr. Duncan and had two daughters by this marriage: Canaza - 1859 - 1886 Emma Jane - 1862 - 1914 Both William's and Nancy's spouses died during the Civil War. CENSUS RECORDS: Nacogdoches County, Texas - 1870, 1880, 1900. OTHER SOURCE: Nacogdoches, County History HUDSON, Leona (Duncan) - 1901 - 1934 HUDSON, Infant - 1934 - 1934 Leona was the only daughter of Dale and Alma Duncan. Leona was the wife of J.E. Hudson. Leona died of Arsenic poisoning after being delivered of a still born child. She and the child are buried together here. J.E. Hudson remarried and left Young County. He died a few years ago and is buried in the Merkel, Texas cemetery. His widow is Estella Hudson, Rt. 1, Box 5, Bangs, Texas. INFORMATION SOURCE: Mrs. D.M. (Eloise) Duncan, Rt. 2, Box 224-B; Breckenridge, Texas 76024 INGRAM, Ricky Lynn 20 Oct 1954 - 1 Nov 1954 Ricky Lynn was the son of Bob and Peggy Ingram. He was the grandson of H.E. and Almedia Ingram and Mrs. May Odom. JACKSON, Baby 1966 - 1966 This baby was the child of Roy Jackson and Peggy Robinson and the grandchild of Jesse and Nell Robinson. Peggy is deceased and is buried at Garland, Texas. Nell Robinson is still living in Garland, Texas. JUNKIN, Herbert Purdy 3 Jun 1899 - 9 Sept 1974 JUNKIN, Mary McCan 28 Jan 1898 Mary Junkin was the daughter of John H. McCan and Mary Emma Porter. No other information was found on Herbert. KEMP, Lawson 12 Feb 1893 - 15 Oct 1966 KEMP, Bertha 9 Nov 1895 - 15 Mar 1932 KEMP, Ruth 4 Dec 1897 - 9 Oct 1965 Lawson Harrington Kemp was born in Comanche County, Texas, 12 February 1893, the son of George Foster Kemp and Anna Bell Smith. He came to Young County about 1915 and established a garage in Graham which was located on the east side of the square. Between 1915 and 1920, he chaufferured the local doctor, Dr. Gnatt to make his house calls. In 1920, he married Bertha Carmack, daughter of George W. and Sarah A. Carmack of the Murray Community. After their marrieg he had a garage in Newcastle and also lived in South Bend where he worked in the oil field. Children of Lawson and Bertha Kemp were as follows: Sarah Bell married Lewis C. James Doris Ruth married Walter Maygarden Bertha Kemp died in 1932 and Lawson married her younger sister, Ruth. They lived on the George Carmack place in Murray where he farmed, did oil field work and some ranch work. They had the following children: Alice Lee married Donald Ballenger George Ann married Freddie Chenault Mary Elizabeth married Oliver T. Covey George Foster Kemp was born in 1864 in Texas and his wife, Anna Bell Smith, was born 1862 in Illinois. They were married in 1884 in Texas and had the following known children: John W. 1885 - James O. 1887 - Nellie M. 1888 - Stella B. 1889 - Child 1891 - Lawson Hamilton 1893 - 1966 - married 1) Bertha Carmack 2) Ruth Carmack Elizabeth Jane 1894 - married Ernest McClothlin Esther L. 1895 Eula A. 1897 Ernest E. 1899 Anna Bell had one other son, Alvia S. (1880) by a previous marriage. CENSUS RECORD: Hamilton County, Texas - 1900. KRAMER, Frank C. 15 Sept 1841 - 28 May 1919 KRAMER, Mary Elizabeth 15 Nov 1852 - 28 Nov 1924 KRAMER, Henry F. 2 May 1889 - 28 Jun 1979 KRAMER, Lucille A. 29 Nov 1902 - 24 Aug 1978 KRAMER, George Dewey 1898 - 1937 KRAMER, John D. 28 Feb 1891 - 15 Oct 1915 Frank C. Kramer was born in Pennsylvania and his parents were born in Germany. His wife, Mary Elizabeth, was born in Texas. She was the widow of a Mr. Brown and married Frank Kramer in 1887 and they were the parents of ten children. She had two sons by her first husband. May and her first husband, Mr. Brown, had the following children: William M. 1880 - 1901 Frank Mary E. and Frank Kramer were the parents of the following children: Maggie 1888 Henry F. 1889 married Lucille A. ____________ John Osborn 1891 - 1915 Ada Fields 1892 - 1965 married Bailie P. Chapman Mary E. 1894 George Dewey 1898 - 1937 CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910 LEWIS, William Douglas, Rev. - 18 Jan 1915 - 4 May 1977 LEWIS, Maggie Marie - 5 Sep 1919 Maggie Marie (Golden) Lewis was the daughter of Archie Clade Golden and Maggie Cose. MARTIN, Enoch W. 13 Aug 1857 - 26 Mar 1941 MARTIN, Mrs. Nannie 31 Jul 1860 - 14 Apr 1918 MARTIN, Willie 10 Sep 1891 - 19 Jul 1927 Enoch W. Martin and his wife, Nancy B. Davidson were married 11 January 1882. They were the parents of the following children: Albert E. - 1884 - Mary A. - 1886 - - married Oliver Meadows Daughter - 1888 - 1888 Daughter - 1890 - 1890 William A. - 1891 - 1927 Hattie E. - 1893 - 1976 - married Lee Newell Carmack Toye B. - 1895 - 1973 - married Sam P. Wootton Abbie - 1897 - married Henry Meadows Enoch W. Martin was born in Pike County, Missouri and was left an orphan about the age of five. He had one known brother, James H. Martin. They lived with their Aunt Nicey Smith, who was born in 1821 in Kentucky. Their mother was also born in Kentucky and their father in Missouri. James H. Martin was born in 1862 in Missouri. Nancy Davidson Martin was born in Virginia and her mother died when she was about three years old. She was killed in a tornado in 1917. The date is incorrect on her stone. According to a family source, Alene Ragland, Enoch and Nannie were the parents of seven daughters, but the census listed two sons. Two daughters were supposed to have died in infancy and are buried in Jack County, Texas. CENSUS RECORD: Collin County, Texas - 1880; Throckmorton County, Texas - 1900. MAYES, W.W. 28 Dec 1845 - 12 Dec 1902 MAYES, Judith A. 5 Nov 1848 - 22 Jun 1921 MAYES, Thomas Lacy 1871 - 1950 MAYES, Iris 12 Jan 1910 - 13 Jan 1910 MAYES, S. Richard 27 Mar 1906 - 17 Jan 1968 MAYES, N. Kathryn 21 Dec 1908 - MAYES, Infant Daughter 14 Aug 1934 - 14 Aug 1934 MAYES, Walter W. 28 Oct 1875 - 14 Jan 1916 MAYES, Mary A. 5 Feb 1880 - 25 Mar 1973 MAYES, Charles Elmer 13 Aug 1901 - 14 May 1971 MAYES, Hazel J. 14 Jul 1906 - 15 Feb 1908 MAYES, R.K. 10 Oct 1842 - 27 Feb 1917 MAYES, Ann L. 15 Sep 1846 - 13 Jan 1912 MAYES, George D. 13 Jan 1879 - 19 Dec 1943 MAYES, Mary Carmack 4 Jul 1887 - 9 Oct 1945 William W. Mayes was born in Missouri and his wife, Judith A. Lacy, was born in Kentucky according to the census. According ot family tradition, Judith was born in England and her family settled in Kentucky. William and Judith married in 1870 and had the following children all born in Texas. Thomas Lacy - 1871 - 1950 - married Annie __________ Claude - 1873 - 1936 - married Emma A. Clayton William Walter - 1875 - 1916 - married Mary Alice ________ Violet Elvira - 1878 - Charles R. - 1880 - Josiah R. - 1882 - - married Dovie A. Cross Elizabeth - 1887 - Thomas Lacy Mayes married Annie ______________ in 1897. She was born in 1874 and they had the following known children: Genella - 1897 Boyd - 1900 Iris - 1910 - 1910 Claude Mayes married Emma A. Clayton in 1892. She was born in 1873 