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
1900 Federal Census, Wise County, Texas, 2 June, Voting Precinct 9, District 150, page 2B, Hse #23, Fam #24 Terrey, James L Head W M June 1863 36 Married 16 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Terrey, Phoebia Wife W F Aug 1861 38 Married 16 yrs 7 children/6 living TN TN TN Terrey, Homer Son W M Mar 1900 2mos Single TX TN TN By 1918, the family had moved to Prentiss, in Beckham County, Oklahoma. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Homer Harvey Terry Residence Rt 1, Prentiss, Beckham County, Oklahoma Birth Date 21 Mar 1900 Farmer. moloyed by J L Terry (father), Prentiss Medium Height & Weight, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair Registered 12 September 1918 Signed with full name In 1920, Homer is living with his brother Owen. 1920 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 22 January, Buffalo Township, District 3, page 3A, Hse #46, Fam #48 Terry, Owen Head Rents M W 31 Married NC SC SC Farmer [abt 1988] Terry, Maggie Wife F W 26 Married AR MO AL [abt 1895] Terry, Homer Brother M W 19 TX TN TX [abt 1900] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Homer Terry Birth 21 Mar 1900 Texas Residence 103 E 10th St, Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas Married Father Jim L Terry, born Tennessee Mother Unknown, born Tennessee Age at Death 44 yrs, 4 mos, 19 days Death 9 Aug 1944 Wichita Falls State Hospital, Precinct 1, Wichita County, Texas Cause of Death Exhastion from General Paralysis of the Insane Removed by Clay Funeral Home 10 August 1944 for burial in Shamrock Certificate #40768 filed 10 August 1944, filed State 4 September 1944 Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 Homer Terry, Age 19 (b abt 1900), Resident of Prentiss, Beckham County, Oklahoma Millie B Taylor, Age 23 (b abt 1896), Resident of Mayfield, Beckham County, Oklahoma License application filed by Owen Terry, brother of the groom (misidentified in the document as father of the groom) License issued 24 March 1919 at Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma Marriage 25 Mar 1919 Beckham, Oklahoma Ceremony by The Church of God of Mayfield at the residence of Tom Land Witnesses Essie Land of Mayfield and Ed Leamin of Sweetwater, both in Beckham County Recorded 28 March 1919 --------------- Homer Harvey Terry Birth Mar. 21, 1900 Texas, USA Death Aug 9, 1944 Wichita County, Texas, USA According to TX death certificate, he is buried in Shamrock, TX, but have found no other evidence to date. Parents: James Levi Terry (1863 - 1937) Phoebia J Collins Terry (1861 - 1900) Siblings: Henry Clay Terry (1883 - 1971) Owen Terry (1888 - 1973) Willie Mae Terry Snow (1891 - 1918) Flora Jane Terry Beesinger (1893 - 1971) Curtie Terry Hill (1896 - 1977) Frances Bethena Terry Bailey (1903 - 1939) Half-sibling Neoma Terry Logan (1905 - 1982) Half-sibling Herbert Francis Terry (1907 - 1967) Half-sibling Charlie Terry (1912 - 1991) Half-sibling Orville W. Terry (1916 - 2007) Half-sibling Burial Unknown Created by Beverly Lowrance Oct 26, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #154263726, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=154263726&ref=acom ---------------
Richard Bates and Kaye Nicholson both have this person's name as Huston Dr Terry, as though his middle name was the title Dr. Unfortunately, neither gives any sources for their information. This makes no sense to me, nor does the name Major for his older brother. But I find Major as though it was a given name in the censuses, and Major Douglas named his son Major Douglas Jr. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #259, Fam #268 Terry, Cyrus L W M 34 Farming GA GA NC Terry, Emely J W F 28 Keeping House GA GA GA Terry, Houston W M 9 Son GA GA GA Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Certificate #8703 H B Terry Death 18 Mar 1941 Cobb County Gender M (Male) Race White Age 69 Years [b abt 1872] Houston's memorial on Find a Grave mentoins that he was a Physician that did rounds to homes oina buggy. Dr H. B. Terry, MD Birth Sep. 22, 1871 Death Mar. 18, 1941 Dr. Huston Bogel Terry, he was a "horse and buggy doctor" in Acworth, GA, which means that he traveled by horse and buggy to see his patients. Burial Liberty Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia Created by David Woody Apr 26, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #36389438, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=TE&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=12&GScntry=4&GSsr=4481&GRid=36389438&&ftm=1
I expect the name Huse is a nickname for the name Houston, the name of one of Grover's brothers. There was an earlier Huse B Terry, whom I found in the census of 1900, in Tilton, Whitfield County, Georgia. He was born in September 1875, and is living near John Crenshaw Terry. 1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 22 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 110, page 4A, Hse/Fam #71 Terry, Grover Head M W 34 Married 2 years GA GA GA Farmer Terry, Addie Wife W F 27 Married 2 years GA GA GA Terry, H B Son M W 3 GA GA GA 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, H B Son M W 14 Single GA GA GA None Correspondence from a descendant provides more detail about Huse and his family. ------------------ From Lisa Hollingsworth Sent April 06, 2011 21:56 To boydorville@gmail.com Subject: Huston Bogel Terry "Dr. Huston Bogel Terry was my great-grandfather. He was married to Lillie Etta Kitchens. They had three girls, Edith Carol, Jennie Mae and Doris Beatrice. Doris was my grandmother and married Guy Beryl Tyson. They had one child, Geraldine, my mother. Jennie Mae never married. Edith Carol married Rev. William James Hazelwood and they had 4 children, Wilton, Terry, and twins Howard and Harriet. ... My mother, Geraldine Tyson, married James Russell Eubanks, Jr. I am the second of their four children." -- Lisa Hollingsworth, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 April 2011 ------------------ World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Huse B Terry Inducted From Georgia Rank Machinist's Mate Second Class, United States Navy Death Date 25 Nov 1945 [record date, his memorial monument in Georgia give s date of Mar 1942 for death] Last Known Status Missing Monument Fort William Mckinley, Manila, The Philippines Purple Heart Medal Another record provides family connection information. Note how the middle name is spelled, while family sources spell it Bogel. World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 Georgia Dead, p 14 Terry Huse Bogus Machinist's Mate, 2c, USN Parents, Mr and Mrs Grover Cleveland Terry Route 1, Chatsworth I found that the date of death on Huse's gravestone differs by over 3 years from the date of death reported by military records! The memorial headstone says he died in November 1942, instead of November 1945. The 1942 date of death may be more specific information. December 1945 was the end of the war in the Pacific. Gravestone of Huse B Terry Chatsworth Heights Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia Lost at Sea Huse B Terry Born 1916, Died Mar 1942 ---------------------------- Murray County's First Man to Die in World War II Huse B. Terry, a sailor, was the first Murray County man killed in World War II. He died, along with some 120 fellow American sailors, when a Japanese Navy task force sank their ship, USS Pillsbury , in the South Java Sea on March 1, 1942. There were no survivors. Remarkably, Huse's brother, Billy, had enlisted in the Navy and the two were serving aboard the same vessel, USS Portland . While Billy was home on furlough, the Navy unexpectedly transferred Huse to duty on Pillsbury . Otherwise Billy probably would have been aboard the doomed vessel and died with Huse. The Terry family had four sons serving in the Navy during World War II. The following report was transcribed from the March 26, 1942, issue of The Chatsworth Times: H. B. Terry Is County's First War Casualty. Navy Department Reports Murray Youth Missing. H. B. Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Terry, of Eton, has been reported by the Navy Department as missing and thus became Murray County's first war casualty. The Terrys received news that their son, a machinist on the cruiser Pillsbury, was missing in a telegram from the Navy Department Friday. The telegram asked that the parents not reveal the name of the boat their son was on as it might give information to the enemy. However, the Navy department publicly announced Tuesday that the cruiser Pillsbury had been lost and that all members of the crew were missiong, thus ending the need for further secrecy. The young man, a native of this county, was about 26 years old. His brother, Billy, also with the Navy, is on duty in the Pacific. Mr. and Mrs. Terry have one daughter, Hazel, and three other sons, R. L., Julian, and G.C., all of whom are at home. The flag on the court house lawn was at half-mast last Friday as a gesture of respect to H. B. Terry. The USS Pillsbury was a U. S. Navy destroyer of the Clemson Class, built 1919-1920, By William Cramp and Sons, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned December 15, 1920, with Lt. H. W. Barnes in command. In 1922 Pillsbury was deployed to the Far East where she served with the Asiatic Fleet. In the fall of 1941, Pillsbury collided with Peary , a sister ship in the same squadron. Both were taken to Cavite Navy Yard for repairs. Workmen concentrated their efforts on Pillsbury because she was less-damaged. On December 10th, just three days after the surprise attack upon Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombers attacked, the Cavite Navy Yard, virtually destroying it. Miraculously Pillsbury was undamaged in that attack. After her crew helped fight fires on other vessels and transfer their wounded to a nearby hospital ashore, the Navy ordered most ships still seaworthy to sail south to safety. Pillsbury was excluded from the sail-to-safety order. She was ordered to sail to Balikpapan where she met up with other ships of the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands responsible for Allie reconnaissance sorties and anti-submarine patrols. When the Japanese commenced their landing on Bali, Pillsbury opened fire with her main battery and 50 calibre machine guns upon a Japanese ship. The enemy ship, which was also under fire from other American vessels, changed direction. Damage from three hits could then be seen: one had struck the bridge, another midship, and one on the fantail. The Japanese destroyer then ceased firing as the ship erupted in flames. Sadly in need of repairs and virtually without ammunition, Pillsbury and Parrott were sent to Tjilatjap. Japanese ships were operating south of Java, attempting to prevent the escape of Allied ships from that area. The enemy force consisted of an aircraft carrier, four battleships, five cruisers, and several destroyers. Between March 1 and March 4, 1942, they sank three American vessels, Pillsbury , Asheville , and Edsall . No logs or battle reports exist detailing these actions. All three of the American ships were sunk approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island. The Japanese quickly departed the scene, picking up no survivors. None of the Americans survived the sinkings. American military records indicate that Pillsbury normally carried a complement of 122 men and that all aboard were lost on March 1, 1942, when she sank. Huse Terry's Early Years The Terry family lived on a farm about 4 miles from Eton. They farmed extensive acreage, raising cotton, corn, wheat, and lespedeza hay. They also grew much of the food they consumed throughout each year, both animals and vegetable. The whole family worked in the fields as was the custom of those years. School operated on schedules to coincide with the farming cycle, ending the school year around May 1 so the boys could plow and plant the fields. Once the crops were "laid by," school resumed for about 8 weeks in July and August. Schools took a fall break in September and October for "cotton picking." G. C. says that the Terry brothers liked to ride horses. He remembers an incident when they were riding and H. B. noticed three of the neighbor girls who were enjoying the day in their front yard. H. B. led his brothers into the yard, which had some concrete steps to make it easier to walk in the steep yard. G. C. says that H. B. apparently hoped to impress the girls with his riding skills when he rode his horse up the steps, turned, and came back down. The girls laughed and applauded his showmanship. G. C. recalls that the three younger boys tended to do things together. They liked to explore the fields and woods, often in search of berries, muscadines, and hickory nuts. Holly Creek ran through the Terry property, providing a convenient place for the men and boys from the community to swim and frolic, especially on Sunday afternoons. G. C. said such get-togethers happened frequently in summer. The county had not yet started to provide school bus service for students so the Terry children usually walked to school, along with neighbor kids from the Isenhour and Childers families. Marvin Childers remembers that when it rained, one of the creeks always rose too high for them to cross on foot. One of the dads would hitch a horse to a wagon and take the kids to school, then pick them up at the end of the day. Huse's sister, Hazel, recalls that electricity had not yet come to where they lived so they used kerosene lamps at night. The family used a horse-drawn wagon to go shopping, sometimes in Eton, sometimes in Chatsworth. Trips to Dalton were very infrequent. She remembers that the family ordered most of their school clothes from the Sear-Roebuck Catalogs. G. C. remembers that the family bought a new Ford in 1929. He said that his dad routinely drove it to Chatsworth to shop for groceries at Clyde Greeson's store. One of Hazel's clearest impressions of her brother is that he always seemed to be reading a book. She called him "an avid reader." G. C. said that the boys often walked over to a filling station in Eton on Saturday night, a place where guys from the surrounding area met to socialize. Sometimes a few of the men and boys would bring musical instruments and play music. He said that H. B. could sing "pretty good" and that he probably was the best yodeler around at that time. He thinks that H. B. learned some of the songs from listening to them being played on their wind-up Victrola. Hazel said that the family observed Christmas by putting up and decorating a red cedar tree. They did not hang stockings. Santa always brought presents and placed them beneath the tree while the children slept. During those years Murray County boys typically were expected to become farmers and the girls would become housewives and mothers. The new Murray County High School placed heavy emphasis on these expectations by teaching agricultural courses and home economics classes from the day the school opened its doors until the 1960s. Lives of families revolved around family, home, church and school. The great depression had taken hold and there was little or no money to spend on frivolous items. When a few extra cents could be spared, youngsters would enjoy a soft-drink and snack at a local store. Favorite drinks seemed to be R. C. Cola and Pepsi, as these bottles were about twice the size of other drinks, such as Coke, NuGrape, Orange Crush, and Nehi. The snacks