Biographies The following are taken from Rains County History, published by the Rains County Historical Commission, c1980. Information is transcribed exactly as the contributor gave it. If you have documented proof for differing dates, surname spellings, etc., you may contact me and I will make a notation of the fact and your source. Oftentimes the misspelling of a name can lead genealogy researchers on a "rabbit race" for years. There is usually much more information contained on each family than is given here in the sketches; if you want additional information, you may see a copy of Rains County History at the Rains County Public Library.
A - G H-N O - Z OLIVER, Nita Burns
born : Dec. 14, 1908; Wood Co., TX
parents : Rufus A. Burns & Minnie Rose
married : Frank (Sudie) Oliver (s/o James A. Oliver & Ada Coats); 1923
children : James, Billie, Fred, Jr., Juanda
O'REAR, Samuel
parents : Thomas Benjamin & Emma O'Rear
married : Nora Ann Wilson (d/o Henry T. Wilson & Catherine Elizabeth Atchley);
Feb. 6, 1910, Rains Co., TX
children : Edith Ruth, Thomas Benjamin, William Benson, James Virgil, Samuel,
Nora Mae
O'REAR, Samuel
born : Jan. 3, 1921
parents : Samuel O'Rear & Nora Ann Wilson
married : Nellie Belle Shedd; Sept. 12, 1942, Rains Co., TX
children : Samuel, Jr., Kenneth Wayne, Peggy Nell
ORSBORN, Gus, Sr.
born : June 27, 1865, Mississippi
parents : Malvina LeBruce & Daniel Orsborn
married : Nellie Williams, abt 1900
children : Marana, Augustus Aldolphus, Jr., Maxwell Malcolm, Lynn Sparks, Lillian,
3 inf. sons
etc. : After his parents death abt 1875, Gus went to live with his sister Mattie who had married A.C. Sparks. He came to Rains Co., TX abt 1887
ORSBORN, Malvina L
born : France or America
parents : French descent
married : at age 16 to Daniel Orsborn; before 1862
children : Mattie Virginia, Augustus Adolphus ("Gus"), Inez Henrietta, Ollie, Malvina ("Mallie")
died : after 1874, Texas
PANTER, J.C. ("Looking Back..." photo, 01 Dec 1988)
children : Weldon, Grady, Collie, Perley
PARRISH, Tom J.
born : 01 October 1860, Nacogdoches, TX
married : Mary Emily Sanford, 1898
children : Era Parrish, Vera Parrish, Nolan Parrish
died : 25 September 1929; buried in Turner Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : He came to Rains Co., TX when a young man & stayed with relatives
PARRISH, Willie Nolan ("Son")
born : 27 June 1908, Rains Co., TX
parents : Tom Parish & Mary Emily Sanford
married : Hazel Neely, 06 November 1933, Rains Co., TX
children : Willie Robert, Mary Emily, Teddy Nolan
died : 20 February 1974; buried in Turner Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
PARRISH, Hazel Neely
born : 12 May 1912, Ft. Worth, TX
parents : David Perry Neely & Mary Martin
married : Nolen Parish, 06 November 1933
children : Robert, Mary, Teddy
PAYNE, Annie ("Looking Back..." photo, 27 Oct, 1988)
children : Bert, Jewel, Bess, Monroe
PEARSON, P.W. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : Hunt Co., TX
married : Sallie White
children : Sallie Whittle
married : Ruby Duffey
children : Ruth, Louise, P.W., Jr., Margie Davis
etc. : He moved to Rains Co., TX about 1904
PEARSON, Robert Thurman
born : 1886, Hopkins Co., TX
parents : Dr. & Mrs. P.S. Pearson
married : Amanda Potts, 1911
children : Rachel Braziel
etc. : His family moved to Hunt Co. abt 1890. He moved to Rains Co., TX in 1909
PEEPLES, Esta Mae (interview Aug. 1996)
born : Rains Co., TX
parents : Jim Kennemer & Bettie Caddell
married : Glen "Paz" Peeples
children : twin daughters
PEEPLES, William Dawson ("Doss")
born : Aug 6, 1859; GA
married : Derinda Abigail Couch
children : Nina Rebecca, Ethel, Glen, William Dawson, Jr., Faye, Oscar, Max, Virginia Louise
died : 1947
etc : moved to Rains Co., Aug. 1886
PENNEBAKER, Marvin Wendell (1996 article "in memory of")
born : Van Zandt Co., TX
married : Nannie Potts; Nov. 4, 1925
died : Jan. 26, 1934, Rains Co., TX
etc. : He came to Rains Co. Jan. 1914
PEOPLES, Dave S. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co. Leader)
born : 09 September 1887; Saltillo, Hopkins Co., TX
married : Gertrude (Trudy) Dickson; 02 April 1902
children : adopted daughter Mrs. Sherman Coker
etc. : came to Rains Co. about 1879
PERKINS, Viola (interview - Feb. 12, 1987)
born : Feb. 27, 1897; Rains Co., TX
parents : Henry & Alice Murray
married : Otis Cain
married : Albert Perkins
PINSON, Cole
born : Greenbriar, TN
married : Nora Lee Butler, OK
children : Coley Esther, Flossie, Ora, Macey, Otlee, Vallie, Noble, Monroe
PIPPIN, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" ("Looking Back..." article, 18 Feb 1988)
born : 27 Nov 1889
parents : Frank Pippin
children : Veda Rhea
etc. : Her father taught her the first year she would have been able to go to school because there was no school at County Line where they lived & it was too far for
her to walk to Miller Grove; the 1st school at County Line was believed to have been built abt 1897.
