Clyde William Gorman Birth Jul 20, 1898 Tennessee Death Jul 10, 1971 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina He was the husband of Eva (Gregory) Gorman and the son of James and Catherine (Wilson) Gorman Spouse Eva Caroline Gregory Gorman (1907 - 1999) Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee Created by Donna Brummett Apr 09, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35690723, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35690723
Billie S Gossom Birth 3 October 1918 [grave says 2 Oct 1918] Death 7 February 2005 in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Parents: Elijah Lewis Gossom b 1885 Lula 1893-1980 Spouse Lester Lee Dumond 1915-1998 Children: Buelah [Beulah] Ann Dumond David Richard Dumond John DeWayne Dumond Louie Mae Dumond Katie Lou Dumond b 1946 -- Byers, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8967591/person/1381079314?ssrc=&ftm=1 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 6, page 14B, South Union St, Hse #288, Fam #301 Gossam, Louis E Head Owns M W 35 AR ME AR Carpenter [b abt 1885] Gossam, Lula M Wife F W 26 IL IL IL [b abt 1894] Gossam, Billie S Dau F W 1 AR AR IL [b abt 1919] 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256 Gossom, Louie Head Owns M W 45 First married as age 27 AR ME KY Millwright, Saw Mill Gossom, Lula Wife F W 26 First married at age 17 IL IL IL Gossom, Billy Dau F W 11 AR AR IL Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Volume #0001, Certificate 00068 Lester Dumond Spouse Billie Gossom License 23 Dec 1933 Arkansas County 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, LaGrue Township, District 1-17, page 16A, Vitteton Rd to Sunny Side Rd, Hse #294, Rents $8 Dumond, Lester Head M W 26 Grade 8 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Dumond, Billie Gossom Wife F W 23 Grade H-2 b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, Louie Mae Dau F W 5 Single b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, Walter Lee Son M W 3 b Ark Dumond, Delores Dau F W 0months Single b Ark "I'm working on the Gossom, Dumond,Griffith family history. Delores Dumond Padgett, my friend, is tracing her mother's family! She was Billie Shaw Gossom she married Lester Dumond. Her parents were Elijah Louis Gossom and Lula Griffith." -- "sncanaw," Ancestry Messaging to orville Body Jenkins, 8 March 2017 -------------------------------- Billie Shaw Gossom DuMond Rawls Birth Oct 3, 1918 Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas Death Feb 7, 2005 Arkansas [The grave photo by Jerry Grisham included with this memorial says the birth date was 2 Oct 1918.] Daughter of Elijah Lewis Gossom and his wife, Lula May Griffith. Billie worked as a tugboat cook and was a member of the Belleview Baptist Church in Ethel. Billie was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Lester Lee DuMond and Lemuel Rawls; sons John DeWayne and David Richard Dumond; daughter Louie May Dumond Ryan Burnett; her brother, Edward Gossom; and 3 grandchildren, Leo J. Padgett Jr., Gregory A. Padgett, and Marcus Ryan. Survivors include her children, Walter L. DuMond of Ethel, Delores (Leo) Padgett of Ethel, Ann (Daniel) Robinson of Lagarto, Texas, Ruth (Charles) Cunningham of St. Charles, Kay (David) Steiner of Escatawpa, Mississippi, and Lester R. (Mary Ann) DuMond of Reydel; her sister, Stella Champion of Stuttgart; her brother Walter Gossom of Pine Bluff; 19 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Richard S. Clark Dec 19, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #63081834, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63081834 --------------------------------
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 6, page 14B, South Union St, Hse #288, Fam #301 Gossam, Louis E Head Owns M W 35 AR ME AR Carpenter [b abt 1885] Gossam, Lula M Wife F W 26 IL IL IL [b abt 1894] Gossam, Edward L Son M W 6 AR AR IL [abt 1914] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Edward Louis Gossom Age 27 Birth Date 10 Feb 1913 DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Contact (wife) Ruby Edna Gossom Employed by Loeb Rice Mill, DeWitt (back) 6'1" 180 lbs, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Complexion Large Scar on Left Leg Registration 16 October 1940, DeWitt, LaGrue Township, Arkansas U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Edward Gossom Born 10 Feb 1913 Died Aug 1987 Last Residence Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas 72160 SSN 431-01-8279 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Edward L Gossum BIRTH 10 Feb 1913 DEATH 7 Aug 1987 (aged 74) BURIAL Lone Tree Cemetery, Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by BobCat 17 Jan 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial 141458562, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141458562
