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, Wm D 2 M W Georgia
This child is included, along with two others who died very young, in notes on the family found in famliy papers, in addition to children recorded in the censuses of 1900 and 1910. See notes for Thomas Everett Terry and Carrie Lee. The birth date was found in a list written in the handwriting of Lou Ila Jenkins, from the mid 1950s, with information thought to be from Julia Virginia (Jennie) Terry Jenkins in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma. The death date is found on William's gravestone in Eton Cemetery, Murray County, where the family was living before they moved to Indian Territory. William died three days after his younger sister Carrie Lee. They must have been victims of an epidemic. This seems to have been Yellow Fever. Though the great epidemic year in Georgia was 1876, news stories of the region indicate the "Yellow Jack" was still decimating southeastern US cities in 1888, Jacksonville, Florida, being a major victim. Gravestone of William Ernest Terry Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia William Ernest Son of T D & M W Terry DIED Aug 27, 1888 Aged 9 Mos & 24 Days In January 2015, when I submitted some update information for WIlliam's memorial on Find a Grave, I was aksed to become the editor of his memorial. Here is the updated memorial. Find a Grave Memorial Registry William Ernest Terry Birth Nov 3, 1887 Murray County, Georgia Death Aug. 27, 1888 Murray County, Georgia Died of Yellow Fever "Son of T.D. & M.W. Terry" "Aged 9 months & 24 days" Parents: Thomas Duncan Terry (1857 - 1935) Martha Wiley Wall Terry (1859 - 1932) Siblings: Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins (1880 - 1966) Thomas Everett Terry (1882 - 1888) Carrie Lee Terry (1885 - 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 Eton Cemetery, Eton, Murray County, Georgia -- Find A Grave Memorial #32728219, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32728219
1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 11 November, Page 257, Hse/Fam #1521 William Terry 39 M Farmer $1175 Real Estate b SC [born abt 1811] Jula [Julia] A Terry 26 F b NC [born abt 1824] William J Terry 7 M b GA [born abt 1843] 1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 26 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills, page 92, Hse #652, Fam #623 William Terry 49 M Farmer 5000 5000 b SC Julia A Terry 37 F b NC illiterate William J Terry 16 M b GA 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 July, Spring Place, Militia District 1013, page 7, House/Family #47 Terry, Joseph 26 M W Farm Laborer GA [b abt 1844] Terry, Martha 22 F W Keeping House GA Terry, John 3 M W GA Terry, Olive 1 F W GA 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #260, Fam #269 Terry, William J W M 36 Farming GA GA GA Terry, Martha O W F 34 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA Terry John W F 13 Son Works on Farm GA GA GA Terry Olive J W F 10 Daughter Keeping House GA GA GA Terry July Ann W F 8 Daughter GA GA GA Terry George W F 6 Son GA GA GA Terry, Ross W M 4 Son GA GA GA Terry Thomas D W M 2 Son GA GA GA [born abt 1878] In the 1900 Murray County, Georgia, census, Joe Terry and wife Martha, with son George, are living two houses down from brother Duncan Terry and family. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, Page 5B, House #90, Family #92 Terry, Joe Head W M Apr 1844 56 Married 34 years GA NC NC Farmer Owns Farm Terry, Martha O Wife W F Apr 1847 53 Married 34 years GA GA GA Terry, George Son W M Dec 1876 24 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer -- page 6A -- Terry, Thomas Son W M Dec 1877 23 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer Terry, Dock Son W M Dec 1880 19 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer Terry, Fannie Dau W F Jan 1883 17 Single GA GA GA Terry, Aurelia Dau W F Aug 1886 13 Single GA GA GA At School Terry, Agnes Dau W F Mar 1890 10 Single TX GA GA At School The birth of Agnes in Texas indicates that Joe and Martha moved to Texas for a while then moved back to Georgia. This matches the record for Joe's brother Thomas Duncan Terry, who was married in 1880 McLennan County, Texas. Thomas Duncan was enumerated that same year with his wife Mattie (Martha Wall) that year and their first child, Jennie (Julia Virgina) was born there in December 1880. Joe and Martha would have moved to Texas after August 1886, and moved back