PIPPIN, W.H. (1939 pioneer ed - Rains Co. Leader)
born : Miller Grove, Hopkins Co., TX
married : Etta Ely; 1894
children : Mrs. Lee Bloodsworth, Mrs. Grover Green, Mrs. Cleon Spradling,
Mrs. Leon Motes
etc. : He moved with family to Emory, Rains Co., TX at the age of 7
PLAXCO, Eunice Shaw
born : 02 Sept. 1896, Velasco (now Freeport), TX
parents : T.J. Shaw & Mattie Ferguson
married : Adie G. McAllister, 26 February 1921
children : Mattie M.
married : Aaron E. Plaxco, 06 June 1926
children : Essie Jewel, Laura Lee
died : 09 January 1978; buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Hunt Co., TX
etc. : The Shaw family moved to Rains Co., TX about 1908
PLUNK, John
born : 1831, McNairy Co., TN
parents : Peter & Crasday Plunk
married : Susan Sells
death : family stories are that both John & Susan are buried in Rains Co., TX
children : William T. ("Bill"), Elizabeth ("Lizzie"), Mary L., Melissa Alemeda, Celesta Jane, Ella, Ida Sue
POPE, Thomas S. ("Looking Back..." photo, 10 Dec 1987)
married : Emma
children : Robert T. "Bob", George
etc. : Robert T. married Laura Bell Dunavent
PORTER, Columbus E.
married : Theodocia Rabe, 1897, Rains Co., TX
children : Agatha, twins Audrey & Aubrey, Zora, twins Faye & May Ree, Gordon Phelps, Hartell, Columbus Foy ("Lum III")
PORTER, Rachel Cornelia Mays
born : 14 February 1948, Rains Co., TX
parents : Oleta Lee & Edward Mays
married : Donald Cowan, 27 July 1966
children : Connie Ranne, Jason Ray, Carlton Edward
married : Larry Hare
children : Elizabeth Rachel, Claude Porter
PORTER, Pinckney Columbus
born : 1849
married : Margaret White
children : R.J. (" Jess"), C.E. ("Lum"), W.T. ("Tom"), Frank, Florence
etc. : P.C. Columbus and wife came to TX in 1888
POTTS, Audrey (interview, 13 Aug 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)
born : 28 April 1912, Rains Co., TX
parents : Austin Potts & Myrtle Knight
married : Lee Fitzgerald, 27 Aug
children : Dennis, Dean, Sandra, Linda, Peggy
etc. : Austin Potts was a country doctor who learned from working as an assistant to doctors in the area & studying their books & a part-time farmer
POTTS, Henry Doyal
born : 25 September 1939
parents : J.J. Potts & Frances Dougherty
married : Maxanne Orsborn, June 1961
children : Robert Henry ("Rob"), Susan Deann, Elisa G.
POTTS, Mrs. J.W. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : 1870
parents : Marion Clifton & Lucindy Garrett
married : Bill Potts
children : Kate, Mary Lou, Rose Robertson, Mauritta Davis, Mrs. R.T. Pearson, Florence Taylor
POTTS, Johnny Jerome ("Perk")
born : 15 November 1908, Rains Co., TX
parents : Johnathan Ervin Potts & Susie Huff
married : Frances Jewell Dougherty, 27 August 1932, Hugo, OK
children : Georgia Fay, Loretta Sue, Henry Doyal
POTTS, Travis
parents : Erve Potts & Winnie Lee Dougherty
married : Audrey Lee Smith, 06 September 1952
children : Travis Lee, Ray, Anita, Karen
POTTS, Will
parents : Jonothen & Mary Potts
married : Bud Mitchell's sister
children : Etta, Ervin, Lavana
married : Mattie Terry
children : Dugan, Alta, Winnie, John, Debbs, Luttie, Bill Dad, Martha
POUND, Jim
married : Leena
children : Leona, Lurline, Margie, Cecil, Clarence, Lois, Ray, Dail
POUND, Thomas J., Sr.
children : Willis Walker, Thomas J., Jr.
died : 14 November 1916
etc. : He came to TX from Putnam Co., GA before the Civil War
PRATHER, Clifton (interview - 1987 issue)
born : May 26, 1912; Rains Co., TX
parents : Thomas Van Prather & Bessie May Harvey
married : Oma Conrad (d/o Frank Conrad & Beadie Moody); May 31, 1934
children : Zane, Wanda Sue
PRATHER, Francis Marrion
born : 20 March 1857
married : Matilda Hale
children : Frank, Martin, Van, George Washington, Mollie, Minerva, Janie
died : 21 November 1946
PRATHER, Isaac
born : 29 May 1821
died : 10 June 1902; buried at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : Isaac came to Rains Co., TX in Nov. 1900 from Ackworth, GA
PRESTRIDGE, Dr. B.A. (1914 Point Enterprise)
born : 1880; Martin's Mill, Van Zandt Co., TX
married : Zora Summarell; 1900
etc. : He moved to Emory, 1912
RABB, Alexander Joel
born : 14 February 1854, Peachtree, AL
parents : Rev. J.B. Rabb & Henrietta Godbold
married : Mary Trimble (d/o Dr. E.L. Trimble)
children : Basil Barney, the youngest of 6 children
etc. : A.J. Rabb came to Rains Co., TX with his parents abt 1862
RABB, Basil ("Looking Back..." article, 28 July 1988 - reprint of 11 Aug 1939 article)
born : 1895; Point, Rains Co., TX
parents : Joel Rabb & Mary Elizabeth Trimble
married : Daisy Morris of Lone Oak
etc. : Entered the General Mercantile business in Point & Lone Oak in 1919.
RABE, Benny
married : Jonnie Lou Brumit
children : Randy, Tommy Doyle, Keith, Billy Mark
RABE, Claude Melvin (info. contributed by Helen Rabe Skaggs
born : 18 Dec 1915; Hunt Co., Texas
parents : Richard Homer Rabe & Josie Emma Allen
died : Sept 1986, Dallas, Texas
married : Ruth Inez Eskue; 10 May 1935, Rains Co., Texas
children : Helen Joyce
RABE, James B.
