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Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2

Sam R. Frost, courtesy of Edward Williams.

• Father: William W. Frost^3,4,5,6 b. c 1817, d. 11 Dec 1896
• Mother: Mary Louise Brewer^7,8,9,10 b. 1825, d. 1889

• Birth*: He was born on 1 March 1846 in Montgomery County, Texas.^1,11,12,13
• Marriage*: He married Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, daughter of Judge Clinton McKamy Winkler and Juda Louisa Bartlett, on 4 January 1872 in Navarro County, Texas.^{14,15,16,17,18}
• Death*: He died on 1 January 1908 in Saint Joseph's Infirmary, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 61.^{19,20,13,21,22,23,17,24}
• Burial*: Interment was on 3 January 1908 in row 2, section O, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^25,26,27

• Scrapbook*: "Twenty-fifth Anniversary.
     "Corsicana, Tex., Jan. 5.—Judge and Mrs. Sam R. Frost celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at their home on West Third avenue by an elegant dinner. Only the immediate relatives were present. Among them were: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Purdom and family, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jester, Mrs. A. V. Winkler, Miss Myra Winkler, Mrs. George F. Markgraff and children and Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Justiss."
  • "The Frost Residence Sold.
     "Corsicana, Tex., April 22 [1899].—Judge Sam R. Frost to-day sold to Wm. Tatum his residence at 731 West Third avenue for the sum of $4000. The residence is one of the most desirable in the city. Judge Frost, it is said, will build an elegant home on what is known as the Frost pasture just outside the west city limits."
  • "Work has commenced on an elegant two-story residence for Judge Sam R. Frost in Southwest Corsicana. The cost will be $3500."
  • "Samuel R. Frost
     "(Mar. 1, 1846 - Jan. 1, 1908) A native of Huntsville, Texas, Samuel R. Frost grew up in Navarro County and in 1863 enlisted in the Confederate army. After the Civil War, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1870. In the years that followed, Frost served as Navarro County attorney, county judge, district judge, and state legislator. He and his wife, Mary (Winkler), were the parents of nine children. The town of Frost (20 mi. W) was named in his honor."^28,29,30,31
• Obituary*: "DEATH OF JUDGE FROST.
     "Well Known Lawyer Died in Hospital at Fort Worth.
     "Judge Samuel R. Frost of Corsicana died Wednesday night at 11:45 o’clock at St. Joseph’s Infirmary in Fort Worth. Judge Frost had been ill for some time and was taken to Fort Worth Tuesday night to be operated on. He was 62 years old and owing to his advanced age and condition his death was not unexpected.
     "For many years the deceased had been a leading lawyer, jurist and citizen of Navarro county, and was a prominent figure in the development of Central Texas. Judge Frost was an attorney for the Houston and Texas Central railroad and often represented his company before the district court of Ellis county.
     "A wife and several children survive Judge Frost. Mrs. Frost is a sister to C. M. Winkler of this city. The remains were shipped to Corsicana Thursday morning for interment."³²
• Note*: Some sources say he was born in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. His parents and he moved to Navarro County, Texas in 1846, the year he was born, and he was raised on a farm in the western part of the county, near the Dresden and Raleigh communities. He served with Company I, 19th Texas Cavalry, in the Civil War. After attending school in Alvarado for four years and reading law for a year and a half, he was sworn in as a lawyer at Corsicana in October 1870. In 1870 or 1871 he was appointed county attorney, but the "scalawag" governor, E. J. Davis, removed him for obstructing reconstruction. He was elected county judge of Navarro County in 1876, the first under the post-Reconstruction state constitution; represented Navarro County in the 16th Texas Legislature in 1879; became district judge in 1886; represented Johnson, Hill, Ellis, and Navarro Counties in the 21st Legislature in 1889 (but resigned before completing his term); and was an attorney for the Cotton Belt and the Houston and Texas Central railroads. His wedding in 1872 was the first in the new Methodist church. The family lived at 1325 West 13th St. in Corsicana. Cross Roads, a western Navarro County town, was renamed Frost in his honor.^33,34,35,36

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2022

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William W. Frost

• Birth*: He was born circa 1817 in North Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Louise Brewer circa 1845 in Alabama or Texas.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 11 December 1896 in Navarro County, Texas.