to Georgia sometime after March 1890, when their daughter Agnes was born. Their presence in Texas in 1890 is not recorded due to the loss of the 1890 census records in a fire. Thomas Duncan and Mattie moved back to Georgia before the birth of their second child Nannie in 1884. They were enumerated in 1900 just two houses away from Joe and Martha, on the same page of this census, in the same area where they had all lived before their Texas experience. Joseph Lewis Terry also moved to Texas by 1870, but stayed, living in Brazos County, then Milam County, where he died. I notice that in 1900 the birth states of Joe's parents here is reported as North Carolina, rather than Georgia as in the 1880 census. Both census and family information for his father William indicates he was born in South Carolina, and his mother Julia Ann Roberts in North Carolina. I have found no entry for Joe and Martha Oneida for 1910. In 1920, they are in Murray County. Note that Martha is named as Ned. This is the first historical record I have seen that gives us what is apparently her nickname. I first encountered this in the 1930 census, which I found early on in my Terry research. 1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 20 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 137, page 2B, near Hassler's Road, Hse/Fam #29 Terry, Joe Owns Head M W 76 GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1843] Terry, Ned Wife F W 73 GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1846] Terry, George Son M W 46 Single GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1873] Terry, Dock Son M W 38 Single GA GA GA Laborer, Home Farm [b abt 1881] Beavers, Mrs Agnes Dau F W 29 Widow GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1890] Beavers, Lillian Grand Dau F W 5 Single GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1814] Note the change in birth state for Agnes. Here the enumerator records Georgia as for her brothers, while the 1900 and 1930 censuses reprot her as born in Texas. We are told in several Terry genealogies that Agnes married William Dave (David?) Beavers. In the 1920 census, there are families in the area recorded as Beaver and Beavers. Next door to Joe's family is a George Beavers, age 48, born in Georgia. There are several more families named Beaver or Beavers on this page. Some with each name are variously born in North Carolina and some in Georgia. The Georgia Death Index records the death of a William Terry that appears to be our William Joseph: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Certificate 33914-J William Terry, Jr, Death 21 Jun 1928, Murray County An interesting thing about this record is that his name is recorded as William Terry, Jr. One Terry genealogy with good detail and apparent credibility does record the name of this person as William Joseph Terry, Jr, and his father, of course, as William Joseph Terry, Sr. However, the older William Terry's granddaughter, my grandmother Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins, records his name as William Barney Terry. She mentions nothing of an alternate name, or of Barney being a nickname. So my genealogy records the father of William Joseph Terry as William Barney Terry. In censuses the father of William Joseph Terry is always referred to only as William Terry, whereas the son is normally listed as William J. His son may have been referred to as William Jr, as in the Georgia Death record, simply because they both went by William Terry, without reference to any middle name. Georgia Death Certificate William Terry, Jr [Residence Chatsworth, Georgia ref wife's address below] Farmer, Married Age 84, Born Georgia [no birth date given, that field is empty] Death 21 Jun 1928 Military District 1013, Murray County Cause of death Senility Lived in this location his whole life Wife's name Oneta [Oneida] B Terry Father William Terry, born Tennessee Mother Julia Roberts, born Georgia Informant Mrs W J Terry, Chatsworth, Georgia Buirial Cool Springs 22 June 1928 by Kemener Bros, Dalton, Georgia Certificate #33914 filed 10 January 1929 His grave has the date of burial for the date of death. --------------------- William Joseph Terry Birth Apr. 15, 1844 Murray County, Georgia Death Jun. 22, 1928 Murray County, Georgia [this is the date of burial according to the death certificate, which reports that death occurred 21 June 1928 and burial was 22 June 1928] PRIVATE CSA Company A 39th Georgia Infantry Civil War Confederate Spouse Martha O Terry (1847 - 1932) Children: John Crenshaw Terry (1867 - 1909) George Terry (1874 - 1932) Ross Terry (1876 - 1937) William Thomas Terry (1878 - 1978) Dock A Terry (1880 - 1974) Frances Jane Terry Edmonson (1883 - 1961) Mary Aurelia T. Winkler (1884 - 1926) Burial Cool Springs Baptist Church, Murray County, Georgia Created by Don & Pam Childers Jul 18, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #28365038, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28365038 ---------------------
