The Descendants of James William Ewing
James William5 Ewing (James4, Alexander3, John2, Alexader1, Robert A)
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1. James William Ewing {25} was born 19 Oct 1825 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James Ewing {31} and Nancy Smith {32}. James died 27 Oct 1882 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Elizabeth McCarty Allman {26} 30 Sep 1847 in Wilson Co., TN. She was born 25 Jan 1827 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Thomas Allman {143} and Margaret Allison {144}. Elizabeth died 22 Jul 1903 in Wilson Co., TN. James and Elizabeth are both buried in the Allison Cemetery, a family cemetery, near Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. Today, that cemetery is referred to as the Ewing cemetery.
Known children of James are:
2. i. William Love Ewing {27}, born 20 Apr 1849 in Wilson Co., TN, died in childhood 31 Jan 1855.
+ 3. ii. Thomas Alexander Ewing {28}, born 15 May 1851, died 31 Aug 1912.
+ 4. iii. Margaret Emma Ewing {29}, born 28 Aug 1853, died 16 Apr 1929.
+ 5. iv. Fannie Lee Ewing {30}, born 7 Jul 1862, died 24 Mar 1949.
+ 6. v. James William Ewing, Jr. {17}, born 28 Nov 1863, died 26 Jan 1949.
James was only 57 years old when he was killed in an accident on his farm. When I was talking with my mother in 1958 about her family she indicated that James was working with a wagon and he went to the low side of the wagon to fix something and the wagon turned over rolling him down the hill, which killed him. From the record of Carol Ann Ewing we find J. W. Ewing was killed with a wagon and team on the Ewing property. The wagon turned over twice with a load of corn. Turned over on Uncle Willy. The mare was lying across J. W.'s chest. He was a mason.
A record of a will for James William Ewing has not been found in Wilson County, Tennessee. In the Wills and Inventories Book A, 1878-1884, the inventory and account of sale of the personal property of J. W. Ewing is recorded on pages 489-491 showing a total value of $1,827.98 signed by T. A. Ewing. The items listed are the typical items that you find in the estate of a farmer. However, a couple of items gives us a clue as to some of the activities. He had 31 bee stands that sold for a total of $25.38 and eighteen horses, mules, and mares. His six hogs sold at a price of 5 ½ to 5 ¾ cents per pound for $99.41.
On page 497 of the Wills and Inventories Book A is the record of what is being given to the widow, Mrs. E. M. Ewing, for her support for the next year.
So much of the crop and provisions and money on hand or other assets as may be sufficient in our opinion to support her and her family one year from the death of her said husband. We set apart to her for said purpose the following articles to wit:
Corn 50 barrels, Wheat 25 bushels, Oats 2000 binds, hay and shucks and chaff in barn. Pork net 1500 pounds, lard 150 pounds, salt 2 barrels, 20 gallons vinegar,10 bushels barley on hand. Such articles as not on hand we deem necessary. Years support we have carefully calculated, and find it will take one hundred and fifty six dollars, to purchase. We allow the same, current expenses two hundred dollars. Total three hundred fifty six dollars. What fat hogs are on hand to be sold for cash by administrator to be paid to the widow on the above account. November 13, 1882.
Signed: T. A. McKee, H. H. Delay, J. H. Davis
On November 17, 1887, Elizabeth Ewing completed and signed an application for a “Claim of Widow for Service Pension, War of 1846. The information asked for in the application gives us some valuable information. James W. Ewing was a private in the company commanded by Captain John W. Marshall in the 1st Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry commanded by Jonas E. Thomas in the war of 1846 with Mexico and he volunteered on 8th day of June 1846 at Nashville, Tennessee. His term of service terminated by reason of honorable discharge at New Orleans on or about the 1st day of June 1847. She and James were married on the 30th day of September 1847 in Wilson County and her maiden name was Elizabeth Allmon. (Sic) She says James was born in Wilson County and that he was at the time of his death 57 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, of fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation a farmer.
In the affidavit signed by M. A. Byers, he states: “James W. Ewing was actually engaged in a battle of Vera Cruz at Vera Cruz in April 1847. I was present with him during the whole time of his service.”
On August 19, 1847, James Ewing purchased 104 acres from James T. Sims for five hundred and fifteen dollars. A north boundary of his land, which was short in length, adjoined the property of Elizabeth Allison, his mother-in-law’s mother. On May 3, 1855, he sold his 104 acres to James Sharp for eight hundred dollars. Additional property was purchased a couple of miles or so south of where he had lived. He lived the balance of his life on that farm which was located about three miles north of Milton.
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3. Thomas Alexander Ewing {28} was born 15 May 1851 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James William Ewing {25} and Elizabeth McCarty Allman {26}. Thomas died 31 Aug 1912 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. He married Cindarella Robert Penuel {1483} 12 Oct 1871. She was born 24 Mar 1851 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Frederick Penuel {2440} and Lucinda Jennings {2441}. Cindarella died 2 Apr 1913 in Wilson Co., TN. Thomas and Cindarella are buried in the Allison Cemetery near Greenvale. Return to parents
Known children of Thomas are:
7. i. Ida Irene Ewing {1484}, born 7 Sep 1872 in Wilson Co., TN. She married John Harrison Patterson {1489} 6 Dec 1914. He was born 21 Dec 1862. John died Jan 1949 in Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX, and was buried the New I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX. Ida died 29 Jul 1959 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN.
8. ii. John Lee Ewing {1485}, born 21 Apr 1874 in Wilson Co., TN.
John Lee left home and never returned. The family received two letter from John after he left home. One letter was from Kentucky and the other letter from Kansas. Based on the information we have on Margaret Emma Ewing Cox, it appears that John may have gone to Kentucky with her, his aunt, and later to Kansas with the Cox family. The area where the Cox family lived was very close to the Oklahoma line and John’s descendants, if he married and had children, he could have lived in Oklahoma or Kansas.
9. iii. Benjamin Franklin Ewing {1486}, born 27 May 1876 in Wilson Co., TN, died in infancy 13 Sep 1877 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in the Allison Cemetery near Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN.
10. iv. Egbert B Ewing {1487}, born 18 Jun 1889 in Wilson Co., TN, died in infancy 2 Aug 1889 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in the Allison Cemetery near Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN.
+ 11. v. Elbert Vance Ewing {1488}, born 18 Jun 1889, died 22 Aug 1971.
4. Margaret Emma Ewing {29} was born 28 Aug 1853 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James William Ewing {25} and Elizabeth McCarty Allman {26}. Margaret died 16 Apr 1929 in Anthony, Harper Co., KS. She married Abram Ivie Cox {1520} 1 Sep 1870. He was born 9 Jun 1848. Abram died 21 Dec 1887 in Wilson Co., TN. Margaret Emma continued to live in Tennessee until 1904 when she moved to Kentucky before James William Ewing, Jr., her brother, moved to Texas later that year. Return to parents
Known children of Margaret are:
+ 12. i. James Alfred Cox {1521}, born 10 Jun 1871, died 9 Sep 1933.
13. ii. Robert Enos Cox {1522}, born 16 Oct 1873 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Jennie Dentice {1576}. Jennie died in Colorado. Robert died in or near Baltimore, Maryland in an army hospital and was buried in the Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Fairfax Co., Virginia. Robert moved to Colorado for his wife's health.
+ 14. iii. Elma Cox {1523}, born 11 Nov 1875, died 27 Jun 1917.
+ 15. iv. Bennie Clair Cox {1524}, born 29 Aug 1878, died 6 Jun 1946.
16. v. Kate Temperance Cox {1525}, born 10 Mar 1881. She married Lee Allen {1593} 8 Sep 1907. Kate died 29 Aug 1969 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado.
+ 17. vi. William Webster Cox {1526}, born 9 Oct 1883, died 16 May 1955.
18. vii. Delia Lee Cox {1527}, born 29 Sep 1885, died 17 Oct 1905.
In a 1984 letter from Lillie Lysle Cox, she writes “I do have our family bible, and some hand written pages by Grandmother Cox, Margaret Emma Ewing Cox, who came to live with us in Anthony after uncle Robert Cox left his job in the coal mines at Chicosa, Colorado. She was a very petite proper little lady, and we didn’t consider her a chore at all–she did a LOT of beautiful crocheting, etc.”
5. Fannie Lee Ewing {30} was born 7 Jul 1862 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James William Ewing {25} and Elizabeth McCarty Allman {26}. Fannie died 24 Mar 1949 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN, and was buried in the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. She married Thomas Horace Knight, Jr {1607} 13 Jul 1887. He was born 31 Jul 1851 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Dr. Thomas H Knight, {154} and Lucinda Thomas {3103}. Thomas died 24 Mar 1934 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in the Knight Cemetery located on Knight Creek in Wilson Co., TN. Return to parents
Known children of Fannie are:
+ 19. i. Octa Knight {1608}, born 14 Sep 1888, died 15 Aug 1964.
+ 20. ii. Ira Lee Knight {1609}, born 31 Jan 1890, died 2 Aug 1957.
+ 21. iii. Thomas Allen Knight {1610}, born 24 Jun 1894, died 11 Aug 1972.
+ 22. iv. James Wilson Knight {1611}, born 5 Jun 1896, died 6 May 1961.
23. v. John Leslie Knight {1612}, he went by the name of Leslie, born 27 Dec 1898 in Wilson Co., TN, died in childhood 23 Jun 1900 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in the Knight Cemetery Statesville, Wilson Co., TN.
24. vi. Arthur Roy Knight {1613}, born 16 Nov 1901 in Wilson Co., TN, died 18 Jul 1917 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in the Knight Cemetery, Statesville, Wilson Co., TN. He was struck by lightning in the living room leaning against the wall in a straight chair near a wall telephone.
