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Edward Mugge

• Birth*: He was born on 8 December 1903.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mabel Claire Hall.²
• Death*: He died on 22 June 1972 at age 68.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Apr 2014

Judge John Hughes Cochran Jr.

• Father: John Hughes Cochran¹ b. 28 Jun 1838, d. 20 Oct 1928
• Mother: Martha Jane Johnson b. 22 Aug 1845, d. 22 Jun 1917

• Birth*: He was born on 28 September 1878 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Nina Cowen in 1901.⁴
• Death*: He died on 29 August 1949 in Sweetwater Hospital, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, at age 70.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 31 August 1949 in Decker Cemetery, Decker, Nolan County, Texas.⁷

• Note*: In about 1894, he moved with his parents from Dallas County, Texas to Nolan County, Texas, where they settled on a ranch in the Decker community. Eventually he moved into Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County, to work in the Beall and Beall law office. He served four years as the elected county attorney of Nolan County and dight years as the elected county judge. A new courthouse was built during his administration. After he retired from active law practice, he lived on the family ranch at Decker and in about 1946 returned to Sweetwater to live. He owned the Beall Abstract Company since 1918. He was survived by three daughters and four grandsons.⁴

• Last Edited: 6 May 2014

Nina Cowen

• Birth*: She was born on 16 April 1883 in Arkansas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Judge John Hughes Cochran Jr., son of John Hughes Cochran and Martha Jane Johnson, in 1901.²
• Death*: She died on 22 May 1940 in Sweetwater Hospital, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, at age 57.^3,1
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 May 1940 in Decker Cemetery, Decker, Nolan County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2014

William Gilbert Hughes

• Father: William Reddick Hughes^3,4 b. 10 Sep 1850, d. 5 Dec 1942
• Mother: Belle Davis Gilbert^1,2 b. 29 Mar 1862, d. 24 May 1921

• Birth*: He was born on 3 July 1891 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Beryl Rosetta Neal, daughter of Benjamin Rush Neal Jr.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 2 March 1924 in a sanitarium, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 32.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 4 March 1924 in Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁵

• Note*: Gilbert, as he was known, was an "insurance man" in Dallas and a member of Oak Lawn Methodist Church. He was a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Ben Hur Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Sam H. Gilbert

• Marriage*: He married Julia Richey.¹
• Death*: He died in 1890 in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Note*: He was a native of Mississippi, and he and his wife moved to Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas "at an early day."¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Julia Richey

• Marriage*: She married Sam H. Gilbert.¹
• Death*: She died in 1881 in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Note*: She was a native of Tennessee, and she and her husband moved to Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas "at an early day."¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Beryl Rosetta Neal

• Father: Benjamin Rush Neal Jr.^1,2 b. 2 Feb 1850, d. 25 Dec 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 16 August 1892 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married William Gilbert Hughes, son of William Reddick Hughes and Belle Davis Gilbert.^4,3
• Marriage*: She married Arlie Robert Thompson.^3,5
• Death*: She died on 10 June 1974 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas, at age 81.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

William Gilbert Hughes Jr.

• Father: William Gilbert Hughes^3,4 b. 3 Jul 1891, d. 2 Mar 1924
• Mother: Beryl Rosetta Neal^1,2 b. 16 Aug 1892, d. 10 Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born in 1914 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: He died on 15 June 1964 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 17 June 1964 in Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Arlie Robert Thompson

• Birth*: He was born on 3 February 1897 in Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Beryl Rosetta Neal, daughter of Benjamin Rush Neal Jr.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 6 May 1957 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas, at age 60.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 May 1957 in Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Benjamin Rush Neal Jr.

• Birth*: He was born on 2 February 1850 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Catherine ('Lizzie') Lane in 1874.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 25 December 1935 in his home, 2725 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 85.¹

• Note*: He had lived in Dallas forty-one years and was the retired manager of Stanard-Tilton Milling Company.¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Elizabeth Catherine ('Lizzie') Lane

• Birth*: She was born on 21 November 1854 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois.¹
• Marriage*: She married Benjamin Rush Neal Jr. in 1874.^1,2
• Death*: She died on 13 April 1936 in her home, 1725 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 81.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 14 April 1936 in Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Note*: She died less than four months after her husband's death. Her survivors included three daughters, a son, and three grandchildren.¹

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Ruby Lewis

• Burial*: Interment was in section D, row 21, lot 5, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.
• Birth*: She was born on 15 December 1903.
• Marriage*: She married John Haynie Sloan, son of Dr. Hugh Sloan and Jodie A. Haynie, on 24 June 1925.¹
• Death*: She died on 26 December 1996 at age 93.

