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Mahota Love Decherd

• Father: Nathan Green Decherd¹ b. 12 Jan 1844, d. 15 Feb 1909
• Mother: Eugenia Love²

• Birth*: She was born on 13 October 1877.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Earl Bentley Friend

• Father: Eugene Spyker Friend^1,2 b. 16 Jan 1874
• Mother: Emma Roberts³

• Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1897 in Dayton, Washington.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Lena Mae Nehf, daughter of _____ Nehf and _____ Pasture, on 25 November 1921.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 24 September 1984 in Santa Cruz County, California, at age 87.^7,8,9

• Note*: He was a bank officer in Dinuba, California. They had no children.⁶

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Lena Mae Nehf

• Father: _____ Nehf²
• Mother: _____ Pasture¹

• Birth*: She was born on 16 March 1899 in Illinois.³
• Marriage*: She married Earl Bentley Friend, son of Eugene Spyker Friend and Emma Roberts, on 25 November 1921.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 15 February 1982 in Santa Cruz County, California, at age 82.³

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Ralph Spyker Friend

• Father: Eugene Spyker Friend^1,2 b. 16 Jan 1874
• Mother: Emma Roberts^3,4

• Birth*: He was born on 1 June 1901 in Fraser, Clearwater County, Idaho.^5,6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 17 October 1967 in Santa Cruz County, California, at age 66.^9,10,7

• Note*: He was an architect in Dinuba, California.⁸

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

_____ Pasture

• Marriage*: She married _____ Nehf.

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

_____ Nehf

• Marriage*: He married _____ Pasture.

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Esther Mae Woods

• Father: Baldwin Harle Woods¹ b. 1862, d. 1921
• Mother: Mae Elizabeth Decherd² b. 2 Aug 1863, d. 17 Mar 1921

• Birth*: She was born on 26 December 1885 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married William Allen Tarver II on 30 June 1908 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: She died on 21 April 1955 in Hopewell, Virginia, at age 69.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 April 1955 in row 3, section H, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,5

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

William Allen Tarver II

• Birth*: He was born on 29 May 1883.¹
• Marriage*: He married Esther Mae Woods, daughter of Baldwin Harle Woods and Mae Elizabeth Decherd, on 30 June 1908 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²
• Death*: He died on 15 May 1940 at age 56.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 3, section H, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Baldwin Etta Woods

• Father: Baldwin Harle Woods¹ b. 1862, d. 1921
• Mother: Mae Elizabeth Decherd² b. 2 Aug 1863, d. 17 Mar 1921

• Birth*: She was born on 10 July 1901 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Peter Thorpe Montfort.⁵
• Death*: She died on 30 December 1972 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, at age 71.^5,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Peter Thorpe Montfort

• Birth*: He was born on 25 January 1899.¹
• Marriage*: He married Baldwin Etta Woods, daughter of Baldwin Harle Woods and Mae Elizabeth Decherd.²
• Death*: He died on 23 July 1956 at age 57.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Nera Kathrine Burgess

• Father: James L. Burgess¹
• Mother: Kathrine Decherd² b. 16 Mar 1864, d. 23 Dec 1888

• Birth*: She was born on 19 December 1882 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Clifford A. ('Abe') Tatum.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 2 May 1970 at age 87.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in row 2, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: Her birthdate may have been 19 Dec 1885.⁸

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Clifford A. ('Abe') Tatum

• Birth*: He was born on 3 May 1886.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nera Kathrine Burgess, daughter of James L. Burgess and Kathrine Decherd.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 13 March 1946 at age 59.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 2, section L, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Walter Raymond Mayo

• Father: Charles Everetts Mayo¹
• Mother: Myrtle Estelle Decherd² b. 22 Apr 1867

• Birth*: He was born on 3 January 1895 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 3 November 1918 in Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, at age 23.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Juanita May Mayo

• Father: Charles Everetts Mayo¹
• Mother: Myrtle Estelle Decherd² b. 22 Apr 1867