• Note*: He and his family moved to Navarro County, Texas from Montgomery or Walker County in 1846 and settled in the Richland (Dresden) area. He was a tailor.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2019

Mary Louise Brewer

• Birth*: She was born in 1825.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married William W. Frost circa 1845 in Alabama or Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died in 1889.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in row 2, section O, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,2

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2019

Sarah Catherine ('Kate') Winkler

• Father: Judge Clinton McKamy Winkler^1,2 b. 19 Oct 1821, d. 13 May 1882
• Mother: Juda Louisa Bartlett³ b. 10 Sep 1818, d. Nov 1861

• Birth*: She was born in 1856 in Texas.^4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: She married George Devere Morris on 8 October 1872 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
• Marriage*: She married James Seth Mooring on 7 September 1905 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁹
• Death*: She died on 8 March 1928 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^10,11,8,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 March 1928 in section A, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^13,14

• Obituary*: "PIONEER CORSICANA WOMAN PASSED AWAY IN DALLAS HOSPITAL
     "MRS. KATE MOORING MEMBER OF PROMINENT FAMILY; BURIAL FRIDAY
     "Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Winkler Mooring, aged 71 years, native of Corsicana and member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Corsicana and Navarro county, who died in a Dallas hospital Thursday afternoon [8 Mar 1928], were held from the St. John’s Episcopal church Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock with interment in Oakwood cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. H. J. Ellis, rector.
     "Mrs. Mooring had been in the hospital for three weeks.
     "She was the daughter of the late Col. C. M. Winkler and sister of the late Mrs. Sam R. Frost. Since Mrs. Frost’s death, she had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Calkins. Mrs. Calkins and Mrs. A. N. Justiss were in Dallas Thursday when the end came.
     "Pallbearers were her nephews and nephews-in-law, George E. Jester, A. N. Justiss, Max D. Almond, Barry Frost, Guy M. Gibson and R. L. Calkins.
     "'Aunt Kate' as she was familiarly called, was an active participant in the activities of the United Daughters of the Confederacy until a few years ago when her health caused her retirement.
     "Surviving are two sisters, Miss Myra Winkler, Bonham; Mrs. Beatrice Markgraff, El Paso, and numerous other relatives."¹⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

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James Seth Mooring

• Birth*: He was born on 5 December 1841 in Sumter County, Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Catherine ('Kate') Winkler, daughter of Judge Clinton McKamy Winkler and Juda Louisa Bartlett, on 7 September 1905 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²
• Death*: He died on 24 November 1906 in his apartment in the Exchange Hotel, Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 64.^3,4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 November 1906 in block 3, lot 90, Bryan City Cemetery, 1109 North Texas Avenue, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.⁶

• Obituary*: "J. S. Mooring at Bryan.
     "(Houston Post Special.)
     "BRYAN, Texas, November 24.—Captain J. S. Mooring died at his home, the Exchange hotel, in this city this morning at 7:30 o'clock after a long illness. Captain Mooring was 66 years of age, a native of Alabama, and had lived in Texas nearly all his life, Bryan being his home since 1888. He was a valiant ex-Confederate soldier, having served in the Fourth Texas regiment, Hood's Brigade. He served a mayor of Bryan for four years and was elected county commissioner two years ago and re-elected at the late election. He leaves a wife and two children, J. S. Mooring, Jr., and Mrs. D. C. De Marett. He was a member of the Episcopal church, an Odd Fellow and Elk. He will be laid to rest tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock."⁷
• Note*: • His Find A Grave memorial erroneously gives 15 Nov 1906 as his death date.
  • He came to Texas with his family when he was six months old. He attended school in Grimes County, Texas and worked on the family farm until the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He served in Co. G, 4th Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade. He fought in several battles and entirely lost the use of his left arm when he was wounded on 6 May 1864, the second day of the Battle of the Wilderness. He then entered the hotel business in Navasota, Texas and in 1880 bought the Exchange Hotel in Bryan, where he was living as proprietor and manager when he died in 1906. He was politically active, serving as justice of the peace and postmaster while living in Navasota and mayor of Bryan from 1900 to 1902. He was a county commissioner when he died.⁸

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2020

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Katie Frost

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2,3,4 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler^5,6,7 b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 8 August 1873 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: She married Col. Archie Norris Justiss, son of John Justiss and Mary _____, on 12 November 1893 in Navarro County, Texas.^12,13,14,15
• Death*: She died on 13 September 1966 in Britain Convalescent Center, Irving, Dallas County, Texas, at age 93.^16,9,10,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 September 1966 in row 15, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^17,18,11

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Justiss Dies Tuesday, Rites Thursday
     "Mrs. A. N. Justiss, 93, native of Corsicana, mother of City Secretary Alton N. Justiss, died Tuesday night in the Britain Convalescent Center in Irving.
     "Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10 a. m. from the Corley Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Leon Baze, assistant pastor, First Methodist church, of which she had been a life-long member.
     "Born August 8, 1973 in Corsicana, Mrs. Justiss was the daughter of the late Sam R. and Mary Winkler Frost, pioneer Corsicana residents. She was the oldest of nine children.
     "Mrs. Justiss was the widow of the late Col. A. N. Justiss, a former newspaper editor, postmaster of Corsicana under appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, member of the Texas Legislature and insurance man.
     "Surviving are two sons, Frost Justiss, Dallas, and Alton Justiss, Corsicana; two sisters, Mrs. Guy M. Gibson and Mrs. Max D. Almond, both of Corsicana, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers will be Sam Frost, John Almond, W. L. Holman, W. H. Woolley, W. O. McClung and R. D. Parker."¹⁹

