I found Joe A Terry first in 1900 as a single fellow working as a Servant in a Stiles family in Sprio, Choctaw Nation. I could not immediately match him to a Terry parent, but he matches the ages and birth places of children of Joseph W Terry, who moved in to Choctaw Nation from Arkansas, before the 1900 census. After checking some other sources, I got some details from other records, but then found a photo matching the first name of Joe's wife from his draft registration. This photo had a note stating that Joe's father was Isham/Isom Terry, whom I did not have in this genealogy. I followed up from there. Details below. Her maiden name Lovin intrigued me since we have Lovins in the family on my mother's Green lineage. 1900 Federal Census, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 13 June, Spiro Town, Township 9, District 179, page 5A, Hse #167, Fam #168 Stiles, William Head W M Nov 1832 67 Married 45 yrs AR VA SC Farmer Rents Stiles, Sarah M Wife W F May 1834 66 Married 45 yrs 5 children/4 living LA GA Unknown Stiles, William E Grandson W M July 1884 15 Single AR AR AR Stiles, Jasper Grandson W M Feb 1887 13 Single AR AR AR ** Terry, Joe A Servant W M April 1881 19 Single AR GA AR ** Stamps, William Servant W M May 1884 16 Single AR Unk Unk 1910 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo Township, District 133, page 4A, Hse/Fam #70 Terry, James [Joseph] Head M W 28 Married 7 years AR KY AR Farmer Rents Terry, [Carrie] Bell Wife F W 23 Married 7 years 4 children/4 living AR NC NC Terry, Murtle Dau 6 Single OK AR AR Terry, Gurtie M W 4 OK AR AR Terry, Elsey M W 5 OK AR AR Terry, Leo Son M W 6mos OK AR AR By 1918, Joe and Belle have moved to Seminole County, Oklahoma U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Joe Terry Residence Hazel, Seminole County, Oklahoma Birth 27 Jul 1882 self-employed Farmer Nearest relative (wife) Belle Terry, Hazel, Seminole, OK Medium Height and Build, Black hair and eyes Registered Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma 12 September 1918 Signed Joe Terry 1920 Federal Census, Seminole County, Oklahoma, 3 March, Konawa Township, District 245, page 12B, Hse #222, Fam #234 Terry, Joe Head Rents M W 38 Married AR AR AR Farmer Terry, Bell Wife F W 33 Married AR NC NC Terry, Myrtle Dau F W 16 OK AR AR Terry, Elsa Dau F W 11 OK AR AR Terry, Leo Son M W 9 OK AR AR Terry, Auto [Otto?] Son M W 8 OK AR AR Terry, Gladis Dau F W 5yrs4mos AR AR AR [abt 1914] Terry, Gusta [Augusta] Dau F W 3yrs9mos AR AR AR [abt 1916] Gertie, who would be 13 or 14 at the 1920 census, is missing here. Did she die before 1920? The notes on a photo does confirm Gertie died in 1912. 1930 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 3 April, Avoca Township, District 10, page 1A, Hse/Fam #9 Terry, Joe Head M W 49 Married at age 23 [abt 26 yrs, or 1904] AR AR AR Farmer Terry, Belle Wife F W 42 Married at age 16 [abt 26 yrs, or 1904] AR AR AR Terry, Myrtle Dau F W 25 OK AR AR [abt 1905] Terry, Leo Son M W 19 OK AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1911] Terry, Gladys Dau F W 18 OK AR AR [abt 1912] Joe and Carrie's granddaughter Sharon gave me some basic information about her ancestors, reporting her father's name as Eugene. Eugene was born in 1924. At least geneology one cites the California Death Index, which reports that the mother of one Eugene Terry, born in Oklahoma 22 Feb 1924 had the maiden name Lovin. Yet there is no child in the 1930 census to match Eugene, who should be 6 years old at that time. If this California report is indeed the for the correct Eugene Terry, where was Eugene in 1924? Sharon Terry said she thought he was in the home of an older sibling. " I recall him [Eugene] talking of his sister Elsie often caring for him along with her own child of the same age." -- Sharon Terry, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 March 2016 The child whose name appears to be Otto Terry, age 8 in 1920, might be out of the home on his own by 1930. But what happened to Gusta (probably Augusta), who should be about 14 in 1930? In 1952 and later, Carrie and Joseph are the only Terrys listed in the Modesto, California, City Directory. Their residence address is in Turlock, one of the towns included in the Modesto directory. No occupation is reported for either in these directories. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Modesto, California, City Directory, 1952, p 824 Terry Jos (Belle) h 598 Vermont av U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Modesto, California, City Directory, 1956, p 447 Terry Joseph (C Belle) h 598 Vermont av Turlock The 1956 directory indicates that Joe and Carrie lived in Turlock. "The reason you see only Joe and Carrie in Turlock CA is that my parents moved to Hayward CA and other places in the bay area. We often moved following boilermaker jobs. We were in NM in the early 70's and then Keyes CA (where my parents originally met), which is very close to Turlock, where Joe and Carrie had lived at one point. Some of my relatives also lived in the bay area." -- Sharon Terry, email to orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 March 2016 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Modesto, California, City Directory, 1957, p 65 Terry Jos (Belle) h 598 Vermont av Whereas up to now, Joe and Carrie have been the only Terry family in the Modesto directory, there is a whole slew of Terrys in the 1958 directory. I cannot determine that any of them are kin to Joe and Carrie. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Modesto, California, City Directory, 1958, p 540 Terry Joe (Carrie B) h 598 Vermont av (Tur) Another child is reported by genealogies and other sources, Robert R (Bobby) Terry. The California Death Index again identifies him as born in Oklahoma and his mother as a Lovin. This child is reported born in 1928, yet is missing, like his brother Eugene, from the 1930 census. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Bobby R Terry Birth 30 Jan 1928 Oklahoma Death 14 Sep 1964 Nevada County Mother's Maiden Name Lovin Social Security #566301538 An old family photo is annotated by Carrie and Joe's granddaughter Sharon, commenting on her father Eugene. She also includes the full names of some of the siblings. Notably, she does not mention a child named Robert (Bobby) Ray, who would not be in this photo. The date on the photo is 1912. In later email discussions she reported that Bobby Ray worked with his brother Eugene in Boilermaker work. Bobby was killed on teh job one day when someone working above him dislodged a rock that hit him in the back of the head, under his hard hard. "I believe several got into boilermaker work including my dad and Bobby. Bobby was killed when a rock hit him under his hard hat (back of his neck) during his lunch break. The rock was dislodged from the hill above him when someone was working with equipment up there." -- Sharon Terry, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 March 2016 --------------------------------- U.S. Family Photo Collection, c. 1850-2000 Image Title: Joe and Carrie Belle Lovin Terry and family Konawa (Seminole County), Oklahoma 1912 Carrie Belle Lovin Terry Annotation: Joe was a child of Isom (Isham) Terry and Celia Davis. Carrie parents were James Wesley Lovin and Callie Augustine West. Joe and Carrie had 10 children, my father Eugene was their 8th child born in 1924. People in Photo: Joe (Cepheus?) Terry, Carrie Belle Lovin-Terry, Baby Otto Willie Terry, Elsie Jewel Terry, Gertie May Terry (died 1912), Myrtle Terry, Leo Alfred Terry --------------------------------- "My grandfather Joe returned to Oklahoma. near the end of his life. Grandma Carrie passed when I was about 2 years old and I believe was living with one of her children in the bay area. Grandpa Joe and Grandma Carrie originally came to California together during the time when my father was coming home from WW2. At some point they weren't getting along and Joe returned to Oklahoma. On one trip back to California, grandma let him know he would be sleeping on the couch, He wasn't happy about that and went back to Oklahoma." -- Sharon Terry, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 March 2016 Bob Ray Terry Birth Jan 30, 1928 Oklahoma Death Sep 14, 1964 Nevada County, California "Robert Terry" - birth and death dates and locations, mother's maiden name Lovin, from California Death Index Records. Inscription California PFC US Army, Korea Burial Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte County, California, Parklawn, K-8 Created by Adriana Aug 29, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #96208311, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=TER&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSsr=2001&GRid=96208311&
1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #260, Fam #269 Terry, John R W M 32 Farming GA GA NC Terry, Catherine W F 30 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA Terry, Joseph C W F 2 Son GA GA GA Jody Sexton gives us Joseph's full name as Joseph Clinton Terry. Joseph Clinton Terry (1878-); father John R Terry, Birth 9 Sep 1849 Murray, Georgia, Death Unknown; mother Susan Catherine Stewart (1854-) -- Jody Sexton, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/53637/person/-1569431402?pg=32827