• Note*: She was from Wortham, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2014

Joan Sloan

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

• Father: John Haynie Sloan b. 10 Jan 1889, d. 12 Mar 1962
• Mother: Ruby Lewis b. 15 Dec 1903, d. 26 Dec 1996

• Birth*: She was born on 12 January 1927.¹
• Death*: She died on 3 December 1964 in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 37.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 December 1964 in section D, row 21, lot 8, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5

• Obituary*: "Miss Sloan Of Dallas Expires
     "ENNIS, Dec. 4 [1964] (Spl)—Funeral rites will be held here Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Keever Chapel for Miss Joan Sloan, 30, 6215 Park Lane, Dallas, who died in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Thursday after an extended illness. Burial will be in the Rice cemetery.
     "Miss Sloan attended school at Rice and Ennis, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, and from SMU. She was formerly secretary for Congressman Bruce Alger in Washington, D.C.
     "Dr. Erwin Bohmfalk of Dallas and Rev. Lively Brown will conduct the services.
     "Survivors include her mother, Mrs. John Sloan, Dallas; an uncle, John H. Lewis, Mexia, and an aunt, Mrs. R. J. Banner Sr., Ennis; and three cousins, Ben L. Sloan, Mrs. Blanche Everett and H. T. Sparks, all of Corsicana."⁶

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2014

Hugh Sloan Wear

• Birth*: He was born on 8 November 1906.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Opal Doris Merrell.³
• Death*: He died on 17 December 1961 in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 55.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 18 December 1961 in section D, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^3,6

• Obituary*: "H. S. Wear, 55, Dies In Dallas, Rites Monday
     "Hugh Sloan Wear, 55, native of Rice [Texas], died in Dallas Sunday morning [17 Dec 1961] following a heart attack.
     "Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p. m. from the Haynie Memorial Methodist church in Rice with burial in the Rice cemetery.
     "The rites were conducted by Rev. Claude Gordon, pastor of the First Baptist church in Rice, assisted by Rev. B. W. Barnett, pastor of the Rice Methodist church. Wear was a Baptist.
     "Wear was ticket agent for the interurban at Rice for years and at the time of his death was connected with the Bob-O-Links golf course in Dallas. He died in Baylor hospital.
     "Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Opal Wear, 3128 Abrams Road, Dallas; a daughter. . . , and a granddaughter. . . , both of Decatur; three brothers, G. Herman Wear and J. N. Wear, both of Rice, and Jesse Wear, Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Toler, Garland, and Miss Mary E. Wear, Richardson.
     "Pallbearers were J. W. Medford, Sloan Gallemore, Dow Mahaley, Clarence Mahaley, Ernest Cummins, Al Shelton, J. K. Bradley and John Bowden.
     "McCammon directed."⁷
• Note*: He was a Baptist. For many years he was the ticket agent at Rice, Texas for the interurban line and at the time of his death was connected with the Bob-O-Links golf course in Dallas. His survivors included his wife, a daughter, three brothers, two sisters, and a granddaughter.³

• Last Edited: 23 May 2014

Opal Doris Merrell

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

• Birth*: She was born on 8 March 1906 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Hugh Sloan Wear.²
• Death*: She died on 22 December 2005 in Heritage Oaks West, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 99.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 26 December 2005 in Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,4

• Note*: Survivors included a daughter and her husband, a granddaughter, a grandson and his wife, and a great-grandson.¹

• Last Edited: 24 May 2014

Elizabeth Davis

• Birth*: She was born on 4 October 1804 in Ohio.¹
• Marriage*: She married Anthony Beck on 22 February 1823 in Preble County, Ohio.^1,2
• Death*: She died on 22 March 1868 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 63.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Note*: She and Anthony had nine children.¹

