Thanks to Patricia Williams, who contacted me with information on the death of Otdies Lee Adley. "Otdies Lee Adley died in Fort Collins, Colorado about Jan. 23-24, 2003. Obit appeared in newspaper on Jan. 25, 2003, and graveside services were held on that day." With this clue, I went searching for online records and found the Social Security Death Index for Otdies Lee, which gave the exact day of death: Otdies L. Adley, Born 4 Nov 1934, Died 22 Jan 2003, SSN: 463-52-0947 issued Texas (1951), Last Residence: 80526 Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado Interestingly, I found public records compilations that indicated Otdies' birthday was in July. Otdies L Adley Birth Date Jul 1934 3721 Soderburg Dr, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, 80526 Phone Number 970-225-9356 Also at this address I find records for him under the name of Lee R Adley, but with the same age, and associated with Shirley Adley (no info on the divorce in this collection). Some public records listings have him under the name of Lee, and with the correct birth month: Lee Adley Birth Date Nov 1934 2300 W County Road 38 E, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, 80526 Phone Number 970-225-9356 The Texas Birth Index, which I found next, confirms the date of birth as 4 November 1934. But note how they entered his name. Otis Lee Jr Adley Birth 4 Nov 1934, Milam County, Texas Gender Male Father Lee Adley Mother Ruby Henson This is also the first source that tells us what county he was born in. The designation of Jr would tell us that his father, named Lee here, is also Otis (Otdies) Lee Adley. However, I found out this is not the case, when Patricia Williams again gave me some insider information on the matter. "His name was Otdies Lee Adley, and his father's name was Lee Roy Adley. The 'Junior' part came in when his mother said 'Well, the first son is always called Junior.' But they did not have the same name. The son was called 'Lee', and the father was called 'Lee Roy.'" Patricia goes on to tell us, "Lee Roy was the son of Andrew Adley, and Andrew was the son of John Henry Adley." However, Otdies' father is also enumerated as Lee in the censuses of 1920 and 1930 with his parents and in his own household with his sons Otis Lee and Edward in 1940. 1940 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 13 April, Justice Precinct 6, District 166-22, page 5B, Buckholtz and Davilla Rd, Hse #95, Rents $2.50 Adley, Lee Head M W 29 Grade 5 b TX same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Adley, Ruby Wife F W 34 Grade 6 b TX same place in 1935 Adley, Otis Lee Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b TX same place in 1935 Adley, Edward Son M W 3 Single Grade 0 b TX In 1956, Otdies was listed in the City Directory for Ft Worth, Texas. Note that his middle name Lee is not even included. His wife's name at the time was Pat. Notice that Otdies' father (with his mother) is listed twice under two different spellings of his name. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1956 Adley Lee R (Ruby) Emp Ace Bag & Burlap h 5021 Wheeler Adley Leroy (Ruby) bag grader Ace Bag & Burlap r 5021 Wheeler Adley Otdies (Pat) Multilith opr Panther Oil & Grease Mfg r RD 1 Box 90B I have not found any marriage record for Otdies, but, oddly enough, I found the record of Otdies Lee's divorce from Shirley Ann Childers in 1972, which also gives us the marriage date: VITAL RECORDS - TARRANT COUNTY, TX - DIVORCE 1972 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/tarrant/vitals/divorces/1972/tarrv72a.txt File# Husband Age Wife Age Child Under 18 Marriage Date Divorce Date 17250 ADLEY OTDIES L 37 SHIRLEY 28 1 21-Aug-1965 09-Mar-1972 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Otdies Adley [Otdies L Adley] Birth 4 Nov 1934 Buckholts, Milam County, Texas Father Lee R Adley Mother Ruby Henson Death 22 Jan 2003 SSN 463520947 Nov 1950 Name listed as OTDIES LEE ADLEY; 30 Jan 2003 Name listed as OTDIES L ADLEY Otdies Lee "Lee" Adley Birth Nov. 4, 1934 Buckholts, Milam County, Texas Death Jan. 22, 2003 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado Parents: Lee Roy Adley (1911 - 1984) Ruby Lee Henson Adley (1905 - 1989) Sibling Edward John Adley (1937 - 1979) Burial Resthaven Memory Gardens, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by: MsFoxRider Jun 28, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #92745107, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92745107