-------------- 0 Lewis Terry b 1770 SC b 1765 VA + Constance 1 Joseph Lewis Terry b 12 Mar 1814 Pendleton SC d 23 Aug 1880 Milam Co TX + Dovinah Walker 2 Duncan Lewis Terry b 29 Jun 1850 Murray Co GA d bef 1900 + Tabitha Ann Brown 3 Alfonso Brown (Jack) Terry b 17 May 1887 Mills Co TX d 08 Nov 1944 Coke Co TX + Leanora Bland 4 Tempie Terry b 25 Jul 1934 Nolan Co TX d 20 May 2003 Natrona Co WY + Robert Cavness Jacque Watkins jjwatkins AT aol.com -- World Families DNA, http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/terry/pats -------------- 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 14 November, Page 527 (scan p 264), Hse/Fam #1613 Joseph Terry 36 M Farmer SC (b abt 1814) Dovina Terry 27 F NC (b abt 1823) Amanda Terry 8 F GA (abt 1842) Susan Terry 6 F GA (b abt 1844) Mary Terry 5 F GA (b abt 1845) Thomas L Terry 3 M GA (b abt 1847) In all the records I have seen, Joseph's wife's name is reproted as Dovina. On her gravestone in Eddy Cemetery, Eddy, McClennan County, Texas, the name is spelled Dovinah. On her son William Walker Terry's Arizona death certificate his mother's name is reported as Tabatha (likely Tabitha). No famly genealogy has the name Tabitha for Dovina. But two genealogies have her with the name Virginia, in the form Virgina Dovina or Dovina Virginia. I ahve not seen documentation of Virginia in records. 1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 6 July, Militia District 972, PO Rock Creek, Page 53, Hse #367, Fam #361 Joseph Terry 46 M Farmer-Baptist Preacher SC (b abt 1813) Dovina Terry 37 F NC (b abt 1822) Susan L Terry 17 F GA (b abt 1842) Mary E Terry 16 F GA (b abt 1844) Thomas L Terry 13 M GA (b abt 1846) Duncan Terry 8 M GA (b abt 1850) Francis [sic] Terry 7 M GA (b abt 1852, note name is spelled as a masculine name) Dovina Terry 4 M GA (b abt 1856) Martha Terry 2 M GA (b abt 1858) John Carder 22 M Farm laborer Georgia (b abt 1838) The child John Carder is a son of Joseph's sister Nancy, whose husband has died and her older children are distributed among her brothers, while the younger ones are with Nancy as she has moved back into her father's household. In Genealogy discussion lists, Jacque Watkins reports that Joseph Lewis Terry fought in the Seminole Wars. James Jones has the following record informatoin on hisgenealogy. Joseph Lewis Terry Spouse of Dovinah "Dovey" Walker Son of Lewis and Nancy Constance Terry Private, Co F, Capt Absalom Bishop Company, Maj Nelson Battalion Military Service Indian War, November 20, 1836 Georgia Mounted Volunteers January 01 - May 26, 1837 home and disabled -- Southwesterly Village Genealogy, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/110317287/person/130132149098/facts In 1864, Joseph and his son Thomas were registered in the census for reorganizing the Georgia Militia. They were living in Terrell County at that time. 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, Terrell County, Georgia, p 598 Joseph Terry, Age 51, Preacher, born South Carolina (abt 1813) Thomas L Terry, Age 17 yrs 4 mos, Farmer born Georgia (abt 1847) Jacque also references a pension file including a personal letter from Joseph Terry dated 13 September 1878 concerning sale of land by Joseph Lewis Terry to D A Walker in Dalton, Georgia. D A Walker was apparently a relative of Joseph's wife Dovina Walker. Joseph and his wife Dovina (Dovey) apparently sold the land in preparation for moving to Texas. Joseph died less than two years later in Milam County, Texas. Cameron is the county seat of Milam County, near San Antonio (Bexar County). We find many Terrys that are also likely part of our lineage in Bexar County. The 1900 census now tells us when their son Thomas married his wife Mary Thomas in Milam County, Texas. The census says they have been married 26 years. This would mean they married about 1874. This is 4 years before the earliest date we previously knew of that this family might have moved to Texas. For a long while the only other reference date I had related to the move to Texas was that in September 1878, Thomas' parents Joseph and Dovina sold land in Murray County, Georgia. I found no further information until they show up in the 1880 census, in the same household with Thomas and Mary, in Milam County. Texas. I kept missing Joseph and Dovey in the 1870 census. Then I found a census record that appeared to be them. Now other genealogies also list this census for Joseph and Dovina. Dovina is listed as Donna. Also there is another family group in the household with the surname of Head, all born in Georgia. The strange famliy name for all the entries after Donna (Dovinah) match their children in other censuses plus the two younger ones, William (Walker) and Lula, who is imissing from several lists and genealogies. But the ages and birth places match Joseph and Dovey, and Joseph here is a Baptist Preacher, which also matches. So there were enumerator errors in these entries. I am entering the last name of the chidlren as Terry. There is an aditional child after WIlliam Walker Terry, born in 1860 after the census. the youngest child in this household is Lula, age 4. 1870 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia, 8 July, Militia District 872, PO Dalton, Page 86, Hse #279, Fam #275 Terry, Joseph 56 M W Baptist Minister b SC Terry, Donna 47 F W Keeping House b NC Terry, Manda 29 F W At Home b Georgia Terry, Fannie 16 F W At Home b Georgia Terry, Elizabeth 15 F W At Home b Georgia Terry, Martha 12 F W At Home b Georgia Terry, William 9 M W At Home b Georgia Terry, Lula 4 F W At Home b Georgia In September 2008, I looked into details about this family again, after the contact from Donna. I found Jacque Watkins' online genealogy of the Terrys for the first time. Jacque reports that they were already living in Brazos County, Texas, for the 1870 census. I have not found such an entry for Joseph and Dovina. If they were already in Texas in 1870, then they had already moved several years before they sold their land in Georgia. I also found that this family provides a connection to my grandmother Jenkins, who was Julia Virginia (Jennie) Terry. In 2007, I had confirmed her birth in McClennan County, Texas, which had been an uncertainty, with family memory claiming her birth in Georgia, but some alternative information that she was born near Waco, Texas. I found Jennie's parents in the 1880 census in McLennan County (Waco is the county seat) before her birth later in the year. This explained Julia Virginia's birthplace reported as Texas in some censuses. I knew other Terrys were in the area at that time. I knew that Dovina had lived in McClennan County after Joseph's death in Milam County, and that Dovina was buried in the Eddy Cemetery, a few miles south of Lorena, where Jennie was born in 1880. For some reason, Jennie's parents, Thomas Duncan and Mattie moved back to the Terry home area of Murray County. Joseph and Dovina are listed in the 1880 census in Milam County, along with their daughter Martha Missouri. They are actually in the same household and listed with the same family number as Joseph's son Thomas Louis. But in terms of relationships, they are listed as a separate family. Thomas is the Head of the household, but instead of being listed as father, Joseph is listed with no relationship given. Dovina is listed as Wife, based on her relationship to Joseph, not her son the head of the household. Likewise, Martha M is listed as daughter, her relationship to Joseph, rather than as sister of Thomas, the head of the household. 1880 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 24 June, District 103, page 46, Hse/Family #233 Terry, Joseph W M 65 Farmer SC VA VA (b abt 1815) Terry, Dovina W F 55 Wife Kpg Hse NC VA VA (b abt 1825) Terry, Martha M W F 22 daughter AL SC GA I also note that the birth place for both Joseph's parents is Virginia, rather than South Carolina for Lewis his father and Virginia for Constance his mother. Also, Martha's birthplace is given as Alabama, although it appears the family was living in Murray County, Georgia, when she was born, just as for the other children. They did not sell their land to move to Texas till she was about 20 years old. Jacque Watkins reports death information from her research: Joseph Louis Terry b 12 Mar 1814 Pendleton SC d 23 Aug 1889, Milam Co TX Buried Steep Hollow Cemetery, Brazos Co TX Married Dovinah (Dovey) Walker b 7 Aug 1822 in Randolph Co NC d 20 Jan 1899 in McClennan Co TX Married 5 Dec 1839 in Pleasant Valley, Murray Co GA -- RootsWeb, Terry Family by Jacque Watkins; Joseph Louis Terry ID: I556958903, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3001708&id=I556958903 Likely relatives of this couple are reported in Whiterock, Wilbarger County, Texas. Wilbarger is in north central Texas on the Red River. Exact connections have not yet been made to Joseph F Terry and wife Catherine Biles Landers and their son Joseph L Terry, born 22 Sep 1864 In Whiterock. This Joseph's wife's name was Susie, last name unknown. -- Jacque Watkins, http://www.terry-family-historian.com/guestlog.htm ------------------- Rev Joseph Terry Birth Mar 12, 1814 Death Aug 23, 1880 Spouse Dovinah Terry (1822 - 1899) Daughter Dovina Elizabeth Terry Gay (1855 - 1931) Note: Spouse of Dovinah "Dovey" Walker, Son of Louis and Constance Terry, Private, Co F, Capt. Absalom Bishop Company, Maj. Nelson Battalion Military Service Indian War, Nov 20, 1836 Georgia Mounted Volunteers; Jan 01, to May 26, 1837; home and disabled Burial Steep Hollow Cemetery,Bryan (Brazos County), Brazos County, Texas, Section 1, Space 540 Created by B Coker Feb 01, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24310397, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24310397 -------------------
Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 Joseph R Terry Sarah D Smith Marriage 17 Apr 1816 Christian, Kentucky, United States Ceremony performed by Lewis Moore "April the 17 1818 ?? joined together in marriage Joseph R Terry and Sarah D Smith according to law joined by me Lewis Moore." Source FamilySearch North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Nathaniel Terry (Birth 1746 Halifax County, VA) Marriage 1784 to Anne Thompson (b 1767) Son Joseph R Terry (b 1792) marriage 1816 to Sarah D Smith (b 1793) Grandson B F Terry (1821-61) marriage 1841 to Mary P Bingham (1821-76) Daughter of B F Terry and Mary P Bingham: Mary Terry, born in Brazoria County, Texas, wife of J Mayrant Smith Nathaniel Terry (1746-1834) received a pension for service as captain in the 10th Virginia regiment. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia; died in Kentucky (Death 1834 Kentucky) From Daughters of the American Revolution, Entry #157184 (Mrs Mary Terry Smith), p 58 California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935 David Smith Terry Emigration 3 Sep 1849 California, United States Birth 8 Mar 1823 Todd County, Kentucky Marriage 7 Jan 1886 Death 14 Aug 1889 Lathrop (San Joaquin County), California Father's Name Joseph R Terry Mother's Name Sarah Smith Spouse's Name Sarah Alethea Sharon
