1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Milligan Village
Enumerated 19 Apr 1930
ED 3--16 SD 11 Sheet 4B
Bohemian Ave
125-129
Novak, James J Head F 120 M W 40 M 23 CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czech 1910 PaExpress and Dray City and County
Novak, Betty Wf F W 42 M 29 CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czech 1907 Pa
Novak, Helen Dtr F W 12 S Ohio CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia?b?
?/b?Novak, Henry Son M W 9 S Neb CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia?b?
?/b?Novak, Alice Dtr F W 6 S Neb CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia
Frances G. Orr, age 73, of Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, February 11 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon following a brief illness.
She was born in Detroit on January 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Elsie L. (Backus) Novy. On June 14, 1948 she was united in marriage to John F. Orr in Detroit. He survives her.
Mrs. Orr was a graduate of Harper Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse and worked at the existing Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon when it first opened. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pigeon.
Her survivors include her husband, John F. Orr.; two daughters, Frances (Kenneth) Burdsall of Gloucester, Massachusetts and Susan (Mark) Wagner of Fremont, California; two sons, Frederick (Donna) Orr, Pigeon and Robert J. (Gale) Orr, West Caldwell, New Jersey; six grandchildren; three sisters; two brothers; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 from Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home, Pigeon, with Rev. Williard King, pastor of the First United Methodixt Church in Pigeon, officiating. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City.
Memorial contribitons may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Census records show her location of birth as Texas, with her father born in Georgia and her mother in Tennessee. Douglas Wright instead shows her as being born in Georgia.
1910 Census
Texas, Erath County, JP 3
Enumerated 5 May 1910
SD 12 ED 25 Sheet 13A Stamped 183
253-237
Nowlin, Robert H Hd M1 W 10 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Nowlin, Ella Wf F W 29 M1 10 4/3 Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, R.B. Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Nowlin, Noble A Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Cleburn Son M W 1 9/12 Tx Tx Tx
HH 240-242
William J. and Sarah E. WRIGHT (ages 34 and 29) with childr
en Edgar, Ada, Alva, and Owen
1920 Census
Texas, Comanche, JP 3, ED 75
Enumerated 12 and 13 February 1920
SD 17 ED 75 Sheet 10A
173-175
Nowlin, Robert H Hd M W 48 M Tx Tx Tx Farming
Nowlin, Ellie Wf F W 41 M Tx US US
Nowlin, R.B. SOn M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Noble Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Cleburn Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Othell Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Odell Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Modean Dtr F W 3 11/12 Tx Tx Tx
1930 Census
Texas, Lynn County, JP 5
Enumerated 30 Apr 1930
ED 153-10 SD 7 Sheet 17B
349-353
Nowlin, Robert H Hd M W 21 Tx US Tenn Farmer
Nowlin, Ella M Wife F W 51 M 21 Tx US US
Nowlin, Cleburne Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Odell R Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Nowlin, Modene Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
1940 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Franklin Twp
Enumerated April 5, 1940
Sheet 2A SD 8 ED 30-12
33-R-6-Yes
Nun, Herman A Head m W 32 M No H-4 Neb R Fillmore Neb Farmer
Nun, Mollie Wf F W 27 M No * Neb R Fillmore Neb
Patricia (Pat) R. Lee passed away peacefully from cancer on Sunday May 16, 2021 at Journey House at Tabitha in Lincoln, NE. She was born in Geneva, NE on August 17, 1941 to Mollie and Herman Nun. She grew up on a farm near Ohiowa and graduated from Ohiowa High School. She later attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Pat married Robert E. Lee on October 21, 1961 and of this union, three children were born, Julie (Pat) Ahern, Ridgway, CO, Doug (Sharon) Lee, Lincoln, Mike Lee Kersey, CO. To their family they added four grandchildren, Colton Lee, Cooper Ahern, Trumyne and Brightin Lee. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, sister Mary Mettenbrink (Harlan) Wimberley Tx and two nephews Eric and Pat Mettenbrink.
Pat was a member of the Cathedral of Risen Christ Choir for 40 years and had the privilege to sing at St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican. She volunteered many hours to Catholic Social Services lunch program, Matt Talbot kitchen. She spent several years as a teacher's aid at Zeman Elementary and manager at Foot Loose and Fancy in downtown Lincoln. Her real passion was in gardening and landscaping. With this love she became a Master Gardener and devoted many hours to the Sunken Gardens and starting her own landscape and design company called Labor of Love. Her creative masterpieces can be seen in many yards in Lincoln, including her own.
Pat was a fun and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She attended many of her grandchildren's events and supported them in all of their endeavors. Pat enjoyed music, singing, wine tasting and visiting family.
Rosary Thursday 7:00 PM at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A Street, Lincoln. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:00 AM at Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln.
Memorials to Cathedral of the Risen Christ or Lincoln Parks and Recreation for use at the Sunken Gardens.
Rex J. Nun, 75, of Lincoln, passed away at home September 6, 2018. He was born May 27, 1943, in Geneva, Nebraska, to John and Blanche (Doupnik) Nun.
Rex attended elementary school in a one-room country schoolhouse before attending Geneva High School where he graduated in 1960. Following graduation, Rex attended Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Milford, Nebraska, where he earned an Associates Degree in Building Construction Technology in 1962.
Rex married his high school sweetheart, Nancy, on June 1, 1963, and the couple made their home in Lincoln where they have resided ever since.
A lifelong love of automobiles led Rex to begin driving race cars in 1973 at Midwest Speedway in Lincoln. In a racing career that spanned 25 years, the "Flying Nun" earned dozens of victories and many fans throughout the Midwest.
Rex is survived by his wife Nancy Nun (Villers) of Lincoln; sons Jeffrey (wife Aileen) Nun of Lincoln; James Nun of Lincoln; Jared (wife Caroline) Nun of Akron, Ohio; daughter Jacqueline Nun of Lincoln; grandchildren Travis Nun, Terra Nun, Race Nun and Zaccary Nun; brothers Richard (wife Donna) Nun of Phoenix, Arizona, and Rodney (wife Marilyn) Nun of Atlanta, Georgia.
He is preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law Marguerite Burklund.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Cathedral of the Risen Christ Catholic Church, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. in Lincoln, with Monsignor Joseph Nemec celebrating the Mass. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Geneva.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 12 noon to 7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Butherus Maser & Love funeral home, 4040 A St., Lincoln 68510.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.
Name: Anna Bien
Death Date: 02 Sep 1947
Death Place: Lafayette, , Lafayette, Louisiana
Gender: Female
Race (original): W
Race (standardized): White
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: 1909
Birth Place: Houston, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: P E O'Brien
Mother's Name: Benny Fry
Film number: 1409048
Image Number: 00333
Certificate Number: 299
Digital Folder Number: 4215538
Collection: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954
Sally Bien Kiley emailed, in May 2012, that her mother died in a car accident on a return trip to Houston. The family had taken an extended trip to visit Paul Bien's extended family, driving from Houston to Detroit, Flint, Lansing, NY, down the coast of Florida, and finally over to Georgia to see the David Striffler family. As they crossed Louisiana, they were hit head on by a drunk driver, killing her mother and critically injuring her father.