• Last Edited: 25 May 2014

Martha Ann ('Patsy') Threlkeld

• Birth*: She was born on 30 September 1837.¹
• Marriage*: She married Jacob Bowman, son of John Bowman and Sarah ('Sallie') Loop.^2,1
• Marriage*: She married Isaac Emmert.^1,3
• Death*: She died on 30 July 1917 at age 79.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 25 May 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Isaac Emmert

• Birth*: He was born on 30 December 1836.¹
• Marriage*: He married Susanna Gipson.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Martha Ann ('Patsy') Threlkeld.^3,1
• Death*: He died on 17 February 1923 at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 25 May 2014

Susanna Gipson

• Birth*: She was born on 1 March 1836.¹
• Marriage*: She married Isaac Emmert.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 7 December 1879 at age 43.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 25 May 2014

Sybil Carter

• Father: William Walter Carter M. D.¹ b. 7 Feb 1879, d. 13 Apr 1964
• Mother: Fannie Norvell² b. 23 Mar 1879, d. 28 Aug 1970

• Birth*: She was born on 1 August 1911.³
• Marriage*: She married Walter Berry Humphries.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married William Lee Holman on 20 April 1957 in First Methodist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: She died on 25 November 1995 at age 84.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Walter Berry Humphries

• Birth*: He was born on 27 September 1909.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sybil Carter, daughter of William Walter Carter M. D. and Fannie Norvell.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 4 November 1945 in his residence, 3106 West Sixth Avenue, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 36.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 November 1945 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6

• Obituary*: "W. B. HUMPHRIES IS FATALLY SHOT AT HIS HOME SUNDAY
     "SAM ALLEN AT LIBERTY ON BOND TO AWAIT ACTION OF GRAND JURY
     "W. B. Humphries, 36, is dead and Sam Allen, Corsicana, is at liberty on bond of $2,500 to await the action of the Navarro county grand jury as a result of a shooting scrape at the garage at the Humphries’ residence, 3106 West Sixth avenue, Sunday night [4 Nov 1945] about 9 o’clock.
     "An investigation was inaugurated into circumstances surrounding the trouble immediately by Sheriff Cap Curington and David Ralston, assistant county attorney in charge of the county attorney’s office. The investigations were continuing Monday.
     "Body In Automobile.
     "The officers said that Humphries’s body was found in the front seat of his automobile and that six empty shotgun shells ([word illegible] gauge) were discovered about the garage. Humphries had been shot once in the left breast, once about the belt line and another wound was found below the belt line on the left side.
     "Allen declined to make a statement to officers concerning the trouble, they stated.
     "Murder Complaint Filed.
     "The formal complaint for murder was signed by Sheriff Cap Curington, was accepted by Ralston and filed before Judge A. E. Foster, who set bond after the defendant waived examining trial.
     "Officers had not decided at noon Monday when the grand jury would be re-summoned to investigate the matter. The grand jury is in recess, subject to call.
     "Both are well-known Corsicana residents.
     "Funeral Services Tuesday.
     "Funeral services for Humphries will be held from the Corley Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. Jared I. Cartlldge, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Rev. Erwin F. Bohmfalk, pastor of the First Methodist church.
     "Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Sybil; mother, Mrs. Josie Humphries; five brothers, Cecil, Sam, Ray, Homer, U.S. Army, and Joe Humphries; and three sisters, Mrs. R. D. Beauchamp; Mrs. V. W. Sumerall and Miss Marie Humphries, all of Corsicana.
     "Pallbearers will be Fred Marberry, Joe B. Fortson, Leo Palmer, Bill Brown, Allyn Gordon, R. M. Cooksey and John H. Brown."⁷

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

William Lee Holman

• Birth*: He was born in 1900.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sybil Carter, daughter of William Walter Carter M. D. and Fannie Norvell, on 20 April 1957 in First Methodist Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.²
• Death*: He died in 1986.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jun 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

William Henry Heard

• Birth*: He was born on 16 December 1909.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Duffer, daughter of James Stinson Duffer and Lotis Hattie Galloway Ballew, in 1933.²
• Death*: He died on 4 June 2009 at age 99.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jun 2014

Leonard Washington Graham

• Marriage*: He married Ida Kanzadie Drake.

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2014

Ida Kanzadie Drake

• Marriage*: She married Leonard Washington Graham.

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2014

Elizabeth Martinez

• Marriage*: She married Edward O. Higgins.

