Billy Jack TERRY1,9,5,2,6,7,4,10,11,3,12
1st Dec 19281,2,3 - 2nd Jun 20035,2,6,7,4,3,8
Life History
1st Dec 1928 |
Born in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma.1,2,3 |
25th Apr 1951 |
Birth of son Michael Bennett TERRY in Beatty, Nye, Nevada.10 |
about 1952 |
Birth of son Bill Jack TERRY |
25th Aug 1992 |
Death of son Michael Bennett TERRY in Beatty, Nye, Nevada.10 |
2nd Jun 2003 |
Died in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada.5,2,6,7,4,3,8 |
19th Jul 2003 |
Buried in Desert Hill Cemetery, Beatty, Nye County, Nevada.4,3 |
Notes
- 1930 Federal Census, Custer County, Oklahoma, 24 April, Cedar Township, District 10, page 6A, Hse/Fam #130
Weast, Theodore J Head Owns M W 65 Widowed IL OH IL Farmer
Terry, Rama W Son-in-law M W 26 Married at age 24 OK GA NC Farm Laborer
Terry, Beatrice Dau F W 19 Married at age 16 OK OK OK
Terry, Billie Jack Son M W 1 OK OK OK
Terry, Kenneth Son M W 0 (no months given) OK OK OK
"Kenneth Paul Terry, 80, of Farmington, passed gently away in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010.... Kenneth was preceded in death by his son, Martin Paul Terry; his father, Rama Terry; his mother, Beatrice Lebbs; his brothers, Bill Terry Sr., Roger Tripp (Rama Allen Terry) and Daniel [Dan Terry] Wood; and nephews, Michael Terry and the Rev. Bill Terry Jr."
-- Memorial Networks, "Kenneth Paul Terry," http://www.danielsfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=813299&ftm=1
His military service record reports his birth date as 1 December 1924, while the 1930 census reports that he was 1 year old. This census record matches his Social Security record in which he reported his birth date as 1 December 1928.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Billy Terry
Birth Date 1 Dec 1924
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Army Enlistment 31 Mar 1946
Release 26 Apr 1949
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There was a family reunion with all the siblings in the late 90's ... Here is the information that I have on the Terry siblings that I just found from that reunion:
William (Billy Jack) Terry Sr - 12/1/26 - 6/2/03, wife Helen, children Bill Jr, Trisha Alley and Bryan Terry
Kenneth Paul Terry - 2/10/30 - 12/11/10, wife Helen, children David, Mark, Paul and Teresa
Roger Lee Tripp - 4/17/61 - 10/13/10, wife Ida, children David, Keren Fykes, Alan and Michael Tripp
Tommy Terranova - 10/27/33 (I haven't been able to find any more information on him yet)
Dan Terry Wood - 6/13/35 - 7/3/99, wife Pamela, child Stacy
Shaney - 4/2/37 - children Dan and Kim Wilson, Shaney Brinsmead and Harry Abram
-- Stacy Wood, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 March 2017
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The above list lacks the son Michael Bennett Terry, born 25 April 1951, and adds two, Trisha Alley and Bryan Terry.
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Billy Jack's Social Security records report his birth date as 1 December 1928, while his death certificate has 1 December 1926. The Social Security record is probably correct, since this presumably was reported to SS by Billy Jack himself, whereas the date on the death record was most likely reported by the informant, probably from memory. The large gap of years between these records also puts the odds in favor of the SS record. In addition, the 1930 census reports him as 1 years old, consistently with the birth in December 1928.
"Dan's wife is Pamela Golsan - DOB 4/14/45"
-- Stacy Wood, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 March 2017
Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012
Bill J Terry
Birth 1 Dec 1926 Oklahoma
Death 2 Jun 2003 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Billy Jack Terry [Bill J Terry Sr] [Billy Terry]
Birth 1 Dec 1928 Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Father Rama W Terry
Mother Beatrice Merryman
SSN 560341148
Feb 1944 Name listed as BILLY JACK TERRY; 19 Jan 1995 Name listed as BILL J TERRY SR; 12 Jun 2003 Name listed as BILLY J TERRY
On the other hand we find a directory of public records reporting his birth year as 1926. Since htis database is a compilation, i t is not as authoritative as other recors. It does confirm, however, that he was living in Beatty, Neada, where his burial record indicates he was buried after his death in Las Vegas.
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Bill J Terry
Birth Date 1 Dec 1926
PO Box 52, Beatty, NV, 89003-0052
Bill's military burial record reports his birthday as 1 December 1926, like his Social Security record, whereas we saw above that the Death record reported the year as 1924. No image is available for either of these records.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
BILL J Sr Terry
CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date 1 Dec 1926
Death Date 2 Jun 2003
Burial Beatty Cemetery, Beatty, NV 89003
William (Bill) J Terry, Sr
Birth Dec 1, 1926 Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Death Jun 2, 2003 Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Corp. William (Bill) J Terry Sr
Served with the U.S.Army during WW2 of 1941-45 Father of Michael 1951-92. (Also buried in this cemetery) He died in Beatty NV in June of 2003 at the age of 76.
Son Michael Bennett Terry 1951-1992
Burial Desert Hill Cemetery, Beatty, Nye County, Nevada
Maintained by Find a Grave, Created by Herbert Rickards Mar 31, 2006
-- Find A Grave Memorial #13792241, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13792241
Note that Bill's date of death was 2 June 2003. Buit an obit listing reports that an obit for him was published in Las Vegas on 13 July 2003. His obit reports that his funeral was noit held until 19 July.
Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current
Bill J Terry Sr
Age at Death 76
Birth Abt 1927 Marlow OK
Death abt June 2003 Beatty NV
Obituary Published 13 Jul 2003 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal
[Actual death date on the death record is 2 June 2003 - It is unclear why this obit was published so late]
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Bill Terry Sr.
Obituary
Bill J. Terry, Sr., 76, of Las Vegas, died June 2, 2003. Born on December 1, 1926 in Marlow, Okla. He moved to Beatty, 32 years ago, coming from Alamosa, Colo. He worked as an electronic technician for the federal government and after retiring was self employed for Terry Electric in Beatty. He also retired from the FAA.
Bill served in the U.S. Army and Navy during WWII. He was a past commander of the VFW #6826-Beatty, as well as a past master of the Montezuma Masonic Lodge in Goldfield, and a past president of the Beatty Lions Club. Bill was preceded in death by his son, Michael B.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Helen of Beatty; father, Merle Lobbs [Lebbs] of Oklahoma; his sons, Bill Jr. of Broken Bow, Neb and Richard Hunt of Las Vegas; his brothers, Kenneth of New Mexico, Roger Tripp of Pheniox, Ariz. and Tom Terravino of Texas; his sister, Shaney Abhrams of California; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 19, at Beatty Senior Center. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Montezuma Masonic Lodge in Goldfield, Nevada.
-- http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=bill-terry&pid=141817324
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Sources
- 1. 1930 Federal Census, Custer County, Oklahoma
- 24 April, Cedar Township, District 10, page 6A, Hse/Fam #130
- 2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 3. Obituaries from Nevada
- 4. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
- 5. Memorial Networks
- 6. Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012
- 7. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
- 8. Obituaries from Arizona
- 9. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection
- 10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 11. Geneanet Messaging
- 12. Paula Juarez
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