1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 14 November, page 236 (264), Hse/Fam #621 Duncan Terry 34 M Farmer $1200 real estate SC Wyzetta Terry 33 F SC Joseph Terry 12 M GA 1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 26 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hoplers Mills, page 93, Hse #657, Fam #628 Joseph W Terry 21 M Georgia (b abt 1838) Hannah Terry 18 M Georgia (b abt 1841) Sarah T Terry 9mos b Georgia (b abt Sept 1859) In the 1870 census, Joseph's wife is reported as Joanna, in contrast to Hannah in 1860. 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, Sarah T 11 F W At Home Georgia Terry, Oliver S 9 M W At Home Georgia Terry, Caroline 6 M W At Home Georgia Terry, Ella V 4 F W Georgia Terry, Wm D 2 M W Georgia I have not found this family in 1880. From the 1900 census we can tell that Joseph's wife died before 1900, but no more precisely. 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 Holt, Sarah T Dau W F Aug 1859 40 Widow 0 children/0 living GA GA SC Terry, Jane A Dau W F Mch 1884 14 [should be 16] Single AR GA SC Terry, Louis L Son W M Jan 1886 14 Single AR GA SC Terry, Lillie R Dau W F Jan 1892 8 Single AR GA GA We always scan these records for consistency to get more clues as to family events. Notice that the birth state of Lillie's mother is different here from the other chidlren Sarah and Louis. Her father's birth state is Georgia like Sarah, Jane and Louis. But their mother (last state given) was born in South Carolina, while Lillie's mother is reported born in Georgia. Georgia matches the reported birth state in 1860 and 1870 of Hannah/Joanna. And she was the wife in both these. So it looks like the mother of Sarah should have also been GA. This is probably be an enumerator error. Since Joseph was a widower, the information may not have been clear. Notice that in the 1910 census, Lillie's and Louis' mother's birth state is reported as Arkansas, instead of Georgia, while Sarah's mother is now reported as born in Georgia, adding even more confusion. Jane appears only in this census. 1910 Federal Census, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, 13 May, Spiro Township, District 162, page 17B, Hse #304, Fam #313 Terry, Joe W Head M W 71 Widowed GA GA SC Farmer (Renting farm) Terry, Lillie Dau F W 18 Single AR GA AR Holt, Sarah Dau F W 51 Widow GA GA GA Terry, Lewis L Son M W 21 Single AR GA AR Farm Laborer This census was the one that enabled me to tie information on Louis Lafayette Terry to this family. For several months I had some bits of information on him from a couple of sources, but had not yet found out who his parents were. I had Joe and Hannah and the other children in the genealogy, but this was the first time I had seen Louis L with any family. He was born about 1889, from his age given here as 21. I have hunted in vain for a listing for Louis Lafayette in the 1900 census. Several genealogies identify this Joseph W Terry with Joseph Walker Terry, who is buried in Escambia County, Alabama. This Joseph Terry and the Terrys in that county appear to be a different Terry line or a separate branch of our Terry line. Our Joseph W Terry moved to Arkansas and his last two children were born there, the last in 1892. He was in eastern Oklahoma for the 1910 census, after his wife Hanna/Johanna died. It does not seem likely or even possible that he moved at the end of his life back east to Alabama. I cannot identify any of the Terrys in Escambia County, Alabama, with members of our Terry lineage that I know of. The wife in the grave information is also different, being Martha Jane McGowin, and not Hanna Johanna, whose last name I have not discovered. The genealogies that link our Joseph W to Joseph Walker Terry in Alabama have Hanna Joanna as Joseph's wife, even though they link to Joseph Walker and joint grave with Martha Jane McGowin. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Joseph W Terry Residence Brewton, Escambia, Alabama Birth abt 1838 Georgia Death 23 Mar 1923 Brewton, Escambia, Alabama Burial 23 Mar 1923 Alco Union Cemetery Death Age 85 Retired Farmer, Married White Male Spouse M Gowin This seems pretty conclusive, when we find him enumerated as a widower still in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, in 1920. This is the first census in which Joseph's mother is reported as born in Louisiana; it has been South Carolina. Sarah Holt, his widowed daughter, matches Sarah in the census reported his chidlren, and she is reproted under the same married name as a widow in 1900. 1920 Federal Census, LeFlore County, Oklahoma, 2 January, Panama Ward 1, District 118, page 2A, Hse/Fam #21 Terry, Joseph W Head Owns Free & Clear M W 88 Widower GA GA LA No Occup Holt, Sarah Dau F W 66 Widow GA GA GA Housekeeper Gravestone of Joseph William Terry, Fairview Cemetery, Panama, LeFlore County, Oklahoma Joseph William Terry Died Age 82, Jan 6, 1920 Husband of Mary Eden Photo courtesy of Janet S G, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=33079775&PIpi=32279598 This appears to be the correct grave for our Joe W Terry. But the report of his wife's name as Mary Eden is unacounted for in the informat on at hand. No wife appears with him in the censuses above after 1900, and he appears with only his daughter Sarah Holt. Perhaps there has been a misidentification here of the grave of Joe, though the overt dates and location fit otherwise. Note that the soruce of the photo is different from the source of the memorial on Find a Grave. Joe W. Terry Birth 1838 Georgia Death 1920 Le Flore County, Oklahoma Civil War Veteran-Confederate Army Burial Fairview Cemetery, Panama, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Created by MillieBelle Record added Jan 20, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #3079775, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Terry&GSiman=1&GScid=98381&GRid=33079775&
In the 1880 census, Joseph's names are reversed, as Wm J. 1880 Federal Census, Fannin County, Texas, 9 June, Precinct 6, District 9, page 17, Hse/Fam #149 Terry, Duncan W M 30 Laborer GA SC GA Terry, Tabitha W F 22 Wife Keeping House TX TN TN Terry, Wm J W M 7mos born Nov 1879 Son TX GA TX In 1910 Joseph was living in the east Texas county of Runnels, southeast of Dallas. 1910 Federal Census, Runnels County, Texas, 28 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 216, page 8B, Hse/Fam #141 Terry, Joe Head M W 30 Married 8 years TX TX TXFarmer Rents Terry, Edna Wife F W 24 Married 8 years 1 child/1 living TX TX TX Terry, Thos W Son M W 7 Single TX TX TX ----------------------- In the 1910 census I found another very similar famly that appear to be related to his line, but I have not yet identified them They are Will J Terry and his wife Gertrude in Angelina County, Texas. Will and Gertrude have an 8 month old son named Thomas W. ----------------------- In 1918 they were living in Fannin County, Texas. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Joseph William Terry Residence Dodd City, Fannin County, Texas Birth Date 31 Oct 1879 Farmer, Wife Mrs Edna Terry Tall, Slender, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair Registered 12 September 1918 Signed with his mark Somtime within the next two years, Joseph and Edna moved to West Texas. In 1920, we find Joseph and his family in Coke County. His widowed brother Alphonso is living with him. 1920 Federal Census, Coke County, Texas, 8 March, Justice Precinct 4, District 20, page 6B, Hse #129, Fam #130 Terry, Joseph W Head Rents M W 40 TX GA TX Farm Laborer, Working Out Terry, Edna Wife F W 35 TX US US Terry, Thomas W Son M W 15 TX TX TX Terry, Alfonzo B Brother M W 32 Widower TX TX TX Farmer Notice that Joseph is enumerated as a 7-month old in the census 1880 census in Fannin County, Texas. But his death certificate reports his place of birth as Lampassas in Lampassas County. Fannin is in northeast Texas on the Red River. His FAG memorial says he was born in Lampassas County, in west central Texas. Joseph William Terry Birth Oct 31, 1879 Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas Death Jun 22, 1939 Globe, Gila County, Arizona Parents Tabitha A Brown Terry (1854 - 1935) Burial Globe Cemetery, Globe, Gila County, Arizona Created by Cece Mar 13, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #34756006, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34756006
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Juanita Celeste Terry Birth 22 Feb 1915 Alvord, Wise, Texas Father Owen Terry, age 27, Farmer, born Tennessee Mother Maggie Mae Goodwin, age 22, Housewife, born Alvord, Texas, Residence Alvord Wise, Texas Affidavit of Birth sworn by mother Maggie Mae Terry, issued 2 July 1956, Gray County, Texas Issued to add name, "No given name listed on Certtificate of Birth" Filed 18 October 1956 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, Jaunetta [sic] Dau F W 5yrs11mos OK TN TX [abt 1914] Her name in the 1930 census was spelled Juanita, as we might expect. The 1920 census reported her, as well as all her siblings,. born in Oklahoma. However, the 1930 census reported her, her older brother J W and her younger sister -- the three oldest children -- born in Texas, and the later ones born in Oklahoma. So it appears that Owen and Maggie moved to Oklahoma after the birth of Ida May in about 1917. 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] Juanita had moved out of her 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 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1940 McCarthy Deward C (Juanita) driller h 107 N West U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Juanita Celeste McCarthy [Juanita McCarthy] [Juanita Celeste Terry] Birth 22 Feb 1915 Alvord Wise, Texas Death Date 15 Apr 2003 Father Owen Terry Mother Maggie M Goodwin SSN 455131661 Feb 1972 Name listed as JUANITA CELESTE MCCARTHY; 22 Apr 2003 Name listed as JUANITA MCCARTHY U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014Juanita McCarthy Born 22 Feb 1915 Died 15 Apr 2003 Last Residence Odessa, Ector, Texas 79761 SSN 455-13-1661 issued Texas (1971) ------------------- Juanita Terry McCarthy Birth 1914 Death Apr 15, 2003 Texas, USA PAMPA - Juanita McCarthy, 88, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, Colonial Chapel, with Dan Chaney, minister of the Central Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. McCarthy had been a resident of Pampa since 1937. She was a homemaker and member of Central Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Charles McCarthy of Odessa; two sisters, Ida Mae Berry of Clinton, Okla., and Vestalee Hicks of Pampa; two brothers, Leon Terry of Orange and W.O. Terry of Amarillo; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Arthritis Foundation, 3001 W. Fifth Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76107; or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, N. Canton, Ohio 44720. (Published in Amarillo Globe-News, April 17, 2003) Burial Memory Gardens of Pampa, Pampa, Gray County, Texas, USA Created by Edith Guynes Stanley Jun 15, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #71447377, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71447377&ref=acom -------------------