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 E L Gossom Age 19, Birth abt 1884 Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Maggie Webster Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 30 Aug 1903 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 29 Aug 1903 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 6, page 14B, South Union St, Hse #288, Fam #301 Gossam, Louis E Head Owns M W 35 AR ME AR Carpenter [b abt 1885] Gossam, Lula M Wife F W 26 IL IL IL [b abt 1894] Gossam, Edward L Son M W 6 AR AR IL [abt 1914] Gossam, Billie S Dau F W 1 AR AR IL [b abt 1919] Clark Richards of Warren County, Illinois, a researcher of the Gossom and related families draws upon family knowledge to report Louis' name as Elijah Louis Gossom. Note that this puts the names in the opposite order of the name in the 1920 census. His wife is known only as Lula is the couple of family lists I have seen. Richards reports her full name as Lula Mae Griffith. -- Richard Clark, Ancestry page for 1930 census, 28 December 2010 Louis' WWI draft registration also presents his name as Elijah Louis. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Elijah Louis Gossom Residence Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana Birth Date 17 Sep 1884 Occupation Millwright and Carpenter For Lousiana State Rice Milling Co in Crowley, Louisiana Nearest Relative Mrs Lula Gossom, Hot Springs, Arkansas Height 5'10", Medium Build, Grey Eyes, Black Hair Registered Acadia County 12 September 1918 Signed E L Gossom 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256 Gossom, Louie Head Owns M W 45 First married as age 27 AR ME KY Millwright, Saw Mill Gossom, Lula Wife F W 26 First married at age 17 IL IL IL Gossom, Billy Dau F W 11 AR AR IL Gossom, Stella Dau F W 9 AR AR IL Gossom, Walter Son M W 2 LA AR IL "I'm working on the Gossom, Dumond,Griffith family history. Delores Dumond Padgett, my friend, is tracing her mother's family! She was Billie Shaw Gossom she married Lester Dumond. Her parents were Elijah Louis Gossom and Lula Griffith." -- "sncanaw," Ancestry Messaging to orville Body Jenkins, 8 March 2017
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256 Gossom, Louie Head Owns M W 45 First married as age 27 AR ME KY Millwright, Saw Mill Gossom, Lula Wife F W 26 First married at age 17 IL IL IL Gossom, Stella Dau F W 9 AR AR IL Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Lawrence A Powell Arkansas County Spouse Stella Gossom License Date 26 Feb 1936 Certificate #00264 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Stella Powell Age 26, Birth Year abt 1920 Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name J E Petty Spouse's Gender Male Spouse's Age 35 Spouse's Residence England, Lonoke, Arkansas Marriage 12 Sep 1946 Saline County Marriage License Date 12 Sep 1946 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Stella Champion Born 20 Aug 1920 Died 3 Oct 2011 SSN issued Arkansas (Before 1951) -------------------------- Stella Petty Gossom Champion Birth Aug. 20, 1920 Death Oct. 3, 2011, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Stella Gossom Petty Champion was born in DeWitt, AR., 91 years ago, the daughter of E.L. and Lula Gossom. Stella Gossom Petty Champion passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011, at Arkansas Home Care in Little Rock. Adventurous, opinionated and well-traveled are a few words to describe Stella Champion. She loved the outdoors and hunting and trapshooting. Champion, who was married to Hall of Fame inductee Julius Petty when he recognized that she could shoot pretty good and entered her in trapshooting competitions. In 1948 she had the highest score ever made by a woman in the Grand American Handicap event. In 1951 she topped 243 other men and women to win the handicap preliminary event of the Grand American Trapshoot. In December of 1949 she was featured in an article titled "Life Goes Hunting in Stuttgart, Arkansas" in LIFE magazine. She owned and operated a beauty shop, but you might go in and she would be in New York seeing a Broadway show. She loved to travel. After marriage to Dr. W.T. Champion, they would travel to "met the first snow" anywhere. But dancing was her all-time favorite and she did some competition ballroom dancing in the 1980s. To relax, she loved to paint pictures of animals on rocks. Her granddaughter, Joy Lovett, always said she was a special, one-of-a-kind grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Julius Petty and Dr. W.T. Champion; a son, Larry Powell; two brothers; and one sister. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Lovett of Little Rock; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Arrangments were by Turpin Funeral Home with a graveside service at Lone Tree Cemetery chapel. Spouse Julius Eugene Petty (1911 - 1956) Burial Lone Tree Cemetery, Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Sandra Oct 15, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #78479399, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78479399 --------------------------