born : 1855, Rains Co., TX
married : Martha Sanders
children : R.W. ("Bob"), W. Lewis, R.H. ("Dick"), Frank V., Nelson, Lizzie, Theodocio Alice, Carrie, Tannie
died : 1917
RABE, Chloe Hooten
parents : Edward Hooten & Elsie Smith
married : Jimmy Rabe
children : Sharon, Andre, Ginger
married : Leamon House
children : Ron
RABE, Lester (interview, 24 Sept 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)
born : 03 Nov 1905; Rains Co., TX
parents : Bob Rabe & Callie Pounds
married : Sadie Moore (born 25 Nov 1905, OK; d/o Oliver & Mary Moore)
children : Jo Ann
RABE, Richard Homer (info. contributed by Helen Rabe Skaggs
born : 6 April 1889, Davis, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
parents : James Benjamin Rabe & Martha Jane Sanders
died : March 1964
married : Josie Emma Allen; 3 March 1912, Rains Co., Texas
children : J.C., Vada Lee, Claude Melvin, Jimmy Dick, Jesse Ray, Billy Joe,
Bobby Jean
RABE, Vera Ivy (info. gathered from "Looking Back..." photos, Nov 1987)
married : J.B. Rabe
children : Edith, Doyle, Benny, Jimmy, Sandra, Eddy, Georgia
RAGSDALE, Vonda Jean McCollum
born : 28 October 1931
parents : Edgar R. McCollum & Lillie Mae Robbins
married : Walter B. Ragsdale
children : Lillie Jean, Walter B., Jr., Michael Edward
RAGLAND, Angela
born : 1896, Winnsboro, Wood Co., TX
parents : J.H. Ragland & Sally Hooker
RAINS, Emory (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co. Leader)
born : 04 May 1800; Warren Co., TN
died : 1878; buried in Emory City Cemetery
etc. : came to TX in 1826
RAMSEY, Chas
married : Maud McCollum
children : Aline, Beth, Charles Glen, twins Farris & James Farrell
RAMSEY, Farris
born : 22 September 1916, Rains Co., TX
parents : Chas Ramsey & Maud McCollum
married : Mona Lee Bishop, 05 March 1938
children : Hershell, Lyndon, James Farrell, Norman Dale
RATLIFF, William R. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : abt 1844
parents : John Ratliff
married : Alice Phillips; 1881 (*she died 1884)
married : Ella Hale (*divorced)
married : L. Meadows; abt 1886, Rains Co., TX
etc. : His grandfather Isaac Allred brought William & his mother to Springville, TX while his father was fighting in the Civil War; he lived in Hilton, OK in 1939
RAY, Charles V. (1987 issue)
born : Alabama
married : Jimmie Rabb; 1904
died : Dec. 1969
children : Charlcie
etc. : He moved to Point, Rains Co., TX in 1890
REAVES, Henry Allen
born : 09 March 1883, Derman, Mississippi
parents : Mrs. Elizabeth Reaves
married : Mrs. Mamie Higginbotham, 01 January 1919
children : William M., Harvy, Leslie, Mary
died : 14 June ----; buried in Cash Cemetery, Hunt Co., TX
REAVES, William
born : 10 December 1911
married : Jean, 05 October 1957
children : Linda Kay, Larry Allen, Jeannie, William Dennis
died : 04 June 1970; buried in Cash Cemetery, Hunt Co., TX
REEVES, Joel William
born : 1828
married : America Ann Crenshaw
children : John Thomas, Sr., Newman Freeman
died : 1911; buried Turner Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : The family arrived in Rains Co., TX in 1888 from Madison Co., TN
RICE, Nathan
born : September 1825
married : Nancy Jane
children : 11 with Isaac Jackson being the oldest
RICE, S.J. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co. Leader)
born : KY
married : Melissa Cornelius
children : Will Rice
RICE, Will (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co. Leader)
born : 20 June 1869; Rains Co., TX (then part of Hunt Co., TX)
parents : S.J. Rice & Melissa Cornelius
married : Emma Dyer; 19 December 1888
children : 8
RICHARDS, James M.
born : 1822, NC
married : M.E. ("Martha")
children : Nancy Jane, James Oliver ("Ollie"), Mollie A., Sarah A., Joe S.,
Missouri E., Scenia or Laura, Delitha ("Lithy"), Susan B., Samuel N.
died : before 1900
etc. : He moved to Rains Co., TX about 1860
RIEDEL, Albert Frederick
born : 11 July 192, Ft. Worth, TX
parents : Albert Frederic Riedel, Sr. & Nina Bill Ryder
married : Patsy Ruth Harrison, 1948
children : Allen Harrison, Scott Dana, Rebecca Sue, Alison Lynn
RIVERS, Billie (interview - April 23, 1987 issue)
born : Dec. 27, 1909; Rains Co., TX
parents : Johnny & Jinnie Rivers
married : Pauline Pritchett (d/o John & Kate Pritchett); May 16, 1930, Odabel, OK
children : Billie John, Melton Ray, Douglas Dwight
RIVERS, Johnny
married : Jinnie Slyder
children : J.R., Harold, Alga Field, Billy, Tump, Chester, Margie, Buster, Buford
ROBBINS, Andrew Jackson
born : 1875
children : Maye, Artie Jane, Odie, Rubye, Alta
died : 1930
ROBBINS, J. M.
children : Emmette, Otis, Belle, Ollie
married : Mrs. Fannie Dittman, 1918
children : Rubye, Woodrow, B.J., Lilymae
died : December 1941
etc. : He came to Rains Co., TX in 1915
ROBERTSON, Homer Lewis
born : 02 June 1927, Rains Co., TX
parents : Charlie Acie Robertson & Susie Richie
married : Emma Lee Nabors
children : Ada Sue, Ronnie Lee, Rickie Lewis
ROBINSON, Henry ("In Honor of Black History Month", 25 Feb 1988 Rains Co. Leader)
parents : John & Sarah Robinson
married : Lucy Bridges (died 1963)
children : Ozell, Lonnie, Elma, Gletha, Modis, Lorenza, Choycie
died : 1942
RODES, Judge David Maxwell
born : 1844
married : Anna Elizabeth Hervey
children : Fronie, Samuel Birch, Oney Hervey, Bessie, Hallie
died : 1914
etc. : He moved to Rains Co., in 1894 from Daingerfield, TX
RODES, Oney Hervey
born : 25 August 1877, Daingerfield, TX
parents : Judge David Maxwell Rodes
married : Minnie Stuart (d/o S.J. Stuart), 31 December 1899
children : Ilma, Wilbur Maxwell, Pete
etc. : He came from Daingerfield to Emory at age 14
RODES, Wilbur Maxwell ("Pete")
born : 02 September 1905
parents : Oney Hervey Rodes & Minnie Mae Stuart
married : Lillian Whittington (d/o Marcus Whittington & Emma Rhodes);
30 September 1928
children : David Stuart, Judith
RUMMEL, Gary
born : 27 August 1961, Ft. Worth, TX
parents : Jo Ann & Edward Rummel
RUSHING, John T. (info. also from 1914 Point Enterprise)
born : 08 January 1871; Van Zandt Co., TX
parents : King Rushing & Carolyn Cox
married : Inez Orsborn; 1893
children : Irvina, Dessie, Jewel, Opal
etc. : John & Inez moved to Rains Co., TX in 1900. He was a druggist & veteranarian
RUSSELL, Joseph
parents : Samuel & Sarah Russell
married : Amelia Francis Tollett
children : Roxie, James Lafayette, Andrew Bronson, Sidney Samuel, Joseph Buchannen, Jacob Houston, Lucy, Bill
RUSSELL, Samuel
married : Sarah
children : John, Jim, Billie, Austin, Joseph, Mary Francis, Lou, Jack
RUSSELL, Sidney Samuel
parents : Joseph Russell & Amelia Francis Tollett
married : Flavie Chapman, Collin Co., TX
children : Shirley Gray, Della, Lessie, Addie
died : 1946
RYLANT, Samuel "Sam" ("Looking Back..." photo, 14 April 1988)
married : Myrtle Burns
children : William Hershell, Bessie Malinda, Windham, Lois
SAMFORD, Elijah R.
