1940 Federal Census, San Bernardino County, California, 9 April, Bloomington, District 36-8, Page 4A, Hse #86, Rents $15 Harris, William Head M W 48 Married Grade 5 b Texas Same place in 1935 Veteran Pensioner [b abt 1892] Harris, Emma Wife F W 42 Married Grade 6 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Housewife [b abt 1898] - page 4B, Hse #87, Rents $15 - Fuzzell, Claud Stepson/Head M W 26 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Orange Grove Laborer [b abt 1914] Fuzzell, Douglas Stepson [of William Harris] M W 24 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Orange Grove Laborer [b abt 1916] Harris, William Son M W 19 Single Grade H3 b Oklahoma Same place [b abt 1921] Harris, Elean Dau F W 14 Single Grade 7 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 [b abt 1926] Morrow, Hulon Nephew M W 23 Single Grade 8 b Texas Paducah, Cottle Co TX in 1935 [b abt 1917] Morrow, Mable Niece F W 27 Grade 7 b Okla Paoli, Garvin Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1913]
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1917, p 248 Fuzzell William T (Emma) r 329 E Av G William Fuzzell was Emma Augusta Thompson's first husband. Emma was about 20 years old at the time of this In 1917 directory. William died before 1920, and his wife Emma married William Harris. IN the 1920 census, Emma is the wife of Bill Harris, and her two Fuzzell sons are reported as the sons of Bill Harris with the last name of Harris. In 1930, Emma and her new husband were enumerated in Caddo County, Oklahoma. 1930 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma, 9 April, North Lathram Township, District 8-45, page 3B, Hse #58, Fam #69 Harris, William A Head Rents No Radio M W 34 Married at age 23 [abt 1919] KS US US [b abt 1896] Harris, Emma A Wife F Indian 32 Married at age 22 [abt 1920] Ind Terr Tex Ind Terr [b abt 1898] Fuzzell, Claud Son M Indian 16 Single Okla AR Ind Terr [b abt June 1914] Fuzzell, Douglas Son M Indian 14 Single Okla AR Ind Terr [b abt June 1916] Harris, William Son M Indian 9 Single OK TX Ind Terr [b abt Nov 1921] Harris, Eileen Dau F Indian 4 Single OK TX Ind Terr [b abt Nov 1926] They were enumerated in San Bernardino County, California, in the 1940 census, with Emma's two Fuzzell sons in the household, living next door with two of the Harris children. 1940 Federal Census, San Bernardino County, California, 9 April, Bloomington, District 36-8, Page 4A, Hse #86, Rents $15 Harris, William Head M W 48 Married Grade 5 b Texas Same place in 1935 Veteran Pensioner [b abt 1892] Harris, Emma Wife F W 42 Married Grade 6 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Housewife [b abt 1898] - page 4B, Hse #87, Rents $15 - Fuzzell, Claud Stepson/Head M W 26 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Orange Grove Laborer [b abt 1914] Fuzzell, Douglas Stepson [of William Harris] M W 24 Single Grade 8 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 Orange Grove Laborer [b abt 1916] Harris, William Son M W 19 Single Grade H3 b Oklahoma Same place [b abt 1921] Harris, Elean Dau F W 14 Single Grade 7 b Oklahoma Same place in 1935 [b abt 1926] Morrow, Hulon Nephew M W 23 Single Grade 8 b Texas Paducah, Cottle Co TX in 1935 [b abt 1917] Morrow, Mable Niece F W 27 Grade 7 b Okla Paoli, Garvin Co OK in 1935 [b abt 1913]
1900 Federal Census, Wood County, Texas, 15 June, Precinct 2, District 140, page 7A-7B, Hse/Fam #123 Shirey, Norris H Head W M Feb 1860 40 Married 23 year AL GA GA Farmer Owns Shirey, Margaret Wife W F Apr 1858 42 Married 23 year 7 children/7 living AL GA GA Shirey, Ben B Son W M Mar 1882 18 Single AL AL AL Farm Laborer - page 7B - Shirey, Wm G Son W M Mar 1886 14 Single AL AL AL Farm Laborer Shirey, Abe M Son W M Oct 1889 10 Single AL AL AL Farm Laborer Shirey, Myra J Dau W F Nov 1893 6 Single TX AL AL 1920 Federal Census, Wood County, Texas, 10 January, Justice Precinct, District 157, page 4A, Hse/Fam #65 Span, Frank W Head Rents M W 45 AL AL AL Farmer Span, Mittie Wife F W 39 AL AL AL Span, Merida Son M W 18 Single TX AL AL Span, Clarence Son M W 16 Single TX AL AL Span, Earnest L Son M W 16 Single TX AL AL Span, Lella [Lela] Dau F W 12 Single TX AL AL Span, Earl P Son M W 10 Single TX AL AL Span, Alfred Son M W 7 Single TX AL AL Span, Byron Son M W 5 Single TX AL AL Span, Herbert Son M W 2 Single TX AL AL Sheiry [sic], Margret Mother-in-law F W 61 Widow AL SC SC The reported birth date in 1900 matches the date of birth on her gravestone, which is only the year 1858. Her memorial on Find a Grave, however, originally reported her birth date as 18 July 1859. In February 2015, this was corrected to 1858 when I sent a comment. The date on the Texas Death Certificate (see below) is 18 July 1858. Thanks to Sandra Behne for the memorial on