and died in 1940. they had the following children: William C. - 1893 - Jessie C. - 1895 Claude Buford Claude Mayes was a farmer and for several years he and Emma boarded Murray's school teachers. William Walker Mayes married Mary Alice Seddon in 1899. She was born in 1880 and died in 1973. They had the following known children: Mame - 1899 - married Mr. Harty S. Richard - 1906 - 1968 - married N. Kathryn ________ Truman Joseph Wm. - 1909 - 1991 - married Lassie Faye Moreland Charley E. Seddon Nellie - married Arnold McGlothlin Josiah R. Mayes married Dovie A. Cross in 1903 and they had the following known children: Hazel J. - 1906 - Iller - 1909 - Robert K. Mayes was a brother to William W. Mayes. Robert was born in Missouri. He married Ann L. ___________ about 1864. She was born in Kentucky as were her parents. Robert and Ann wer the parents of the following children: James T. - 1865 - Charles W. - 1867 - Eliza M. - 1869 - Elvira B. - 1872 - - married John C. Carmack Child - 1875 - Stonewall J. - 1877 - George D. - 1879 - 1943 - married Mary Alva Carmack Lee Lacy - 1882 - married Alice Blance Carmack Ann L. - 1884 Elizabeth - 1889 All of these children were born in Texas except for Elvira who was born in Missouri. William W. Mayes was tragically killed at the age of 56. He was bringing a wagon load of cotton into Graham when he accidentally fell under one of the wagon wheels and one kidney was crushed. Mary Alice Seddon was the daughter of Simeon Thorp Seddon and Nancy Ellen Johnson. Simeon Seddon was born 25 December 1843 in Manchester, England. He came to America when seventeen years of age to join his uncle in Kansas. When he arrived, he found that his uncle had died. He carried supplies for the United States government during the Civil War. In 1867, he moved to Parker County, Texas and in 1871, he married Nancy Ellen Johnson, a daughter of R.N. Johnson, who had come from Kentucky to Collin County, Texas. Three years later, the Seddon family came to Young County. He died in 1917 and she died in 1936. They were the parents of the following children. John William - 1872 - Minnie Mae - 1874 - - married B.M. Moore Simeon Thorp, Jr. - 1876 - married Sallie Mathews Mary Alice - 1880 - 1973 - married William W. Mayes Albert Richard - 1881 - Nellie - 1883 - - married Noble Timmons Charles Elmer - 1886 - CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910 OTHER SOURCE: Young County History McCAN, John Henry 1861 - 1934 McCAN, Emma 1877 - 1952 McCAN, Andrew Porter 22 Nov 1895 - 26 Jul 1897 John Henry McCan was born in Dent County, Missouri, the son of Andrew Jackson McCan and his first wife, Mary Pickard. John Henry married in 1895 Mary Lee Emma Porter, who was born in Tennessee. Her father was a half-brother to William A. Porter, husband of Frances Helen Tyra. After John Henry died, Emma Married Henry L. Clendenan in 1936 and he died in 1945. Emma had the following known brother and sisters: Mrs. A.S. Wingo Mrs. Dora Cardwell Charlie Porter Andrew Jackson McCan was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, 24 August 1832, the son of John McCan, who came to America from Ireland and Nancy Ann Maycock. John and Nancy's other children were: James Polly Elizabeth Elijah Thomas Henry Andrew Jackson McCan married in 1854, Mary Pickard, who died in 1863 while Andrew was serving with the Confederate Army. His command was Company C., Colonel Tom Freeman's Regiment, with the battle of Batesville, the chief engagement in which he took part. At the death of his wife, he was furloughed home to look after his household. Andrew and Mary had the following children: Mary - married James Ramsey Joseph - died at age 12 James Spencer - 1858 - married Mollie ___________ Sarah Louisa - married William Bryant John Henry - 1861 - 1934 - married Mary Emma Porter Andrew Jackson McCan married in 1867, Sarah Penn, who was born in February of 1836 in Illinois and died in 1902. Their children were as follows: George W. - 1867 - 1938 - married Sybil Ann Curtis Andrew Lee - 1871 - married Myrtle ________ Maude E. - 1878 - married Monroe Hughes John Henry McCan and his wife, Emma, had the following known children: Andrew Porter - 1895 - 1897 Mary C. - 1898 - - married Herbert P. Junkin Margaret Scott - 1899 - 1977 - married 1) William Scaggs 2) James C. Barrow 3) Mr. Wilson Emma's stone reads McCan, but she was a Clendenon when she died. James Spencer McCan married Molliie ___________ in 1882. She was born in 1866 in Texas and her parents in Virginia. Spencer and Mollie were the parents of the following known children: Aubrey - 1882 Bruce - 1884 Grace - 1887 - married J.B. Blanton Chester - 1894 Dixon - 1897 George McCan married Syble Ann Curtis, 4 September 1899 in Young County, Texas. She was born in Texas, her father in Georgia and her mother in Texas. George died in Deming, New Mexico, 5 August 1938. His wife died there on 3 August 1945. They were the parents of the following eleven children: William Warren - 1900 - married Mary E. Greene Jewell - 1902 - 1907 Child - 1904 John Curtis - 1906 George Bryan - 1908 Sybil Irene - 1910 Herbert S. - 1912 Ann Eda - 1914 Clarence M. - 1917 Child - 1920 Frances Eliz. - 1923 Andrew Lee McCan married Myrtle _________ in 1892. She was born in 1876 in Texas. Her parents were born in Mississippi. Lee and Myrtle had the following known children: Esther - 1893 Ethel - 1896 Evelyn - 1898 Andrew J. McCan obtained little education in his youth and made a thorough acquaintance with hard work. He always felt an interest in local Democratic politics, but had no ambition for public service in office. The old McCan bridge over the Brazos between Graham and Murray was named for him. He owned the land on both sides of the river at the place where the bridge crossed. Andrew J. McCan died in 1918 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History McGLOTHLIN, Arnold - 1916 - 1990 Arnold b. McGlothlin was born 6 February 1916 in Energy, Texas and died 28 April 1990 in Young County, Texas. He was the son of Ernest McClothlin and Elizabeth Jane Kemp. Elizabeth Jane Kemp was the daughter of George Foster Kemp and Anna Bell Smith and the sister of Lawson Kemp, who is also buried here. Arnold B. McGlothlin married Nellie Faye Mayes in Commanche, Texas 11 October 1937. He came to Young County in 1930 from Coleman County, Texas. He was a member of the Baptist Church, served as commander for the DAV and served in the Army during World War II. Arnold and Nellie had the following children: Delma - married Bob Wright Wanda - married Wray Higgins Ernest McGlothlin and Elizabeth Jane Kemp were the parents of the following children: James Juanita - married Mr. Gilbreath Lera - married Mr. McCrea Arnold B. - 6 Feb 1916 - 28 Apr 1990 - married Nellie Faye Mayes Arnold B. McGlothlin had seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brother, James; sister, Juanita; and grandson, Randall Wray Higgins. CENSUS RECORD: OTHER SOURCE: Young County Court Records McPHERSON, Homer 27 Nov 1901 - 9 Jul 1907 McPHERSON, Dolphus Stone 13 Feb 1908 - 25 Aug 1909 McPHERSON, George Walter 3 Nov 1911 - 3 Nov 1911 McPHERSON, S.A. 24 May 1887 - 24 Oct 1925 Stephen A. McPherson married Elizabeth M. ____________ in about 1906. She was born in 1890 in Texas. Her father was born in Missouri and her mother in Kentucky. Stephen was born in Texas, his father in Iowa and his mother in Missouri. Steve and Bettie were the parents of the following known children: Dolphus Stone - 1908 - 1909 Stephen R. - 1910 George Walter - 1911 - 1911 I'm not sure who six-year-old Homer belongs to. His stone states that he was struck by lightning. McREYNOLDS, E. 21 Jul 1852 - 27 Feb 1912 McREYNOLDS, John W. 25 Jun 1909 - 1 Mar 1976 Evans McReynolds was living next door to John Walsh in 1900 and was not married at that time. He was born in Alabama an dhis parents were born in Mississippi. In 1902, he married Georgia Baker, daughter of Andrew J. and Martha J. Baker. They were the parents of at least three children: Evans - 1903 - married Lodice _____________ Ewing - 1905 - married Anna Mae __________ John Weldon - 1909 - 1976 Georgia Baker McReynolds married second Seth Wyatt Reeves. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. MEGGINSON, J.H. 5 Dec 1848 - 21 Mar 1931 MEGGINSON, Amanda 14 Aug 1855 - 11 Oct 1956 James H. Megginson was born in Mississippi, his father in North Carolina and his mother in Tennessee. Mary Amanda Holland was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Hugh and Martah Ann Holland. James and Amanda were married 19 December 1872 in Benton County, Mississippi. They were the parents of eleven children: Child 1873 Martha 1875 James 1876 Carrie 1878 - 1972 - married Charles Bruce William 1880 Frank Hugh Vera - married Wallace Simpson Child Child Child James H. and Amanda Megginson left Mississippi in 1902 by train to travel to Indian Territory. They arrived in Roberta in the middle of a sandstorm to find that plans for a house had not materialized. Neighbors with typical western hospitality offered them shelter in their own three room house until they could find a place of their own. The Megginsons lived in Woodson and Newcastle before moving to Murray in 1912. Mr. Megginson operated a gin and later operated the Post Office and bought a general store. During this time, Mrs. Megginson boarded the gin hands, school teachers, oil field workers and others needing shelter and food. Amanda Megginson lived to be 101 years old. Amanda Holland Megginson was the daughter of Hugh Holland and Martha L. ________. Hugh was born in 1830 in Tennessee, the son of Frederick and Sarah Holland. Martha L. was born in 1836 in Mississippi. Hugh and Martha were the parents of the following known children: Virginia V. 1854 Mary 1855 James 1857 John S. 1860 CENSUS RECORD: Tippah County, Mississippi - 1860; Benton County - 1880. MORELAND, James A. 14 Feb 1866 - 1 Feb 1943 MORELAND, Cynthia F. 9 Feb 1877 - 16 May 1961 MORELAND, Edwin F. 1900 MORELAND, B. Pauline 1909 - 1964 MORELAND, Effie 19 Oct 1897 - 5 Mar 1987 James A. Moreland married Cynthia F. __________ in 1896. James' father was born in North Carolina and his mother in Mississippi. Cynthia's parents were born in Missouri. They were the parents of the following known children: Effie Frances - 1897 - 1987 - never married Edwin F. - 1900 - married B. Pauline ______________ Leroy R. - 1903 Florence E. - 1906 Lassie - 1908 Leroy R. Moreland was a song leader at the Murray Baptist Church for many years. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. MURRAY, Maude - 1875 - 1876 James J. Murray was born in 1844 in New York as were his parents. He married Hattie S. _________ about 1867. She was born in 1841 in Vermont as were her parents. James and Hattie were the parents of the following known children: Lydia - 1868 Newton - 1870 Carrie - 1873 Maude - 1875 - 1876 M. (male) - 1878 All of these children were born in Texas except for Carrie, who was born in Wisconsin. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880. OLIVER, William P. - 15 Jan 1844 - 24 Jun 1903 William P. Oliver was born in New York and his parents were born in Scotland. He married in 1882 Stella _________, who was born in 1862 in Arkansas. Her father was born in Virginia and her mother in Mississippi. William and Stella had no children. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900. PARSLEY, Donna Pearl - 14 Jun 1915 - 18 Jan 1990 Donna Pearl was the daughter of Earl e. Brockman and Maggie J. Carmichael. She married Dempsey R. Parsley on 7 Mar 1937 in Young County, Texas. They moved to California in 1942 from Graham. Donna and Dempsey had no children. In 1910, there was only one Parsley family living in Young County and this may have been the parents of Dempsey. They are as follows: William F. Parsley - 1876 - Texas Arkie E. Parsley - 1879 - Arkansas - Wife Lelia G. Parsley - 1900 - Texas - Daughter Clarence W. Parsley - 1904 - Texas - Son Carlos L. - 1905 - Texas - Son Marie - 1909 - Texas - Daughter William P. - 1838 - - Father Bulah - 1890 - - Sister CENSUS RECORDS: Young County, Texas - 1910. PEACOCK, Francis James 27 Dec 1859 - 31 Dec 1942 PEACOCK, Mary Emma 20 Jul 1865 - 22 Dec 1913 PEACOCK, Oliver 16 Nov 1884 - 18 Oct 1964 PEACOCK, Ethel 11 Jan 1888 - 26 Nov 1944 PEACOCK, Gussie Guy 21 Apr 1909 - 18 Nov 1879 PEACOCK, Emma Loraine 19 Sep 1926 - 24 Mar 1986 William S. Peacock was born in 1816 in England and died in 1886 in Grayson County, Texas. William married Martha Ann Hancock in 1859. She was born in 1843 in Lawrence County, Illinois and died sometime after 1900. It is not known when or where she died or where she is buried. She was the daughter of Milan J. Hancock and his first wife, Sarach C. Orr. William and Martha had the following children: Francis Jame - 1859 - 1942 - married Mary E. Morrison Mary C. - 1861 - married John W. Burton William F. - 1864 - 1936 - never married Charles M. - 1870 - - married Dochie A. Penine Ellen E. - 1872 - married J.C. Claypool Mary Emma Peacock's father was Francis William Morrison, who was born in 1847 in New York and died in 1885 in Grayson County, Texas. Her mother was Martha Alice Thompson, who was born in 1847 in Hamilton County, Ohio and died in 1879 in Grayson County, Texas. Francis and Martha Alice had the following children all born in Missouri: Mary Emma - 1865 - 1913 - married Francis J. Peacock Jula - 1868 - married George W. Dawson J. (male) - 1871 Mayl (male) - 1873 Emma's parents both died young of consumption. Emma married two months after her mother's death at the age of 15. Julia was sent to live with her father's sister, Etta, who had married