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256 Gossom, Louie Head Owns M W 45 First married as age 27 AR ME KY Millwright, Saw Mill Gossom, Lula Wife F W 26 First married at age 17 IL IL IL Gossom, Walter Son M W 2 LA AR IL U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Walter Gossom Birth Date 28 Oct 1927 3200 Jonquil St, Pine Bluff, AR, 71603-3873 (1992) 1217 E 9th Ave, Pine Bluff, AR, 71601-5143 (1993) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Walter B Gossom Born 28 Oct 1927 Died 21 Feb 2009 Last Residence Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas 71601 SSN issued Arkansas (Before 1951) ------------------ Walter B Gossom BIRTH 28 Oct 1927 Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA DEATH 21 Feb 2009 (aged 81) De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA BURIAL De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Walter Gossom, 81, of Pine Bluff, died Feb. 21. He was born Oct. 28, 1927, in Bastrop, LA, to Edward and Lula Gossom. He was a graduate of DeWitt High School and served in the United States Navy and Army during World War II. He was retired from the Weyerhaeuser Bag Plant and was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Edward Gossom; and a sister, Billie DuMond Rawls. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Lackey Gossom; three daughters, Kim Williams and her husband, Tim, of Woodlawn, Diane Rhoden and her husband, Terry, of North Little Rock and Donna Simpson and her husband, Richard, of Hot Springs; a sister, Stella Champion of Stuttgart; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including Meghan and Trent Williams of Woodlawn; and several nieces and nephews, Delores Padgett and her husband, Leo, of Ethel, Ruth Cunningham and her husband, Charles, of St. Charles, Ray DuMond and his wife, Mary Ann, of Reydell, and Walter DuMond of St. Charles. Funeral services were held Feb. 24 at Fuller Hale-South Funeral Chapel in Pine Bluff with Brother Jim Swinea officiating. Burial was in DeWitt Cemetery with Fuller Hale-South Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Parents: Elijah Lewis Gossom 1884-1959 Lulu May Griffith Gossom 1893-1980 Spouse Pauline Johnson Lackey Gossom 1937-2016 Siblings: Billie Shaw Gossom DuMond Rawls 1918-2005 Stella Maxine Gossom Petty Champion 1920-2011 Created by Sharon Rhoades 4 Mar 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial 34452545, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34452545 ------------------
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Nell R Cunningham Age 20, Birth Year bt 1927 Residence Hot Spring, Garland, Arkansas Spouse's Name Henry Gould Spouse's Age 26 Spouse's Residence Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas Marriage 17 Jan 1947 Garland County Marriage License Date 11 Jan 1947
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 Raymond D Christian, Age 20 (born abt 1943) Pearl I Gould, Age 21 (born abt 1942) Marriage 8 Nov 1963 Los Angeles County, California, USA California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 Richard D Christian Pearl I Gould Divorce Sep 1969 Los Angeles City U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Pearl Ilene Gould [Pearl Ilene Christian] [Pearl Lawson] [Pearl Underwood] [Pearl Whitewolf] Birth 17 Jul 1942 Fort Washakie, Wyoming Death Date 9 Dec 2006 Father Leslie Gould Mother Theresa White Plume SSN 520444787 Aug 1957 Name listed as PEARL ILENE GOULD; Jan 1970 Name listed as PEARL ILENE CHRISTIAN; Apr 1972 Name listed as PEARL CHRISTIAN LAWSON; 09 Oct 1975 Name listed as PEARL ILE UNDERWOOD; 11 Dec 1975 Name listed as PEARL I LAWSON UNDERWOOD; 13 Jun 1986 Name listed as PEARL ILENE WHITEWOLF Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Pearl Ilene Enron Maiden Name Gould Age 64 Birth 16 Jul 1942 Fort Washakie Marriage Hollywood Residence Ethete Death Date 9 Dec 2006 Burial 15 Dec 2006 Ethete Obituary published 14 Dec 2006 Casper, Wyoming, USA Father Leslie Gould Mother Theresa Whiteplume Spouse Richard D Christian Children: Evie Barnes Brenda Lujan Lynell Shakespeare Antonia Antelope Richard Christian Siblings: Emogene Wells Theresa Marie Wells Haroldine White-wolf Mary Ella Valdez Harriette Trosper Myra Watt Lorrenia Gould Alberta Goggles Colleen Addison Olivia Burton Leona Buckman ------------------------------- Pearl