Find a Grave. Margaret Ann Gaddis Shirey Birth Jul 18, 1858 Death Dec 2, 1936 Burial Northview Cemetery, Winters, Runnels County, Texas Created by Sandra Brookshire Behne Mar 21, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #87173909, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87173909&ref=acom&ftm=1 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Mrs Margaret Ann Shirey [Gaddis] Birth 18 Jul 1858 Marion, Alabama Residence Winters, Texas Widow, Spouse W N Shirey Father Linden Gaddis Mother Emily Dickerson Age at Death 78 Death 2 Dec 1936 Winters, Runnels, Texas Cause of Death Partial Paralysis Informant Mrs S L Johnson, Winters, Texas Removal 3 December 1936 for Burial in Winters Main St Cemetery, Winters, Texas, by Spill Funeral Home Filed 4 January 1936, Filed State 6 January 1936
1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO "I would assume that Mollie and Steve married in IT since the older children were born there. Bessie and Jessie were twins and I think Jessie must have died in infancy. Bessie was blind and ended up in a home for unwed mothers in CA. I have had contact with her grandson [son] who was adopted from the home." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 09 September 2016 "Bessie is in the 1920 Census at age 19 in a Los Angeles Home for Feeble Minded. Her son that was adopted was named Don Wayne Merry. She went on to marry twice. She married a man that was a lot older than she. I was told by Thom Merry, Don Merry's son, that she may have attended a school for the blind in OK. Don Wayne Merry was born in 1920 which was the same year Bessie was in the Home for the Feeble Minded." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 September 2016 "I found the marriage of Bessie to a man named John Monsinger. I knew I had see that record of her married to a much older man. They married 12 September 1921. He is listed as widowed and 59 years old. She was just 21. It lists her name as Bessie Mae Gaddy and her parents as S. T Gaddy and M B Walton. That is the first verification of their initials. She is listed as a musician and he is a farmer. Their residence is Sawtelle, Los Angeles, County. I put the record in my gallery, but it is hard to read. She lists Steve as being born in VA instead of NC and Mollie as being born in OK." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 September 2016 John was living in a home for disabled veterans in Los Angeles County when he married Bessie. He was admitted to the home initially in 1916, and had been released three times for various periods. This record informs us that he was born in Wayne, Indiana. U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 John Monsinger Birth abt 1862, Wayne, Wayne Co Mich Age 54, Married Height 5'4", Dark Complexion, Gray Eyes and Hair Nearest Relatives unknown Admitted 1916, Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, California Released and readmitted three times, 1918, 1920 and 1921 Last discharged 30 December 1921 Pacific Branch Bessie was married to John Monsiger in in September 1921. He was already 59 years old at that time. California Marriage License Bessie May Gaddy, Musician, age 21, blind Parents S T Gaddy b Okla & M B Walton b Virginia John Monsinger, Farmer, widower, age 59 Parents John Monsinger b France, mother Phoebe Crispee b France; Both residents was Sawtelle in LA County Marriage 12 Sep 1921 Los Angeles County, California No death record has been found for John Monsinger. No divorced record is found either, so it appears he died about 1927 or earlier. Bessie married George Warren Hackett in about 1927. 1930 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 15 April, Los Angeles, District 19-642, page 7A, 434 Ave 44 West, Hse #68, Fam #87 Hackett, George C Head M W Rents $25 50 Married Age at first marriage 47 [mar abt 1927] NJ NJ NJ Letter Carrier [b abt 1880] Hackett, Bessie M F W 29 Married Age at first marriage 26 [mar abt 1927] AR VA OK [b abt 1901] Hackett, Colleen F W 2 CA NJ AR [b abt 1928] It appears the report of age at marriage year married apply to the current marriage, not their first marriages. They were also reproted in the LA City Directory in 1930. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1932, p 392 Hackett George W (Bessie M) carrier PO h 434 W At 44 They were divorced some time before the 1940 census. In 1937 and later, Berssie was reported in the Alhambra, Califronia, City Direcotry as Mrs Bessie Hackett. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Alhambra, California, City Directory, 1937, p 150 Hackett Mrs Bessie h 625 S Raymond av U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Alhambra, California, City Directory, 1939, p 161 Hackett Mrs Bessie h 625 S Raymond av U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Alhambra, California, City Directory, 1946, p 175 Hackett Mrs Bessie M r 1121 S Atlantic blvd But in 1940 George and Bessie are in separate residences and both reported as divorced. This matches the 1942 report on George's WWII registration that his contact was Colleen May Hackett, their daughter. She kept the name Hackett for the rest of her life. In her death record she is Bessie Mae Hackett. This California death record matches Bessie, with the correct mother and father's last name. But this record reports her birth date as 24 April 1901. This cannot be right, since she was reported with her twin sister Jessie in the June 1900 census, when they were reported as 0 months old. The reported birth date is May 1900, which would be correct if they were less than one month old. If they were born some time in April 1900, then for a 1 June census date, they should have been reported 1 month old. Maybe the enumerator was sloppy in his report. 24 April might be the correct day of birth. But they had to be born in 1900. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Bessie Mae Hackett Birth 24 Apr 1901 Arkansas Death 31 Dec 1955 Los Angeles County Mother's Maiden Name Walton Father's Surname Gaddy Bessie Mae Gaddy Hackett Birth Apr 24, 1901 Death Dec 31, 1955 Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, Vesperland, Map 1, Lot 1536, Space 3 Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Chris Mills Feb 22, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #85415123, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85415123&ref=acom
The first record found for Elmer Gaddy has the family name spelled wrong. They were enumerated as the Gaddis family in 1900, in Polk County, Arkansas. 1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Both Elmer and Reiker (Reka) were reported as born in 1896, but in different months! The entry for Reka first had age 2, then it was changed to age 4. Her year was likely 1898. Years of birth are often wrong in the 1900 census. And in fact the year of birth is confirmed as 1898 in her Social Security records, and the month is also different from the census, in the date 15 Mar 1898. "I found a letter that [Duncan Lafayette] Terry [Mollie's second husband] wrote to one of his daughters and it was written on Christmas Eve [1910]. He says that Steve, Roscoe and Ethel [and Elmer] are coming for Christmas. ... Roscoe served 7 years in a Huntville prison for being in on a robbery that ended in a killing of a constable. He didn't fire the gun. They were off their military base at the time." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016
1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO "I found a letter that [Duncan Lafayette] Terry [Mollie's second husband] wrote to one of his daughters and it was written on Christmas Eve [in 1910]. He says that Steve, Roscoe and Ethel [and Elmer] are coming for Christmas." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016 "I do know that Ethel ended up in California," -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 09 September 2016
1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO "I found a letter that [Duncan Lafayette] Terry [Mollie's second husband] wrote to one of his daughters and it was written on Christmas Eve [1910]. He says that Steve, Roscoe and Ethel [and Elmer] are coming for Christmas. ... Roscoe served 7 years in a Huntville prison for being in on a robbery that ended in a killing of a constable. He didn't fire the gun. They were off their military base at the time." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 George Roscoe Gaddy Birth 29 Sep 1894 Hartshorne, Oklahoma Death Date 30 Jul 1943 SSN 448096312 10 Nov 1977 Name listed as GEORGE ROSCOE GADDY
1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO "I would assume that Mollie and Steve married in IT since the older children were born there. Bessie and Jessie were twins and I think Jessie must have died in infancy. Bessie was blind and ended up in a home for unwed mother's in CA. I have had contact with her grandson who was adopted from the home. He is an Air Force flight surgeon. He seems to think that Steve [Jr] ended up in CA, but I have found no trace of him after he was mentioned in the 1910 letter written by Duncan." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 09 September 2016