Charles Dawson. She married their son, her first cousin. The boys lived with their father until he died and nothing is known of them after that time. Francis J. Peacock married Mary Emma Morrison, 4 February 1880 in Grayson County, Texas. They moved to Young County in 1900 and lived on the 160 acres of land that his father, William S., had homesteaded in 1870 and left to Francis J. in his will. Francis J. Peacock and Mary Emma Morrison had the following children: Edward Eugene - 1882 - 1883 Oliver Milan - 1884 - 1963 - married Ethel Tyra Myrtle Emma - 1886 - 1887 Theodore Dillivan - 1887 - 1974 - married Beulah McGuire Infant - 1889 - 1889 Mattie Belle - 1891 - married 1) Sanford Reese 2) Bud McGuire Benjamin Franklin - 1893 - 1980 - married 1) Eula Cloud 2) Clara Briscoe Charles Milburn - 1896 - 1982 - married Ruth Daniel William Francis - 1898 - 1975 - married 1) Miss McGuire 2) Mary Otts Minnie Agnes - 1899 married Arch Daniel Asa Brite - 1901 - 1979 - married Eva Otts Faila - 1903 - 1967 - married Jesse Otts Iva - 1907 - - married 1) Henry Otts 2) Mr. Crudginton Gussie Guy - 1909 - 1979 - married 1)Opal Cook 2) Opal __________ Oliver Milan Peacock was born in Grayson County, Texas. He married Ethel Superior Tyra on 1 September 1907 in Young County. She was the daughter of Jesse V. Tyra and Martha Jane Higgins. Oliver and Ethel were the parents of the following children: Floyd Ernest - 1908 - married Cordell Otts Tyra Francis - 1910 - married Berthena Johnston Oliver Fern - 1912 - 1984 - married Lynette Sherrill Alton Vowell - 1914 - 1970 - married Ora Lee Smith Austin Benjamin - 1916 - 1975 - married 1) Mildred Patterson 2) Lottie House Theodore Dillivan - 1918 - - married Edna Dillard Clifton Acey - 1921 - married Dorothy McNorton Carroll Lesley - 1923 - 1990 - married Nancy Jean Perdue Emma Loraine - 1926 - 1986 - never married Iva Jane - 1929 - married 1) J.L. Brantley 2) Jesse Morrell Ramona Jayne - 1932 - married 1) John Brockman 2) Connie Martin 3) George Nelson CENSUS RECORD: Greene County, Wisconsin - 1850; Camden County, Missouri - 1860; Grayson County, Texas - 1880; Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. PERDUE, Ardelia 3 Oct 1855 - 30 May 1948 PERDUE, Grover W. 16 Oct 1885 - 23 Jan 1964 PERDUE, Sallie 25 Sep 1888 - 20 Feb 1971 PERDUE, Ralph Lee 21 Jul 1923 - 25 Nov 1989 PERDUE, Gladys Faye 2 Dec 1919 Ardelia E. Perdue was the daughter of Washington Caney born in 1833 in Tennessee and Jane ______________, born 1835 in Kentucky. Washington and Jane were the parents of the following known children: Ardelia Elizabeth 1855 - 1948 - married 1) __________ Cheny 2) __________ Perdue Child - 1857 S.O. (female) - 1859 M.F. (female) - 1861 Child - 1863 A.M. (female) - 1866 Waldo S. - 1868 Child - 1870 Child - 1872 Child - 1874 Author - 1878 Ardelia Chaney must have married at least twice, because her first child's last name was Chaney. It is possible she married a cousin. Her second husband's first name is also unknown at this time. Ardelia was the mother of the following known children: Lida P. Chaney - 1878 - married Mary H. _________ Daisy E. Perdue - 1884 Grover W. Perdue - 1885 - married Sarah Burch Sallie (Burch) Perdue was the daughter of Frank P. Burch and Nancy ________. Frank was born in 1852 in Tennessee and his parents in Virginia. Nancy was born in 1864 in Virginia as were her parents. Frank and Nancy married about 1884 and were the parents of the following children: Thomas - 1885 Sarah - 1888 - 1971 - married Grover W. Perdue Cora - 1890 - married John M. Williams Myrtle - 1894 Charles - 1897 Wiley - 1899 Leland - 1903 Eugene - 1907 According to the census, this was a second marriage for both of them. Grover Walter Perdue and Sarah (Sallie) Burch had the following known children: Ralph Lee - 1923 - 1989 - married Gladys Faye ________ Nancy Jean - 1926 - married Carroll Peacock CENSUS RECORD: Sumner County, Tennessee - 1870; Collin County, Texas - 1900, 1910; Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. PORTER, Russell A. - 3 Oct 1895 - 23 Oct 1897 Russell A. Porter was the son of William Andrew Porter and Frances Helen Tyra. William Andrew Porter was born on 28 January 1866 in Springfield, Illinois and died 5 January 1945 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He married Frances Helen Tyra on 14 July 1891 in Young County. She was the daughter of Jesse V. Tyra and Martha Jane Higgins. Both William and Helen are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The story is that William Porter became acquainted with the Tyra family when they lived in Illinois during the Civil War. He became fond of Nancy Ann and followed them to Young County to persuade her to marry him. When he arrived in Texas, he found that Nancy had already married Jessee Cloud. It seems he was determined to marry a Tyra girl, so he chose 14-year-old, Helen. They became the parents of the following children: Ernest Reed - 1892 - 1949 - married Mina Pearl Cox, 1913 Martha E. - 1894 - 1984 - married George Moore Russell A. - 1895 - 1897 Infant - 1897 - 1897 Jesse A. - 1899 Infant - 1902 - 1902 Amy A. - 1904 - 1949 - married James A. Brewster Wilson Robert - 1907 - 1967 - married Mary __________ Clifton John - 1911 - 1972 - married Frances Pritcherd, 1937 Grayford W. - 1913 - 1967 - married Melba _________ Virgil Tyra - 1915 - 1980 - married Alice _________ This family was in Young County in 1900, moved to Louisiana in 1904 and then back to Young County in 1910. They then moved to Tarrant County, Texas in 1913 where they stayed. PRICE, Thomas 8 Aug 1844 - 4 Dec 1939 PRICE, Annetta J. 23 Dec 1854 - 23 Dec 1912 PRICE, Elmer E. 1882 - 1932 PRICE, Thomas Grant 3 Jan 1891 - 8 Dec 1975 PRICE, Marie Lucille 6 Oct 1898 - 17 Mar 1981 Thomas Price was born in Canton, Ohio and grew up in Missouri. His parents were born in Pennsylvania. His wife, Annetta J. Lisco was born in Missouri, her father in Denmark and her mother in Indiana. Thomas and Annetta were married in 1871 in Missouri and came to Young County in 1874. They were the parents of the following children: Lillie M. - 1872 Ida M. - 1875 Maria Ella - 1880 Elmer E. - 1882 - 1931 Harriett F. - 1885 Sarah Gertrude - 1889 - married John B. Smith Thomas Grant - 1891 - 1975 - married Marie Lucille _______ Thomas Price enlisted in the Confederate Army in Missouri when the Civil War started. After the war, he married Annetta Lisco and taught school for a few years. Discovering that his lungs had been weakened, his physician advised him to go West. He came to Dallas County, Texas with his wife and two small children and in 1874 he homesteaded land in Young County, 20 miles west of Graham. He was the first settler in what became Murray. The only evidence of a white man's existence in that section was one log cabin in ruins. J.J. Murray, for whom the community was named, arrived shortly after Thomas Price and together they started the development of the country. The two families were housed together while the men went west to hunt buffalo. They made the first wagon tracks through the Double Fork Mountains in the fall of 1875. Later, while ranching, Thomas Price taught the first school and gradually put land into cultivation. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History. RAGLAND, William Edgar 12 Apr 1925 - 16 Feb 1983 RAGLAND, Alene M. 13 Nov 1929 - William Edgar Ragland and Alene M. Wootton were married 5 December 1947 and the following children: Sharon Martha Connie Alene was the daughter of Sam P. Wootton and Toye B. Martin. William Edgar was the son of Samuel R. Ragland and Esther Timmons who were the parents of the following children: Robert William Edgar - 1925 - 1983 - married Alene M. Wootton. Dorthis Ima Lee Donald Esther Timmons was the daughter of William S. Gove Timmons and Julia Putman. Gove Timmons was born 22 July 1854 in Georgia, the son of William Timmons and Vashti Manning. He died 16 December 1912 in Young County. Julia Putman was the daughter of Abraham Pinkney Putman and Mary Ann Brooks. Gove and Julia were married 19 November 1882 and were the parents of the following children: Wallace - 1884 - married Bertha Clark Vashti - 1886 Joseph - 1887 James - 1889 - married Ollie McCoy Sarah - 1892 - married William Clark Esther - 1895 - married Samuel R. Ragland Littleton - 1897 William - 1900 Pearl - 1902 - married Dud Mark Child - 1904 CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1910 OTHER SOURCE: Young County History REEDY, Charles L. 3 July 1895 - 29 Oct. 1986 REEDY, Crystal E. 27 Jul 1902 - 10 Jun 1980 REEDY, Leslie 19 Feb 1927 - 20 Feb 1936 REEDY, John R. 16 Apr 1902 - 18 Feb 1984 REEDY, F. Emma 6 Dec 1905 - Charles L. and John R. Reedy were the sons of Thomas Henry Reedy and Alice Bell Jane Johnson. Thomas Henry was born 12 July 1872 in Dallas County, Texas. Alice Johnson was born April 1873 in Texas. Thomas and Alice were married in 1894 and were the parents of the following children: Charles L. - 1895 - 1986 - married Crystal Gowens Clifton Hartwell - 1897 - married Annie B. Railsback Bertha - 1898 - died young Monte Edwin - 1899 - married Carrie Boynton John R. - 1902 - 1984 - married Emma F. _____________ Odis - 1905 Raymond - 1906 Lloyd - 1909 Thomas Henry Reedy was the son of John Hartwell Reedy and Mary Isabell Potter. John Hartwell Reedy was born 9 August 1851 in Dallas County, Texas, the son of John Reedy and Rebecca Matilda Tarpley. John and Mary Isabell were married 10 August 1871 in Dallas County, Texas and were the parents of the following known children: Thomas Henry - 1872 - married Alice J.B. Johnson Child Child Child Child Child Child Child Child Child Charles Lester - 1892 - married Julia Butler Alice Bell Jane Johnson was the daughter of Richard Johnson, born 1825 in Kentucky. Charles L. Reedy and Crystal E. Gowens had at least two known children: Lila Mae - 1925 - Leslie Washington - 1927 - 1926 Crystal E. Gowens was the daughter of General Washington Gowens and Frances E. ______. G.W. Gowens was born March 1860 in Iowa, the son of James and Larissa Gowens. G.W. married first to Rachel Ann Needham in 1880 and they were the parents of the following children: Child - 1881 - Mary F. - 1884 - Charity E. - 1887 - G.W. Gowens married second Frances E. ___________ about 1892 in Coleman County, Texas and they were the parents of the following children: Lena G. - 1894 - James W. - 1896 - Sylvester B. - 1898 - Cordia - 1900 - Crystal E. - 1902 - 1980 - married Charles L. Reedy Clarence - 1904 - Stella - 1906 - CENSUS RECORD: Dallas County, Texas - 1870, 1880; Parker County, Texas - 1900, 1910; Coleman County, Texas - 1880, 1900; Young County, Texas - 1910. REEVES, Seth Wyatt 1877 - 1942 REEVES, Georgia A. 1871 - 1962 Seth Wyatt Reeves married Johnnie Humphrey and they became the parents of the following children: William Wyatt - 1989 - Clem married 1) _________ 2) Mary __________ Irene married _____________ no children Seth Seth Wyatt married second Georgia Ann Baker McReynolds, daughter of Andrew and Martha Baker and widow of Evans McReynolds. Seth Wyatt Reeves was born in Eliasville, Young County, Texas and had the following brothers and sisters: Ora married Mr. Horton Evie married Mr. Brown Florence Mary Robert Children of William Wyatt Reeves were: Margaret married Mr. Smith John William Wyatt Children of Clem Reeves: Wilma Jean David Charles James CENSUS RECORD: Unable to find OTHER SOURCE: John P. Reeves, 1511 19 Ave. N.; Texas City, TX 77590 REGER, L.D. 29 Jan 1863 - 1 Feb 1941 REGER, Mary Susan 29 Oct 1870 - 15 Dec 1960 REGER, Roy Fred 5 Jul 1910 - 28 Feb 1986 REGER, Clodell Leona 1 Mar 1926 - REGER, Roy Fred, Jr. 26 Aug 1954 - 9 Feb 1971 REGER, Walter Lee 13 Nov 1913 - 13 Nov 1913 Lorenzo Dow Reger was born in Jamilou, West Virginia, the son of Saul Reger of West Virginia and Sarah Tucker of Iowa. Mary Susan Reger was the daughter of Bass Reger and Sarah Stone. Dow and Susie married 7 August 1887 and lived in Wheeling, Missouri until 1890 when they moved to Strawn, Texas. Sarah, Dow's mother, came with them and she died and is buried in Strawn. Between 1890 and 1900, Dow moved his family to Huffstuttle, near Murray, where he homesteaded land, build a two story house on top of Reger Mountain and settled down to farm grain, cotton and corn. He and his son, Novy, helped build many homes in Young County. They also built the Lone Star School on the Harrison Ranch near South Bend. Dow and Susie were the parents of the following ten children: Novy - 1889 - - married Fannie ___________ Iva Mae - 1890 - Effie June - 1893 - Infant Son - 1895 - 1895 - George W. - 1897 Minnie B. - 1899 Albert L. - 1901 Cecile L. - 1903 Ruby C. - 1907 Roy Fred - 1909 - married Clodell Leona ________ This family is rather mixed up in the census. In 1900, Mary Susan is living with a Charles Reger, born 1875 in West Virginia. They have been married 11 years. They are the parents of the first five children listed here. Lorenzo D. is living with them and listed as Charles' divorced brother. They may have mixed the brothers up on the census and Charles was the divorced brother. It could also be possible that Lorenzo married his brother's widow later. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History RICHEY, W.T. 10 Aug 1851 - 2 May 1906 RICHEY, Nancy E. 4 Feb 1864 - 27 Oct 1935 RICHEY, Infant 1906 - 1906 William T. Richey was born in Tennessee, his father in Tennessee and his mother in North Carolina. His first marriage in 1872 was to Martha Flowers, born 1855 in Illinois, the daughter of Elias L. Flowers, born 1825 in Ohio and Elizabeth A. ________, born 1824 in Tennessee. William Richey and Martha Flowers were the parents of the following children: Bettie - 1891 - Infant - 1893 - 1893 Weldon T. - 1896 Infant - 1898 - 1898 Effie R. - 1900 - James B. - 1903 - Infant - 1906 - 1906 Daughter - 1906 - William Richey had a sister, Josephine, born 1858 in Tennessee. The children of Catherine Richey Mayes were as follows: James - 1895 - Loretta - 1899 - CENSUS RECORD: Fulton County, Arkansas - 1880; Young County, Texas - 1910. ROBINSON, George W. 17 Mar 1844 - 2 Feb 1917 ROBINSON, Charlotta 1848 - 1941 ROBINSON, Albert 18 Dec 1880 - 24 Oct 1908 ROBINSON, Samuel 14 Oct 1876 - 17 Aug 1910 ROBINSON, Carrie 29 Nov 1874 - 11 Aug 1912 ROBINSON, J.W. (Wash) 18 Oct 1878 - 29 May 1974 ROBINSON, Zula D. 12 Jan 1894 - 28 Jun 1975 ROBINSON, Clem C. 16 Feb 1882 - 27 Oct 1967 ROBINSON, Infant Bobby 1932 - 1932 ROBINSON, W.W. 30 Dec 1846 - 3 Mar 1921 ROBINSON, J.W. 8 Feb 1880 - 7 Sep 1934 ROBINSON, Lulu J. 1880 - 1968 ROBINSON, Jessie E. 21 Jun 1912 - 26 Mar 1956 ROBINSON, Johnny Mearl 1941 - 1941 ROBINSON, Jessie Earl 1941 - 1941 ROBINSON, Infant Daughter 3 May 1920 - 3 May 1920 ROBINSON, August R. 10 May 1887 - 10 May 1982 ROBINSON, Georgia G. 27 Aug 1891 - 10 May 1982 ROBINSON, Elmer E. 1931 - 2 Sep 1989 George W. Robinson was born in Virginia as were his parents. His wife, Charlotta Johansen, was born in Sweden as were her parents. They immigrated to the United States in 1870. George and Charlotta were married about 1874 and had the following children all born in Texas: Carrie - 1874 - 1912 - never married Samuel - 1876 - 1910 John Washington - 1878 - 1974 George Albert - 1880 - 1908 Clem Charles - 1882 - 1967 - married Mabel Brock August Robert - 1887 - 1965 - married Georgia G. Carmack Sarah Matilda - 1889 - married James Donald Craig Clem C. Robinson married Mabel Brock and had one son, Maxwell Nance Robinson. August Robert Robinson married Georgia Gladys Carmack 20 June 1919. She was the daughter of George W. and Sarah Carmack. August and Georgia were the parents of the following children: August Robert, Jr. Georgia Charlotta Infant Daughter - 1920 - 1920 Sarah Matilda Robinson married James Donald Craig and moved to Fort Worth to live. They had one son, James Donald Craig, Jr. and Matilda died five weeks after his birth. W.W. Robinson was probably a brother of George W. Robinson. His wife was Sarah A. ___________ born in 1851 in Texas. J.W. Robinson was their son, born in 1880 and he married Lula J. _________. The twin boys, Johnny Mearl and Jessie Earl were the sons of Jessie E. Robinson. Charlotta Johansen Robinson had one known brother, Alfred. After the death of his wife, Charlotta helped to raise his infant daughter, Grace, until she was old enough to go to school. Alfred lived in Wood County. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910. SCROGGIN, Baby No Dates This baby was the child of Mr. and Mrs. John Samuel Scroggin. Mr. and Mrs. Scroggin had three other known children: Johnny Samuel Jethro SHIFFLETT, Leonard E. 25 Jan 1917 - 27 May 1978 SHIFFLETT, Zela E. 1886 - 1971 SHIFFLETT, Leonard E. 12 Apr 1882 - 4 Apr 1944 SHIFFLETT, William D. 1912 - 1953 SHIFFLETT, Ezra E. 25 Dec 1885 - 25 Aug 1961 SHIFFLETT, Ellie 25 Feb 1892 - 1 Apr 1925 SHIFFLETT, Baby 21 Mar 1925 - 21 Mar 1925 SHIFFLETT, Verb 17 Sep 1906 - 29 Dec 1970 SHIFFLETT, Juretta - 6 Mar 1911 - 11 Feb 1969 Leornard E. Shifflett and Zela E. Yarbrough were married in 1902 in Texas. Leonard was born in Kentucky and his parents were born in Tennessee. Zela was born in Texas and was the daughter of William d. and Mary E. Yarbrough. Leonard and Zela were the parents of the following known children: Infant - 1902 - Infant - 1903 - Daughter - 1905 - Edgar Verb - 1906 - 1970 - married Juretta __________ Vivian - 1908 - William D. - 1912 - 1953 Leornard E. - 1917 - 1978 Ezra E. Shifflett was evidently a brother to Leonard E. and Ellie __________ was his wife. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1910. SMALLRIDGE, Ida E. 22 Sep 1914 - 4 Aug 1989 Ida Edith Weeks Smallridge was the daughter of Guy Weeks and Gertie Hasley and was born in Merkel, Texas. She was married to Richard Smallridge who preceded her in death. She came to Throckmorton County, Texas in 1979 from Abilene. She had two known brothers: Henry T. Peables and Clovis R. Peables. Gertie Hasley was the daughter of _________ Hasley and Letha Townsend who were married about 1897 and were the parents of the following children: Gertie - 1898 - - married 1) Guy Weeks 2) Mr. Peables Clyde - 1900 - Raymond - 1902 - Clarence - 1904 - Letha's husband was dead by 1910 when she was listed as a widow and was living with her father, James M. Townsend and his second wife. James was born in 1859 in Texas and his wife, Sarah, was born in 1869 in Louisiana. They were married in 1894 and had one living child, Clara, born in 1899 in Texas. CENSUS RECORD: Taylor County, Texas - 1900; Runnels County, Texas - 1910. SMITH, John B. 12 Oct 1881 - 9 Dec 1962 SMITH, Luna D. 28 Jan 1888 - 15 Jun 1979 SMITH, James W. - 8 Mar 1942 SMITH, John T. 9 Nov 1898 SMITH, Ruby Dee 24 Apr 1910 James W. Smith was a Private First Class in the 34th Infantry, Seventh Division. John T. Smith married Ruby Deen Chesser. John B. Smith was born in Georgia as were his parents. He married first in 1907 to Sarah Gertrude Price, daughter of Thomas Price and Annetta Lisco. They had at least one child, Zelma H., who was born in 1908. John B. Smith married second Luna D. Wootton. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1910. SWANCY, John A. 11 Sep 1857 - 11 Feb 1910 John A. Swancy was born in Texas. He married Susan E. Patton 10 Apr 1879 in Commanche County, Texas. She was born in Texas, her father in Georgia and her mother in Alabama. John and Susan were the parents of nine children as follows: William - 1880 - Child - 1883 - John H. - 1886 - Edward W. - 1889 - Charles C. - 1890 - Richard - 1893 - Elizabeth - 1896 - M. (female) - 1899 - Child (male) - 1902 - The first three children were born in Texas and the others in Oklahoma. John A. Swancy was the son of Nathan Swancy and Masina Jane __________. Nathan was born in 1831 in Alabama. Masina Jane was born in 1836 in Mississippi. They married about 1856 and were the parents of the following known children: John A. - 1857 - 1910 - married Susan E. Patton Eliza Ann - 1859 - George - 1860 - Child - 1862 - Child - 1864 - Mary - 1868 - CENSUS RECORD: Bee County, Texas - 1860; Bell County, Texas - 1870; Young County, Texas - 1910. THREADGILL, Abie Lillian 16 Jul 1908 - 21 Jan 1911 Abie was the daughter of Bertie Threadgill, born 1884 in Texas and his wife, Bessie, born 1891 in Oklahoma. Bertie Threadgill was the son of Sam Threadgill and Mary E. ____________. Sam was born in 1857 in South Carolina and Mary E. was born in 1861 in Virginia. Sam and Mary were married about 1878 and were the