+ 25. vii. William Floyd Knight {1614}, born 5 Jun 1905, died 4 Jan 1984.
Thomas also married (1) Blanche Cox {1603} 12 Jul 1874. She was born 3 Aug 1852. She was the daughter of A W Cox {3104} and Elizabeth J [———?———] {3105}. Blanche died 21 or 29 Jan 1886 in Wilson Co., TN.
Known children of Thomas and Blanche are:
26. viii. Ada Knight {1605}, born 20 Jun 1873. She married W. Jess Hill {3108} 25 Feb 1900. He was born 7 Mar 1875. Ada died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, and was buried in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN.
+ 27. ix. Daisey Knight {1604}, born 4 May 1878, died 15 Sep 1907.
+ 28. x. Maynard Knight {3106}, born 8 Sep 1880, died 8 Jun 1921.
+ 29. xi. Everett Donald Knight {1606}, born 19 Apr 1883, died 11 Dec 1968.
30. xii. A T Knight {3107}, born 1 Jan 1886, died in infancy 1 Oct 1886.
6. James William Ewing, Jr. {17} was born 28 Nov 1863 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James William Ewing {25} and Elizabeth McCarty Allman {26}. James died 26 Jan 1949 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He married Mary Ella Smith {18} 27 Nov 1884 in Wilson Co., TN. She was born 13 Oct 1865 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Pressly Bond Smith {93} and Felicity Caroline Blankenship {94}. Ella died 8 Feb 1938 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. James and Mary Ella were buried in the East Mount Cemetery in Greenville, Hunt, TX.
Known children of James are:
+ 31. i. Allan Wayne Ewing {19}, born 3 Apr 1886, died 11 Jul 1953.
32. ii. Allie Mae Ewing {20}, born 9 May 1888 in Wilson Co., TN, died in infancy 24 Nov 1888 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in Wilson Co., TN.
+ 33. iii. Beulah Almeda Ewing {21}, born 21 Jan 1890, died 24 May 1988.
+ 34. iv. William Clarence Ewing {22}, born 29 May 1892, died 14 Sep 1936.
+ 35. v. Gertie May Ewing {7}, born 14 Nov 1894, died 20 Oct 1989.
+ 36. vi. Cecil Smith Ewing {23}, born 2 May 1897, died 11 Jul 1968.
+ 37. vii. Caroline Elizabeth Ewing {24}, born 24 Oct 1899, died 18 Oct 1972.
In 1969, I was talking with my Aunt Beulah McGuire about the family and learned that in 1902, James William, her father, came to Texas for the soldiers reunion and to visit his uncles Ben & Shed. After he got back to TN, Clarence was planting the corn and the corn was already several inches tall in Texas. He liked the longer growing season deciding then to move to Texas.
It was about two years before the family moved to Texas. Since grandpa kept a diary starting in 1903, we know a lot of the details about the family. Grandpa’s mother was still living at this time and she spent a few days or weeks with a child and then she would go to another child’s home for a period of time.
No doubt the interest that grandpa had in his family and the record keeping that he did had an influence on me getting so involved with genealogy. All of the information was maintained in a large ledger and, after keeping records for a number of years in a notebook, he transferred the information to the ledger. After the death of grandpa, my mother held on to the records and they came into my possession about 1967. One of the pages is dated 1902 and the information on that page was about his uncle Thomas Allman’s family. I am sure he kept records on the Ewing family for a good while before he started working on the Allman information.
The information identified his uncle living in Anderson, Missouri. In 1990, we were able to locate two descendants that were still living in that area.
The diaries kept by grandpa gives us a good bit of information about the family and how they lived. One of the items of interest to me was the food, what kind, and where did they get their food. A number of entries from the 1903 diary tells us something about how they put food on the table:
February
9 Went to Milton in afternoon sold some meat, Jowls @ 5 cents, shoulders @ 9 ½ cents and sides @ 10 ½ cents & bought Bbl. [barrel] Sugar at 5 cents & freight from Murfreesboro.
14 Had 1st turnip sallet today.
March
14 Set first hen today.
25 Sowed cabbage seed & tomatoes in afternoon.
26 Re-broke part of garden & planted 1 bushel of Irish potatoes.
27 Prepared ground & planted peas, onions, onion sets & sowed radishes, lettuce & mustard in forenoon.
28 Planted 20 rows of corn above garden in afternoon.
29 Went to Milton shopping and carried 16 dozen eggs.
April
24 Caught 14 hens to sell.
25 Sold 14 hens $6# @ 8¢ + $3.68.
28 Worked out June peas & onions & radishes and prepared some more ground for radishes in forenoon.
29 Plowed in garden and planted 2 rows of beans 2 papers of beets, some radishes & ochre [okra] in afternoon. Stuck peas.
30 Planted 4 hills of squash, 11 hills cucumbers, sowed paper of drumhead cabbage & some mustard & lettuce. Harrowed Irish potatoes & hoed 1 row.
May
11 Got 440 sweet potato slips.
16 Set out 440 sweet potato slips, planted three rows beans, one row goobers [peanuts], set out some cabbage and plowed out Irish potatoes and planted some popcorn & sun flowers.
18 Planted 1 row of beans & 10 hills of watermelons in p.m.
20 Set out 155 cabbages & 25 tomato plants.
21 Got 206 cabbage plants and set them out.
June
3 Went by Mrs. Brantly’s and got some cabbage plants and we set them out and 75 besides. Had 1st peas and potatoes for dinner.
8 Sam Thomas called with 100 potato slips.
9 Made 3 potato ridges and set them out and set out 65 or 70 cabbages.
20 Hoed some sweet potatoes and cabbage and set out about 310 cabbage plants and 70 tomato slip.
27 Hoed stick and butter beans and a lot of tomatoes and planted about 20 or more hills of cucumbers. Hoed and plowed some beets.
29 Children picked some blackberries in afternoon, about a gallon.
July
24 Plowed popcorn, sorghum above wheat house, and in orchard and plowed cabbage. Had our first roasting ears, today.
August
14 Sowed some turnips.
September
1 Sowed some turnips, second sowing.
5 Put out shallots this morning.
10 Had first sweet potatoes today.
15 Picked 6 ½ sacks of peas.
16 Picked some peas in afternoon.
17 Gathered sunflower seed and 4 sacks of peas.
19 Sold my wheat for 70¢ or 32# good flour.
21 Lucy Martin & children picked 195# peas = 97 ½, Mary Carter & children picked 115# peas = 57 ½. [These must have been picked on the halves, to owner and picker.]
October
23 Helped gather cabbage, tomatoes, pepper and ground them to make chow-chow.
24 Made sweet pickles and 4 gallons of chow chow.
26 Cut vines off late potatoes, dug the sweet potatoes about 6 bushel and plowed up the peanuts.
The above tells us about some of the food that was grown and stored. It would appear that a lot of canning was done that was not actually recorded in his diary.
Before going on a trip to Tennessee in 1970, aunt Beulah told me about the old farm and the spring house that was located on the spring that was on the property. She wanted me to try to find the old spring. When we visited the old family place, we looked some for the spring but it was not found. The cool water from the spring allowed them to keep milk, other dairy products, and other items in a cool place. Ice was available but it was rather expensive. July 18, 1903 (diary) “got 100# ice for ma 95¢.
Hog killing time is a time of the year that many of the older generation know about. Pork was used a lot and it was easy to cure the hams. On November 27, 1903, grandpa killed three hogs for himself and two for Sam Thomas who assisted along with Will Brantly. Grandpa trimmed the meat, cut up lard and ground sausage. The next day he helped grandma finish the lard, two kettles in the morning. It making about 24 or 25 gallons.
It is interesting how they handled beef since it was not as easy to keep as pork. On July 31, 1903, Will Brantly came by to discuss a beef club. A meeting was held on August 21 but it “failed 9 ½ shares.” However, the beef club must have been formed since on September 4, in his diary we find “Bot beef at Mr. Brantly’s, furnished by Edgar Brantly netted 314#, I believe, I got 21 ½ #”. After receiving meat a few more times, grandpa furnished the animal on October 9 for the club. It netted 306 pounds and the hide was 43 pounds worth 5¢ a pound.
On November 13th, grandpa “went to beef club in afternoon got $2.35 over plus on beef.” (Diary)
Apparently, the neighbors helped each other a lot. When a cow went “dry”, the owner must have borrowed a cow from someone that could spare a cow for a period of time. We find that grandpa loaned a cow “Red” to Johnnie Jennings on December 11th and the next day another cow was loaned to Tim Lax. (Diary)
It seems that a majority of the farmers had very little worth and their money supply was limited. We find in the diary that money was borrowed a few times from a relative. In the back of the diary was a ledger sheet for the twelve months. The income and expenses for the James William Ewing family was maintained. For the year 1903, his income was $426.94 and expenses were $374.60 and the income included the sale of a mule for $110.00 on December 28.
Not only did the sale of the mule reduce the amount of food needed for animals during the winter, but it also might be an indication that grandpa is beginning to prepare for a move to Texas. On November 14th, he “got map of Texas from Ft. W. & D. C. R.R.” (Diary)
Besides farming, grandpa was involved with helping others or doing some carpenter work for others. On December 26, he “took a contract today to put new floor in Ewingsville school house for $26.00.” (Diary)
On January 7th, Maynard Knight was hired as the school teacher at $15.00 month. Based on other comments recorded in his diary, grandpa must have been on the school board in some capacity. People came to him for different things that involved the school. On April 18th, we find “went to meeting of school board of directors. . . .Gave our school to Maynard Knight at 25.00.” (Diary)
“Willie” as he was called by many was apparently fairly well educated for his time. As we have found through our family research, the Ewing men could read and write in almost all cases. He was frequently helping others with reports, deeds, acknowledgments, and other clerical type of work.