available for a nickel each usually included a box of Cracker-Jacks (with a prize), a bag of peanuts, a pack of crackers with peanut butter or cheese, a moon-pie, or any one of numerous candy bars. Most of the sweets in those days were homemade: baked apples, gingerbread, cobblers, cakes, cookies, and pies. In winter families often enjoyed making snow-cream. Summer treats included home-grown watermelons and cantaloupes, as well as ice-cream made in a hand-cranked freezer. Murray County closed the high schools then in use (Chatsworth High, Eton High, and Lucy Hill High) at the end of school year 1933-1934 and opened the newly built Murray County High School near Chatsworth to start the new school year, 1934-35. This was a new and very different experience, students from the entire county attending the same high school. Students suddenly were in daily contact with others from places within the county that they never knew existed. Huse had completed his junior year at Eton High School and entered MCHS as a senior. His buddy, Marvin Childers, was one year behind him, transferring in as a junior. Childers recalls that H.B., as he was known in school, was a good athlete, and an excellent basketball player. Mack Jackson, who attended school in Eton at the same time, said that their days of walking to school ended in 1934. The county started school bus service that would pick up all the students who were to attend grammar school at Eton and those traveling on to the new Murray County High School. A bus driver might pick up students from several areas, making multiple trips to Eton, where every student got off the bus. When all of the pick-ups were finished, the students destined for the new high school reboarded the bus and were driven to Chatsworth. Mack was very impressed that the school buses actually were new school buses, rather than home-made contraptions built on truck chassis. He found that bright yellow bus a welcome relief from his days of walking to school, whatever the weather. H. B. Terry graduated in 1935, a member of MCHS's first graduating class. What would later be called the great depression had made jobs even more difficult to find in Murray County. H. B.'s brother, G. C., recalls that H. B. had taken the only work he could find, stacking lumber at a nearby mill for less than a dollar a day. Discouraged by his circumstances, H. B. decided to enlist in the Navy just over a year after he graduated. G. C. remembers that H. B. first went to Norfolk for his basic training. He came home on leave, traveling by train. There were then so few cars that hitch-hiking meant having to do a lot of hiking. After H. B. was assigned to USS Portland , brother Billy, soon after he turned 16, lied about his age and enlisted in the Navy, with the understanding that he would be assigned to the same ship as H. B. The two served together aboard the Portland for a time, once even taking leave to return to Murray together. Remembering just how tough times were for their family, G. C. said that H. B. and Billy both sent money from their Navy pay to their mother every month. He also said that, H. B. bought a new 1938 black Chevy for $750 cash in Dalton. This gave him a car to use when he was home on leave and provided a second vehicle for the family to use. G. C. said that he thinks that H. B. was most impressed with the reception American sailors got when he had shore-leave in Australia in 1939. Of course the Australians were painfully aware of the worsening relations between Japan and China and hoped that the Americans would help protect Australia if things came to that. The Terry Family Background The 1920 Census listed Huse's immediate family as: Grover Terry, age 34; Addie Terry, age 27, R. L. Terry, age 10; Julian Terry, age 8; and H. B. Terry, age 3. They lived in the McDonald District. The Census indicated that all family members had been born in Georgia. The 1930 Census included a bit more about the family. It indicated that the father was Grover C. Terry, and the mother was Sarah A. Terry. This census also listed two new off-spring: Billie P. Terry, age 9, and G. C. Terry, age 3. Hazel Terry was born after 1930 so her name does not appear on that Census. She helped to fill in some blanks concerning family names. She said that their father's full name was Grover Cleveland Terry and the mother's was Sarah Addie (Pendley) Terry. R. L. was Robert Lee. Julian had no middle name. H. B. was Huse B. Terry. Billie P. actually was a male, so Billy, but he had no middle name or initial. G. C. was Grover Cleveland Terry, named for his father. Hazel had only the one name. Hazel said that Huse probably was named for his Dad's older brother. G. C. confirmed this and added that the uncle had been Dr. Huse Terry who lived in Acworth, Georgia. H. B.'s sister, Hazel, says that, because she was so much younger than him, she does not remember him well. She does recall the family attending services at the Methodist church at Hasslers Mill. She said that H. B.'s death was the most devastating event ever in her family's history. She said that the family never talked about H. B.'s death and that her three brothers who had also served in the Navy were reluctant to discuss anything about their military service. Hazel sadly recalled that her mother was so distraught over Huse's death that she destroyed all of her pictures of him. H. B.'s paternal grandfather was Cyrus Lewis Terry (1846-1925). He married Emily Jones Bates (1852-1931). She was daughter of Rice Ross Bates, whose father was General John Bates. Hazel also provided interesting information about her mother's parents. They were William and Harriet Pendley, who moved from Jasper, in Pickens County, Georgia, to Spring Place, Georgia in 1895. The couple had 13 children, including one set of twins. Ten lived to become adults. Two sons eventually moved to Imperial County, California, where they died. William and Harriet owned a cotton gin, a grist mill, and extensive farmland. Pendley invented several pieces of farm equipment. He also created several special tools needed in the talc industry. Perhaps his most widely used invention was the special scissors he created in the early 1930s to be used by women to clip chenille bedspreads. Every person familiar with the history of Chatsworth must recall that virtually all of the bricks used to build the town were made by the Pendley's facility, officially named the Chatsworth Brick Company. ... Markers Honoring Dead Sailor Huse B. Terry is honored by two burial markers. The one erected by the U.S. Navy at Fort William McKinley, at Manila, The Philippines, indicates that he had been a Machinist's Mate, Second Class and had been awarded the Purple Heart. Another, in Chatsworth Heights Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia, is inscribed "In memory of Huse B. Terry, Feb. 1916, March 1942. Lost at Sea." In adjacent graves are his father, Grover C. Terry (1885-1962), and his mother, Addie S. Terry (1890-1978). -- Murray Country Families, Huse B Terry, http://www.murraycountymuseum.com/mf100a.html ----------------------------
