John C. Easterling Sr.

M, ID# 4101, b. 1853, d. 27 September 1919
  • Obituary*: "STREETMAN NEWS.
       "(The Streetman Enterprise)
       "Death of Mr. J. C. Easterlin [sic].
       "Mr. J. C. Easterling, old and respected citizen of the Chatfield community, died at his home at that place last Saturday and was laid to rest in Old Cade Cemetery Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge, and Bro. J. F. Stanley of the Baptist Church of this place preaching the funeral ceremony.
       "Mr. Easterling was born in Simpson county, Miss., but for many years had been a respected citizen of this state, where his family grew to maturity. He was a Christian gentleman, an example of good citizenship, and his kindly presence will be sadly missed by all.
       "To the sorrowing wife and children we extend our sympathy in their bereavement."2
  • Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

Family: Elizabeth Frances ('Eliza') Burleson b. 11 May 1859, d. 23 Feb 1952

Citations

  1. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 29 Sep 1919, p. 10, col. 4 (obituary of J. C. Easterling, Sr.).
  2. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 29 Sep 1919, p. 10, col. 4 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun).
  3. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211 (naming John C. Easterling as her father).

Elizabeth Frances ('Eliza') Burleson

F, ID# 4102, b. 11 May 1859, d. 23 February 1952
  • Obituary*: "Mrs. Easterling Dies Saturday; Services Sunday
       "Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Easterling, 92, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. E. Montfort, 1511 Elmwood, Saturday morning.
       "Funeral services will be held from the McCammon Chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in the Cade cemetery near Streetman.
       "The rites will be conducted by Rev. W. M. Shamburger, pastor of the First Baptist church.
       "Born May 11, 1859, in Freestone county, Mrs. Easterling made her home on the Easterling ranch at Chatfield for 50 years.
       "Surviving are three sons, Earl, Ban and John Easterling, all of Chatfield; two daughters, Mrs. Montfort, Corsicana, and Mrs. R. L. Henderson, Waco; four brothers, D. D. Burleson, Streetman; Oliver Burleson, Wortham; John and Joe Burleson, both of Fort Worth; a sister, Mrs. F. E. Baker, Stamps, Ark; a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives.
       "Pallbearers will be J. H. Montfort, R. E. Montfort, Theo Montfort, Bobby Henderson, S. T. Wright and George Calloway, all grandsons; J. O. Burke and Wm. Thorp.”.2
  • Last Edited: 22 Nov 2016

Family: John C. Easterling Sr. b. 1853, d. 27 Sep 1919

Citations

  1. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 23 Feb 1952, p. 1, col. 6 (obituary of Elizabeth Frances Easterling).
  2. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 23 Feb 1952, p. 1, col. 6 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected).
  3. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211 (naming Elizabeth Frances Burleson as her mother).

John Harris Montfort

M, ID# 4103, b. 3 December 1907, d. 4 August 1997

John Harris Montfort during World War II.
  • Obituary*: "John Harris Montfort
       "Dec 3, 1907 - Aug 4, 1997
       "Graveside services for John Harris Montfort of Corsicana will be held at 11 a.m. today, August 6, at the New Chatfield Cemetery with Rev. Marion M. Harris of Jefferson and Marshall officiating. Mr. Montfort died Monday, August 4, in Marshall after a lengthy illness.
       "Mr. Montfort was born in Navarro County on December 3, 1907, the son of Robert Earl Montfort and Bertha Easterling Montfort. He graduated from Corsicana High School in 1925 and Texas A&M College in 1929. Mr. Montfort married Katherine Finch in 1935, and she preceded him in death in 1937. Mr. Montfort and Lois Edith Davis were married for 51 years and she preceded him in death in 1992.
       "Mr. Montfort served in the Army Air Corps during World War II at Foster Field in Victoria and Randolph Field in San Antonio. He retired from the Air Corps with the rank of Colonel.
       "After the war, Mr. Montfort returned to Navarro County to farm and ranch near Chatfield. He was active in the First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge No. 174, and the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students.
       "Mr. Montfort is survived by [a daughter, a grandson, a granddaughter, a brother and a sister-in-law, sisters-in-law, and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins].
       "Mr. Montfort was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Dr. William Quintin Burns of Marshall and his brother, Robert Earl Montfort of Corsicana.
       "Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home."6
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II, and they lived in Corsicana after his discharge as a colonel in 1946. He farmed and ranched near Chatfield, Texas and was active in the Methodist church and a masonic lodge.5,4

Additional Resources

• A summary of his military service, from The Men and Women in World War II from Navarro County, Texas, p. 334, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2020

Family: Katherine Finch b. 30 Nov 1910, d. 6 Jun 1937

Citations

  1. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211 (naming Robert Early Montfort as his father).
  2. [S8] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 1 Aug 1997 (obituary of John Harris Montfort) (naming Robert Early Montfort as his father).
  3. [S8] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 1 Aug 1997 (obituary of John Harris Montfort) (naming Bertha Easterling as his mother).
  4. [S8] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 1 Aug 1997 (obituary of John Harris Montfort).
  5. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," above.
  6. [S8] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 1 Aug 1997, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun.

