Duncan Lafayette TERRY Louis Alexander TERRY Donnie Lee TERRY William Robert MOSLEY Olive May MOSLEY Maggie Christine MOSLEY Woodrow Lafayette MOSLEY Nathan Green TROTTER Evelyn Eliza TROTTER William Lafayette TERRY Ola D TERRY Harriet SLIGER Mini tree diagram
Hettie Maye TERRY

Hettie Maye TERRY1,2,3,9,4,5,6,8,8

12th Dec 18861,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8 - 15th Apr 19693,5

Life History

12th Dec 1886

Born in Indian Territory.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8

13th Jun 1906

Married William Robert MOSLEY in Ft Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas.2,8

about Sep 1908

Birth of daughter Olive May MOSLEY in Oklahoma.10,4

20th Oct 1912

Birth of daughter Maggie Christine MOSLEY in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.4,6,9,5,11,8

7th May 1915

Birth of son Woodrow Lafayette MOSLEY in Spiro, LeFlore, Oklahoma.9,4,6

about 1918

Divorced from William Robert MOSLEY

6th Jul 1919

Married Nathan Green TROTTER in Sebastian County, Arkansas.12,8

29th Sep 1922

Birth of son Evelyn Eliza TROTTER in Midland, Sebastian, Arkansas.9,13,14,12,15

27th Nov 1950

Death of William Robert MOSLEY in Sacramento County, California.4,5,12

7th Aug 1965

Death of Nathan Green TROTTER.12,11,16

15th Apr 1969

Died in Los Angeles County, California.3,5

Notes

  • "I'm noticing on several family trees regarding Duncan Terry and Harriet Sliger that they are missing my grandmother.  My grandmother is Hettie Maye Terry Mosley Trotter [daughter of Duncan Lafayette Terry and Harriet Sliger].  Her siblings were Ola, Donnie, Louis Alexander and William Lafayette.  She was born Dec 12, 1886 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma and died April 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, Calif.  She had 3 children, Olive Mosley, Maggie Mosley and Woodrow L Mosley (my father)."
    --  pjsj1970juno.com, Anonymous comment on genealogy

    Arkansas Marriage Certificate
    Robert Mosley of Cowlington, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Age 23 years
    Hettie Terry of Spiro, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Age 19 years
    License Issued and Executed Date 13 Jun 1906
    Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

    1910 Federal Census, Jackson County, Missouri, 25 April, Kansas City, District 63, page 12A,  4200 Tennessee St, Hse #290, Fam #296
    Mosley, Robert Head  M W  27  married 4 years  TN TN TN Teamster, Lumber Co Rents
    Mosley, Hettie  Wife F W 23 married 4 yrs 1 child/1 living OK AR GA
    Mosley, Ollie May Dau F W 1yr6mos  OK TN TN
    Terry, Ola Sister-in-law F W 15 OK AR GA Nurse, Private Family
    Wilson, John Boarder M W 66 Single MO MO MO Night Watchman

    Robert registered for the WWI draft in 1918, and reported his contact (nearest relative) as Pearlee Mosley.  Consistent with this, the 1920 census reports his wife's name as Lee.  His draft registration was dated in September 1918, and the 1920 census reports that Robert and Pearlee's first chdl was born about September or October 1915.  So they married while Hettie was still pregnant with their last child Woodrow, who was born in May 1915.

    In 1920, the census indicates that Robert and Pearlee (or Lee as she is reported in the census) moved to Oklahoma City some time after he registered for the raft in Ft Smith in September 1918.  The census reprots that their firs daughter was born in Oklahoma and the second in Arkansas.

    1920 Federal Census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 12 January, Oklahoma City Ward 3, District 143, page 9B, 405 W 6th St, Hse #158, Fam #251
    Mosley, William R Head Rents  M W 37 Married AR NC AR Steam Railway Brakeman [abt 1882]
    Mosley, Lee Wife F W 29 Married OK AR OK [abt 1890]
    Mosley, Gladys Dau F W 4yrs3mos OK AR OK [abt Sept 1915]
    Mosley, Pauline Dau F W 1yr2mos AR AR OK [abt Nov 1917]

    The last child he and Hettie had was born in 1915.  They would have divorced some time between then and 1918.  No marriage record has been found for Robert and Pearlee.  Oklahoma records are not online.  Records that match him indicate Robert moved to Sacramento, California.

    Hettie married a widower named Nathan (Natt) Trotter in nearby County, Arkansas on 6 July 1919.

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Hettie Mosley
    Age 32, Birth Year abt 1887
    Residence Midland, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Natt Trotter
    Spouse's Gender Male
    Spouse's Age 43
    Spouse's Residence Midland, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Marriage Date 6 Jul 1919 Sebastian County
    Marriage License Date 5 Jul 1919

    She was enumerated as the wife of Nathan (Nathon) Trotter.  His previous children and her three children are reported here.

    1920 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 24 January, Jim Fork Township, District 136, page 16B, Hse #321, Fam #327
    Trotter, Nathon Head Rents M W 44 Married AR IL IL Coal Miner [b abt 1875]
    Trotter, Hettie Wife F W 33 Married OK GA AR House Keeping [b abt 1886]
    Trotter, Charlie Son M W 19 Single AR AR AR Mine Laborer [b abt 1900]
    Trotter, Gertie Dau F W 15 Widow AR AR AR House Keeping [b abt 1904]
    Trotter, Virgle [Virgil] Son M W 13 Single AR AR AR Helper Laborer [b abt 1906]
    Trotter, Gladys Dau F W 11 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1908]
    Trotter, Annibell [sic] Dau F W 9 Single Student AR AR AR [b abt 1910]
    Trotter, Tina Step Dau F W 7 Single AR AR AR Student [b abt 1912]
    Mosley, Ollie Step Dau F W 11 Single OK AR OK Student [b abt 1908]
    Mosley, Maggie Step Dau F W 7 Single MO AR OK Student [b abt 1912]
    Mosley, Woodrow Step Son M W 4 Single OK AR OK None [b abt 1915]

    The birth of Maggie in Missouri indicates that Hettie and Robert moved to Missouri for a short time then back to Oklahoma.  Likely Robert died in Oklahoma.  Sebastian County is across the border in Arkansas.  There was a lot of movement of Terry family members across the border between LeFlore County, Oklahoma, and Sebastian and neighboring counties in Arkansas.

    In 1930, the Moseley children Maggie and Woodrow were enumerated under the surname Trotter of their stepfather.

    1930 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 12 April, Jim Fork Township, District 66-20, Page 5B, Hse/Fam #116
    Trotter, Nathan Head Rents $8 M W 54 Married First Married at age 24 AR IL IL Farmer [b abt 1876]
    Trotter, Hettie Wife F W 42 Married First Married at age 19 [mar abt 1907] AR GA GA [b abt 1888]
    Trotter, Tina Dau F W 18 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1912]
    Trotter, Maggie Dau F W 17 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1913]
    - page 6A -
    Trotter, Evelyn Dau F W 8 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1922]

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Hettie Terry
    Age 19, Birth Year abt 1887
    Residence Spira [Spiro], Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Spouse's Name Robert Mosley
    Spouse's Age 23
    Spouse's Residence Cowlington, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Marriage 13 Jun 1906  Sebastian County
    Marriage License Date 13 Jun 1906

    California, Death Index, 1940-1997
    Hettie M Trotter
    Birth 12 Dec 1886 Oklahoma
    Death 15 Apr 1969 Los Angeles
    Mother's Maiden Name Sliger

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