born : 30 November 1822, AL
married : Sarah Elizabeth Creel, 1844
children : William Green, Elizabeth, Henry Frank, George Washington, Sella, Samuel Scott, Callie, Elijah Thomas
died : 1870, Scott Co., Mississippi
SCHMIDT, Paul (Jan. 1, 1987 issue)
born : abt 1895
parents : Gottlied & Agusta Schmidt
married : Lillian Lennon
children : Adolph E., Charles J., Elbe Ray, Jeanne
etc. : His father immigrated from Germany; his family lived in Rains Co., TX from the time he was 9 years of age
SCHRIMSHER, John ("Looking Back..." photo, 07 Jan 1988)
children : Allene, Annie Mae
SCOTT, Byron
parents : W.L. Scott
married : Harriet Davis
children : Johnnie, Rena, W.M. ("Boy"), Archie, Gladys ("Red"), Jack, Lora Rae
etc. : They moved to Rains Co., TX in the early 1900s
SCOTT, James S. ("Jim")
married : Grace Truman Moore(d/o T.W. Moore); 1907
children : Bernice, Dick, Jimmie
etc. : They moved to Rains Co., TX in the early 1900s
SCOTT, Knox
parents : W.L. & Mattie Scott
married : Clare Irene Tillman
children : Opal Faye, John Laurence, Floyd Houston, Truman Lewis, Mattie Sarah,
Noel Douglas, Paul Ray, Robbie Jo
SCOTT, W.L.
born : 05 May 1820, Jackson Co., GA
married : Elizabeth DeJernett, 1847
children : infant, Perry, Ella, Josie, Baker
married : Mrs. Mattie Allen, 1870
children : Emma, Byron, James ("Jim"), Knox
died : 1906
SENTER, Dock (interview, 15 Oct 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)
born : 31 Jan 1911; Hunt Co., TX
parents : Benjamin Frank Senter & Mary Arizona Payne
married : Inez Ely (born 01 Nov 1914, d/o John Tommy Ely & Annie Bell Coats); Nov 1931
children : Pauline, Ray, Geneva, Gene, Wanda, Peggy, 2 deceased
etc. : The Senter family moved to Willow Springs community, Rains Co. abt 1927
SETTLE, J.M.
born : 06 Jan 1840; Monroe Co., GA
married : Sarah Gardner, 1864, GA
misc. : ex-Confederate soldier; buried Emory City Cemetery
SETTLE, Jim
born : 25 December 1888, Rains Co., TX
parents : Sue Elliott & Aubrey Settle
married : Lela Mae Vincent, 02 August, 1914
children : Neal, Doris
SHAW, Mattie Melvina Ferguson
born : 10 February 1867, Nashville, Indiana
parents : Florence Miller & Calip Ferguson
married : Thomas Jefferson Shaw, 13 November 1889
children : Essie, John Allen, Eunice
died : 01 August 1940, buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX
SHED, Daniel Steve
parents : John Shedd & Emma Coleman
married : Willie Mae Parsons (d/o Cleveland Dewitt Parsons & Lucy Belle Gibson);
July 16, 1920, Rains Co., TX
children : Vada Mae, Charles Daniel, Nellie Belle, Jo Dan, Alfred Bo, Delvina, Erelene, Peggy Joyce, Patsy Rue
SHEPHERD, Grady Wayne (July 8, 1997 issue)
married : Rita Chapman; Sept. 3, 1954, Lone Oak, Hunt Co., TX
children : Jeff
SHEPHERD, Ray (July 8, 1997 issue)
married : Zora Porter; Dec. 16, 1928, Rains Co., TX
died : May 8, 1995
children : Ray Edward, Jr., Grady Wayne, Joe Don
SHIFLET, Audie Mae Goodson (interview Aug. 1996)
born : Rains Co., TX
parents : John & Laura Goodson
married : Jude Shiflet
children : Robert, David
SHIPP, Roy Don
born : 12 September 1941, Rains Co., TX
parents : Roy M. Shipp & Marie Bishop
married : Helen Laverne Mays, 23 April 1960
children : Douglas Lynn, Angela D'Lee, Tamera Michelle
SHIPP, Roy McKee
married : Donna Marie Bishop, 21 February 1921
etc. : He moved to Rains Co., TX in 1918
children : Elmer Earl, Marcheta, Travis Severn, Kenneth Ward, Roy Don
SHIPP, William Louis
born : IL
married : Sarah Newport, 05 July 1893, IL
children : William Elmer, George Quincy, Roy McKee, Floyd, Bertha Mae, Mattie Blanche, Ida Myrtle, John Alvin, Charlie Clyde, Walter Wayne
etc. : The family moved to TX in 1899 & to Rains Co., TX in 1918
SHIVERS, Evans B.
born : 1880; Nacogdoches Co., TX
parents : W. Evan Shivers & Mary Jane Collins
married : Sarah ("Sally") Jane Clewis (d/o Jeff Clewis)
children : 5
SHIVERS, W. Evan ("Bill")
parents : German Shivers & Sarah Boone
married : Mary Jane Collins, Nacogdoches, TX
children : Evans B., Lillie, Pheriba, Lorena, Early A., Irene, Lena B., Louella,
Tommy T.
died : 1939; buried in Turner Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : The family moved to Rains Co., Tx in 1896
SHOOK, John Franklin (info. from 1987 "Letter to the Editor" by Evelyn Roberts)
parents : John Henderson Shook & Catherine Pietre ("Looking Back..." article; 19 Oct 1989)
married : Mary Rachel
children : James, Sue, Martha C.
died : 1871
etc. : He gave land for the Shook Cemetery abt 1852 when he moved to the community, then part of Hunt County. He was a corporal in the Civil War.