Theo Thorp Montfort

M, ID# 4104, b. 26 July 1922, d. 30 October 2011

Theo Thorp Montfort, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.

  • Obituary*: "Theo Thorp Montfort, 89, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 at Navarro Regional Hospital. He was born July 26, 1922 in Chatfield to Robert Earl and Bertha Easterling Montfort.
       "He graduated from Corsicana High School and was attending Texas A & M University in College Station. He chose patriotism instead of education; he enlisted in the United States Air Force on Pearl Harbor Day. He was seriously wounded soon after joining the service. He was in the hospital for over year and then returned home to Texas to spend the rest of his life as a rancher.
       "Mr. Montfort was preceded in death by his parents; Robert E. and Bertha Montfort; brothers, John Harris Montfort and wife Lois and Robert Earl Montfort, Jr.
       "He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Helen Montfort, [a daughter and son-in-law, a granddaughter, a sister-in-law, another sister-in-law and her husband, and numerous nieces and nephews].
       "Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 in The Jackson Parlor at First United Methodist Church in Corsicana.
       "The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at First United Methodist Church Sanctuary at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery.
       "Pallbearers will be Terry Montfort, Ben Nelson, William LeNoir, Will Burns, and Maurice English. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Marrett, Phil Weideman, Dr. John Harper, and Dr. J.D. Carroll.
       "The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation for the love and care given by his special friend and helper and Dr. Kent Rogers. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church at 320 N. 15th St. Corsicana, TX 75110; St. Jude’s Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or the charity of your choice.
       "An online guestbook is available at www.corleyfuneralhome.com by selecting the Theo Thorp Montfort obituary.
       "Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana."7
  • Note*: After graduating from Corsicana (Texas) High School, he enrolled at Texas A&M but dropped out to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps, entering the 8th Air Force on 10 Sep 1942. He was an aerial gunner in the European theater in World War II, was wounded on 31 May 1944 in a bombing mission over Germany, and was discharged on 30 Apr 1945 as a sergeant. He then took up farming in Navarro County, Texas.4,8

Additional Resources

• A summary of his military service, from The Men and Women in World War II from Navarro County, Texas, p. 334, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2020

Family: Helen Marie Statham b. 9 Jan 1928, d. 19 Mar 2015

Citations

  1. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211 (naming Robert Early Montfort as his father).
  2. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 3 Nov 2011 (obituary of Theo Thorp Montfort) (naming Robert Earl Montfort as his father).
  3. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 3 Nov 2011 (obituary of Theo Thorp Montfort) (naming Bertha Easterling as his mother).
  4. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 3 Nov 2011 (obituary of Theo Thorp Montfort).
  5. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," above.
  6. [S1231] The Men and Women of World War II from Navarro County, Texas, online, http://www.txgenweb6.org/txnavarro/war/world_war_ii/… p. 334 (not giving the date).
  7. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 3 Nov 2011 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun).
  8. [S1231] The Men and Women of World War II from Navarro County, Texas, online, above p. 334.

Katherine Finch

F, ID# 4105, b. 30 November 1910, d. 6 June 1937
  • Note*: She was from Chatfield, Texas. She was survived by her husband, her infant daughter, her father, two brothers, and three sisters.2,5
  • Last Edited: 13 Sep 2009

Family: John Harris Montfort b. 3 Dec 1907, d. 4 Aug 1997

Citations

  1. [S796] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 7 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1987), New Chatfield Cemetery survey, p. 5.
  2. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211.
  3. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," above (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S796] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 7, above, New Chatfield Cemetery survey, p. 5 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 8 Jun 1937, sec. II, p. 11 (obituary of Mrs. J. H. Montfort).
  6. [S8] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 1 Aug 1997 (obituary of John Harris Montfort) (stating that she died in 1937 without giving the place or the day and month).

William Quintin Burns D.D.S.

M, ID# 4108
  • Note*: He was a dentist in Marshall, Texas.1
  • Last Edited: 13 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211.