The family name is misspelled in the 1900 census, wheen Reka was reported as Reiker) Gaddis. 1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker [Reka] Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 2/4 (first written as 2, then changed to 4) Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Both Elmer and Reiker (Reka) were reported as born in 1896, but in different months! The entry for Reka first had age 2, then it was changed to age 4. Her year was likely 1898. Years of birth are often wrong in the 1900 census. Reka's Social Security records confirm 1898 as the year of birth, and also corrects the month, reporting the birth date as 15 Mar 1898. "My grandmother would have only been 12 years old in 1910 and she isn't with Mollie and Terry in the 1910 census and isn't mentioned as coming to the Christmas dinner." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016 Reka married Clarence McKinney Price. After he died in 1935, she married Floyd Hughes. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 F E Hughes, Age 44 Birth Year (Estimated) 1900 Residence Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas Spouse's Name Reka N Price Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 45, Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Residence Sand Springs, Oklahoma Application made 3 June 1944 Marriage 04 Jun 1944 Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa County Marriage Book, page 525 -- "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPX-7G2G U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Reka N Hughes Last Residence Tulsa, 74104, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Born 15 Mar 1898 Died Jan 1993 447-01-6010 SSN issued Oklahoma - Before 1951 Her Social Security records report her birth place as Acorn (in Polk County), Arkansas, but her record in the 1900 census, when she was 2 years old, report she was born in Indian Territory before they moved to Polk County, Arkansas. I would seem to me likely that the earlier record would be correct. It is sometimes the case that family memory adjusts dates and places over the years, and later reports do not reference earrlier records. In this case Reka herself must have reported this locatoi as her birth place, and it was the earliest place she could have remembered. And it is is also possible that the enumerator could have gotten confused about which child was the first born in Arkansas. "I know that Mollie's maiden name was Walton, because I sent for my grandmother, Reka Nana Gaddy's Social Security application. It shows her parents as Steve Gaddy and Mollie Walton. Reka was born in Acorn, Polk Co AR." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016 U S Social Security Application Reka Nana (Gaddy) Price Residence 410 Lincoln, Sand Springs, Oklahoma Employer Commander Mills, Inc, Sand Springs Age 39 Birth 15 Jan 1898 Acorn (Polk County), Arkansas Parents Steve Gaddy and Molly Walton Signed with her married initials Mrs C M Price, 3 August 1937 Her grave has a different year, also, from the Social Security records. It reports she was not born until 1899. --------------------- Reka Nana Gaddy Hughes Birth Mar 15, 1899 Death Jan 13, 1993 Spouse Clarence McKinney Price (1893 - 1935) Son Robert Wayne Price (1920 - 1980) Inscription: OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN Burial Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Created by OkieBran Dec 02, 2014 -- Find A Grave Memorial #139518453, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139518453 ---------------------
"I am the g-greatdaughter of Mollie Terry. She was married to my g-grandfather Stephen Gaddy before she married Duncan. ... None of the 5 children show up with her on the 1910 census and I am so curious to know what happened to Stephen. Her youngest child would have been 5 years old when she married Duncan." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 03 April 2015 "I would assume that Mollie and Steve married in IT since the older children were born there. Bessie and Jessie were twins and I think Jessie must have died in infancy. Bessie was blind and ended up in a home for unwed mother's in CA. I have had contact with her grandson who was adopted from the home. He is an Air Force flight surgeon. He seems to think that Steve [Jr] ended up in CA, but I have found no trace of him after he was mentioned in the 1910 letter written by Duncan." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 09 September 2016 "I found a letter that [Duncan Lafayette] Terry [Mollie's second husband] wrote to one of his daughters and it was written on Christmas Eve [1910]. He says that Steve, Roscoe and Ethel [and Elmer] are coming for Christmas. ... Roscoe served 7 years in a Huntville prison for being in on a robbery that ended in a killing of a constable. He didn't fire the gun. They were off their military base at the time." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016
