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Ruby Bartlett

• Father: Benjamin Clopton Bartlett^1,2 b. 8 Jul 1873, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Minnie Eudora Queen^3,4 b. 18 Jan 1878, d. 9 May 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 21 October 1898 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Arthur Morgan, son of Daniel Morgan and Elizabeth Caroline Burney, on 31 March 1921 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^{9,10,11,12,13}
• Death*: She died on 19 September 1993 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 94.^14,15,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Floral Hill, Restland Memorial Park, 9220 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹⁶

• Last Edited: 10 May 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Daniel Arthur Morgan

• Father: Daniel Morgan¹ b. 15 Jan 1839, d. 11 Apr 1911
• Mother: Elizabeth Caroline Burney² b. c 1848, d. 24 Dec 1928

• Birth*: He was born on 8 September 1895 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Ruby Bartlett, daughter of Benjamin Clopton Bartlett and Minnie Eudora Queen, on 31 March 1921 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7,8,9,10
• Death*: He died on 3 January 1983 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 87.^11,12,13,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Floral Hill, Restland Memorial Park, 9220 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹⁴

• Note*: One source says he was born in Dallas, Texas on September 15 without giving the year. He was not given the middle name Arthur at birth. When he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917, the Army required a second name; he turned to the recruit behind him, asked his name, which turned out to be Arthur, and told the Army it was his middle name.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 10 May 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Daniel Arthur Morgan Jr.

• Father: Daniel Arthur Morgan^1,2 b. 8 Sep 1895, d. 3 Jan 1983
• Mother: Ruby Bartlett^3,4 b. 21 Oct 1898, d. 19 Sep 1993

• Birth*: He was born on 24 May 1923 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 26 February 2007 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 83.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 March 2007 in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁸

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Helen Bartlett

• Father: Benjamin Clopton Bartlett¹ b. 8 Jul 1873, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Minnie Eudora Queen² b. 18 Jan 1878, d. 9 May 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 10 December 1900.³
• Marriage*: She married Stephen Clark Bell on 6 February 1923 in Navarro County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 24 May 1992 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, at age 91.

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Stephen Clark Bell

• Birth*: He was born on 14 September 1898.
• Marriage*: He married Helen Bartlett, daughter of Benjamin Clopton Bartlett and Minnie Eudora Queen, on 6 February 1923 in Navarro County, Texas.^1,2,3
• Death*: He died on 22 December 1955 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 57.⁴

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Mariann Bell

• Father: Stephen Clark Bell¹ b. 14 Sep 1898, d. 22 Dec 1955
• Mother: Helen Bartlett² b. 10 Dec 1900, d. 24 May 1992

• Birth*: She was born on 28 August 1924.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Roy Cleveland Harwell, son of Robert Cleveland Harwell and Laura Virginia ('Jennie') Bressie, on 21 June 1941.⁵
• Death*: She died on 19 July 1990 at age 65.⁴

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Roy Cleveland Harwell

• Father: Robert Cleveland Harwell^1,2 b. 4 Apr 1885, d. 12 Oct 1947
• Mother: Laura Virginia ('Jennie') Bressie^3,4 b. 6 May 1887, d. 1 Aug 1966

• Birth*: He was born on 4 August 1920 in Navarro, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Mariann Bell, daughter of Stephen Clark Bell and Helen Bartlett, on 21 June 1941.⁷
• Death*: He died on 23 January 1998 in Kentucky at age 77.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.⁸

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Jesse Marshall ('J.M.') Bartlett

J. M. Bartlett (left) and his first cousin, Bartlett Smith, in front of their Bartlett grandparents' home in Rice, Texas, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.

• Father: Benjamin Clopton Bartlett¹ b. 8 Jul 1873, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Minnie Eudora Queen² b. 18 Jan 1878, d. 9 May 1973

• Birth*: He was born on 13 May 1903 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Doris Britt.
• Death*: He died on 29 December 1963 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 60.^8,9,10,11,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 31 December 1963 in section C, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^12,13,14,15

• Note*: One source says he died in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.¹⁶

• Last Edited: 19 Jul 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Doris Britt

• Marriage*: She married Jesse Marshall ('J.M.') Bartlett, son of Benjamin Clopton Bartlett and Minnie Eudora Queen.

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Queena Lenora Bartlett

Several grandchildren of J.M. and Mollie Clopton Bartlett in front of their home in Rice, Tex. Queena Bartlett is thought to be the second seated child from the left.

• Father: Benjamin Clopton Bartlett^1,2 b. 8 Jul 1873, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Minnie Eudora Queen^3,4 b. 18 Jan 1878, d. 9 May 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 10 June 1906 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Archer Aylward on 12 July 1930 in Tennessee.^8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 15 May 2003 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 96.^6,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 17 May 2003 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.⁶

• Note*: From the Rice Rustler, 15 Jun 1906: "Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bartlett Sunday morning a twelve pound girl." She taught school in Tennessee (where she met her husband) and in Rosser, Texas and later worked for J. C. Penney for sixteen years. She was survived by a son, two granddaughters and their husbands, a grandson, and four great-grandchildren.^12,6

• Last Edited: 27 May 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Joseph Archer Aylward

• Birth*: He was born circa 1901 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Queena Lenora Bartlett, daughter of Benjamin Clopton Bartlett and Minnie Eudora Queen, on 12 July 1930 in Tennessee.^2,3,4
• Death*: He died on 14 March 1960 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 16 March 1960 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.^6,7

• Note*: He lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Dallas, Texas about 1945. When he died he was a salesman with the Johnson Office Outfitter company in Dallas; before that he had been employed by Underwood Corporation. He was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas. He was survived by his wife, a son, a brother, a sister, and two grandchildren.⁶

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Benjamin Clopton ('Dick') Bartlett Jr.

