1940 Federal Census, Cochise County, Arizona, 16 April, Bisbee, District 2-3,
page 1B, 376 Jones Hill, Hse #11, Rents $8
Kent, William Head M W 48 Grade 4 b Wisconsin same place Laborer
Kent, Doris Wife F W 28 Grade 7 b California same place in 1935
Kent, Billie Marie Dau F W 7 Single Grade 2 b Arizona same place in 1935
Kent, Nora Elizabeth Dau F W 5 Single Grade 0 b Arizona same place in 1935
Terry, Forest Ernest Stepson M W 10 Single Grade 2 b Arizona same place
Terry, Barbara Stepdau F W 9 Single Grade 2 b Arizona same place in
1935
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Terry Genealogy & History
Terry has the distinction of having over a hundred spelling variations,
including Tarry, Theuret, Theike, Thiele, Thierry, Thoreau, Tieck, Tietze,
Tilke, Tillich, and Torry. Derived from the middle English given-name
"Thierri," which was derived from Old Norman given-name "Theodoric," Terry
means powerful.
Alternatively, in Old French, "thierri" is a potter. The Terry/Thierry form is
generally English; Terry family history traces back to a feudal manor in Kent,
where the Thierry family was granted lands by the Earl of Pembroke in the
1130s or 1140s. Simultaneously in Ireland, Terri branches settled in Cork and
Torrie/Torry branches in Waterford. American Terry family history dates from
1630 in New England.
-- Archives, https://www.archives.com/genealogy/family-history-terry.html
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There are discrepancies in the connections presented in different genealogies
in the children of James Terry and Mary Diane Royall. I continue to
investigate and attempt to clarify and verify.
I note that the reported birth date of the first son Joseph in some sources
would be too early to be correct, and thus I have suspicions that this Joseph
is not the son of Benjamin M and Elizabeth Dickerson Terry. There is no son
Joseph named in the will either, but he could have died earlier than the
writing of the will.
Though commonly reported in popular genealogies, it is not documented in
historical records that Benjamin Terry was the son of James Terry and Diane
Royall. Notes from some Terry researchers may be found in the Terry Family
Historian newsletter.
-- Terry Family Historian,
http://www.terry-family-historian.com/SouthsideVA/Genealogy_and_Myth.htm
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Benjamin Terry
Gender Male
Birth 1704 VA
Spouse Elizabeth Irby [Elizabeth Dickerson]
Spouse Birth Year 1708
Marriage 1724 VA
The reported year of birth differs in various sources, compilations and
descendant applications to the Sons of the American Revolution, from 1700 to
1708.
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Benjamin Terry
Birth 1700 New Kent, Virginia [cf Pittsylvania County, Virginia in other
sources]
Death 26 Jul 1771 Pittsylvania, Virginia
SAR Membership #90362
Spouse Elizabeth Dickerson
Children Nathaniel Terry
Ancestor of Robert Henry Terry III, MD
Application 12 Aug 1963
Application Accepted and approved 19 Aug 1963 by Herbert C Roberts
Application Accepted by the State Board of Management 19 Aug 1963 by Harold W
Slater
Benjamin's children are named in his will. We have a copy of the original
handwritten entry in the Record Book. This is an entry by a Clerk of the
original will presented to the court by Benjamin's sons Nathaniel and
Benjamin.
The date of the will was 28 December 1760. It was probated on 26 September
1771, placing Benjamin's death some days before this. The name of Benjamin's
wife as Elizabeth Irby is controversial. It is reported this maiden name is
written in by another later hand. It would be unusual for the wife to be
referred to by her maiden name in the will. In appointing executors at the
end, she is Eliz. Terry. Note that Ben appoints his wife Elizabeth along with
two sons as executors. Elizabeth's death is reported as occurring in 1760, so
not long after this will was written. The two sons Nathaniel and Benjamin are
appointed as executors at Ben's death in 1771.
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Will of Benjamin Terry Sr
As entered into the official record book by the Clerk, from the original
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In the name of God Amen I, Benjamin Terry Senr. of Pittsylvania County and
Parish of Camden being In my Perfect sinces and memory thankes be to god for
the same But Considering the Fraility of this Life and the uncertainty of
Death I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament Disannuling all
other wills by one made Either by word or Wrighting and this only Is to be
taken for my Last Will and Testament. In manner and form Following,
Viz First being Penetent and Sorry for my sins past most humbly Desire
forgiveness for the same, I give and Commend my soul unto almighty God my
savour, in hoom and by the mearits of Jesus Christ I Trust and hope to be
saved and have full Remition of sins, and That for the settling of my Temporal
estate and such goods Chatils and debts as It hath pleased god far above my
deserts to bestow me I do order give and Dispose the same In manner and form
following, that Is to say first of all It Is my Desire That all my Debts that
I owe to any Person or Persons be truly and honestly payed by my Executors
hereafter named.
Itum [Item], I lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Irby [surname in original
appears to have been written in by another hand] four Negroes namely Abraham
Melender and her Child Baler and Sener, six Cows and Calves with all my hoggs,
one Feather bead and Furniture one Frying pan Two Iron potts and hooks with
all the Plantation Working Toules one black mair known by name of hazard and
her Colt, sober John and the sorril Plow mair all During hir natural Life and
at her Decease to be Disposed of as In this my last Will as further Directed
I give to my son Nathaniel Terry one Survey of Land being the uper Survey on
Sandy Creek also one negro man named Jack and one negro man named Gregory to
him and to his heirs forever.
Itum, I give to my son Benjamin Terry the tract of land I now live on that is
to say the old and first Tract Containing three hundred acres more or Less and
one negro man named abraham after my Wife's death.
Itum, I give to my son Peter Terry the survey of Land on the mine branch and
one negro boy named dave and one negro girl named Isbell one Riffle gun to him
and his heirs forever
Itum, I give [illegible and marked through] to my son Joseph Terry one negro
man named Tommy and one negro girl named Jenney and one rifle gun.
Itum, I Give to my son Robert Terry one Survey of Land Joining Peter Terrys
also one negro Boy name Uxerry and one negro boy named Jessey and one riffel
Gunn which is not payd for but to be paid for out of what I have to be sold
Itum, I Lend to my Daughter Rozia [Kezia, the clerk may have misread the
original handwritten will] Murphy two negros namly Harry and Fillis During her
natural life and after her Deseas to be equally Divided between her Children
She the said Rozia [Kezia] had by her former husband James Scott and all hir
other Children that she has or should have by her present husband Richard
Murphey [sic] but if the said Richard Murphy [sic] should not pay his Wifes
first children she had by James Scott their Legesees, that is or will be due
them out of their fathers James Scotts estate Which I am security for that It
shall be paid them out of the two said negro [sic] Harry and Fillis,
I lend to my daughter Levina King two negros namly Abbey and Ivey During her
natural life and then to be equally Devided theay and their increase between
her Daughter grace Terry and all her children that she has got or may have by
her husband Elijah King.
I give to my Daughter Sarah Terry, three negroes namly old Jenney Pompy and
Willey to hir and her heirs forever
Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Buckingham two negroes namely Malinda and
Bailer together with their futur increase from this time but not to be
possessed of them untill after my wifes Death.
I give to my daughter Mary Terry two negros namely Cyner and Cusshener one
side saddle Feather bead and furniture and it is my desire that all the rest
of my Estate be sold to pay my debts and if there should be money left that it
be Devided between all my Children and I do appoint my wife Eliz Terry, my son
Nathl. Terry, and my son Ben Terry Exectors
Signed seald published and declared before us this 28th day of Decbr 1760
interlined before
Theops. [Theophus] Lay
John King
William King
Signed B M Terry
At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 26th day of September 1771.
The above Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Terry Deceased was presented in
Court by Nathaniel Terry and Benjamin Terry the Executors therein named and
proved by the oaths of two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
and on the motion of the said Executors who made oath according to Same.
Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form given
Security whereupon they together with Isaac Read their security entered into
and Acknowledged their bond according to Same.
Test Will. Tunstall W.
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First transcribed by Julia Clark
http://genforum.genealogy.com/terry/messages/7273.html
Edited by Orville Boyd Jenkins 20 July 2011
This retranscription edit replaces 2 missed lines, restores original spelling
and capitalization, corrects names and adds the court probate record not
included in the original transcription.
I have added paragraphing between the sections for the heirs and in the
probate statement to ease reading. There was very little punctuation in the
original, a couple of periods and commas, which I have kept. I have kept
original capitalization, which was artistic and whimsical in this era. Note
that various words are spelled differently in different places. Spellings of
some words also give clues to the pronunciation of the dialect at that time.
OBJ
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There has been some confusion over the maiden name of Benjamin Terry's wife.
She is commonly listed as Elizabeth Irby. Some researcehrs comment that the
will was torn and no maiden name for Elizabeth occurs, but the name Irby had
been written in by another hand. Here is a great discussion about some common
problems in reconstructing details about Benjamin and Elizabeth.
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Genealogy vs Mythology
By Margie Brown a descendant of Nathaniel and Sarah Royall Terry
I would like to address three problems with the Terry information that is
usually available about Nathaniel Terry & the Terry genealogy. The great
pictures of the MEMORIAL stones submitted for the Terry Cemetery.and
transcribed inscriptions and photographs used with permission of the
contributor is appreciated. The TERRY genealogy has nothing to do with the
contributor. The contributor just copied what was there. The article below
will site the documents listed at the bottom of this article for your easy
reference.
1st. problem: Nathaniel Terry [Sr] did not have Revolutionary War service.
The stone that was put in place in 1939 in what was then The Thompson
Cemetery, was awarded by the Federal Government for Nathaniel’s [Sr] service
in the French and Indian War. The revolutionary War service that is cited, is
for the service of his son Nathaniel D. Terry [Jr].
Nathaniel D. Terry and his wife Ann (Thompson) left Halifax county circa 1822
and went to Todd County, Ky., where he received a pension for that service, he
dying testate in 1837. His widow Ann (Thompson) received a widows pension
#W-3054 on Nathaniel D. Terry [Jr], and continued to do so until her death in
March of 1860.
The Military Secretary’s Office in a letter dated June 29, 1906, stated “
Nothing has been found of record to show that any other soldier named
Nathaniel Terry was a member of any organization of Virginia or Continental
troops in service during the revolutionary war.â€
Nathaniel [Sr’s] contribution to Halifax Co. and the Colony of Virginia is
illustrious, he was born in 1724 and died in 1780, at the age of 56. In the
twenty eight years that he was a resident of Halifax, he was sheriff in 1752,
justice 1752 - 1780, member of the House of Burgessess 1758 - 1764 and again
in 1769 - 1776 and the House of Delegates 1776 - 1778.
His further exploits in the French and Indians Wars can be found in
Henning’s Statues., he was commissioned as Captain of the Rangers while
still a resident of Lunenburg County, and was the builder of forts across
Halifax County, Fort Trial, Mayo Fort, Hickey’s Fort and Blackwater Fort.
2nd. Problem: The placement of the pictured stone in 1939, was in the Old
Thompson Cemetery. This property did not come into the Thompson family until
after the 1806 estate settlement. In 1939 with Terrys being buried there, the
DAR ladies made a reasonable choice and there was a Terry connection. Royall
Terry, a grandson, [through the son William Terry] of Nathaniel and Sarah
(Royall) Terry had married his first cousin, Susannah Foster Thompson, a
daughter of James and his wife Mary (Terry) Thompson a daughter of Nathaniel
and Sarah Terry.
Susannah F. did not live long after the 1820 marriage, and died leaving one
son James Edward Terry. At the death of Mary (Terry) Thompson in 1848 and
James Thompson in 1854, Royall and his son continued to live on the Thompson
property as James Edward inherited one third of the Thompson estate. James
Edward Terry married 1849 in Campbell co, Va. Maria Agnes Bailey, and they
were the parents of Elizabeth Terry married J. C. Epps, William H. Terry went
to Texas where he married Jeffersonia Mc C ?? (unreadable),
Edward Lewis Terry married Maud Tatum, Howson B. Terry married Effie Tatum,
Robert C. Terry married Claudine Miller and Catherine D. Terry who married
Charles A. Bates. (Terry Bible record). These are some of the Terry’s buried
in the Thompson cemetery today.
I will cite from the dower settlement after the death of Sarah (Royall) Terry
in 1805. Halifax Co. Va. Plea Bk #24, pages 250 -259, for therein lie the
clues of the original cemetery on Nathaniel’s [Sr] Bannister River property
and correctly identifies all of his children. My sincere hope is that someone
interested in the true history of Halifax Co., and is familiar with the area,
will find what might be the oldest cemetery in the county.
The oldest son and heir-at-law at the time of the death of Nathaniel Sr. was
William Terry and the only child mentioned in the 1780 Will. In 1806, after
the death of Sarah Royall Terry, all of the children are named, Nancy Terry
wife of Berryman Green,
William Terry, Joseph Terry, Polly Terry wife of James Thompson, Robert Terry,
Sarah Terry wife of Kibble Terry and the children of Elizabeth Dickerson Terry
[deceased] wife of John Martin .
After the division of the slaves, a division of the land was made, and a land
Plat was included. William Terry [Plea Bk 24 page 256] received the first
choice, and choose lot # 1 containing four acres and the dwelling house. This
would have been the premier piece, ergo it had to be the value of the house.
The other lots were from 80 acres to 45 acres. William Terry was born in 1749
and married in 1771 Susannah Thompson.
William Terry was a Revolutionary War soldier, and at his death in 1810 was a
member of the Virginia House of Delegates. His widow Susannah (Thompson)
Terry collected a pension # W - 4196, and both she and William died testate in
Halifax. Susannah lived until 1845 in the dwelling house chosen as first
choice by her husband.
At her death her sons Henry Terry (whose first wife was also a daughter of
James and Polly Terry Thompson but left no issue by her) and Royall Terry who
were the only surviving sons, entered into an agreement with Robert H.
Spencer on the 19th May 1846 to wall the graveyard on that 4 acres. In
August of 1846 [Deed Bk 51 p 430] they sold the property to Wm H. Clark. In
this deed , line 27, “the graveyard on the four acres excluded.†Signed
by Royall Terry.
From letters written by Green descendants in 1938 and 39, they admittedly did
not know, almost 160 years later, where Nathaniel and Sarah were buried nor
know their ages. Knowing that there were Terrys buried in the Thompson
cemetery, they obviously decided to place the stones there. I do not fault
them and I am glad they honored our ancestors, but that also has stopped the
search for the true resting place.
The first plat is from the Plea book 24 page 259, the second plat was done as
a favor for me by Roger Dodson of Pittsylvania county, and his notes are self
explanatory.
For anyone who chooses to search for this old graveyard, it sits across Rt
#360 from the home of the late Albert High. The two houses that sit very
close together, are on the four acre tract. It appears that Rt. #360 coming
up the hill from Terry’s bridge, did not cut into the tract but followed the
old road, up the “teapot spout.â€
I do not know if there were ever stones in this cemetery and it would be
overgrown and heavily silted after more than 200 years, and would needed to be
probed for underground stones, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were.
I would imagine that a portion of the stone wall might be found, and be
mistaken for the foundation of an old house.
3rd. problem: It is unlikely that the wife of Benjamin Terry who died in
Pittsylvania Co. in 1771, was an Irby, and if she were, then she was not
likely to be the mother of Nathaniel Terry Sr. The naming pattern of the
descendants is exceedingly strong, and would indicate his mother was a
Dickerson.