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2014

Edward O. Higgins

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Martinez.

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2014

Tillie Robinson

• Birth*: She was born in 1867.¹
• Marriage*: She married William Alexis Babb on 10 February 1897.^2,1
• Death*: She died in 1925.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2014

William Alexis Babb

• Birth*: He was born on 3 July 1868.¹
• Marriage*: He married Tillie Robinson on 10 February 1897.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 3 January 1940 at age 71.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2014

Edith P. Babb

• Father: William Alexis Babb¹ b. 3 Jul 1868, d. 3 Jan 1940
• Mother: Tillie Robinson b. 1867, d. 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 3 May 1899.²
• Marriage*: She married Roy Eugene DeLafosse on 23 April 1929 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 9 July 1993 at age 94.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro County, Texas.²

• Scrapbook*: "PRETTY HOME WEDDING TUESDAY UNITED MISS EDITH BABB AND ROY E. DELAFOSSE OF THIS CITY
     "A pretty home wedding took place Tuesday afternoon [23 Apr 1929] when Miss Edith Babb, daughter of Mr. W. A. Babb, 1516 West Fourth avenue, became the bride of Roy Eugene DeLafosse at the home of the bride. The home was a veritable bower of pink roses, trailing ivy and white privet flowers. The impressive ring ceremony was read by the Rev. P. Martin Baker, pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church, before an improvised altar of beauty, artistically arranged in the reception hall in an orchid alcove. The background was of ivy, privet blossoms and fern. On each side stood tall beauty baskets of pink and white roses, and two tall wrought iron candelabra holding pink tapers. The stairway down which the bridal party came, was entwined with ivy.
     "The bride, wearing a youthful model of beige chiffon with hat of natural baku and pumps of water-snake in beige tones, carried a Colonial bride’s bouquet of pink rose buds, and valley lilies, showered with ribbons tied at intervals with lilies of the valley. She was given in marriage by her sister, Mrs. Billie Kenner, who wore a figured organdie and carried a Colonial corsage of pink rose buds.
     "Prior to the entrance of the bride and groom, Miss Margie Davis, gowned in powder blue lace and wearing a corsage of pink rose buds, sang “God Touched the Rose,” accompanied at the piano by Mrs. J. M. McGee, who was wearing a figured chiffon gown and waist corsage of rose buds in pink. The bride’s sister, Miss Tillie Babb, played Mendelssohn’s wedding march and during the ceremony Mrs. McGee played softly “To a Wild Rose,” Miss Babb wore a most becoming peach figured chiffon, and waist corsage of pink rose buds.
     "The bride was met at the altar by the groom, who entered with Billie Kenner, as best man.
     "An informal reception was held after the ceremony, the dining table being a picture, laid in Italian cut work and fillet lace banquet cloth, and centered with a mound of love pink radiance roses and snapdragons. Tall pink tapers glowed in solver candlesticks.
     "The bride’s cake, a beautiful three-tiered confection in white embossed in pink rose buds, was presided over by Miss Adelaide Robinson, a cousin of the bride. Pink and white brick cream and pink and white fints were served the guests with the bride’s cake, when cut.
     "On the buffet pink candles in solver holders and pink roses in a silver basket completed the beautiful scene.
     "Mr. and Mrs. DeLafosse left in their car for points south, and after a ten days’ honeymoon will be at home with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. DeLafosse, 1719 West Fourth avenue.
     "Among the out-of-town relatives were the bride’s aunts, Mmes. E. B. Robinson of Blooming Grove and Ella Blair of Dresden; and the groom’s relatives, Mrs. J. E. O’Dell of Shawnee, Okla., and Mrs. S. B. DeLafosse of Hebbronville, Texas.
     "Guests remained after the wedding to view the lovely array of wedding gifts."⁵

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2014

Roy Eugene DeLafosse

• Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1900 in Texas.¹
• Marriage*: He married Edith P. Babb, daughter of William Alexis Babb and Tillie Robinson, on 23 April 1929 in Navarro County, Texas.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 20 February 1992 in Texas at age 91.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro County, Texas.¹