With it being closer to the time that grandpa is going to Texas, he “sent 25¢ to the semi weekly Dallas News” on April 27th and received his first paper on May 4th. On August 2nd, he left for Texas to locate a farm to rent. After looking at some farms around Celeste, Texas, he went to Frank Beezly’s farm and rented a farm on east of his home place with 50 acres to cultivate and privilege of his home place and 75 or 80 acres if he moves to town. This farm is located 1 1/4 miles east of Celeste.
After spending some additional time visiting his relatives, grandpa left for Tennessee at 7:25 p.m. on the train. He changed to the Cotton Belt train at Greenville having a several hour layover. He left on the evening of August 12th and got back to Tennessee on August 14th after traveling about 39 hours.
On August 25th, he rented his farm to Jim Word for the next year, 1905, for $130.00 due on November 15, 1905. After returning from Texas, Plato Hancock and Joe Knox visited with grandpa to learn about moving to Texas. Plato did move to Texas a few days after grandpa.
Things began to move pretty fast for the Ewing family’s move to Texas. Different items were sold to interested parties. A sale was held on September 15th with Jim Davis being the auctioneer and J. A. and R. M. Baxter clerks.
Before leaving on September 21st for Texas, the Ewing family visited a lot of relatives. When I discussed the family move with my mother, I learned that a number of families moved to Texas at the same time and they leased a railroad car so they could travel together and would not have to change trains. They “left Murfreesboro early, car full, came together.” They arrived in Greenville the next day and got to Celeste at 2:30 in the afternoon. When the train arrived in Nashville, there was short layover and the rail car they were traveling in had to be switched to another track and engine. Clarence had gotten off of the car to go inside the station to get something and the switch in the cars was made while he was inside. He got on the wrong train but realized it before the train moved away from the station. Just before arriving at the station in Greenville, Texas Carrie was trying to look out the window and she had her hat blown off her head and it was not recovered.
Arrangements were made to move to the Allan Weathers farm and they moved in on the 24th. Allan and his family were moving to Lockney, Texas via Canyon City. They left on October 4th. A lot of visiting was done immediately with relatives, but they did not waste any time before they starting working gathering corn and picking cotton on the 26th.
The pay for picking cotton and pulling corn appears to be very low. On October 22nd, grandpa indicates in his diary that he ‘finished pulling corn for Mr. Lewis 8 ½ days $12.75 and on November 4th, he recorded “finished J. A. & Hop Weathers crop. [cotton picked] 10806# in all. $98.55".
On December 26, the Ewing family started packing for another move and with the help of Uncle Ben and Hubert, the move was made on the 28th to the Beezly place. Grandpa used Uncle Shed’s buggy for he and Ella to make the trip.
We do not know if grandpa farmed the next couple of years or not since the diaries for 1905 and 1906 are not available. But, in 1907, he is living in Celeste and his recorded work activities indicate he would do any and all types of work. However, his finances must have improved some since moving to Texas. On January 2, 1907, he paid $500.00 cash for a house. On May 3rd, he insured the three houses he owned. The houses rented for five and six dollars a month.
A summary of the income and expenditures for 1907, gives us a clue as to the amount of money it took to raise a family with six children:
Income Expenditure
Jan $808.70 $796.00
Feb 722.50 58.75
Mar 65.40 109.90
Apr 46.15 116.00
May 49.50 906.30 (includes loan for $350 and $504.80 which may have to do with a gin)
June 33.55 35.60
July 43.85 (loan $32) 62.95
Aug 47.60 (loan $20) 56.10
Sept 410.75 371.90
Oct 138.65 158.85
Nov 92.55 62.04
Dec 70.75 43.50
Total $2,529.95 $2,777.89
The diary entries indicate that grandpa was in several small business ventures, purchasing and selling bricks, some interest in a gin, renting houses, buying and selling cotton, a delivery business, buying and selling corn, and owner of a local telephone exchange. Based on a printed letterhead, grandpa and Uncle Wayne owned or operated the telephone exchange in Celeste, Merit, and Wagner, Texas.
“Willie” Ewing had been in Texas nearly three years in July 1907, when he “consulted with Dr. Norris.” (Diary) From all that I know about my grandfather, he was a person that loved his family. He made trips to visit relatives in Tennessee and Texas. I am wondering if at this time, grandpa missed Tennessee and his family and friends there and that he might have “twisted” Dr. Norris’ arm some during the consultation. It was decided grandpa would go to Tennessee for his hay fever.
Grandpa left the next day, after his consultation with Dr. Norris, on the 10:43 a.m. train for Tennessee. He returned to Texas on August 28, fifty-one days. According to his diary, he had borrowed $32.00 on the same day he consulted with Dr. Norris.
On August 8th, grandma, Cecil and Carrie left for Tennessee and she returned to Texas on October 5th, fifty-nine days eight days longer than her husband. During their visit to Tennessee, their old friends and neighbors had a picnic for them at the Ewingsville school house. About a 125 people attended.
The years that I remember my grandfather, he was the secretary for the City of Celeste, Texas collecting taxes and for the water. I do not know how long he was the city secretary. In 1909, he received 65 votes for Secretary and Treasurer. His diary entry does not indicated if he was elected as the City Secretary and Treasurer or if he lost. The best that I recall, he worked as the City Secretary and Treasurer right up to the time he died at the age of 84 years. My mother, Gertie May Ewing McMichael followed her father in that job and she served as city secretary for over twenty five years.
The following record from a trip to Tennessee in 1928 describes to some extent the conditions of the roads and how travel was in those early years of the automobile. Based on the problems they had with flat tires on that trip should make us appreciate more the value of steel belted tires of today. It appears that the trip was made in a fairly new Nash automobile. This could be the same Nash that I remember making a trip or two to Dallas with my grandparents to visit their daughter, Beulah McGuire.
Traveling in the 1920s and 1930s by car was not apparently the easiest trip at times. In 1928 for a trip to Tennessee from Celeste, Texas, grandpa, James William Ewing, Jr., recorded the trip in detail. The following is extracted from that record that was written on Celeste Telephone Company stationary showing exchanges at Celeste, Merit and Wagner & Bell Connections:
Celeste, Texas Tues. June 12, 1928
Clarence and family, Ella & myself left Celeste at 5:15 a.m. The speedometer registering 2865.7 miles. Arrived at Greenville 12 ½ m[iles] at 5:42 at Commerce 31 m. at 6:10 ... DeKalb 142 m. at 9:40. Just out of DeKalb run into mud and delayed 45 minutes and had to be pulled through the worst of it ... Took highway #67 out [from Texarkana] & stopped about 7 miles out and eat lunch at 11:50 a.m. Started agin at 12:20 p.m. and Ferried Red River just before reaching Fulton ... Fee for Ferry 50¢ ... Arkadelphia 247 m. at 4:05, got 7 gal gas $1.55 & cold drinks 80¢ ... over H. W. #7 [highway] to avoid detour ... Had lights examined 25¢ ... took #150 and on #15 to avoid detour to Sherrill ... to Almyra 436 m. at 10:30 p.m. and spent the night at Stella’s – was partly cloudy and sprinkle of rain at the mud hole out of De Kalb. Full days mileage 436 and used 37 gal. gas. [On the road 17 hours & 15 minutes.]
Wednesday 6-13-28 Spent the day and night at Stella’s. Went down town and got shave and took ride with Fed in county and to a rice farm ... had big rain in p.m. [Stella Smith Evans is a niece of Ella and Willie Ewing.]
Thursday 6-14-28 Left Almyra [Arkansas] at 7:25 a.m. to Stuttgart 15 m. at 7:50 go 8 gal gas $1.84 6qts oil $1.50, air and water ... crossed White River Bridge Toll $1.00 ... Had flat tire 6 miles of Forrest City changed spare tire ... had tube patch $1.00 and eat lunch $3.05 and left 12:10 crossed Trestle Bridge and main Bridge 3 & 4/10 miles long, water 8/10 miles wide, Bridge Toll 50¢ and into Memphis at 2:00 passed through city and park which was the prettiest I ever saw ... rested 25 minutes & got cold drinks ... eat supper at Blue Bird Café $3.00 and stay all night at Ingram Hotel, 286 miles, 722 miles from Celeste.
Friday June 15, 1928 Eat Breakfast at Café $1.70, Hotel bill $4.50 Garage bill 25¢ ... had forgotten baby’s spoon and went a mile or more to get it ... at Ferry Tennessee River at 7:55 Ferry Fee 50¢ ... about 5 miles out of Dickson detoured for about 18 miles and came into Nashville over old Charlotte pike ... to Murfreesboro 153 miles at 12:45, eat lunch at City Café $3.05 rested and got shave & shine ... arrived at Cora’s (21 m) 174 m. at 3:45 p.m. No one at home.
Total miles driven in all 901 1/5 miles. Total gas used 63 gal. Wrote cards to Beulah, Cecil, Carrie & Stella and got letter from Gertie. Geo. Givens funeral in progress as we passed Church at Greenvale, and Cora, Fred & Lyda there. Wilson, his wife & baby & Floyd, wife & baby came by Cora’s a few minutes from the burial to see us. Macy & Mamie came and sit till bedtime. Generally fair most of the day.