"I am the g-greatdaughter of Mollie Terry. She was married to my g-grandfather Stephen Gaddy before she married Duncan. ... She appears on the 1910 census with a grandson 1 1/2 years old named something Roscoe. Mollie had a son with Stephen named George Roscoe. None of the 5 children show up with her on the 1910 census and I am so curious to know what happened to Stephen. Her youngest child would have been 5 years old when she married Duncan. ... I am the granddaughter of Reka Nana Gaddy. She shows up on the 1900 census with Stephen and Mollie as Reiker." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 03 April 2015 "I would assume that Mollie and Steve married in IT since the older children were born there. Bessie and Jessie were twins and I think Jessie must have died in infancy. Bessie was blind and ended up in a home for unwed mother's in CA. I have had contact with her grandson who was adopted from the home. He is an Air Force flight surgeon. He seems to think that Steve [Jr] ended up in CA, but I have found no trace of him after he was mentioned in the 1910 letter written by Duncan." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 09 September 2016 The 1900 census has the family name as Gaddis. Both Elmer and Reiker (Reka) were reported as born in 1896, but in different months! The entry for Reka first had age 2, then it was changed to age 4. Her year was likely 1898. Her birth date is reported in her Social Security records as 15 March 1898. 1900 Federal Census, Polk County, Arkansas, 4 June, Eagle Gap Township, District 98, page 2B, Hse/Fam #36 Gaddis, Stephen Head W M Mch 1858 42 Married 11 yrs NC NC NC Lumber Carrier Rents Gaddis, Mollie Wife W F Feb 1873 27 Married 11 yrs 6 children/6 living MO MO MO Gaddis, Ethel Dau W F June 1892 7 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Roscoe Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Elmer Son W M Apr 1896 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Reiker Dau W F Feb 1896 [sic] 4 Single Ind Terr NC MO Gaddis, Jessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO Gaddis, Bessie Dau W F May 1900 0mos Single AR NC MO "I know that Mollie's maiden name was Walton, because I sent for my grandmother, Reka Nana Gaddy's Social Security application. It shows her parents as Steve Gaddy and Mollie Walton. Reka was born in Acorn, Polk Co AR." -- "dferg1200," Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 September 2016
------------------ Dorothy Gage Christian Birth May 26, 1917 Eddy County, New Mexico Death Sep. 23, 2007 Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Spouse Herbert Voy Christian (1910 - 2006) Beloved Mother and Grandmother, Dorothy Christian, age 90, Passed away on September 23, 2007, at the Las Cruces Nursing Center. Dorothy was born on May 26, 1917 to Dave and Ohlgia Jane Gage on a small ranch near Carlsbad, New Mexico. She attended grade school in Garfield, high school in Hatch, and two years of college in Las Cruces. She married Herbert V. Christian on November 13, 1936 at a minister's home in Las Cruces. Dorothy was a retire Assembly of God minister and was a member of the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Las Cruces. She is survived by her son, Herbert D. Christian and wife Carol, of Ogden Utah, two daughters, Martha Means, of Las Cruces, Carol Carson, of Rincon, twelve grandchildren, Keith Christian, Kenneth Christian, Carrie Christian, Kyle Christian, Catelyn Christian, Joe Brown, James Brown, Debra Matthew, Nicholas Carson, Kelsey Carson, Tory Carson, Chandler Carson, seven great-grandchildren, Travis Brown, Leah Brown, Aaron Matthew, Ashley Brown, Bradley Christian, Carley Christian and Kiersten Christian. Dorothy was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 70 years, Herbert V. Christian, parents Dave and Ohlgia Gage, brother Roy Gage, three sisters, Mary Gage, Leona Hair, and Ruby Haddox. Services for Dorothy will be held at the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church on Thursday September 27, 2007, at 1:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Burial Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Created by Margaret Jan 18, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #33042135, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Christian&GSiman=1&GScid=38113&GRid=33042135& ------------------
North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Rutherford County Record #01 114 Groom: Shad Green Bride: Mary Gage Bond date: 20 Dec 1782 Bond #000133750 Bondsman: Timothy Riggs Witness: Felix Walker, C Mary may have died after the birth of Joseph in 1897. Or it may have been after the birth of Shadrack Jr in 1801. Because of uncertainty due to confusion and conflicting reports among genealogies and few records to clarify, the gaps between births of the children suggest these two periods when Mary might have died and Shadrack could have married his second wife Martha Jones. I suggest it was in about 1801.