• Scrapbook*: "PRETTY HOME WEDDING TUESDAY UNITED MISS EDITH BABB AND ROY E. DELAFOSSE OF THIS CITY
     "A pretty home wedding took place Tuesday afternoon [23 Apr 1929] when Miss Edith Babb, daughter of Mr. W. A. Babb, 1516 West Fourth avenue, became the bride of Roy Eugene DeLafosse at the home of the bride. The home was a veritable bower of pink roses, trailing ivy and white privet flowers. The impressive ring ceremony was read by the Rev. P. Martin Baker, pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian church, before an improvised altar of beauty, artistically arranged in the reception hall in an orchid alcove. The background was of ivy, privet blossoms and fern. On each side stood tall beauty baskets of pink and white roses, and two tall wrought iron candelabra holding pink tapers. The stairway down which the bridal party came, was entwined with ivy.
     "The bride, wearing a youthful model of beige chiffon with hat of natural baku and pumps of water-snake in beige tones, carried a Colonial bride’s bouquet of pink rose buds, and valley lilies, showered with ribbons tied at intervals with lilies of the valley. She was given in marriage by her sister, Mrs. Billie Kenner, who wore a figured organdie and carried a Colonial corsage of pink rose buds.
     "Prior to the entrance of the bride and groom, Miss Margie Davis, gowned in powder blue lace and wearing a corsage of pink rose buds, sang “God Touched the Rose,” accompanied at the piano by Mrs. J. M. McGee, who was wearing a figured chiffon gown and waist corsage of rose buds in pink. The bride’s sister, Miss Tillie Babb, played Mendelssohn’s wedding march and during the ceremony Mrs. McGee played softly “To a Wild Rose,” Miss Babb wore a most becoming peach figured chiffon, and waist corsage of pink rose buds.
     "The bride was met at the altar by the groom, who entered with Billie Kenner, as best man.
     "An informal reception was held after the ceremony, the dining table being a picture, laid in Italian cut work and fillet lace banquet cloth, and centered with a mound of love pink radiance roses and snapdragons. Tall pink tapers glowed in solver candlesticks.
     "The bride’s cake, a beautiful three-tiered confection in white embossed in pink rose buds, was presided over by Miss Adelaide Robinson, a cousin of the bride. Pink and white brick cream and pink and white fints were served the guests with the bride’s cake, when cut.
     "On the buffet pink candles in solver holders and pink roses in a silver basket completed the beautiful scene.
     "Mr. and Mrs. DeLafosse left in their car for points south, and after a ten days’ honeymoon will be at home with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. DeLafosse, 1719 West Fourth avenue.
     "Among the out-of-town relatives were the bride’s aunts, Mmes. E. B. Robinson of Blooming Grove and Ella Blair of Dresden; and the groom’s relatives, Mrs. J. E. O’Dell of Shawnee, Okla., and Mrs. S. B. DeLafosse of Hebbronville, Texas.
     "Guests remained after the wedding to view the lovely array of wedding gifts."³

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2014

Wiley Gulick Clarkson Jr.

• Father: Wiley Gulick Clarkson Sr. b. 28 Nov 1885, d. 5 May 1952
• Mother: Mary Kate Johnson b. 28 May 1887, d. 18 Nov 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 23 August 1917.¹
• Marriage*: He married Annabeth Isaacs.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 24 March 1967 at age 49.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Aug 2021

Annabeth Isaacs

• Birth*: She was born on 18 August 1922 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Wiley Gulick Clarkson Jr., son of Wiley Gulick Clarkson Sr. and Mary Kate Johnson.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 1 April 2014 at age 91.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 3 April 2014 in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.¹

• Note*: She was a Republican and a member of the Junior League, The Fort Worth Assembly, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Jul 2014

Kay Fortson

Kay Fortson Baldwin.

• Father: Benjamin Johnson Fortson^1,2 b. 1908, d. 27 Mar 1941
• Mother: Katherine Luckett³

• Birth*: She was born on 13 July 1930 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 29 December 2019 at age 89.⁶

• Note*: • She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Fitch Junior College in New York City (where she was student body president), and the University of Texas at Austin.
  • She was an Assembly debutante in 1950, was introduced at the Steeplechase Ball, was Duchess of Fort Worth at the Tyler Rose Festival in Tyler, Texas, and in 1951 represented Fort Worth as Duchess of the San Antonio Order of the Alamo Fiesta.
  • She worked for American Airlines for thirty years, including as a stewardess (as they were called then) and, for twenty-two years, in developing and heading the airline's corporate tour guide program. She had a pilot's license and in 1972 chaired the National Kiwi Convention Air Show.⁷