Helen Marie Statham

F, ID# 4111, b. 9 January 1928, d. 19 March 2015

Helen Statham Montfort, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
Picture of Helen Statham Montfort accompanying her obituary on Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site. Copied on 6/28/15. Wife of Theo Thorp Montfort; daughter of Milton H. Statham & Hilda Marie (Harris) Statham.
  • Obituary*: "Helen Marie Montfort, 87, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Huntsville, Texas. A private graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Oakwood Cemetery. A celebration service of Helen’s life will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home."4
  • Last Edited: 28 Jun 2015

Family: Theo Thorp Montfort b. 26 Jul 1922, d. 30 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com 24 Mar 2015, viewed on 28 Jun 2015 (obituary of Helen Marie Montfort).
  2. [S81] Mrs. J. H. Montfort, "Peter T. Montfort," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 211.
  3. [S1231] The Men and Women of World War II from Navarro County, Texas, online, http://www.txgenweb6.org/txnavarro/war/world_war_ii/… p. 334 (not giving the date).
  4. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com 24 Mar 2015, viewed on 28 Jun 2015 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun).

Francis Edmundson1

F, ID# 4113
  • Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.

Martin Donaldson1

M, ID# 4114
  • Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.

Charles Wright Edmundson1

M, ID# 4115, b. 14 October 1872, d. 14 September 1890

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictues of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 89 (naming B. Edmundson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Charles W. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223790, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Burwell Edmundson as his father).
  4. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (naming Jane Edmundson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles W. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223790, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Jane T. Edmundson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jane T. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223767, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Jane T. Edmundson as his mother).
  7. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89.
  8. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles W. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223790, viewed on 12 Feb 2012.

Jessie L. Edmundson1

?, ID# 4116, b. 1 May 1877, d. 24 December 1900

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, including a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 89 (naming B. Edmundson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jessee L. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223803, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Burwell Edmundson as his father).
  4. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (naming Jane Edmundson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jane T. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223767, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (spelling her name as Jessee and naming Jane T. Edmundson as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jessee L. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223803, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Jane T. Edmundson as his mother).
  7. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (spelling his name as Jessee). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  8. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (spelling his name as Jessee).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jessee L. Edmundson, memorial no. 33223803, viewed on 12 Feb 2012.

Johnny Edmundson1

M, ID# 4117
  • Note*: He may be the John W. Edmundson, b. Jan 1875, d. 1885, buried in the Rice Cemetery.2
  • Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.

Edith Mae Edmundson1

F, ID# 4118
  • Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Family: Sam Long

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.

Sam Long1

M, ID# 4119
  • Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.

William Ernest Edmundson1,2

M, ID# 4120, b. 2 June 1882, d. 15 December 1950

William Ernest Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
  • Obituary*: "W. E. Edmundson Fatally Injured By Power Saw
       "W. E. Edmundson, 68, life-long Rice resident, was killed at his home Friday afternoon when a power saw foundation slipped, the saw cutting him across the chest from the right shoulder to near the heart.
       "His wife, shopping at Rice at the time, discovered the body of her husband on her return home. The Edmundson home is one mile from Rice.
       "The victim was reported cutting firewood at the time of the accident. The saw was powered by a tractor.
       "Surviving ae his wife, Mrs. Nerie Edmundson, Rice; two sons, Rufus Burl Edmondson [sic], Abilene, and Noel Wright Edmundson, Columbus, Nebraska; three sisters, Mrs. H. C. Bartlett, Rice; Mrs. Frances Donaldson, Kemp, and Mrs. May Long, Sulphur Springs; mother-in-law, Mrs. R. M. Langham, Rice, and other relatives. A son, William Ernest Edmundson, died in infancy.
       "Funeral services will be held from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice Sunday at 3 p. m. with burial in the Rice cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Robert Fling, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church in Ennis, of which Edmundson was a member and a deacon.
       "He was the son of the late B. Edmundson, Rice pioneer, who died a few years ago at the age of 100 years.
       "McCammon will direct."13
  • Note*: He was born about four and a half miles west of Rice and attended school in Oak Grove (in nearby Ellis County) until the family moved to Rice in 1894. He lived near San Angelo and Arden, Texas in 1901-02 and then worked in a Rice bank. After they married he left the bank and they lived on a farm a mile and a half west of Rice.10

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2020

Family: Nerie Agnes Langham b. 19 Jun 1884, d. 25 Jan 1958

Citations

  1. [S82] R. B. Edmundson, "Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  3. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 16 Dec 1950, p. 1, col. 5 (naming B. Edmundson, "Rice [Texas] pioneer," as his father) (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected). This item was viewed online on 1 May 2020 at https://tinyurl.com/yb52o52f
  4. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387, (naming Burwell Edmundson as his father).
  5. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," above, (naming Jane Tabitha Hays [sic] as his mother).
  6. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  7. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 89.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012.
  9. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, online, above (not giving the date but stating that he was sixty-eight years old when he died on 15 Dec 1950).
  10. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," above.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (not giving the date).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (not giving the date).
  13. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, online, above.
  14. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," above, (giving the year but no other information).
  15. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (giving the date but not the place).
  16. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (giving the date but not the place).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (giving the date but not the place).
  18. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  19. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," above, (giving the date but not the place).
  20. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (giving the place but not the date).
  21. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (common marker with Nerie Agness Edmundson) (giving the place but not the date).
  22. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (giving the place but not the date).
  23. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, online, above (giving the place and the date).
  24. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming William Ernest Edmundson as his father).
  25. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson [Jr.], memorial no. 33223657, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming William Ernest Edmundson as his father).