Ilene Brown ETHETE - Funeral services for Pearl Ilene (Gould) Brown, 64, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Blue Sky Hall with George Wells Sr., officiating. Interment will be in the Whiteplume Cemetery in Ethete. An evening service will be held today at 7 p.m., at Blue Sky Hall with a wake to follow at 243 Willow Street, Ethete. She died Dec. 9, 2006, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 16, 1942, at Fort Washakie, the daughter of the late Leslie Gould Sr., and Theresa Whiteplume. She attended schools in St. Michael's Mission and Busby, Mont. She moved to Hollywood in 1963 and married Richard D. Christian Sr. While in Hollywood, she graduated from cosmetology school. In 1971, she returned back to the Wind River Indian Reservation, working at Ethete Head Start as a teacher's aide and bus driver and was the first woman to become a Sho Rap Fire Fighter. She worked for many years at Wyoming Indian High School, cooked for Arapaho Ranch and was a truck driver. She was a member of the Wind River Warriors for Wellbriety and a foster parent and enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, traveling, gospel music, bingo, attending church and attending her grandchildrens' football and basketball games and being with family and friends, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include Julene and Calvin Todd and Nadine Christian; adopted daughters, Evie Barnes of Lander, Brenda Lujan of Casper and Lynell Shakespeare and Antonia Antelope of Riverton; son, Richard Christian Jr.; sisters, Emogene Wells and her husband of Johnstown, Theresa Marie Wells, Haroldine Whitewolf Mary Ella Valdez and her husband, Ada Mae Burgess, Harriette Trosper and Myra Watt, all of Ethete; Lorrenia Gould, Alberta Goggles and her husband, Iris Oldman, Colleen Addison and Olivia Burton, all of Arapahoe; Leona Buckman of Fort Washakie, Vera Buckman of Riverton; brothers, Willard Gould of Salt Lake City, Burton Hutchinson, Earl LeBeau, Donny, Martin, Keith and Clarence Chavez and Nelson White and his wife, all of Ethete, Crawford White Sr. of Fort Washakie; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leslie Gould Jr., Keith and Kenneth Gould, Allison Sage Sr., and John Shotgun; sisters, Theodosia Gould, Jean Moss, Marcella Lonebear, Leonard Moss Jr., Gary, Verle, Jason and Peter Killontop, Kelly Lonebear, Marlissa Jorgenson, Isabell Wells, Lestra Lonebear and Ernie Chingman. -- Casper Star-Tribune, 14 December 2008, https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/obituaries/pearl-ilene-brown/article_94363368-5237-5f42-bea2-fc6b2adf5507.html -------------------------------
---------------------- Obituary Nancy Watson Beckham County, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lynch went to Erick Monday afternoon to attend the funeral rites for Mrs. Nancy Watson, grandmother of Mrs. Lynch. Mrs. Watson, 82 years old, died at 12 noon Sunday at her home in Erick. She had been seriously ill since Wednesday. Mrs. Watson was a pioneer resident of Beckham County. Survivors are her husband, J.D. Watson, Erick, and the following children: Daniel Watson, Irene, Tex; Mrs. Emmett Hendricks, Mangum; Mrs. Will Bernard, Erick; Mrs. John Lynch, Carnegie; and Lee Watson, Erick. Services were to be held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at the First Baptist church in Erick with the minister from Vinson officiating. [born 10 Aug 1856, died 26 March 1939, burial Erick Cem]. -- RootsWeb, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/beckham/obits/watson.txt ----------------------
A coule of genealogies have some information on Jesse and his wife. I have not foudn source or record references, but I can tell the following has referenced Jesse's death certificate, and the details on his wife Viola indicate family sources. Viola Mae Lang Birth 23 MAR 1905 in Oklahoma, Love County Death 2 SEP 1988 in Lubbock, TX, Lubbock County ParentsHenry Monroe Lang 1878-1963, Mary Florence Fox 1880-1970 Marriage to Jesse D. Gracy 3 Aug 1922 in Gainesville, Cooke County TX -- Dearman, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/682615/person/-2061215839 Texas Death Certificate Certificate #25061 Jesse D Gracy, Married Residence Legion, Kerr County, Texas Occupation Truck Driver Born 4 Feb 1896 Texas Died 8 May 1930, US Veteran's Hospital, Legion, Kerr County, Texas Cause of Death "Tub.Pul.Chr.Far Adv.Act.C." Father John N [sic] Gracy, born in Tennessee Mother Mollie Hannah, born in Texas Wife Viola Gracy Informant Addison M Rotherock, MD Burial [no date reported] Marietta, Oklahoma, preparation by Kerrville Funeral Parlor, Kerrville (Kerr County), Texas Filed 23 May 1930 Note the name of Jesse's father is reported here as John N, instead of John W.