Nathaniel Sr’s daughter Elizabeth was Elizabeth Dickerson (Terry) Martin
and she named a son William Dickerson Martin and lived in S.C. Berryman and
Nancy (Terry) Green named a daughter Elizabeth Dickerson Green, they remained
in Halifax. William and Susanna (Thompson) Terry named a son Dickerson Terry,
they remained in Halifax. Nathaniel Dickerson and Ann (Thompson) Terry named
a son Nathaniel Dickerson Terry, they moved to Todd co, Ky.
James and Mary “Polly†(Terry) Thompson named a daughter Elizabeth
Dickerson Thompson, and had a grand-daughter Elizabeth Dickerson Thompson,
they remained in Halifax. Robert and Nancy Hopkins (Smith) Terry named a son
Nathaniel Dickerson Terry, they removed to Henderson Co., Ky. Kibble and
Sarah (Terry) Terry, never had issue and Sarah died 1853/54 in Bedford Co.,
Tn.
Joseph Terry married Sarah Coleman (Williams) widow of James Hill, and their
son Joseph Coleman Terry married his cousin Elizabeth Dickerson Green, they
remained in Halifax county. I do not know of one Irby Terry out of this Terry
family. I do know that Benjamin Terry Jr. with wife Elizabeth Parker Terry
had a grandson named William Dickerson Terry son of Obediah Parker Terry.
I suggest that the mnemonic naming pattern is very strong in this family, that
it would have been highly unusual to name a wife with her maiden name in a
1771 Will, that the original Will is no longer available, and that Charles
Edward Terry a Kentucky descendant of Robert and Nancy (Smith) Terry, made
notes in the late 1930’s that the original Will was torn, and there were
additions made in a different handwriting, and only in the first portion of
the Will, where “my wife Elizabeth†ends the line, does it appear that
someone has added the Irby.
I will let each person make their own decision, but with lack of other
evidence we should not assign a last name to her unless it includes
“probableâ€. Even Mr. Eggleston, president of Virginia Historical Society,
in 1941 has used "probably Irby," based on oral tradition out of southside
Virginia, but that probably has been dropped and now repeated as a given. It
is not, it is very questionable and as a descendant, I will use “probably a
Dickerson."
The Terry Family Bible was purchased by Nathaniel Terry Jr. at the 1806 estate
sale and was taken to Logan/Todd county, Kentucky. It was presented in
Robertson Courthouse TN., as late as 1855. It is unknown where it is today,
but a transcription from a grandson Robert Y. Lewis, is available at the TN
State Archives.
In the early part of the 1900’s a descendant out of one of the sons of
Nathaniel Sr., who was from Virgina, mistakenly joined the SAR on the service
of Nathaniel Terry Jr, whom he did not descend from, he named a Miss Smith as
Nathaniel Sr’s wife when Nancy Hopkins Smith was the wife of Nathaniel’s
son Robert, and continued on back to Benjamin Terry who died in 1771, naming
apparent siblings of his greatgrandfather, James A. Terry and Diana Royall
Terry as the parents of Benjamin. This has never been proven by any document
and was done from family lore, but is often repeated.
I am grateful for every bit of information left by descendants that came
before me, even when it has proven incorrect, as it is that data that provides
the building steps to get it right. We have access to materials today that
were not available to those who went before us, census, military records,
social security records, etc. They only had memory and love of family and I
salute them for that, but I would hope that if they were here today, they
would say “I didn’t know that, thank you for clearing THAT up.â€
-- Margie Brown,
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/_/GenealogyMythology.htm
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The following application for membership in the SAR has the correct spouses
and generational connections as put forward in the above analysis. This one,
however, still has the name of Elizabeth Irby instead of Elizabeth Dickerson.
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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
John Robert Terry, b 28 May 1928 in Miami, Dade County, Florida
Descendant of Nathaniel Terry, b Virginia 1724, d 21 April 1780 in Halifax
County, Virginia
Lineage:
(1) Son of Royall Perkins Terry, b 9/17/1895 in Orlando, Florida, d Unknown
and his wife Sarah Emily Symmes, b 1/30/1899 in St George, South Carolina, d
Unknown, mar 6/9/1925 NY, NY
(2) Grandson of Robert Henry Terrry, b 3/19/1847 in Henderson, Kentucky, d
1/29/1900 in Orlando, Florida
and his wife Elizabeth Myrtelle Harris, dau of John Junius; Daniel; Drury;
Capt Daniel; Edward; Thomas; Thomas;
Capt Thomas (immigrant); Elizabeth b 8/27/1859 in Rome, Georgia, d 9/5/1947
Miami FL, mar 10/13/1883 Orlando FL
(3) Great Grandson of Nathaniel Dickerson Terry, b 7/19/1814 Henderson KY, d
10/17/1879 Henderson KY
and his wife Sarah Inakeep Rudy, b 7/22/1826 Henderson KY, d 1/18/1901
Henderson KY, mar 7/22/1841 Henderson KY
(4) 2 Great Grandson of Robert Terry, b 1/12/1770 Halifax County VA, d
11/15/1826 Henderson Co KY
and his wife Nancy Smith, dau of Peartree; Obadiah; Obadiah; John (immigrant)
Nancy b 2 Feb 1777 Mecklenburg, Virginia, d 1 Jul 1843 Henderson, Kentucky,
mar 6/10/1793 Mecklenburg Co VA
(5) 3 Great Grandson of Nathaniel Terry, b 1724 Virginia, d 4/21/1780 Halifax
VA
and his wife Sarah Royall, dau William; Capt Joseph; Joseph (immigrant); Sarah
b ca 1726 Chesterfield Co VA, d 8/25/1805 Halifax Co VA, mar ante 1760
Chesterfield Co VA
(6) 4 Great Grandson of Benjamin Terry, b ca 1700 Presumably Ireland, d 1769
Pittsylvania Co VA
and his wife Elizabeth Irby [disputed in other historical reconstructions and
evidence], No dates and places
And he, the said Nathaniel Terry (No 5), is the ancestor who assisted in
establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of civil
official. Patriot, Virginia.
SAR Membership 83710
Application Filed 22 Jun 1958
Application Accepted by the State Board of Management 22 Jun 1958 by Herbert C
Roberts
Application Approved 28 June 1958 by Charles E Terry, Sr.
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A few years ago, another researcher, Charles Owens, insisted that Champness
Terry was the husband to Elizabeth Irby (some have her maiden name as
Dickerson). Others have her husband as Benjamin, which frankly doesn't make a
lot of sense to me, but maybe it was another Benjamin? I believe Benjamin was
their son, who also married Elizabeth Irby or Elizabeth Parker (? cousins).
Anyway - I am writing you to let you know that I have DNA matched from my
Elizabeth Truheart Garland to the Irby line. This tells me that Elizabeth
Garland likely had 3 husbands; Nathaniel Dickerson, James Overton (I also am
DNA matched to), and unknown Irby (poss. Edmund?).
I followed the E B tree all the way down to E B (Sheryl is the manager). He
is a descendant of Irby, who owned many slaves. I believe that Elizabeth Irby
(not Dickerson) was the daughter to Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson
Overton Irby, and married into the Terry family (a Benjamin or Champness). I
have yet to find DNA evidence for Dickerson, but still looking.
Perhaps there was a Benjamin Terry who married Elizabeth Dickerson who was a
daughter to Nathaniel Dickerson and Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson. This
may have led to some of the confusion. Don't know. Thought you might like to
know about this new DNA evidence. I will transfer some of your data to my
tree. Thanks.
Sandra Lytch (daughter to Mildred Crawford Horn - descendant of
Terry/Irby/Garland, etc.)
