ROBERT JAY
MOSLEY
Robert Jay Mosley, b July 10, 1891 on the Mosley farm near
Lott, Falls County, Texas, d July 26, 1979 and buried in Clover Hill Cemetery in
Lott ‑was the fourth child of Robert Lang and Mary Frances (Bouchillon) Mosley
of Lott.
On January 21, 1916, Robert Jay married Willie Mae Lewis, b
January 1, 1894 in Marlin, d April 17, 1974 and buried in Clover Hill Cemetery‑
a daughter of Lawson Larry and Sarah Elizabeth (Dixon) Lewis. Willie Mae was
called "Mae."
Robert and Mae farmed on his father's farm near Lott until
after his parents' deaths, at which time he purchased the place. He used
horses and mules to work the place until 1942, when he purchased a tractor.
Robert was
a Deacon in the Lone Star Baptist Church near his home, and later in the Lott
Baptist Church. Mae was known for the beautiful flowers that she grew. They had
one daughter:
Gloria Mae Mosley ‑who married Reuben Hopis Bentley‑a son of
Fieldon Oras and Sarah Jane (Pace) Bentley.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and
her volunteers for printing the biographies of these
Falls County Families to this web page. “Families of
Falls County”, compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Department, p.
320.
Correction
Submitted by
Carolyn Brown
Robert Jay Mosley, b July 10, 1891 on the Mosley farm near
Lott, Falls County, Texas, d July 26, 1979 and buried in Clover Hill Cemetery in
Lott ‑was the fourth child of Robert Lang and Mary Frances (Bouchillon) Mosley
of Lott.
On January 21, 1916, Robert Jay married Willie Mae Lewis, b
January 1, 1894 in Marlin, d April 17, 1974 and buried in Clover Hill Cemetery‑
a daughter of Lawson Larry and Sarah Elizabeth (Dixon) Lewis. Willie Mae was
called "Mae."
Robert and Mae farmed on his father's farm near Lott until
after his parents' deaths, at which time he purchased the place. He used
horses and mules to work the place until 1942, when he purchased a tractor.
Robert was
a Deacon in the Lone Star Baptist Church near his home, and later in the Lott
Baptist Church. Mae was known for the beautiful flowers that she grew. They had
one daughter:
Gloria Mae Mosley ‑who married Reuben Hopis Bentley‑a son of Fieldon Oras and Sarah
Jane (Pace) Bentley.
"Hopis" should be "Hollis". Gloria and Reuben are my
parents. Daddy's middle name was Hollis.
