U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Ralph Reuben Tower Residence DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Birth Date 25 Apr 1892 Roscoe, Illinois Occupatoin Self-Employed Farming Medium Height and Weight, Light Blue Eyes, Light Hair Registered 5 June 1917 LaGrue Precinct, Arkansas County, Arkansas Their first child was Earl Glen. Earl Glen Tower Birth 12 October 1918 De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas Death 15 November 2006 Gillett, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse Eleanor Edrodean Craig Birth 24 May 1924 Steele, Pemiscot, Missouri Death 1 January 2007 De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas Parents: Ralph Reuben Tower 1892-1972 Tressa Celia Thompson 1896-1979 -- Family Search Trees, https://familysearch.org/tree/person/KNBZ-GWC/details In the 1940 ceensus, the other children are reported in the household with their parents. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, DeWitt, District 1-16 Page 4A, State Hwy West, Hse #300 Owns $5000 Tower, Ralph R Head M W 48 Married Grade H1 b Illinois same place in 1935 Manager, Coop Ass'n [b abt 1892] Tower, Tressa F W 43 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Clkerk, 1st Nat'l Bank [b abt 1897] Tower, Marcus M W 20 Single Grade H4 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1920] Tower, Ray M W 18 Single Grade H3 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1922] Tower, Alice F W 16 Single Grade H2 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1924] Tower, Loula May F W 14 Single Grade H1 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1926] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Ralph Tower Born 25 Apr 1892 Died Jul 1972 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 431-03-0023 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Ralph Rueben Tower Birth Apr 25, 1892 Death Jul 2, 1972 Ralph was the son of Herbert S. and Lucy E. (Fox) Tower (Apr 5, 1862-Aug 19, 1943, Beloit, WI). His mother was a member of Rock Co.,WI's pioneer families. His maternal grandfather was Cyrus D. Fox. Info submitted by contributor #47375864 Spouse Tressa T. Tower (1896 - 1979) Son Marcus Ralph Tower (1920 - 1997) Inscription: RALPH R. TOWER Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Jerry Grisham Aug 04, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #94814093, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94814093
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, DeWitt, District 1-16 Page 4A, State Hwy West, Hse #300 Owns $5000 Tower, Ralph R Head M W 48 Married Grade H1 b Illinois same place in 1935 Manager, Coop Ass'n [b abt 1892] Tower, Tressa F W 43 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Clkerk, 1st Nat'l Bank [b abt 1897] Tower, Marcus M W 20 Single Grade H4 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1920] Tower, Ray M W 18 Single Grade H3 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1922] Tower, Alice F W 16 Single Grade H2 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1924] Tower, Loula May F W 14 Single Grade H1 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1926] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Ray A Tower Age 25, Birth Year abt 1922 Residence Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma Spouse's Name Louise Childers Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Residence Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma Marriage 10 Aug 1947 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 7 Aug 1947 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Ray A Tower Birth Date 9 Dec 1921 Phone Number 321-5223 1201 Biscayne Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72227-5923 (1984) U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Raymond A Tower Birth Date 9 Dec 1921 3812 S Lamonte St, Spokane, WA, 99203-2721 (1991) 2617 S Manito Blvd, Spokane, WA, 99203-2455 (1993) 4010 E Jamieson Rd, Spokane, WA, 99223-2022 (1996) United States Obituary Collection Ray Arthur Tower Age at Death 92, Death 13 Oct 2014 Obituary Date 19 Oct 2014 California, USA Birth Date 9 Dec 1921 Residence (at time of death): Spokane, Washington Spouse's Name Louise Obituary Ray Arthur Tower Born December 9, 1921 Died October 13, 2014 Spokane, Washington Tribute & Message From The Family Ray was born on December 9, 1921 and passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014. Ray was a resident of Spokane, Washington at the time of his passing. He is survived by his wife Louise. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2 pm at Manito United Methodist Church, 33rd and S Grand Blvd, Spokane, WA with reception to follow. -- Tributes.com, http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/101796367?type=1&ftm=1
------------------- James Harrison Townsel Birth Feb 20, 1893 Death Apr 25, 1963 AR Pvt. 110 Guard Co. ASC WW I Father: James K. Polk Townsel (from Gina Ervin) Mother: Rosetta A. Spence - died Aug. 6, 1926 in Yell County, Arkansas Parents James H. Townsel (1840 - 1911) Spouse Amanda Viola Yandel Townsel (1894 - 1976) Sibling Otice I. Townsel Yandles (1898 - 1989) Inscription: ASLEEP IN CHRIST Burial Price Cemetery, London, Pope County, Arkansas Created by Marilyn Morris Jun 22, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #71834154, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71834154 -------------------
Leta married William Bryan Gregory. The exact date of the marriage is unknown, but they were listed together in the 1923 city directory for Ft Worth, Texas. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1923, p 674 Gregory Harry (Annie L), clk, rms 318 W 22nd Gregory Leta Mrs sten American Natl Ins Co of Galveston, h 1407 Lincoln av Gregory Wm B (Leta) bkpr Agricultural Livestock Finance Corp Jess Taylor & Co, r 1407 Lincoln av, N Ft W U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1924, p 662 Gregory Leta sten h 2805 Scott av Gregory William B (Leta) clk Jess Taylor & Co r 2805 Scott av Their daughter Billie Ruth was born in September 1926 in Fort Worth. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Billie Ruth [Gregory] Birth Date 13 September 1926 at home, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Gender Female Father William Bryan Gregory, Age 27, born Texas, Occupation Realtor Mother Leta Townsend, Age 27, born Texas, Housewife Family Residence 2709 Wilkerson, Fort Worth In 1940, Leta was enumerated with Bryan and their daughter Billie Ruth. 1940 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 24 April, Fort Worth Ward 14, Enumeration District 257-98, Page 63A, 2529 Greene St, Hse #381, Owns $5000 Gregory, Bryan Head M W 41 Married Grade C1 b Texas Same House in 1935 Owner-Manager Real Estate Firm [b abt 1899] Gregory, Leta Wife F Ind 41 Married Grade H4 b Texas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1899] Gregory, Billie Ruth Dau F Ind 13 Married Grade 7 b Texas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1927] Note that in Leta's Find a Grave memorial and a couple of other records her family name is spelled Townsen, not Townsend. It isn't clear if this unusual spelling was the one actually used by the family. For some reason the person who wrote Leta's memorial on Find a Grave, classified it as Not buried, because she was cremated, yet still puts the name of the mausoleum where her ashes were interred, the Greewood Memorial Park and Mausoleum. Both Leta and her husband are buried in this mausoleum. This cemetery and mausoleum are listed in the Cemeteries of Find a Grave. We found no FAG memorial for Bryan so one was added on 26 Octber 2019 and linked to Leta and Billie. Leta Townsen Gregory BIRTH 24 Feb 1889 Lampasas County, Texas, USA DEATH 22 Jul 1960 (aged 71) Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA BURIAL Cremated, Ashes interred at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Texas Father Horace Greeley Townsen Mother Mamie Moses Spouse William Bryan Gregory 1899-1973 (m. 1925) Created by Sue Lilley 27 Feb 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial 66218379, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66218379