Wiley seems to be the middle name, though it is the one most found in records. In 1920, he is enumeraterd in the census as John W. But usually he is Wiley, or even wiley J as in 1900. In this census, Wiley's wife is listed as Hannah W. But Hanna was her family name. You will see that in other censuses she is named Mollie, a nickname for Mary. It may be that Mollie was actaully her given name. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 June, F1 Township 8SR1, District 151, p 2A, Hse/Fam #17 Gracy, Wylie J Head W M June 1861 38 Married 19 years TN England Mississippi Farmer Gracy, Hannah W Wife W F Dec 1865 34 Married 19 years TX SC GA Gracy, Joseph W Son W M Sept 1887 12 TX TN TX Farm Laborer Gracy, John H Son W M Nov 1889 10 TX TN TX Farm Laborer Gracy, William F Son W M July 1892 7 TX TN TX Gracy, Jessie D Son W M Feb 1895 5 TX TN TX Gracy, Thomas A Son W M Oct 1897 2 TX TN TX The census tells us that Wylie and Hannah (Mollie) married about 1881. This is consistent with the report of birth of their daughter Mary Frances in June 1882, according to Mary Frances' gravestone. Mary Frances and her husband Enoch A Jackson are living in this household with them. Note that the census reports her birth year as 1883, one year later, as we commonly find in the 1900 census. Jackson, Enoch A Son-in-law W M Oct 1876 23 TX GA GA Farmer Jackson, Mary F Daughter W F 16 June 1883 TX TN TX Originally they were reported as in the same household but with a different family number. Later corrections of the numbering in the census eliminated the separate family number for Enoch and Mary. 1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 5 May, Washington Township, District 171, page 17A, Hse/Fam #314 Gracy, Wiley Head M W 50 Married 28 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents Farm [b abt 1860] Gracy, Mollie Wife F W 43 Married 28 years TX SC GA [b abt 1867] Gracy, John H Son M W 20 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] Gracy, Bill Son M W 17 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1893] Gracy, Jessie Son M W 14 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1896] Gracy, Avery Son M W 12 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1898] Gracy, Gardner Son M W 9 Single OK TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1901] Gracy, Claud Son M W 6 Single OK TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1904] In 1920, Wiley is listed by his first name as John W. His birth state has now changed from Tennessee to Alabama. We know this is the same person, however, because the name of the wife Mollie and the children match. The variations of names in this census tell us some more details about the family members. 1920 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 5 February, Hickory Township, District 125, page 6A, Oswalt Road, Hse/Fam #102 Gracy, John W Head Rents M W 62 AL AL AL Farmer [born abt 1848] Gracy, Mollie Wife F W 54 TX NC GA [born abt 1866] Gracy, Jessie L Son M W 23 Single TX AL TX Farm Laborer [born abt 1997] Gracy, Ben G Son M W 18 Single OK AL TX Farmer [born abt 1802] Gracy, Claud E Son M W 15 Single OK AL TX Farmer [born abt 1905] We know from this record that Wiley's full name is John Wiley. Ben G here matches Gardner in the 1910 census. We get a middle initial L for Jessie and Claud's initial E. Note that Jessie L was reported as Jessie D in 1900.
In 1900 at the April census, Mary Frances Gracy has recently married her husband Enoch A Jackson (reported as married 0 years). They are living with her parents and 5 of her siblings in the same household, but enumerated as a separate family. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 June, Township 8, District 151, page 2A, Hse/Fam #17 Jackson, Enoch A Son-in-law W M Oct 1876 23 Married less than 1 yr TX GA GA Jackson, Mary F Daughter W F June 1883 16 Married less than 1 yr TX TN TX This census reports her birth date as June 1883. The date on her gravestone, however, is 26 June 1882. For some reason, the birth dates on very many of these 1900 census reports are one year off. The same thing occurs with her husband's birth date. The 1900 census above tells us that Wylie and Hannah (Mollie) married about 1881 (married 19 years). This is consistent with the report of birth of their daughter Mary Frances in June 1882, the date on Mary Frances' gravestone. Mary Frances and Enoch Jackson are living in the Gracy household. In 1910, I find Enoch and Mary still in Love County, Oklahoma, in their own household with their two sons: 1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Hickory Township, District 169, p 1A, Hse/Fam #6 Jackson, Enoch Head M W 33 Married 10 years OK AL GA Laborer [b abt 1877] Jackson, Mary Wife F W 26 Married 10 years TX TN TX [b abt 1884] Jackson, William F Son M W 7 OK OK TX Jackson, John W Son M W 5 OK OK TX 1920 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, [no date], Burney Township, District 124, p 9A, Hse #149, Fam #155 Jackson, Ean Head Rents M W 44 OK TX TX Farmer Can read and write [b abt 1876] Jackson, Mary Wife F W 36 TX US US Unable to read or write [or left blank?] [b abt 1884] Jackson, William Son M W 17 OK OK TX Jackson, John Son M W 15 OK OK TX Jackson, Jeff Son M W 6 OK OK TX Jackson, Ethel Dau F W 3 OK OK TX Jackson, Lee W Son M W 7 months OK OK TX In 1930, Mary is a widow and her widowed mother is living in her household. Mary is head of the household as a widow with three children still at home. The enumeration listing is unusual. Jeff is shown as head. The enumerator wrote Jeff first, listing him as Head of the household with Mary as Mother. Then he changed the relationships to show Mary as Head and Jeff as Son. But he left the other relationships as he had originally entered them, in relationship to Jeff. So Molly Gracy is reported as Grandmother, even though now Mary has been redesignated as Head of the household. 