SHOOK, Tom ("Looking Back..." article 10 Oct 1989)
parents : John Henderson Shook & Ann Turbyfill
married : Laura Vaugh
children : Kataie E.
died : 1917/1918
half-brother : John Franklin Shook
great-great-grandparents : Johannes & Anna Maria Shook came from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, PA in 1732;
children : George (m Elizabeth Grub); Frederick (m Mary Spigel); John Henry (m Catherine Pietre)
etc. : He was an accomplished furniture maker & carpenter.
SHULTZ, Charles Otis
born : 18 September 1878, Little Oak, Pike Co., AL
parents : John Wiley Shultz & Amanda Richbourgh
married : Maud Isabel Matthews, 29 July 1900
children : Horace Greely, Charlie Hugh, Vance Otis, John Keats, Valla May, Alma Grace, Velma E., Eva Edith
died : 20 October 1945
SHULTZ, John Wiley
born : 1827, Monroe Co., AL
parents : John Shultz & Margaret Hendricks (Hendrix)
married : Louisa Richburg
children : Sarah, Ann, Eliza, Lucy
married : Amanda Richburg
children : William Anthony, John Wiley Forrest, Walter Robert, Kate Gaylean, Artelie King, Cordelia, Molly, Nola Eugenia, Charles Otis, Florence Annette
died : 1917, Rains Co., TX; buried in Pilgrims Rest Cemtery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : The family came to East TX in 1886 from Little Oak, Pike Co., AL
SHULTZ, Walter Everett
born : 27 March 1900, Rains Co., TX
parents : Walter Robert Shultz & Julia M. Dyer
married : Vera Jacobs, 1923
children : Violet Neta, Melba Elouise, Clois Weldon, Everett Eugene, Doris Marlene, James Hollis, Mary Lynn, Carolyn Ann, Aletha Gail
SIMPKINS, Joseph
born : Wake Co., NC
married : Nancy
children : John Edward Perlis, Polly, Susan, Ellen
died : He was returning home from a cattle drive when he was thrown from a horse or wagon & killed. He died near the close of the Civil War and was over 70 years old. He is buried near Coffeyville, KS
etc. : He was among the first settlers in what is now Wood & Rains Co., arriving abt 1843; he spent some time in TN & MO before coming to TX. He fought in the Texas War of Independence. He was a gunsmith, farmer & rancher.
SIMS, George ("Looking Back..." photos, 03 Nov 1988)
married : Parelie
children : Arversia, Georgia, Aretha, Elleary, J.M., Matthew, Theodia, Carnouis
SISK, J. Ormand (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co. Leader)
born : 1893; Rains Co., TX
parents : W.S. Sisk
married : Cora Cooper (d/o Ada Cooper)
SISK, Robert Marion
born : 11 March 1871, Clarksville, GA
parents : Manda Adeline Harkins & John Calvin Sisk
married : Lillian May Anderson, 05 November 1893, Adairsville, GA
children : Guy, Gertrude, John, Lillie Pauline, Faye, 5 stillborn infants
died : 22 June 1949; buried in Prospect Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
SISK, William Singleton ("Looking Back..." photo, 16 June 1988)
married : Nancy Devenport Power
children : Otis Luther, John Ormond, Grace
SKIDMORE, Ray Alvin
born : 07 October 1932
parents : Horace Sylvester Skidmore & Velma Gertrude Braziel
married : Peggy Geneva Fletcher, 03 July 1954
children : Eddie Ray, Clayton Scott, LuAnne, Peggy Lee
SLATTER, Lemuel Fredrick ("Fred") Washington
born : 03 October 1893
parents : Septemus Paul ("Bud)" Slatter & Mary Fannie Sells
married : Dortha Edith Johnson, 30 January 1915
children : Cullen Rowe ("Jack"), Marion Paul ("Buck"), Edith Fredarhe, Billie Roy
SLATTER, William Julian ("Bill")
born : 16 October 1874
parents : Lemuel Fredrick Slatter & Elizabeth ("Bettie") Estes
married : Julia Idella McKay, 23 December 1898, Hopkins Co., TX
children : Mary Myrtie, Clemmie, Violet Mae
died : 05 September 1963
SMILEY, Ernest
born : 27 May 1891, Rains Co., TX
parents : J.E. Smiley & Lucy Shultz
married : Genevieve Shultz, 28 June 1915
children : Howard, Ernest, Jr., Charles, Wayne, Walter, Winonah, Norma, Genevieve
died : 1944
SMILEY, John Stephen
born : 18 August 1888, Rains Co., TX
parents : J.E. Smiley & Lucy Shultz
married : Zelma Horsley, 02 June 1912;
children : Juanita, Merl Gray, infant son
died : 02 June 1962, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX;buried in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
SMITH, Lue Tishie
born : 21 March 1926
parents : Gracie McKenzie
married : R.P. Smith, 06 June 1942
children : Earnestine, Johnnie, Jannie, Aubrey Lane, Florastine Robert, Gwen, Charles, Lynda, Paul, Dwight, Barbara
SPENCE, George C.
born : 06 April 1866
married : Mary Belle Kellett, 1886
died : 1942
children : Ruby, Myrtle, Elizabeth, Frank, John, Homer, Leonard, Tom, Babe, Leonard
etc. : elected Sheriff of Rains Co., 1902; he & his family lived in the jail while he held the office. He was an orphan, his parents dying when he was a small child; he lived with Dr. Duffey at age 7.
SPRADLING, Bob
married : Sidney Heeth
children : Lev, Alton, Cleon, Ann
STALLINGS, George
married : Birdie Ruth
children : Shirley, Mary
etc. He was the last syrup maker in Rains Co.