1920 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 22 January, Buffalo Township, District 3, page 3A, Hse #46, Fam #48 Terry, Owen Head Rents M W 31 Married NC SC SC Farmer [abt 1988] Terry, Maggie Wife F W 26 Married AR MO AL [abt 1895] Terry, Ida-May Dau F W 2yrs7mos OK TN TX [abt 1917] Ida-May and her two older siblings were reported in 1920 as being born in Oklahoma, but in 1930, she and the two older ones were reported born in Texas. It appears Weldon was the first born in Oklahoma, and he was born in Roger Mills County. The family later moved to Beckham County, Oklahoma. 1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo, District 5-3, page 3B, Hse #52, Fam #54 Terry, Owen Head M W Owns $25 41 Married Age at first marriage 21 [mar abt 1909] TN TN TN Farmer [b abt 1889] Terry, Maggie Wife F W 36 Married Age at first marriage 16 [mar abt 1910] TX MO MO [b abt 1884] Terry, J W Son F W 17 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1913] Terry, Juanita F W 15 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1915] Terry, Ida Ma[e] Dau F W 12 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1917] Terry, Weldon Dau M W 11 OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1919] Terry, Foy Dau F W 7 OK TN TX [b abt 1923] Terry, Vasta Lee Dau F W 5 OK TN TX [b abt 1925] Terry, No First Name [W O] Son M W 2yrs3mos OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt Jan 1928] Terry, Harvy [sic] Nephew M W 20 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1910] Terry, Raymond Nephew M W 15 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1915] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Ida Mae Berry Birth Date 7 Jun 1917 421 N 9th St, Clinton, OK, 73601-2327 (1992) -------------- Ida Mae Berry Birth Jun 7, 1917 Death Sep 6, 2008 Wed [Lewis Clent Berry] September 1, 1940 Burial Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, Plot 3-341 Created by Dolores Colwell Willis Jan 16, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #83537522, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Berry&GSiman=1&GScid=98185&GRid=83537522& --------------
1850 Federal Census, Floyd County, Kentucky, 10 August, My District, page 863, Hse/Fam #302 Leonard Terry 56 M Farmer $300 Real Estate value b Virginia Mary Terry 54 F b Kentucky Isaac Terry 12 M b Kentucky
Isaac Terry Birth 28 May 1820 Death 5 Oct 1907 (aged 87) Burial Bill Nailor Terry Cemetery, Turkey, Breathitt County, Kentucky Spouse Barbara Gabbard Terry 1820-1901 Children: Child Terry Miles Terry 1846-1934 William M Terry 1850-1925 Mary Jane Terry Evans 1854 - unknown Elvira Terry Bryant 1857 - unknown Gravesite Details Son of Miles and Patsy Johnson Terry Created by Kandy Back Agee 27 Feb 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial 66224624, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66224624
1850 Federal Census, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 23 August, District 1, page 32-33, Hse/Fam #244 Thomas Terry 53 M Farmer $300 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1797] Mary Terry 40 F b Kentucky [b abt 1810] Samuel W Terry 21 F Laborer b Kentucky [b abt 1829] Leonard Terry 14 M b Indiana [b abt 1836] Isaac Terry 12 F b Indiana [b abt 1838] Elijah Terry 8 F b indiana [b abt 1842]
1850 Federal Census, Floyd County, Kentucky, 10 August, My District, page 863, Hse/Fam #302 Leonard Terry 56 M Farmer $300 Real Estate value b Virginia Mary Terry 54 F b Kentucky Isom Terry 20 M Laborer b Kentucky Thomas Terry 18 M b Kentucky Nancy Terry 14 F b Kentucky Isaac Terry 12 M b Kentucky Nathaniel Terry 7 M b Kentucky 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 Rachel Terry 7 F born KY William Terry 5 M born AR Mary Terry 3 F born AR Caroline Terry 1 F born AR Polly Terry 60 F Midwife born KY Cannot read or write The identity of this wife Ceatta (Seatta/Seatha) is unclear in sources. Some genealogies have tried to identify her with Seatta Justice, but Seatta Justice was married to Rhoades Mead over the same period. A descendant corresponding with me on the question suggested it was Seatha Sloan/Slone. This seems likley to me. In the 1850 census, Seatha's family was living just a few doors away, and next door to Isom's brother William. "I have started wondering if Isom was married to Seatha Slone. They live very near each other in the 1850 Floyd County census, but of more interest to me is an old letter written by a grandson of Isom, stating he was married four or five times, once to a Sloan and once to a Hughes." -- Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 June 2013 Hugheses lived nearby also. In the 1880 census there is a Hughes family living a few doors away from Isom and his family. Some genealogies report Mary as Mary E, born in 1857. This date matches her age in this 1860 census. I found two memorials for Isom's daughter Mary Terry on Find a Grave. One of them states that her mother was Unknown Hughes. With no other information at that time, it seemed that Ceatta (Unknown maiden name at that time) was the wife named Hughes. But then one descendants indicated her grandparents were firm that Isom's wife was Ceatta Slone. Since the mother of Mary is reported as named Hughes, Isom must have married his first wife named Hughes before the birth of the first two daughters. The 1860 census reports that in 1860 Rachel was 7 years old, thus born around 1853. Mary was 3 years old. The next child Caroline is 1 year old, so born about 1859. It looks like Rachel and Mary's mother (maiden name Hughes) died about 1857 or 1858, after the death of Mary. Then about 1858, Isom married Ceatta/Seatha Slone. "... in regard to Isom's first wife, Ceatta. My great grand Aunt Lee (Rachel's child) always told my Dad she thought her grandma was Seatty Slone. All my life (almost 50 years) I grew up thinking my direct ancestor was Slone. Only in the last 20 or so years did I entertain the notion and try to make Ceatta Justice fit. Just last night I asked my father again about Isom's first wife's last name and he again relayed the name Seatty Slone. I understand this is not proof but it is a valid recollection. My dad has been talking to "old timers" for about 50 years." -- Jami Sue Yarger Brandt, Geneanet Messaging communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 April 2015 There is a Mary in the 1860 census. Most genealogies report her as Mary E. They report her married to a Woodward. Her Find-a-Grave memorial reports her name as Mary Woodard (the name is sometimes spelled Woodward, inclduing in census entries for this famliy). Wooward/Woodward is Mary's second married name. Mary Terry Woodard [also found as Woodward] Birth Mar 20, 1857 Death Apr 1, 1881 Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas Created by Bea Smith Daniel Nov 06, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #31172587, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Terry&GSiman=1&GScid=2221327&GRid=31172587& See more in Notes for Mary E Terry Self Woodward. -------------------------- U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Isom Terry Confederate 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Company H Muster Date 26 May 1865 (out? no muster in date) Regimental History 27th Arkansas Infantry Rgt. Cols. Beals Gaither, James R. Shaler Lt Cols. A. J. Magenis, James M. Riggs The regiment was formed in the summer of 1862 with men from the northern section of the state. It was assigned to R. G. Shaver's, Tappan's brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. In the spring of 1864 it was united with the 38th Ark. Infantry Rgt. It fought at Prairie Grove, Bayou Fourche and Jenkins' Ferry where the consolidated command lost four killed and 22 wounded. The unit was included in the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department on June 2, 1865. -- Submitted by John Haseltine -------------------------- Isom's wife Ceatta died about 1863 during the war; so Isom must have married Margaret about 1864; but the 1900 census reports Jack's birthday as June 1864. That census is commonly one year off due apparently to a faulty formula to calculate birth from age. It is reported in some genealogies that Isom married Celia Davis in 1874. Isom's marriage to Celia was registered with the bride's name as Sealy Hanley. We are told by family sources that her maiden name was Davis, and we do have in the censuses what appears to be the correct Celia Davis. The surname Hanley would appear to be her previous married name, but I have not found a record of Celia with this name Hanley or of a marriage to a Hanley. Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900 Isom Terry Sealy Hanley Marriage 18 Mar 1874 County, Johnson AR 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 Terry, John P W M 3 Son AR KY AR Hobbs, Mary W F 13 Stepdau At Home Cannot read or write AR AR AR Woodward, Caroline W F 20 Dau Widowed Helps work on farm AR AR AR The name of the Stepdaughter Mary seems to indicate that Sealy was married to John W Hobbs before the Hanley. "It is pretty certain that Isom was married to (or just having a child with) someone named Margaret. Their child is Jackson Terry and I can trace him living with his mother. They would most likely have been married either in Madison or Johnson Counties." -- Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 June 2013 "According to all the family stories, this Ceatta dies during the war, probably around 1863, as the story is that Isom came home from the war and found her dead due to starvation, and the children almost dead. 1863 corresponds to the time he is shown to have deserted. [But see military record above stating mustered (out?) 1865] Shortly after this they moved to Johnson County and lived under a cliff. I can’t find them in the 1870 census, but have seen where they lived, so it is very possible the census taker missed them." -- Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 June 2013 The time frame seems to match for Seatha/Ceatta to have died in 1863 or so, and him to marry (or dally) while home on leave, and have a child by the end of the war with Margaret. It is unclear whether his home was still in Kentucky or he had already moved to Arkansas at that time in the middle of the war. Jackson was born in June 1864 (or 1865) in Johnson County, Arknasas, where Isom later lived and died. He died in 1888. In 1880 his wife is Celia, whom he married in 1874. It is suggested by Terry descendants that Isom may have had multiple illicit relationships along with his marriages. We do not find an 1870 census to give us further clues. This would fill in some of the questions around the war and the move to Arkansas. Birth states and ages of chidlren tell us they moved to Arkansas about 1854. Note that in the 1880 census, his daughter Caroline is named Woodward and reported as a widow. But the household next door to them is headed by a widowed man named George Woodward, The same name as Caroline's husband on her marriage record. Military Gravestone of Isom Terry, Ft Douglas Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas Isom Terry Pvt Co H 27 Ark Inf Confederate States Army 1830 - 1888 Isom Terry Birth 1830 Floyd County, Kentucky Death 1888 Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas Father of William Terry Veteran of Civil War (Confederate) Children (on FAG): Caroline Terry Woodward Bowman (1859 - 1932) Jack Terry (1865 - 1925) Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas Created by Erin Jun 21, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #20011288, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20011288
1920 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 22 January, Buffalo Township, District 3, page 3A, Hse #46, Fam #48 Terry, Owen Head Rents M W 31 Married NC SC SC Farmer [abt 1988] Terry, Maggie Wife F W 26 Married AR MO AL [abt 1895] Terry, J W Son M W 6yrs11mos OK TN TX [abt 1912] J W was reported in his parents' home at age 17 in 1930. 1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo, District 5-3, page 3B, Hse #52, Fam #54 Terry, Owen Head M W Owns $25 41 Married Age at first marriage 21 [mar abt 1909] TN TN TN Farmer [b abt 1889] Terry, Maggie Wife F W 36 Married Age at first marriage 16 [mar abt 1910] TX MO MO [b abt 1884] Terry, J W Son F W 17 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1913] Terry, Juanita F W 15 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1915] Terry, Ida Ma[e] Dau F W 12 TX TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1917] Terry, Weldon Dau M W 11 OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt 1919] Terry, Foy Dau F W 7 OK TN TX [b abt 1923] Terry, Vasta Lee Dau F W 5 OK TN TX [b abt 1925] Terry, No First Name [W O] Son M W 2yrs3mos OK TN TX Farm Helper [b abt Jan 1928] Terry, Harvy [sic] Nephew M W 20 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1910] Terry, Raymond Nephew M W 15 TX TN TX Farm Laborer [b abt 1915] He was out of his parents' home by 1930. 1940 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Buffalo Township, District 5-3, page 4A, Hse #64, Owns $200 Terry, Owen Head M W 52 Married Grade 4 b Tennessee Same house in 1935 farmer Terry, Maggie M Wife F W 46 Married Grade 7 b Texas Same house in 1935 Terry, Foy J D Son M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer Terry, E Vostilee Dau F W 15 Grade 8 b Okla Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer Terry, W O Son M W 12 Single Grade 5 b Okla Same house in 1935 Terry, Leon W Son M W 9 Single Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935 Norton, Eligha [Elijah?] E Uncle M W 79 Widowed Grade 1 b Okla Same house in 1935
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Catherine Carpenter Age 19, Birth Year abt 1866 Residence Franklin, Arkansas Spouse J H Terry Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Residence Franklin, Arkansas Marriage 23 Sep 1885 Franklin County Marriage License Date 23 Sep 1885 1900 Federal Census, Franklin County, Arkansas, 9 June, Boston Township, District 187, page 5A, Hse #74, am #76 Terry, Jack Head W M June 1864 45 Married 13 year AR KY KY Farmer Owns Terry, Catharine Wife W F -- 1865 35 Married 13 year 7 children/7 living AR KY KY Terry, Jim Son W M Aug 1886 18 AR AR AR Farm Laborer Terry, Walter L Son W M Jan 1889 11 AR AR AR Terry, Willie Son W M Feb 1891 9 AR AR AR Terry, George B Son W M June 1898 2 AR AR AR Terry, Allen Son W M May 1893 7 AR AR AR Terry, Jessie Dau W F Sep 1895 4 AR AR AR Terry, John Son W M May 1900 0mos AR AR AR In 1905, Jack recceived a homestead land grant from President Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Document #7885 Jackson H Terry 21 Sep 1905 80 Acres Franklin County, Arkansas Township 12-N, Range 27-W, Section 22 Registered Land Office, Dardanelle, Arkansas Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392) Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 J H Terry Gender Male Age 21, Birth Year abt 1864 Residence Franklin, Arkansas Spouse's Name Catherine Carpenter Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Residence Franklin, Arkansas Marriage 23 Sep 1885 Franklin County Marriage License Date 23 Sep 1885 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 23 May, Pilot Point, District 63, page 7A, Fort Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #104, Fam #112 Terry, Jackson H Head M W 45 Married 29 years AR KY AR Farmer Rents Terry, Catharine Wife F W 44 Married 29 years 7 children/7 living KY KY KY Terry, Walter L Son M W 21 AR AR KY Farmer Terry, Willie M Dau F W 19 AR AR KY Terry, George L Son M W 17 AR AR KY Terry, Allen E Son M W 15 AR AR KY Terry, Dewey Son M W 10 AR AR KY Terry, Maggie Dau F W 8 AR AR KY Terry, Margaret Mother F W 79 Divorced 7 children/2 living AR AR KY [b abt 1931] Note that the 1900 census has added 16 years of marriage from the report in 1900. From the ages of children, the report in 1900 looks more correct. I see in the 1910 census, George's middle initial has changed from B to L. Daughter Jessie, who would be about 14 or 15, is not listed. She may be married. John is now listed as Dewey. 