U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) Esther Theriault 1336 9th Avenue, San Francisco, California Birth Date abt 1890 Age 54 Naturalization 20 Mar 1944 in California Court District ------------------------- Marie Esther Gagne Williams Birth Jun 23, 1890 Quebec, Canada Death Dec 1971 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Born in St Omer, Quebec, Canada. Daughter of Esther (LeBlanc) and Joseph Gagné/Gagnon. When she came into the US via Eastport, Maine 28 APR 1917, she was to meet her brother Paul Gagnon. Siblings: Fred, Henry, Paul, Wilfred, Margaret, Rosette, Marie. Married first to Eugene Theriault then to Frank Williams. Children from first marriage: Herman (FR: Hermel), Bert, John Baptisté (who later changed his name to Gene THRALL), Leo (died age 11 from appendicitis), Lucien and Elizabeth. Esther enjoyed sewing and travel. She traveled to San Francisco after her first husband died and opened a gift shop. Although her formal education was only through grade four, she was a very intelligent and business savvy person. She also took a seamstress course. She was fluent in both French and English. Spouses: Frank Edward Williams (____ - 1981) Eugene Theriault (1882 - 1920)* Children: Hermel J. E Theriault (1914 - 1977) Lucien Armand Theriault (1916 - 2000) Leo Theriault (1918 - 1929) Burial Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Created by BLC Sep 17, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #42080585, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42080585 -------------------------
My original source for Alsey Gaines had an error in making her the wife of John Mullinax (b 1755). There was a conflict in dates that I could not resolve till I discovered the source for the Mullinax family information on Allcensus.com. The original source had the same date, 1774, as the date of birth for Alsey and for her first son John Mullinax. I originally thought the date 1774 must have been the the date of MARRIAGE, for her husband John would be about 19 years old that year, and we could assume she was approximately the same age. The Allcensus source clarified the problem by indicating that Alsey (spelled Alse in the second source and Alsie in a third source) was the WIFE of John S Mullinax JR (b 1775).
South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Source: Marriage Records From the Pendleton Messenger Catharine Gaines Spouse: J. N. Boggs Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1846 1850 Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, 6 August, Eastern Division, page 921 (scan 461A), Hse/Fam #30 Boggs J N 30 M Farming $400 Real Estate Value b SC Boggs, Catharine I 27 F b SC Boggs, James B 2 M b SC Boggs Thos G 1 M b SC 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, 28 July, Regiment 5, PO Salubrity, page 145 (scan 179), Hse #1115, Fam #1095 Nelia Boggs 43 M W Farmer $1500 Real Estate $1500 Personal b Pickens SC Catherine Boggs 40 F W b Pickens SC Reno Boggs 12 M W b Pickens SC Thomas Boggs 10 M W b Pickens SC Mary F Boggs 8 M W b Pickens SC Nancy Hollingsworth 70 M W b Pickens SC In 1870, the entry for Nancy Boggs appears to be the same person enumerted in1860 as Nancy Hollingsworth, but the age is still 70, as it was in 1860. 1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, 4 August, Salubrity Township, page 24, Hse #190, Fam #197 Boggs, Neely J 51 M W Farmer $400 Real Estate $400 Personal b SC Boggs, Catherine E 53 F W Keeping House b SC Cannot write Boggs, James R 21 M W Farmer b SC Boggs, Thomas G 22 M W Farmer b SC Boggs, Nancy 70 F W Farmer b SC 1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, 14 June, Liberty Township, District 135, page 21 (scan 144A), Hse #201, Fam #211 Boggs, Josiah N W M 61 Retired Farmer SC SC SC Boggs, Catherine I W F 64 Wife House Keeper SC SC SC Boggs, James R W M 31 Son Widowed SC SC SC Boggs, Elizabeth W F 8 Granddau SC SC SC Boggs, W Lestre W M 6 Grandson SC SC SC - page 22 - Boggs, Francis E W F 4 Granddau SC SC SC 1900 Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, 8 June, Liberty Township, District 116, page 6A, Hse/Fam #90 Bogg, James R Head W M Sept 1847 52 Widowed SC SC SC Farmer Rents Bogg, Frances E Dau W F Aug 1875 24 Single SC SC SC Bogg, Catherine I Mother W F May 1816 84 Widow 4 children/2 living SC SC VA Bogg, Jay N Grandson W M Nov 1892 7 SC SC SC Catherine's middle initial occurs in sources variously as I or J. In the 1870 census, it was even E. All other censuses that have an initial have I. Her entry in Find a Grave has the name as Catherine I Gaines Boggs. The memorial has no photo of her gravestone. Catherine J. Gaines Boggs Birth 1816 Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA Death 1911 Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA Catherine' parents were James J. Gaines and Nancy Arnold. Spouse Josiah Neeley Boggs (1819 - 1890) Children Thomas G Boggs (1849 - 1910) Burial Sharon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA Created by Braxton Boggs Feb 07, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #84640157, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84640157
There are other children in this family. I have included some to indicate the relationships among some of the neighbouring families. Members of several families married each other in several generations: Mullinax, Gaines, Evatt, Jones, and others. Other children not shown here are Matilda (possibly born 1813), Sarah (b 1816), Frances P (b 1818) and Thomas Hallum (b 1823). The birth year of Marinda Jane may be 1825 instead of 1813, according to a discrepancy in sources.