STEPTER, David Oliver
married : Bernice Enora White
children : David Erwin, Sally Ann, Jacquelyn Iris
STONE, Johnnie Morris
born : 24 April 1942
parents : J.F. Stone & Mae Morris
married : Janice Kay Lewallen ("Jan"), 04 July 1964
children : Johnnie Alan, Jeannie Kay
STONE, Rubin Marshall
married : Mary T.
children : George, Dee, Florence, Nettie, Mattie, Maggie M., Garland, Neoma
STOVALL, W. E. (1914 Point Enterprise)
born : 19 May 1872; Hallville, Harrison Co., TX
married : Annie Humphrey (d/o J.W. Humphrey); abt 1905
etc. : His parents moved to Hunt Co., 1873; he moved to Rains Co., 1902
STREBECK, Charley
married : Janie Courtney
children : Vernon, Slim, Joe, Charley, Nannie Arlene, Fannie, Jewell, Hester,
Estelle, Lovella
STUART, George
married : Olivia Holmes, AL
children : Sally, Wylie, Toad, Tuck, Mattie, Willie
STUART, Nora (interview - Feb. 26, 1987 issue)
born : March 17, 1891; Rains Co., TX
parents : Quinnie L. & Sara Jane Slider
married : Tuck Stuart; Nov. 18, 1906, Rains Co., TX
children : Maurine, Rachel, George, Mattie Lou, Bobby, Norma Dean, Preston
STUART, Steve J. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : 1846; Gallatin, TN
married : Janie Forbis
children : Mrs. O.H. Rodes, Mrs. Ed Barker, Grover, Leon, Maude Hill, Beulah Herring, Nell McKinney, Guy
etc. : He came to Rains Co. abt 1870; buried Forbis Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
SWAIN, Jessie (Sept. 9, 1997 issue)
born : 1902, Rains Co., TX
parents : A.C. Thomas & Martha Cole
married : 1918, Richard Harve Swain, Rains Co., TX
children : Dorothy, Wilburn O'Dean, R. Lee
SWEPSTON, Addison (1914 Point Enterprise)
born : 06 February 1885; Rains Co., TX
parents : Dr. E.A. Sweptson
married : Thelma Jean Fain (d/o Dr. J.N. Fain); 01 February 1914
SYBERT, Mary Ann
born : fall of 1850, AL
married : James K. Polk Martin, 1870, Barbour Co., AL
died : 18 July 1880, Camp Co., TX
children : infant, Lou Ellen, Walter James, James Simpson, John Edward, infant
TACKETT, Thomas Nelson "T.N." (info. provided by Barbara Allen, , June 1998)
born : 9 Sept 1857, Mississippi
married : Harriett Lee Allen; 30 April 1889, McKinney, Collin Co., Texas (sister to E.L. Allen)
died : 18 May 1937, Emory, Rains Co., Texas; buried Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin Co., Texas
children : inf. daughter; Gladys Tackett; Thomas Nelson Tackett, Jr.; Myrtis Tackett
etc : part owner of Tackett & Allen store with his brother-in-law, Emory, Rains Co., Texas
TARBUTTON, Robert Aires (info. provided by Birdie Meyer Cranford)
born : 20 December 1861, TN
married : Ida Nichols; 30 April 1892, Rains Co., TX (note: he married 4 times)
children : Verda, John W., Arthur Aires, May, Jessie, Lillian, Clara
died : 13 November 1954, Rains Co., TX
TAYLOR, Andrew Carroll Family photo
born : 1845, TN
married : 3 times - 3rd wife : Mrs. Louisa Ann Dorsey Smith
children : 11 children with the 3rd being Lewis Taylor
TAYLOR, Alvin Lonzo
married : ?
children : Eddie, Pearl
married : Sara Angelina
children : Jake, Hubert, Eula
died : 16 November 1928; buried at Henry's Chapel Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : They came to Rains Co., TX, from Farmersville, Collin Co., TX in 1900
TAYLOR, Ben Lewis (info. gathered from "Looking Back..." photo, Dec 1997)
married : Sissy Wafer
children : Walter Ed., Maggie Lee, Leona May, Emma Ethyl, Richard, Milton
TAYLOR, Carl Butch
parents : Anna Speights & Sam Taylor
married : Patti Carolynn Gantt
children : Randy Dean, Kerry Lee, Patti Carla
TAYLOR, John Allison
born : 20 November 1895, Rains Co., TX
parents : Perry & Mary Taylor
married : Mary Myrtle Denton, 01 January 1923, Anadarko, OK
children : Gilbert Monroe, Willeta June
TAYLOR, Lemuel Clark
born : 1880, Rains Co., TX
parents : Bettie Richards
married : Cessa Bamma McCork, 1906, Rains Co., TX
children : Clyde, Ruby, Voleta, Clark, Berchie, Anita, William ("Bill"), Marie, Tula
died : 1943; buried Memory Lane Cemetery, Anadarko, OK
TAYLOR, Lewis Clark
born : 16 April 1831, AL
parents : William & Martha Taylor
married : Mary M. Spradling, 07 July ca1851-53
children : William K., Thomas B., Bethena R., James H.
married : Arminta Dougherty, 04 January 1866
children : Arminta
married : Eliza Elisabeth ("Bettie") Richards, 29 May, 1870, Rains Co., TX
children : Perry Monroe, twins Allin & Allis, John W., Oliver S. ("Shook"), Annis, Leroy, Aline, Robert L., twins Lemuel Clark & Nancy Annice ("Nannie"), Alice, Joseph Abner, Martha, Benjamin ("Men"), Samuel Wesley
died : 26 January 1887; buried in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
etc. : The family came to TX in the early 1850s
TAYLOR, Perry Monroe
born : 16 March 1871, Wood Co., TX
parents : Lewis Clark Taylor & Eliza Elisabeth Richards
married : Mary Caroline Melton, 26 February 1893
children : Percy Betrum, Mellie Elizabeth, John Allison, Beatrice ("Attie"), Clara Opal
TALLEY, Walter
married : Victoria Smith
children : 4 son & 1 daughter including Melvin Lee
TERRY, Berlie M. (Jan. 30, 1986 issue)
born : Jan. 12, 1896, Kelly Station, KY near Hopkinsville
parents : Virgil G. & Mary B.Fields
married : Benjamin Franklin Terry; Oct. 4, 1904
children : inf. child, Moe, Jewell, Bonnie, Benjamin V., Harless F., Fairie, Jessie, Ulisses F.