SSDI search result: Annie Sparks born 14 May 1884, died June 1967 (SS#447-34-9349) Death benefits sent to OK City, OK 73107.
Annie had a considerable library and she gave Lewis Adair Payne a set of Shakespeare's plays. The volumes were bound in rococo leather and printed on thin India paper. These had been given to her as a gift by her lawyer. Lewis was supposed to inherit her set of Dickens books but they went elsewhere.
She had a beautiful large cut glass punch bowl which was thought to have been stolen for a long time. One day it was discovered in the local priest's home. Apparently she had lent it for a church event and both parties forgot about it.
She died in poverty having lost her money through lack of financial acuity. She was a very generous and thoughtful person.
At the time of the 1930 census, she was listed as follows:
303-69-71 Sparks, Annie Head 0 $5000 F W 45 D No Yes Texas Northern Ireland Missouri Yes Manager Estate Employed 3N -----------, Mary P Daughter F W 16 S Yes Yes Oklahoma North Carolina Texas None
Known as Birdie O'Neill. She was a witness at her sister Annie's wedding. She ran her father's department store in Duncan and died unmarried, fairly young. This store building later became the Burr Store.
Thursday 7 Apr 1921 DUNCAN EAGLE
Died Yesterday at Okla. City
Miss Byrd O'Niell (sic) died at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a sanitarium in Oklahoma City, where she had been about three months. While her death was not wholly unexpected, the news was a distinct shock to the many friends of the deceased, who was a most excellent and beloved young woman.
The deceased had spent most of her life in Duncan and by her amiable and charming traits of character had won and held a large circle of warm friends, who are deeply grieved over her demise. Miss O'Niell (sic) was a graduate of the Catholic seminary at Guthrie. Of her immediate family she is survived by one sister, Mrs. J.R. Sparks.
The remains will be brought to this city this afternoon and interment will be in the cemetery here.
The remains will arrive on the 4:30 train this afternoon and will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sparks. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
His Texas Death certificate shows him as a son of Miles O'Neill and Martha Ann Williams. His occupation was shown as Merchant, package store. The informant was his wife, Mrs. Sarah B. O'Neill of Yoakum.
There are links to her parents on her FindAGrave memorial page, William Miles O'Neill and Clara Armildia Elizabeth Callaway. She was also the sister of Myrtle Elizabeth Jane O'Neill, who was married to Joseph Elron McGrew, her husband's brother.
John O'Neill initially made a lot of money, in partnership with with his brother-in-law Walter W. Payne, by renting cattle grazing from the Indians in Indian Territory in what was later to become Oklahoma. When the area was opened up to settlement and he was no longer able to rent grazing rights, he subsequently bought some of this land in the Chickasaw Nation. He later co-founded, with Walter Winchell Payne, the Oklahoma National Bank in Duncan, originally capitalised at $50, 000. He later raised hogs and cattle.
He built an imposing house in Duncan in 1902. Much of the material used in this house, including the large cedar beams, was hauled by ox-pulled wagons from Gainesville, Texas. For a period of time the west upstairs bedroom was used as a Roman Catholic Mission. (Goins, C. R. & Morris, J. W. (1980) Oklahoma Homes Past and Present University of Oklahoma Press: Norman) At the time of the 1910 census, he was listed as having an "independent income."
The O'Neill home was later lived in by his daughter Byrd, and then by her sister, Annie Josephine O'Neill and her husband James Rufus Sparks. There were lots of books in the house. It is highly probable that John O'Neill was an educated man.
The building was later bought by the Coffee family and a photograph of the house at this time appears in Goins & Morris where it is classified as a pre-statehood house with Georgian columns and called the Coffee House.
John's gold plated top, black walking cane is the property of Mrs. Robin White of Kansas City. (1999).
Betty from the Duncan library located these two articles about the O'Neill's in the Duncan Banner:
7 Feb 1908
Work of the addition to the O'Neill building will begin this week, some of the material being already on the ground. The addition will be 37X40 feet, two stories in height. It will be cut up into rooms for use by county officials. An awning will be run full length of the building on the west side. Editor Woods of the Eagle will soon move around on newspaper row. He has purchased the sheet iron building on the O'Neil lot and will move it fifty feet north, next door to the jail, where it will be converted into a print shop.
14 Feb 1908
Mr. O'Neill, of the O'Neill Construction Co., of Dallas, Texas, was in the city Friday in consultation with representative citizens int he matter of extending the water system. Just what agreement, if any, was reached has not been made public, who will establish a grade level and submit estimates for increased water supply, the extension of mains and a system of sewerage. If these plans meet with favor and are within reasonable bounds, the matter will be submitted to the people for approval or rejection. In the meantime it might be well to keep your ear to the ground. A greater and better Duncan is the watch-word all along the line. It's time to get busy.
This first article definately related the John O'Neil of Duncan. The second may not be. Charles Strong does remember that John O'Neil was involved with the Duncan water works. Perhaps the O'Neill Construction Company of Dallas was owned by a relative.
The following obituary was found by Charles Strong on a microfilm of the "Duncan Banner" at the Oklahoma State Archives in Oklahoma City. It was dated Thursday, 19 November 1914.
John O'Neill Dead
John O'Neill died at his residence in this city Saturday Nov. 14, 1914 at 1:45 p.m. aged 69 yrs, 2 mo, 17 days.
The subject of this sketch was born in Tyrone county Ireland, August 27, 1845 and came to Kentucky in 1867 and to Oklahoma in 1885, settled on what is known as the O'Neill place one mile north of Velma, 29 years ago where he lived until a few years ago when with his family he moved to Duncan...Besides a devoted wife he leaves two daughters...
The funeral services were held at the Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m. Monday, November 16th, 1914, after which the body was laid to rest in the City Cemetery.
