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Notes

• The family situation is a little complicated in 1900.  Harriett and her sister Pearl are reported as stepchildren in the home of widow Emma Hicks, with Emma's two Hicks children.  It would seem that Emma's recently deceased husband was Mr Ealand the two girls' father.  If the step relationships reported are correct, in order to account for the names, the two girls would need to be the daughters of Mr Ealand's first wife.  The ages of the two Hicks children would allow for that.  The father of the Hicks children, than, was a second husband of Emma after the death of Mr Ealand.
  
  An additional complication is that Harriett E is reported as a Son and Male, even with the name Harriet.  But this Harriett matches Harriett Fowler in 1910, the wife of Charles B Fowler.  This seems further confirmed when we find that in the same household are Charlie's brother Webster and his wife Pearl, who matches Harriett's sister Pearl Ealand in the 1900 census.
  
  Now for the next layer of forensic investigation, note that the Ealand girls' father is reported as born in Texas, while the Hicks children's father is reported as born in England.  An interesting highlight appears in the 1910 census, where we see that both Harriet's and Pearl's father is also reported as born in England.  This might indicate a further background relationship between the families Hicks and Ealand, but just what is undetermined at this stage.  What fun these censuses are!
  
  1900 Federal Census, Bexar County, Texas, 15 June, San Antonio, District 104, page 19B, 230 Magnolia St, Hse #386, Fam #449
  Hicks, Emma Head W F Dec 1869  30 Widow 2 children/2 living TX Germany Germany No Occup Owns
  Hicks, Georgie Son W M  Nov 1896  3 TX England TX
  Hicks, Florence Dau W F July 1899  10mos Single TX England TX
  Hesser, Christine Sister W F July 1887  14 Single TX Germany Germany At School
  Ealand, Pearl W F  Oct 1889 10 TX TX TX At School
  Ealand, Harriett E Son [sic] W M {sic} Dec 1890 9 TX TX TX At School
  
  That complicated theory acounting forf the dates and names we know here sounds good, but I found some genealogies (undocuemnted, of course, that have late dates of death for both Harriet's parents.  And no second wife for her father, or anything to calrify how Anna Hicks could be Harriet and Pearl could be the stepdaughters of Anna Hicks.  These facts remain unaccounted for in the couple of genealogies I have seen.  The details in name, date and place for their father and other information lends credibility to their information.
  
  The woman reported as Harriet and Pearl's mother is buried in Gause, Milam County, Texas, Cemetery, and died in 1962.
  
  Mary L Ealand
  Birth 1867
  Death 1962
  Inscription: Wife
  Burial Gause Cemetery, Gause, Milam County, Texas, USA
  Created by Sarah Locklin Taylor Nov 26, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #23118386, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=EA&GSfn=m&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=161&GRid=23118386&df=all&&ftm=1
  
  1910 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 23 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 59, page 10A, Hse/Fam #301
  Fowler, Charlie Head M W 20 Married 0 years TX AL AR Farmer
  - page 10B -
  Fowler, Harriett Wife F W 19 Married 0 years 0 children TX TN TX
  Fowler, Webster Brother M W 23 Married 0 yrs TX AL AR Farmer
  Fowler, Pearl Sister-in-Law F W 20 Married 0 yrs TX TN TX
  Farley, John Cousin M W 15 Single TX US TX Farm Laborer
  
  After Charlie's early death in October 1910, Harriett remarried, this time to another Charlie named Jones.  They are enumerated in the same area in 1910.  Harriett had one child from Charlie Fowler,born after his death.  This daughter, named after her father, was reported to be 8 years old in this census.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 13 January, Precinct 3, District 122, page 1B, Hse #26, Family #27
  Jones, Charlie Head Rents M W 31 TX TX LA Western Union Operator
  Jones, Harriet Wife F W 28 TX England TX
  Jones, Mary Dau F W 6 TX TX TX
  Jones, Martha Dau F W 1 TX TX TX
  Fowler, Charlie B Dau F W 8 TX TX TX
  
  1930 Federal Census, Frio County, Texas, 3 April, Dilly, District 3, page 2A, Hse #35, Fam #37
  Jones, C J Head Rents $20 M W 41 Married at age 24 TX TX TX Garage Manager
  Jones, Harret [sic] Wife F W 37 Married at age 20 TX TX TX
  Jones, Mary L Dau F W 16 Single TX TX TX
  Jones, Martha Dau F W 11 Single TX TX TX
  Jones, Beverly Son M W 7 Single TX TX TX
  Jones, Glen D Son M W 1yr11mos Single TX TX TX
  
  Note the last two children Beverly and Glen D are both reported as Sons and Males.  In 1940 Beverly is still reported as a Son and Male, but the next child is now named Glendelle and is a Daughter and a Female.  The 1940 record shows they had moved to in Gause, in Milam County, briefly and were there in 1935, before moving back to Frio County  This location gives us the birth place of the child Nelda.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Frio County, Texas, 12 April, Dilley, District 82-7, page 13A, Hse #217, Rents $12
  Jones, Charles J Head M W 51 Grade H-4 b Texas, Gause, Milam Co TX in 1935 Telegraph Operator
  Jones, Harriet Wife F W 48 Grade H-4 b Texas, Gause, Milam Co TX in 1935
  Jones, Beverly J Son M W 17 Single Grade H-2 b Texas, Gause, Milam Co TX in 1935
  Jones, Glendelle Dau F W 12 Single Grade 5 b Texas, Gause, Milam Co TX in 1935
  Jones, Nelda M Dau F W 5 Single Grade 5 b Texas
  
  Beverly died about a year later.  His death certificate reports that he had been a resident of Dilley for about 2 years.  This indicates that the family moved back to Frio from Gauge in about 1939.
  
  Harriet's death record shows she died in Frio County, Texas.
  
  Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
  Harriet Jones
  Death 16 Mar 1977 Frio County
  

Sources

• 1. Texas Death Certificate
  • Certificate #17757
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Bexar County, Texas
  • 15 June, San Antonio, District 104, page 19B, 230 Magnolia St, Hse #386, Fam #449
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas
  • 23 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 59, page 10A, Hse/Fam #301
• 4. 1920 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas
  • 13 January, Precinct 3, District 122, page 1B, Hse #26, Family #27
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Frio County, Texas
  • 3 April, Dilly, District 3, page 2A, Hse #35, Fam #37
• 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
• 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #8359859
• 8. Ancestry Trees
  • Courtney, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13711715/person/154247637?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 9. Texas Death Certificate
  • Certificate #22-7371
• 10. 1940 Federal Census, Frio County, Texas
  • 12 April, Dilley, District 82-7, page 13A, Hse #217, Rents $12