Saturday 6-16-28 Spent the day & night at Cora’s. Bright, sunshiny day. Got a card from Beulah and wrote to Gertie. Clarence, Seaton, & I went to Elbert’s & Greenvale and got our mail. Had Sam Dillon to tighten brakes some on car. Fannie & Horace, Ira, Frances & Lynn came in P.m. Clarence & W.C. went hunting in late p.m. No luck. Lyda, Althea, Ella Pearl, Seaton & I went to Greenvale in late p.m.
Sunday 6-17-28 Spent the day at Cora’s. Everet. Laura, Ottis, Addie and children, Alvie and Eula, Sallie, Carrie Belle & Mary, Hezron [Cunningham] & Annie Mae, Macy & Mamie & Roy Smith came and spent the day and Jess and Ada Hill came in p.m. After supper we went to Elbert’s and spent the night.
Monday 6-18-28 Left Elbert’s in a.m. and spent the day and night at Fannies. Wilson & family & Floyd and family there. Elbert and family cane and sit till bedtime. Althea feeling bad and Seaton sick during night.
Tues 6-19-28 All went to Ira’s and spent the day. Horace, Fannie, Fannie Drue and boy, Octa & children, Willette spent the day there and Blanche, Donald and Alta came in p.m. In p.m. Clarence, Althea, Seaton, Octa, Ira, & I went to Murfreesboro. Got shave. Had puncture fixed & car greases $1.10 ...
Wed 6-20-28 Was at Fannies till 3:10 p.m. Came hard rain & we left for fear creek would be impassible. Clarence & children went squirrel hunting & killed three in a.m... intended going to Everets but stopped at Cora’s on account of rain and spent the night.
Thursday 6-21-28 Went to Everets and spent the day and night. Sam, Addie and children there. Alta Clemmons Williams spent the day with us and Norman the p.m. & Lona Mae, Willett & children there a few minutes.
Friday 6-22-28 All went to Sallie’s in a.m. stopped at Norene... Mr. Neal came in P.M. Clarence, Neal, Mr. Neal & I went to Watertown in P.M. and got shave. W. C. & Ella Pearl plowed some in garden. Saw first wheat cut today on road. Got letter from Gertie. Had to pump tires at Norene.
Saturday 6-23-28 Spent day & night at Sallies. Neal and Pauline left at 5:00 a.m. for Nacogdoches [Texas]. In P.M. Sallie, Ella, Clarence, Seaton & I went to town and went to see Aunt Margaret Blankenship and Cousin Aramente Davis, and called by Alvie’s... Rained at night.
Sunday 6-24-28 Spent the day & night at Alvie’s. Cora, Fred, Lyda, Mamie & Macey, Otis, Sam, Addie & children & Roy there in day & Cora spent the night there. In P.M. all of Sallie’s family there and Claude Davis & wife, Tarver Davis & wife, Artie James, wife & children called to see us. Big rain about 4 P.M. all went to creek to see high waters & met Nube Davis, Hershall Davis, Nora Davis & Don Moody.
Monday 6-25-28 Went out and seen Joe Witty & Spence Jennings & met Prof. Hopkins. Ella & Cora went to town & called to see Johnnie & Davie Bass at the old home place, and shopped some. Althea & W.C. to barber shop... Mr. Neal, Sallie & family, Cora, Eula & all of us went to Alexandria, Liberty, Dowelltown, Smithville, Caney Fork Bridge and on up mountain.
Tuesday 6-26-28 Clarence & I drove up to Tom Allison’s a few minutes and saw Marg & children. Tom cutting rye. Got shave ... Wrote cards to W.O.W. members.
Wednesday 6-27-28 . ..Spent the night at Elbert’s, all but myself went to Cora’s to get mail and change clothing in P.M... Got letters from Gertie & Carrie & lots of papers.
Thursday 6-28-28 At Elbert’s till 5:00 P.M... Spent the night at Fannies. Some rain in P.M. and awful big rain at night, storm at Alexandria....
Friday 6-29-28 Spent day & night at Fannie’s. Clarence & Wilson went to Statesville via Greenvale awful rough....
Saturday 6-30-28 Spent the day and night at Cora’s but called at Charlie Simpson awhile. Althea went to Greenvale & to Negro house in buggy with Lyda. In P.M. Clarence, Althea, Ella Pearl, Seaton & Lyda went to Murfreesboro....
Sunday 7-1-28 Spent day & night at Cora’s. Charlie Sneed, wife & son Carl, Macey & Mamie, Norman Williams & wife spent the day with us & Alvie & Eula, Uncle Preston B[lankenship], Clarence & Ethel, Cyrus & wife, Everett Knight, Lee & Elsie Knox came in P.M. & Horace, Fannie, Floyd, Fannie Drue & W.F. there till bedtime.
Monday 7-2-28 Left Cora’s at 3:15 and went to Daytons & spent the night. Got 5 gal. gas at Nashville $1.05.
Tuesday 7-3-28 Spent day at Dayton’s but eat dinner with Gray & Margaret. Carried car to Nash station & oil changed, brakes overhauled, greased &c. Bill 13.15. Met Noel at train & went to Centennial park in a.m. Noel with us. Clarence got car about 3:30. Left Dayton’s & drove by River to see high water and on to Octa’s & spent the night. All went driving after supper except Mama & I. Fair & hot.
Wednesday 7-4-28 Cousin Ida & Willie came to see us before we left. Left Nashville at 10:20 a.m. on H.W. [highway] #6 ... Savannah 143 m. at 3:35. Ferried Tennessee River 50¢ ... eat supper $2.85 & left 7:05. Had flat tire at 7:30 & got to Memphis 289 m. at 9:45 p.m. Stayed at Claridge Hotel.
Thursday 7-5-28 Hotel Bill 4.50 & 5.50 = 12.00. Breakfast 2.20, garage & repair $1.35. Left Memphis Hotel at 8:30 to Tunica, Miss ... had flat tire 8 miles out of Clarksdale & same tire flat at 2 miles out ... Tire repair $2.50 new tube $3.50 ... to Greenville 162 m. at 6:00 at Ferry at 6:15 couldn’t ferry & at 7:15 drove back to Greenville ... put up at Rest Haven Hotel. Supper at Café $2.95.
Friday 6-6-28 Hotel Bill $8.25, breakfast $3.00, garage 50¢. Left Hotel at 6:35 a.m. began Ferry at 7:00 River 2 m[iles] wide. Ferry Fee $2.75. Left River at 7:25 ... to Monroe 105 m... go jug water & cookies & crackers ... crossed Ouichita River. To Minden ... sent telegram to Beulah from here ... to Shreveport 214 m at 2:50 ... to Greenville 394 m. at 9:05. Got sandwiches & arrived home 406 m. at 9:50. Total miles for trip 2151 miles. Total Gas 135 gal. Oil 13 qts. From Stuttgart.
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A majority of the people visited on their trip to Tennessee were relatives from grandma’s family.
The following was written for Ella and Willie Ewing on their fiftieth wedding anniversary:
Ella and Willie
Into a school room one day
Walked a maiden, sweet and gay,
Now Willie was supposed to be studying a book
But he raised his head and gave her a look.
As soon as he saw this pretty young girl
His heart and head began to whirl
He decided to win her for his wife
And did so, after years of trouble and strife.
So they were married in Tennessee
Just fifty years ago.
They have shared each other happiness
And shared each others woes.
They have live and loved and worked
With Heaven for their goal
And they will live on forever
“While the years of eternity roll”.
Theirs have been a happy life
Very little trouble brewing
And six fine children are living
To honor the name of “Ewing”.
Mrs. W. L. Henry
Mary Ella Smith, my Grandma, and James William Ewing, Jr., my Grandpa, were cousins through the Smith family. We have followed the line for Grandpa. His grandmother was Nancy Smith. We will give a little information to tie Mary Ella’s family to the Ewing family. Mary Ella was the daughter of Pressly Bond Smith.
Pressly Bond Smith born 28 May 1845 in Tennessee, probably Wilson County, died 9 Oct 1923 in Watertown, Wilson Co., TN. He married Felicity Caroline Blankenship 10 Nov 1864 in Wilson County. She was born 12 Aug 1848 in Wilson Co., TN, died 29 Mar 1923 in Watertown, Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James Albert Blankenship and Mary Ann Henderson. Mary Ella had two sisters, Rachel Marillann and Cora Arquilla; and six brothers, James Everett,
Chyrus Alonzo, Horton Dayton, David Hall, Thomas Alvie, and Horace Elton. Pressly Bond was the son of David Bailey Smith.
David Bailey Smith born 24 Sep 1804 in Buckingham County, Virginia, died 8 Apr 1879 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Mary S. “Polly” Lester on 30 Oct 1828 in Wilson County. She was born 29 Mar 1807 in Tennessee, died 13 Dec 1853 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Joshua Lester and Lucy Dillon. Pressly Bond Smith had three brothers, James W., Joshua L., and John W.; and five sisters, Elizabeth, Arminta S., Nancy O., Lucy E., Mary E. David Bailey is the son of Shadrack Smith.
Shadrack Smith born 25 Nov 1772 in Buckingham County, Virginia, died 1 Feb 1855 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Nancy Bailey 20 Nov 1793, most likely in Buckingham County. She was born 1 Oct 1774 in Buckingham County, Virginia, died 18 Nov 1854 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Benjamin Bailey and her mother is not known. Shardrack and Nancy had eleven children: Judith, Elizabeth, Nancy, Issac Phelps, Shadrack Cheatwood, David Bailey, Mary Drusilla, Martha Ann, Rebecca Jane, Benjamin Alexander, Drusilla Claiborne. Shadrack is the son of Alexander Smith and Diana Phelps.