Nerie Agnes Langham1,2

F, ID# 4121, b. 19 June 1884, d. 25 January 1958

Nerie Agnes Langham Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
  • Obituary*: "Car-Train Crash Is Fatal To Rice Woman Saturday
       "Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, 74, Route 1, Rice, died in the Navarro Clinic Saturday at 3:15 a.m. of injuries suffered about 7:45 p.m. Friday when her car stalled on a railroad track in Rice and was demolished by a southbound Southern Pacific Lines freight train.
       "First in 1958
       "Her death is the first traffic fatality in Navarro county for 1958.
       "This is the second tragedy in this family in recent years. Her late husband was fatally injured, December 15, 1950, at Rice when he was struck by a wood power saw he was operating.
       "Services Sunday
    Funeral services will be held at the Haynie Memorial Church in Rice Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with burial in the Rice cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Reiser, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church of Ennis, assisted by Rev. Jack Daniel, pastor of the church.
       "McCammon will direct.
       "Surviving are two sons, Rufus Edmundson, Abilene, and Noel Edmundson, Chillicothe; step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Lee Langham, Chatfield; and four grandchildren.
       "Highway Patrolman Chester Reeves investigated and said that apparently Mr. Edmundson missed the main street crossing and the railroad tracks and her car came to a standstill several feet south of the regular crossing.
       "Freight Train No. 342 traveling south struck the stalled vehicle, the officer reported. Mrs. Edmundson was the only occupant of the 1949 Chevrolet coach.
       "Mrs. Edmundson was brought to the clinic in a Corley ambulance."17
  • Note*: • One source gives 18 Jun 1883 as her birth date.
    • She died from injuries suffered when the car she was driving was sruck by a freight train.18,19

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2020

Family: William Ernest Edmundson b. 2 Jun 1882, d. 15 Dec 1950

Citations

  1. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  3. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (spelling her name as Merie). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  4. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 89.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (not giving the date).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (not giving the date).
  8. [S1667] Obituary for William E. Edmundson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 16 Dec 1950, p. 1, col. 5 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected). This item was viewed online on 1 May 2020 at https://tinyurl.com/yb52o52f
  9. [S84] R. B. Edmundson, "William Ernest Edmundson," above, (giving the year but no other information).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (giving the date but not the place).
  11. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 25 Jan 1958, p. 1, col. 4 (giving the date and the place and stating that she died at about 3:15 a.m.) (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected). This item was viewed online on 2 May 2020 at https://tinyurl.com/y92mf2th
  12. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (spelling her name as Merie and not giving the date).
  13. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 89 (giving the place but not the date).
  14. [S458] Funeral card, Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, prepared by McCammon Memorial Chapel, Corsicana, Tex. (giving the date and the place).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (giving the place but not the date).
  16. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  17. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, online, above.
  18. [S458] Funeral card, Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, prepared by McCammon Memorial Chapel, Corsicana, Tex. (first bullet).
  19. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, online, above (second bullet).
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Nerie Agnes Edmundson as his mother).
  21. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson [Jr.], memorial no. 33223657, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Nerie Agnes Edmundson as his mother).
  22. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above, (naming Nerie Langham as his mother).
  23. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, online, above (naming Nerie Langham as his mother).

Rufus Burwell Edmundson

M, ID# 4122, b. 18 March 1912, d. 6 January 1999
  • Note*: He was born about one and a half miles west of Rice, Texas and attended Rice public schools. After studying radio and electricity at a vocational school, he worked as an assistant substation engineer for West Texas Utilities Company in Abilene from 1936 until retirement in 1977. He was living in Denton, Texas when he died.1,5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2020