Most of Julia Virginia's grandchildren called her Mamma Jennie. Some adults called her Jennie. Her Christian grandchildren (Sallie's children) called her Grandma. Mamma Jennie came to visit us in Texas when I was about age 4, at my brother Gary's birth. We lived in the country south of Quanah, in Hardeman County, Texas, at that time. I would usually see her only when we went to visit her and my grandfather in Chickasha, Oklahoma, about three hours away. I remember she used to tell me some things about Terry family history. I especially recall she said they were of Irish background, and that they had some Native American blood, but she had no details. We do find applications for enrollment in some Terry and related Keith ancestor-cousins. One of our Keith families is enrolled in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. -------------------------- 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 -------------------------- She told me a little also about the Connallys of Georgia and Texas. She was a first cousin to Texas Senator Thomas Terry Connally, my grandmother's aunt. He was a nephew of Texas Governor Connally, who switched parties form Democrat to Republican to become Secretary of the Treasury under US President Ronald Reagan. I remember attending Julia Virginia's funeral held at First Baptist Church in Anadarko, Oklahoma. I was 17 years old at that time, and lived in Arkansas. She had been living there in a retirement care center, near her son Thomas Asa. Her children had moved her there after her husband Joseph Asa had passed away in 1962. I remember visiting her there many times during those 4 years. She was buried in Chickasha, where they had lived for so many years. After the funeral in Anadarko, the funeral party processed to Chickasha (about 20 miles away) to the Chickasha Fairlawn Cemetery northwest of Chickasha, for burial in the family plot, next to her husband, my grandfather, Joseph Asa Jenkins, where they share a joint headstone. The Family History compiled by my cousin Harold Christian gives the date of death as 22 Jan 1966, while the gravestone reports 24 Jan 1966. The records of Fairlawn Cemetery report burial as 26 January 1966. The 1910 Census shows Julia V as wife of Joseph A, married 9 years. Note that the birthplace of all the children's mother is reported as Texas. This is correct regarding Sallie and Mary, whose mother was Hester Smith. But what about the children of Julia? Family tradition reports that Julia Virginia was born in Georgia, even though some censuses on her married children later indicate they reported Texas as their mother's birthplace. In my earlier analysis of this I concluded that this should be considered a recording error by the census official. Harold Christian 30 or so years earlier also had this view. This type of error is numerous in the censuses of the 1800s. I saw in March 2007 that the problem was more complicated than that. In the 1900 Murray County, Georgia, census, while she is still in her father's household, Jennie's place of birth is reported as Texas. Below I outline later censuses which likewise report Texas as her birthplace. 1900 Census, Murray County, Georgia, 8 June, McDonald District, District 71, Page 5B, Hse #86, Family #89 Terry, Thomas D Head M W Jun 1857 42 m-20-yrs GA SC NC Farmer Terry, Mattie Wife F W Nov 1861 38 m-20-yrs NC NC NC Terry, Jennie Dau F W Dec 1880 19 single TX GA NC Some census reports for her married children report her birthplace as Texas, while some say Georgia. Harold Christian reported that her obituary in the Chickasha Express newspaper gave her place of birth as Dalton. Georgia, based on reports from family members and some censuses. I had been unable to find any record otherwise of Thomas Duncan Terry having been in Texas for some short period when the eldest child, Julia Virginia, could have been born. I thought it odd that the would have moved there about a year after their marriage, had one child, then moved back to the exact same place in Georgia. But I did find that other members of his family were in McLennan and Milam County, Texas around that time. It occurred to me that perhaps Thomas, a young, single man, had joined some of his cousins in their westward trek, but then later returned to the family's home are in Georgia. For a long period Thomas Duncan and Mattie did not appear in any search of census for 1880, despite various strategies for searching. Finally in August 2007, I found an entry in McLennan County, Texas, for T D and M M Terry. While Mattie's middle initial is W, not M, the ages matched, and their marriage date of January 1880, made this look right. It seems to be the proper family, and there are other members of their Terry family in the same county. Cinching the deal was the fact that next door is a Wall family. Only initials are given in this census, so there is no confirmation of their full names. Though I cannot confirm exact relationships, the surname next door is a strong confirmation of Mattie's identity. 1880 Federal Census, McLennan County, Texas, No date, June 1880, District 117, page 16, Family #159 Terry, T D W M 23 Farmer Georgia, no birth place given for parents Terry, M M [M W?] W F 20 NC NC NC I have not found Jennie's Texas birth certificate. However, I do have Jennie's own statement that she was born near Lorena, Texas. In May 2007 my mother found some old family records she did not remember having, in a box discovered while she was moving to a different house. There were several pages of family names, dates and places in my mother's handwriting. The list of births included a statement of birth of Julia Virginia Terry, with the birth date we have from other family sources, with the place of birth McLennan County. My mother, Lou Gregory Jenkins, had not remembered taking these notes, but thought this information had to be from Julia Virgina herself. The source of this family information was not stated anywhere on the pages. Lou surmised that she had taken this down with all the other information on Jennie's brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents on both sides. The information included some nieces and nephews also. About 1954-55, Lou had also gathered some information from members of her family in Oklahoma and California, so it seems likely that this extensive family detail was indeed elicited from Jennie. My cousin Harold Christian did not have access to this when he began compiling family information in the 1970s, after Jennie's death in 1965. From the birth and death dates, the information was recorded some time between March 1954 and Oct 1955. I wanted to find more objective information to corroborate this family report in Lou's notes. The 1880 census in McLennan County seems quite strong in supporting Jennie's birth in the same county where her parents and some other Terry family members were living a few weeks before her birth. I hope that a birth record for Jennie will cap off the issue. Her parents were married in January 1880. I have not yet confirmed whether that was in Georgia or Texas. Some of Mattie's family also are found in Texas and Oklahoma, and they may be kin to the Walls in Arkansas. Thomas and Mattie's next door neighbor in the 1880 census is an E P Wall, age 30, born in Arkansas, and there are other Walls in Arkansas, some of whom later shown up in Oklahoma in the area of Thomas and Mattie. I have not been able to find any of Mattie's family in Texas in 1880. But neither have I been able to identify them in Georgia or even to definitively find any Wall family in censuses or public records to match her parents. In the newly-discovered family information from Jennie, there are two brothers of Mattie listed also. Though the name E P Wall is not included in the family information from Jennie, the location and the birth in Arkansas makes it likely this is a brother or a cousin, or perhaps a young uncle. E P is 10 years older than Mattie. It is not known exactly when Thomas and Mattie moved with Jennie back to Murray County, Thomas Duncan Terry's old family home area. Their next child was Thomas Everett Terry, born in August 1882. So the family was in Murray County before that time. The first record of Jennie in Murray County is a grade report dated 3 March 1893 when she was 12 years old, from the Pleasant Valley Academy in Murray County. Among her personal effects after her death was also a commencement ribbon dated 1897. Pleasant Valley Academy, started in about 1872, was named after the town where it was located. The town's name was changed to Eton in 1906 when the railroad connected there. "In 1833 in North Murray County, Georgia, a stagecoach stop called “Pleasant Valley†was established. Around 1872, the Pleasant Valley Academy was organized. Upon completion of the railroad in 1906, the Town was renamed “Eton†in honor of Eton College in England and its excellent academic reputation. Despite the name change and the Incorporation in 1909, Eton, Georgia continues to be the home of Pleasant Valley living." -- "Pleasant Valley LIving," http://www.eton-ga.gov/ As a child I always heard that my grandmother had been born in Georgia. My father, Orville Lee Jenkins, commented on occasion about her genteel Southern accent, which was still perceptible in certain situations. Of course if the family moved from her birthplace in Texas back to Georgia when she was young, she would still have developed this Georgia accent. My dad may have just got some details confused in his memory of childhood information about his mother. Or I may have remembered only the Georgia accent part of what he said. I don't remember ever talking to my grandmother about her birthplace. My grandparents' 50th Wedding Anniversary newspaper story in 1951 reports that 20-year-old Jennie moved to Marlow with her parents in January 1901. Only 2 1/2 months later she married Joseph Asa Jenkins, a widower 15 years older than her with 6 children.Her parents were against her marrying him, mainly due to his age, according to family memory. She sneaked out of her parents' home one evening and they went to town to marry. Their record of marriage was found in a transcription set of Chickasaw Nation records. "JENKINS, J A 34 TERRY, JULIA VIRGINIA 20 29 MAR 1901 MARLOW E©377" -- Chickasaw Nation Marriages, Ardmore Courthouse, http://www.okgenweb.org/~okgarvin/kinard/chicmarriageindex.htm Only in 2017 was a scanned copy of the record book found on the Internet, through FamilySearch.org. Following are the full details form that license and marriage certificate. J A Jenkins, Age 34 Julia Virginia Terry, Age 20 Both Resident in Marlow, Indian Territory, License issued 26 March 1901 Ceremony performed 29 Mar 1901 by G B Allison, a Preacher/Minister of the Gospel (in Marlow), credentials recorded in Indian Territory, Southern Judicial Division, Book C, page 18 Marriage License #436 Certificate recorded 4 April 1901 -- Chickasaw Nation Southern District Marriage Book, Ardmore Courthouse, p 377 Their marriage record tells us that although the whole Terry family was reported in June 1900 as present in their residence in Murray County, Georgia, we know Jennie and at least some of her family were already in Marlow, since she married Joe Jenkins there in March 1900. Not only that, the story about their marriage indicates that Jennie's parents opposed her marriage to an older widowed man and Jennie climbed out a back window of her parents' house in Marlow and eloped with Joe to marry there in Marlow. The 1910 census is inconsistent on the birthplace of Julia. Georgia is indicated on her own entry, but Texas is entered for the birthplace of the mother of her children! They were still in Marlow town at the time of the census. 