William Terry was born in Murray County, as part of a large Terry clan. His father was George C Terry, almost 60 when William was born, and his mother, only about 20 at his birth. His father died in January 1888, and he and his mother moved to Texas, as other Terrys had from the 1870s on. In 1898 William married Cora B Alexander. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Cora Alexander Marriage 8 Jun 1898 Erath County, Texas Spouse W. L. Terry In 1900, William and Cora are in Erath County, west of Fort Worth. They have moved farther west than others in their family except for Thomas L Terry, a son of Joseph Lewis and Dovina Terry. In 1900, Thomas L and his family is in San Angelo, in Tom Green County, even farther west, near Abilene. In 1880 Thomas and his family had been in Milam County, along with other Terrys of his family. Terrys from this same Murray County clan had moved to McLennan County (Waco area) and Milam County (county seat Cameron, near San Antonio) by 1880. Louisa is living with her son William L and his wife Cora, who have no children. William and Cora and William have been married 2 years. Cora was born in Texas. 1900 Federal Census, Erath County, Texas, 11 June, Dublin City, District 69, page 17A, Hse #328, Fam #343 Terry, William Head W M May 1866 34 Married 2 years GA NC SC School Teacher Terry, Cora Wife W F Feb 1877 23 Married 2 years TX AL GA Terry, Louisa Mother W F May 1844 56 Widow SC SC SC I note that this census corrects a report in the 1880 census that William's father was born in Virginia. However, the report of North Carolina is also in error, according to family sources and previous censuses. He was born in South Carolina, as was Louisa. By the 1910 census William and Cora had moved to in Ryan City, Jefferson County, Oklahoma. Jefferson County was created out of the earlier Cherokee County, Oklahoma Territory. The birth states and ages of the children in the 1910 census tells us they moved across the Red River to Oklahoma Territory about 1905. Their daughter Mary was born in Texas about 1905 and Willis was born in Oklahoma Territory about 1906. She is living with their son William L and his wife Cora and their 3 children. William has established his own business, though the census tells us only "Own Store." 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Ryan City, Blackburn Township, District 148, page 8A, Hse#150, Fam #158, Terry, W L Head M W 43 Married 12 years GA SC SC Salesman, His Own Store Terry, Cora B Wife F W 31 Married 12 years TX AL GA Terry, Nina Belle Daughter F W 9 TX GA TX Terry, Mary Bird Daughter F W 5 TX GA TX Terry, Willis Clay Son M W 4 OK GA TX Terry, Louisa Mother F W 65 Widow SC SC SC This census corrects the errors in the birth place of William's father, reporting South Carolina as his state of birth. In 1920, they are still in Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma. William is reported as working on his own as a wholesaler, and it appears he deals in cattle. They have another daughter, Ailene born about 1917. (Her name is spelled Ailene in 1930, and Alieen in 1920.) 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 3 February, Ryan, District 211, page 7B, Hse/Fam #142 Terry, William Head M W 53 GA NC SC Wholesale Cattle(?) Terry, Cora B Wife F W 42 TX AL GA Terry, Nina Dau F W 19 TX GA TX Terry, Mary Dau F W 15 TX GA TX Terry, Willis Son M W 14 OK GA TX Terry, Aliene [Ailene] Dau F W 3 OK GA TX Before 1930, William moved his family back down to Texas, and they are living in the city of Fort Worth. 