etc. : Her parents settled 2 miles SE of Alba, Wood Co., TX around 1900
NOTE: From Nancy Wessels --- Berlie was born in 1886, Moe should be Mae, another child Jettie Janelle died in infancy
TERRY, Ernest Custer ( interview - April 16, 1987 issue)
born : Dec. 25, 1907; Rains Co., TX
parents : Sam Houston Terry & Anna Bell Cates
married : Hazel Falmer (d/o Jeff & Luda Falmer); April 14, 1935, Yantis, TX
children : Helen, Cloell, Reba Faye, Billie Jean, twins Linda & Glenda
TRIMBLE, Roy Clinton (interview - 1987 issue)
born : March 29, 1909
parents : Moses Elbert & Oma Carolyn Trimble
married : Dollie Luckett (d/o George & Florence Luckett); Sept. 4, 1926
children : Lee Roy, Billy Gene, Floyd Dean, Wanda, Jimmy, Leo, Sandra
TURNER, Roy Raymond ( interview - 1987 issue)
born : May 15, 1905; Hunt Co., TX
parents : Elijah Turner & Dollie Rice
married : Nell Irwin (d/o Mark Irwin & Lizzie Hughey): Nov. 1, 1924
etc. : They moved to Rains Co., TX in 1921
UNDERWOOD, J.C. (interview - Feb. 26, 1987 issue)
born : Dec. 14, 1903; Panola Co., TX
married : Anna Bell Hobbs; March 28, 1928
children - 8
etc. : He moved to Rains Co., TX in 1921
USSERY, John C. (info. provided by Cindy Casey)
born : 23 September 1833, NC
parents : Holden Ussery
married : Sarah Tidwell; 22 December 1857, Lafayette Co., Mississippi
children : Robert Millington, Mary Texana, W. Dave, C.H., John Bolivar
married : Susan B. Burt; 1872, Fannin Co., TX
children : Richard Wade, Dora Samantha
married : Mahaly S. Rustain; 23 October 1878, Collin Co., TX
children : Lou Ada, Frank Burch, Lennie Florence
died : 05 March 1890
VANLANDINGHAM, Posey Ezekiel
married : Lue
children : Alma, Homer, Emma, Vallie, Vester, Mary Marie, Ester Lue
VARNON, Claude Henry
born : 19 April 1912, Rains Co., TX
parents : Henry Forney Varnon & Laura Jennie Prather
married : Eva Edith Shultz, 24 December 1935
children : Jimmie Dale, Claudette
died : 30 April 1970; buried Emory City Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
VARNON, Henry Fornie
born : 25 March 1888, Hopkins Co., TX
parents : Mr. & Mrs. I.D. Varnon
married : Laura Jennie ("Janie") Prather
children : Claude Henry, Faye Matilda, Herman Fornie ("Sparkie"), Truman Ural, Bettie Jane
died : 02 March 1953, Hunt Co., TX; buried Pilgrims Rest Cemtery, Rains Co., TX
VAUGHT, Jeff Davis
29 September 1863, GA
parents : Annie Ragan & Andy Vaught
married : Alice Lovell, 15 March 18?3
children : Neeley, Railey M. ("Bud"), Andy Russell, Lelia, Lillian Mae, Jeffrey Davis
died : 06 March 1908; buried in Lone Star Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
VINCENT, Oscar C. (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : 18 March 1867; Hunt Co., TX
parents : John Vincent & Louise Gee
married : Callie Fowler; 1888
children : Mrs. Jim Settle, inf. son, Mrs. Preston Arnold
etc. : His parents came to TX in 1854. He moved to Emory in 1892 and was a barber
VITITOW, Georgia Fay
born : 22 January 1934
parents : Frances Dougherty & Perk Potts
married : Doyce Ray Knight, 05 December 1953
children : twins Debra Fay & Delores Rae, Brenda Ann, Doyce Randall, Glenda Fay
married : C.F. Vititow, 1977
WAFER, J. Edward (1939 pioneer ed. - Rains Co., TX)
born : 1867; Springville, Wood Co., TX (now Emory, Rains Co., TX)
parents : Mabry & Era Wafer
married : Ola Rose of Sherman, TX; 1903
WAFER, Mabry W.
born : 26 February 1842
parents : Joel Wafer & Elizabeth Stephens Tollett
married : Aurelia Bryant,1861
children : Sicily, James Edward, Ellen
married : Mary Elizabeth Bryant (sister to Aurelia), 1875
children : George Joel, Georgia Modena, Annie
married : Mollie Rose
children : Owen, Bully, Clyde, Mollie
died : 07 June 1927; buried Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
WARD, Green Marian
married : Minervia
children : Anzelena, A.P., Narcie
married : Beulah Garner
children : Willis, Rosa
etc. : They came to Rains Co. from Hopkins Co., TX ca 1890
WAFER, Sicily Elizabeth ("Looking Back..." 11 Feb 1988 reprint of 11 Aug 1939 interview)
parents : Mabry Wafer
grandparents : Thomas Bryant
married : Ben Taylor, 1879
children : Maggie, Ed, Ethel, Lona, Dick, inf. son
etc. : She was 10 years old when her parents moved from the prairie to Springville, Wood Co., TX
WATERS, John Peter
born : 13 August 1855
married : Sarah Virginia Giddens, 29 August 1875, Rains Co., TX
children : James Franklin, Mollie Parlee, John Henry
WATERS, Tom (interview, 17 Sept 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)
born : 09 June 1911; Wattsville community, Rains Co., TX
parents : J.F. Waters and Iva Mary Donaldson
married : Rowena Fox (born 22 Jan 1913, Hunt Co. d/o W.J. Fox & Alice Lee Lowrey); 25 Sept 1933, Greenville, Hunt Co., TX
children : Tom, Jr., Marilyn
etc. : The Waters family moved to Rains Co. from Hunt Co. in 1918
WAYNE, Franklin Burt
born : 25 June 1846, Adrian Co., MO
married : Susan Jane Goodnight, 03 August 1864, Linn Co., KS
children : Mary Elizabeth, Melissie Emily, James Edward, Martha Ellen, Archie,
Henry Grastun, inf. daughter, Nettie Alice, Ormul Franklin, Orval Burt, Delia Francis, twins Bettie Susan & Rila Jane
WEDDLE, Joe E., Sr.