Family: Mary Nancy Swafford b. 9 Aug 1913, d. 15 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above, (naming Nerie Langham as his mother).
  3. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 25 Jan 1958, p. 1, col. 4 (naming Nerie Langham as his mother) (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected). This item was viewed online on 2 May 2020 at https://tinyurl.com/y92mf2th
  4. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above, (naming the county but not the town).
  5. [S588] Obituary of Rufus Burwell Edmundson, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/obituaries/pg90004.htm, viewed on 30 Apr 2005 (citing Abilene [TEX.] Reporter, 9 Jan 1999).
  6. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed 14 Jan 2007 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Rufus Burwell Edmundson, memorial no. 25339457, viewed on 10 Feb 2013 (giving the date and the county).
  8. [S588] Obituary of Rufus Burwell Edmundson, above, (stating that they married in 1936 without naming the place).
  9. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above, (stating that they married in 1936 without naming the place).
  10. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson).
  11. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed 14 Jan 2007 (stating that he died on 6 Jan 1999; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Denton, Tex. when he died).
  12. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson) (giving the date but not the place).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Rufus Burwell Edmundson, memorial no. 25339457, viewed on 10 Feb 2013 (not giving the date).

William Ernest Edmundson Jr.1

M, ID# 4123, b. 24 August 1909, d. 16 October 1910

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2020

Citations

  1. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson, memorial no. 33223713, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming William Ernest Edmundson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson [Jr.], memorial no. 33223657, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming William Ernest Edmundson as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nerie Agnes Edmundson, memorial no. 33223727, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Nerie Agnes Edmundson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson [Jr.], memorial no. 33223657, viewed on 12 Feb 2012 (naming Nerie Agnes Edmundson as his mother).
  6. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Ernest Edmundson [Jr.], memorial no. 33223657, viewed on 12 Feb 2012.

Noel Wright Edmundson1

M, ID# 4124, b. 27 October 1922, d. 1 February 1996
  • Note*: • He studied machine work at a vocational school before World War II. He lived at Chillicothe, Texas, and starting in 1955 he worked at West Texas Utilities Company's power station near Quanah.
    • He entered U.S. military service on 9 Jul 1942 and served in Europe as a technical sergeant with the Eighth Air Force. He flew twenty-eight combat missions as engineer-gunner on a flying fortress and was awarded the distinguished flying cross and the air medal with three oak leaf clusters.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2020

Citations

  1. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387.
  2. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above, (naming Nerie Langham as his mother).
  3. [S1668] Obituary for Mrs. W. E. Edmundson, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., 25 Jan 1958, p. 1, col. 4 (naming Nerie Langham as his mother) (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected). This item was viewed online on 2 May 2020 at https://tinyurl.com/y92mf2th
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Noel Wright Edmundson, memorial no. 188803118, viewed on 2 May 2020.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Noel Wright Edmundson, memorial no. 188803118, viewed on 2 May 2020 (from an unidentified newspaper clipping pictured on this site) (second bullet).

Mary Nancy Swafford

F, ID# 4129, b. 9 August 1913, d. 15 October 2007
  • Obituary*: Mary Nancy Edmundson, 94, of Denton died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
    Mrs. Edmundson was born Aug. 9, 1913, in Rice to Willie B. and Hattie (McCrum) Swafford. She was married to Rufus B. Edmundson on Aug. 1, 1936, in Corsicana. He died on Jan. 6, 1999. Mrs. Edmundson was a member of Gateway United Baptist Church.
    Survivors include [her son and his wife, a granddaughter, and three great-grandchildren]. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank Swafford, Joe William Swafford, Samuel Burdell Swafford, Henry McCrum Swafford and James Nelson Swafford.
    A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust St., Denton.
    Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in eastern Denton County.
    Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
    Arrangements by Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home, Denton.9
  • Note*: She was from Rice, Texas and lived in Denton, Texas, where she was a member of Gateway United Baptist Church. Survivors included a son, his wife, a granddaughter, and three great-grandchildren.10,3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 10 Feb 2013

Family: Rufus Burwell Edmundson b. 18 Mar 1912, d. 6 Jan 1999

Citations

  1. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson) (naming Willie B. Swafford as her father).
  2. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson) (naming Hattie McCrum as her mother).
  3. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Nancy Edmundson, memorial no. 25340258, viewed on 10 Feb 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S588] Obituary of Rufus Burwell Edmundson, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/obituaries/pg90004.htm, viewed on 30 Apr 2005 (citing Abilene [TEX.] Reporter, 9 Jan 1999), (stating that they married in 1936 without naming the place).
  6. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 387, (stating that they married in 1936 without naming the place).
  7. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com viewed on 6 Nov 2007 (obituary of Mary Nancy Edmundson) (stating that the cemetery is in eastern Denton County).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Nancy Edmundson, memorial no. 25340258, viewed on 10 Feb 2013 (not giving the date).
  9. [S585] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online at http://www.corsicanadailysun.com 17 Oct 2007, viewed on 6 Nov 2007 and reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun.
  10. [S83] R. B. Edmundson, "Rufus Burwell Edmundson," above.

