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
  
  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
  
  As indicated above, some genealogies have his name as Clarence Clyde.  However, there is a Clyde Walker Terry buried in the family cemetery.  This may indicate that Clyde and Clarence were different individuals, since the birth dates don't match.  From the birth date on his grave and death certificate, Clyde Walker Terry would have been about 15 at the 1900 census.
  
  At only 15, it seems he should have been enumerated in the household alone with the other children.  The oldest there is Clarence, born in 1891.  This seems to support the idea that they are the same.  If so, then this child had three given names:  Clarence Clyde Walker.
  
  The birth date on the grave of Clyde Walker Terry fails to match with the reported birth date from family sources for Clarence (Clarence Clyde), with the 1900 age of 9.  The grave says he was born in March 1885.  This is 6 years older than the 1900 census indicates.  A date in 1891 is reported by some genealogies, saying May 1891 instead of March 1885.  Clyde Walker Terry's death certificate is different still, reporting 17 March 1884.  There was a lot of guess work going on with this family.
  
  Clyde Walker Terry
  Birth Mar. 17, 1884 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas
  Death Dec. 22, 1940 Elfrida, Cochise County. Arizona
  father W W Terry born TX
  mother Lula Clemons born TX
  Note: Marker says he was born in 1885 and died 1939 but death certificate says 1884 and 1940
  Burial Wells Family Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
  Plot: Row 4 plot 69
  Created by plyce Nov 06, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #31192375, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Terry&GSiman=1&GScid=2281661&GRid=31192375&
  
  Arizona Death Certificate
  Clyde Walker Terry
  Divorced White Male
  Birth 17 March 1884 San Angelo, Texas
  Death 22 December 1940 Ranch Home, Rural Elfrida, Cochise County
  Length of residence 20 years (since 1920)
  Cause of Death Cardio-renal disease
  Occupation Ranching
  Father W W Terry, born Texas [should be Georgia]
  Mother Lula Clemons, born Texas
  Informant Al [brother] Terry, Box 227, Douglas
  Burial 22 December 1940 Wells Cemetery by E C Porter, Porter and Ames, Douglas, Cochise, Arizona
  Filed 22 December 1940
  

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas
  • 1 June, San Angelo, District 160, page 1A, Hse/Fam #8
• 2. Ancestry Trees
  • Elliott, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19577429/person/1599576900
• 3. Arizona Death Certificate
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #31192375