1930 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 12 April, Hickory Township, District 4, page 5A, Hse #91, Fam #93 Jackson, Jeff Head/Son Rents M W 17 Single OK OK TX Farmer Jackson, Mary Mother/Head F W 48 Widow TX GA TX [b abt 1882] No Occupation Jackson, Ethel Sister [Daughter] F W 13 Single OK OK TX No Occupation Jackson, Lee Brother [Son] M W 10 Single OK OK TX No Occupation Gracy, Molly GrandMother [Mother] F W 69 Widow TX GA MS No Occupation They are living next door to her son William F and family. Mary's gravestone presents her name as Mrs E A Jackson. She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Love County, Oklahoma. But she died in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas. (See memorial at the end of these notes.) Mary Frances' death certificate was found by my cousin Marion Mixon. The date of birth on the certificate has a different year (1879) from that on the grave (1882), but provides some excellent detail to fill out our understanding of Mary Frances and her parents. The place of birth of both her parents is specified, whereas before we had only the state. The date of death is also a year later than the Find a Grave transcription. On the photo of the grave, I cannot actually read the final number of the year of death. I would normally trust the informant's report to the doctor recorded on the death certificate. However, in this case, the date of birth would be when her mother was only 14. This is possible, but not likely. The doctor might have got the date wrong, transcribed it incorrectly, or maybe the informant, Mary's brother Claude, got the date wrong. The date on the grave matches more closely with the census age reports, which yield a year of birth of 1882-1884. The 1900 census reports her birth date as Jun 1883, one year later, which, for some reason, is often the case with that census. Another definitive reference is when her parents were married. The 1900 census above tells us that Wylie and Hannah (Mollie) married about 1881 (married 19 years). This is consistent with the report of birth of their daughter Mary Frances in June 1882, the date on Mary Frances' gravestone. Mary Frances and Enoch Jackson are living in the Gracy household. Texas Death Certificate Mary Frances Jackson Residence 2910 Maiden St, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas Birth 26 June 1879 Henderson County, Texas Widow, Husband E A Jackson Father J W Gracey born Nashville, Tennessee Mother Mollie Hanna born Athens, Texas Informant C E Gracey, Vernon, Texas Death 22 Feb 1939 at home, 2910 Maiden St, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas Cause of death Carcinoma of Stomach for unknown period of time, with contributory Bronchopneumonia since 18 February 1939 Burial 23 Feb 1939 in Marietta, Oklahoma (name of cemetery not reported) by Burton Funeral Home, Marietta Certificate #10612 filed 9 March 1939, filed State 11 March 1939 Document courtesy of FamilySearch.org Note the spelling of the maiden name here. The name is found spelled both Gracy and Gracey. A Death Notice/Obit for Mary Frances (Gracy) Jackson (June 26, 1882 - February 22, 1939) was published in The Daily Ardmoreite . Thanks to cousin Kati Jackson Cain for the transcription, by email 26 May 2014. ----------------------------- "MARIETTA, March 4 -(Special)- Funeral services were held Thursday [23 Feb 1939] at Lake View cemetery for Mrs. E. A. Jackson of Oswalt, conducted by Rev. Richard L. Webster, pastor of the Pentecostal Holliness church. Deceased was born June 26, 1879, at Athens, Texas, and passed away Wednesday [22 Feb 1939]. She had been a resident of this country for many years. Survivors include three sons, Jeff and Lee Jackson of Vernon, Texas, and William Jackson of this city; one daughter, Mrs. R. L. Sloan, Vernon; two brothers, T.A. and Claude Glacey [Gracy], and her mother, Mrs. Mollie Glacey [Gracy]." -- The Daily Ardmoreite, March 5, 1939 ----------------------------- The full text of the memorial on Find a Grave discusses various family members and events. ---------------------------------- Mary Frances Gracey Jackson Birth Jun 26, 1882 [compare death certificate, 26 June 1879] Death Feb 22, 1938 [death certificate and obituary say 1939] Born 26 June 1879 Henderson County, TX. USA Died 22 Feb 1939 Residence 2910 Mariden St Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. USA Father J W Gracey (John Wiley Gracy) 1861-????. see note below! Mother Mollie Hanna (Mollie Walker Hanna) 1859-1940 Burial/Cremation or removal 23 Feb 1939 [here the correct year is given] Husband/Wife E A Jackson (Enoch Abraham Jackson) Memorial #14181271 Undertaker Burton Funeral Home Marietta, Ok. USA Texas Death Certificate #10612 Death 2910, Maiden St Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. USA Informant C E Gracey Note on Informant and Father's surname: spelling is believe to be an error with Gracy spelled Gracey on Mary's death Cert with all family records and research having surname as Gracy. Also death cert for Mollie Walker Hanna has both John Wiley and her on death Cert TX #5973 as Gracy. Children of Enoch Jackson and Mary Frances Gracy Jackson: E A Jackson 1901-1901 William F