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Ricky Lee Adley Birth 16 Sep 1955 Tarrant County, Texas Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 Ricky L Adley, Age 18 (born abt 1956) Bonnie J Harman, Age 27 (born abt 1950) Marriage 1 Mar 1974 Tarrant, Texas, USA Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Deborah Latanne Adley Birth 22 May 1977 Tarrant County Father's name Ricky Lee Adley Mother's name Bonnie Jean Harman Rick went through two series of chemotherapy for cancer in 2017 and 2018. He died at home while walking with a walker to the bathroom during the night. "Please pray for Deb's mom, Her dad, Rick, just passed away. Will be at the hospital for a while with Deb and Jan." -- Kevin Jenkins, cell phone text message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 March 2018. --------------------- Ricky Lee Adley September 16, 1955 - March 24, 2018 Obituary: It is with great sadness that the family of Ricky Lee Adley announces his passing on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the age of 62 in Fort Worth, Texas. Rick was a man of “many.†Many interests, many talents, many experiences, many friends, and many words! He spent his life doing what he loved, and being with those he loved, from his passion for hunting and wildlife management to playing Kamikaze Softball, running large Exotic Hunting Lodges to partnering with Lotus as they first entered Motorsports Racing in the United States. Whatever he did, he did big! In fact, he’d spend many hours telling you all about it with such enthusiasm that you couldn’t help but be drawn into it with him. The lively presence he exuded will be greatly missed by many. Rick will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend of 39 years, Jan, children Kelley (Kilee) and Deborah (Kevin), grandchildren Samantha (Robert), Logan and Kade, his mother Patricia and by his brother Randy (Carol Ann) and sister Latanne (Jimmy). Rick will also be fondly remembered by his numerous nieces, nephews and extended family, friends and pets. A Memorial Service celebrating Rick’s life will be held on Tuesday, April 3, at 6:00 pm, at Shady Oaks Baptist Church concluded by a time for fellowship and desserts. -- Tributes, for Alpine Funeral Home, Ft Worth, Texas, http://alpinefuneralsandcremations.com/memorial/ricky-lee-adley/ ---------------------
1920 Federal Census, Brown County, Texas, 7 February, Justice Precinct 4, District 11, page 12A, Hse #239, Fam #245 Adley, Andrew Head M W 57 Tex Louisiana Louisiana Laborer Adley, Rosie Wife F W 40 Tex US US Adley, Rosie Dau F W 6 Tex Tex Tex Some genealogies provide Rosie's full name. Rosa Bell Adley Birth 20 Feb 1914 in Burleson, Texas Death Sep 1994 in Whitney, Hill, Texas Parents: Andrew Adley 1867 - 1917 Rosa Gammon Adley 1888 - 1961 -- Ely John Adley, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25341850/person/12032079122 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Rose A Wallace Birth Date 20 Feb 1914 PO Box 442, Whitney, TX, 76692-0442 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Rosie Bell Dechaume [Rosie Bell Wallace] [Rosie Wallace] [Rosie Bell Adley] [maiden given mname Rosa Bell Adley, Rosie was a nickname] Birth 20 Feb 1914 Caldwell, Texas Caldwell, Texas] Father Andrew Adley Mother Rosie B Adley Death Date 5 Oct 1994 SSN 459167061 Dec 1937 Name listed as ROSIE BELL DECHAUME; Mar 1955 Name listed as ROSIE BELL WALLACE; 13 Oct 1994 Name listed as ROSIE B WALLACE A memorial on Find a Grave provides many details about Rosie. --------------------------------- Rose Bell Adley Wallace Birth Feb 20, 1914 Texas, USA Death Oct 5, 1994 Whitney, Hill County, Texas, USA Whitney Messenger Friday, October 14, 1994 Rose B. Wallace Rose B. Wallace, age 80 of Whitney, died Wednesday, October 5, at a local hospital. Graveside services were Thursday, October 6. in the Peoria Cemetery in Peoria, Texas with the Reverend Curtis McGehee officiating. Mrs. Wallace was born on February 20, 1914 in Caldwell, Texas. She was the daughter of Andrew and Rosa Adley. She was born in Caldwell, Texas. She married Joseph Wallace on November 16, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1975. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter Ethel Marie. She lived in the Whitney area since 1954. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Whitney. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Wallace is survived by one daughter, Anne Sprangue of Whitney; one son, Vernon DeChaume; four granddaughters, Diana Settle of Littleton, Col, Donna Hawkins of Garland, Deanna DeChaume of Garland and Cyndee Christlieb of Auburn, Indiana; five great grandchildren and two great great granddaughters. Burial Peoria Cemetery, Peoria, Hill County, Texas, USA Created by Cathy Creger Shelley Mar 03, 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #7228983, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Adley&GSiman=1&GScnty=2628&GRid=7228983& ---------------------------------
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Wanda June AdlyBirth 13 Jun 1943 Bell County Father's name Lee Roy Adly Mother's name Ruby Lee Henson Marriage Licenses Vernon Hall, Dyess AFB (Abilene), to Wanda June Adley, Fort Worth -- Abilene Reporter-News, Abilen, Texas, 30 November 1962
1910 Federal Census, Burleson County, Texas, 25 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 16, page 4B, Hse #72, Fam #77 Adley, Andrew Head M W 43 2nd Marriage Married 12 years TX LA LA Farmer Adley, Rosa Wife F W 29 1st Marriage Married 12 years 7 children/5 living TX US US Adley, William Son M W 5 TX TX TX 1920 Federal Census, Brown County, Texas, 7 February, Justice Precinct 4, District 11, page 12A, Hse #239, Fam #245 Adley, Andrew Head M W 57 Tex Louisiana Louisiana Laborer Adley, Rosie Wife F W 40 Tex US US Adley, William Son M W 15 Tex Tex Tex Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 William Adley Death 19 Mar 1979 Parker County Gender: Male Social Security Death Index W. Adley Born 3 Sep 1904 Died Mar 1979 Last Residence Weatherford, Parker, Texas 76086 SSN 466-03-8650 issued Texas (Before 1951)
1910 Federal Census, Burleson County, Texas, 25 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 16, page 4B, Hse #72, Fam #77 Adley, Andrew Head M W 43 2nd Marriage Married 12 years TX LA LA Farmer Adley, Rosa Wife F W 29 1st Marriage Married 12 years 7 children/5 living TX US US Adley, Zellia Dau F W 9 TX TX TX 1920 Federal Census, Brown County, Texas, 7 February, Justice Precinct 4, District 11, page 12A, Hse #239, Fam #245 Adley, Andrew Head M W 57 Tex Louisiana Louisiana Laborer Adley, Rosie Wife F W 40 Tex US US Adley, Zealia Dau F W 19 Tex Tex Tex
1911 Indian Census Rolls, Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 20 10 Mah cheet to wook ky Bessie (Parker) Head 23 [b abt 1888] M Roll #4 1/2 11 Theadore Ase nap Son [no age rptd] M
There is a record of marriage and later divorce of Len Parker and Ah-way. A marriage list reports the date of their marriage as 27 February 1914. But a divorce record reports they divorced about one month after the marriage! Caddo County Oklahoma Marriage Records Book #6, Record #546, 27 Feb 1914 Ah-way Parker, Len -- RootsWeb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okcaddo/marriage/marbk6b.txt Parker, Len Parker, Ah-Way 28 Mar 1914 -- Caddo County, Oklahoma, Divorce Records, OKGenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okcaddo/divorce/divorce-p.html
George W Ailey Birth May 22, 1868 Death Apr. 10, 1937 Parents: William Anderson Ailey (1837 - 1910) Margaret M. Ailey (1848 - 1919) Spouse Katie Willie Hance Ailey (1881 - 1966) Burial Hills Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Created by Virgil & DeAnna C. Cooley Mar 31, 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #7313013, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7313013
1930 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 4 April, Weatherford Ward 4, District 4, page 3A, 114 Eureka St, Hse #57, Fam #64 Green, Jim D Head Rents $5 M W 55 First married at age 22 OK OK OK Farmer [b abt 1975] Green, Minnie Wife F W 45 First married at age 16 TX TX MO [b abt 1985] Green, Mary L F W 7 Single TX OK TX [b abt 1923]