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2019

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Col. Archie Norris Justiss

A. N. Justiss, from 1915 article in Dallas Morning News.

• Father: John Justiss¹
• Mother: Mary _____²

• Birth*: He was born on 19 January 1866 in Lebanon, Tennessee.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Katie Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, on 12 November 1893 in Navarro County, Texas.^6,7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 22 January 1940 in Corsicana Hospital and Clinic, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 74.^10,3,4,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 January 1940 in row 15, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^12,13,14,11

• Obituary*: "FUNERAL RIGHTS HELD FOR COL. A. N. JUSTISS AT FIRST METHODIST
     "POLITICAL AND CIVIC LEADER DIED HERE AT EARLY HOUR MONDAY
     "Funeral services for Col. Archie Norris Justiss, aged 74 years, who died at the Corsicana Hospital and Clinic early Monday, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the First Methodist church. The rites were conducted by Rev. P. E. Riley, pastor of the church. Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery.
     "Col Justiss had been prominent in the civic, church and political affairs of this community for more than a half century, and had spent almost a quarter of a century as a newspaper executive, served nine years as Corsicana postmaster, was a member of the Texas legislature for four years, and had served in democratic circles on numerous occasions. He had been in the insurance business since leaving the postmastership and had been a member of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church for more than 20 years.
     "Former Editor
     "Born at Lebanon, Tennessee, Jan. 19, 1866, he came to Texas in 1885 and to Corsicana in 1889. Prior to his appointment as postmaster by President Woodrow Wilson, May 10, 1914, he was editor, proprietor and business manager of the “Daily Courier Light” and “Weekly Observer,” and was active in democratic circles, conduct- [p. 2] ing campaigns for funds for W. J. Bryan in 1908 and for Wilson in 1912.
     "Col. Justiss was married to Miss Katie Frost, daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Sam R. Frost, Corsicana pioneers[,] Oct. 12, 1893.
     "Governor S. W. T. Lanham in 1903 appointed Col. Justiss on his personal staff with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was a member of the W. O. W. and Praetorians. He was Navarro county democratic executive committee chairman for four years and held the secretaryship of the county committee for a similar term. He was a member of the Texas state democratic executive committee from 1904 to 1906, and for several years was chairman of the sixth congressional and ninth senatorial districts. Elected secretary-treasurer of the Texas Postmasters association in 1914, Col. Justiss served as president of the association in 1915.
     "Member Legislature
     "While a member of the Texas legislature, 1929-1933 during the Moody and Sterling administrations from Navarro county, Col. Justiss was vice chairman of the banks and banking committee and served on the education, insurance, claims and accounts, congressional districts and public committees of the house.
     "Surviving are his wife[,] two sons, Frost Justiss, Dallas, and Alton N. Justiss, assistant cashier of the State National Bank, Corsicana, and a niece, Miss Hallie May Fowler, Corsicana.
     "Active pallbearers were Barry Frost, R. L. Calkins, Max D. Almond, Guy M. Gibson, N. Suttle Roberts, J. N. Garitty, Mayor J. S. Murchison, Lynne A. Wortham and Dr. W. T[.] Shell, Sr.
     "Honorary pallbearers were John W. Carpenter, J. E. Van Horn and W. G. Harris, all of Dallas; Judge Rufus Hardy[,] A. A. Allison, J. E. Butler, George W. Boyd, Chris L. Knox, board of stewards of the First Methodist church and friends of the family.
     "The flag on the post office here Tuesday was lowered to half-staff in respect to Col. Justiss. Employes [sic] of the post office, a majority of whom served during his administration, sent a floral offering.
     "Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home directed the arrangements."¹⁵
• Note*: He came to Texas in 1885, lived in Waco until 1889, when he moved to Corsicana, and was a newspaper executive in Corsicana for twenty-four years, from 1890 to 1914, and postmaster of Corsicana for nine years, from 1914 to 1923, after which he was in the insurance business. He was a Methodist and a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Praetorians. A Democrat, he served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He held many Democratic Party positions, including membership in the Texas Democratic Executive Committee. He was appointed lieutenant colonel in 1909 by Gov. S.W.T. Lanham.^14,11

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

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Alton Norris Justiss¹

• Father: Col. Archie Norris Justiss^2,3,4 b. 19 Jan 1866, d. 22 Jan 1940
• Mother: Katie Frost^5,6,7 b. 8 Aug 1873, d. 13 Sep 1966

• Birth*: He was born on 2 November 1904.^8,9,10
• Death*: He died on 9 December 1990 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 86.^11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁸

• Note*: • He was in the 1922 senior class of Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas.
  • "Anyone who was furtunate enough to be one of his acquaintances knew the true meaning of the word gentleman."^13,14

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2019

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Archibald Frost ('Archie' or 'Frost') Justiss