1920 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 31 January, Pilot Rock, District 64, page 9A, Hse/Fam #142 Terry, Jack H Head Owns M W 66 AR KY MS Farmer Terry, Margaret C Wife F W 54 AR KY KY Terry, Allen E Son M W 23 Single AR AR KY [sic] Terry, Dewey Son M W 19 Single AR AR KY [sic] Terry, Maggie Dau F W 17 Single AR AR KY [sic] In this 1920 record, the child first reported as John is now Dewey. The enumerator has put the wrong state of birth for the mother of the children, somehow using Kentucky, instead of Arkansas, where Margaret Catharine was born. There are similar errors in other families on the page, where he has drawn down the birth state of the parent's mother or father instead of the parent here. Jack's mother Margaret is no longer with them, which seems to indicate she passed away sicne the 1910 census. I have not found information on her death and burial. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Jack Terry Death 2 Mar 1927 Johnson County ---------------------- Jack Terry Birth 1865 Death 1925 Johnson County, Arkansas ............................................................ Unmarked 1880 United States Federal Census Jack Terry Age 15 Birth abt 1865 Arkansas Home in 1880 Boston, Franklin, Arkansas White Male Son Single Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Name Margaret Terry born Tennessee Household Members: Margaret Terry 50 Jack Terry 15 ~~~~~~~ No Marker, Died Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas Father: Isom TERRY Mother: Margaret Husband of Catherine, Married circa 1886 per 1910 census Children: Willie PHILLIPS, Walter, Maggie WARREN, James R., Dewey, George, Infant, Arthur and Allen ............................................................ Father Isom Terry (1830 - 1888) Siblings: Mary Terry Woodard (1857 - 1881) Caroline Terry Woodward Bowman (1859 - 1932) Jack Terry (1865 - 1925) Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas Maintained by: Betty Hunter- Harrison, Originally Created by Bea Smith Daniel Nov 06, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #3117297, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31172976 ----------------------
I continue to investigate the details of Terry family relationships in the 1600s and 1700s, and have not sorted out all errors and false trails. The connection of James Terry and his wife Diane Royall to a Benjamin Terry, often reported in popular genealogies as their son, is tenuous. Other information related to this connection and earlier ancestry seems to fit, however, so it is still uncertain that this paternal connection of James Terry to Ben Terry should be severerd. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 James Terry, Birth 1666 VA Spouse Mary Diane Royall Spouse Birth 1666; Marriage 1688 VA Here are some notes from researchers, data found in the Terry Family Historian newsletter. Dates vary and it appears two or more James Terrys have been confused. Little detail is available to sort this out. ------------------------------------------ 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 Virginia, mistakenly joined the SAR on the service of Nathaniel Terry Jr, who 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 great grandfather, 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. Source: Margie Brown Mgbrown105@aol.com Note by Robert "Mike" Terry: At last count there were 37 user submitted trees on Ancestry.com for James Terry and Mary Diane Royal as the parents of Benjamin Terry d. 1771 and the list keeps growing. If you ask where this information comes from you will probably not get an answer. If they even bother to cite a source it is based on the erroneous information from the SAR record of Thaddeus McGee Terry. This same information was provided to me and appears in several publications in the 1980's. -- So like other beginning genealogists I just passed it along in old issues of the Terry Family Historian and it becomes carved in stone. PLEASE Correct your information on this family. [Posted in 2009] -- Terry Family Historian, http://www.terry-family-historian.com/SouthsideVA/Genealogy_and_Myth.htm ------------------------------------------ It should be noted that just because some informaton comes from family lore does not by definiton determine it is false. I agree that information needs to be verified with as many sources as possible, and formal records are often helpful. They also, howver, cn be wrong. We do know that individual and family memory can get confused, have important gaps that change meaning, time shifts and character shifts in how and when stories and events occurred, etc. Where records help correct and line out more clear timelines and relationships, these take precedence. Simplistic and discmissive conclusions are not helpful. We need to look for the scenario that will most completely account for the body of established facts. Often we lack a key piece that is critical to a final conclusion. It should be noted that Margie Brown has put more time and more meaningful and informed effort into this question than anyone else. So we do need to be careful about dismissing or countering her conclusions. She is a careful and thorough researcher. Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Book: C, transcribed by Ancestry.com 1 Jul 1735 Spotsylvania Co., VA Property: 600 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Description: Thomas x Sartin of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Peter Gustavus of Par. and Co. afsd. 600 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co.-part of a tract granted sd. Sartin by pat. May 6, 1727. July 1, 1735. Mary, wife of Thomas Sartin, acknowledged her dower, etc. Witnesses William Waller, James Terry, Thomas Estes This land record was originally published in Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I, edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Another land transaction appears to involve this same James Terry, when he transferred a piece of land to John Holliday. Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Book C, transcribed by Ancestry.com James Terry 10 Oct 1737 Spotsylvania Co., VA Property 200 a, in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Remarks: James Terry of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to John Holliday, Senr., of county and par. afsd. 20 curr. 200 a. Dec, 6, 1737. Description: Grantor James Terry NPFX: Captain Sex M Birth abt 1665 in Lunenburg Co., VA Death 1744 in Carolina Co., VA The Will of Captain James Terry was presented for probate July 13, 1744 in Caroline Co., VA Court -- King William County, Virginia, Records, compiled by Farmer Family Tree, Ancestry
----------------------- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Applicant Richard Wayne Flora Application 11 Jan 1956, SAR Membership #80024 Born 31 January 1936 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Father Wayne Wrightsman Flora Birth 2 June 1900 South Haven, Michigan (still living in 1955) Mother Lorraine Terry Birth 23 September 1902 Gorman, Texas (still living in 1955) Married 26 June 1923 Detroit, Michigan Grandfather Ernest Bruce Terry Birth 12 June 1880 De Leon, Texas, Death 20 August 1945 Tahoka, Texas Grandmother Frances Hutley Birth 21 May 1884 Lone Grove, Texas (still living in 1955) Married 10 May 1900 Great Grandfather John Williamson Terry Birth 6 February 1840 Madison Parish, Louisiana, Death 21 August 1902 De Leon, Texas Great Grandmother Rebecca Alice Nelson Birth 27 July 1849, Death 28 December 1932 Shelbyville, Tennessee Married 15 June 1865 Great Great Grandfather Todd Robinson Terry Birth 1811 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 14 Dec 1847 near Mobile, Alabama Great Great Grandmother Mary Eliza Hill Birth 1816, Death 14 March 1863 Rusk County, Texas Married 2 July 1837 Great Great Great Grandfather Eli Terry Birth abt 1772 Anson County, North Carolina, Death 1836 Autauga County, Alabama Mary A Pickett Birth Richmond County, North Carolina (adjacent to Anson Co) (Death Unknown) Married 17 December 1799 Great Great Great Great Grandfather James Terry Birth 19 November 1746 Edgecomb County, North Carolina, Death 27 May 1816 Richmond County, North Carolina Great Great Great Great Grandmother Anna Robards Birth 13 February 1756 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Richmond County, North Carolina Married 24 May 1771 5 Great Grandfather William Terry Birth abt 1725 Carolina County, Virginia, Death 1776 Anson County, North Carolina 5 Great Grandmother Mary Raiford Birth 1728 Cumberland County, North Carolina, Death Unknown Married abt 1745 Edgecomb County, North Carolina William Terry was a "recognized Patriot -- furnished supplies." -----------------------