1930 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 17 April, Enumeration District 79, Fort Worth, Ward 21W, page 40A, 2900 Avenue F, Hse #557, Family #644 Terry, William L Head M W 63 GA NC NC Merchant Terry, Cora B Wife F W 53 TX AL GA Terry, Nina B Dau F W 27 TX GA TX Public School Teacher Terry, Mary B Dau F W 25 TX GA TX Public School Teacher Terry, Aileen Dau F W 13 OK GA TX He is still designated as a Merchant, but I cannot read the word for the industry. It could be cotton, but he was in retail in Oklahoma, with his own store. Perhaps he is working in jobbing cotton for a gin, or selling dry goods. It is not clear from the fields of this census whether William owns his own business or is employed. William died between 1936 and 1940. He is reported in the 1936 Fort Worth CityDirectoy, but by 1940, Cora is reported as a widow. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1936, p 793 Terry Wm L (Cora B) trav h 2742 I av In 1936, their daughter Ailene is reports as an assistant to Doctor Cook and Doctor Covert. (Later in the 1940 census she is reported as a Dental Assistant.) Daughter Nina Belle is reported under the name Nina M. She is here reported as a high school teacher as in the 1940 census. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1936, p 792 Terry Ailene asst Drs Cook and Covert h 2742 I av Terry Nina M [sic] tchr Polytechnic Sr High Sch h 2742 I av U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1945, p 786 Terry Cora B (wid Wm L) h 4074 Hampshire blvd There is a Texas death record for a W L Terry, born in Oklahoma, but the birth date is in 1907. This matches William's son, whom we know as Willis Clay, who was born about 1906 in Oklahoma. But I cannot account for the middle initial L. The father is named W L Terry. It could be a clerical error in the original name of the deceased on the death certificate. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 W L Terry Residence 2700 Ave F, Ft Worth, Texas Birth 22 Jan 1907 Oklahoma Gender Male Father W L Terry b Georgia Mother Alexander b Texas Age at Death 21 yrs, 11 mos, 20 days Death 20 Dec 1928 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas Cause of death Smallpox for 18 days, disease contracted at Vernon, Texas Informant father W L Terry Burial 20 December 1928 Greenwood Cemetery, Ft Worth, by Shannon's Funeral HOme Filed 30 December 1928
"My grandmother is Hettie Maye Terry Mosley Trotter [daughter of Duncan Lafayette Terry and Harriet Sliger]. Her siblings were Ola, Donnie, Louis Alexander and William Lafayette. -- pjsj1970@juno.com, Anonymous comment on genealogy 1930 Federal Census, San Diego County, California, 7 April, San Diego, District 63, page 5A, 4421 Ohio St, Hse #142, Fam #147 Terry, William L Head M W 37 Age at 1st marriage 36 OK GA AR Sailor Terry, Vera J Wife F W 29 Age at 1st marriage 28 KS IN NJ Terry, Nancy A Dau F W 1mo CA OK KS [born Feb 1930] Lowe, Anna Mother-in-law F W 64 NJ PA NJ William L Terry Birth Jul 21, 1889 Death Oct 1976 Burial Lower Lake Cemetery, Lower Lake, Lake County, California, Veterans Addition Created by Richard Stevenson Nov 07, 2002 -- Find A Grave Memorial #6910609, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Terry&GSiman=1&GScid=181436&GRid=6910609&
The 1880 census reports William O as 5 years old, which means his birthday would have been in 1875 or even 1874. Yet his exact birth date is reported by Kaye Nicholson and Richard Bates as 7 January 1877. He should have been 3 in 1880. This is not the only date in these two genealogies that fails to match the reported ages in censuses. I comment on discrepancies in this matter for Grover Cleveland as well as Grover's wife Sarah in the notes for Sarah Addie Pendley. 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, William O W M 5 Son GA GA GA [born ca 1875] In 1900 the 22-year-old Owen appears t be the child reported in 1880 as William O. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89 Terry, Cyrus L Head W M Jan 1847 53 Married 32 years GA NC NC Farmer Owns Terry, Emily Wife W F Apr 1862 48 Married 32 years borne 7 children, 7 living GA GA GA Terry, Owen Son W M Jun 1878 22 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer In 1920, a William O Terry is reported as a boarder in Atlanta, Georgie, where he works as a Railroad Freight Clerk. This William is 44 years old, which puts birth at about 1876, matching the earlier reports. On the other hand, the 1930 census reports that William is 39 years old, which would yield a birth year of 1891! This is 16 years different from the 1880 census, and 14 years off from the genealogy date. In 1930, William is single and living with his single brother Cyrus L Jr. Their widowed mother is also living with them. Cyrus is reported as age 49, which would make his birth year about 1881. This also differs, of course, from the birth dates