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Juanita R Shirk Birth Date 24 Apr 1927 RR 1 Box 333, Lake City, FL, 32024 RR 14 POB 333, Lake City, FL, 32055 (1987, 1993) 166 SW Eglin Pl, Lake City, FL, 32024-5112 (1995) Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Bernard Bertrum Briscoe Spouse Juanita Ruth Shirk Marriage 12 Oct 2001 Columbia County Florida Department of Health Certificate #119234 Another index record clarifies that Shirk was a first married name for Juanita, and her maiden nanme was Akey. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Juanita Ruth Shirk Bernard Bertrum Briscoe Marriage 12 Oct 2001 Columbia County Maiden Name Akey Certificate #119234 Florida Department of Health There is no death date for Juanita on the double grave with her first husband Dana Shirk. Dana died in 1995. Juanita's second husband, Bernard Bertrum Briscoe, died in 2004. J Ruth Akey Shirk BIRTH 24 Apr 1927 DEATH unknown BURIAL North Greenfield Cemetery, North Greenfield, Logan County, Ohio Spouse Bernard Bertrum Briscoe 1926-2004 (m. 2001) Created by Robert "Rob" Weller 29 Jul 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 28610641, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28610641
A Cousin of Prince Albert Elizabeth is said to have been a cousin of Prince Albert of Saxo-Coburge-Gotha-Germany, consort of Queen Victoria of England. After losing Martin to the sea, she settled in Washington County, Virginia, possibly with some cousins. -- http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10993347/person/-546157296/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum -------------- Who she was: As an immigrant from Germany to America , she was a cousin of Prince Albert of Saxe- Coburge-Gotha- Germany, who was consort of Queen Victoria..... She was a red head. -- B J Seabee, Ancestry Comments, 27 Oct 2012, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/34369929/person/20055313834/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid -------------- Some family genealogies report that Elizabeth died in 1807 in Washington County, Virginia, The location is documented by the place she was known to live, but I have not seen any record of the date of her death.
Texas, Marriage Index, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Mabel Gilbert Marriage 18 Dec 1855 Fannin, Texas, USA Spouse Rachel Freeman Source Texas Marriages, 1851-1900 ------------------------ Rachel Gibbs Allbright Gilbert Birth Dec 12, 1828 Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Death Dec 23, 1894 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA age 67, Daughter of Jacob Allbright, Sara Nease Rachel was the second wife and widow of prominent North Texas pioneer Mabel Gilbert. Rachel, a twenty-eight-year old widow with one child, married Gilbert--who was thirty-one years her senior--in Grayson County on Dec. 18, 1855 who had eleven children from his first wife. After their marriage they moved to what would become Wichita County. There, Rachel gave birth to the first Angelo baby born in Wichita County. When Mabel died of pneumonia in early 1870, Rachel moved her family to a farm south of Gainesville. A short time later, she gave birth to Mabel's twenty-first child, a girl named Mabel. In her later years, Rachel Gilbert was know as "Grandma Gilbert." Spouses: Abner M Freeman (1830 - 1852) Mabel Gilbert (1797 - 1870) Children: Cass Louis Gilbert (1857 - 1943) Hettie Gilbert Jones (1860 - 1943) Davis Beauregard Gilbert (1862 - 1934) Andrew Jackson Gilbert (1863 - 1924) Emily Gilbert Reinhardt (1865 - 1932) Burial Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, Division 3, lot 10 Created by sue Dec 31, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #102875895, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102875895 ------------------------