Alexander Smith and Diana Phelps had seven children: Matilda, Isaac, George Lumpkin, Jacob, Martha, Shadrack, and Drucilla.
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11. Elbert Vance Ewing {1488} was born 18 Jun 1889 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Thomas Alexander Ewing {28} and Cindarella Robert Penuel {1483}. Elbert died 22 Aug 1971 in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN. He married Mattie Amma Jennings {1490} 14 Jun 1914 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. She went by the name of Amma. She was born 4 Nov 1889 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of John Favor Jennings, Sr {2442} and Kittie Ellen Dillon {2443}. Amma died 28 Dec 1975 in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN. Elbert and Amma were buried in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lebanon, TN.
Known children of Elbert are:
+ 38. i. Robert Ellen Ewing {1491}, born 23 Jul 1916, died 25 Jan 1978.
+ 39. ii. Thomas Jennings Ewing, Sr {1492}, born 10 Mar 1919, died 10 Jan 1977.
+ 40. iii. Ida Lillian Ewing {1493}
Amma’s father was an undertaker in Greenvale. She as a child tolled the bell for a period of time to advise folks when they had a corpse. She made linings for the caskets as the caskets were
made to size for the person. In November 4, 1952, Amma and Elbert were cleaning out fence rows with a gasoline powered saw. She pulled a good size bush out of the fence row which pulled her into the saw. It cut her leg then she fell into the saw, cutting her left arm off above the elbow. It was approximately one fourth mile from the house. Elbert went to the house, got into the car, went to the store for help, went back to get Amma, putting her and her arm onto the back seat of the car. He drove 19 miles to the hospital. Her leg was operated on and the large bone in the leg was wired back together - the bone was cut three fourths of the way through. The Doctor told us if the accident had happened earlier in the day she would not have been so lucky. The blade was hot from use and caused the blood to clot immediately. She lost only a thimble full of blood. She was in the hospital for two weeks. She accomplished much skill over the years, but she could not roll her hair, crochet, nor put the buttons, button holes, and zippers in the clothes she made. During the canning season her thighs were black and blue from holding the hot jars to seal.
12. James Alfred Cox {1521} was born 10 Jun 1871 in TN. He was the son of Abram Ivie Cox {1520} and Margaret Emma Ewing {29}. James died 9 Sep 1933 in Anthony, Harper Co., KS. He married Ella Sabina Melton {1528} 27 Nov 1895. She was born 15 May 1872. She was the daughter of William Richard Melton {2451} and Martha Jane Marks {2452}. Ella died 19 Mar 1952, and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery in Anthony, Harper Co., KS.
Known children of James are:
+ 41. i. Archie Dean Cox {1529}, born 1 Oct 1896, died 19 Sep 1968.
+ 42. ii. Clair William Cox {1531}, born 2 Feb 1898, died Apr 1969.
43. iii. Lillie Lysle Cox {1530}, born 7 Aug 1899 in Webster Co., KY. She married Earl E Marvin {1561} 10 Jan 1930 in Wichita, KS. He was born 29 Nov 1894.
+ 44. iv. Elfrey James Cox {1532}, born 3 Jun 1902.
14. Elma Cox {1523} was born 11 Nov 1875. She was the daughter of Abram Ivie Cox {1520} and Margaret Emma Ewing {29}. Elma died 27 Jun 1917. She married Dee Vantrease {1577} 1 Aug 1900. He was born 13 Apr 1877. Return to parents
Known children of Elma are:
45. i. baby girl Vantrease {2453}, born 15 Aug 1902, died in infancy 15 Aug 1902.
46. ii. Jerre Baxter Vantrease {1578}, born 24 Sep 1903, died in infancy 12 Dec 1903.
47. iii. Robert Bell Vantrease {1579}, born 12 May 1905, died 23 May 1928. Robert was blind.
48. iv. Wilburn Alton Vantrease {1580}, born 27 Jul 1907. Wilburn was blind.
49. v. Edna Earl Vantrease {1581}, born 1 Feb 1911. Edna had a child and she died in her 20's.
50. vi. David Paul Vantrease {1582}, born 26 Apr 1914.
15. Bennie Clair Cox {1524} was born 29 Aug 1878 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. He was the son of Abram Ivie Cox {1520} and Margaret Emma Ewing {29}. Bennie died 6 Jun 1946 in Belleville, Saint Clair Co., Illinois, and was buried in Coulterville, Randolph Co., Illinois. He married Mary Ellen Barnes {1583} 14 Jun 1905 in Sebree, Webster Co., KY. She was born 7 Apr 1878 in Morton Gap, Hopkins Co., KY. Mary died 11 Feb 1940 in Belleville, Saint Clair Co., Illinois, and was buried in Coulterville, Randolph Co., Illinois. Return to parents
Known children of Bennie are:
51. i. Emma Begalia Cox {1584}, born 9 Aug 1906 in KY, died 11 Nov 1927, and was buried in Coulterville, Illinois.
52. ii. Clair Abigial Cox {1585}, born 31 Dec 1907 in Coulterville, Illinois.
+ 53. iii. Malone Marie Cox {1586}, born 27 Feb 1912.
17. William Webster Cox {1526} was born 9 Oct 1883 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Abram Ivie Cox {1520} and Margaret Emma Ewing {29}. William died 16 May 1955 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married Lola Lee McGough {1594} 9 Feb 1913 in Princeton, KY. She was born 1 May 1890 in Caldwell Co., KY. Lola died 13 May 1965 in Murphysboro, Illinois. William and Lola were buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Johnston City, Illinois. Return to parents
Known children of William are:
+ 54. i. Golda Mae Cox {1595}, born 15 Aug 1918.
+ 55. ii. Mary Jewell Cox {1596}, born 10 Dec 1919.
19. Octa Knight {1608} was born 14 Sep 1888 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Fannie Lee Ewing {30}. Octa died 15 Aug 1964 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. She married Zollie Guy Young {1615} 24 Dec 1911. He was born 6 Oct 1890 in Statesville, Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of William Forrest Young {2529} and Armenda Moore {2530}. Zollie died 29 Jul 1964 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Octa and Zollie were buried in the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. Return to parents
Known children of Octa are:
+ 56. i. William Horace Young {1616}, born 14 Apr 1913, died 17 Feb 1970.
57. ii. Lubie Cleon Young {1617}, born 19 Oct 1915, died 1 Aug 1935 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. Her appendix ruptured the day before she was to graduate from high school and she spent three months in the hospital before she died.
20. Ira Lee Knight {1609} was born 31 Jan 1890 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Fannie Lee Ewing {30}. Ira died 2 Aug 1957 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN, and was buried in Milton, TN. He married (1) Ara Bell {1628} 12 Apr 1913. She was born 11 Jan 1890 in TN. She was the daughter of William Bell {151} and Sallie [———?———] {152}. Ara died 10 Jun 1949 in Milton, TN, and was buried Milton Cemetery in Milton, TN. Return to parents
Known children of Ira are:
+ 58. i. Frances Belle Knight {1629}, born 31 Aug 1914.
+ 59. ii. Ira Lynn Knight {1630}, born 26 Jan 1917, died 23 Jan 1978.
+ 60. iii. Leslie Irving Knight {1631}
+ 61. iv. Anna Lee Knight {1632}
Ira married (2) Lillie Mae Patterson {156}. She went by the name of Mae. She was born 1895. Mae died, and was buried in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. The second marriage for Ira is based on a double headstone located in the Milton Cemetery in Milton, TN.
21. Thomas Allen Knight {1610} was born 24 Jun 1894 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Fannie Lee Ewing {30}. He went by the name of Allen. He died 11 Aug 1972 in Nashville, TN. He married Mary Ina Summar {1647} 16 Sep 1914. She went by the name of Ina. She was born 27 Mar 1894 in Milton, TN. She was the daughter of Rufus Henry Carroll Summar {1094} and Sally Caroline Odom {1575}. Ina died 14 Aug 1972 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. Allan and Ina were killed in a car wreck. They were buried in the Milton Cemetery in Milton, TN. Return to parents
Known children of Allan are:
62. i. Jimmy Clarice Knight {1648}, she went by the name of Clarice, born 30 Nov 1915 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
63. ii. Alta Marie Knight {1649}, born 16 Jan 1917 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN, died 8 Jun 1994 in Nashville, TN, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
+ 64. iii. Frances Carolyn Knight {1650}.
22. James Wilson Knight {1611} was born 5 Jun 1896 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Fannie Lee Ewing {30}. He went by the name of Wilson. Wilson died 6 May 1961 in Nashville, TN, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, TN. He married Alma Jane Lannom {1661} 26 Nov 1925 in Lebanon, TN. She was born 3 Jul 1903 in Gladeville, Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Edward Allen Lannom {1439} and Isabella Lafayette Bilbro {1378}. Return to parents
Known children of Wilson are:
+ 65. i. Joyce Wilarlie Knight {1662}
+ 66. ii. Kenneth Lannom Knight {1663}
25. William Floyd Knight {1614} was born 5 Jun 1905 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Fannie Lee Ewing {30}. He went by the name of Floyd. Floyd died 4 Jan 1984 in Wilson Co., TN, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, TN.
He married Fannie Drue Knight {1653} 3 Jan 1925. She was born 13 Jul 1905 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of William Barger Knight {1790} and Beulah Mandy Jaco {1516}. She is called Fannie Drue. Return to parents
Known children of Floyd are:
+ 67. i. William Floyd Knight, Jr {1654}
68. ii. Ruth Corinne Knight {1655} She married Bobby Kent Gilliam {1660} 15 Jun 1968 in Davidson Co., TN. He was the son of Elbert C. Gilliam {2434} and Bessie L Large {2435}.