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Jessie Louise Hendricks

• Birth*: She was born on 17 February 1917 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Clifford C. Clopton, son of Joseph Lynn Clopton and Dora E. Harris.^1,2,3
• Death*: She died on 8 June 1980 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, at age 63.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Benjamin Cade

• Birth*: He was born in 1870.¹
• Marriage*: He married Annie McNeill.
• Death*: He died in 1941.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.¹

• Note*: He was from Wilkes County, Georgia.²

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Annie McNeill

• Birth*: She was born in 1878 in South Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married Benjamin Cade.
• Death*: She died on 6 June 1979 in her residence, Tignall Road, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 June 1979 in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^6,5

• Obituary*: "Annie M. Cade dies at age 100
     "WASHINGTON, Ga.—Mrs. Annie Macneill Cade, 100, Tignall Road, died Wednesday [7 Jun 1979] at her residence.
     "Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Rest Haven Cemetery with the Revs. Boyd Winn, Ryan Seawright and Albert Huych officiating.
     "Mrs. Cade was a native of Abbeville, S.C., but lived in Wilkes County 85 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Garden Club.
     "Survivors include two daughters . . . and one sister . . . .
     "Pallbearers will be Tom Granade, John Morrow, Marshall Guill, Sam McGill, Charlie Granade, William Pope, Edward Pope and Arnold Adams.
     "Friends may call at the Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington."⁷
• Note*: She was from South Carolina.^8,9

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Hershel Walter Hiers

• Birth*: He was born on 20 February 1929.
• Marriage*: He married Ann McNeill Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Wynn Fortson Jr. and Mary Cade, on 25 June 1949 in her parents' home, Washington County, Georgia.¹
• Death*: He died on 26 September 2006 in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California, at age 77.

• Note*: He was from Glynn County, Georgia.²

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Stephen Mandus

• Birth*: He was born in 1889.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha Godish.
• Death*: He died in 1966.¹

• Note*: He was from Pennsylvania.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Martha Godish

• Birth*: She was born in 1900.¹
• Marriage*: She married Stephen Mandus.
• Death*: She died on 15 March 1940.¹

• Note*: She was from Pennsylvania.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Virginia Norval Fortson

• Father: Edward Norval Fortson¹ b. 21 Jul 1884, d. 1 Feb 1971
• Mother: Elizabeth Washington ('Bessie') Tompkins² b. 11 Nov 1885, d. 25 May 1967

• Birth*: She was born on 5 December 1910.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Charles Wellborn Fortson, son of Benjamin Wynn Fortson Sr. and Lillie Elder Wellborn, in April 1932 in Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia.³
• Death*: She died on 15 January 2001 at age 90.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁴

• Note*: She and her husband, Charles, were cousins.³

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Charles Welborn Fortson Jr.

• Father: Charles Wellborn Fortson² b. 15 Oct 1908, d. 27 Nov 1991
• Mother: Virginia Norval Fortson¹ b. 5 Dec 1910, d. 15 Jan 2001

• Birth*: He was born on 21 May 1934 in Saint Joseph's Infirmary, Atlanta, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 17 September 2005 at age 71.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁵

• Note*: From a family history: He "attended Spring Street School and North Fulton High School, Atlanta, Ga. Graduated from Emory University and North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N.C., where he received Masters in Geology; graduate work in City Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology. Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State College, Georgia State College; geologist with State of Georgia. Entered Planning field in 1961 and has worked with DeKalb County Planning Commission, Atlanta Metropolitan Planning Commission, Georgia State Planning Commission; in 1969, Planner with Office of Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Publications in professional journals in fields of geology and planning; assisted in preparation of legislation introduced 91st Congress for World Peace Corporation. Also active in real estate development in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Member, Sigma Pi, American Institute of Planners, Regional Science Association, American Society for Public Administration, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers, Georgia Academy of Science, American Society of Planning Officials, Geological Society of America; Secretary, Economic Development Roundtable, Washington, D.C."⁶