parents of the following children: H. (male) - 1879 - Child - 1882 - Bertie - 1884 - Abie - 1889 - Child - 1892 - Mattie L. - 1895 - Littley O. - 1899 - The first five children were born in Texas and the last two in Oklahoma. CENSUS RECORD: McLennan County, Texas - 1880; Young County, Texas - 1910. TRIMBLE, I.P. - 1835 - 1897 TRIMBLE, Sarah V. - 1838 - 1925 TRIMBLE, N.R. - 1868 - 1885 Isaac P. Trimble married Sarah V. _________. They were the parents of at least three children: Lula Love - married John T. Brockman William Henry - 1853 - - married Sarah Alice Davis N.R. - 1868 - 1885 - William Henry Trimble was born in Tennessee and married Sarah Alice Davis in 1882. She was born in 1863 in Texas. They were the parents of the following children: Elmer Ewin - 1883 - married Jennie Flondy Womack Georgia E. - 1884 Addie - 1887 Ora M. - 1888 Child - 1890 Homer R. - 1893 Child - 1895 Alonzo - 1896 Hollie M. - 1898 Elmer Ewin Trimble and Jennie Womack had at least two children: Earl Wallace - 1908 - Lula May - 1917 - CENSUS RECORDS: Young County, Texas - 1900. OTHER SOURCE: Knox County, Texas Court Records; Runnels County, Texas Court Records. TYRA, Ernest L. 8 Sept 1879 - 25 Oct 1946 TYRA, Willie Inez 23 Jul 1886 - 11 Nov 1974 TYRA, Inez 30 Jul 1911 - 12 Nov 1919 TYRA, Russell D. 1860 - 1928 TYRA, Rosa Bell 1861 - 1950 TYRA, Baby (First Grave) 6 May 1884 - 6 May 1884 TYRA, Baby 16 Sep 1885 - 16 Sep 1885 TYRA, Addie Kate 1892 - 1893 Ernest L. and Russell D. Tyra were sons of Jesse Vowell Tyra and Martha Jane Higgins. Ernest married Willie Inez Walsh, 18 December 1904 in Young County. Ernest and Willie had the following children: Malvin Wiley - 1906 - 1973 Jesse William - 1907 - - married Georgia McCasland Forrest Ezell - 1909 - 1957 - married Zella Burns Alta Inez - 1911 - 1919 Ruby Pearl - 1913 - - married Buford McCasland Alva Jane - 1916 - married 1) Otis S. Carnes 2) Giles Reed Mildred Ernest - 1919 - married J.D. McAmis Arthur Eugene - 1921 - married Helen White All of these children were born in Young County, but this family lived most of their lives in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas where Ernest, Willie, Malvin and Forrest all died. Willie was the daughter of John W. Walsh and Alva Leona Tackett. Russell D. Tyra married Rosa Bell Hart 6 November 1881 probably in Kaufman County, Texas. She was born in Virginia, just across the border from Baltimore, Maryland and came to Texas in 1873 with her family. Russell and Rosa were the parents of the following children: Jesse D. - 1882 - Infant - 1884 - 1884 Infant - 1885 - 1885 Minnie Lee - 1887 - 1966 - married James T. Hamilton Addie Kate - 1892 - 1893 Jewell - 1901 - 1984 - married Thomas C. Hogan Rosa Bell Hart was living with her uncle, James E. Hart in 1880 in Kaufman County, Texas. Another uncle, Joseph S. Hart was living nearby. CENSUS RECORD: Kaufman County, Texas - 1880; Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. UNKNOWN - No Dates This is the only grave in the graveyard with an unknown marker. Does anyone know who is buried here? If you do, please let us know. VAUGHON, James H. - 1 Oct 1885 - 15 Apr 1908 Jimmie Vaughon was the son of ____________ Vaughon and Elizabeth R. __________. He was born in Texas, his father in Georgia and his mother in Alabama. His father died before he was born and when he was five years old his mother married again to George E. Pye. Elizabeth and George had one son, Archie F. Pye, born in January of 1891. Jimmie Baughon married Mattie Cloud in January of 1908. She was the daughter of Jesse W. Cloud and Nancy Tyra. She was four month pregnant when he was killed in April of that year. Jimmie had gone on a wolf hunt with several other young men of the community: Ernest Tyra, Henry Kramer and Jim Page. When Jimmie's horse came to a wire fence and ran into it full force. Jimmie was thrown from his horse and fell on his head. The horse then fell on top of him. The Doctor was called at once and he was taken to the house of his mother where he died in the arms of his wife. Jimmie was a very well liked young man and was always very pleasant to everyone. A daughter was born to Jimmie and Mattie five months after his death and was named Jimmie Faye. Mattie married again to George Edison. CENSUS RECORD: Navarro County, Texas - 1900; Baylor County, Texas - 1910. WALSH, Mrs. Mary F. 2 Nov 1832 - 22 Feb 1906 WALSH, John W. 1854 - 1924 WALSH, Leona 1855 - 1924 WALSH, Edith Alta 6 Aug 1892 - 23 Jun 1918 WALSH, Annie L. 8 May 1883 - 30 Aug 1886 WALSH, Stella M. 7 Oct 1884 - 12 Oct 1884 WALSH, Mildred No Dates Mary Fleming McCraw married William R. Walsh 14 May 1849. He was born in 1825 in Morgan County, Kentucky and died 1871-76 probably in Parker County, Texas. Mary came to Young County in 1876 as a widow with five children who are as follows: Robert - 1851 - 1864 George Washington - 1853 - 1937 - married Ida Belle Paige John William - 1854 - 1924 - married Leona Tackett Sarah Ann - 1858 - 1941 - married G.W. Carmack William Lee - 1864 - 1945 - married Elivra Mayes James Sherrod - 1871 - - married Allie Thompson Robert Walsh, the eldest son, was killed by a band of hostile Indians near Weatherford, Texas and George was seriously wounded. Their mother, Mary, was pickling food from her garden when she ran out of vinegar. She sent the two older boys to a nearby farm house to get some. When they failed to return, she set out to look for them and found Robert dead with 11 arrows through his body, but he was still alive. She carried him home and called on neighbors to bring the body of Robert home. Later Mary Walsh settled on a tract of land about a mile northwest of Murray. George and John Walsh later lived with their families on a tract of land to the west of their mother. Both a log cabin and a frame house were located at different places on the western tract. The Will Walsh family lived to the north in the Live Oak Community and worked for the Donnells. Jim and Allie Walsh lived in the original homeplace for awhile. After they sold out, the Will and Jim Walshes moved to Megargel in Archer County and made their home there. John W. Walsh married Alva Leona Tackett, 20 February 1880 and they were the parents of the following children: Oscar Leonard - 1881 - 1967 - married Rosie Pearson Anna L. - 1883 - 1886 Stella M. - 1884 - 1884 Willie Inez - 1886 - 1974 - married Ernest L. Tyra Albert A. - 1889 - married Amy Ellinger Ruby Olive - 1891 - married Henry Meyers Edith Alta - 1892 - 1918 - Mildred Walsh, buried here, was the daughter of Oscar Leonard Walsh and Rosie Pearson. Alva Leona Tackett was the daughter of Mann Darius Tackett and Emiline R. Wright, who were married in Missouri in 1837. Mann Darius was born in Missouri in 1812, the son of Lewis Tackett and Elizabeth Bashum. Mann Dairus Tackett lived in Pope