-- Sandra Lytch, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jan 22, 2018
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[In the folloiwng transcription, speling and capitalizatin have ben retained
to reflect the orignial. -OB Jenkins]
In the name of God Amen I, Benjamin Terry Senr. of Pittsylvania County and
Parish of Camden being in my perfect sinces and memory thanks to God for the
same but considering the frailty of this Life and the uncertainty of Death, I
do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. Disannuling all other
wills by one made either by word or Wrighting and this only is to be taken for
my Last Will and Testment. In manner and form following
Vis First being Penatent and sorry for my sins past most humbly desire
forgiveness for the same. I give and commend my soul unto almighty God my
savour, in hoom and by the marits of Jesus Christ to trust and hope to be
saved and have full remition of sins, and that for the settling of my temporal
estate and such goods, chatils and debts as it hath pleased god for above my
deserts to bestow me I do order give and dispose the same In manner and form
following, that is to say first, of all it is my desire that all my Debts that
I owe to any person or persons be truly and honestly payed by my Executors
hereafters named.
Item, I lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Irby four negros namely Abraham
Melender and her Child Beler and Sener, six cows and calves with all my hoggs,
one feather bead, and furniture one Frying pane, Two Iron potts and hooks with
all the plantation Touls one black mair known by name of Lasard and her colt,
sober John and the sorril Plow mair all During her natural life and at her
Decease to be Disposed of as in this my last Will as further Directed, I give
to my son Nathaniel Terry one Survey of Land being the uper Survey on Sandy
Creek also one negro man named Tach and one negro man named Gregory to him and
to his heirs forever.
Item, I give to my son Benjamin Terry the Tract of land I now live on that is
to day the old and first Tract Containing three hundred acres more or less and
one negro man name Abraham after my wife's death.
-- First transcribed by Julia Clark
http://genforum.genealogy.com/terry/messages/7273.html, Edited by Orville Boyd
Jenkins 20 July 2011
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A few years ago, another researcher, Charles Owens, insisted that Champness
Terry was the husband to Elizabeth Irby (some have her maiden name as
Dickerson). Others have her husband as Benjamin, which frankly doesn't make a
lot of sense to me, but maybe it was another Benjamin? I believe Benjamin was
their son, who also married Elizabeth Irby or Elizabeth Parker (? cousins).
Anyway - I am writing you to let you know that I have DNA matched from my
Elizabeth Truheart Garland to the Irby line. This tells me that Elizabeth
Garland likely had 3 husbands; Nathaniel Dickerson, James Overton (I also am
DNA matched to), and unknown Irby (poss. Edmund?).
I followed the E B tree all the way down to E B (Sheryl is the manager). He
is a descendant of Irby, who owned many slaves. I believe that Elizabeth Irby
(not Dickerson) was the daughter to Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson
Overton Irby, and married into the Terry family (a Benjamin or Champness). I
have yet to find DNA evidence for Dickerson, but still looking.
Perhaps there was a Benjamin Terry who married Elizabeth Dickerson who was a
daughter to Nathaniel Dickerson and Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson. This
may have led to some of the confusion. Don't know. Thought you might like to
know about this new DNA evidence. I will transfer some of your data to my
tree. Thanks.
Sandra Lytch (daughter to Mildred Crawford Horn - descendant of
Terry/Irby/Garland, etc.)
-- Sandra Lytch, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jan 22, 2018
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Billy Terry Jr became a minister. He is identified in the list of those
predeceasing his uncle Kenenth Paul Terry as Rev Billy Terry Jr.
The first information I found about Billy D Terry was his obituary included in
the memorial on Find a Grave. This obituary was published in the Amarillo
Globe-News, which exhibits the frustrating characteristic of leaving out the
birth information. This obit follows the same format as that of his father
Orville William. Kenneth Bogard, who created these memorials also has
included no photo of the gravestone. So we are dependent on other records for
the birth information, which often includes only the transcribed date.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1960, p 355
Terry Bill (Lou) tech Hawkins Radio & TV h 513 Warren
Terry Clarence L (Margaret) emp Gray County h 314 Rider
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Billy Dewayne Terry
Born 1 Jun 1940
Died 18 Feb 2009
Last Residence Pampa, Gray, Texas 79065
SSN issued Texas (1952)
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Billy D. Terry
Birth unknown, Death Feb. 18, 2009
PAMPA - Billy D. Terry, 68, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev.
Gary Worden, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Terry was the owner and operator of Terco Supply for 21 years, retiring in
2005. He worked for Clifton Supply part time after his retirement. He was a
member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lou Terry; two sons, Ronnie Terry and Donnie
Terry, both of Pampa; two daughters, Sherry Payton of Woodward, Okla., and
Cindy Brown of Pampa; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a
brother, Clarence Terry of Pampa; and two sisters, Jean Grantham of Oklahoma
City and LaVonda Brinkley of Erick, Okla.
The family suggests memorials be to Fellowship Baptist Church, 622 E. Francis
St., Pampa, TX 79065.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 20, 2009
Burial Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray County, Texas
Created by: Kenneth D. Bogard Feb 20, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #34026543,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Terry&GSiman=1&GScid=3523&GRid=34026543&
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U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Billy D Terry
Birth Date 1 Jun 1940
601 Red Deer St, Pampa, TX, 79065-5049
(1993)
1930 Federal Census, Custer County, Oklahoma, 24 April, Cedar Township,
District 10, page 6A, Hse/Fam #130
Weast, Theodore J Head Owns M W 65 Widowed IL OH IL Farmer
Terry, Rama W Son-in-law M W 26 Married at age 24 OK GA NC Farm Laborer
Terry, Beatrice Dau F W 19 Married at age 16 OK OK OK
Terry, Billie Jack Son M W 1 OK OK OK
Terry, Kenneth Son M W 0 (no months given) OK OK OK
"Kenneth Paul Terry, 80, of Farmington, passed gently away in the early hours
of Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010.... Kenneth was preceded in death by his son,
Martin Paul Terry; his father, Rama Terry; his mother, Beatrice Lebbs; his
brothers, Bill Terry Sr., Roger Tripp (Rama Allen Terry) and Daniel [Dan
Terry] Wood; and nephews, Michael Terry and the Rev. Bill Terry Jr."
-- Memorial Networks, "Kenneth Paul Terry,"
http://www.danielsfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=813299&ftm=1
His military service record reports his birth date as 1 December 1924, while
the 1930 census reports that he was 1 year old. This census record matches
his Social Security record in which he reported his birth date as 1 December
1928.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Billy Terry
Birth Date 1 Dec 1924
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Army Enlistment 31 Mar 1946
Release 26 Apr 1949
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There was a family reunion with all the siblings in the late 90's ... Here is
the information that I have on the Terry siblings that I just found from that
reunion:
William (Billy Jack) Terry Sr - 12/1/26 - 6/2/03, wife Helen, children Bill
Jr, Trisha Alley and Bryan Terry
Kenneth Paul Terry - 2/10/30 - 12/11/10, wife Helen, children David, Mark,
Paul and Teresa
Roger Lee Tripp - 4/17/61 - 10/13/10, wife Ida, children David, Keren Fykes,
Alan and Michael Tripp
Tommy Terranova - 10/27/33 (I haven't been able to find any more information
on him yet)
Dan Terry Wood - 6/13/35 - 7/3/99, wife Pamela, child Stacy
Shaney - 4/2/37 - children Dan and Kim Wilson, Shaney Brinsmead and Harry
Abram
-- Stacy Wood, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 March 2017
-----------------
The above list lacks the son Michael Bennett Terry, born 25 April 1951, and
adds two, Trisha Alley and Bryan Terry.
.
Billy Jack's Social Security records report his birth date as 1 December 1928,
while his death certificate has 1 December 1926. The Social Security record
is probably correct, since this presumably was reported to SS by Billy Jack
himself, whereas the date on the death record was most likely reported by the
informant, probably from memory. The large gap of years between these records
also puts the odds in favor of the SS record. In addition, the 1930 census
reports him as 1 years old, consistently with the birth in December 1928.