Tom Holliday McFarland

M, ID# 4132
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family (1919), (naming Hon. Baxter McFarland as his father). Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Mississippi, provided a copy of this handwritten work from their vertical files to Roger Bartlett in March 1999. It is available online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui45.htm
  2. [S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family, above, (naming Mary Ann Holliday as his mother).

Jess Dewey Pollan1,2

M, ID# 4133, b. 19 October 1897, d. 24 November 1977

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Note*: They moved to Rice, Texas when he was thirteen days old. He farmed near Rice and was a Mason. He lost a foot in a 1942 farm accident.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014

Family: Minnie Lee Dyer b. 9 Sep 1897, d. 12 Jul 1960

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S136] Phil J. Pollan,family group record sent to Roger Bartlett, 13 Mar 1996.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).
  5. [S137] Index to Texas Delayed Probate Birth Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics) vol. 28, p. 13958, file 382875.
  6. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (giving only the year and not naming the place). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  7. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 1 Apr 1998 (giving only the date).
  8. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 88 (giving only the year and not naming the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Minnie Dyer Pollan, memorial no. 93190851, viewed on 10 May 2014 (not giving the date or place).
  11. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Minnie Pollan) (identifying her as the wife of Jess Pollan of Rice but not giving the date or place of marriage).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (not giving the date or place).
  13. [S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1977 (microfiche), p. 1318, file 96093-77. These bound documents were available in the Texas State Library, Austin, Texas.
  14. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 1 Apr 1998 (stating that he died in Nov 1977; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Rice, Texas when he died and that last benefits were sent to an address in Corsicana, Texas).
  15. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above.
  16. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 88 (common marker with Minnie Pollan).
  17. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Jess Dewey Pollan as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 63240081, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (naming Jess Dewey Pollan as his father).

Minnie Lee Dyer1,2

F, ID# 4134, b. 9 September 1897, d. 12 July 1960

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Obituary*: "Hold Services for Mrs. Pollan
       "Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Pollan, 62, wife of Jess Pollan of Rice, who died in the Navarro Clinic Tuesday afternoon [July 12, 1960] following an extended illness, were held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice.
       "The rites were conducted by Rev. H. O. Abbott, Jr., pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Claude Gordon, pastor of the First Baptist church at Rice. Burial was in the Rice cemetery.
       "Mrs. Pollan was a native of Texas.
       "Surviving are her husband; mother, Mrs. J. S. Dyer, Rice; two sons, G. W. Pollan, Ferris, and Melton J. Pollan, Amarillo; five grandchildren, a brother, Jesse G. Dyer, Rice; five sisters, Mrs. Claude Starr, Mrs. Walter Schaefer and Mrs. George Otto, all of Houston; Mrs. C. C. Brodnax, Longview, and Mrs. A. M. Sims, Jr., Bristol, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
       "Pallbearers were J. K. Bradley, W. C. Mahaley, John Speicer, Gene Harris, Virgil Atchley and John Bowden.
       "McCammon directed."17
  • Note*: She was very active in the Methodist Church in Rice.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014

Family: Jess Dewey Pollan b. 19 Oct 1897, d. 24 Nov 1977

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S136] Phil J. Pollan,family group record sent to Roger Bartlett, 13 Mar 1996.
  3. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (giving the year but no other information). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  4. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 88 (giving the year but no other information).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Minnie Dyer Pollan, memorial no. 93190851, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  6. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Minnie Pollan) (not giving the date but stating that she was a native of Texas).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Minnie Dyer Pollan, memorial no. 93190851, viewed on 10 May 2014 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Minnie Pollan) (identifying her as the wife of Jess Pollan of Rice but not giving the date or place of marriage).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (not giving the date or place).
  10. [S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1960, vol. 2, p. 995, file 44086. These bound documents were available in the Texas State Library, Austin, Texas.
  11. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 88 (giving only the year and not naming the place).
  12. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Minnie Pollan) (stating that she died in the afternoon of that date following "an extended illness").
  13. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (not giving the date).
  14. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 88 (common marker with Jess Pollan) (not giving the date).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Minnie Dyer Pollan, memorial no. 93190851, viewed on 10 May 2014 (not giving the date).
  16. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Minnie Pollan).
  17. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 14 Jul 1960, p. 14, col. 4 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun).
  18. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Minnie Lee Dyer as his mother).
  19. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Minnie Dyer as his mother).