1910 Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 2 May 1910, District #239, Wall Township, Marlow City, Ward 4, page 18A (scan p 251), Family #347 Jenkins, Joseph A Head M W 43 2nd marriage Married 9 yrs TX SC MS City Marshall Jenkins, Julia V Wife F W 29 1st marriage Married 9 yrs 5 children/4 living GA GA TX (should be NC) Jenkins, Sallie Dau F W 16 s OK TX TX Jenkins, Mary Dau F W 13 s OK TX TX Jenkins, Mabel Dau F W 8 s OK TX TX Jenkins, Asa Son M W 7 s OK TX TX Jenkins, Rondafay Dau F W 3 s OK TX TX Jenkins, Baby Son M W 2mos s OK TX TX (This is Arthur Carthal) In the census report above, there is an error in the age of the baby son. The ages of other children match birth dates the family has, but there was no child born at a time that would have allowed a child of 2 months old in 1910. Arthur Carthal would have been about 4 months old at that time. The next son, Orville, was not born until 1912. The same census reports Julia's father's family, with names that match family knowledge of Julia Virginia's siblings. Wife of Thomas Duncan Terry, Mattie W (Martha Wiley Wall), is reported to have been born in North Carolina, as well as both her parents. Earlier LDS data had recorded the mother of Julia Virginia Terry as born in Waco, Texas. This coincides with the birth report in the 1900 census. However, it was uncertain, since there are other Jenkins and Terry families in that area that appear to be unrelated to our families. It had been considered an error up to now. There was one uncertainty related to the move of the family form Georgia to Indian Territory in about 1900. The Terry family are still in the 1900 census in McDonald District of Murray County, Georgia. It is known that some of the Terry families from Georgia had migrated to Texas, while Thomas Duncan Terry moved his family to Oklahoma. However, all children (living in 1910) were born in Georgia before the move. That would mean the move occurred after 1905. But Julia married Joseph Jenkins in March 1901. I note that Harold Christian comments at one time that Rama was born in Oklahoma. This census report and some other indicators say he was born in Georgia. But at least some of the family had already moved to Oklahoma before 1901, because Julia married Joseph Jenkins in March 1901. So if Rama was born in Georgia, perhaps Thomas and older children moved to Oklahoma early. It seems more likely that the report of Rama's birth in Georgia is a census recording error. 1910 Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 27 April, Richland Township, District 243, Page #9a, No Hse/Fam # Terry, Thomas D Head M W 52 m-1 29?-yrs GA SC NC Farmer Terry, Mattie W Wife F W 50? m-2? 29?-yrs 7/7 NC NC NC Terry, Nannie Dau F W 22 s GA GA NC Farm Labor Terry, Arthur Son M W 20 s GA GA NC Farm Labor Terry, Jeffie Dau F W 17 s GA GA NC Farm Labor Terry, Claris Dau F W 15 s GA GA NC Farm Labor Terry, Oeda Dau F W 10 s GA GA NC Farm Labor Terry, Rama Son M W 5 s GA (OK?) GA NC Some time after the census in 1910, Joseph Asa moved his family to Mountain View, in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Joe farmed on two places in that area. He first farmed on a place owned by his brother-in-law Bill Christian, then moved to an Indian lease farm. "By about 1910 he had decided to move his family from Marlow to Mountain View, Oklahoma, where he was to settle for a few years supporting his family by farming. ... "Some time after the marriage of daughter Sallie and Cleve Christian in November 1911] Joseph is believed to have moved his family from Bill Christian's farm at Oakdale [north of Mountain View just across the county line into Caddo County] to an Indian lease he subsequently obtained southeast of Mountain View." -- Jenkins Family History by Harold K Christian, http://objgenealogy.com/articles/josephsanfordjenkinshistory.pdf, p 17 In April 1912, Orville was born in Mt View. In October 2010, I found a record of a trip Jennie made with the children in late 1912 to Canada. She and the children went to Vancouver, British Columbia, by train to join Joseph Asa, who was working there. This reports her birth in Texas, which we know from family and public sources to be correct. But it also reports all the children were born in Texas, while we know they were all born in Oklahoma. Note also that Canadian immigration also reports that all the family members are Farmers, even the baby! Canadian Immigration Records, White Rock, British Columbia, 12 Dec 1912 Jenkins, Mrs Jennie Female age 30 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver $3.00 Cash To Husband Jenkins, Mary Female age 15 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver Jenkins, Mable Female age 11 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver Jenkins, Asa Male age 8 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver Jenkins, Ronda Fay Female age 5 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver Jenkins, Carthal Male age 3 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver Jenkins, Orville Male age 8months Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver In the 1920 Kiowa County, Oklahoma, census, the birth place of Julia is again Texas. From the birth state reports, it appears they came back from Canada by at least 1915. Five-year-old Gladys Lahoma is reported born in Oklahoma, and we know from family sources she was born in Mountain View, where her brother Orville had been born in 1912 before they went to British Columbia. 1920 Census, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, 3 January, Mt View, District 14, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #1 Jenkins, Joseph A Head M W 54 TX NC MS Farmer Jenkins, Jeliva V Wife FW 39 TX GA NC Jenkins, Ronda F Dau F W 12 OK TX TX Jenkins, Author C Son M W 10 OK TX TX Jenkins, Orville L Son M W 7 OK TX TX Jenkins, Gladys L Dau F W 5 OK TX TX Jenkins, Matty N Dau F W 1 OK TX TX The family moved to Fort Cobb about 1921, or maybe late 1920. There is some discrepancy over the times as given by Harold, from family memories he collected and records available. Jenkins Family History by Harold Keith Christian, p 19, reports that "[After the birth of Netheline in December 1918] Joseph is believed to have moved his family from Mountain View first to a farm south of Fort Cobb and sometime thereafter into Fort Cobb." However, in the 1920 census, Joe was still farming in Mt View Township. Also we have a certificate appointing Jennie as a "committeeman" of the Democratic Party precinct committee in Mt View dated 6 October 1920. So the family was still definitely still living in Mt View at that time. Harold Christian reported in his Jenkins history: "[After moving to Fort Cobb], it is believed he managed an orphan's home for about the first year. Apparently not satisfied with that he again entered the profession of law enforcement, first serving as a deputy to the Town Marshall and subsequently as Town Marshall." It is possible that Joe took the orphanage job in Ft Cobb before the whole family moved. A report from his daughter Mabel would place the beginning of the Marshall job in October 1921, though they could have been living in the town already before that time. Harold Christian quotes Joe's daughter Mabel as saying: "When Kerwin was about 3-4 days old, Poppa was made City Marshall." Kerwyn was born in October 1921. If Mabel's memory is right, then Joseph Asa became Marshall of Fort Cobb in October 1921. The 1930 census record for this family from Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma, also reports Texas as the birthplace of Julia, as well as Joe. This corroborates earlier reports that she alone of all the Terry children was born in Texas, though those after her were born in Georgia until the final child born in Oklahoma. The presence in Texas for Julia's birth, followed by the subsequent presence of her family back in Murray County, Georgia, is still unexplained. 1930 Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma, 1 April, Fort Cobb, District 26, p 9A, Hse #181, Fam #215 Joe A Jenkins Head M W 63 TX MS MS Julia Jenkins Wife F W 49 TX GA NC Carthel Jenkins son M W 20 OK TX TX Orville Jenkins son M W 17 OK TX TX Lahoma Jenkins dau F W 12 OK TX TX Netheline Jenkins dau F W 11 OK TX TX Virginia Jo Jenkins dau F W 4 yrs 8 mos OK TX TX Rondafaye Jenkins dau F W 22 OK TX TX Note that Rhonda's name is written here as in 1910, all as one name rather than two, as family sources have. It is also unusual that her name is entered last, though she is the oldest child still at home. This may be because she was in college in Oklahoma City, and probably actually had her own residence there while attending Draughon Business School. In 1930, in contrast to the listing for Jennie herself, the record for her daughter Mabel (Mable) reports that Mabel's mother was born in Georgia! 1930 Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Ft Cobb Town, District 26, page 2B, Hse #35, Fam #46 Mable Hill Wife F W 26 OK TX GA This may mean that Mabel, and maybe other children, had over the years come to think of their mother as born in Georgia, when in reality the actual birthplace, as still reported by Jennie in her own census reports, was Texas. The 1940 census reports that Joe and Jennie lived in or near Ft Cobb in 1935, then moved to Chickasha somewhere before 1940. They were in Chickasha by 1938, when they were reported in the Chickasha City Directory for that year. Note that in 1938, their address is on 18th Street, but in 1940 they are on 14th Street. Chickasha City Directory 1938, p 109 Jenkins Jos A (J Virginia) trav slsmn h 1417 S 18th Jenkins Netheline h 1417 S 18th Jenkins Orville radio service 114 N 4th h 1417 S 18th 1940 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 12 April, Chickasha Ward 1, District 26-9B, page 11B, 1710 19th St, Hse #1710, Rents $25 Jenkins, Joseph A Head M W 74 Grade 5 b Texas lived in Caddo Co OK in 1935 No Occup Jenkins, Julia V Wife F W 64 Grade HS-2 b Texas lived in Caddo Co OK in 1935 NO Occup Jenkins, Orville L Son M W 27 Single Grade HS-3 b Oklahoma lived in Caddo Co OK in 1935 Radio Repair Jenkins, Netheline Dau F W 21 Single b Oklahoma lived in Caddo Co OK in 1935 Cashier, Amusements In the 1940 city directory, Orville is listed at a different residence address. Chickasha, Oklahoma. City Directory 1940, p 92 Jenkins Jos A (Virginia) h 1710 S 19th Jenkins Netheline cash Rialto Theatre h 1710 S 19th Jenkins Orville radio repair 114 N 4th h 2002 S 15th The Chickasha City Directory of 1940 and 1947 lists Joe and Jennie and two of their sons and their businesses. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Chickasha City Business Directory 1947, p 135 Jenkins Appliance Co (Arthur C Jenkins) 308 Choctaw av -- Arthur C (Eileen; Jenkins Appliance Co) h[ome] 1227 S 6th -- Jenkins Jos A (Jennie) h 2002 S 15th -- Jenkins Orville (Jenkins Radio Co) -- Radio Co (Orville L Jenkins) 312 Choctaw av In 1951, Joe and Jennie celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The following detailed writeup summarizes their lives up to that point. ================================== J. A. Jenkinses Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Six of Seven Children Plan Open House Fifty years ago last Thursday, a 20-year-old girl slipped unnoticed through a window of a neighbor's house in Marlow and drove away in a buggy with her fiancé to be married. Today, fifty years and three days later, the couple will celebrate their golden, wedding anniversary. They are Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jenkins, 1016 South 20th. The 1901 wedding ceremony was performed by the preacher as the couple sat in the buggy in front of his house. Plans for the dreamed-of church wedding were forgotten after the bride’s parents voiced objections to the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, ages 84 and 70, will be honored at an open house from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. today in the home of son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jenkins, 1522 South 17th. Six of the honorees' seven children will be hosts. A gold-and-white color scheme will be used in decorations for the reception. Punch and cake will be served from a table centered with a layout of California golden fruit. Over the mantel will be a large gold-and-white framed picture of the couple taken shortly after their wedding. The Oklahoma pioneers were both born in Texas. Mr. Jenkins moved in 1890 to the site of what is now Marlow where he farmed and later served as City marshal. Mrs. Jenkins, then Julia Virginia Terry, moved with her family from Georgia to Marlow in January of 1901. Two and one-half months after their meeting, they were married. Mr. Jenkins moved his family to Mountain View in 1910. But soon they were off to Vancouver, B. C., where Mr. Jenkins worked on the Canadian-Alaskan Highway project. When war broke out in 1914, they returned to Mountain View. The family lived in Fort Cobb from 1921 until 1935. There also Mr. Jenkins farmed and served for a time as city marshal. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins have lived in Chickasha since 1935, when Mr. Jenkins retired. Mr. Jenkins is still quite active, but failing eyesight has slowed down his reading habits. However, a reading record machine has solved this problem pretty well. His main interest is his church work, and he takes a lively interest in world affairs. Both he and his wife are members of the 12th Street Missionary Baptist church. Mrs. Jenkins is particularly interested in her flower garden and, of course, her grandchildren. Three who live in Chickasha, the children of the A. C. Jenkinses, "spend lots of time with us," she says, proudly. They are Carthel [Carthal] Trent, 13, Mike Thomas, 8, and Larhonda, 5. Mrs. Jenkins says she and her husband have had a full and most interesting life together, although nothing spectacular has ever happened to them. She perhaps considers today as spectacular as any other day in their lives. For numerous daughters, sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends have descended upon Chickasha to honor them. The six children who are their hosts for the day are Mrs. Mabel Hill and Miss Netheline Jenkins of Oklahoma City, Asa Jenkins of Anadarko, Mrs. Russell Boyd of Amarillo, Texas, Orville Jenkins of Quanah, Texas, and A. C. Jenkins of Chickasha. One other daughter, Mrs. Charles R. Henry [Hendron] of San Gabriel, Calif., was unable to come for the reunion. Also here are daughter-in-law [Mrs.] Asa Lee Jenkins Jr [should be Asa Jenkins & should not be Jr] and son, grandson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Lee Jenkins Jr [should not be Jr] and son Ronnie, Oklahoma City; son-in-law Russell Boyd and grandson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Hill and son, Charles Mark, Amarillo. Mrs. Cleve Christian, Chickasha, is the only one of Mr. Jenkins’ four children by a previous marriage who will be here for the anniversary observance. The other three are James E. Jenkins and B. J. Jenkins of Buena Park, Calif., and Mrs. Neil Yates of Aledo, Texas. Four sisters and one brother of Mrs. Jenkins who are also here are: Mrs. W. C. Madison, Mrs. Elmer Wagnon, Mrs. Best [Bert] Lewis and Arthur Terry of Marlow, and Mrs. E. P. Hill of Duncan. Mrs. Annie Tabors, Mountain View, a niece of Mr. Jenkins, also will be present. The listed relatives are only those who sent word they would join Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins in the celebration. But Mrs. Jenkins points out the possibilities for a larger group are great. For there are 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In addition, Mr. Jenkins has 28 other grand-children and 39 other grandchildren. And then, of course, there is a 50 year accumulation of friends. -- The Chickasha (Oklahoma) Daily Express, Sunday, 1 April 1951 ================================== U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Chickasha City Business Directory 1952 Jenkins Appliance Co (Arthur C Jenkins) hse hold appliance 224 Chickasha av Jenkins Arthur C (Dorothy; Jenkins Appliance) h 1522 S 17th Jenkins Jos A (Virgina V) h 1016 S 20th Jenkins Orville L (Lou I; Jenkins Radio Co) h 2027 S 14th Jenkins Radio Co (Orville L Jenkins) J A Hulse Mgr, Philco Refrigerators, Television, Radio, Appliances-Sales & Service 312 Choctaw av, Tel 3260 (For further information, see page 34, Buyer's Guide) U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Chickasha City Directory 1956, p 111 Jenkins Joseph A (Julia V) h 1016 S 20th U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Chickasha, Oklahoma, City Directory 1959, p 84 Jenkins Joseph A (Virginia) h 1710 S 19th They were still at that address in 1960. Chickasha, Oklahoma, City Directory 1960, p 96 Jenkins Jos A (J Virginia) h 1016 S 20th At some point later, Joe and Jennie were moved in to the Chickasha Nursing Home. They were there when Joe died in 1962. Her son Asa moved her to Friendship Manor in Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma, the city where he lived. Julia Virginia died 22 January 1966 while a resident in Friendship Manor. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Julia V Jenkins [Julia V Terry] SSN 440482704 Birth 8 Dec 1880 Dalton, Georgia [should be Lorena, McLennan County, Texas, according to Julia herself] Father Thomas D Terry Mother Mattie W Wall Death Date 24 Jan 1966 Death Claim 5 Apr 1966 SSN 445521380 14 Mar 1966: Name listed as JULIA V JENKINS --------------------- Julia Virginia Jenkins Birth Dec 8, 1880 Lorena, McLennan County, Texas Death Jan 24, 1966 Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma Parents: Thomas Duncan Terry (1857 - 1935) Martha Wiley Wall Terry (1859 - 1932) Spouse Joseph Asa Jenkins (1866 - 1962) Children: Mabel Clare Jenkins Hill (1901 - 1990) Thomas Asa Jenkins (1903 - 1969) Nannie May Jenkins (1905 - 1906) Rhonda Fay Jenkins Boyd (1907 - 1963) Arthur Carthal Jenkins (1909 - 1955) Orville Lee Jenkins (1912 - 1987) Gladys Lahoma Jenkins Hendron (1914 - 1991) Martha Netheline Jenkins Callaway (1918 - 2007) Virginia Jo Jenkins (1925 - 1930) Siblings: Thomas Everett Terry (1882 - 1888) Carrie Lee Terry (1885 - 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 Wall Terry (1904 - 1965) Burial Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, Blk 6, Lt 191, Sp 2 Maintained by Cokeman2, Originally Created by AL Dec 22, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #63222131, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63222131 ---------------------
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, R L Son M W 10 GA GA GA Terry, Julian Son M W 8 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, 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] 1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 17 April, Chatsworth, District 105-1, Page 8a, Hse #157, Rents $70 Green, Julian Head M W 28 Married Grade H4 b Georgia Same place in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1912] Green, Louise H Wife F W 16 Married Grade H4 b Georgia Same place in 1935 [b abt 1924] Green, Margaret Dau F W 4mos Grade 0 b Georgia [b abt Nov 1939] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Julian Terry Age 28, Birth 7 Jan 1912 Residence Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia Contact Mrs Louise Margaret Terry (Wife) Employer Chatsworth Lumber Co (back) Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Complexion 5'9" 150 lbs Registered 16 October 1940 Chatsworth, GA Julian's WWII registration has no middle name, with (none) written in the place for a middle name. Other official records also lack any middle name But a directory listing for him has his full name as Julian Arie Terry. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Julian Arie Terry Birth Date 7 Jan 1911 Phone Number 885-4811 9537 Kenrick Rd, Dayton, OH, 45458-5311 (1979) Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007 Certificate #033697 Julian Terry Birth 7 Jan 1911 Georgia White Male Residence Montgomery County, Ohio 45458 Death 10:59 PM 9 Apr 2000 Miamisburg, Montgomery County Age at Death 89 Hospital/Inpatient, Injury (Unspecified) Father's Surname Terry Mother's Maiden Name Pendley Social Security #256-01-2903 Filing Date 17 Apr 2000 Social Security Death Index Julian Terry Born 7 Jan 1911 Died 9 Apr 2000 Last Residence Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio 45458 SSN 256-01-2903 issued Georgia (Before 1951) Terry, Julian age 89 of Centerville passed away Sun, April 9, 2000 at Sycamore Hospital. He retired from Jervis B Webb Co, Detroit, Michigan in 1975 after 18 years of service, and was a WWII Navy and Vietnam War Veteran. He was preceded in death by three brothers Billy, Robert, & Huse Terry. He is survived by his wife Marie, married 49 years, two daughters & sons-in-law Betty and Monty Young of Dayton & Margaret and Larry Jordan of Vandalia, one step-son & daughter-in-law Grover & Nell Terry of TN, and one sister & brother-in-law Hazel and Jack Raubacher of MI. Funeral Services 11:00 AM Thurs at Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home, Waynesville. Burial Miami Valley Memory Gardens [Montgomery County, Ohio]. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Wed at the funeral home. -- Obituary of Julian Terry, Dayton Daily News, April 11, 2000, pg. B5, accessed on the Mendes/Keith/Griffin Family Tree on Ancestry --------------- Julian Terry Birth Jan 7, 1911 Georgia Death Apr 9, 2000 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio US Navy WWII Brother of Huse Bogus Terry 1916-1942 USS Pillsbury DD-227 South Java Sea WWII Lost at sea 3/1/1942 Parents: Grover Cleveland Terry (1885 - 1962) Addie S Pendley Terry (1890 - 1978) Siblings: Robert L Terry (1909 - 1984) Huse Bogus Terry (1916 - 1942) Huse Bogus Terry (1916 - 1942) Billy P Terry (1921 - 1999) Billy P Terry (1921 - 2002) Burial Miami Valley Memory Gardens, Springboro, Warren County, Ohio Created by Cindy Jun 26, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #112933365, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112933365 ---------------