"This picture is my aunt Virginia (Pumpkin) Butler. She is presently living in Charlotte North Carolina She is the second-youngest of my dad's siblings with Marshall being the youngest. My Aunt has 2 daughters on living Sharon born 21 January 1961 who is the eldest AND living in Charleston NC and Lisa who was killed in a hit and run by a boyfriend who she had broken up with. She was born 14 February 1962 and died 23 August 1999 the daughters maiden name Trabeaux. The girls dad is Lyle Trabeaux" -- Photo and commentary courtesy of Reid Butler III, received 7 September 2018 via Facebook Messaging New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 Lyle Eugene Trabeaux Virginia Lee Butler Marriage Aug 1959 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA "Her first husband and the father of her 2 girls was Lyle Trabeau, and the 2 daughters were Sharon and Lisa, who was killed in a hit and run by her ex-boyfriend in 1999." -- Reid Butler III, Facebook Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins 22 October 2018 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Lyle E Trabeaux Birth Date 10 Dec 1936 Phone Number 649-3114 RR 1 POB 396, Slidell, LA, 70461 38285 Salt Bayou Rd, Slidell, LA, 70461-1101 (1992) 3068 S Palm Dr, Slidell, LA, 70458-4246 (1992, 1994-1997)
Terry Jenkins reports that William Jenkins' parents were Abel Jenkins and Elizabeth Tracy. Abel Sr Jenkins Birth 1779 in Virginia Death 16 Jan 1849 in Franklin Kentucky Marriage 25 Mar 1805 Garrard, Kentucky to Elizabeth Betsy Tracy Birth 1789 in Culpepper County, Virginia Death 12 Oct 1867 in Franklin Kentucky Children: John L Jenkins Morgan Jenkins 1808 - Stephen Churchill Jenkins 1812 - 1881 Able Jr Jenkins 1815 - 1894 Thomas Jenkins 1817 - Mary Jenkins 1820 - 1872 William Jenkins 1822 - Julia Ann Jenkins 1824 - 1854 Ephraim Jenkins 1826 - Martha Jenkins 1828 - 1901 -- Terry Jenkins, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4018534/person/-1643679451 Another genealogy appears to draw on family sources to present information on Elizabeth (Betsy) Tracy.n No documentation is provided. Elizabeth Tracy Birth 1789 in Culpepper, Virginia Death 12 Oct 1867 in Franklin, Kentucky Parents: George Tracey b abt 1758 Hethy Cealey b abt 1752 Son Morgan Jenkins Birth 1806 in Franklin, Kentucky Death 12 Nov 1886 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky -- Stephens and Bell, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9093970/person/-820628734
U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Peggy Trahd 1962 Edelian Yearbook, Libbey High School, Toledo, Ohio, USA Estimated Birth Year abt 1946 In 1962, Peggy got listed in 2 high school annuals, one in Toledo, Ohio, and the other in Glendale, California, indicating that her famly moved to California during the school year. U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Peggy Trahd 1962, Tollorama Yearbook Eleanor J Toll Middle School, Glendale, California, USA 9th Grade, Estimated Birth Year abt 1947 Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 Peggy J Trahd Gender Female Residence State California Spouse Eugene D Rankin Spouse Residence State California Marriage 14 Apr 1971 Las Vegas Religious celebrant Recorded 14 May 1971 Clark County California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 Michael L Dumond Age 29, Birth Year abt 1950 Marriage 26 Aug 1979 Los Angeles, California, USA Spouse Name Peggy J Trahd Spouse Age 32 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Peggy J Cantu [Peggy J Dumond] Birth Date 6 Aug 1946 3805 Pine Breeze Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78247-2525 (1992) 1001 Valley Forge Dr, Schertz, TX, 78154-2022 (1993) 3936 Heritage Hill Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78247-2523 Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011 Peggy Dumond Age 42, Estimated Birth Year abt 1946 Spouse's Name Michael Dumond Spouse's Age 39 Marriage Date 26 Aug 1979 0 Children Divorce 30 Nov 1988 Bexar, Texas, USA Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Peggy J Trahd Age 42, Birth abt 1947 Spouse Hilario Cantu Jr Spouse Age 37 Marriage 11 Feb 1989 - Bexar