James' wife is named Elizabeth Ann Coulter in various sources and genealogeis generally. But the seemingly correct marriage record for them has her name as Betsy Colley. Betsy is a common nickname for Elizabeth, but Colley is so far unexplained. It seems to be Elizabeth's first marriage. They wre both born around 1815, and they married in 1833. So likely she was married before. It was common for girls to marry at age 16 to 18. Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 James Terry Spouse Betsy Colley Marriage Date 3 Jul 1833 Pittsylvania County, Virginia In 1850 to 1860 censuses, James and his family were reported living in Giles Coiunty, Tennessee, where several, if not all, their children were born. Some of his chidlren and grandchildren moved on to Texas, then Oklahoma, like his son John Henry Terry, who moved to Alvord, Wise County, Texas. The 1880 census reported James and his family living in Beat 5, Limestone County, Alabama. They later moved to Texas. 1850 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 19 July, District 17, p 972 (scan 490), Hse/Fam #48 James D Terry 37 M Blacksmith b Virginia [b abt 1813] Elizabeth Terry 37 F b Virginia [b abt 1813] Mary F Terry 16 F b Tenn [b abt 1834] Martha A Terry 15 F b Tenn [b abt 1835] Nancy J Terry 12 F b Tenn [b abt 1838] John W Terry 8 M b Tenn [b abt 1842] Elizabeth V Terry 4 M b Tenn [b abt 1846] Mary Terry 60 F b Virginia [b abt 1847] 1860 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 5 July, Northern Subdivision, P O Lynnville, p 93-94, Hse/Fam #649 James D Terry 45 M Farmer $5500 Real Estate Value $12,300 Personal Estate b Virginia [b abt 1815] Elizabeth Terry 45 F b Virginia [b abt 1815] Mary F Terry 24 F b Tenn [b abt 1836] - p 94 - Martha A Terry 22 F b Tenn [b abt 1838] Nancy J Terry 20 F b Tenn [b abt 1840] John H Terry 23 M farm Laborer b Tenn [b abt 1837] Elizabeth V Terry 16 M b Tenn [b abt 1844] Sarah C Terry 14 F b Tenn [b abt 1846] Tennessee Terry 12 F b Tenn [b abt 1848] Polly Terry 68 F b Virginia [b abt 1792] James has not been found in the 1870 census, In 1880 he is reported as widowed. He has one unmarried dauighter living in his household and one widowed daughter with some children. The grandchild Eunice is reported under Jane, the unmarried daughter. This may be Jane's illegitimate daughter. 1880 Federal Census, Limestone County, Alabama, 16 June, Township 5 Beat 1, District 178, page 29, Hse #215, Fam #245 Terry, James W M 66 Head Widowed Farming VA VA VA [b abt 1812] Terry, Jane M W F 35 Dau Single Keeping House TN VA VA [b abt 1845] Terry, Eunice W F 8 Granddau STN TN TN [b abt 1872] Williams, Collie W F 29 Dau Widowed At Home TN VA VA [b abt 1851] Williams, William W M 13 Grandson Works on Farm TN TN TN [b abt 1867] Williams, Rufus W M 11 Grandson Works on Farm TN TN TN [b abt 1869] Williams, John W M 5 Grandson TN TN TN [b abt 1875] James' biography on his Find a Grave memorial, put up only in April 2015, is very informative about his parentage, life and family. -------------- James Daniel Terry Birth Dec 25, 1813 York County , Virginia, USA Death 1882 Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, USA Son of John & Mary "Polly" (Burgess) Terry married, 3 Jul 1833, Pitsylvania Co, VA, Elizabeth Ann Carter "Betsy" Collie, dau of Phillip & Rhoda (Dodson) Collie. -- Burial info: According to Billy Taylor of Ft. Worth, James Daniel Terry is buried in Athens City Cem, Limestone Co, AL. I talked with Athens City Cem Office 23 April 2009 regarding the burial of James Daniel Terry, cemetery office called me 24 Apr telling they had done extensive search and found no burial for James Daniel Terry. ESBD -- I am showing burial location as Unknown. Burial Unknown Created by Emma (Shrum) Butler Duke Apr 23, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #145451375, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145451375&ref=acom --------------
The Tennessee marriage records tell us that James had three given names, recording his name as James L D Terry. Genealogies tell us his full name was James Levi David Terry. Several genealogies and sources have his name as only James Levi Terry. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Marriage Bond Payment by James L D Terry and bondsman David T Roberts Belle Collins Spouse: James L D Terry Marriage 28 Mar 1882 Giles County Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Giles County Marriage Book p 59 Apr 2 1882 James L D Terry to Belle Collins By Charles E Heringer (?unreadable), MG [Minister of the Gospel] From the 1900 census record, we can tell that James and Phoebe moved to Texas between September 1890 and December 1892. Their daughter Flora's death certificate reports that she was born 1893 in Breckenridge, which is in Stephens County, 3 counties west of Ft Worth. By 1900 they were living in Wise County, just west of Ft Worth. 1900 Federal Census, Wise County, Texas, 2 June, Voting Precinct 9, District 150, page 2B, Hse #23, Fam #24 Terrey, James L Head W M June 1863 36 Married 16 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents Terrey, Phoebia J Wife W F Aug 1861 38 Married 16 yrs 7 children/6 living TN TN TN Terrey, Henry C Son W M Apr Jan 1883 16 Single TN TN TN Farmer Terrey, Owen Son W M May 1888 12 Single TN TN TN Farmer Terrey, Willie M Dau W M Sept 1890 9 TN TN TN At School Terrey, Flora J Dau W M Jan 1893 7 TX TN TN At School Terrey, Gertie Dau W M Apr 1896 4 TX TN TN Terrey, Homer Son W M Mar 1900 2mos Single TX TN TN 1920 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma, 20 January, Mayfield, Buffalo Township, page: 5B, District 2, Hse #90, Fam #95 Terry, James L Head Owns M W 56 [b abt 1854] TN AL TN farmer Terry, Victoria E Wife F W 36 [b abt 1874] TX TX MO Terry, Curtie Dau F W 12 OK TN TX Terry, Herbert Son M W 12 OK TN TX Laborer Terry, Charles S Son M W 7 OK TN TX Laborer Terry, Orvil Son M W 3yrs2mos [b abt Nov 1916] OK TN TX Richardson, George W Grandson M W 8mos OK US TX 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] Terry, Orville Son M W 14 OK TN TX Farm Help [abt 1916] -------------------------- James Levi Terry Birth Jun 4, 1863 Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee Death Mar 31, 1937 Beckham County, Oklahoma Parents John Henry H. Terry (1843 - 1924) & Unity A "Eunice" (Doggett) Terry Spouses: Phoebia J Collins Terry (1861 - 1900) Victoria E Monk Terry (1883 - 1961) Children Frances Bethena Terry Bailey (1903 - 1939) Burial Buffalo Cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma Maintained by Emma (Shrum) Butler Duke, Originally Created by Sarah Locklin Taylor Sep 19, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #21662264, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21662264 --------------------------