• Birth*: She was born on 6 March 1899 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Lillian Estelle Mayo

• Father: Charles Everetts Mayo¹
• Mother: Myrtle Estelle Decherd² b. 22 Apr 1867

• Birth*: She was born on 23 February 1901 in Henington, Kansas.³
• Death*: She died on 30 March 1902 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 1.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

James Baldwin Montgomery

• Father: Claude Bernard Montgomery¹
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Decherd² b. 27 Mar 1873, d. 7 Nov 1904

• Birth*: He was born on 15 August 1894 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died in February 1967 at age 72.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Claude Bernard Montgomery Jr.

• Father: Claude Bernard Montgomery¹
• Mother: Frances Henrietta Decherd² b. 27 Mar 1873, d. 7 Nov 1904

• Birth*: He was born on 7 February 1897 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Peter Spyker Decherd Jr.

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd¹ b. 12 Jul 1875, d. 28 Jul 1904
• Mother: Anna May ('Annie') Douglas²

• Birth*: He was born on 26 April 1900 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 1 November 1917 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 17.^5,4
• Burial*: Interment was in row 6, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Douglas Hawkins Decherd

• Father: Peter Spyker Decherd¹ b. 12 Jul 1875, d. 28 Jul 1904
• Mother: Anna May ('Annie') Douglas²

• Birth*: He was born on 25 February 1902 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 17 July 1967 at age 65.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in row 6, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Annie Elizabeth Ferguson

• Father: Calvin Coleman Ferguson¹
• Mother: Mary Louise Decherd² b. 26 Jul 1869

• Birth*: She was born on 12 July 1890 in Crowell, Foard County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married L. C. Korn on 12 July 1915.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

L. C. Korn

• Marriage*: He married Annie Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of Calvin Coleman Ferguson and Mary Louise Decherd, on 12 July 1915.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Eldora Ferguson

• Father: Calvin Coleman Ferguson¹
• Mother: Mary Louise Decherd² b. 26 Jul 1869

• Birth*: She was born on 1 December 1892 in Crowell, Foard County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married W. R. Bryan on 11 February 1917.³

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

W. R. Bryan

• Marriage*: He married Eldora Ferguson, daughter of Calvin Coleman Ferguson and Mary Louise Decherd, on 11 February 1917.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Mar 2002

Laura Elizabeth Tarver

• Father: William Allen Tarver II¹ b. 29 May 1883, d. 15 May 1940
• Mother: Esther Mae Woods² b. 26 Dec 1885, d. 21 Apr 1955

• Birth*: She was born on 9 June 1909 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married George D. Jonte Sr. on 16 March 1935 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: She died on 26 November 2001 at age 92.^6,5

• Note*: She taught in public and Catholic schools in southeast Texas for several decades, appeared on stage in community theater and civic opera productions, and for more than thirty years was a member of the choir of the First United Methodist Church of Orange, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

George D. Jonte Sr.

• Birth*: He was born on 17 April 1913.¹
• Marriage*: He married Laura Elizabeth Tarver, daughter of William Allen Tarver II and Esther Mae Woods, on 16 March 1935 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.²
• Death*: He died in July 1983 at age 70.³

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Esther Mae Tarver

• Father: William Allen Tarver II¹ b. 29 May 1883, d. 15 May 1940
• Mother: Esther Mae Woods² b. 26 Dec 1885, d. 21 Apr 1955

• Birth*: She was born on 3 September 1910 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 30 June 1996 at age 85.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

William Allen ('Bill') Tarver III

• Father: William Allen Tarver II¹ b. 29 May 1883, d. 15 May 1940
• Mother: Esther Mae Woods² b. 26 Dec 1885, d. 21 Apr 1955

• Birth*: He was born on 29 December 1916 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died in July 1973 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 56.^5,4

• Note*: During the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918, a Corsicana newspaper carried the brief item on 20 Feb 1918 that "the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tarver was reported as better." Presumably the little son was Bill Tarver III.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019