G. W. Pollan1

M, ID# 4135, b. 20 September 1918, d. 18 January 1984
  • Note*: The Social Security Death Index gives 19 Sep 1918 as his birth date.12

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his grave markers, is here.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014

Family: Marion Irene Gipson b. 3 Jan 1918, d. 8 Jul 2002

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Jess Dewey Pollan as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 63240081, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (naming Jess Dewey Pollan as his father).
  4. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Minnie Lee Dyer as his mother).
  5. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Minnie Dyer as his mother).
  6. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 63240081, viewed on 23 Jul 2014.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Irene G. Pollan, memorial no. 7276359, viewed on 23 Jul 2014.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marion Irene Gipson Pollan, memorial no. 6595046, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (not giving the date).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 63240081, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (not giving the date).
  11. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 1 Apr 1998 (giving his name as G. Pollan; stating that he died in Jan 1984; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Ferris, Texas when he died).
  12. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 1 Apr 1998 (giving his name as G. Pollan).

Marion Irene Gipson1

F, ID# 4136, b. 3 January 1918, d. 8 July 2002
  • Note*: One source gives her original surname as Gibson.1

Additional Resources

• One Find A Grave memorial for her, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here. Another Find A Grave memorial for her is here.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014

Family: G. W. Pollan b. 20 Sep 1918, d. 18 Jan 1984

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390 (giving her original surname as Gibson).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Irene G. Pollan, memorial no. 7276359, viewed on 23 Jul 2014.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marion Irene Gipson Pollan, memorial no. 6595046, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (not naming the city).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marion Irene Gipson Pollan, memorial no. 6595046, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (not giving the date).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 63240081, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (not giving the date).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Irene G. Pollan, memorial no. 7276359, viewed on 23 Jul 2014 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marion Irene Gipson Pollan, memorial no. 6595046, viewed on 23 Jul 2014.

George Washington Pollan1,2

M, ID# 4140, b. 10 January 1866, d. 16 January 1922

George Washington Pollan's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.

  • Note*: He was on the Rice school board's building committee for the 1912 schoolhouse.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Apr 2015

Family: Mary Frances Malone b. 11 Dec 1871, d. 5 Aug 1927

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S92] Ellie Funk, "Rice, Texas," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p.382.
  3. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (giving the date but not the place). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  4. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 99 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 7685312, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Frances Malone Pollan, memorial no. 7685327, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  7. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above.
  8. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 99.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 65049463, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming G. W. Pollan as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 7685312, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming G. W. Pollan as his father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).
  12. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).
  13. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/index.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/p78v27u, viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).

Mary Frances Malone1

F, ID# 4141, b. 11 December 1871, d. 5 August 1927

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Apr 2015

Family: George Washington Pollan b. 10 Jan 1866, d. 16 Jan 1922

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  3. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 99.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Frances Malone Pollan, memorial no. 7685327, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 7685312, viewed on 10 May 2014.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 65049463, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming Mary F. Pollan as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jess Dewey Pollan, memorial no. 93190843, viewed on 10 May 2014 (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).
  8. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).
  9. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/index.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/p78v27u, viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).

Ella Christine Pollan1

F, ID# 4142, b. 1877, d. 1909

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Note*: One source says her parents were George Washington Pollan (1866-1922) and Mary F. Pollan (1871-1927), but that cannot be correct if Ella was born in 1877. More research is needed to determine her parents' identities.5

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  3. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 100.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ella Christine Pollan, memorial no. 7685310, viewed on 13 Feb 2012.
  5. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (stating that her parents were George Washington Pollan (1866-1922) and Mary F. Pollan (1871-1927)).

Litt M. Pollan1

M, ID# 4143, b. 1891, d. 4 April 1945

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Obituary*: FUNERAL SERVICES FOR L. M. POLLAN ARE HELD THURSDAY
    Funeral services for L. M. (Lit) Pollan, 53, of Rice, who died with a heart attack Wednesday morning at his farm, were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice. Burial was in the Rice cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. Marvin C. Bledsoe, pastor of the church.
    Surviving are is wife, a son, three sisters, seven brothers and other relatives.
    Pallbearers were Capt. G. W. Pollan, Malone Pollan, Maurice Pollan, John Emmery Pollan, Lt. Milton J. Pollan and James Lee Pollan, all nephews.
    Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home in charge.13
  • Note*: He died in the morning of a heart attack at his farm.9

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Feb 2013

Family: Annie Laura _____ b. 1891, d. 1967

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  3. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 99.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Litt M. Pollan, memorial no. 7685326, viewed on 13 Feb 2012.
  5. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 5 Apr 1945, p. 3, cols. 1-2 (obituary of L. M. [Lit] Pollan) (not giving the date but stating that he was fifty-three years old when he died on 4 Apr 1945).
  6. [S175] Supposition as to marriage, based on common grave marker.
  7. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (giving the year but no other information).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Litt M. Pollan, memorial no. 7685326, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (giving the year but no other information).
  9. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 5 Apr 1945, p. 3, cols. 1-2 (obituary of L. M. [Lit] Pollan).
  10. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (not giving the date).
  11. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4, above, p. 99 (common marker with Annie L. Pollan) (not giving the date).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Litt M. Pollan, memorial no. 7685326, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (not giving the date).
  13. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 5 Apr 1945, p. 3, cols. 1-2 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, with obvious typographical errors corrected).