27. Daisey Knight {1604} was born 4 May 1878. She was the daughter of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Blanche Cox {1603}. Daisey died 15 Sep 1907. She married (1) Sam Quarles {3109} Jul 1895. Sam died 8 Nov 1900.
Daisey married (2) Rufus Stroud {3110} 1 Nov 1903. Return to parents
Known child of Daisey is:
70. ii. Willette Stroud {3111}, born 26 May 1906. She married ________ Dismukes {3112}.
28. Maynard Knight {3106} was born 8 Sep 1880. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Blanche Cox {1603}. Maynard died 8 Jun 1921. He married Dessie Baker {3125} May 1905. Return to parents
Known children of Maynard are:
71. i. Thomas Baker Knight {3126}, born 9 May 1906.
72. ii. Horace Maynard Knight, Jr {3127}, born 13 Jan 1917.
29. Everett Donald Knight {1606} was born 19 Apr 1883. He was the son of Thomas Horace Knight {1607} and Blanche Cox {1603}. Everett died 11 Dec 1968 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, TN. He married Hilda Clare Hooper {3113} 30 Mar 1908. She was born 1885. She was the daughter of Will H Hooper {3119} and Bettie Bilbro {3120}. Hilda died 1974 in Murfreesboro, TN, and was buried in Milton, TN. Return to parents
Known children of Everett are:
73. i. Horace Hooper Knight {3114}, born 18 Jul 1908. He married Pauline Miller {3121} 10 Oct 1931.
74. ii. James Melvin Knight {3115}, born 23 Jul 1910. He married Mary Elrod {3122} 18 Oct 1946. James died 31 Oct 1994 in TN, and was buried in TN.
75. iii. boy Knight {3116}, born 24 Mar 1912, died in infancy 26 Mar 1912.
76. iv. Blanche Elizabeth Knight {3117}, born 12 Feb 1915. She married Edwin Freese Ayers {3123} 23 Oct 1936.
77. v. William Donald Knight {3118}, born 23 Nov 1920. He married Martha Anne Haynes {3124} 19 Jun 1951.
31. Allan Wayne Ewing {19} was born 3 Apr 1886 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James William Ewing, Jr. {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Allan died 11 Jul 1953 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He married (1) Roxie Talley {515} 3 Oct 1909 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., TX. She was born 23 Oct 1885 in Mount Vernon, Franklin Co., TX. She was the daughter of William Moses Talley {2465} and Eveline Bradley {2466}. Roxie died 29 Mar 1924, and was buried in Greenville, Hunt Co., TX. Wayne and Roxie are buried in East Mount Cemetery in Greenville, TX. Return to parents
Known child of Wayne is:
+ 78. i. Ira Dale Ewing {516}, born 11 Oct 1912, died 3 Aug 1997.
Allan married (2) Willie Hagan {517} 12 Jun 1925. She was born 31 Aug 1886. Willie died in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., TX.
33. Beulah Almeda Ewing {21} was born 21 Jan 1890 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James William Ewing, Jr. {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Beulah died 24 May 1988 in Dallas, TX. She married Oscar LaRue McGuire {532} 3 Jan 1909 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was born 19 Mar 1883 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was the son of W J McGuire {2467} and Sarah E Roach {2468}. Oscar died 20 Nov 1914 in Lane, Hunt Co., TX. Beulah and Oscar are buried in the Lane Cemetery in Lane, Hunt Co., TX. Return to parents
Known child of Beulah is:
79. i. Ina Mae McGuire {533}, born 12 Jun 1912 in Lane, TX.
34. William Clarence Ewing {22} was born 29 May 1892 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James William Ewing, Jr. {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Clarence died 14 Sep 1936 in Ft. Worth, TX. He married Althea Seaton {534} 1 Dec 1915 in Dallas, TX. She was born 19 Apr 1896 in Gatesville, Coryell Co., TX. She was the daughter of Henry Hyde Seaton {2469} and Mary Margaret Hope {2470}. Althea died 7 Feb 1942 in Fort Worth, TX. Clarence and Althea are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth, TX. Return to parents
Known children of Clarence are:
+ 80. i. Ella Pearl Ewing {535}
+ 81. ii. William Clarence Ewing, Jr {536}, born 2 Feb 1918, died 18 Apr 1993.
+ 82. iii. James Seaton Ewing {537}
35. Gertie May Ewing {7} was born 14 Nov 1894 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James William Ewing {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Gertie died 20 Oct 1989 in Greenville, Hunt Co., TX. She married William Word McMichael, {6} 21 Jun 1915 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was born 5 Nov 1878 near Troup, Cherokee Co., TX. He was the son of Lucius Casper McMichael {159} and Martha Agnes Posey {160}. William, died 1 Dec 1942 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. Gertie and William are buried in East Mount Cemetery in Greenville, TX.
Known children of Gertie are:
+ 83. i. William Ewing McMichael {8}
+ 84. ii. Cecil Ray McMichael {9}, born 6 Jan 1918, died 22 Nov 1989.
+ 85. iii. Martha Louise McMichael {10}, born 17 Nov 1919.
+ 86. iv. Ella Zoe McMichael {11}, born 6 Dec 1921, died 19 Nov 1998.
+ 87. v. Beulah Mae McMichael {12}
+ 88. vi. Betty Ruth McMichael {13}
+ 89. vii. Mary Nell McMichael {14}
+ 90. viii. Joe Dan McMichael {15}, born 17 May 1930, died 12 Jul 1987.
+ 91. ix. James Roland McMichael {1}
+ 92. x. Lucy Frances McMichael {16}
In doing the research for my ancestors, one question has come to mind many times. That being, what kind of impact did the railroad have on America. From what little that I have seen, it appears to be one of the main forces that moved the people from the farm to the city.
A short time after finishing his schooling, my dad started working for the railroad. He apparently worked in a number of towns in Texas. In 1910, he was listed on the Potter County Cenus for Texas living in Amarillo on Filmore Street. Some of his tracts can be traced to land or lots that he purchased while working in a certain area. After working for the railroad for several years, he became a merchant in Celeste, Texas. I had two uncles, Clarence Ewing and Clyde Witt that worked for a railroad company.
After being in Celeste for a period of time, he fell in love and got married to my mother. After being married a few years, the great depression hit. It had a big impact on our family as well as all of the families across the country. Reviewing all of the records that have been available to me, it has been possible to see how the depression affected the business of my dad and he was never able to recover from the problems that the depression brought.
Being not quite eleven when my dad died, I can not recall a lot about the family during the time he lived. But, I am grateful for the way that my dad and mother raised their children and how the older brothers and sisters took a part in helping my mother to provide for us after my father died.
Growing Up As I Remember
by
Zoe McMichael McNabb
Today [November 14, 1996] is her 102nd birthday, born on November 14, 1894 in Greenvale, Tennessee to James William and Mary Ella Smith Ewing. She was “Mother” to me, “Your Mother” to my father and Gertie to her parents, siblings, kin and friend, and referred to as “Poor Gertie” by many who knew her. From all accounts, she grew up happy and friendly. From Grandpa’s journal, she seems to have slept over a lot with her girl friends and kin people, and family friends. I assume that in a rural community in Tennessee, entertainment and activity was simple, and travel done mainly by foot, horse back, buggy or wagon, once you got somewhere why not stay over. When mother was 10 years old, Grandpa and Grandma, together with her five siblings along with thirteen other families leased a railroad car to move them and their possessions to Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. I don’t recall how many days she said they traveled, but when they got to Greenville, Hunt County Seat, the people switched to a train for the remainder of their trip. Grandpa and family continued north to Celeste, and some went west to Caddo Mills. I can recall visiting with Grandpa & Grandma on a farm near Caddo Mills by the name of “Owens”, I believe.
They lived on the east side of Celeste at first, I think, then moved west to a farm in the Prosperity community then back to Celeste to the house that the grandparents raised their family. It began as a small, maybe four room house, with an out door “john”. The way I remember it was added on and enlarged to a two-story home: two bedrooms, living room (or parlor) dining room, and kitchen with a table and three or four chairs. Upstairs consisted of two bedrooms, with a door in each opening into the attic - which was dark and scary, but secreted stowed away articles that looked interesting, but not enough to venture into. The south room had a large closet in it that housed interesting things: magazines they had saved so we could clip pictures to complete notebooks for school work, a toe-sack of peach seeds, saved from World War I defense project, using peach seed peels for gas. There were a few long dresses with bustles, staves, puffed sleeves, high topped shoes with buttons. And Grandma’s old black seal-skin coat. We were free to play dress up, but ‘use care’. We couldn’t go up stairs without making a side trip to the little niche at the turn of the stairs. It was a feat to climb up there. Babies and little ones could [not] climb [up] there. The Beds were feather beds so “you don’t sit on the bed” as it messed it up.
There was a large “L” shaped porch in front and a long “L” shaped porch at the back. With two swings or a rocking bench.
She attended school in Celeste and graduated as Valedictorian of her Class of 1913. Her diploma hung on the wall the years of my growing up. She had many valued girl friends, and I remember different ones of them coming to visit when they were in town visiting their families. There was Esta Barnett Clark, Zella Nelson Porter, Rita Buchanan Jones, Grace Ewing Higgins, Onilla Ewing Peters, Odelia Clark had died in 1924. Charlie White graduated with them, and I recall him coming back for the School Reunions and I remember being impressed one of the years that they had thirteen present at the reunion. Ima Bickham Barlow and Eva Harrell Harris were also in that class.
I don’t know how far back that I remember things, but I recall a lot before I started to school in the Fall of 1928.