In the 1880 census the first child of William Terry and Ursula Self was named Mason, reported as age 2 (born about 1878). 1880 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 5 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 88, page 6A (scan 260A), Hse #45, Fam #54 Terry, William W M 25 Farmer Cannot read or write AR KY KY Terry, Jane W F 25 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write AR AR AR Terry, Mason W M 2 Son AR AR AR Self, Betty W F 20 (Cannot read relationship) Cannot read or write AR AR AR In the 1900 and 1910 census, the child matching Mason is listed as James M. His age matches, at age 22 in 1900, and birth date reported as December 1877. In 1910, James M Terry is living next door to his parents, and was reported as age 33, a close match for the previous two censuses. A child of William named Mason is also reported by another family member. "Sam Terry is my uncle. He is the son of Mason Terry [and the] grandson of William Terry, and the great-grandson of Isom Terry. The Gus Terry who wrote the letter is also the son of William Terry." -- Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 February 2016 In a Find a Grave memorial, an individual is linked as William's son, listed with the name James Miles. This James Miles Terry has a birth date of October 8, 1880, according to this memorial. The name on the grave marker itself, however, is only Miles Terry. So the creator of the memorial may have conflated James (Mason) and Miles Terry. And that is, in fact, what we discover has happened! There is additional light to resolve this problem! The child reported in 1900 as Marion M was reported born in Oct 1880, the very date found on the grave marker for Miles Terry. We may safely conclude, then, that this child's full name is Marion Miles Terry. A correction to the FAG memorial name will resolve the conflict. Then we simply need to focus on a serach for the grave burial of James Mason Terry, with a birth date in December 1877. Barbara Nelson, a niece of Sam Terry, reports above that Sam's father was Mason, whose father was William Terry. This, together with the matching of Mason in 1880 with later reports of James M, leads us to conclude that this child in the censuses was named James Mason Terry. At the very least, since Mason was reported as already 2 years old in the June 1880 census, we can be sure the birth date on the grave is wrong for James or Mason Terry. 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 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Mason Terry Age 23, Birth Year abt 1878 Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas Spouse Olie Meadows Spouse Gender Female Spouse Age 18 Spouse Residence Treat, Johnson, Arkansas Marriage 8 Dec 1901 Johnson County Marriage License Date Dec 1901 In 1910 James M Terry is living next door to his parents. 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 3 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 7A, Ft Douglas and Local Rd, Hse #108, Fam #111 Terry, James M Head M W 33 Marriage 1 Married 8 yrs [abt 1902] AR AR AR Farmer Rents [b abt 1877] Terry, Alie Wife F W 24 Marriage 1 Married 8 yrs [abt 1902] 5 children/4 living AR AR TX [b abt 1886] Terry, Samuel Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1904] Terry, Jefferson Son M W 4 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1906] Terry, Dorothy Dau F W 3 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1907] Terry, Annie Dau F W 7mos Single AR AR AR [b abt Sept 1909] 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] Thanks to Jami Sue Yeager, a coresearcher of the Terry lineage, for locating the death index record for James Mason Terry. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Mason Terry Death 27 Dec 1937 Washington County ----------------------- Mason Terry Birth Dec 15, 1877 Death Dec 27, 1937 Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas OBIT: Mason Terry, age 60, well known and prosperous farmer of east of town, died Monday morning in a Prairie Grove hospital following a major operation. Mr. Terry had been in failing health for the past year and had been in the hospital for over a month. He is survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters. The funeral services were held here at the Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon and burial made in Westville Cemetery. Services were under direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home. Burial Westville Cemetery, Westville, Adair County, Oklahoma Created by Glenita Randolph Guthrie May 15, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #37122281, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37122281&ref=acom -----------------------
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Certificate Number #60830 James Milton Terry Birth 21 Sep 1925 Copperas Cove, Coryell County Father A B Terry born Mills County, Texas Mother Leanora Bland born Orange County, Texas Mother Residence Coryell Co, Texas 1930 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas, 2 April, San Angelo, District 1, page 12, 512 N Oakes St, Hse/Fam #12 Terry, Alphonso B Head Owns $750 No Radio M W 33 Married at 33 TX GA TX Mortar Man, Building Contractor Terry, Leanora Wife F W 28 Married at 18 TX TX TX Terry, James M Son M W 4yrs6mos TX TX TX Some genealogies reflect family sources fo informaiton on this family, but give no formal documentation. James Milton Terry Birth 21 Sep 1925 in Coryell, Texas Death 1969 in Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas Parents Alfonso Brown (Jack) Terry 1887 - 1944, Lenora Bland 1903 - 1972 Spouse Maxine Laverne Hartwick Birth 22 Aug 1928 in Orange, Texas Death 2 May 2008 in Hennessey, Kingfisher, Oklahoma -- Holland Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17858340/person/566392173 Social Security Death Index James Terry Born 21 Sep 1925 Died Apr 1969 SSN 465-28-5585 issued Texas (Before 1951) Note that the Texas Death Index reports that James was single when he died. We know his wife died in 2008, so does this mean they were divorced at some time before James' death? Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 James Terry Death 20 Apr 1969 Culberson County Gender: Male Marital Status: Single A Terry genealogy reports the place of burial. James Milton Terry Birth September 21, 1925 in Coryell, Texas Death April 20, 1969 in Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas Burial Fairview Cemetery Bronte, Coke County, Texas Marriage to (Private) Dec 1946 in Jefferson County, Texas -- Terry, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5744732/person/-1403187590?ssrc=&ftm=1
1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 6 June, Township 8, District 74, page 5A, Hse #88, Fam #93 Terry, Joseph W Head W M Nov 1838 61 Widowed GA SC SC Farmer Rents Terry, Jane A Dau W F Mch 1884 14 [should be 16] Single AR GA SC
In the 1850 census, we find Elizabeth living in the household of Thomas Carder and his wife Nancy Terry, who is the sister of Elizabeth's father George Terry. George's wife had died at some time before this census. George is living in the household of his parents Lewis and Constance Terry who are 80 and 85 at that time. With George are his two younger daughters, Nancy age 13 and Mary Ann age 8. Lewis and George live next door to the Carders where Elizabeth Terry is living. In 1860, Jane Elizabeth is married to Tilman R Harkins, and living in Cherokee County, North Carolina. The famly name is spelled Hawkins by the enumerator. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 15 August, PO Shooting Creek, page 164 (scan p 250), Shooting Creek District, Hse/Fam # 1095 Tilman Hawkins 21 (31?, cf 24 in 1850) M Mechanic $200 Personal Estate b Haywood Co NC Jane Hawkins 22 F b Murray Co GA Dovina Hawkins 4 F b Murray Co GA John Hawkins 1 M b Murray Co GA