Jackson 1902-1985 Memorial #16159905 John Wesley Jackson 1905-1936 Memorial #14258767 Jeff Gardner Jackson 1914-1995 Ethel Beatrice Jackson Sloan 1916-1999 Memorial #14166614 Lee Woo Jackson 1919-1983 Altho my [? Note the memorial is signed by two individuals] research and family records have John Wiley Gracy born 1861 with death unknown it appears the J W Gracy Memorial #14137359 1854-1930 may be him. The other J W Gracy Memorial #141137366 born 1886-1902 is possible Joseph Wesley Gracy in my tree but I have no information to support either. Information and research on Mollie Walker Hanna can be found on Death Cert Texas #5973 showing she died in Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX. USA 24 Jan 1940 with burial in Marietta Cemetery 26 Jan 1940. However a search of Lakeview found nothing along with a search of OK. It is assumed no findagrave information has ever been entered on her with all indications she is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Love County, OK. USA. Burial Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma, USA Created by Phil & Donna May 05, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #14181278, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14181278/mary-frances-jackson ----------------------------------
1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 June, F1 Township 8SR1, District 151, p 2A, Hse/Fam #17 Gracy, Wylie J Head W M June 1861 38 Married 19 years TN England Mississippi Farmer Gracy, Hannah W Wife W F Dec 1865 34 Married 19 years TX SC GA Gracy, Thomas A Son W M Oct 1897 2 TX TN TX 1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 5 May, Washington Township, District 171, page 17A, Hse/Fam #314 Gracy, Wiley Head M W 50 Married 28 years TN TN TN Farmer Rents Farm [b abt 1860] Gracy, Mollie Wife F W 43 Married 28 years TX SC GA [b abt 1867] Gracy, Avery Son M W 12 Single TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1898] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Avery Gracy Residence Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Birth 18 Oct 1898 Self Employed Farmer, Marietta, Oklahoma Nearest relative (Wife) Mildred Viola Gracy), Marietta, Love, Oklahoma Medium Height and Weight, Blue Eyes, Light Hair Registered Marietta, Oklahoma, 12 Sept, 1918 Signed George Avery Gracy Though the name is spelled Gracey in some sources, note that Avery signs it as Gracy. 1930 Federal Census, Taylor County, Texas, 3 April, Abilene Precinct 1, District 13, page 2A, 401 Pecan St, Hse #28, Fam #31 Gracy, Thomas A Head Rents M W 31 First married at age 19 TX TX TX Construction Engineer Gracy, Mildred V Wife F W 29 First married at age 17 TX MS AL Gracy, Irene Dau F W 20 OK TX TX Gracy, Avery G Son M W 9 OK TX TX Gracy, Lina J Dau F W 7 OK TX TX Gracy, Bertha L Dau F W 5 OK TX TX Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Certificate #10603 Thomas A. Gracy Death 16 Feb 1944 Taylor County Texas Death Certificate Certificate #10603 Thomas A Gracy, Married Occupation Civil Service Employee, Camp Berkeley, Texas Born 13 October 1898 Athens, Henderson County, Texas Died 16 February 1944, Hendrick Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Cause of Death Coronary Occlusion, Contributory Bronchopneumonia SSN 452-10-0287 Father J W Gracy, born in Tennessee Mother Mallin [Mollie] Hannah, born in Texas Informant Garnet A Gracy, US Marines, San Diego, California Burial 17 February 1944 Cedar Hill Cemetery [also known as Abilene Municipal Cemetery], Abilene, by Elliott's Funeral Home, Abilene Filed 1 March 1944
------------------------- Dr Charles Earle “Skeet†Graddick, Jr BIRTH 26 Jan 1929 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 11 May 2006 (aged 77) Mauldin, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, Section D Dr. Charles Earle "Skeet" Graddick Jr., 77, of 208 Green Arbor Lane, husband of Sherry Hanvey Graddick, died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at National Health Care, Mauldin. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Charles Earle Graddick Sr. and Lois Simpson Graddick. Dr. Graddick was a 1946 graduate of Greenville High School, Furman University in 1950, and the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine in 1962. He was the retired owner of Graddick's Animal Hospital and was the past president of Greenville County Veterinary Medical Association. He was a member of Greer First Baptist Church and was a U.S. Air Force veteran having served during the Korean War. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Dana S. Graddick of Greenville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Steven L. and Donna Graddick of Greenville, and Scot A and April Graddick of Americus, Ga.; and five grandchildren, Jennifer, Austin, Megan, William, and Abbey Graddick. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lorena Reaves Graddick. Memorials may be made to the Arch Fund, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, 501 D.W. Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Visitation will be held this evening, May 12, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 13, 2006, at 12 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. The family will be at the residence. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com. Published in The Greenville News on May 12, 2006 Parents: Charles Earl Graddick 1902-1968 Lois Simpson Graddick 1904-2000 Spouse Lorena Reaves Graddick 1931-1989 Created by Chris Smith 9 Feb 2014 -- Find A Grave Memorial 124880341, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124880341/charles-earle-graddick -------------------------