born : 30 August 1902, Glenrose, TX
parents : Elias Henry Weddle & Fannie Newman
married : Xuma Young, 01 August 1929
children : Joe Weddle, Jr., Martha, John Paul, twins Jerald & Jeri
WEDDLE, Joe Edward, Jr.
born : 01 August 1930, Reagan Co., TX
parents : Xuma Young & Joe Weddle, Sr.
married : Juandell Vest, 11 May 1951
children : Jim Eldridge, Jon Perry, Jodie Lyn, Jay Edward
WEDDLE, Jay Edward
born : 03 March 1955, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
parents : Joe E. Weddle, Jr. & Juandell Vest
married : Juanita Amelia ("Suzy") Floyd, 04 October 1974
children : Jim Edward, Jack Anderson
WEDDLE, Jon Perry
born : 01 March 1956, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
parents : Juandell Vest & Joe Edward Weddle, Jr.
married : Marion Christine Hendry, 06 September 1980
WHITUS, George (interview, 01 Oct 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)
born : 11 Oct 1914, Rains Co., TX
parents : John Whitus & Mattie Whitworth
married : Ruby Faye Northcutt (born 14 Jan 1918, Mills Co., TX, d/o J.D. "Jim" Northcutt & Laura Carver); 01 Jan 1933, Rains Co., TX
children : Thelma Joyce, Mellie Jean, Peggy Ruth, Curtis, Judy Faye (decd), Jimmy Charles
WILLIAMS, Cleveland, Jr.
married : Malbra Mae Mitchell
children : Cleveland
WILLIAMS, Tom
born : 10 June 1856
married : Hannah Belinda Crumpton, 1878, Rains Co., TX
children : Eva, Ada, Laura, Lewis, Ursley, Edna died : 13 October 1936
WILKINS, Marion Wesly
born : 18 April 1877
children : Marion Ralph, Dan Clifton, Henry Dewey died : 1954
WILLIS, Archibald Anon ("Archie")
born : 10 June 1853, Barbour Co., AL
parents : William Anon Willis & Ann Eliza Watson
married : Lucy Elizabeth Yancey, 05 April 1876
children : Anon, Lillie, Marvin, Myrtle, Mannon Yancey, Leonard, Tennie, twins Claude & Maud, Harr Cort
died : 17 July 1935; buried at Brigham Cemetery, near Campbell, Hopkins Co., TX
etc. : Archie Willis came to TX from AL with his mother in 1873;
The family arrived in Rains Co., TX, 06 September 8, 1900
WILLIS, Claude Archie
born : 08 March 1892, Hunt Co., TX
parents : Archibald Anon Willis & Lucy Elizabeth Yancy
married : Mamie Douglas, 25 January 1914
children : Douglas, Dorothy, Estle
died : 11 August 1972; buried in Emory City Cemetery, Rains Co., TX
WILLIS, Estle
parents : Mannon Willis & Mamie Douglas
married : Frances Armstrong, 11 February 1939, Hopkins Co., TX
children : Frances Ann, Mary Joyce, Mike Russell
WILSON, Henry
married : Elizabeth Atchley
children : Sarah, Theodoshia, Rachel Frances, Nora Ann
etc. : They came to Rains Co., TX, from Jefferson Co., TN
WOODSON, E.G.
parents : Frank Woodson
married : Nezzie Brown
children : Oma, Velma, Conord, Curtis, R.O., Fern, Faye Nell, Aneice
WOODS, Charlie
born : Powell, Navarro Co., TX
children : Elex, Willie, Mederia, Mary
WOOSLEY, H.W. ("Looking Back..." photo, 27 Oct 1988)
children : Sam Willie, Annie
WORTHINGTON, William Joseph
born : 1851, LA
married : Nancy Jane Richards, 1881, Rains Co., TX
children : Henry Walter, Goldie, Charlie Yokum, Albert Owen, Marzee, Pearl Nova, Sarah Florence, William Oliver ("Bill"), Annie Neomi, Robert E. Lee ("Bobby")
WRIGHT, Abraham (July 15, 1997 issue)
born : 1803, NC
married : Sarah Elizabeth Woolbright
died : buried at Salem Cemetery, Wood Co., TX
children : Peter, Joe, Henry Wiser, Matilda, George, John
etc. : Abraham came to Alba, Wood Co., TX when he was 100 years old
WRIGHT, Freddie
married : Mattie Allen, 1917
children : Ruby Marie
married : Maxine Verda Bray
children : John Alvis, Lounell, F.A.
died : 1955
WRIGHT, James Oscar ("Looking Back..." photo, 28 July 1988)
born : 27 June 1882, TN
married : Cordie Lee Spicer, 18 Oct 1902
children : Jessie, Vernon, Cleo
WRIGHT, Peter Jessie ("Looking Back..." photo, 04 Aug 1988)
born : April 1842, TN
married : Margaret Ada Hatler, Martin TN
children : Cloyd, youngest
YANDELL, D.A.W.
married : Jane Sells
children : Julia, Sallie, Ida, Dinah, Dollie, Bessie, Winnie, Ella, Dempsy, Duff, Marshall, William
YANDELL, Don
parents : O.B. & Myrtle Yandell
married : Mae Jones, Dallas Co., TX
children : Donna, Karen
YANDELL, Odie B.
born : 1902
parents : Dempsy Yandell & Minnie Lee Miller
married : Myrtle McMillian, 21 December 1924
children : Donnie J.
YOAKUM, Charles Henderson
born : 10 July 1849, near Tehuacana, Lincoln (now Limestone) Co., Texas
died : 1 Jan 1909, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas; buried Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Texas
misc. : attended Larissa College in Cherokee Co. & Cumberland College, studying law; admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Emory, Rains Co., Texas, serving as prosecuting attorney for Rains Co., in 1876;moved to Hunt Co., 1883; practiced law in Greenville 'til 1900, when he moved to Los Angeles, California, returning to Texas in 1904.
source : Biographical Directory of the AmericanCongress1774-1949YORK, John Columbus
born : 18 October 1859, Laududile Co., AL
married : Mary Jane McLeroy, 24 November 1887, Hopkins Co., TX
children : Rutha Marie, Thomas Frank Huston Lee, Ralphord Walter, Celia Columbus, Lucinda, Elvie Roxie, Exer M., Katie V.
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