reported by Nicholson and Bates in their genealogies, 8 September 1882, but only by about a year. The younger brother of William Owen, Robert Lee Terry, is reported was 3 years old in 1880. This would yield a birth year matching the date of birth Nicholson and Bates give for William, January 1877! But there are two different conflicting dates of birth for Robert Lee from Nicholson and Bates. Bates reports the birth date of 13 January 1879, while Nicholson reports 13 January 1878. I find no notes explaining or citing sources in either of the genealogies. I have not found any independent sources to confirm these exact dates. There are two sets of death information for what appear to be this same William O Terry. The Georgia Death Index (certificate #9215) reports for Wm O Terry a date of 20 Mar 1940, with death occurring in Cobb County. Richard Bates reports 3 March 1940, with death in Murray County, Georgia. Bates may have used the place of residence at time of death. I have found other cases of official entries for death dates differing by a few days from the date reported by family sources. But it is possible the Georgia death registry I found is for another William O Terry that I have not yet identified. William's burial memorial on Find a Grave has a slightly different date of death, being 21 March 1940. Links are given there to the grave memorials of his parents and siblings. ------------------ William Owen Terry Birth Jan. 7, 1877 Georgia, USA Death Mar. 21, 1940 Cobb County, Georgia, USA Parents: Cyrus Lewis Terry (1846 - 1925) Emily Jones Bates Terry (1852 - 1931) Siblings: Major Douglas Terry (1869 - 1927) H. B. Terry (1871 - 1941) Jennie R. Terry (1873 - 1919) Robert Lee Terry (1878 - 1908) Cyrus Lewis Terry (1882 - 1948) Grover Cleveland Terry (1885 - 1962) Burial Hasslers Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia, USA Maintained by Cindy, Originally Created by dreid2277 Apr 07, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #68044528, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68044528 ------------------
For some reason, William Thomas is listed in the 1880 census, when he was only 2 years old, as Thomas D. Several credible genealogies list him as William Thomas. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #260, Fam #269 Terry, William J W M 36 Farming GA GA GA Terry, Martha O W F 34 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA Terry Thomas D W M 2 Son GA GA GA [born abt 1878] 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, Page 5B, House #90, Family #92 Terry, Joe Head W M Apr 1844 56 Married 34 years GA NC NC Farmer Owns Farm Terry, Martha O Wife W F Apr 1847 53 Married 34 years GA GA GA Terry, Thomas Son W M Dec 1877 23 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer 1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 20 April, McDonald, Enumeration District 110, Sheet 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Terry, Thomas Head M W 32 Married 5 years GA GA GA Farmer Owns Terry, Christene Wife F W 30 Married 5 years Germany Germany Germany Terry, Ruth Dau F W 4 Single GA GA Germany Terry, August Son M W 3 Single GA GA Germany Terry, Nora Dau F W 1mo (?) Single GA GA Germany
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, William 9 M W At Home b Georgia William married Nancy Constance, whose maiden name has been uncertain. It has been proposed that her maiden name was Walker, but no primary documentation has been found. One secondary evidence is the use of the middle name Walker in later generations. Her son Joseph named one of his sons William Walker. The pattern would indicate William Walker Terry was named for his father and his father's mother, This name is known in later generations also, as testified in this personal communication from William Walker Terry's great grandson. This William Walker also named his son William Walker Terry. "My great grandfather was William Walker Terry, I’m named after him. William Terry moved with the Wells family from Texas to Douglas AZ. You can find information regarding his side of the family at Wellsgazette.com. There is a family grave yard outside of Douglas. William Terry [the original William Walker Terry, son of Nancy Connie and Lewis Terry] and my grandfather Reuben are both buried there." -- William W. (Bill) Terry, Jr, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 June 2013 Bill referred me to a Wells genealogy site that had information about his branch