------------- U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 Choctaw Nation, P O Sans Bois, Sans Bois County, Indian Territory, Census Field #4606, 1896, All Enrolled 1896, p 26 (updates through 1905) 1 Dawes' Roll #12740, Sina Bond, Age 33 (b abt 1863) 1/2 Choctaw #577 Father David Colbert Dead Chickasaw, Mother ? Dead Skullyville Co 2 Dawes' Roll #12741, Florence Bond, Dau Age 10, F (b abt 1876) 1/4 Choctaw #578 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 3 Dawes' Roll #12742, May Bond, Dau Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/4 Choctaw #579 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 4 Dawes' Roll #12743, Bennett F Bond, Son Age 4 (b abt 1892) 1/4 Choctaw #580 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 5 Dawes' Roll #12744, Wallace Bond, Son Age 11mos (b abt 1895) 1/4 Choctaw #?(581) Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 6 Dawes' Roll #12745, Sidney Bond, Ward Age 11 (b abt 1885) 1/2 Choctaw #582 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 7 Dawes' Roll #12746, Green M Bond, Ward Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/2 Choctaw #583 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 8 Dawes' Roll #12747, Nicholas Dyer, Ward Age 17 (b abt 1879) full Choctaw #3513 Father Jim Dyer Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lucy --- Dead Sans Bois 9 Dawes' Roll #12748, Douglas Trahern, Son Age 17 (b abt 1879) M 1/2 Choctaw #11816 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 10 Dawes' Roll #12749, Martha Trahern, Dau Age 14 (b abt 1881) F 1/2 Choctaw #11817 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 11 Dawes' Roll #IW462, Ridgely Bond, Hus Age 47 (b abt 1892) M Intermarried White, Father George Bond ded Non-Citizen, Mother Rebecca A Bond Dead Non Cit No 4 on roll as Bennette Bond Evidence of marriage between No 1 & 11 filed Feby 14, 1903 Evidence of divorce between No 1 & former husband filed Feby 14, 1903 Approved by Secretary of the Interior 12 September 1903 -------------
Choctaw Nation Divorces Sina Trahern v Divorce Lysanders Trahern Present at the hearing: Robert Benton, District Attorney J E McBrayer John H Perry, High Sheriff of Gaines County Decree 7 May 1890 Mosholatubbee Court, Gaines County, Choctaw Nation Isseud by Circuit Judge Mitchell Harrison Certified Copy 18 January 1903 ------------- U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 Choctaw Nation, P O Sans Bois, Sans Bois County, Indian Territory, Census Field #4606, 1896, All Enrolled 1896, p 26 (updates through 1905) 1 Dawes' Roll #12740, Sina Bond, Age 33 (b abt 1863) 1/2 Choctaw #577 Father David Colbert Dead Chickasaw, Mother ? Dead Skullyville Co 2 Dawes' Roll #12741, Florence Bond, Dau Age 10, F (b abt 1876) 1/4 Choctaw #578 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 3 Dawes' Roll #12742, May Bond, Dau Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/4 Choctaw #579 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 4 Dawes' Roll #12743, Bennett F Bond, Son Age 4 (b abt 1892) 1/4 Choctaw #580 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 5 Dawes' Roll #12744, Wallace Bond, Son Age 11mos (b abt 1895) 1/4 Choctaw #?(581) Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 6 Dawes' Roll #12745, Sidney Bond, Ward Age 11 (b abt 1885) 1/2 Choctaw #582 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 7 Dawes' Roll #12746, Green M Bond, Ward Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/2 Choctaw #583 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 8 Dawes' Roll #12747, Nicholas Dyer, Ward Age 17 (b abt 1879) full Choctaw #3513 Father Jim Dyer Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lucy --- Dead Sans Bois 9 Dawes' Roll #12748, Douglas Trahern, Son Age 17 (b abt 1879) M 1/2 Choctaw #11816 