Mother was always working, occasionally resting to start on the next chore. Birthing ten children approximately two years apart, all at home with the Doctor, Cannon or Pearson, and maybe Doctor Williams with Grandma and “Aunt Beedie” attending. I recall hearing a baby crying and I woke up and it was still night, but there was a crack of light thru the door, and I opened it, rubbing my eyes and asking, “what’s the matter with Betty, and they told me it wasn’t Betty, but a new baby sister. Of course she didn’t have a name, but she became Mary Nell.
Instead of pony-tails like generally today, we wore “Buster Brown” hair bobs and mother would walk us over to Cousin Malie’s , Malie Blankenship. I recall finding it hard to be still long enough to get both sides even, and I hated the clean up job on my neck, whether it was lather and razor, or the electric shave. Of course they got in a good gossipy visit out of it, and occasionally, since we were in the neighborhood, we’d visit the Lacks, Miss Ona and Essie, and Mrs. Lacks, old Tennessee friend who had migrated to Celeste too.
Mother was always at home when we got there, at noon from school for lunch, with a hot meal ready. At the school day’s end, when we got home to go deliver papers, to visit with a friend, or to a football game or some other activity. It was check in time, or if she, on a rare occasion was not at home, we went to Grandma’s and she was nearly always there. Sometimes she might be at Mrs. Conine’s, Mrs. McCraw’s , Mrs. Pearson’s or Mrs. Buchanan who each lived across the street. It was not hard to track her down which was an exasperation to Grandpa, as he felt like she needed a little relief from children’s request, demands, or needs, but she never seemed to really mind.
Mother was a good cook. We had a lot of chicken as we had chickens in the yard. A cow for milk, and usually a hog until the coldest day of the year when it was hog-killing time. It was always bitter cold. Daddy would take off the day from the store, some male helper to butcher the hog and then Daddy would take over to cut into hams, shoulders, ground bits for sausage, brains to be added with eggs for those who dared, intricate bits and pieces for souse. And the rendering of the fatty cuts for lard and cracklings. Terrible for cholesterol today, but oh so good in corn
bread or just chewing on. Money was short at our house, so meat from the market was somewhat rare. We had a roast for Sunday dinner some, vegetables from Daddy’s garden. Pies, cakes, biscuits, corn bread, hot rolls every day in the warmer times made from a yeast ‘starter’. She was good to fix whatever we would eat. We had lots of dried beans, pinto, black-eyed, lima, navy or whatever. Irish potatoes (mashed, fried, escalloped, with potato pancakes out of left over mashed potatoes), sweet potatoes, baked, fried, mashed with marshmallows. Usually with home made chow-chow, pear relish, or pickled beets and cucumbers. Jam cake with date-nut icing, and fresh coconut cake were always baked several days before Christmas and left to “ripen”. It was so hard to see cakes baked but not for instant consumption. A yellow cake - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, was the every day cake, usually with chocolate fudge icing. Her chocolate, coconut, pineapple cream, apricot fried pies and “Poor Man’s Pie” were all enjoyed, and occasionally an apple custard pie. We had Jell-O, tapioca, rice, and bread puddings, oatmeal cookies, tea cakes, and brownies. She made candies at Christmas time - fudge, divinity with pecans, date nut loaf. Although she had many mouths to fill she served a plate to many a hobo, who came by for a handout, as we lived quite near to the Santa Fe Railroad track and during the depression there were many who were riding the rails. I always got a warm feeling that she was willing to share our left overs.
Fruit was in short supply at our house and in our grocery store. We had bananas, oranges, apples, fresh coconut at Christmas time, watermelon, cantaloupes, peaches, dew berries and cherry plums from Furr’s orchards for eating in cobblers and preserving. Pears in the fall, and maybe a flat of grapes for jelly, and occasionally strawberries for shortcake. And Mother made ‘em good! A cold, cold day treat was frozen custard. It wasn’t really frozen, but was like egg nog set out on the well covering on the porch and thoroughly chilled by the outside weather. A few cold days, she would have brown bread baked when we got home at noon. She made five cans, in K-C baking powder cans, kept over year from year. Most of us didn’t like raisins, so most was made without raisins. It was so good hot spread with butter, and if any was left over, it was so good sliced, buttered and toasted for breakfast. Aunt Carrie would share a special recipe on occasion. I remember marshmallow whip, a pink and white concoction of Knox gelatin, whipped cream and marshmallows, with red food coloring. It was so good. I don’t know how the recipe was lost by Aunt Carrie, Aunt Beulah, Mother and Grandma. She also passed on “Rosettes”, a pastry fried in a metal type mold. Home made ice cream almost every Sunday in the summer.
Mother always slept in the fire room as she took care of whoever was “the baby” at the time, and the baby slept with her. Daddy took care of the kids that were older, washing our feet in summer, warming our pajamas and feet before putting us to bed in the un-heated rooms. He would warm our pillows just before tucking us in, and there were usually enough little bodies sleeping together, spoon shape, and enough quilts on the bed to almost break bones when we decided to turn over when one side went numb.
I barely remember her having brown hair, and wore it long in a bun in the back of her head. I do recall when she got it cut in a bob. Much to Daddy’s dislike, but he had grown a mustache and she told him if he didn’t cut it off, she was getting her hair bobbed. He didn’t and she did. She wore it short until she passed away. Though it was gray and had a permanent. And, Daddy had a mustache most of the time until a month or so before his death when he was unable to manicure it.
She was a classic example of patience,. With our chasing each other through the house yelling “Mother”. She would ask us to stop “the Eastwoods would think she was killing us”, and she had nothing to do with it, but when she started singing “Amazing Grace”, we would settle down so she would hush. Her singing voice was not the greatest.
She was a push over in strict discipline. Oh, she taught us well and we knew right and wrong but she wasn’t notorious in saying “No”. We got by with playing on the cotton bales, climbing on top and running across the box cars. We traveled in an old Reo in the garage. I’ve shifted those gears hundreds of miles, and never moved an inch. We had a basketball goal on the back of the barn and the court limit was the Eastwood’s barn. Capital punishment was a switch to the legs and “will I have to tell Daddy?”
Sundays were for Church and Sunday School. We were always in attendance. Though Mother didn’t go in the morning, because she stayed home and had dinner ready, and kept the babies that were too young for S.S. We didn’t stay young too long, as Daddy saw that we were ready to leave by the time he did. Especially, in cold weather, we might make up the large part of the congregation. We lived only two doors away, so Daddy would act as custodian, by opening the doors of the Church, turning on the lights, and lighting the fires. He always taught the Sunday School Class for the elders, so on bad days when the other teachers couldn’t get there, he would teach us all. Church attendance was a must, and I recall his “whistle” to let me know he saw me trying to leave, and that look that meant “get back in here”. Misbehavior was a no-no, too, and I recall his thump on the back of my head when I talked too much and too bad. I hadn’t noticed he’d moved across the church to take care of matters. Sometimes, I sat with Grandma. Grandma was Baptist, but Grandpa was Methodist (a non-attending Methodist). If we had a visiting preacher, Daddy always invited him to our house to dinner. There were times when it wasn’t the most convenient, but Mother took it in stride. With everything settled down, she usually went to night services.
Wash day was a struggle. When we were quite young, Mrs. Reid did her washing, but deeper in the depression, it was self-done. Monday was wash day, and when we got home for lunch Dinner was ready but so were clothes to be hung out. Sometimes she had the white clothes hung - the sheets, but she left the pillow cases, towels, diapers, etc. for us. Sometimes she had gotten to the colored clothes, and later in the afternoon heavy things like jeans etc. It was #3 tubs, and hot water heated on the stove. All the wringing was by hand, and I can recall every Monday evening, she was in severe pain from all the wringing and took Pharmacol capsules which eased the pain some. It was a glorious day when Ewing, after going to California, saved enough of his money to buy her a Norge washer with an automated wringer. It was really a help and intriguing especially to Jimmy who got his hand caught in the wringer and his arm up to the elbow was in the wringer when mother noticed what was happening and without thinking she turned the direction of the wringer and the arm was wrung clear of the machine. The washer came with two tubs side by side. One was used for the water with blueing and the other tub had clear water.
Then, Tuesday was Ironing Day. We ironed everything, as we kids, girls, learned on underwear, pajamas, baby clothes, handkerchiefs and pillow cases, sheets. We would iron our own dresses until we got to the pleats and mother would do that. Daddy and the boys shirts were our “Graduation”. I think we are all good ironers. She sewed all of our dresses. Daddy would get a new shipment of cotton yard goods and we’d go up and make our selections and she would sew them. Grandma often came up and sewed on buttons for her and darned the male socks. I tried to learn to sew for myself, but about the time I was ready to sew seams someone would come by and mother would let me leave and she finished up for me. Sometimes I would feel a little bad for what I might have or failed to do and I’d plant a big kiss on her cheek and say I was sorry. “She’d reply, Don’t give me that Judas kiss.”
I nearly always tried to honor her birthday by going up and spending it with her, at least the last several years that she lived. It never dawned on me that when she needed my help, I would not be able to do it. Since I couldn’t, I do appreciate all that Boob and James and Fran and Doug did for her, as well as Betty, Nell, and Louise. And Ray was her anchor, and he seemed to enjoy doing for her along with Essie, while she lived and Margaret later on.
She lovingly cared for us through our childhood diseases and ills, and I was surprised that Clayton and I could have our babies without her.
After I came to Dallas, and especially after I quit work and stayed home with my children, I would get restless and little depressed, but a trip home to see Mother for a couple of hours would level things out.