"Dan's wife is Pamela Golsan - DOB 4/14/45"
-- Stacy Wood, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 March 2017
Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012
Bill J Terry
Birth 1 Dec 1926 Oklahoma
Death 2 Jun 2003 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Billy Jack Terry [Bill J Terry Sr] [Billy Terry]
Birth 1 Dec 1928 Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Father Rama W Terry
Mother Beatrice Merryman
SSN 560341148
Feb 1944 Name listed as BILLY JACK TERRY; 19 Jan 1995 Name listed as BILL J
TERRY SR; 12 Jun 2003 Name listed as BILLY J TERRY
On the other hand we find a directory of public records reporting his birth
year as 1926. Since htis database is a compilation, i t is not as
authoritative as other recors. It does confirm, however, that he was living
in Beatty, Neada, where his burial record indicates he was buried after his
death in Las Vegas.
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Bill J Terry
Birth Date 1 Dec 1926
PO Box 52, Beatty, NV, 89003-0052
Bill's military burial record reports his birthday as 1 December 1926, like
his Social Security record, whereas we saw above that the Death record
reported the year as 1924. No image is available for either of these records.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
BILL J Sr Terry
CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date 1 Dec 1926
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Burial Beatty Cemetery, Beatty, NV 89003
William (Bill) J Terry, Sr
Birth Dec 1, 1926 Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Death Jun 2, 2003 Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Corp. William (Bill) J Terry Sr
Served with the U.S.Army during WW2 of 1941-45 Father of Michael 1951-92.
(Also buried in this cemetery) He died in Beatty NV in June of 2003 at the age
of 76.
Son Michael Bennett Terry 1951-1992
Burial Desert Hill Cemetery, Beatty, Nye County, Nevada
Maintained by Find a Grave, Created by Herbert Rickards Mar 31, 2006
-- Find A Grave Memorial #13792241,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13792241
Note that Bill's date of death was 2 June 2003. Buit an obit listing reports
that an obit for him was published in Las Vegas on 13 July 2003. His obit
reports that his funeral was noit held until 19 July.
Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current
Bill J Terry Sr
Age at Death 76
Birth Abt 1927 Marlow OK
Death abt June 2003 Beatty NV
Obituary Published 13 Jul 2003 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal
[Actual death date on the death record is 2 June 2003 - It is unclear why this
obit was published so late]
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Bill Terry Sr.
Obituary
Bill J. Terry, Sr., 76, of Las Vegas, died June 2, 2003. Born on December 1,
1926 in Marlow, Okla. He moved to Beatty, 32 years ago, coming from Alamosa,
Colo. He worked as an electronic technician for the federal government and
after retiring was self employed for Terry Electric in Beatty. He also
retired from the FAA.
Bill served in the U.S. Army and Navy during WWII. He was a past commander of
the VFW #6826-Beatty, as well as a past master of the Montezuma Masonic Lodge
in Goldfield, and a past president of the Beatty Lions Club. Bill was
preceded in death by his son, Michael B.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Helen of Beatty; father, Merle Lobbs
[Lebbs] of Oklahoma; his sons, Bill Jr. of Broken Bow, Neb and Richard Hunt of
Las Vegas; his brothers, Kenneth of New Mexico, Roger Tripp of Pheniox, Ariz.
and Tom Terravino of Texas; his sister, Shaney Abhrams of California; three
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 19, at Beatty Senior Center. In lieu of
flowers, please donate to the Montezuma Masonic Lodge in Goldfield, Nevada.
--
http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=bill-terry&pid=141817324
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Billy Pendley Terry
Birth Date 13 Mar 1920 Chatsworth, Georgia
Residence Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, USA
Contact Grover Terry (fatehr), Chatsworth GA
Unemployed
Signed Billy P Terry
(back)
5'9" 165 lbs, Brown Eyes adn Hair, Ruddy Complexion
Registered 24 January 1941 Chatsworth
1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 15 April, McDonald (Militia
District 1013), District 11, page 5A, Hse #70, Fam #75
Terry, Grover C Head M W 40 Married at age 20 GA GA GA Farmer
Terry, Sarah A Wife F W 31 Married at age 16 GA GA GA Farm Laborer
Terry, R L Son M W 21 Single GA GA GA None
Terry, Julian Son M W 19 Single GA GA GA None
Terry, H B Son M W 14 Single GA GA GA None
Terry, Billie P Son M W 9 Single GA GA GA None
Terry, G C Son M W 3yrs 2mos Single GA GA GA None [born abt Jan 1927]
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Billy P Terry
Birth Date 13 Mar 1921
Phone Number 695-3846
127 Charles Rd, Chatsworth, GA, 30705-2609
PO Box 543, Chatsworth, GA, 30705-0543 (1993)
Social Security Death Index
Billy P. Terry
Born 13 Mar 1921
Died 22 Jan 1999
Last Residence Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia 30705
SSN 252-44-0006 issued Georgia (Before 1951)
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Billy P Terry
Service Info CMOMM US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth 13 Mar 1921
Death 22 Jan 1999
Burial Murray Memorial Gardens, G I Maddox Pkwy Chatsworth, GA 30705
The military gravestone reprots his death date as 22 January 1999, and there
is one memorial on Find a Grave reporting that date. But it has no photo of
the stone. However, another memorial exists that does have a photo of the
gravestone. And that stone has the birth and death as only a year. The year
of death is 2002.
Billy P Terry
Birth 1921, USA
Death 2002, USA
Parents:
Grover Cleveland Terry (1885 - 1962)
Addie S. Pendley Terry (1890 - 1978)
Siblings:
Robert L. Terry (1909 - 1984)
Julian Terry (1911 - 2000)
Huse Bogus Terry (1916 - 1942)
Billy P Terry (1921 - 1999)
Grover Cleveland Terry (1926 - 2015)
Burial Murray Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia
Maintained by Cindy, Originally Created by C. East Nov 19, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #31553484,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31553484
1920 Federal Census Murray County, Georgia, 6 January, Chatsworth, District
131, page 5A, Hse #87, Fam #97
Terry, Major D Head M W 50 GA GA GA Farming, Working Out
Terry, Georgia E Wife M W 48 GA GA GA
Terry, Seth L Son M W 18 GA GA GA
Terry, Guss Son M W 16 GA GA GA
Terry, Lucile Dau F W 14 GA GA GA
Terry, M D Jr Son M W 11 (?) GA GA GA
Terry, Georgia E Dau F W 7 GA GA GA
Terry, Blanche Dau F W 4yrs 11mos GA GA GA (b Jan 1915)
Blache's father died in 1927. In the 1930 census her mother Georgia (Gregory)
Terry is the head of the family.
1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 9 April, Chatsworth, District 1,
page 3B, Hse #60, Fam #64
Terry, Georgia Head Home value $10,000 F W 58 Widow GA GA GA Manager, Real
Estate
Terry, Major D Son M W 19 GA GA GA
Terry, Evelyn Dau F W 17 GA GA GA
Terry, Blanche Dau F W 15 GA GA GA
Jones, James S Son-in-law M W 21 married at 20 OK GA GA Laborer, State
Highway Dept
Jones, Lucile Daughter M W 24 married at 23 GA GA GA Teacher, Public School
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1958, p 614
Springfield Jas M (Blanche T) res eng State Hwy Dept r Chatsworth GA
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1960, p 366
Springfield Jas M (Blanche T) resident eng State Hwy Dept r Chatsworth GA
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Blanche T Springfield
Birth Date 11 Feb 1915
Phone Number 695-3291
707 Green Rd, Chatsworth, 30705-2711 (1994), GA
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Blanche T. Springfield
Born 11 Feb 1915
Died 26 Apr 2004
SSN 260-72-2431 issued Georgia - 1963
Blanche "Boot" Terry Springfield
Birth Feb 11, 1915
Death Apr 26, 2004
Son James Douglas Springfield (1937 - 1937)
Burial Chatsworth Heights Cemeteryn Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia, USA
Created by BDC Sep 17, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #29859903,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29859903
1940 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 6 April, Sayre, District 5-22,
page 5B, Hse #112, Rents $7
Terry, Orval Head M W 24 Married Grade 6 b Okla same place in 1935 Drug Store
Proprietor
Terry, Verna Wife F W 26 Married Grade 6 b Texas same place in 1935
Terry, Bobby Son M W 10 Single Grade 4 b Okla same place in 1935
Bobby may have died young, because he is not mentioned in his father's
obituary as a survivor in 2007, and is not mentioned among family members
predeceasing his brother Clarence, who died in 2012.