of the Terry family. ---------------- Maris Ida Wells (Hilary Mercer ) was born about 1880 in Bedias, Grimes, Texas. She died on 23 Sep 1910. Maris married William Walker Terry on 2 Jun 1896. William was born on 27 Aug 1860 in Murray Co, GA. He died on 21 Feb 1919. He was buried in Wells Cemetery. They had the following children: M Rube Terry was born about 1905 in Gleeson, AZ. He died about 1950. F Sally Terry was born on 15 Dec 1900 in San Angelo, TX. She died about Jul 1970. M Tommy Terry was born on 26 Jul 1899 in San Angelo, TX. He died on 20 Jun 1977. M Ewart Anthony Terry was born about 1897 in San Angelo, TX. He died about Jul 1930. [The name entered in the genealogy as Ewart appears in the 1900 census as Evart and in 1910 as Evert, which matches the common pronunciation of the name Everett But the name in some records looks like Ewert, which is the name I find in all the genealogies.] -- The Wells Gazette, http://wellsgazette.com/familygen/pafg02.htm#7 ------------------ Note that this genealogy reports that William and Maris Ida married on 2 June 1896. They had several other children reported in the censuses. Early children reported in the 1900 census were the children of William's first wife, reported by other genealogies, Lola Montez Clements. The following genealogy provides good detail that appears to come from family sources and appears credible. Lola Montez Clements Birth 1868 Death 1894 in Buffalo Gap, Taylor, Texas Married 8 Jun 1881 to William Walker Terry Birth 27 Aug 1860 in Murray, Georgia, Death 21 Feb 1919 in Arizona Children: Clarence Clyde Terry, Birth 17 May 1891 in Texas, Death Dec 1939 Forest Allen Terry, Birth 11 Jun 1888 in Texas, Death 1955 Delma Montez Terry, Birth 8 Mar 1890, Death 23 Mar 1942 in Arizona -- Elliott, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19577429/person/1599576900 Ages of children reported in some genealogies are not reliable, because they give no documentation and several have major errors and contradictions. Some report Clarence born as early as 1885, while in the 1900 census he is reported as 9 years old (born about 1891. The birth dates in the Elliott genealogy match other reports. Note that Clarence is reported born about 10 years after William and Lola married. I have seen not information about previous children who may have died young. The child Tommy (Tomy) is reported in two censuses as a daughter and female, but one reports the child as a son and male, as the Wells genealogy has said. The 1910 census also reports children born after Ewart Anthony in both Texas and Arizona. 1900 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas, 1 June, San Angelo, District 160, page 1A, Hse/Fam #8 Terry, William Head W M Aug 1862 37 Married 10 yrs GA GA GA Day Laborer Owns Terry, Ida Wife W F May 1866 34 Married 10 yrs 5 children/5 living TX TX TX Terry, Clarence Son W M May 1891 9 Single TX GA TX Terry, Allen Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single TX GA TX Terry, Delma Dau W F Mch 1895 5 Single TX GA TX Terry, Evart [Everett] Son W M Feb 1897 3 Single TX GA TX Terry, Tomy Dau W F Feb 1898 2 Single TX GA TX Two different 1910 census enumerations of William's wife with all the children report Tommy (Tomy in 1900) with opposite genders. One says this Tommy is a son and male while the other says Tommy is a daughter and female. It appears Tommy was a girl. In 1910, Ida is a divorced head of household, and working as a Gardener. Occupation for the children is reported as None. Since the twins, the youngest children, were born in 1905, we can say the divorce occurred between 1905 and 1910. For more on the children and Ida, see Notes for Maris Ida Wells. William's Arizona death certificate (see below) reports the length of residence reflecting that William and Ida moved here from Texas in about April 1904. The last child born in Texas was Claris (Clarice), born about 1903. Reuben and his twin sister Rubie were reported as 5 years old in the 1910 census and thus born about 1905 in Arizona. William Walker Terry Birth Aug. 7, 1861 Georgia Death Feb. 22, 1919 Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona father Joseph Terry born GA mother Tabatha Walker born GA Children: Delma Montez Terry Wells (1890 - 1942) Sallie Terry Jones (1900 - 1970) Rubin W Terry (1904 - 1950) Note: Marker says he was born 1860 but death certificate says 1861 [Death certificate also expresses uncertainty about his date of death] Burial Wells