County, Arkansas for several years where he was a Justice of the Peace. He moved to Texas about 1854 and became a Ranger. Later, he became a rancher in Jack County, Texas and was killed by Indians 26 October 1863. Mann Darius Tackett and Emiline Wright were the parents of the following children: James G. - 1838 - - married Nancy E. ___________ Josephus H. - 1840 - Mary E. - 1842 - Emily Jane - 1844 - Caleb W. - 1846 - Child - 1848 - Wiley A. - 1850 - Tabitha - 1852 - Alva Leona - 1855 - 1933 - married John W. Walsh Frank - 1860 - William Lee Walsh married Elivira Mayes 24 January 1899 and they were the parents of the following children: Carl - 1899 - 1973 - married Effie Daniel Raymond - 1901 - married Pearl Walker Ben Paul - 1903 - 1970 - married Roma Cass Mabel - 1905 - married S.T. Hoffman Gladys - 1907 - 1971 - married James Roberson William Lacy - 1909 - 1958 - married Juanita Chandler Leslie - 1910 - 1969 - married Margaret Blewett Fred - 1912 - - married Ann Veith Frank - 1912 - - married Lela Thomas Ella Jo - 1914 - 1976 - married Earl Morphis R.J. - 1916 - married Floriene George Tom - 1918 - married Maxine Terry Ed - 1918 - married Melba Staton Vivian Lee - 1920 - 1945 - WAC in WWII, never married CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1880, 1900, 1910; Throckmorton County, Texas - 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History. WELLER, Infant - No Dates This infant was the child of Sue Weller. WILLIAMS, Cora M. 19 Apr 1890 - 13 Mar 1961 WILLIAMS, John M. 4 Jul 1883 - 15 Jan 1961 WILLIAMS, John H. 2 Aug 1908 - 18 Aug 1908 WILLIAMS, Russell Mark 8 Aug 1960 - 19 Jan 1991 According to a family source, this surname was originally McWilliams. Cora M. Burch Williams was a sister to Sallie Burch Perdue. John H. Williams was not related to John and Cora Williams. He could be a brother to Luke Williams whose family lived in the Huffstuttle area. Luke and his family moved to Oklahoma in the 1930's. I have no information on Russell Mark Williams. WILSON, Margaret Scott 16 Mar 1899 - 10 Mar 1977 Margaret Scott McCan was the daughter of John Henry McCan and Mary Lee Emma Porter. She married: 1) William Scaggs; 2) James C. Barrow and 3) Mr. Wilson. She had the following known children: Emma Lou married Mr. Law Mary married Mr. Finch James C. Barrow, Jr. When Margaret died, she had nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. WOOTTON, Sam P. 6 Aug 1894 - 19 Dec 1971 WOOTTON, Toye B. 14 Aug 1895 - 25 Feb 1973 WOOTTON, Bruce E., Jr. 26 May 1943 - 3 Apr 1966 Sam P. Wootton was the son of John L. Wootton and his second wife, Cordia ________. John L. was born in 1845 and Cordia in 1855 both in Mississippi. They were married about 1888 and had the following children: Luna D. - 1889 - - married John B. Smith. Maggie E. - 1890 - 1960 - never married Joe G. - 1892 - - married Lessie Loftin Sam P. - 1894 - 1971 - married Toye B. Martin John L. and Cordia Wootton moved to Eliasville, Texas about 1893 from Toccopola, Mississippi. There were several people living there that had come from that same area in Mississippi, among them were Dr. Newell, the Morrison family and I.T. Gilmer. In making the trip to Texas, John Wootton moved by train to Weatherford, Texas, which was as far west as the railroad was at this time. They moved in one box car with his family and household goods in one end of the car and his team and wagon in the other. Upon reaching Weatherford, he assembled his wagon, loaded his family and belongings and drove to Eliasville. John had a water mill in Toccopola and also ran the water mill in Eliasville for a time after moving there. After several years in Eliasville, he moved into a log house near Murray and farmed in that area until after all his children were grown. He then moved to Goree for a time and then to Fort Worth where he died in 1925 and his wife died in 1939. J.L. Wootton was a Confederate Veteran and was wounded in action at Tupola, Mississippi and never fully recovered from his wounds. Sam P. Wootton married Toye B. Martin 9 June 1915 in Young County and had the following children: Bruce E. Alene M. - 1929 - - married William Edgar Ragland John L. Wootton received a Confederate Pension from the state of Texas (#23103). CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1910. OTHER SOURCE: Young County History WRIGHT, John W. 1875 - 1935 WRIGHT, Josephine 1886 - 1956 WRIGHT, M.L. 1872 - 1942 WRIGHT, Brenda Sue 17 Apr 1947 - 13 Oct 1963 WRIGHT, Mamie Ethel 18 Aug 1913 - WRIGHT, Charlie Wesley 2 Aug 1906 - 16 Jul 1967 WRIGHT, John Allen 2 May 1940 - 28 Aug 1968 John W. Wright was the son of Benjamin F. Wright who was born in 1838 in Alabama. Benjamin had two other known children: Levin M. - 1872 - Martha - 1879 - - married John H. Hammock John W. Wright married Josephine Glenn about 1892. They were the parents of the following known children: Clarence - 1893 - Hurl - 1895 - Eula - 1899 - Clyde - 1901 - Hartsel - 1908 - Martha Wright married John Hammock about 1896. He was born in 1870 in Texas, his father in Arkansas and his mother in Texas. Martha and John were the parents of the following children: James B. - 1897 - Sarah A. - 1899 - Josephine Glenn Wright had one known brother, Will, born 1881 in Texas and one known sister, Mary, born 1878 in Texas. According to the census records, Josephine was born in 1876 instead of 1886 as it is recorded on her stone. CENSUS RECORD: Young County, Texas - 1900, 1910. YARBROUGH, William 3 Jan 1842 - 6 Jul 1925 YARBROUGH, Mollie 6 Jun 1849 - 10 Dec 1937 YARBROUGH, Walter W. 23 Aug 1892 - 30 Oct 1959 YARBROUGH, Mary Etta 22 Apr 1892 - 15 Apr 1931 YARBROUGH, Walter D. 1941 - 1941 YARBROUGH, Bula Bell 24 Jul 1900 - 14 Apr 1987 YARBROUGH, Etta 22 Apr 1892 - 15 Apr 1931 William D. Yarbrough was born in Tennessee, his father in South Carolina and his mother in Pennsylvania. He married Mary E. (Mollie) ________ in 1870. She was born in Tennessee, also. They had the following known children: John F. - 1877 - - married Laura ___________. Evarlie - 1880 - - married Mrs. Lettie M. ___________ Minnie - 1884 - Zela E. - 1886 - 1971 - married Leonard E. Shifflett Walter W. - 1892 - 1959 - married Mary Etta Foster Child John and Evarlie were born in Tennessee, Minnie was born in Kentucky and Zela and Walter were born in Texas. John F. and Laura Yarbrough married in 1901 and had the following known children: B.L. (male) - 1902 Forrest M. - 1905 F.F. (female) - 1905 Child (male) - 1907 Child (female) - 1909 Child (female) - 1909 Evarlie and Lettie M. Yarbrough were married in 1905 and had the following known children: Roy N. - 1907 - Beulah B. - 1910 - Lettie M. Yarbrough had at least one child by a former marriage: John N. - 1903 - CENSUS RECORD: Lincoln County, Tennessee - 1850, 1860; Commanche County, Texas - 1900; Young County, Texas - 1910.