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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- I found a 1943 directory in San Francisco that matches Kenenth and his brother Rama. In 1943, he would be only 13 and his brother Rama even younger. Here Kenneth is married to a Helen and Rama is married to a Jean. Rama is such an unusual name it seems odd to find another Rama in connection with a Kenenth, but the age is a problem, for them to be either married or working in shipbuilding. I do find matching entries for Kenneth and his wife Helen Braun in Colorado Springs, where his obituary says they lived afte getting married in Washington. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Directory, 1959, p 705 Terry Kenneth P (Helen) uphol Orman Mattress h 819 Cucharras U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Directory, 1960, p 930 Terry Kenneth P (Helen) uphol Orman Mattress h 819 Cucharras U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Directory, 1956, p 556 Terry Kenneth P (Helen) slsmn Out West Tent & Awning h 819 Cucharras U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Directory, 1955, p 827 Helen Mrs tchr Immannuel Lutheran Sch h 413 S Nevada Terry Kenneth P (Helen) fabrictor Out West Tent & Awning h 413 S Nevada The Braun family genelaogy provides some details for Kenneth, as well as a photo. Kenneth Paul Terry Birth 10 Feb 1930 in Weatherford, Oklahoma Death 11 Dec 2010 in Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico Parents: Rama Wall Terry 1904 - 1965, Private -- Braun Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4905821/person/-1525004374?ssrc=&ml_rpos=1&ftm=1 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Kenneth P Terry Birth Date 10 Feb 1930 Phone Number 325-1679 1016 Tudessen Dr, Farmington, NM, 87401 446 Road 5500, Bloomfield, NM, 87413-9303 (1981) 101 E Tycksen Dr, Farmington, NM, 87401-6147 (1993) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Kenneth Paul Terry Born 10 Feb 1930 Died 11 Dec 2010 Last Residence Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico 87401 SSN issued California (Before 1951) An obituary for Kenneth came up in a later search, giving names of additional family connections, filling in some gaps. The references to famliy members and his mother's name indicates that sdhe was divorced at some point form Kenneth's father Rama. This was probably in Oklahoma, before we find Rama in Arizona in the mid-1930s, or in Arizona soon after they moved out there. I have not found a 1940 census record for Beatrice and the children. The record of marriage to Inez L Jenkins in Prescott, Arizona was in October 1939. But then no subsequent record of Inez has been found. Rama's wife at the time of death in Alaska was Ruth Elizabeth Hopkins. ------------ Kenneth Paul Terry, 80, of Farmington, passed gently away in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, surrounded by his immediate family. Kenneth was born, Feb. 10, 1930, in Weatherford, Okla., to Rama and Beatrice Terry. Kenneth enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1948, and served a tour of duty during the Korean War as a forward air controller in the battle of Chosin Reservoir. After serving in the Marine Corps, Kenneth joined the Air Force as a Staff Sergeant. During his final stint in the Air Force, he met Helen Braun in Spokane, Wash. They married and made their home in Colorado Springs, Colo. In 1961, the young family moved to Farmington, where Kenneth became an air traffic controller. He spent his career of 21 years serving at the Farmington Airport tower facility. He was an avid photographer and enjoyed hunting and shooting sports. He was also a presenter for the Victim Impact Panel, making presentations that described the effect that drunk driving deaths have on families. 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 Wood; and nephews, Michael Terry and the Rev. Bill Terry Jr. [Note one son reported as dying before his father was Martin Paul, then below survivors include a son Paul. Would this be a different son with the same name as Martin Paul's middle name?] He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Helen Hilda (Braun) Terry; sons, David, Mark and Paul; daughter, Teresa Terry-Elliott; brother, Thomas Terranova; stepfather, Merle Lebbs; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at Zion Lutheran Church, 7455 Foothills Drive in Farmington, with Pastor Gary Thur officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens, 6917 E. Main St. in Farmington. Full military honors will be provided by VFW Post #2182 of Farmington. Memorial gifts may be made in Kenneth's memory to the Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund, 7455 Foothills Drive, Farmington, NM 87402-5091. Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home 103 E. Ute St. Farmington, NM 87401 (505) 325-8688 -- Memorial Networks, "Kenneth Paul Terry," http://www.danielsfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=813299&ftm=1 -- also at Daniels Funeral Home, http://danielsfuneral.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/884909/Kenneth-Terry/obituary.php -- also on Legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/daily-times/obituary.aspx?pid=147094848 ---------------- His memorial on Find a Grave also includes the above obituary, which I am omitting so as not to duplicate. Kenneth Paul Terry Birth Feb. 10, 1930 Death Dec. 11, 2010 Burial Memory Gardens of Farmington, Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico Created by Kenneth D. Bogard Dec 12, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #62824791, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62824791&ref=acom
California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Kenneth Wayne Terry Birth 2 May 1963 California Death 6 Sep 1982 Kern County Mother's Maiden Name Munson Social Security #554299540 --------------- My Grandfather is Carl Eugene Terry (He changed his first name to Karl but Carl is his birth name), Born July 27th 1939 in Bakersfield, Kern, California. He is still living. He has two sons, Rodney Raymond Terry (my Dad) Born January 9th 1959 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California Died February 26th 2012 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington Married Tracy Vonnetta Henson She was born March 7th 1961 and is still living They have 6 children and we are all still living -- Carey Gross, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 August 2016 ---------------
Some have understood this name as Keziah, which was a common name in that period. I have never seen Roziah, which is in the transcription of her father's will. The actual document does look like the intended name was Roziah. Family sources sometimes list her as Kezia, which was usually spelled Keziah. Her record of marriage to James Scott also reports her as Keziah. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Keziah Terry Gender Female Birth VA 1730 Spouse James Scott Spouse Birth VA 1730 Marriage 1748 VA U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Richard Murphy Birth Year 1736 Keziah Terry Scott Excerpt from the Will of Benjamin M Terry Sr, probated 26 September 1771, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. "Item, I lend to my daughter Rozia Murphy two negros namly Harry and Tillie, during her natural life and after her Desease [decease] to be equally divided between her children. She the said Rozia, had by her former husband James Scott and all her other children that she has or should have by her present husband Richard Murphy." -- Transcribed by Julia Clark, http://genforum.genealogy.com/terry/messages/7273.html ----------------------- Kezia was the daughter of Benjamin Terry, Sr and Elizabeth Dickerson of Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, at least that's where they lived for the last several years of his life and where Benjamin's will was proved in 1771. His will is the proof for the marriage of Richard Murphy and Kezia in addition to the fact that they sold land that she had purchased as Kezia Scott, prior to the move to North Carolina. They went to Roane Co, the part that became Surry Co. James Scott, Kezia's first husband by whom she had five children, John, Benjamin, Lucy, Elizabeth and Sarah, not necessarily in that order, and in addition to Peter Terry (named after her brother) and Joseph, she and Richard had Mary Murphy who married Aaron Wright in Surry Co, went with the families when they all moved to Lincoln Co about 1800 but moved back to Surry Co according to a descendant of Mary and Aaron's, about 1805, which was before Kezia died in 1809. Notes from "Jan Knox" 5 February 2001 ----------------------- One genealogy gives an exact date of death but provides no source information. Keziah Roziah Terry (1728-1809) 6 Sep 1809 Lincoln, Kentucky, USA -- Stafford Familiy Tree, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/10381430/person/-648410875/facts ----------------- Daniel Murphy and Richard Murphy are two separate people. 1. Daniel Murphy born circa 1734/6 possibly in NC (wife unknown/not certain) is the father of William Murphy (husband of Nancy Hornbeak) and grandfather of Reverend Richard Daniel Murphy. 2. Richard Murphy was born 1738 in Virginia he is the husband of Keziah Terry-Scott they had three children Joseph Murphy, Peter T Murphy, and Mary Murphy. Richard and Keziah's children are confirmed in a lawsuit between Richard Murphy and Zadock Riggs that went on for over ten years. Richard and Keziah's children and most of their grandchildren are mentioned in this lawsuit many times through the years. There is no doubt who thier children are. -- Tonya Brown, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 29 March 2019 -----------------