Cora married an immigrant from Georgia, William Terry, who moved to Texas with his mother after the death of his father in 1888. Most of the Terrys moved to McLellan County (Waco area) and surrounding areas. William and his mother moved father west to Erath County, a couple of counties west of Fort Worth. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Cora Alexander Marriage 8 Jun 1898 Erath County, Texas Spouse W. L. Terry They were enumertated in Erath County for the 1900 census. Cora's mother-in-law Louisa is living with them. William and Cora and William have been married 2 years. We learn here that Cora was born in Texas. 1900 Federal Census, Erath County, Texas, 11 June, Dublin City, District 69, page 17A, Hse #328, Fam #343 Terry, William Head W M May 1866 34 Married 2 years GA NC SC School Teacher Terry, Cora Wife W F Feb 1877 23 Married 2 years TX AL GA Terry, Louisa Mother W F May 1844 56 Widow SC SC SC Before 1910, the family moved to Oklahoma Territory. From the birth states and ages of the children in the 1910 census, it looks like they moved to the Territory about 1905. Mary was born in Texas about 1905 and Willis in Oklahoma Territory about 1906.. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Ryan City, Blackburn Township, District 148, page 8A, Hse#150, Fam #158, Terry, W L Head M W 43 Married 12 years GA SC SC Salesman, His Own Store Terry, Cora B Wife F W 31 Married 12 years TX AL GA Terry, Nina Belle Daughter F W 9 TX GA TX Terry, Mary Bird Daughter F W 5 TX GA TX Terry, Willis Clay Son M W 4 OK GA TX Terry, Louisa Mother F W 65 Widow SC SC SC In 1920, they are still in Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma. William is reported as working on his own as a wholesaler, and it appears he deals in cattle. They have another daughter, Ailene born about 1917. (Her name is spelled Ailene in 1930, and Alieen in 1920.) 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 3 February, Ryan, District 211, page 7B, Hse/Fam #142 Terry, William Head M W 53 GA NC SC Wholesale Cattle(?) Terry, Cora B Wife F W 42 TX AL GA Terry, Nina Dau F W 19 TX GA TX Terry, Mary Dau F W 15 TX GA TX Terry, Willis Son M W 14 OK GA TX Terry, Aliene [Ailene] Dau F W 3 OK GA TX By 1930, William moved his family back down to Texas, where they are living in the city of Fort Worth. 1930 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 17 April, Enumeration District 79, Fort Worth, Ward 21W, page 40A, 2900 Avenue F, Hse #557, Family #644 Terry, William L Head M W 63 GA NC NC Merchant Terry, Cora B Wife F W 53 TX AL GA Terry, Nina B Dau F W 27 TX GA TX Public School Teacher Terry, Mary B Dau F W 25 TX GA TX Public School Teacher Terry, Aileen Dau F W 13 OK GA TX William died between 1936 and 1940. He is reported in the 1936 Fort Worth City Directoy, but by 1940, Cora is reported as a widow. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1936, p 793 Terry Wm L (Cora B) trav h 2742 I av In 1936, their daughter Ailene is reports as an assistant to Doctor Cook and Doctor Covert. (Later in the 1940 census she is reported as a Dental Assistant.) Daughter Nina Belle is reported under the name Nina M. She is here reported as a high school teacher as in the 1940 census. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1936, p 792 Terry Ailene asst Drs Cook and Covert h 2742 I av Terry Nina M [sic] tchr Polytechnic Sr High Sch h 2742 I av U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1945, p 786 Terry Cora B (wid Wm L) h 4074 Hampshire blvd 1940 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 6 May, Ft Worth Ward 27, District 252-16, 4074 Hampshire St, page 16B, Hse #465, Rents $40 Terry, Cora B Head F W 63 Widow Grade H2 b Texas same place in 1935 Terry, Nina B Dau F W 38 Single Grade C4 b Texas same place in 1935 High School Teacher Cox, William L Son-in-law M W 25 Grade H3 b Texas same place in 1935 Salesman, Retail Paint Cox, Aillene Dau F W 25 Grade C2 b Okla same place in 1935 Dentist's Assistant U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1945, p 786 Terry Cora B (wid Wm L) h 4074 Hampshire blvd There are a lot of other Terry families living in Ft Worth at this time, but I cannot identify any of them as related to our Terry lineage. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1947, p 1074 Terry Cora B (wid W L) h 4074 Hampshire blvd U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1949, p 1060 Terry Cora B (wid W L) h 4074 Hampshire blvd Her daughter Nina appears on the next page, still a techer at the Polytechnic School. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1949, p 1061 Terry Nina tchr PS h 4074 Hampshire blvd