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Edward Norval Fortson

• Father: Thomas Edward Fortson² b. 5 Jul 1848, d. 17 Dec 1931
• Mother: Sarah Richardson Toombs¹ b. 16 Sep 1856, d. 7 Apr 1953

• Birth*: He was born on 21 July 1884.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Washington ('Bessie') Tompkins on 1 September 1905 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 1 February 1971 at age 86.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁴

• Scrapbook*: "MISS ELIZABETH TOMPKINS TO WED MR. EDWARD FORTSON
     "Colonel and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry announce the engagement of their ward, Miss Elizabeth Washington Tompkins, to Mr. Edward Norval Fortson, the marriage to take place in Washington, September 1 [1905].
     "Only the immediate families and Colonel and Mrs. Lowry will witness the ceremony, and Mr. Fortson and his bride will leave at once for the mountains of North Carolina, where they will join Mr. and Mrs. Blanton E. Fortson for a few weeks, before returning to Atlanta, where they will reside.
     "Miss Tompkins is the youngest of the three daughters of the late Judge Henry B. Tompkins, and is a young woman of pronounced beauty and intellect. She is of blonde type, and has a figure and bearing of unusual grace. She is a graduate of Madame Le Febre’s school in Baltimore, and has traveled extensively in Europe, where she studied music and art.
     "Miss Tompkins has not yet made her debut, the romance terminating in the announcement of her engagement, having begun while she was still a school girl. Last April her sister, the beautiful Miss Janet Tompkins, became the bride of Mr. Blanton E. Fortson when the latter was attended by his brother, Mr. Edward Fortson, Miss Bessie Tompkins acting a maid of honor. She is a niece of the Hon. Joseph Washington, of Wessyngton, Tenn; of Mr. George Washington, of Washington Hall; of Mrs. Held, of Louisville; Mrs. Felix Ewing and Mrs. Shelby Williams, of Nashville. Her sister, Mrs. Reynold Kirby-Smith, who is now at Sewanee, will be present at the ceremony.
     "Mr. Fortson is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Fortson, of Washington, and a grandson of the late Gabriel Toombs. He is possessed of admirable traits of character and business talents, assuring him a brilliant career."⁷
• Note*: He served in the 20th Light Air Service in World War I.⁴

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Elizabeth Washington ('Bessie') Tompkins

• Birth*: She was born on 11 November 1885.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Edward Norval Fortson, son of Thomas Edward Fortson and Sarah Richardson Toombs, on 1 September 1905 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 25 May 1967 at age 81.^1,5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 28 May 1967 in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.⁶

• Scrapbook*: "MISS ELIZABETH TOMPKINS TO WED MR. EDWARD FORTSON
     "Colonel and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry announce the engagement of their ward, Miss Elizabeth Washington Tompkins, to Mr. Edward Norval Fortson, the marriage to take place in Washington, September 1 [1905].
     "Only the immediate families and Colonel and Mrs. Lowry will witness the ceremony, and Mr. Fortson and his bride will leave at once for the mountains of North Carolina, where they will join Mr. and Mrs. Blanton E. Fortson for a few weeks, before returning to Atlanta, where they will reside.
     "Miss Tompkins is the youngest of the three daughters of the late Judge Henry B. Tompkins, and is a young woman of pronounced beauty and intellect. She is of blonde type, and has a figure and bearing of unusual grace. She is a graduate of Madame Le Febre’s school in Baltimore, and has traveled extensively in Europe, where she studied music and art.
     "Miss Tompkins has not yet made her debut, the romance terminating in the announcement of her engagement, having begun while she was still a school girl. Last April her sister, the beautiful Miss Janet Tompkins, became the bride of Mr. Blanton E. Fortson when the latter was attended by his brother, Mr. Edward Fortson, Miss Bessie Tompkins acting a maid of honor. She is a niece of the Hon. Joseph Washington, of Wessyngton, Tenn; of Mr. George Washington, of Washington Hall; of Mrs. Held, of Louisville; Mrs. Felix Ewing and Mrs. Shelby Williams, of Nashville. Her sister, Mrs. Reynold Kirby-Smith, who is now at Sewanee, will be present at the ceremony.
     "Mr. Fortson is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Fortson, of Washington, and a grandson of the late Gabriel Toombs. He is possessed of admirable traits of character and business talents, assuring him a brilliant career."⁷

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