• Father: Col. Archie Norris Justiss^1,2,3 b. 19 Jan 1866, d. 22 Jan 1940
• Mother: Katie Frost^4,5 b. 8 Aug 1873, d. 13 Sep 1966

• Birth*: He was born on 29 August 1898.^6,7
• Death*: He died on 28 June 1985 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 86.^6,8,7
• Burial*: Interment was in row 15, section D, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7

• Note*: He was in the 1915 senior class of Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas.⁹

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

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Lina Azalea Frost

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler³ b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 29 June 1875 in Navarro County, Texas.^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: She married George Ernest Jester, son of Charles Wesley Jester and Martha Eliza ('Lisa') Rakestraw, on 18 December 1895 in Navarro County, Texas.^{11,12,13,14,15}
• Death*: She died on 4 May 1965 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 89.^{16,17,18,19,20,15}
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 May 1965 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^{21,22,23,24,25,26}

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

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George Ernest Jester

George E. Jester, from a newspaper obituary.

• Father: Charles Wesley Jester^1,2 b. 3 Apr 1841, d. 2 Apr 1909
• Mother: Martha Eliza ('Lisa') Rakestraw^3,4 b. 1 Oct 1849, d. 2 Oct 1922

• Birth*: He was born on 14 October 1869 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Lina Azalea Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, on 18 December 1895 in Navarro County, Texas.^{10,11,12,13,14}
• Death*: He died on 22 October 1935 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 66.^{15,16,17,18,19,14,20}
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 October 1935 in row 1, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^{21,22,23,24,25}

• Note*: He was educated at Corsicana (Texas) High School and Staunton (Virginia) Military Academy. He was an officer of Corsicana's First State Bank and later, after a merger, of State National Bank, of which he was vice-president at his death. He was associated with these banks for forty years. He was a lifelong member of First Methodist Church in Corsicana and for many years was treasurer of the Central Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died at his home in Corsicana. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two sisters, and two brothers.^26,27,20

• Last Edited: 23 Mar 2014

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Angelina ('Jean') Jester

• Father: George Ernest Jester^1,2,3 b. 14 Oct 1869, d. 22 Oct 1935
• Mother: Lina Azalea Frost^4,5,6 b. 29 Jun 1875, d. 4 May 1965

• Birth*: She was born on 21 December 1895.⁷
• Marriage*: She married William Quinn.⁷
• Death*: She died on 13 February 1963 at age 67.⁷

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2002

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Katherine Jester

• Father: George Ernest Jester¹ b. 14 Oct 1869, d. 22 Oct 1935
• Mother: Lina Azalea Frost^2,3 b. 29 Jun 1875, d. 4 May 1965

• Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1910.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Robert C. Brashear on 15 July 1940.^6,4
• Death*: She died on 7 April 1997 at age 86.⁷

• Note*: Her date of death may have been 6 Apr 1997.⁴

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Roger Frost

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2,3,4 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler^5,6 b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: He was born on 18 November 1877 in Texas.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 17 January 1943 in Navarro Clinic, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 65.^7,10,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 19 January 1943 in row 2, section O, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^7,12,9,13

• Obituary*: "ROGER FROST WAS BURIED ON MONDAY; NATIVE CORSICANAN
     "Funeral services for Roger Frost aged 65 years, who died at the Navarro Clinic Saturday night, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of the Sutherland - McCammon Funeral Home. Rev E. F. Bohmfalk, pastor of the First Methodist church, conducted the rites. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
     "Mr. Frost was a native of Corsicana, the son of the late Judge and Mrs. S. R. Frost. For the past several years he had been connected with the Houston Oil Company and made his headquarters at Taft.
     "Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. A. N. Justiss, Corsicana; Mrs. George E. Jester, Dallas; Mrs. Max Almond, Corsicana; Mrs. Guy Gibson, Corsicana; a brother, Barry Frost, Corsicana, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers were N. C. Goodman, J. D. Redden, Joe Simkins, Dude Ransom, N. C. Pinkston, J. N Garitty, W. B. Slaughter and Tom Pinkston."¹⁴
• Note*: Although his death certificate gives his full name as Roger Frost, his grave marker gives his name as Samuel Rogers Frost, Jr. His father's middle name seems to have been Romulus, and no record was found giving Rogers as his father's middle name. Roger never married. At the time of his death he lived in San Antonio and worked in the oil industry. One source says he died on 16 Jan 1943 in Corsicana, Texas.^15,16,17,18

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2016

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Wilmac Frost

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler³ b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 1 February 1881 in Navarro County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: She married Maxwell Douglas Almond Sr. on 28 January 1903 in Navarro County, Texas.^7,8,9
• Death*: She died on 23 January 1979 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 97.^10,11,6
• Burial*: Interment was in row 8, section E, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^12,6

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2020

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Maxwell Douglas Almond Sr.

• Birth*: He was born on 18 May 1876 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: He married Wilmac Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, on 28 January 1903 in Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 5 June 1943 in his home, 1559 West Third Ave., Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 67.^1,2,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 6 June 1943 in row 8, section E, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^{10,11,8,12,13}

• Obituary*: "FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAX D. ALMOND
     "PROMINENT CORSICANA BUSINESS MAN VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
  Max D. Almond, 67, long-time vice president and general manager of the Whiteselle Brick and Lumber company, died Saturday morning about 1 o’clock at his home, 1559 West Third avenue, with a heart attack.
     "Funeral services are scheduled Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from St. John’s Episcopal Church with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Alex B. Hanson, rector of the parish.
  Native of Waco.
     "A native of Waco, Almond was reared in Gainesville, and prior to becoming vice president and general manager of the local concern was employed by the Luther and Moore lumber interests in Orange and later as sales manager of the Alexander-Gilmer Lumber company at Remlig, Texas. Almond was a veteran of the Spanish-American war, and was prominent in lumber circles throughout the Southwest, frequently attending the regional and national conferences and meetings.
     "Almond was a member of Corsicana Lodge No. 63, IOOF.
     "Survivors.
     "Surviving are his wife, two sons, Max D. Almond, Jr., Corsicana, and John B. (Jack) Almond, U. S. Air Forces, Camp Wolters, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. John N. Harris, now of Corsicana, formerly of Dallas before her husband was sent to Brazil in the U. S. Army; two sisters Mrs. Herbert Jones, Los Angeles, Calif; and Mrs. Fred M. Gates, Wichita Falls, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers will be W. E. Slaughter, T. A. Blakeney, Clarence Crowson, S. K. Brietz, Guy M. Gibson, J. N. Garitty, C. B. Stroud, and Mayor John C. Calhoun.
     "Honorary pallbearers will be friends of the family.
     "Sutherland-McCammon Funeral Home is directing."¹⁴
• Note*: He was a native of Waco, Texas and was reared in Gainesville, Texas. He served in the Spanish-American War and was an Odd Fellow. He was vice-president and general manager of the Whiteselle Brick & Lumber Company in Corsicana, Texas from 1915 to his death. Survivors included his wife, two sons, a daughter, and two sisters.⁸

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2020

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Maxwell Douglas Almond Jr.

• Father: Maxwell Douglas Almond Sr.¹ b. 18 May 1876, d. 5 Jun 1943
• Mother: Wilmac Frost² b. 1 Feb 1881, d. 23 Jan 1979

• Birth*: He was born on 29 December 1903.³
• Death*: He died on 11 May 1999 at age 95.⁴

• Last Edited: 1 Aug 2013

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Beth Almond¹

Beth Almond Harris, from Corsicana Daily Sun web site.

• Father: Maxwell Douglas Almond Sr.^2,3 b. 18 May 1876, d. 5 Jun 1943
• Mother: Wilmac Frost^4,5 b. 1 Feb 1881, d. 23 Jan 1979

• Birth*: She was born on 29 January 1916 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^6,7
• Death*: She died on 3 July 2011 in The Forum at Park Lane, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 95.^8,7
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 July 2011 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^8,7

• Obituary*: "Beth (Almond) Harris
     "Jan 29, 1916 - July 3, 2011
     "Mrs. Beth Harris, 95, of Corsicana, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011, at The Forum at Park Lane in Dallas.
     "She was born Jan. 29, 1916, to Wilmac and Max Almond, a long time Corsicana pioneer family. She graduated from Corsicana High School in 1933 and went on to graduate from SMU. She taught 5th grade at Hockaday School for 20 years. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
     "Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her parents, Max and Wilmac Almond; and brothers, Jack Almond and Douglas Almond.
     "[Survivors include two sons, a daughter-in-law, one grandson and his wife, another grandson, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson.]
     "Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Father Ed Monk officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
     "Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
     "Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana."⁹
• Note*: She grew up in Corsicana, Texas, graduated from Corsicana High School (1933) and Southern Methodist University, taught fifth grade at Hockaday School, a Dallas private school for girls, for twenty years, and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.⁸

• Last Edited: 14 Jul 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

John Bartlett ('Jack') Almond

• Father: Maxwell Douglas Almond Sr.^1,2 b. 18 May 1876, d. 5 Jun 1943
• Mother: Wilmac Frost^3,4 b. 1 Feb 1881, d. 23 Jan 1979

• Birth*: He was born on 1 October 1922 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 21 May 1998 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 75.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 May 1998 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁸

• Obituary Abstract*: JOHN BARTLETT ALMOND, 75. Born, resided all his life, and died in his home at 1559 West Third Avenue, Corsicana, Texas. Born 1 Oct 1923 [probably should be 1 Oct 1922]; died Thursday, 21 May 1998. Funeral at 2:00 p.m., Monday, 25 May 1998, Corley Funeral Chapel, Corsicana, The Very Rev. Denis Smart of St. John's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana.
  Descendant of the Frosts, the Winklers, the Bartletts, and the Almonds, pioneer families who came to Texas from Virginia and North Carolina in the early 1800's. Youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell D. Almond. Graduate of Corsicana High School; attended University of Texas at Austin, where he pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Volunteered for U.S. Air Force [U.S. Army Air Corps] at age 17, at beginning of World War II. Served in South Pacific and in Osaka, Japan during the occupation. Resumed his education at North Texas State University [North Texas State Teachers College], graduating with business degree.
  Survivors include a brother, a sister, two nephews, and a great nephew.⁸
• Note*: A newspaper obituary gives 1 Oct 1923 as his birth date. Social security records give 22 May 1998 as his death date.^9,10

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Barry Lee Frost

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler³ b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: He was born in 1884.^4,5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 18 July 1951 in Navarro County, Texas.^8,9,10,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 July 1951 in row 2, section O, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^12,13,14,15

• Obituary*: "Barry Frost Is Buried on Friday
     "Funeral services for Barry Frost, 66, life-long Corsicana resident, who died Wednesday [18 Jul 1951], were held from the McCammon Chapel at 10:30 a. m. Friday.
     "The rites were conducted by Dr. Chet C. Henson, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
     "Surviving are a son, Sam Frost, Richland; two daughters, Mrs. Brooks Allen, Tulsa, and Mrs. G. L. Neal, Houston; four sisters, Mrs. A. N. Justiss, Mrs. George E. Jester, Mrs. Max D. almond and Mrs. Guy M. Gibson, all of Corsicana, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers were Earl McDaniel, A. Neal Brown, Guy Lansford, J. H. Edgar, Jr; R. L. Arnold, Jr., and Fred O. Brooks."¹⁶

• Last Edited: 30 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Sam R. Frost

• Father: Barry Lee Frost¹ b. 1884, d. 18 Jul 1951

• Birth*: He was born on 19 September 1917.²
• Death*: He died on 6 February 1986 at age 68.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Richland Cemetery, Richland, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 24 Feb 2014

Neva Louise Frost

Neva Louise Frost Allen-Whitten, courtesy of Kathy Tesh.

• Father: Barry Lee Frost^1,2 b. 1884, d. 18 Jul 1951

• Birth*: She was born on 7 August 1915 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Robert Brooks Allen.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Col. Marion Eugene Whitten.³
• Death*: She died on 23 March 2005 in her home, Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, at age 89.³
• Burial*: Interment was in section PC3, lot 16, space 2, Morton Cemetery, 401 N. Second Street, Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas.³

• Note*: The obituary on her Find A Grave memorial names Jo Lena Frost as her mother, but other family information names Joe Leuce Lockhart.^5,6

• Last Edited: 25 Feb 2014

Clio Frost¹

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^2,3 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler⁴ b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 15 April 1888.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Guy Moore Gibson Sr., son of John Neily Gibson and Susan ('Susie') Moore, on 7 July 1908 in Navarro County, Texas.^7,8,9
• Death*: She died on 26 September 1969 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 81.^10,5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in row 8, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Guy Moore Gibson Sr.¹

• Father: John Neily Gibson² b. 8 Nov 1841, d. 20 Mar 1900
• Mother: Susan ('Susie') Moore³ b. 20 Jul 1849, d. 17 Nov 1902

• Birth*: He was born on 12 July 1877 in Mississippi.^4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Clio Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, on 7 July 1908 in Navarro County, Texas.^8,9,10
• Death*: He died on 12 November 1945 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 68.^11,12,13,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 November 1945 in row 8, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^14,13,15,16

• Obituary*: "FUNERAL SERVICES FOR GUY M. GIBSON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     "Funeral services for Guy M. Gibson, 67, long-time Corsicana resident, who died at the Navarro clinic Monday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the First Methodist Church. The rites were conducted by Rev. Erwin F. Bohmfalk, pastor of the church, of which Gibson was a long-time member and teacher of the Brotherhood Bible class. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.
     "A native of Mississippi, he was educated at Midlothian, and came to Corsicana as a young man. At the time of his death he operated extensive land interests near the site where Richland and Chambers creeks converge in southeast Navarro county and formerly was in the oil business. He had served for years as a levee improvement district supervisor, and was president of the Corsicana Warehouse company for a number of years.
     "Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cleo Frost Gibson, Corsicana; two sons, Guy Gibson, Jr., Corsicana, and First Lt. Billy Gibson, U.S. Army Germany; two daughters, Mrs. L. P. Livingston, Temple, and Mrs. Newton Burnett, Jackson, Miss; a granddaughter, a brother, Gene Gibson, San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Thad Barrington and Mrs. Dudley Gatewood, both of Ennis; and Mrs. Charles Hine, Los Angeles, and other relatives.
     "Pallbearers were Supreme Court Judge, John Sharp, Austin; John R. Alford, Henderson; John Harper, Longview; Congressman Luther A. Johnson, Roy Love, A. G. Elliott; L. J. Griffin, E. E. Babers and N. C. Goodman.
     "Honorary pallbearers were members of the Brotherhood class.
     "McCammon Funeral Home directed."¹⁷
• Note*: • One source gives 13 Jul 1878 as his birth date. With both of his parents dead by the time he was 24, and being the oldest of the children, he raised most of his brothers and sisters. His sister, Ola Corrinne, married Will Bartlett, a second cousin of Cleo Frost, Guy's wife.
  • He was in the oil business and then operated extensive land interests in southeast Navarro County, Texas. For many years he was president of Corsicana Warehouse Company.^18,19

• Last Edited: 26 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Mary Louise Gibson^1,2

• Father: Guy Moore Gibson Sr.^3,4 b. 12 Jul 1877, d. 12 Nov 1945
• Mother: Clio Frost^5,6 b. 15 Apr 1888, d. 26 Sep 1969

• Birth*: She was born on 22 September 1909.^7,8,9
• Marriage*: She married Lunsford P. Livingston.^10,9
• Death*: She died on 12 January 1975 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 65.^11,7,12,9
• Burial*: Interment was in row 8, section G, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^7,9

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Elizabeth Early

• Father: Jeremiah Early^1,2,3,4
• Mother: Mary Buford^5,6

• Birth*: She was born on 3 February 1759 in Virginia.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Col. James Callaway, son of Col. William Callaway and Elizabeth Tilley, circa 22 September 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia.^{9,10,11,12,13,14}
• Death*: She died in 1796 in Bedford County, Virginia.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 22 Dec 2021

Sue Frost Gibson^1,2

• Father: Guy Moore Gibson Sr.³ b. 12 Jul 1877, d. 12 Nov 1945
• Mother: Clio Frost⁴ b. 15 Apr 1888, d. 26 Sep 1969

• Birth*: She was born on 21 November 1910 in Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: She married James Newton Burnett.⁸
• Death*: She died on 16 July 1986 in Navarro County, Texas, at age 75.^10,6,11,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in row 2, section F, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^12,8

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Boyd Frost

Boyd Frost (lower right) with sister Louise and mother, courtesy of John Stovall.

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler³ b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born in 1889.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Richard Lee Calkins on 5 September 1916.^6,7
• Death*: She died on 24 March 1937 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^8,9,10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 March 1937 in row 2, section O, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^13,14,15,16

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Richard Lee Calkins

Richard Lee Calkins, from microfilm of newspaper obituary.

• Birth*: He was born in Pontiac, Illinois.¹
• Marriage*: He married Boyd Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler, on 5 September 1916.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 14 January 1957 in Garland, Dallas County, Texas.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 16 January 1957 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.¹

• Scrapbook*: "R. L. Calkins is able to be at his place of business, having recovered from an attack of influenza."⁶
• Obituary*: "R. L. Calkins, Former Resident, Dies at Garland
     "R. L. Calkins, former Corsicana resident and business man, died in Garland early Monday morning, according to information received here. He had been a merchant at Garland for a number of years and was in the automobile business here for many years as a member of the Boynton and Calkins firm, Ford dealers.
     "Surviving are his wife, of Garland; a son, R. L. Calkins, Jr., Kansas City, Kan; a daughter, Mrs. Ted Deskin, Waco; several grandchildren and other relatives.
     "Calkins was a prominent member of the Masonic Lodge.
     "Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Casa Linda Presbyterian church, 9353 Garland Road, Garland, Texas, friends here learned early Monday afternoon."⁷
• Note*: He operated a Ford dealership in Corsicana, Texas and spent the last ten years of his life in retirement in Garland, Texas. He died at his home in Garland after a year's illness. He was a member of the Casa Linda Presbyterian Church in Dallas, the Masonic lodge in Corsicana, and the Masons' Karom Temple in Waco, Texas, of which he was a life member. His survivors included his wife, a daughter, a son, two brothers, and five grandchildren.^1,5

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Louise Frost

Louise Frost (lower left) with sister Boyd and mother, courtesy of John Stovall.

• Father: Judge Samuel Romulus Frost^1,2,3 b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 1 Jan 1908
• Mother: Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler^4,5 b. 5 Jul 1853, d. 10 May 1925

• Birth*: She was born in 1893 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁶
• Marriage*: She married Adelbert Downing Kneale.⁷
• Death*: She died in 1935 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.⁶

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2011

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Adelbert Downing Kneale

• Marriage*: He married Louise Frost, daughter of Judge Samuel Romulus Frost and Mary Louise ('Mollie') Winkler.¹

• Note*: He probably was the Downing Kneale who was in the 1907 senior class of Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2011

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

(Son) Kneale

• Father: Adelbert Downing Kneale
• Mother: Louise Frost b. 1893, d. 1935

• Birth*: He was born on 17 December 1916.¹
• Death*: He died on 12 April 2000 at age 83.²

• Last Edited: 7 Aug 2000

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Corinne Meredith

• Father: Anthony Wayne Meredith^1,2,3 b. 12 Sep 1847, d. 28 Aug 1946
• Mother: Belle Bartlett^4,5 b. 19 Sep 1856, d. 1 Jul 1940

• Birth*: She was born on 2 April 1886.^6,7
• Marriage*: She married James Harbert ('Jim') Harris, son of James A. Harris and Pamelia Jane McLeod, on 7 April 1910 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^8,9,10,11
• Death*: She died on 7 August 1956 in Van Zandt County, Texas, at age 70.^{12,13,14,15,16}
• Burial*: Interment was in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.^17,18

• Note*: She was a long-time member of the Texas Poetry Society and wrote a history of Wills Point for the Texas centennial year, 1936.¹⁷

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

James Harbert ('Jim') Harris

• Father: James A. Harris¹ b. 23 Dec 1845, d. 17 Feb 1933
• Mother: Pamelia Jane McLeod² b. 1838, d. 1917

• Birth*: He was born on 17 November 1878 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.^3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Corinne Meredith, daughter of Anthony Wayne Meredith and Belle Bartlett, on 7 April 1910 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^7,8,9,10
• Death*: He died on 6 December 1946 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas, at age 68.^11,5,12
• Burial*: Interment was in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.^4,13

• Note*: He grew up on the family farm and operated it for a few years. He attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1896 and then operated a feed business and later a grocery. He was a captain in the Texas National Guard during World War I and then lived in Fort Worth for two years, where he managed the Exchange Restaurant. During the 1920s and early 1930s he was city marshal of Wills Point and Van Zandt County tax assessor and collector. After they lived in Gainesville and Longview for a short while, they returned to Wills Point in 1945 when he was appointed city marshal. He suffered a heart attack on the job and died at their home on Pecan Avenue later that day.⁴

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Waynie Bell Meredith

• Father: Anthony Wayne Meredith^1,2,3 b. 12 Sep 1847, d. 28 Aug 1946
• Mother: Belle Bartlett^4,5 b. 19 Sep 1856, d. 1 Jul 1940

• Birth*: She was born on 2 September 1888.^6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: She married Earl Manuel Greer on 3 July 1913 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^10,11,12
• Death*: She died on 10 April 1981 in Travis County, Texas, at age 92.^{13,14,15,16,17,18}
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 April 1981 in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.^19,20,9

• Note*: She lived in Austin, Texas at the time of her death and was survived by seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One source gives 2 Sep 1883 as her birth date.^20,21

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Nanna Lucia ('Lady') Meredith¹

• Father: Anthony Wayne Meredith^2,3,4 b. 12 Sep 1847, d. 28 Aug 1946
• Mother: Belle Bartlett^5,6 b. 19 Sep 1856, d. 1 Jul 1940

• Birth*: She was born on 24 January 1897.^7,8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married A. G. McDonald on 7 March 1922 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^11,12
• Death*: She died on 16 June 1986 at age 89.^9,13
• Burial*: Interment was in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.⁹

• Note*: One source gives 7 Mar 1923 as their marriage date. They lived in Wills Point, Texas.^14,15

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

A. G. McDonald

• Birth*: He was born in 1881.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nanna Lucia ('Lady') Meredith, daughter of Anthony Wayne Meredith and Belle Bartlett, on 7 March 1922 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^2,3
• Death*: He died in 1960.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

James Graham Meredith

• Father: Anthony Wayne Meredith^1,2 b. 12 Sep 1847, d. 28 Aug 1946
• Mother: Belle Bartlett^3,4 b. 19 Sep 1856, d. 1 Jul 1940

• Birth*: He was born on 27 April 1894 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Juanita Adams.⁹
• Death*: He died on 28 October 1968 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 74.^10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 29 October 1968 in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas.¹²

• Note*: He was known as Graham. From 1920 until his death in 1968 he lived in Dallas, Texas, where he was an accountant for Magnolia Oil Company from 1920 until his retirement in 1959. He was survived by his wife and two sisters.¹²

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Adelia Lucas Elkin

• Father: William G. Elkin¹ b. 1 Oct 1831, d. 10 Feb 1897
• Mother: Maria Speight Holliday² b. 23 May 1854, d. 25 Feb 1917

• Marriage*: She married John Moorman Gilmore.³

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

John Moorman Gilmore

• Marriage*: He married Adelia Lucas Elkin, daughter of William G. Elkin and Maria Speight Holliday.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

Ann J. H. Murray

• Father: Rev. James Murray¹ b. 24 Sep 1794, d. 27 Jan 1861
• Mother: Margaret Graham²

• Last Edited: 22 Feb 2001