A more detail obituary was subsequently located by Charles Strong as well:
The Duncan Banner - Special Edition Volume XVII Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, Friday, No. 44
Duncan, Oklahoma, The Queen City of Southern Oklahoma
Page 5 - Lower Left Column JOHN O'NEILL Prominent Citizen, Banker and Merchant
But few men who have been identified with the development and growth of Oklahoma can lay claim to more popular favor and consideration of the public than this distinguished pioneer of Duncan. Mr. O'Neill is a native of Torrone(sic),Ireland, having been born in the Green Isle in 1846, from whence he came to America, landing upon the shores of the United States in the year 1867, practically penniless but equipped with a large stock of manly courage, a strong intellect and a will to do, characteristics inherent in the native born sons of the Emerald Isle. He first located in the state of Kentucky where, as a young man, he engaged in the pursuit of farming until 1877, when he moved to the state of Texas, where he lived and followed the business of raising cattle until 1885 when he removed to the territory now Oklahoma, settling on Wild Horse Creek, where he continued the business of raising cattle for twenty years. As a cattle grower he was very successful in amassing a comfortable fortune for himself. Mr. O'Neill moved to Duncan five years ago, bringing with him a large amount of capital which he invested in a way to add to the material strength and up-building of the city, becoming largely interested in the O'Neill-Frensley D(ry) G(oods) Co., which interests he has still retained, besides erecting at large cost the well known O'Neill business and office block-one of the most substantial and pretentious structures in the city. These do not, however, include all the interests of Mr. O'Neill. He is in fact financially interested in a number of the most valuable enterprises of the city, among other things, is a large stockholder in the Duncan National Bank. Thus it will be seen, as a pioneer citizen of this new country, he has been a vital force in the development and advancement of the community wherein he lives. It is due to the meritorious work of such men as he that Duncan and Stephens County are now regarded as not only a promising and profitable place for the investment of capital, but a most desirable place for settlers of all classes to locate. Mr. O'Neill is not only a prominent figure and potent factor in the material advancement of the community, but is a man of high moral integrity and standing, one who upholds the law, supports and encourages the cause of religion, morality and good citizenship, and all public spirited movements are tendered(sic) his endorsement and support, and every new project and enterprise calculated to benefit the community or prove conducive to the public welfare is generously aided and encouraged by him.
The following comes from Stephens County Genealogy Society publication "FOOTSTEPS", Oct. 1999, vol. 14, # 4, p 15. It was said to be based on an obituary published on November 20, 1914. Was this perhaps a second obituary?
John O'Neil dead
The subject of this sketch was born in Tyrone County, Ireland, in 1845, and moved to America at the age of 22 years, and has been a resident of Oklahoma, in what is now Stephens county, for 29 years, and cast his lot with the Duncan citizenship about 15 years ago. He was the first man to erect one of Duncan's most substantial business blocks, and which he still owned at the time of his demise. He also owned one of the finest homes in the city, and was in everywise [sic] a very progressive citizen. He was loved and highly esteemed by all that ever knew him; ever ready to lend a helping hand to the needy and was never called upon by the people for any kind of a public enterprise that he did not respond nobly with his means and strength.
John O'Neil died at home Saturday afternoon, November 14, 1914, at 1:45 o'clock. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church [sic] Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock, and his remains laid to rest the Catholic cemetery in this city. A large crowd of sorrowing friends attended the funeral services. The majority of the business houses were closed as well as all of the banks of the city.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. J.R. Sparks and Miss Byrd O'Neil of this city, also one brother and two sisters who still live in their native country Ireland.
Mr. O'Neil will be greatly missed by all the citizens of Stephens county [sic], as he was well and most favorably known to the majority of the entire population.
The Church of the Assumption in Duncan, Oklahoma published a handout on Sunday, June 28, 1992 to celebrate Religious Heritage Day as part of the Centennial Duncan (1892-1992) celebration. "Coyles, Hills, Grahams, Huntleys, Wades, O'Neils. These among some of the earliest Catholic families no longer have descendants who carry their name on our parish rosters. However, a few of their progeny continue as active parishioners...Both sides of Anna Laura (Roonie) Strong's family history intertwines in their settlement of Duncan before the 1900s. Her Uncle John and Aunt Annie Sparks O'Neil's home presently the Phil Leonard home, was used regularly for masses before the first church was built in 1909."
An article in the DUNCAN OKLAHOMA BANNER on 25 March 2001 had additional details on the establishment of the Catholic Church in Duncan. Titled "Young Cowboy began Catholic service in area," it detailed the contributions made by Bill Wade and his brothers in helping to establish a Catholic Church in the area. The Rev. Urban de Hasque, a Belgian immigrant priest, began regular trips by railroad from his Chickasha Parish to preside at mass in private homes. The John Weaver home was used for the first Catholic service in Duncan on December 12, 1902. In 1905, regular masses continued in the John O'Neil home, now known as the Pace Mansion. J.D. Wade gave land for the building of a church, and Lucian Haas, a young parishioner contributed much of the labor. The first service was held on January 1, 1909 with 20 Catholics present. In 1938, Duncan was almost changed to mission status. But in 1939, the Rev. George Fangauer, was appointed and the church remained a parish.
Charles Strong also notes that John O'Neil donated land for a Catholic Cemetery.
Finally, the following biography was emailed by Margie Meenan in February 2014. It was found on Mocavo.com, a genealogy search engine, and was from a compilation of Stephens County, OK biographies, the original source said to be A STANDARD HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA, Volume 4, by Joseph Bradfield Thoburn.
John O'Neill
The late John O 'Neill was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, August 27, 1845, and was in his seventieth year when he died. His father, Patrick O'Neill, was born in the same county of Ireland in 1813, lived there a farmer all his life and died in 1901. John O'Neill spent his .early life in Ireland, was educated there, and in 1863 at the age of eighteen went to Scotland, but after a year or two returned to Queenstown, and in 1866 took passage for the New World. He landed in Philadelphia, remained there about six weeks, then went to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, and his farming experience in that state continued until 1879.
It was about thirty-five years ago when John O 'Neill came to the Southwest and first located in the vicinity of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. He was one of the early farmers and ranchers in that locality, but about 1881 moved to another place in Montague County, near the Red River boundary of Texas. His residence in Southern Oklahoma dates from 1885, when he was one of the pioneer white ranchers to secure a foothold on the Indian lands in the vicinity of Wild Horse Creek. His operations as a rancher and farmer continued there on an increasing scale until 1904, when he relaxed in some degree the strenuous activities that had engaged him to that time, and moved into the town of Duncan. His work and influence are visibly impressed upon the general business and civic progress of Duncan. For a time he had a dry goods store and was also one of the directors of the First National Bank of Duncan, and was one of the founders and a director in the Duncan National Bank, which was established August 8, 1904. In 1905 he was instrumental in having the bank erect its new stone building on Main street. His creditable work in the upbuilding of Duncan should never be passed over without honorable mention. He was a patron of the local schools and helped the village improve its institutions and establish its prosperity on a sound basis. Though he long stood as a leader, he had no aspirations for office, and contented himself with voting the democratic ticket. He was a member of the Catholic Church.