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 10 Dawes' Roll #12749, Martha Trahern, Dau Age 14 (b abt 1881) F 1/2 Choctaw #11817 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 11 Dawes' Roll #IW462, Ridgely Bond, Hus Age 47 (b abt 1892) M Intermarried White, Father George Bond ded Non-Citizen, Mother Rebecca A Bond Dead Non Cit No 4 on roll as Bennette Bond Evidence of marriage between No 1 & 11 filed Feby 14, 1903 Evidence of divorce between No 1 & former husband filed Feby 14, 1903 Approved by Secretary of the Interior 12 September 1903 ------------- ------------- Lysander Trahern BIRTH 6 Feb 1851 DEATH 28 Feb 1909 (aged 58) BURIAL Walls Cemetery, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA According to WPA transcriptions, buried in Walls, OK cemetery. He was the son of James N. Trahern and Sarah Hall. He was a Dawes enrollee of the Choctaw Nation. He had two children with Anna Hartaway, Walter and Isabelle Trahern, two with Sina Colbert, Robert and Martha Trahern, and was listed as the father of a son with Emma Cox, Joseph. He served in the Choctaw congress as a representative from his district. His friends and family called him Don. The last years of his life he spent living with the Daniels family, who had been close neighbors and friends for years. Parents: James N Trahern 1814-1883 Sarah Hall Trahern 1828-1873 Spouse Sina Colbert Bond 1862-1953 Siblings: William Trahern Louvinia Trahern Daniels 1844-1892 Katherine Trahern Newton 1852-1918 Robert Trahern 1853 - unknown James D Trahern 1855-1900 Joseph Hall Trahern 1856-1897 Half Siblings: Minnie Trahern Daniels 1878-1900 Docia Trahern Alford 1882-1919 Daughter Isabelle Trahern McFerran 1882-1942 Created by Jennifer Mieirs 16 Jul 2010 -- Find a Grave Memorial 55040568, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55040568 -------------
------------- U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 Choctaw Nation, P O Sans Bois, Sans Bois County, Indian Territory, Census Field #4606, 1896, All Enrolled 1896, p 26 (updates through 1905) 1 Dawes' Roll #12740, Sina Bond, Age 33 (b abt 1863) 1/2 Choctaw #577 Father David Colbert Dead Chickasaw, Mother ? Dead Skullyville Co 2 Dawes' Roll #12741, Florence Bond, Dau Age 10, F (b abt 1876) 1/4 Choctaw #578 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 3 Dawes' Roll #12742, May Bond, Dau Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/4 Choctaw #579 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 4 Dawes' Roll #12743, Bennett F Bond, Son Age 4 (b abt 1892) 1/4 Choctaw #580 Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 5 Dawes' Roll #12744, Wallace Bond, Son Age 11mos (b abt 1895) 1/4 Choctaw #?(581) Father Ridgely Bond Non-Citizen, Mother No 1 6 Dawes' Roll #12745, Sidney Bond, Ward Age 11 (b abt 1885) 1/2 Choctaw #582 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 7 Dawes' Roll #12746, Green M Bond, Ward Age 7 (b abt 1889) 1/2 Choctaw #583 Father Wallace Bond Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lily McGilbrary [sic] Dead 8 Dawes' Roll #12747, Nicholas Dyer, Ward Age 17 (b abt 1879) full Choctaw #3513 Father Jim Dyer Dead Sans Bois, Mother Lucy --- Dead Sans Bois 9 Dawes' Roll #12748, Douglas Trahern, Son Age 17 (b abt 1879) M 1/2 Choctaw #11816 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 10 Dawes' Roll #12749, Martha Trahern, Dau Age 14 (b abt 1881) F 1/2 Choctaw #11817 Father Lysander Trahern Skullyville, Mother No 1 11 Dawes' Roll #IW462, Ridgely Bond, Hus Age 47 (b abt 1892) M Intermarried White, Father George Bond ded Non-Citizen, Mother Rebecca A Bond Dead Non Cit No 4 on roll as Bennette Bond Evidence of marriage between No 1 & 11 filed Feby 14, 1903 Evidence of divorce between No 1 & former husband filed Feby 14, 1903 Approved by Secretary of the Interior 12 September 1903 -------------
Mike Taylor reports place of birth as Frederick County (later Montgomery County), Maryland, while a genealogy in One World tree reports Prince Georges County, Maryland. I have no way to decide between these.