Arthur Wiley TERRY4,1,11,8,6,10,5,7,9,13
6th Aug 18892,3,4,1,5,6,5,7,8,9 - Oct 196812,1
Life History
6th Aug 1889 |
Born in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia.2,3,4,1,5,6,5,7,8,9 |
1900 |
Resident in McDonald, Murray, Georgia.6 |
between 1910 and 1917 |
Residence2 in Richland Township, Stephens, Oklahoma.5,10 |
about 1911 |
Married Lela Festus PAYNE in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma.8 |
between 1920 and 1968 |
Residence3 in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma.11,8,7 |
21st Sep 1923 |
Birth of daughter Joan Payne TERRY in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma.14,8,9,15,16,13 |
Oct 1968 |
Died in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma.12,1 |
Oct 1968 |
Buried in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.1 |
Other facts
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Social Security number Social Security #: 440-22-1427.11 |
Notes
- Date of birth from SS Death Index, 8 Jun 1889, though an exact date, differs from the month and date given in the 1900 census: Aug 1889. This census month agrees with information from Arthur's sister, Jennie, in the exact birth date of 6 August 1889. Arthur's gravestone in Marlow Cemetery gives only the year of birth and death, August 1889.
1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, McDonald, District 71, Page 5B, House #86, Fam #89
Terry, Arthur Son M W Aug 1889 10 single GA GA NC At School
In 1910, Arthur is still on the farm with his parents. The 1930 census gives us the information of when he was married. In 1930 we are told that Arthur married when he was 22 years old and his wife Lela was 20. That would be about 1912. In 1930 their daughter Joan P is 6 years old. That would make her born about 1923.
1917 -- We learn a lot from Arthur's WWI Draft Registration, filled out in June 1917:
Arthur Wiley Terry
b 6 August 1889, Dalton, Georgia
Draft objections: "Religious conscientious scruples"
Farmer, address Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
Tall, Brown eyes, Dark hair
Registered in Richland Precinct 1, Stephens, Oklahoma, 15 June 1917
First of all we find he states his town of birth, which I have not seen before in any source. This was the first source for any town of birth for any of Thomas Duncan and Mattie's children. The town is Dalton, which is in Whitfield County, Georgia, not Murray. Murray County is the only location in Georgia I otherwise find associated with the Terrys. Dalton is about 4 or 5 miles into Whitfield form the Murray County line.
I found that Whitfield County was created out of the original Murray County, which was itself a creation in 1832 out of Cherokee County. I do not have enough information about the specific location of the Terry family to know if some of the children besides Arthur were born in territory that was actually by that time designated as Whitfield County. In each census they are reported as living within Murray County.
In 1920, Arthur is no longer farming, as reported in his WWI Draft Registration in 1917, but both he and Lela are working in the town of Marlow. He is in a grocery store while she is a sales person in a dry goods store.
1920 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 29 January, Marlow, District 257, page 14A, Hse #467, Fam #578
Terry, A W Head M W 30 GA GA TX Salesman, grocery store
Terry, Lela Wife F W 26 TX TN TX Saleswoman, Dry goods store
Note that Arthur's mother is reported as born in Texas, not North Carolina.
The 1930 census, where Arthur first is married, reports his as 35, only 5 years older than the 1920 report.. The census, taken in April 1930, would make him born in 1894. According to the 1900 census and the family information, Arthur's age in April 1930 should have been 38 or 39.
Likewise his wife's birth year differs from that reported on her gravestone in the Marlow Cemetery. Lela is reported as 33 years old, which would make her birth year 1896, but her grave says she was born in 1893. That makes a 3-year gap. According to the birth date on her gravestone, Lela should have been 36 or 37.
1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 18 April, Richland, District 22, page 10A, Hse #181, Fam #182
Terry, Arthur W Head M W 35 married at age 22 GA GA NC
Terry, Lela Wife F W 33 married at age 20 TX TN USA
Terry, Joan Daughter F W 6 OK GA TX
1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 4 April, Marlow Ward 1, District 69-18, page 3B, 207 North 2nd, Hse #58, Owns $1000
Terry, Arthur Head F W 50 Married Grade H4 b Georgia Denton, Comanche Co OK in 1935 WPA TImekeeper [b abt 1890]
Terry, Lela Wife F W 47 Married Grade H4 b Texas Denton, Comanche Co OK in 1935 Housework [b abt 1893]
Terry, Joan Wife F W 16 Single Grade H2 b Texas Denton, Comanche Co OK in 1935 Housework [b abt 1924]
SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, and online version
Arthur Terry
b 6 Aug 1889
d Oct 1968
Last Residence Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
SSN 440-22-1427 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Marlow (Oklahoma) Cemetery List
Terry, Arthur W
1889 - 1968
Lela 1893 - 1973
-- RootsWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~okstephe/MarlowCem2.txt
The grave has only the year of birth and death.
Arthur W. Terry
Birth Aug. 6, 1889, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
Death Oct., 1968 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Parents:
Thomas Duncan Terry (1857 - 1935)
Martha Wiley Wall Terry (1859 - 1932)
Spouse Lela Payne Terry (1893 - 1973)
Siblings:
Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins (1880 - 1966)
Thomas Everett Terry (1882 - 1888)
Carrie Lee Terry (1885 - 1888)
William Ernest Terry (1887 - 1888)
Jeffie M. Wagnon (1892 - 1967)
Clarice M. Terry Lewis (1895 - 1982)
Ouida M. Terry Hill (1899 - 1986)
Rama W. Terry (1904 - 1965)
Burial Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Created by Jean Jan 22, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #24104506, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24104506
Sources
- 1. Marlow Cemetery List, Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
- Location: http://stephenscogen.org/~okstephe/MarlowCem2.txt;
- 2. Jenkins Family information
- 3. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 29 April, Richland Township, District 243, Page 9A, No Hse/Fam Number
- 4. Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins
- 5. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 6. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 8 June, McDonald, District 71, Page 5B, House #86, Fam #89
- 7. 1920 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 29 January, Marlow, District 257, page 14A, Hse #467, Fam #578
- 8. 1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 17 April, Richland, District 22, page 10A, Hse #165, Fam #166
- 9. 1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 4 April, Marlow Ward 1, District 69-18, page 3B, 207 North 2nd, Hse #58, Owns $1000
- 10. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 29 April, Richland Township, District 243, Page 9A, No Hse/Fam #
- 11. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
- 12. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
- 13. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 14. U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012
- 15. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 16. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
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