John O'Neill married Elizabeth Payne, who was born within three miles of the county seat of Shelby County, Missouri, acquired her education in that and other counties of Missouri and in the Baptist College at LaGrange in that state. She and her daughter now occupy the fine residence built by the late Mr. O 'Neill at the corner of Third and Hickory streets in Duncan. In addition to this town home the real estate comprises a splendid tract of a thousand acres of land twenty miles east of Duncan, of which 800 acres are under cultivation, and also a stone business building at the corner of Main and Eighth streets, Duncan. Mrs. O'Neill has two daughters. Annie Josephine was married at Duncan November 27, 1907, to James R. Sparks, he is a Duncan hardware merchant, and they have one child living, Mary Patricia, born March 8, 1914. Bird, the younger daughter, is Joint administratrix with her mother of the O'Neill estate. She is a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Mrs. O'Neill is a daughter of Thomas H. and Martha (Marshall) Payne. The Payne family is of Scotch Irish ancestry, and was established in Virginia before the Revolutionary war, and after that struggle moved across the mountains into Kentucky. Thomas H. Payne was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1821, and died in Montague County, Texas, in September, 1884. The principal places of his residence were in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in Palmyra, and Shelby County, Missouri, and late in life he removed to Montague County, Texas.
He was a farmer and stock raiser during the greater part of his active career. During the war he participated on the Federal side for about one year, having first served in the Missouri militia under John Glover and continued with those troops when they were regularly enrolled in the Federal army. He was stricken with pneumonia while in the service and given an honorable discharge for disability. Martha Marshall, the mother of Mrs. O'Neill, was born in Kentucky in 1827 and died in Montague County, Texas, in October, 1900. Mrs. O'Neill was the oldest of their ten children, and some mention of the others of the family is as follows: Harriet Katherine, who now lives in Idaho, is the widow of the late Thomas Joiner, a farmer; Samuel, who lives on a farm near Marlow, Oklahoma: William, a farmer at Marlow; Winifred, at Butler, Oklahoma; Newton, a farmer near Wewoka, Oklahoma; Gallic, wife of Fred McClannahan, a carpenter and builder who lives at Holbrook, Arizona ; Lulu, wife of Allison Scott, a retired railroad man at Fort Worth, Texas; Thomas, who was a rancher and died at Duncan at the age of forty-three; Walter, a farmer and rancher at Duncan.
[Source: A Standard History of Oklahoma Volume 4 By Joseph Bradfield Thoburn - Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy]
She is a daughter of William Miles O'Neill (FAG # 23465391) and Elizabeth Ann Caraway (FAG # 20454225), and sister of Estelle O'Neill, the wife of William Harley McGrew, who was also her brother-in-law.
(Research):Obituary, copied from scan posted at FindAGrave by Debra Hoch
Myrtle McGrew
Funeral services for Myrtle E. McGrew, 94, of Yoakum, were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Armstrong officiating.
Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetry.
Mrs. McGrew died Saturday morning in a local nursing home.
She was born July 6, 1896, in Gonzalez County, the daughter of the late Willliam M. and Alcia Dona O'Neill. She was a housewife and member of the First Assembuly of God Church.
She was survived by three daughters, Mary Joyce McGrew, Juanita Salena, and Doris Svoboda, all of Yoakum; eight grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren and give great-great grandchildren.
She was preceaded in death by her husband, Joseph E. McGrew, and a daughter, Ruby Mae McGrew.
"Mitchell was the son of Charles Oakes and Cathern Le Blue. Charles Oakes and five of his brothers fought in the Civil War, and all five brothers were killed. "
Thomas Ray Oates, 75, of San Augustine (formerly of California), died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine. He was cremated. No services are planned at this time.
He was born May 31, 1934 in Palo Alto, CA to Thomas Virgil and Maudie H. Whitehead Oates. He worked in maintenance for American Airlines for a number of years.
He is survived by his daughter, Christina Oates of Belgium; three grandchildren, Cole, Mitchell and Emile Belgium; sister, Kelly Noble and husband Harry of San Augustinee; mother, of his daughter, Ira Silini and husband, Johnny Hancock.
Mangum Funeral Home in Center is in charge of arrangements.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2009)
This obituary was reprinted in the November 12 issue of the same newspaper.
Caeden Vincent Obregon, 8, died tragically on September 16, 2012 as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident.
Caeden was born on May 26, 2004 in Austin to Carlos Obregon and Sheryl Evans.
Caeden is survived by his dad Carlos, step-mother April, grandmother Yvonne, Uncle Steve, Aunt Fatima, and 2 cousins.
A memorial service honoring the lives of Sheryl and Caeden will be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 204 E. Graves St. in Burnet Cemetery with Rev. Dawn Rosignol officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), P. O. Box 872, Burnet, Texas, 78611 or to Hill Country Children's Advocay Center, P. O. Box 27, Burnet, Texas 78611.
Charles Leroy Odle, a Vietnam Veteran, age 76, passed away on November 18, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was born in Gordon, Nebraska on September 25, 1946 to his father, Kenneth Odle and his mother, June Wheeler. He graduated from Ceresco High School in 1964.
Upon graduation, he entered the United States Navy in 1964 as a second-generation sailor and served through 1967 where he garnered an Honorable Discharge. He served as a Naval Reservist for another eleven years.
He went on in 1991 to earn a degree in Secondary and Higher Education from The University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Chuck was employed at Goodyear from 1967-2001 until he retired after 34 years with the company.
On November 24, 2001, Chuck married Linda Allen-Lorraine. This was among the happiest days of his life, as he married his soulmate and best friend.
Chuck also was a father to three sons and one daughter with those being Chad Becwar, Jesse Odle, Ryan Odle and Michelle Matthews-Schaad. His family continued to grow as his children became parents. Chuck had 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, all of whom loved him dearly.
Chuck celebrated 40-plus years of sobriety and was extremely proud of this accomplishment, as were all his family members. He was a very patriotic man who held the United States and its Armed Services in high esteem.
Chuck's love for fantasy baseball, attending baseball games, going out to eat with his beloved wife, watching shows and traveling with her, as well as betting on a few games from time to time was him living a wonderful life in retirement. He also coached his twin boys, Jesse and Ryan Odle in baseball and after he was no longer able to actively coach, he took a great interest in helping all his children and grandchildren in the sport of their choosing. Youth sports were very important to Chuck.
Chuck will forever be loved and missed by his many friends and his family, as well as his beloved dog, Molly. Chuck didn't know a stranger and everyone who ever met him can count themselves as lucky because he was one of the most wonderful and genuine people you could ever meet.
Chuck is preceded in death by father, Kenneth Odle; mother, June Wheeler; stepfather, Buford Wheeler; stepmother RuthAnn Odle; mother-in-law, Viola Allen; brother, Kenny Odle. He is survived by wife, Linda Odle, his sister Terry Lehmkuhl and family; his children, Chad and Stacie Becwar, Michelle Matthews-Schaad and Dan Schaad, Jesse and Kerry Odle, Ryan and Angel Odle,, Joe and Aundy Lorraine and Jenni and Dennis Phillips. He is also survived by grandchildren Austin and Jordyn Becwar, Amber and Elijah Matthews, Tyler and Chelsea Samp, Benjamin and Rabekah Samp, Valerie Porter, Seava Garcia, Colton Phillips, Jace and Emmarie Lorraine and many great-grandchildren.
Johnny Carrol Odom, 79, of Pineland, Texas passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at his residence.
Johnny was born August 30, 1940 in Tyler, Texas to Jack Odom and Lucy Pearl Cowart Odom. He resided in Silsbee until moving to Pineland in 1973. He had retired from the oilfield and had worked as a fishing guide.
He is survived by his wife, Doris Odom of Pineland; daughters, Debbie Mott and husband, Ricky, of Pineland, Sandy McClelland and husband, Marvin, of Hemphill, and Lorrie Ard and husband, David, of Jasper; step-daughter, Dierdre Lopez and husband, Mark, of Lavernta; step-sons, John Sexton and wife, Beneta, of Lufkin, John Duck and wife, Debbie, of Rosevine, and Dwight Duck and wife, Bonnie, of Hemphill; brother, Robert Beck; sisters, Gaynell Perricone and Mary Nell Conner; 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 18, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steven Caraway and Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.
Burial will follow services in Wood Annex Cemetery in Broaddus, Texas with Justin Wood, Tony Wood, Rustin McClelland, Matt Dubose, Drew Pattillo, Austin Martin and Mark Lopez serving as pallbearers and David Ard, Ricky Mott, Marvin McClelland, and John Sexton serving as honorary pallbearers.
Condolences and book signing may be made online at starrfuneralhome.com.
Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, November 20, 2019, page 9
1930 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, North Fork Precinct
Enumerated 4 Apr 1930
ED 76-14 SD 11 Sheet 1B
14-14
Odvody, Emil Hd M W 26 M 25 Neb Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak
ia Farmer
Odvody, Emma Wf F W 22 M 21 Neb Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
15-15
Odvody, Peter Hd M W 62 M 21 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Bohemian 1885 Na Farmer
Odvody, Mary Wf F W 65 M 24 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Bohemian 1866
Marvin Odvody Sr. 70, Crete, died Tuesday, (6/23/09) in Omaha. He was born June 22, 1939 to Emil, Sr. and Emma (Buzek) Odvody. Survivors: Wife: Helen, Crete. Sons and daughters in law: Marvin, Jr. and Xuan Mong Ly, Crete; Ernie and Roylene, Crete; Perry and Juana, Wilber. Daughter and son in law: Judy and Brian Florian, Wilber. 14 grandchildren. Brother and sister in law: Emil, Jr. and Doris, Wilber. Preceded in death by his parents and daughter in law: Windi Odvody. Funeral Services: 10:30 am Saturday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Visitation beginning 1:00 pm Friday, funeral home. Interment: North Fork Cemetery. Memorials in care of the family in lieu of flowers. Kuncl Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
From the Lincoln Star Journal, June 25, 2009 (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
1930 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, North Fork Precinct
Enumerated 4 Apr 1930
ED 76-14 SD 11 Sheet 1B
14-14
Odvody, Emil Hd M W 26 M 25 Neb Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak
ia Farmer
Odvody, Emma Wf F W 22 M 21 Neb Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
15-15
Odvody, Peter Hd M W 62 M 21 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Bohemian 1885 Na Farmer
Odvody, Mary Wf F W 65 M 24 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Bohemian 1866
Melba Gene McLemore shows him as a son of Eberhardt Burkard Oemisch of Halle, Saxony and Elizabeth Kreiner of Walbrot, Prussia. She also indicates he served in the Union Army during the Civil War in Kentucky, and that he had been previously married.
Joseph Oemisch Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Kentucky Regiment Name: 1 Ky. Inf. Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Company: K Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: Joseph/Oemish Film Number: M386 roll 20
Pictured on the front page of the January 23, 2003 San Augustine Tribune (Vol. XCIV, No. 48). He and his wife Betty were receiving the Chamber's Lifetime Community Service Award. The caption noted that "The Oglesbee's are retired business people who are active in civic, church, historical and volunteer work. Some of their accomplishments include: Boy Scout Master, heading the Historical Foundation, Writing plays and skits and drafting applications for grants, authoring historical books, preserving the present and past in photographs, restoration projects, and preserving historical documents. All of these things have help to make San Augustine a better place to live and visit."
OBITUARY
Mr. John Oglesbee, Jr. age 83, longtime area businessman and civic leader of San Augustine, passed from this life in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in San Augustine.
John was born to Imogene (McDaniel) Oglesbee and John Oglesbee, Sr. on December 22, 1932 in Silsbee, Texas. He married the love of his life, Betty (Wood) Oglesbee on June 29, 1956, celebrating 60 years of matrimony on June 29, 2016. He was involved in Timber Management for many years, and was widely known as an author, photographer, and historian. Over the years he served in a number of leadership positions in the San Augustine and East Texas area, as President of San Augustine Rotary Club, President of San Augustine County Historical Society, member of Sons of the Republic of Texas, and Scoutmaster of San Augustine's Boy Scout Troop 267. An active member of First United Methodist Church of San Augustine, John also served as a Trustee for McMahan Chapel historic Methodist Church.
Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife, Betty Oglesbee of San Augustine, his Sons and Daughters-in-law Dr. John Henry Oglesbee , III of San Augustine and his wife, Sharon; Vance Jackson Oglesbee and his wife, Angela of Fairfield; James Christopher Oglesbee and his wife, Gina of Nacogdoches; and Forrest Edward Oglesbee and his wife, Sabrina of San Jose, California; his Grandchildren, John, IV and his wife, Ellen; Joshua and his wife, Danielle; Sara, Kristen, Anna Marie, Jim, Brittani, Jackson and Savanna Faye; Great-grandchildren Ellie Mae, Hazel, and John Henry V; Nephew Van Watson and his wife, Karen; Nieces Sheryl Jenkins and her husband, Hunter; Kathryn Williams and her husband, Kenny; Sister Janell Oglesbee Watson and her husband, Charles of San Augustine; honorary daughter Elizabeth McCauley and her husband, Larry of San Augustine.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Imogene and John Oglesbee Sr., niece Valerie Watson, nephew Marshall Boykin, Mother-in-law and Father-in-law Anna Fay and Jack Wood, Sister-in-law Leslie Wood Boykin and her husband, Eddie.
Funeral Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2016 in the First United Methodist Church, 205 South Liberty Street, in San Augustine, with the Reverend Martin Doran officiating, assisted by Charles Bradberry, Alfred Broden, and Dr. John Oglesbee III. Burial will be in the Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County. Visitation will be held Friday, August 26, 2016 between the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas 75972.
Copied from the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 31, 2016, Page 10
Obituary
David Lamar Okelberry
Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2012, from clipping posted on Ancestry.com
Said to have been published on September 8, 1993 in the Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho
Murtaugh-David Lamar Okelberry, 84, of Murtaugh, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1993, at his residence.
He was born Sept. 5, 1909, in Milner, the son of John Parley and Sarah Jane Campbell Okelberry. He attended school in Murtaugh. he married Hildred McGuire in Twin Falls in 1932. They were later divorced. Mr. Okelberry had resided in Port Townsend, Wash., prior to his marriage to Marjorie Wilcox on July 29, 1942, in Burley. Following their wedding, the resided for a short time in Caliente, Nev. and later for a time in King Hill.Throughout most of his married life, and at the time of his death, he was residing in Murtaugh.
Mr. Okelberry attended the Hansen Assembly Church of God Church and Gideon International. He had been self-employed as a farmer, a builder and a logger.
Survivors include his wife of Murtaugh; three daughters, Mary Ellen Okelberry of Trinidad, Calif., Maria Clare Duncan of Orolino, and Nada Lynn Rickert of Murtaugh, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, a granddaughter, and a great grandson.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1992, at the Valley Assembly of God Church, 215 Main St. in Hazelton with the Rev. Wesley Johnson and Bradley Worden officiating. Burial will follow at Paul Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before the funeral today at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Payne Mortuary in Burley.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Gideon Memorial Fund for Recognition Bibles in care of Payne Mortuary.
His FindAGrave memorial page has links to the pages of his parents, Daniel Taylor Oldham (a corporal with the First Mississippi Light Artillery, Co L, CSA) and Jennie Elizabeth Bennett. Occupation on the page was listed as "Lumber." This matches the information on his Texas Death Certificate. Informant appears to have been his son, W. B. Oldham, residing 4814 Wildwood Road in Dallas. Walter himself lived on Melrose Court in Dallas.
1900 Census
Texas, Randall County, Pr 1, Canyon City
Enumerated 22 Jun 1900
SD 3 ED 80 Sheet 24 B
478-478
Oldham, W. O. Head W M May 1866 34 m 6 Miss Miss Miss Merchant Hdw.
Oldham, Tena Wf W F Aug 1874 25 m1 6 1/1 Tx Tenn Tenn [First wife-Bethenia BOND]
Oldham, Thena Dtr W F May 1897 3 S Tx Miss Tx
1910 Census
New Mexico, Roosevelt County, Pr. 1 Portales
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD N. Mex ED 171 Sheet 6A
Pearl Street
114-117
Oldham, W. O Head M W 41 M2 & Miss Miss Miss Cashier Bank
Oldham, Thenia V Wf F W 43 m1 7 1/1 Tenn Tenn Ala [Second wife-Bethenia McLEMORE, first cousin of Bethenia BOND, through the McLemore family]
Oldham, Thenia M Dtr F W 12 S Tx Miss Tx
Oldham, Winfield B Son M W 4 S New Mexico Miss Tenn
1920 Census
New Mexico, Roosevelt County, Portales, Pr. I
Enumerated 24 Jan 1920
SD 1 ED 151 Sheet 8B
178-186
Oldham, W. B. Head M W 41 M Tx Miss Miss [Brother of Walter Orestes Oldham]
Oldham, Lora V Wf F W 32 M Tx Mo Tx
Oldham, Lois Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, Adele Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, Willivale Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Oldham, W. O. Brother M W 53 Wd Miss MIss Miss
Oldham, Winfield Nephew M W 13 S New Mexico Miss Miss
Kenneth Morgan's book, "Morgan's East Texas Tales" (Copyright 1997, Dogwood Press, Rt 2, Box 3270, Woodville, TX 75959, 409/837-5519) is dedicated to his mother, Dollie Olds Morgan. She is featured in many of his vignettes. He reported she was a self-reliant woman who finally hung up her gun when she was 82.
A native of Jasper, Texas, Garland Ruth was a lifelong resident of Jasper. During her many years in this area she spent time with family and friends and was known to enjoy fishing in her younger years. After retiring from the Mr. Q service station that was owned by Judge Fisher and was operated by Muckleroy Enterprises, she spent her time with grand kids and was an avid outdoors person that collected hundreds of arrowheads and painted numerous landscape and floral prints.
Tommy Morgan writes that after talking with my mom I found out that my grandma's middle name is not Odessa. It is Dessie. She had sisters named Essie and Lessie. It turns out that Odessa was a derivative of Dessie that she came up with as a teenager because she liked it better.
Carl's Social Security Application listed his wife as Fannie ALINGER.
Her granddaughter, Linda McLemore Newkirk, emailed in April 2011 that her last name was actually O'Linger, and that her date of birth was 20 Jan 1900, not 20 Feb 1900.
He is included on the List of Slave Owners on the 1850 Sabine County, Texas Census, with 17 slaves. (Schluter & Toole, p I).
First of all, I saw in the 1840 Holmes County, Mississippi index that Robert Oliphint (may be your Robert), Bluford A. Oliphint and Alfred D. Oliphint were on page 259. Also, on this page were Silas S. Cause, Green B. Causey and Solimon Causey. On page 251 were Isaac C. Olipohint and Wilford Oliphant. On the 1850 Holmes County, Mississippi, Lexington census index on page 286 were Robert B. Oliphint and S.R. Olipints on page 288.
I found that on December 18, 1839, Alfred D. Oliphint obtained a conditional certificate for 320 acres of land in Sabine county, "he having brought with him his negroes, but his having not brought with him his white family but in the summer of 1840 said Oliphint returned to U.S. and removed his family to the Republic of Texas and his continued to reside in Sabine..."
He is found on the 1850 Sabine County census with his family and Solomon Causey and then Green B. Causey are living next door. There is also a Robert J. Oliphint living with Louisa Jane Oliphint Noble (daughter of Alfred and Jemima) living several doors from Alfred. A Joseph B. Oliphint and Wilford D. Oliphint (says son of Robert Oliphint & Abigail Davenport) are also living in Sabine County nearby.
Alfred is shown as A. D. on the 1860 Sabine County census. He is also on the 1880 Sabine County census.
I looked at an index to the Sabine County, Texas cemeteries. They had Alford and Martha listed and several other Oliphants but not Robert and Abigail. I wonder if the Robert shown on the 1850 Mississippi is Alfred's father? If Alfred was 41 in 1840, his father was 69 and that seems a little old to be moving, but not unheard of."
Here is the response to my email with some additional information:
"My ggg grandfather, Robert Oliphant, also had a son named Robert Bedford Oliphant who stayed behind in MS and never went to TX with his older brothers and parents. My gg grandfather, Dr. Samuel Rutherford Oliphant, Sr. M.D., was the youngest child, and traveled to MS with his parents and older brothers when they came back to MS to fetch the women and children, etc. and to take them to TX in 1840....Alfred and some of his male family and negroes having gone there in 1839 to secure the land.
I'll never know whether Robert and Abigail went to TX with the intention of returning to Holmes Co or not. I suspect that at their advanced age, they felt they needed to go with their older and more established sons, leaving behind their younger married son, Robert B. whose children may have been too young to make such a trip, as well as 2 daughters that I know of: Mary Oliphant Stigler(w/o Wm Stigler) stayed behind in MS and Eliza Ann Oliphant Wells (w/o Lindsey S. Wells) stayed behind as well. My Samuel returned to MS as a teenager to study medicine and marry his sweetheart back in Holmes Co...Laura Lovisa King.
Since Robert and Abigail owned at least 19 slaves, I am still trying to find their estate sale. I believe they died intestate, but the Holmes Co courthouse had a fire and the records are incomplete, so I may never know. I do know that somewhere I saw a record of one of the sons in law being appointed administrator in Holmes around 1845 or so. (When I sent money for a record, nothing ever was returned, so I shall have to go back in person, I guess. It is frustrating.)Wilford D. Oliphant was married to Martha Ann "Patsy" Stigler and Bluford A. Oliphant was married to Lenora Lehr. There was a younger Wilford who, I believe, was a teenager when they all removed to the Republic of TX in 1840.
Martha Oliphant Wiltshire(w/o Benj. Wiltshire) also went to TX with her family at some point, and I am thinking that it was her husband who was appointed administrator of the senior Oliphant's estate."
Sabine County Reporter
July 18, 2007
Page 9
Benjamin Ray Oliphint
Bishop Benjamin Ray Oliphint, 83, of Houston died Saturday, July 7, 2007. Bishop Oliphint was born May 28, 1924 in Hemphill. He received a B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University, A M. Div. degree from Duke University, and a S.T.M. degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York. In 1951, he earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He received honorary degrees from Baker University and Wiley College, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from SMU. Between 1947-1980, Bishop Oliphint served as pastor of United Methodist Churches in Dallas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was elected a bishop of The United Methodist Church in 1980 and served the Kansas area (1980-1984) and Houston area (1984-1992), and as interim bishop of the Louisiana area (1987-1988). From 1992-2002, he served as President of the Texas United Methodist College Association. Bishop Oliphint was elected a delegate to seven United Methodist General Conferences, and led the delegation four times. As bishop, he served as President of the General Commission of Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns, and President of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and was a member of the Presidium of the World Methodist Council.
He was instrumental in founding Africa University, Zimbabwe, and served as trustee for numerous United Methodist institutions, including SMU and Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Survivors, his wife of 55 years, Nancy Kelley Oliphint of Houston; daughter, Mary Brooke Casad and husband Victor of Carrollton; sons, Stuart Oliphint and wife Cassandra of Fort Worth, Clayton Oliphint and wife Lori of Dallas, and Kelley Oliphint and wife Priscilla of La Grange; brother John Oliphint and wife Ruth of Colorado Springs; grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
Graveside rites were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.
Memorial gifts may be given to the Benjamin R. Oliphint Scholarship of the Methodist Global Education Fund for Leadership Development, 1 Music Circle North, P.O. Box 340029, Nashville, TN 37203-0029; Nancy Oliphint Playground, Lakeview Conference Center, 400 Private Road 6036, Palestine, TX 75801-4350 or St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77227,
Services were conducted under the direction of Earthman Funeral Directors in Houston.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2007)
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, J.P. 1
Enumerated April 25, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 26
43-44
Oliphint, John H Head M W 60 Wd 47 Tx Tx Miss Farmer
Oliphint, Gabbriella E Mother F W 83 We 21 Miss Miss Miss
Oliphint, John H. Jr. Son M W 8 S Tx Tx La
Oliphint, Bennie R Son M W 5 S Tx Tx La
Keith L. Oliphint
News-Journal.com, Longview, Texas
Keith L. Oliphint
Van---Memorial services for Keith Oliphint, 76, of Longview, are scheduled for 2 p.m. today, July 7, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church, 4715 Tenneryville Road, Longview. Keith Lamar Oliphint passed away July 3, 2011, after a short illness.
Keith was born September 10, 1934, in Hemphill, Texas to Fred Meador Oliphint and Thelma Lucille Clark Oliphint. The family moved to South Houston, Texas, when Keith was young. He graduated from Pasedena High School, Baylor University in Waco, Texas and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Keith loved his Lord. After pastoring Baptist Churches in Pledger, Texas and St. Clairsville, Ohio, the family moved ot Tanzania, East Africa, to served as missionairies for the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They served there for the next 22 years, and returned to teh U.S. in 1987, to live in Waco, Texas. There he worked for Plantation Foods until retirement. Keith moved to Longview, Texas in 2010.
Keith loved to work with his hand and often thanked God for that ability. he also loved people and to make new friends. He enjoyed very much meeting Oliphints worldwide and attended the Clan meeting in Scotland. But he thought his most enjoyable privilege was to raise his three daughters.
Keith is survived by his wife, Peggy Howell Oliphint, brother, George Clark Oliphint of Los Angeles; daughter, Cynthia and husband, P. J. Cooley, of Longview, Texas, and daughter, Susan and husband, David Fergeson, of Fort Worth; and son-in-law, Darrell White of Corpus Christi. There are eight grandchildren, Amanda, Maci and Ryland White, Courtney Oliphint, Kenneth and Ben Copely, and Malaika and Amanda Ferguson; and one great-grandchild, Canaan White.
Memorials may be made to Orphans Unlimited Inc.,, 11152 Westheimer Road, PMB #391, Houston, TX 77042, to help orphans in Mozambique or the charity of your choice.
Published in the Longview News-Journal on July 7, 2011
Online on Ancestry.com
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 9 and 10 Apr 1850
80-80
Samuel Oliphint 26 M Farmer Miss
Martha Oliphint 23 F Miss
Madison Noble 11 M Miss
Mary E. Oliphint 4 F Tx
Martha E Oliphint 2 F Tx
Owner of one of the earliest Pre-Republic Anglo-American structures in Texas, the Gaines-Oliphint House, still standing in 2006 in Sabine County, Texas. The two-story double log home was built in 1818 by James D. Taylor Gaines. The property was sold to Wilford Oliphint about 1840, but the bargain seems to have fallen through. The deed validly conveying the house and 61 acres of land was made by James GAINES and his son John B. GAINES, to Martha A. Oliphint on Feb. 17, 1842. (Sabine County Reporter, June 30, 2004, Page 18 "GAINES-OLIPHINT HOUSE HAS BIG DAY.")
Also living in their home at the time of the 1850 census, relationship unknown, was 17 year old Wilford M. Oliphint, born in Texas. I assumed this was not his son, as (1) he is listed at the end of the family, after all the other children, including those younger than him, and (2) also living in the household is an 8 year old Wilford. In addition, 26 year old Robert Hicks, an overseer born in Mississippi lives in the Oliphint home. (Schluter & Toole, 1850 Census, p 42).
After her youngest child graduated from High School, Marie obtained employment with the Youth Development Center in Geneva as Kitchen Technician. She received her 10 year employment pin in 1986. A member of the American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post #240, Marie also enjoys gardening, cooking, crocheting and sharing her knowledge of her Czech language and heritage. (Milligan, p 294). She is the daughter of Vaclav Anton Oliva, Immigrated in 1909, and Anna Beranek, Immigrated in 1914 (Milligan, p 293).
Marie H. Havel, age 93, of Milligan, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Friend. Born June 18, 1918 to Vaclav and Anna (Beranek) Oliva in Tobias.
Survivors: son, Rod and Pat Havel, Newman Grove; daughter, Debbie and Charlie Gregory, Grand Island; sister, Dorothy Erwin, Morristown, Tenn.; grandchildren, Logan Gregory, Grant Gregory, Megan Havel, and Christopher and wife Andrea Havel; great grandchildren, Georgia and Isabel Havel.
Funeral services: 2 p.m. Monday Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Rev. Karla Sheffy officiating. Graveside services: Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation: 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel in Milligan. Memorials: Milligan Fire Department & Rescue Unit. Online condolences may be left at ?u?www.farmerandsonfuneralhome.com
?/u?Lincoln Journal Star, 16 Mar 2012 (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)?u?
Obituary, copied from his Find A Grave Memorial Page:
Allen Joseph Oliver, 80, of Buna, Texas, died Friday, August 23, 2013.
He was born on March 14, 1933, in Crowley, Louisiana, to Amedine Doucet Oliver and Harrist Oliver.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Oliver; children, James Oliver and his wife, Teresa; Mike Oliver; and Linda Bell and her husband, William; stepchildren, Debra Hoose and Beckie Wilkinson and her husband, Joe; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
He his preceded in death by his parents; son, Terry Oliver; brothers, John, George, and Willie Oliver; and sister, Lena Oliver Myers.
Name: Mary Anna Alms
Death Date: 21 Nov 1972
Death Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 84 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1888
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Oliver
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Jones
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2242194
Digital Film Number: 4169873
Image Number: 128
Reference Number: 85715
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
I just read your postings on Rootweb for Ananias "G" Oliver, son of Robert Oliver and Nancy [I've forgotten her maiden name] of Davidson Co-Williamson Co-Giles Co, TN., Limestone Co. AL and other Alabama counties] His son Robert settled part of his estate in Sabine Co. TX records.
Forgive me but I am attempting to recite this from memory.
Robert's family connections are George Oliver [Tyrrell Co NC, Davidson Co-Williamson-Giles Co, TN]
Frederick Oliver [Tyrrell Co. NC, Davidson Co. TN - died from wounds suffered in War of 1812]
Edward Oliver [Tyrrell Co. NC, Davidson Co. TN]
Roderick Oliver - [TN - Marshall, MS - TX]
Joseph Oliver - [Tyrrell Co-Washington Co, TN]
A Virginia Meader Cox LeMay researched this line many years ago. She is now deceased and I no longer have her lineage sheets. I do remember that Ananias had an older sister, Nancy who married a Birdsong, and a brother named Robert, who settled in Montgomery, TX. Robert JR. settled his father's estate which was quite extensive.
Robert Sr. is listed in my ancestor's will, placing Robert in charge of George's bequeath to his daughter Esther Oliver Croft filed in Giles Co. TN. Robert owned and operated an inn.
Also, Ananias' son's name is George G[reen] not George C. We, too, have two George Green Oliver in the family. George Oliver Sr.'s two youngest sons, Zebulon Sr. and William Hugh, named sons George Green Oliver.
Perhaps this will help you on your way to more discoveries.
At the time of the 1900 Sabine County, Texas census, he lived with his Aunt Martha Oliver Meador and her husband. He was shown as age 23, and appears to have been married to a 22 year old Anna M, born in Texas. Eddie was incorrectly listed as a brother-in-law of James Meador. His parents lived next door. In 1920, he and Anna were living next door to Martha and James Meador.
McDaniel's transcription of the 1900 Sabine County, Texas census lists the family as follows:
Precinct 8 103/103
Oliver, George Head M W 48 M TX TN SC Farmer
Oliver, Mary E Wife F W 25? M GA GA GA (age is either in error, OR this is a second wife)
Oliver, Ida Dau F W 20 S TX TX GA
Oliver, Cassie Dau F W 18 S TX TX GA
Oliver, Mattie Dau F W 15 S TX TX GA
Oliver, Anna Dau F W 12 S TX TX GA
Oliver, Ludie Dau F W 9 S TX TX GA
Jones, Jane S(ister)-in-law F W 49 M TX TX GA
Household #21-21 in Precinct 8 is headed by 44 year old Samuel Jones from Georgia. He is married to 39 year old Texanna . Living in their home is 23 year old Vessie Oliver, listed as a nephew. It is not known how, or if, Samuel and Jane Jones (above) are related.
The Oliver's listing on the 1920 census shows the following:
Pr 8 116-116
Oliver, G.G. Head M W 68 M TX TX TX
Oliver, Mary Wife F W 71 M GA GA GA
Name: Ida Ebarb
Death Date: 30 Jan 1961
Death Place: Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 81 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1879
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Oliver
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Jones
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: San Augustine, Texas
Burial Date: 30 Jan 1961
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116709
Digital Film Number: 4166563
Image Number: 473
Reference Number: 7258
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Mary Ledyard Oliver born 12-29-1895 at the home of her Grandfather William E Ladyard on the MT Meigs Rd , east of Montgomery , Alabama,...... married 1-21-1920 Andrew Jackson McLemore , HE WAS BORN 12-14-1891 ..HAD ISSUE Andrew Jackson McLemore JR..
She was dau of Thomas Winfrey Oliver & Fannie Thornton Ledyard
From
Marks-Barnett Families & Their KIN ,Pettigrew, Marion Dewoody , page 252, published 1939 (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
Name: Mattie Sanders Bennefield
Death Date: 11 Jan 1976
Death Place: Center, Shelby, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 91 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 05 Aug 1884
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Oliver
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Jones
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 12 Jan 1976
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243844
Digital Film Number: 4167929
Image Number: 717
Reference Number: 5497
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
On the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Nancy Oliver can be found in the following household:
23-23
Nancy Oliver 63 f NC $500
James C. Woods 22 m Miss
She owned six slaves. She is said to be the mother of Ananias Oliver, age 28 and born in Tennessee, lived in household #151 with his wife and two young children.
She was still living alone in 1860. The Sabine County census lists her as follows:
51-51 Nancy Oliver 75 f NC farmer $4,300 $9,680
An Eldridge M. Oliver was a member of the First Regiment of Hood's Texas Brigade. (Schluter, 1860 Census of Sabine County, Texas with Civil War Records, c 1983, pages 64-65). It is not known if he is related to Nancy Oliver. The 1870 Sabine County census has a household headed by Samuel Oliver, born ca 1830 in Mississippi (#510-510). It is not known if he is related to Nancy either.