Belle Pollan1

?, ID# 4144, d. circa 1969
  • Last Edited: 11 Sep 1999

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.

George Washington Pollan1

M, ID# 4145, b. 7 October 1895, d. 17 January 1955

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 65049463, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming G. W. Pollan as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for G. W. Pollan, memorial no. 7685312, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming G. W. Pollan as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 65049463, viewed on 13 Feb 2012 (naming Mary F. Pollan as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Washington Pollan, memorial no. 65049463, viewed on 13 Feb 2012.

Maude Meuller Pollan1,2

F, ID# 4146, b. 19 February 1896, d. 3 October 1975

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Note*: She attended Rice public schools and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from North Texas State Teachers College in Denton. She taught school for more than fifty years in Rice and other Ellis County and Navarro County communities. She was superintendent of Rice High School 1946-55 and later chaired the English and Foreign Language Department of Waxahachie public schools. She and her husband were active in Haynie Memorial Methodist Church in Rice.
  • Last Edited: 23 Oct 2011

Family: Ruel Evans Bounds b. 1 Oct 1891, d. 26 Mar 1968

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S91] Mary Pearl Bradley, "Mrs. Maude Pollan Bounds," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), pp. 384-85.
  3. [S137] Index to Texas Delayed Probate Birth Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics) vol. 28, p. 13958, file 567881.
  4. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (giving only the year and not naming the place). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 2 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
  6. [S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1975, vol. 1, p. 155, file 77599. These bound documents were available in the Texas State Library, Austin, Texas.
  7. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (giving only the year).
  8. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 2 Mar 1998 (stating that she died in Oct 1975; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Rice, Texas when she died).
  9. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above.

William David Pollan1

M, ID# 4147, b. 19 January 1900, d. 4 January 1972

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
  • Note*: He was a teacher.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390.
  2. [S440] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 4 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1985), p. 99.
  3. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Wm. D. Pollan, memorial no. 7686062, viewed on 13 Feb 2012.

Horace Greeley Pollan1

M, ID# 4148, b. 21 May 1906, d. 8 April 1963
  • Obituary*: "Horace Pollan Services Held
       "Funeral services for Horace G. Pollan, 56, Rice Route 1, who died in the Southern Pacific Hospital in Houston Monday, were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. from the Keever Chapel in Ennis with burial in the Rice cemetery.
       "Surviving are his widow; a son, W. D. Pollan, Houston; two daughters, Nancy Lea and Janie Belle Pollan, both of Rice, three brothers, Dr. William Pollan, Sheridan, Wyo; Jess Pollan, Rice, and John D. Pollan, Irving; three sisters, Mrs. W. V. McDowal and Mrs. R. E. Bounds, both of Rice, and Miss Belle Pollan, Dallas."15,16
  • Note*: He was a railroad brakeman.10

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone and a list of his siblings, is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Apr 2015

Family: Macie Ann Page b. 19 Oct 1909, d. 13 Dec 1975

Citations

  1. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/index.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/p78v27u, viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (giving his name as Horace Greeley Pollan).
  2. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," in Navarro County History, vol. 2 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Hist. Soc'y, 1978), p. 390 (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).
  3. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above http://tinyurl.com/p78v27u, viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (naming George Washington Pollan as his father).
  4. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above.
  5. [S86] Ellie Funk, "Mr. Jess Pollan," above (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).
  6. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above http://tinyurl.com/p78v27u, viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (naming Mary Frances Malone as his mother).
  7. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory (n.p.: n.pub., 1985) (giving the date but not the place). This publication includes a map showing the locations of the five sections of the cemetery. The pages are not numbered.
  8. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 10 Apr 1963, p. 7, col. 2 (obituary of Horace G. Pollan) (not giving the place or date but stating that he was fifty-six years old when he died on 8 Apr 1963).
  9. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (not giving the date or place).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Horace Greeley Pollan, memorial no. 93437619, viewed on 11 Apr 2015.
  11. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above viewed on 11 Apr 2015 (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan) (not giving the date or place).
  12. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 10 Apr 1963, p. 7, col. 2 (obituary of Horace G. Pollan).
  13. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above (obituary of Horace Greeley Pollan).
  14. [S179] Rice Cemetery Association Directory, above (giving the place but not the date).
  15. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 10 Apr 1963, p. 7, col. 2 (reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun).
  16. [S1017] Navarro County, Texas Genealogical and Historical Web Site, online, above.