C. Grady Terry
Birth 1888
Death Jun. 23, 1889
Son of J.R. & S.C. Terry
Age 1 year, 7 months & 21 Days
Burial Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia
Created by C East Jan 07, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #32728358,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=32728358&PIpi=15089390
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 15 June, Pilot Rock Township,
District 42, page 6A, Hse #80, Fam #82
Terry, William Head W M Mar 1856 44 Married 23 year KY KY KY Farmer Owns
Terry, Ursula J Wife W F Dec 1854 45 Married 23 year 8 children/6 living AR TN
MO
Terry, James M Son W M Dec 1877 22 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
Terry, Marion M Son W M Oct 1880 19 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
Terry, Levanda Dau W M May 1884 14 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
Terry, Riah [Rier, name on his grave] Son W M Oct 1886 13 Single AR KY AR Farm
Laborer
Terry, Gus Son W M May 1889 11 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
Terry, Captain Son W M May 1895 5 Single AR KY AR
1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 3 May, Pilot Point Township,
District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #107, Fam #110
Terry, William Head M W 55 Marriage 1 Married 44 yrs [abt 1866] AR KY KY
Farmer Owns [b abt 1845]
Terry, Ursula J Wife F W 63 Marriage 1 Married 44 yrs [abt 1866] 8 children/6
living AR TN MO [b abt 1848]
Terry, Urias [Rier, name on his grave] Son M W 21 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1889]
Terry, Gus Son M W 17 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1893]
Terry, Captain Son M W 14 Single AR AR AR [b abt
1896]
1930 Federal Census, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, 26 April, Shady Point Township,
District 12, page 13B, Hse #238, Fam #258
Terry, Louis L Head M W 42 First married at age 24 AR GA GA Highway Patrol,
Highway #3
Terry, Ellen C Wife F W 33 First married at age 16 AR IL AR
Terry, Carl R Son M W 15 OK AR AR
Terry, Ernest E Son M W 8 OK AR AR
Terry, Edith M Dau M W 5 OK AR AR
Terry, Lela M Dau M W 11mos OK AR AR [born April 1929]
1940 Federal Census, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, 18 April, District 40-25, Page
10A, Indiana Ave, Panama Ward 1, Hse #213 Rents (Housing with a Claunch
family)
Terry, Carl Head M W 25 Married Grade H4 b Oklahoma In Spiro, LeFlore Co in
1935 Farmer [b abt 1915]
Terry, Thelma Wife F W 19 Married Grade 8 b Oklahoma In Spiro, LeFlore Co in
1935 [b abt 1921]
Terry, Carl Eugene Son M W 8mos Single Grade 0 b Oklahoma In Spiro, LeFlore Co
in 1935 [b abt 1939]
Carl and Thelma are reported in several editions of the City Directory for
Bakersfield, California. Tehre are many Terry families but none we can
identify with Carl's family. In later years their son Carl Eugene is also
listed.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1943, p 642
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) laborer h 13091/2 Monache dr Oildale
The 1955 city directory has an entry for Carl's uncle Raymond L Terry.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1955, p 569
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) electn Genl Pet h 542 Willow dr
Terry Raymond L (Lillian L) baker h 917 Curtis dr
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1956, p 889
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) electn Gen Pet h 529 Charlana Dr
Terry Raymond L (Lillian L) chef Mayfair Mkts h 3628 Stockdale hwy
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1957, p 752
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) electn Genl Pet h 529 Charlana Dr
In the Bakerfield 1960 City Directory, an entry for a Carl E Terry appears to
be for their son Carl Eugene, with his wife Nancy. In 1965 they are on the
same page. In 1960, the Terry list is divided across two pages. Carl E is
near the bottom of p 721, and hsi parents are on the next page.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1960, p 722
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) electn Genl Pet h 529 Charlana Dr
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1960, p 721
Terry Carl E (Nancy D) delmn Frazier-Wright h 529 Highland dr
From the 1965 directory, a few other Terrys are included in this
transcription.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1965, p
Terry Alice Mrs Waitress Woolworth's r 611 Oswell
Terry Carl E (Nancy) Emp Carl Ingalls Trucking h 700 Lilac St
Terry Carl R (M Jo) h 813 Washington Ave
Terry Carl R (Thelma J) Electn Mobil Oil h 529 Charlana Dr
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Carl R Terry
Birth Date 12 Feb 1915
311 McCord Ave Spc 40, Bakersfield, CA, 93308-4789 (1985)
327 McCord Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93308-4792 (1982)
POB, Fellows, CA, 93224
California Death Index, 1940-1997
Carl Ronald Terry
Birth 12 Feb 1915 Oklahoma
Death 2 May 1989 Kern County
Mother's Maiden Name Fry
Social Security #545129662
Social Security Death Index
Carl R Terry
Born 12 Feb 1915
Died 2 May 1989
Last Residence Bakersfield, Kern, California 93308
SSN 545-12-9662 issued California (Before 1951)
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Carl Ronald Terry [Carl R Terry]
Birth 12 Feb 1914 Spirrow [Spiro, LeFlore County], Oklahoma
Death Date 2 May 1989
Father Lewis Terry
Mother Ellen Fry
SSN 545129662
Dec 1937 Name listed as CARL RONALD TERRY; 13 Jun 1989 Name listed as CARL R
TERRY
1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 21 July, Militia District 1013, PO
Spring Place, page 2 (scan p 544), Hse/Fam #13
Terry, Joseph W 31 M W Farm Laborer $100 Georgia [b abt 1839]
Terry, Joanna 28 F W Keeping House Georgia [b abt 1842]
Terry, Caroline 6 M W At Home
Georgia
Caroline';s mother could have been Isom's first wife name Hughes (first name
unknown). Or it could have been his second wife, Seatha/Ceatta Slone, whom
he married before the 1860 census. In the 1860 census with Isom and Ceatta,
Caroline is reported as 1 year old.
We know from common census ages that this might mean she was over one year or
not quite one year. She was probably born some time in 1859. Somewhere after
the birth of the previous child Mary in about 1857 and the 1860 census, the
Hughes wife died.
1860 Federal Census, Madison County, Arkansas, 3 July, PO St Paul, Hilburn
Township, page 50, Hse/Fam #326
Isham Terry 26 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $15 Personal born KY Cannot read or
write
Ceatta Terry 29 F born KY Cannot read or write
Caroline Terry 1 F born AR
In the 1880 census, Caroline is in the household of her parents, reported as a
widow under the name of Caroline Woodard. There is a marriage record for a
Caroline Terry and George W Woodward, reporting their marriage in 1877.
1880 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 5 June, Pilot Rock Township,
District 88, page 6A (scan 260A), Hse #44, Fam #52
Terry, Isham W M 52 Farmer Cannot read or write KY KY KY
Terry, Celia W F 37 Wife Keeping House Cannot write AR TN TN
Woodward, Caroline W F 20 Dau Widowed Helps work on farm AR AR AR
This appears, however, to be the same person named George Washington Woodward,
who later married Caroline's sister Mary E Terry Self on 20 Aug 1881, after
she was widowed. So how could Caroline be a widow in 1880? Was that just an
error on the part of the enumerator? A George Woodard is living next door to
Terry, Celia and Caroline in 1880. George matches Caroline's husband, but he
is also reported as widowed.
