Life History

Notes

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  Applicant Richard Wayne Flora
  Application 11 Jan 1956, SAR Membership #80024
  Born 31 January 1936 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Father Wayne Wrightsman Flora
  Birth 2 June 1900 South Haven, Michigan (still living in 1955)
  Mother Lorraine Terry
  Birth 23 September 1902 Gorman, Texas (still living in 1955)
  Married 26 June 1923 Detroit, Michigan
  Grandfather Ernest Bruce Terry
  Birth 12 June 1880 De Leon, Texas, Death 20 August 1945 Tahoka, Texas
  Grandmother Frances Hutley
  Birth 21 May 1884 Lone Grove, Texas (still living in 1955)
  Married 10 May 1900
  Great Grandfather John Williamson Terry
  Birth 6 February 1840 Madison Parish, Louisiana, Death 21 August 1902 De Leon, Texas
  Great Grandmother Rebecca Alice Nelson
  Birth 27 July 1849, Death 28 December 1932 Shelbyville, Tennessee
  Married 15 June 1865
  Great Great Grandfather Todd Robinson Terry
  Birth 1811 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 14 Dec 1847 near Mobile, Alabama
  Great Great Grandmother Mary Eliza Hill
  Birth 1816, Death 14 March 1863 Rusk County, Texas
  Married 2 July 1837
  Great Great Great Grandfather Eli Terry
  Birth abt 1772 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 1836 Autauga County, Alabama
  Mary A Pickett Birth Richmond County, North Carolina (adjacent to Anson Co) (Death Unknown)
  Married 17 December 1799
  Great Great Great Great Grandfather James Terry
  Birth 19 November 1746 Edgecomb County, North Carolina, Death 27 May 1816 Richmond County, North Carolina
  Great Great Great Great Grandmother Anna Robards
  Birth 13 February 1756 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Richmond County, North Carolina
  Married 24 May 1771
  5 Great Grandfather William Terry
  Birth abt 1725 Carolina County, Virginia, Death 1776 Anson County, North Carolina
  5 Great Grandmother Mary Raiford
  Birth 1728 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Unknown
  Married abt 1745 Edgecomb County, North Carolina
  William Terry was a "recognized Patriot -- furnished supplies."
  
  Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908
  Tod R Terry
  Cahaba Land Office [Dallas County], Document #14584
  40 Acres, 1 SWSE ST STEPHENS (Meridan) No 17N 15E 2
  Issued 4 Sep 1834
  Statutory Reference 3 Stat. 566, Authorized under Act or Treaty April 24, 1820
  
  Cahaba, in Dallas County, where the land office was located, was the first permanent capital of Alabama, from 1820 to 1825.  It later became a ghost town.
  
  U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
  Tod R Terry
  4 Sep 1834
  40 Acres, St Stephens Meridian, Autauga County, Alabama
  Township 17-N Range 15-E Section 20
  Land Office Cahaba
  Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
  Document #14584

Sources

• 1. RootsWeb Trees
• 2. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• 3. Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908
• 4. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
  • Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;
• 5. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982