Life History

Notes

• 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
  
  In 1900 Forest Allen is enumerated with his father and stepmother.
  
  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, Allen Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single TX GA TX
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Forest A Terry
  Residence Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
  Birth 11 Jun 1888 Mills County, Texas
  Stockman, Owns Ranch
  Married, one child
  Medium Height and Build, Grey Hair and Brown Eyes
  Registerd 5 June 1917 Cochise County, Arizona
  
  Allen's birth date here is reported as 11 June 1888.  That would mean that where the 1900 census reports Allen was only 7 years old, according to the family source, he would have been actually 12.  That seems like a big error to make in the census record.  Who made the error?  Did the parents mistake a 12-year-old for a 7-year old?  Did the enumerator confuse the numbers?
  
  Forest Allen Terry
  Birth 1888
  Death 1955
  Burial Cottonwood Creek Cemetery, Cochise County, Arizona
  Created by Ernie Chapman Dec 15, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #32207314, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=TE&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=5&GScntry=4&GSsr=1281&GRid=32207314&&ftm=1
  
  For some reason several genealogies have reported his death date as 18 June 1953.  But the death certificate and gravestone clearly have 1955.
  
  Arizona Death Certificate
  Forest Al Terry
  Married White Male [name of wife not reported]
  Residence 1212 23rd St, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
  Birth 11 June 1888 Texas, age 67
  Death 18 June 1955 Douglas Hospital, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
  Length of residence here 55 years
  Cause of Death Coronary Thrombosis - Arteriosclerosis
  Occupation Retired Rancher
  Father William W Terry born Texas
  Mother Lola Clemens born Texas
  Informant Mrs W Luce
  Burial 21 June 1955 Cottonwood, Northeast Douglas, Arizona
  Filed 21 June 1955

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Elliott, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19577429/person/1599576900
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #32207314
• 3. 1900 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas
  • 1 June, San Angelo, District 160, page 1A, Hse/Fam #8
• 4. Arizona Death Certificate
• 5. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 6. Ancestry Trees
  • Reynolds-Kelly, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:779792&id=I37150721