In George W Woodward's household is one widow Mary Self. This Mary appears to
be Isom's daughter and Caroline's sister Mary E Terry (first husband Nathaniel
Selph). But Mary Self is reported as a niece of George Woodard. I have not
discovered the basis of that relationship.
Complicating this, however, is the conflict of dates for Mary Terry, with the
marriage record for Mary and George reporting their marriage on 20 Aug 1881,
while the date of death of Mary Woodard's gravestone is 1 Apr 1881. But
family sources report that this is the same Mary Terry Woodard, and her
husband as George Washington Woodard. So were there two George W Woodwards?
Was Caroline divorced instead of widowed?
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
George W Woodward
Age 30, Birth Year abt 1847
Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Caroline Terry
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
Marriage 16 Aug 1877 Johnson County
Caroline later married Presley Bowman in 1882. But on the marriage record
Presley's bride is named Mary Terry. But the date of marriage matches the
1910 census report that Caroline and Presley have been married for 28 years.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Presly Bowman
Age 19, Birth Year abt 1863
Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Mary Terry
Spouse's Age 24 [b abt 1858]
Spouse's Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
Marriage 1 Mar 1882 Johnson County
Marriage License Date 28 Feb 1882
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 15 June, Pilot Rock Township,
District 42, page 6A, Hse #75, Fam #77
Bowman, Presley Head W M Aug 1862 37 Married 18 year KY KY KY Farmer Rents
Bowman, Carolina [sic] Wife W F Mar 1859 41 Married 18 year 10 children/8
living KY KY KY
Bowman, Arch P Son W M Oct 1882 16 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
Bowman, Oscar H Son W M Mar 1884 35 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
Bowman, Walsie A Dau W M Mar 1886 14 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
Bowman, Josie Dau W M Sept 1888 11 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
Bowman, John L S Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single AR KY KY
Bowman, Leora Dau W M Dec 1896 3 Single AR KY KY
Bowman, Doc D Son W M Dec 1899 5mos Single AR KY KY
Terry, Holly s(ister)-in-law W M Feb 1885 15 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 7 May, Pilot Point Township,
District 63, page 9B, Hogansville & Ft Douglas Rd, Hse #154, Fam #160
Bowman, Presley Head M W 48 Marriage 1 Married 28 yrs [abt 1882] KY KY KY
Farmer Owns [b abt 1862]
Bowman, Carolina [sic] Wife F W 51 Marriage 2 Married 28 [abt 1882] yrs 9
children/8 living KY KY KY [b abt 1859]
Bowman, Josey M Dau F W 20 single AR KY KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1890]
Bowman, Elsie C E Dau F W 19 single AR KY KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1891]
Bowman, John S Son M W 16 single AR KY KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1894]
Bowman, Norma L O Dau F W 13 single AR KY KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1897]
The puzzle of Caroline and George Woodward being reported as widowed in 1880
is clarified here. The census reports this is the first marriage for Presley
and the second for Caroline. Caroline (spelled Carolina here) and her second
husband Presley Bowman living only three houses away from George and
Caroline's sister Mary.
1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 7 May, Pilot Point Township,
District 63, page 9B, Hogansville & Ft Douglas Rd, Hse #151, Fam #157
Woodward, George W Head M W 65 Marriage 4 Married 28 yrs [abt 1882] AR NC MO
Farmer Rents [b abt 1845]
Woodward, Sarah E Wife F W 63 Marriage 2 Married 28 yrs [abt 1882] 3
children/2 living AR MO MO [b abt 1848]
This seems to confirm that George and Caroline were divorced. This means the
report in 1880 that they were widowed was incorrect as surmised. And Mary
Terry Selph does seem to have married George despite the fact that he and her
sister Caroline had divorced.
Gravestone of Presley and Caroline Bowman, Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson
County, Arkansas
Bowman
Father Press
Aug 22, 1863 June 30, 1942
Mother
Caroline
Mar 25, 1859 Nov 8, 1932
It was originally thought that the cemetery is in Clarksville, Johnson County,
Arkansas. The person posting the photos of the gravestone did not report what
cemetery it was in! Death was reported as occurring in Clarksville. The
memorial on Find a Grave clarifies this and fills the gap on some details,
although it includes some factual errors as noted in brackets. Since no
comment was made about the differences, I am assuming that these differences
are not stated here as corrections to the carved dates in the gravestone but
are just careless transcription errors. No photo of the gravestone is
included with the memorial on Find a Grave.
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Caroline Terry Woodward Bowman
Birth Feb. 25, 1859 [Grave says Mar 25] Kentucky
[family facts indicate she was born after the family was living in Madison
County, Arkansas, as reported in the 1860 census when she was 1 year old and
the 1880 census.]
Death Nov. 8, 1932
First Husband, George W. Woodard, Married 16 Aug 1881 Johnson CO. AR [? Ark
Marriage record reports they married in 1877, and in the 1880 census she has
the name Woodward, and is already separated from her husband George Woodard,
who married her sister Mary on 20 August 1881]
Father Isom Terry (1830 - 1888)
Siblings:
Mary Terry Woodard (1857 - 1881)
Jack Terry (1865 - 1925)
Spouse Presley Bowman (1862 - 1942)
Children:
Arch P Bowman (1882 - 1944)
Oscar Bowman (1884 - 1922)
Josie May Bowman (1888 - 1968)
John Sullivan Bowman (1893 - 1952)
Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas
Created by Bea Smith Daniel Nov 06, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #3116731,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31167317
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This child, along with two others in this family, is reported in notes on the
family, in addition to children recorded in the censuses of 1900 and 1910.
See notes for Thomas Everett Terry.
Her date of birth were recorded in a list of family names and dates from Julia
Virgina (Jennie) Terry Jenkins, Carrie's older sister, written by Lou Ila
Jenkins in the 1950s. Her date oif death and age at death are engraved on her
gravestone in Eton Cemtery in the town where theTerrys were living at the
time. Her older brother William Earnest also died, three days later.
It seems likley they were victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic plaguing the
southestern US since the Great Epidemic that devastated major cities of
Georgia in 1876.
Gravestone of Carrie Lee Terry
Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia
Carrie Lee
Daughter of
T D & M W Terry
DIED Aug 23, 1888
2 Yrs 8 Mos & 10 Days
In Janury 2015 when I submitted some additional information to Carrie's
memorial on Find a Grave, I was asked to become editor of Carrrie's memorial.
The age on the stone subtracted from the date of death reported should be
December 18, 1885. This may be a day or two off. This is the close to the
birth date reported by her sister (my grandmotehr) Jennie, but is still a few
days after Jennie's date of 13 December 1885. The memorial reflects the date
of birth reported by Jennie Jenkins in a list of her family members. Here is
the updated memorial.
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Carrie Lee Terry
Birth Dec. 13, 1885 Murray County, Georgia
Death Aug. 23, 1888 Murray County, Georgia
"Daughter of T.D. & M.W. Terry"
"Age 2 years, 8 months & 1 day"
Died of Yellow Fever
Parents:
Thomas Duncan Terry (1857 - 1935)
Martha Wiley Wall Terry (1859 - 1932)
Siblings:
Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins (1880 - 1966)
Thomas Everett Terry (1882 - 1888)
William Ernest Terry (1887 - 1888)
Arthur Wiley Terry (1889 - 1968)*
Jeffie M. Wagnon (1892 - 1967)*
Clarice M. Terry Lewis (1895 - 1982)*
Ouida M. Terry Hill (1899 - 1986)*
Rama W. Terry (1904 - 1965)
Burial Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia
Maintained by Orville Jenkins from Jan 2015, Created by C. East Jan 07, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #32728143,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32728143
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Some genealogies report Champness born as early as 1700, some as late as 1720.
They have no source documentation on their dates. I have seen no birth
records.
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Champness Terry of Virginia
CHAMPNESS Terry was born Bef. 1727, and died 1758 in Louisa Co. VA. He
married CHRISTIAN TERRY. She was born Bef. 1740, and died Aft. 1785.