Family Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona Plot: Row 4 plot 95 Created by plyce Nov 06, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #31192378, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31192378 The death certificate states the date of death as "(about) February 22nd 1919." The grave has 21 February. The certificate reports William's mother as Tabatha (Tabitha?), whose name I did not have for a wife for Joseph Terry, having only the name Dovina Walker for Joseph's wife and William's mother. Since this is William's middle name, Dovina appears to be his mother. Perhaps Tabitha was her other name. No previous sources I had seen had any name for her besides Dovina. I notice that the informant for William's death certificate was Rube Wells, a relative of his wife. Rube may not have known for certain about William's family. Arizona Death Certificate William Walker Terry Widowed White Male Birth 7 August 1861 Georgia Death "(about) February 22nd 1919" Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona Length of residence here 15 years, 4 months Previous residence Texas Cause of Death Accidental Injury - Probably fall - Fracture of Skull Contributory Cause Cerebral Hemorrhage Occupation Stockraiser Father Joseph Terry born Georgia Mother Tabatha Walker born Georgia Informant Rube Wells, Gleeson Burial 26 February 1919 Wells Plot, Lee Station, Arizona Filed 4 March 1919 The length of residence reported here indicates that William and Ida moved here from Texas in about April 1904. This clarifies that the place of burial was in "Wells Plot" (Wells Cemetery), Lee Station, an unincorporated place outside of Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona. Death occurred at home in Gleeson, Cochise, Arizona. The certificate is uncertain of the date of death. Family and the grave report date of death as 21 Feb 1919. His mother is reported as Tabatha (Tabitha?), supplementing our previous knowledge of her as Dovina Walker. Posted by Orville Boyd Jenkins 14 June 2013
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 William Walker Terry Birth Date 11 Jul 1927 Los Angeles County Mother's Maiden Name Kelley 1940 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 21 April, Los Angeles Ward 1, District 186-4, page 15B, Hse #311, Owns $500 Terry, Lois Head F W 24 Divorced Grade 8 b California same place in 1935 Terry, William Son M W 12 Single Grade 4 b Calif same place U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 William W Terry Birth Date 11 Jul 1927 Phone Number 682-2129 Address: 728 Western Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101-4214 (1970) 615 Vista Vallejo A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105 (1993) 8202 Hillrose St, Sunland, CA, 91040-2404 William Walker Terry was named after his grandfather of the same name, who was the son of Lewis Terry and Namcy Constance, whose maiden name is undocumented. This handed-down middle name of Walker in Connie's grandson and later descendants is good secondary evidence that her maiden name was Walker. This is a common naming pattern in many lineages. This William Walker also named his son Wlilliam Walker. William Walker Jr (Bil) contacted me about this name in his heritage. "My great grandfather was William Walker Terry, I’m named after him. William Terry moved with the Wells family from Texas to Douglas AZ. You can find information regarding his side of the family at Wellsgazette.com. There is a family grave yard outside of Douglas. William Terry [the original William Walker Terry, son of Nancy Connie and Lewis Terry] and my grandfather Reuben are both buried there." -- William W. (Bill) Terry, Jr, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 June 2013 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current William W. Terry Born 11 Jul 1927 Died 22 Sep 2003 Last Residence Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93105 SSN 547-32-7863 issued California (Before 1951) William Walker Terry Birth Jul. 11, 1927 Death Sep. 22, 2003 Burial Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California Created by Happy Di Dec 09, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #45284017, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=TER&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSsr=3041&GRid=45284017& Gravestone of William Walker Terry and Audrey Murray Terry, Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California William Walker Terry S1 US Coast Guard WWII Pvt US Army Korea July 11 1927 Sept 22 2003 Audrey Murray Terry June 11 1931