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Joseph Barnett Birth Place Ir [Ireland?] Birth Year 1726 Spouse Name Elizabeth Coraham Marriage Year 1749
"Essie (Campbell) Lee identified Susie Turner as Peter´s first wife and Zin or Zene Turner, born in Germany, as Susie´s father. Mrs Lee also stated the `'He (Zene Turner) married Margaret in Mississippi. She died near Jackson....'´´ -- Christian Family History, by Harold K Christian (unpublished), p. 6
--------------------- Ora May Graham Merryman Birth Mar. 23, 1886 Rudy, Crawford County, Arkansas Death Apr. 8, 1943 Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington Ora May (Graham) Merryman, was born March 23, 1886 in Rudy, Crawford Co., Arkansas; and passed away in Fort Steilacoom, Pierce Co., Washington on April 8, 1943. Ora first married Abraham H. Merryman (Aug 10, 1902 in Sugar Loaf Co., Choctaw Nation/Okla.) then She evidently remarried another man, after divorcing Abe H. Merryman (Nov 17, 1932, Reno, NV.) as her spouse is listed as one Charles Lawrence (according to Washington State Death Certificate Index 1907-1960). Also, according to this record her parents names were John & Ormanda Grahm. (Although, family records and others, spell her parents names as John Wesley Graham & Arminda Jane Bell). She and Abe -about 3 years older than her- had nine Children together between the years of 1903 and 1924; all of these were born were boys, but for three girls. Of these children, all of them have passed away, except for one of the girls as of 2012. This person's name is on a plaque placed in the Cemetery (which is one of the pictures to the right) that has over 500 names listed on it. I have taken pictures of this plaque in sections so as to make the names visible. I then cropped sections with up to 5 names at time on them. The other names with this section are: J.D. McNeley Stewart K. McPherson Edward McReynolds Katherine Meinken These people were buried at the Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery between 1939 and 1952. (Note: The following was a letter posted in the cemetery on their kiosk) To find out information about a deceased relative who had been a patient at Western State Hospital and you have an interest in obtaining old medical records: There are laws that must be followed in order concerning the release of the medical records. You will need to obtain and complete a consent form and have it signed by the oldest living relative. That person also has to have documentation proving they are related to the patient such as birth/death certificates, obituaries, etc. A death certificate may be needed to prove they are deceased, but if the relative died at Western State Hospital, that will not be needed that unless it helps prove relationship. Send the completed information to Lisa Evans at the address below and we will do a search. The records are on microfilm and will then be mailed to the requestor. This may take up to 3 or 4 weeks depending on how long it takes to find the records. Contact Lisa if you have any questions. Thanks. Lisa M. Evans, RHIT Western State Hospital Medical Record Dept. 9601 Steilacoom Blvd. SW Tacoma, WA 98498-7213 Ph: 253 -761-7549 Fx: 253-761-7579 (Note: The following was on a monument at the front of the cemetery) Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery 1876 - 1953 Over 3,200 psychiatric patients from Western State Hospital were buried here from 1876 to 1953. Since then, burial has been elsewhere. The graves are marked with numbers for privacy reasons and the stigma of mental illness. These people worked on the award winning hospital farm and in other hospital areas and called the hospital "home." They were mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, children and many were veterans. May they rest in peace, with dignity and respect. Burial Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery, Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington Created by Robbyn Sep 15, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #15754567, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15754567&ref=acom&ftm=1 --------------------- Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 Ora M Merryman [Ora May Grahm] Death 8 Apr 1943 Fort Steilacoom, Pierce, Washington Age 56, Estimated birth year 1887 Father John Grahm Mother Ormanda Grahm [sic] Certificate 294
The source for Deborah's name was the Social Security Death Index. Her maiden name also came from Social Security records in another database not released until later, and was not foiund until May 2017. Deborah McSwain Born 2 Jun 1960, Died Dec 1992 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN 430-04-9752 issued Arkansas (1968) Deborah's full Social Security information gives uis here maiden name as Graves. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Deborah Elaine Graves [Deborah Elaine McSwain] [Deborah McSwain] Birth 2 Jun 1960 Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Death Date Dec 1992 SSN 430049752 Dec 1968 Name listed as DEBORAH ELAINE GRAVES; 25 Jan 1979 Name listed as DEBORAH ELAINE MCSWAIN; 03 Feb 1993 Name listed as DEBORAH MCSWAIN Deborah E McSwain Birth Jun 2, 1960 Death Dec 1, 1992 Spouse Albert W McSwain (1957 - ____ [2011]) Burial Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Dale Houghton Mar 11, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #86598989, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86598989