Tombstone for Benjamin Clopton Bartlett, Jr., Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Chuck Taylor.

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• Father: Benjamin Clopton Bartlett¹ b. 8 Jul 1873, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Minnie Eudora Queen² b. 18 Jan 1878, d. 9 May 1973

• Birth*: He was born on 1 November 1912 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Mary Mel Lockhart on 18 June 1939 in Navarro County, Texas.^6,7,8,9,10
• Death*: He died on 30 July 1973 in Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas, at age 60.^11,12,5,13
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 August 1973 in row 4, section H, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^14,15,16

• Obituary*: " B.C. Bartlett
     "Graveside services are set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery for Benjamin C. (Dick) Bartlett, 60, of Mount Pleasant who died Monday in Mount Pleasant. Local arrangements are with Corley Funeral Home.
     "Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at Mount Pleasant.
     "Survivors include his widow, a daughter, two sons and seven grandchildren."¹⁷
• Note*: • He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War II.
  • He was killed when a tractor overturned on him while he was mowing a field at his home.
  •Survivors included his wife, a daughter, two sons, and seven grandchildren.
  • One obituary described him as a retired old-field worker and said he had lived in Mount Pleasant, Texas for seven years at the time of his death.^18,19,20,21

• Last Edited: 25 May 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Mary Mel Lockhart

Mary Mel Lockhart Bartlett's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Chuck Taylor.

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• Birth*: She was born on 29 June 1913 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: She married Benjamin Clopton ('Dick') Bartlett Jr., son of Benjamin Clopton Bartlett and Minnie Eudora Queen, on 18 June 1939 in Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7,8,9
• Death*: She died on 6 November 2007 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 94.^10,4
• Burial*: Interment was in row 4, section H, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^11,10

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Mary Mel Bartlett, 94
     "DALLAS—Mary Mel Bartlett, 94, of Dallas and formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, in Dallas.
     "A private family service was held Thursday, Nov. 8, in Corsicana.
     "Mrs. Bartlett was born on June 29, 1913 in Corsicana. She taught school for 34 years and during the last years she taught in Talco and Winfield elementary schools. While she lived in Mount Pleasant she was a member of Bridges Chapel Methodist Church.
     "She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law . . . and nephew and wife . . . .
     "She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Bartlett, and her parents."¹²
• Note*: • She was from Tupelo, Navarro County, Texas.
  • Social Security records say she was born in California.
  • She taught school for thirty-four years.
  • While she lived in Mount Pleasant, Texas, she was a member of Bridges Chapel Methodist Church.
  • Her survivors included her sister and brother-in law and her nephew and his wife.^{13,14,15,16,17}

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Richard Clarke ('Dick') Norwood

• Father: Theodore DuBose Norwood b. 23 Feb 1847, d. 3 Dec 1924
• Mother: Martha Elize DeWitt b. 2 Oct 1851, d. 21 Jan 1916

• Birth*: He was born on 26 March 1889 in Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Jessie Bartlett, daughter of Jesse Marshall ('J.M.') Bartlett and Mary Hester ('Mollie') Clopton, on 28 July 1912 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^2,3,4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 18 July 1959 in a hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 70.^7,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 July 1959 in Laurel Land, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁸

• Obituary*: "Former Resident Dies In Dallas
     "Richard C. Norwood of 2122 Maryland, Dallas, a former resident of Enins [sic], passed away at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in a Dallas hospital. He had been in failing health for a number of years.
     "He was a druggist in Ennis for several years before moving to Dallas.
     "Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Jessie Bartlett of Rice, of the home address; one son, Richard H. Norwood.
     "Arrangements are pending in Dallas with Prewitt Funeral Home, 1810 Denley Drive."⁹
• Note*: • He served in World War I as a pharmacist in hospitals behind the lines.
  • He was a druggist in Ennis, Texas for several years before moving to Dallas.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Richard Hiram ('Bud') ('Dick') Norwood

• Father: Richard Clarke ('Dick') Norwood^1,2 b. 26 Mar 1889, d. 18 Jul 1959
• Mother: Jessie Bartlett^3,4 b. 13 Jul 1891, d. 15 Jan 1980

• Birth*: He was born on 16 June 1927 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Phyllis Nadine Lebrecht on 12 July 1948 in California.^8,9
• Death*: He died on 19 April 2005 in Merrill Gardens, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California, at age 77.^10,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Desert View Memorial Park, 11500 Amargosa Road, Victorville, San Bernardino County, California.¹¹

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for twenty-two years, retiring in 1970 as a captain. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and, in 1996, a master's degree in theological studies. He retired after fifteen years' employment with Southern California Edison. He died of Parkinson's Disease.¹²

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan