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Billy Sunday Wallace

• Birth*: He was born on 8 June 1930 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Alice Nona Fortson, daughter of William Richard Fortson and Patsy Ethel Carithers.⁴
• Divorce*: He and Alice Nona Fortson were divorced in November 1966 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 12 March 1989 in Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, at age 58.^7,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, 114 Oakwood Road, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.^8,9

• Note*: • He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
  • His death certificate states that he served in World War II without mentioning the branch of service or the Korean War.
  • He and Alice were divorced.
  • He was employed by Pilch Inc. in plant maintenance when he died.^{10,11,12,13,14}

• Last Edited: 9 Aug 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#1), Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#2)

James Robert Lentz

• Birth*: He was born on 30 March 1932.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Alice Nona Fortson, daughter of William Richard Fortson and Patsy Ethel Carithers.³
• Death*: He died on 6 August 2008 at age 76.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, 471 Church Street North, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.⁴

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.⁴

• Last Edited: 12 Jun 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#1), Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#2)

Wayne Blount

• Marriage*: He married Carey Ann Kenner, daughter of William Buckner Kenner and Janie Babb.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart, Descendants of John Elias Naudain and Three Wives

Carleton D. Speed

• Marriage*: He married Jewel McCullough.

• Note*: He was an oil operator in Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Jewel McCullough

• Marriage*: She married Carleton D. Speed.

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Roscoe McConnico

• Father: James Washington McConnico^1,2 b. 25 Dec 1869, d. 9 Oct 1942
• Mother: Addie Ophilia Callaway³ b. 24 Feb 1874, d. 15 Jun 1903

• Birth*: He was born on 20 December 1890.⁴
• Marriage*: He married Helen Dean Sherrill on 25 February 1920.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 14 September 1971 at age 80.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was on 16 September 1971 in Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro County, Texas.^5,8

• Obituary*: McConnico
  Services will be Thursday at 4 p.m. for Roscoe McConnico, 79, who died Tuesday [14 Sep 1971].
  Officiating will be Rev. James Story, assisted by Rev. S. R. Woodson. Burial is to be in the city cemetery.
  A life-long resident of Kerens he was a merchant and owned a meat market, in addition to a ranch.
  He was a member of the Presbyterian church of Kerens and was a World War 1 veteran.
  He is survived by one daughter . . ., two sisters, Mrs. Addit Newsom of Kerens and Mrs. Erma Woodson, of Mississippi and two grandsons.
  Pallbearers will be Charles Newsom, B. P. Barry, Ben Cherry, Tim Crawford, Joe Dan Killcrest and Dwayne Crawford.⁹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Helen Dean Sherrill

• Birth*: She was born on 25 December 1895 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Roscoe McConnico, son of James Washington McConnico and Addie Ophilia Callaway, on 25 February 1920.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 13 January 1969 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, at age 73.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Rockhill C. Callaway

• Father: Leroy Callaway^1,2 b. 1810, d. 1865

• Birth*: He was born in 1843 in Monroe County, Georgia.³
• Death*: He died after 1900 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Leroy Callaway

• Birth*: He was born in 1810 in Jasper County, Georgia.¹
• Death*: He died in 1865 in Union County, Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2013

Weldon L. Dean

Weldon Dean's tombstone, Jones Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, near Danielsville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.

• Birth*: He was born on 1 August 1883.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mettie Long.
• Death*: He died on 21 January 1950 at age 66.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in plot 704, Jones Chapel Methodist Church cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2013

Mettie Long

Mettie Dean's tombstone, Jones Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, near Danielsville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.

• Birth*: She was born on 5 August 1896.¹
• Marriage*: She married Weldon L. Dean.
• Death*: She died on 4 November 1969 at age 73.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in plot 705, Jones Chapel Methodist Church cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2013

Mona May Kenner

Mona May Kenner's tombstone (broken), Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.

• Father: Woinder N. ('Woin') Kenner² b. 25 Jan 1863, d. 11 Dec 1930
• Mother: Mamie C. Moncrief¹ b. 24 Dec 1876, d. 30 Oct 1918

• Birth*: She was born on 24 September 1907 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 3 June 1908 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 12 Feb 2013

Ida Maud Pearce

• Father: William Wriley Pearce Jr.¹ b. 23 Sep 1842, d. 24 Sep 1925
• Mother: Emily Elvira Stepp² b. 3 Aug 1844, d. 23 Oct 1913

• Birth*: She was born on 6 November 1866 in Illinois.³
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Newton Pearce, son of James Pearce and Frances Martin, on 19 October 1898.⁴
• Death*: She died on 4 April 1927 in Burleson, Johnson County, Texas, at age 60.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Burleson Memorial Cemetery, 580 Memorial Plaza, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas.³

• Note*: Ida attended public school in Alhambra, Illinois and the state normal school at Bloomington. She taught several years in the public schools. She was a devout Christian and taught Sunday school for many years.⁵

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2013

Frank Carleton Pearce

• Father: Thomas Newton Pearce² b. 18 Jun 1842, d. 10 Apr 1926
• Mother: Ida Maud Pearce¹ b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 4 Apr 1927

• Birth*: He was born on 23 August 1899 in Tarrant County, Texas (on a farm south of Fort Worth).^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 3 September 1917 in Hill County, Texas (north of Hillsboro), at age 18.^3,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Burleson Memorial Cemetery, 580 Memorial Plaza, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas.^6,4,7

• Note*: • From a family history: "He played piano, drums, and cornet. After completing his education in the public schools at home, he studied telegraphy and while a mere boy had charge of a small railroad station about six miles north of Hillsboro, Texas. He met death there on September 3, 1917, when only eighteen years old. The mystery connected with his death remained unsolved. It is certain that he was run over by a train, the engineer of which claimed he knew nothing of the accident until he arrived in Hillsboro and a portion of the young man's clothing was discovered on the pilot of the locomotive. Some members of the family believed that he met with foul play and was placed on the track a short time before the train was due to arrive."
  • "Killed by Freight Train.
     "(Associated Press Dispatch.)
     "Hillsboro, Tex., Sept. 3 [1917].—Frank Pearce, Missouri, Kansas and Texas station agent at Lovelace was killed by a southbound freight train near Lovelace early today. Discovery of a part of Pearce's clothing on the pilot of the engine when it reached here was followed by a search, which resulted in the finding of the badly mangled body."^8,9

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2015

Paul Robert Pearce

• Father: Thomas Newton Pearce¹ b. 18 Jun 1842, d. 10 Apr 1926
• Mother: Ida Maud Pearce² b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 4 Apr 1927

• Birth*: He was born on 30 September 1901 in Tarrant County, Texas (on the family's farm south of Fort Worth).^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Fannie Mills Yater, daughter of Dr. Charles Mills Yater and Rosetta Abney, on 9 June 1929.^6,7,4
• Death*: He died on 18 September 1991 at age 89.^8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.¹⁰

• Note*: He and Fannie lived in Roswell, New Mexico for many years, then Cleburne, Texas, and then Fort Worth, Texas. They were Democrats and members of the Church of Christ. He was chief inspector for the Fort Worth Grain Exchange for several years and was with the Exchange for about fifty years, retiring in about 1970. He was a Mason and played the violin.⁴

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2013

Newta Mae ('Nancy') Pearce

• Father: Thomas Newton Pearce¹ b. 18 Jun 1842, d. 10 Apr 1926
• Mother: Ida Maud Pearce² b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 4 Apr 1927

• Birth*: She was born on 8 January 1904 in Tarrant County, Texas (on her parents' farm).^3,4
• Death*: She died on 22 September 1999 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 95.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 September 1999 in Burleson Memorial Cemetery, 580 Memorial Plaza, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas.³

• Note*: She was a registered nurse who worked for thirty-eight years on Indian reservations around the country. She was a member of Artlington Heights Methodist Church.^3,4

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2013

Archie Clifton Pearce

• Father: Thomas Newton Pearce¹ b. 18 Jun 1842, d. 10 Apr 1926
• Mother: Ida Maud Pearce² b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 4 Apr 1927

• Birth*: He was born on 3 August 1907 in Johnson County, Texas, on a farm near Burleson.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Lois Juanita _____ on 30 September 1939.⁴
• Death*: He died on 21 March 1978 in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, at age 70.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Burleson Memorial Cemetery, 580 Memorial Plaza, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas.⁵

• Note*: • He graduated from high school, attended business school, and in Oct 1930 moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began working for W & J Sloan Furniture Store. He retired from there in Jul 1972.
  • Archie served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and was discharged in Oct 1945.
  • He and Juanita had known each other in Fort Worth before he moved to California.
  • From a family history: "Archie Clifton Pearce was a Baptist, a Mason, a tip-top salesman, and a 'real southern gentleman.' He was loved by all of his neighbors young and old, and especially by the birds that visited his patio for daily rations and water."⁴

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2013

Fannie Mills Yater

• Father: Dr. Charles Mills Yater¹
• Mother: Rosetta Abney²

• Birth*: She was born on 24 September 1904 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married Paul Robert Pearce, son of Thomas Newton Pearce and Ida Maud Pearce, on 9 June 1929.^6,7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.⁹
• Death*: She died on 6 July 1999 in Tarrant County, Texas, at age 94.^10,11,12

• Note*: She and Paul lived in Roswell, New Mexico for many years, then Cleburne, Texas, and then Fort Worth, Texas. They were Democrats and members of the Church of Christ. She was a member of the Eastern Star and was an accomplished violinist.⁸

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2013

Marie Keller

• Birth*: She was born in 1877.¹
• Marriage*: She married James M. Pearce, son of Thomas Newton Pearce and Susan C. Stepp.²
• Death*: She died in 1955.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Feb 2013

Minnette Pearce

• Father: James M. Pearce² b. 9 Jul 1864, d. 18 Jun 1933
• Mother: Marie Keller¹ b. 1877, d. 1955

• Birth*: She was born on 10 January 1895 in Krum, Denton County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Raymond F. Hawley in 1934.³

• Note*: Minnette graduated from nursing training at St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas, Texas in 1913 and served in the Army Nurses Corps in World War I. She lived in Seal Beach, California. She and Raymond had no children.³

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Raymond F. Hawley

• Marriage*: He married Minnette Pearce, daughter of James M. Pearce and Marie Keller, in 1934.¹

• Note*: He and Minnette had no children.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Raymond Clair Pearce

• Father: James M. Pearce¹ b. 9 Jul 1864, d. 18 Jun 1933
• Mother: Marie Keller² b. 1877, d. 1955

• Birth*: He was born on 12 August 1896 in Krum, Denton County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Bourland on 5 February 1920 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 23 July 1964 at age 67.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Grove Hill Cemetery, 4118 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Note*: Raymond served in the U.S. Navy in World War I and was employed by Railway Express.³

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Margaret Bourland

• Marriage*: She married Raymond Clair Pearce, son of James M. Pearce and Marie Keller, on 5 February 1920 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Raymond Franklin Pearce

Raymond Franklin Pearce.

• Father: Raymond Clair Pearce² b. 12 Aug 1896, d. 23 Jul 1964
• Mother: Margaret Bourland¹

• Birth*: He was born on 20 January 1922 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Bertha Lee, daughter of Samuel Lee and Bertha Beyer, on 1 June 1942 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 9 January 2006 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas, at age 83.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 January 2006 in Grove Hill Memorial Park, 4118 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Bertha Lee

• Father: Samuel Lee¹
• Mother: Bertha Beyer²

• Birth*: She was born on 24 February 1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Raymond Franklin Pearce, son of Raymond Clair Pearce and Margaret Bourland, on 1 June 1942 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: She died on 16 December 2006 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas, at age 83.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 18 December 2006 in Grove Hill Memorial Park, 4118 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Note*: She moved to Winnsboro, Texas in 1989, where she was living when she died. She was a retired doctor's receptionist. Survivors included two daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.³

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Samuel Lee

• Marriage*: He married Bertha Beyer.

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013

Bertha Beyer

• Marriage*: She married Samuel Lee.

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013