The 1782 Tax List for Louisa Co. mentions "Christian Terry (widow of Champness
Terry)"
SOURCE: "Terry Records of Virginia, by Edna Harris Bushnell, 1980"
Probated Will: Terry, Champness - Fredericksville Parrish, Louisa County;
sons: Thomas, Joseph, William; to Wm. 200 acres land which I purchased of my
brother James, to be upper end at place called "the three lots", 200 acres in
each the others lott having ___ hundred 79 acres; to Joseph first choice of
those lots; SON THOMAS NEXT CHOICE AND MY RIFLE; son Henry next choice, son
David the last lot. ADMIN: THOMAS & Joseph. Mentions "wife & daughters" but no
names.
Written 18 Mar 1757;
rec. 25 Mar 1758;
witness Benjamin Bibb, Mary Bibb, William Thomson
SOURCE: VA. Cty. Louisa Book: 1, Page: 36, Champness Terry, Type: Will, Date:
25-May-1758
SOURCE: Pittsylvania Co. Va. Deed Book 3, pg 212-217, mentions David, William,
Thomas, and Joseph Terry as children of Champness Terry, dec'd 1758 in Louisa
Co.;
Also, Pittsylvania Co. Va. Deed Book 9, pg 37, 18 Oct 1790: David Terry and
Eleanor, his wife of Louisa Co. .... it being part of 979 acres sold by James
Terry to his brother Champness Terry, and Champness left 179 acres to his son
David Terry.....
Children of CHAMPNESS TERRY and CHRISTIAN TERRY are:
[Vague dates make it hard to follow, Mother born "before 1740, but how long
before? Son born "before 1754" but how long before?]
i. JOSEPH TERRY, b. Bef. 1754
ii. THOMAS TERRY, b. Bef. 1754
iii. WILLIAM TERRY, b. Bef. 1754
iv. HENRY TERRY, b. Bef. 1754
v. DAVID TERRY, b. Bef. 1755; d. Bef. 1819
-- Farmer Family Tree,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4899749/person/-358517856
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Christian "Cristina" Evans
Birth before 1740 in Virginia, Death 1785 in Virginia
1717 Marriage to Champness Terry (some uncertainty) [This date is impossible,
since it is before her reported birth]
Children:
Thomas Terry 1734-1816
William Terry Sr. 1745-1805
Henry Terry 1754-1816
JOSEPH Terry b 1754
DAVID Terry 1755-1819
-- Terry Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24042377/person/1486097786
Date of death reported here is the date of probating his will. So death
occurred some days before that date. No actual date of death has been found.
I have seen no burial information.
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A few years ago, another researcher, Charles Owens, insisted that Champness
Terry was the husband to Elizabeth Irby (some have her maiden name as
Dickerson). Others have her husband as Benjamin, which frankly doesn't make a
lot of sense to me, but maybe it was another Benjamin? I believe Benjamin was
their son, who also married Elizabeth Irby or Elizabeth Parker (? cousins).
Anyway - I am writing you to let you know that I have DNA matched from my
Elizabeth Truheart Garland to the Irby line. This tells me that Elizabeth
Garland likely had 3 husbands; Nathaniel Dickerson, James Overton (I also am
DNA matched to), and unknown Irby (poss. Edmund?).
I followed the E B tree all the way down to E B (Sheryl is the manager). He
is a descendant of Irby, who owned many slaves. I believe that Elizabeth Irby
(not Dickerson) was the daughter to Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson
Overton Irby, and married into the Terry family (a Benjamin or Champness). I
have yet to find DNA evidence for Dickerson, but still looking.
Perhaps there was a Benjamin Terry who married Elizabeth Dickerson who was a
daughter to Nathaniel Dickerson and Elizabeth Truhart Garland Dickerson. This
may have led to some of the confusion. Don't know. Thought you might like to
know about this new DNA evidence. I will transfer some of your data to my
tree. Thanks.
Sandra Lytch (daughter to Mildred Crawford Horn - descendant of
Terry/Irby/Garland, etc.)
-- Sandra Lytch, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Jan 22, 2018
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Charlie's Social Security records report his middle initial as C, but
genealogies report his middle name as Sylvester, and he went by the nickname
of Bud.
1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 3 April, Buffalo Township,
District 2, page 9A, Hse #182, Fam #186
Terry, J L Head M W 66 First married at age 19 [abt 47 yrs, or 1883] AR AR AR
Farmer [abt 1864]
Terry, Victoria Wife F W 47 First married at age 18 [abt 29 yrs, or 1901] AR
AR AR Farm Help [abt 1883]
Terry, Charlie Son M W 18 OK TN TX Farm Help [abt 1912]
Social Security Death Index
Charlie C. Terry
Born 30 Oct 1912
Died 9 May 1991
Last Residence Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma 73662
SSN 445-03-1149 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Charlie "Bud" Terry
Birth Oct. 30, 1912
Death May 9, 1991
Inscription:
TERRY
CHARLIE "BUD"
OCT. 30, 1912
MAY 9, 1991
MARRIED JUNE 9, 1932
Note: Husband of Mille E Haas Terry, Son of James L and Victoria E Terry
Burial Buffalo Cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
Created by Sarah Locklin Taylor Sep 19, 2007
-- Find A Grave Memorial# 21662230,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=TE&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=38&GScntry=4&GSsr=4361&GRid=21662230&&ftm=1
Alphonso Brown ( Jack) Terry and Leanora Bland
Issue:
Lena Ethel Terry married A.O. White
James Milton
Chester Terry
Lester Terry
Tempie NMN Terry
Duncan Lee Terry
-- Jacque Watkins, Facebook Comment to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 19 September
2014
Chester and Lester were reported to be twins. But as I probed the records I
found that a search for birth certificates produced only a certificate in the
name of Lester. SImilarly, the Texas Birth Index for 1923, a summary list of
certificates issued in all the counties over the year, has an entry only for
Chester Terry on that birth date for that county.
It was looking like the name Lester from the birth certificate and the name
Chester in the annual birth index were entries for the same child. No name of
Lester appears on the birth list for 1923, nor has any birth certificate been
found in the name of Chester Terry for any date.
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Lester Terry
Birth 10 Apr 1923 Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
Father Alphonso Brown Terry, age at last birthday 35
Father born Goalswaith [Goldthwaite], Residence Orange, Texas, Farmer
Mother Leanora Bland age at last birthday 19
Mother born Orange, Texas, Residence Orange, Texas, Housewife
Filed 16 April 1923
About four genealogies of this family report Chester and Lester were born in
Coryell County. But Texas birth records report it was Orange County, Texas.
No documentation is provided by these genealogies. As mentioned above, the
name Chester Terry is listed on the Texas Birth Index list for 1923, born on
10 April in Orange County. A birth certificate was issued for one Lester
Terry for the same date, also in Orange County. But two death records are
found, one in each name.
Chester Terry
Lester Terry
Birth 10 Apr 1923 in Coryell County, Texas [Texas birth records report it as
Orange County]
Death 26 Jul 1923 in Coryell County, Texas
Parents:
Alfonso Brown (Jack) Terry 1887 - 1944
Leanora Bland 1903 - 1972
Burial Coryell County, Texas
These genealogies may be correct in reporting that Chester died only a few
days after birth, on 26 July 1923. But again, they report his death was also
in Coryell County, whereas the report of birth suggests that death also would
also have been in Orange County. But burial is also reported to be in
Coryell County.
A listing in the Texas Death Index was found in both names for Coryell County.
The entry for Chester is date 26 July 1923 and for Lestar {sic] is 27 July
1923. We do know that the next two children were born in Coryell County. The
family may have been living there even though Chester/Lester was born in
Orange County.
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Chester Terry
Death 26 Jul 1923 Coryell County
Certificate #20482
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Lestar Terry
Death 27 Jul 1923 Coryell County
Certificate
#20483