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, Willie M Dau W M Sept 1890 9 TN TN TN At School Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 Houston C Snow, age 21 Residence Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma Birth Date abt 1886 Spouse Mrs Willie May Brock, age 16 Residence Texola, Beckham County, Oklahoma License issued 3 Dec 1907 Marriage 8 Dec 1907 Beckham, Oklahoma, USA Ceremony performed by J R Montgomery of Mayfield, Oklahoma at the home of the bride -------------- There is a marriage record in Wise County that appears to also be for Willie Mae and that is attached to her on Linda Kent's genealogy. The husband in that record is James Ellis Brock. No date is included in the index record. But bit James and his wife Willie Mae (maiden name unknown) are buried in Natchitoches, Louisiana. That Willie Mae was born in 1893 and died in 1968. Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965 J E Brock Gender Male Marriage [no date reported] Wise, Texas Spouse Willie M Terry -------------- ------------------------ Willie Mae Terry Snow Birth 1891 Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee, USA Death 1918, USA Willie Mae Terry Snow was the daughter of James Levi Terry. Her husband Houston Snow was well known in Wichita Co. TX for killing two special deputies during a gambling raid in Kemp City,Wichita Co., TX. While out on bond waiting for an appeal, he was killed by authorities in a gambling house in 1923. Parents: James Levi Terry (1863 - 1937) Phoebia J Collins Terry (1861 - 1900) Son Roy Snow (1917 - 1933) Siblings: Henry Clay Terry (1883 - 1971) Owen Terry (1888 - 1973) Flora Jane Terry Beesinger (1893 - 1971) Curtie Terry Hill (1896 - 1977) Homer Harvey Terry (1900 - 1944) 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 Buffalo Cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA Created by Julie Coley Jul 30, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #20695619, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20695619 ------------------------
1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Ryan City, Blackburn Township, District 148, page 8A, Hse#150, Fam #158, Terry, W L Head M W 43 Married 12 years GA SC SC Salesman, His Own Store Terry, Cora B Wife F W 31 Married 12 years TX AL GA Terry, Willis Clay Son M W 4 OK GA TX 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 3 February, Ryan, District 211, page 7B, Hse/Fam #142 Terry, William Head M W 53 GA NC SC Wholesale Cattle(?) Terry, Cora B Wife F W 42 TX AL GA Terry, Willis Son M W 14 OK GA TX A Texas death record seems to match Willis, but the name of the deceased is W L Terry. The father is named W L Terry, which matches Wilis Clay's father William L, and the mother's maiden name is Alexander, as it should be for Willis Clay Terry. He is reported as born in Oklahoma, which is correct. The birth date is in 1907, matching census ages for Willis that put his birth about 1906. But I cannot account for the middle initial L. It could be a clerical error in the original name of the deceased on the death certificate. But I have not seen a copy of the actual death certificate. This death record indicates that Willis died at age 21 of smallpox. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 W L Terry Residence 2700 Ave F, Ft Worth, Texas Birth 22 Jan 1907 Oklahoma Gender Male Father W L Terry b Georgia Mother Alexander b Texas Age at Death 21 yrs, 11 mos, 20 days Death 20 Dec 1928 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas Cause of death Smallpox for 18 days, disease contracted at Vernon, Texas Informant father W L Terry Burial 20 December 1928 Greenwood Cemetery, Ft Worth, by Shannon's Funeral HOme Filed 30 December 1928
Joyce E Terry Birth Feb 14, 1920 Death Dec 11, 2001 Georgia Spouse Robert L. Terry (1909 - 1984) Son Robert Lewis Terry (1955 - 2010) Burial Murray Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Created by C. East May 28, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #27164934, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27164934
Lou is reported as the wife of Bill Terry in Pampa, Texas in the 1960 Pampa City directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Pampa, Texas, City Directory, 1960, p 355 Terry Bill (Lou) tech Hawkins Radio & TV h 513 Warren Terry Clarence L (Margaret) emp Gray County h 314 Rider