Typed by: Jan Shelfer
HETHERINGTON ,George Kile
Surnames: HETHERINGTON, BROUGHTON, HERRIDGE, ADAMS, FUNDERBURK,
MATTHEWS
George Kile Hetherington, b. December 31, 1879 at Monroeville, Alabama, was the
youngest child of John Monroe and Margaret Ann (Broughton) Hetherington, and
came to Texas with his parents at the age of five years. He loved hunting and
fishing, supplying the family with much game. He finished Reagan High School and
became a skillful farm hand. His record for one day of cotton picking was 784
lbs. of seed cotton-more than half a bale. He took nephews and nieces camping,
and guided them in moral and safety conduct.
George Kile bought a new buggy and a high-trotting horse to do his courting, and
on December 17, 1905, he married Frances Herridge, b. February 29, 1884 in Llano
County, Texas. They had five children:
George William Hetherington, b. October 11, 1906, married on February 18, 1932
to Bertie Adams and had two children: Martha Ann, b. November 10, 1933, and
George William, Jr., b. February 5, 1937. The family moved to Texas City, Texas.
Travis Monroe Hetherington, b. February 20, 1908, was a West Point graduate and
a Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps. On May 13, 1940, he married Louise
Herridge and they had two children: Susan Elaine, b. August 29, 1942, and Mary
Caroline, b. August 15, 1943, retiring as a Brigadier General in the 1970's.
Evelyn Marguerite Hetherington, b. November 2, 1915, married on October 5, 1935
to Joseph Funderburk, and had four children: William Kile Funderburk, b. August
10, 1936; Harold Monroe Funderburk, b. May 24, 1939; Joseph Durwood Funderburk,
b. September 28, 1940; and Ruth Elaine Funderburk, b. December 10, 1951.
Mary Ethel Hetherington, b. August 12, 1917, married on December 7, 1942 to John
H. Matthews, and had two sons: Samuel Stephen Matthews, b. July 5, 1946; and
John Michael Matthews, b. September 17, 1951.
Harold Monroe Hetherington, b. June 10, 1910, d. June 10, 1927 when a team he
was driving ran away with a hay rake.
George Kile and Frances (Herridge) Hetherington died after 1952-long and
respected members of the community surrounding Reagan.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing these bio of these
Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County," compiled and edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 223, column 1.