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] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Lela Terry Gender Female Age 22, Birth Year abt 1929 Residence Mena, Polk, Arkansas Spouse's Name David M James Spouse's Age 25 Spouse's Residence Mena, Polk, Arkansas Marriage 2 Jun 1951 Polk County Marriage License Date 2 Jun 1951 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Lela James Birth Date 24 Jun 1928 4431 W Evans Dr, Glendale, AZ, 85306-4523 17007 SE 19th St, Vancouver, WA, 98683-3464 14913 SE Mill Plain Blvd Apt A, Vancouver, WA, 98684-8239 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Lela James Born 24 Jun 1928 Died 27 Oct 2010 Last Residence Vancouver, Clark, Washington 98683 SSN issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current Lela James Age at Death 82 Birth Abt 1928 Spiro [LeFlore County] OK Death abt 2010 OR Announcement in the Oregonian Newspaper, 4 Nov 2010 ------------------------ U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection Ancestry.com Lela James Age at Death 82 Birth 24 Jun 1928 Spiro, Oklahoma Death 27 Oct 2010 Spouse David Myrddin James Children Ellen Flores and husband, Jim Parents: Lafayette Lewis [The transcription got the names wrong: Father was Lewis Lafayette Terry] [Ellen Terry Lewis] [?? Mother was Ellen C Fry Terry] Brothers and Sisters: Edith Mary Jo Ayers; Elsie Fay Weaver (OK); Olin Ray Terry and wife Ellen; Raymond Terry, Ward Terry, Eugene (Gene) Terry, Carl Ronald Terry, Harold Dean Terry Full Obituary: Memorial for Lela James Born in Spiro, Oklahoma on Jun. 24, 1928 Departed on Oct. 27, 2010 and resided in Vancouver, WA Memorial Service-Celebration of Life: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 Reception in our [?] Hospitality Room: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 Lela James June 24, 1928 - October 27, 2010 After 82 years of bringing kindness and happiness to those on Earth, Lela James departed this life and entered Heaven on October 27, 2010. She was born in Spiro, OK to wonderful parents, Lewis Lafayette and Ellen Terry, and was raised in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and California. She graduated from Shafter High School, Shafter, CA in 1945. After her marriage to David Myrddin James in June of 1951, she relocated to Detroit, MI, where she enjoyed a career as a Secretary with Wyandotte Chemical, Wyandotte, MI, and as an Executive Secretary for Ford Motor Company, Research and Engineering, Light Truck Division, Dearborn, MI. Later, Lela relocated and made Bakersfield, CA her home, again working for Ford Motor Company and also Executive Secretary to the CEO of Mohawk Oil, later relocating to Phoenix, AZ, where she was the Executive Secretary to the CEO of Sperry Federal Credit Union from which she retired in 1991. After retiring, Lela moved to Vancouver, WA in 1995 where she made her final home. For over 30 years, Lela was a Mary Kay consultant, a business and product she loved and was proud to represent. She retired from Mary Kay in 2008. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents Lewis and Ellen, her brothers: Raymond Terry, Ward Terry, Eugene (Gene) Terry, Carl Ronald Terry, Harold Dean Terry, and her sister: Edith Mary Jo Ayers. Lela was an exceptional lady with a passion for her four footed and winged "grandchildren:" Rocky, Missy, Prince, Abby, Duke and Ginger. She was an excellent cook and baker and enjoyed crafting and scrapbooking. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. But by far, her greatest joy came from being with her family and her many friends. Her love for her daughters kept her anchored to Earth. Lela is survived by her daughters: Ellen Flores and husband, Jim (Snohomish, WA); Barb Volk (Vancouver, WA) and husband John (Portland, OR); grandson: Bryan Miller, granddaughter: Sarah Miller (Phoenix, AZ), brother Olin Ray Terry and wife Ellen (Pinetop, AZ), sister: Elsie Fay Weaver (OK), sister-in-laws: Stella (Harold) Terry (Hot Springs, AR) and Ruth (Gene) Terry (Mena, AR); and numerous nieces and nephews. Lela loved everything beautiful; the sun, the rain, the clouds and even the cold. For her, everyday held something beautiful. Her legacy to us is to find joy and beauty in all our doings and to have Hope. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Cascade Park Care Center, Ray Hickey Hospice House, the RN and CNA staff of the 4th floor/Medical Specialties Unit in Good Samaritan Hospital, Miranda Armstrong, Dr. Kyle Smoot and Dr. Mahnaz Ahmad for their compassion, kindness and loving care given to our beloved mother, Lela James. -- Source Location Weirton, West Virginia ------------------------
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 Lena E Terry Birth abt 1922 in Tennyson, Coke, Texas Death 18 Apr 1988 in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas Parents: Alfonso Brown (Jack) Terry 1887 - 1944 Lenora Bland 1903 - 1972 -- Holland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17858340/person/567668448?ssrc=&ml_rpos=7&ftm=1 In the 1930 census, Lena's middle initial is E. A cousin and Terry researcher says the E is for Ethel. 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, Lena E Dau F W 8 TX TX TX Lena Ethel Terry White Birth Aug. 26, 1921 Tennyson, Coke County, Texas Death Apr. 18, 1988 Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas Parents: Alphonso Brown Terry (1887 - 1944) Leanora Bland Terry/Snyder (1903 - 1971) Spouse A O White (1918 - 1991) Siblings: James Milton Terry (1925 - 1969) Tempie Terry Powell (1934 - 2003) Duncan Lee Terry (1941 - 1992) Burial Fairview Cemetery, Bronte, Coke County, Texas Created by Sandra Brookshire Behne Feb 08, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #84667221, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84667221
"My paternal grandparents were Joe Terry and Carrie Belle Lovin Terry. Their children were Elsie, Myrtle, Gertie, Leo, Otto, Augusta, Gladys, Eugene, Agnes and Robert (Bobby)." -- Sharon Terry, email to orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 March 2016 1910 Federal Census, Latimer County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Buffalo Township, District 133, page 4A, Hse/Fam #70 Terry, James [Joseph] Head M W 28 Married 7 years AR KY AR Farmer Rents Terry, Bell Wife F W 23 Married 7 years 4 children/4 living AR NC NC Terry, Leo Son M W 6mos OK AR AR 1920 Federal Census, Seminole County, Oklahoma, 3 March, Konawa Township, District 245, page 12B, Hse #222, Fam #234 Terry, Joe Head Rents M W 38 Married AR AR AR Farmer Terry, Bell Wife F W 33 Married AR NC NC Terry, Leo Son M W 9 OK AR AR Notice that Leo is reported as only 9 years old, but he was already 6 months old in April 1910! His age in 1930 is short also. 1930 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 3 April, Avoca Township, District 10, page 1A, Hse/Fam #9 Terry, Joe Head M W 49 Married at age 23 [abt 26 yrs, or 1904] AR AR AR Farmer Terry, Belle Wife F W 42 Married at age 16 [abt 26 yrs, or 1904] AR AR AR Terry, Myrtle Dau F W 25 OK AR AR [abt 1905] Terry, Leo Son M W 19 OK AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1911] Terry, Gladys Dau F W 18 OK AR AR [abt 1912] Along the way somewhere the family lost a year in their memory of when Leo was born. His official records with Social Security and his death record in California also report a bireth date in ctober 1910. Thisis impossible, as we see above, since he was already 9 months old at the tie time of the April 1910 census. Though figuring back form the 9 months report in the 1910 xcensus seems to give us Spetember as a month of birth, the October date is probably right, but the year would be 1909. California Death Index Leo A Terry Birth 1 Oct 1910 Oklahoma Death 12 Jan 1974 Contra Costa County, California Social Security Death Index Leo Terry Birth 1 Oct 1910 Death Jan 1974 Richmond, Contra Costa, California SS #445-07-8238 Issued Oklahoma Before 1951
Leonard Terry's marriage record is recorded in Floyd County, Kentucky, with no date and no bride's name. Two other records lower down on this page have a marriage date in April and May 1819. So Leonard's marriage was before April in 1819. "Leonard was engaged to Peggy Hamilton before Polly. No marriage ever took place. However, a consent to marry form was filed 4 Jun 1816 in Floyd County Kentucky." -- Amanda, Item on genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4951371/person/-1516842806/story/8581d000-1fb4-4498-8d05-28e3e78a9be0?src=search Some genealogies report their marriage date in 1818 but provide no documentation. Marriage Information Date 14 Dec. 1818 Location Floyd Co, Kentucky to Leonard Terry -- From the Terry Family History by Darryl Terry, August 2000, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16550696/person/18761482476/fact/143041623372 "Leonard Terry This is to certify that the within couple [sic] is joined together according to law by me" [no date, no bride's name - 4 other records on this record book page have only the husband's name, with the exact same or very similar wording and only the groom's name. Only 2 have the date and Bride's name] -- Floyd County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, page 101 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 There is no record of Leonard in the 1860 census. His wife Polly is enumerated in their son Isom's house. Since Leonard and Polly (Mary) had their own household in 1850, in Kentucky, it looks like Leonard died before the 1860 census. And during that time, they moved to Arkansas. It is likely Leonard died in Kentucky before Isom moved his famliy. There is a probate index entry that appears to be for Leonard. The name is spelled Lenard, and it is dated 1866. The entry indicates it is the Estate of Lenard Terry but gives no details of death or contents of the will. "I was very surprised to find an 1860 will and 1866 probate record. It almost looks like his wife, Polly, moved to Arkansas with Isom and Leonard stayed in Kentucky. That will is on file in the courthouse, but not listed in any of the indexes on the internet." -- Barbara Nelson, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 4 February 2016 Barbara found Leonard's will in research onsite at the Floyd County Kentucky Courthouse. Floyd County Kentucky Court Records Last Will and Bequest of Lenard Terry Recorded 17 April 1860 Admitted to Probate 1866 [no specific date perceivable] Legacy NFS Government record Leonard Terry Birth 1794 Virginia Death Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky -- Researsch of by Jan Owen, via FamilySearch
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]
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 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Lester Terry Birth 10 Apr 1923 Orange County Certificate #23353 It is reported that Chester and Lester were twins. The list of children above has both Lester and Chester, but I found that the birth Index summary list has only Chester, not Lester, born in Orange County, Texas. Another Chester was born close to the same time also, but in Roberts County, Texas, named Chester Hugh. Chester is reported born on 10 April 1923, and Chester Hugh on 9 May 1923. I wondered if the birth certificate was made out incorrectly, with the name being written Lester instead of Chester, or the name Lester being incorrectly typed onto the summary Index list for the year as Chester, maybe under the influence of the next certificate in the name of Chester. But later a death record was found for each child, a day apart in July of the same year. The Texas birth index for 1923 lists only the name of Chester, while the birth certificates search onlne produces a certificate only in the name of Lester. The twins died one day apart. 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