She made several trips with us to California. In 1955, Marilyn was just two and we felt a little young for a long auto trip, so Aunt Beulah and Ina Mae kept her for two weeks while Clayton, Pam, Susan, Mother, and I drove to San Francisco. Clayton was on Navy Duty with the Reserves and was doing a two week duty at Treasure Island. We stayed with Ewing and Bette and their four children. I learned then that Bette was super. Clayton would get up early and go to Treasure Island, the rest of us slept in. Then, Ewing would get up eat breakfast and go to the drug store. Then, we girls would do our picnicking and sight seeing. We saw a lot and had a lot of fun. I was so ingratiated to Mother, as she did yeoman service helping taking the girls to the bathroom. It was quite a trip. After Clayton finished with the Navy on Friday, we drove to Los Angeles, via of Monterey and seventeen mile drive. Clayton had an all-day sales meeting with Decca in Beverly Hills. Mother and I took the girls to Knott’s Berry Farm at Santa Ana and to Disneyland at Anaheim. It was just two months old at the time. It was my first time to drive on the LA freeway system, but it was early Sunday morning and traffic was light so I made it to Knott’s Berry Farm OK. We stayed there through lunch and then drove on over to Disneyland. By the time we got there, we were out of film, out of money, and out of time. We rode the train around the park, walked down Main Street, rode a few rides and left in about two hours as we were going to see Mother’s Tennessee friend Gladys Oakley. Her husband forbade me to drive back on the freeway so he directed us another way. We did get back to the hotel to pick Clayton up at 6:00 and then straight driving to Dallas [you had Ft Worth] to pick up Marilyn. Mother would stay awake when I drove, but sleep when Clayton was at the wheel. She kept the girls separated most of the time and calmed their spats. They played “Road Games” such as license plates. All this in an un-air-conditioned car. It was a safe trip and the next day I drove Mother home and while returning to Dallas the car coughed and stopped in Greenville about one block from a garage. He couldn’t get the piece that was needed, so improvised and made a part for which I paid him $3.00.
We made another trip with her and all three of the girls while Clayton attended a two week session at Alameda. We also again stayed with Ewing and Bette, though as I recall, Clayton stayed at the BOQ. We had quite a time driving the freeways and getting to Alameda via the Tunnel under the Bay, and on to Berkeley to see Ethel.
In 1970, we flew out and Mother, Mamaw, and Marilyn went with us that time. It was Mother’s first flight but she handled it just fine.
Her later years, she didn’t enjoy traveling. Though we had many Christmases and family gatherings at her house - then the Armstrongs, in later years, she remarked she was glad I was having it at my house. She enjoyed her family, her children, and was always glad when Ina Mae and “Beedie” were in attendance.
I miss her, but have fond memories, and am often reminded of her.
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36. Cecil Smith Ewing {23} was born 2 May 1897 in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of James William Ewing, Jr. {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Cecil died 11 Jul 1968 in Dallas, TX. He was a Sergeant during World War 1 during 1917-1918. He married Mabank Barnett {655} 3 Jul 1921 in Dallas, TX. She was born 24 Feb 1900 in Mabank, Kaufman Co., TX. She was the daughter of James Carroll Barnett {4977} and Julia Gounah {4978}. Mabank died 14 Nov 1991 in Dallas, TX. Cecil and Mabank were buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Dallas, TX. In the community where she was born, the town and she were named at the same time.
Cecil was in the Army stationed near Houston when the war was over. He was schedulded to board a train for New York and then board a ship for Europe. Fortunately, he did not have to make that trip. (Letter from Ewing McMichael, 1998.) Return to parents
Known children of Cecil are:
+ 93. i. Cecil Gounah Ewing {656}
+ 94. ii. JoAnn Ewing {657}
37. Caroline Elizabeth “Carrie” Ewing {24} was born 24 Oct 1899 in Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of James William Ewing, Jr. {17} and Mary Ella Smith {18}. Caroline died 18 Oct 1972 in Garland, TX. She married Clyde Irwin Witt {663} 24 Oct 1919. He was born 9 May 1897 in Lamar Co., TX. He was the son of Henry Ephrem Witt {4907} and Amanda Isabel Legate {4908}. Clyde died 9 Jan 1966 in Garland, TX, and was buried in Restland Dallas, TX.
Known children of Carrie are:
95. i. Billie Clyde Witt {664}, born 9 Aug 1920 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX, died in infancy 19 Aug 1920 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX.
96. ii. Bobby Neal Witt {665}, born 11 Aug 1929 in Dallas, TX. He was adopted.
+ 97. iii. Elizabeth Ann Witt {666}
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38. Robert Ellen Ewing {1491} was born 23 Jul 1916 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Elbert Vance Ewing {1488} and Mattie Amma Jennings {1490}. Robert Ellen died 25 Jan 1978 in Greenville, Butler Co., AL. She married Nathaniel Davis Foster {1494} 20 Jul 1940 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. He was born 4 Jan 1913 in Butler Co., AL. He was the son of Felix Clifford Foster {2444} and Linnie Leota Duncan {2445}. Nathaniel died 20 Jun 1960 in Greenville, Butler Co., AL. Robert Ellen and Nathaniel were buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Greenville, AL. Return to parents
Known children of Robert Ellen are:
+ 98. i. Helen Davis Foster {1495}.
+ 99. ii. Ellen Annette Foster {1496}
+ 100. iii. Nancy Sue Foster {1497}
+ 101. iv. Robert Nathaniel Foster {1498}
39. Thomas Jennings Ewing, Sr {1492} was born 10 Mar 1919 in Greenvale, Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Elbert Vance Ewing {1488} and Mattie Amma Jennings {1490}. Thomas, Sr died 10 Jan 1977 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He married Lerline Young Bryan {1502} 20 May 1939 in Franklin, Franklin Co., KY. She was born 14 Jan 1923 in Liberty, DeKalb Co., TN. She was the daughter of Edgar Brown Bryan {2402} and Pataray Young {2393}. Lerline died 25 May 1993 in Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. Thomas and Lerline were buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Return to parents
Known children of Thomas, Sr are:
+ 102. i. Carol Ann Ewing {1503}
+ 103. ii. Brenda Jean Ewing {1504}, born 23 Sep 1942, died 12 Sep 1989.
+ 104. iii. Patsy Ruth Ewing {1505}
105. iv. Thomas Jennings Ewing, Jr {1506}, born 2 Nov 1946 in Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN. He married Beverly Jean Dudley {1508} 25 Jul 1966 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN; they divorced. Thomas, Jr died 24 Sep 1970 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, TN.
106. v. Rebecca Lynn Ewing {1507}
40. Ida Lillian Ewing {1493} She was the daughter of Elbert Vance Ewing {1488} and Mattie Amma Jennings {1490}. She goes by the name of Lillian. She married Doyle Dean Lening {1517} 7 Oct 1950. He was the son of Marvin Cecil Lening {2446} and Mary Cleve Frye {2447}. Return to parents
Known children of Lillian are:
+ 107. i. Theresa Darlene Lening {1518}
+ 108. ii. Doyle Dean Lening, Jr {1519}
41. Archie Dean Cox {1529} was born 1 Oct 1896 in Webster Co., KY. He was the son of James Alfred Cox {1521} and Ella Sabina Melton {1528}. Archie died 19 Sep 1968 in Harper, Harper Co., KS, and was buried in Wichita, KS. He married Elsie Mae Manninger {1533} 10 Aug 1919 in Harper, KS. She was born 27 May 1901 in Harper, KS. She was the daughter of August Manninger {5105} and Berta Aust {5106}. Elsie died 26 Apr 1981 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS and was buried in the Wichita Park Cemetery in Wichita, KS. Return to parents
Known children of Archie are:
+ 109. i. Garnet Dean Cox {1534}, born 5 Jul 1920, died 28 Feb 1943.
+ 110. ii. Vera Ailene Cox {1535}
+ 111. iii. Verna Arlene Cox {1536}
+ 112. iv. Fae Ola Mae Cox {1537}
42. Clair William Cox {1531} was born 2 Feb 1898 in Sebree, Webster Co., KY. He was the son of James Alfred Cox {1521} and Ella Sabina Melton {1528}. Clair died Apr 1969 in
Anthony, Harper Co., KS, and was buried in Anthony, KS. He married Beatrice Pollock {1562} 11 Dec 1919. She was born 13 Jun 1901 in Anthony, KS. She was the daughter of James Daniel Pollock {2454} and Myrtle Ann Robinson {2455}. Return to parents
Known child of Clair is:
+ 113. i. Harold Leon Cox {1563}
44. Elfrey James Cox {1532} was born 3 Jun 1902 in Webster Co., KY. He was the son of James Alfred Cox {1521} and Ella Sabina Melton {1528}. He married Gladys Deane Sebring {1569} 21 Aug 1927 in Pittsburg, KS. She was born 26 Jul 1906 in Westville, Adair Co., OK, Indian Terriority. She was the daughter of W R Sebring {2456} and Jessie P Whitaker.
Known child of Elfrey is:
+ 114. i. Sandra Deane Cox {1570}
53. Malone Marie Cox {1586} was born 27 Feb 1912 in Coulterville, Illinois. She was the daughter of Bennie Clair Cox {1524} and Mary Ellen Barnes {1583}. She married (1) Clarence Andrew Pflasterer {1587}; they divorced. He was born 21 Oct 1913 in Marissa, Illinois.
Known child of Malone is:
+ 115. i. Mary Kay Pflasterer {1588}
Malone married (2) Ben McCauley {1589}.
54. Golda Mae Cox {1595} was born 15 Aug 1918 in Johnston City, Williamson Co., Illinois. She was the daughter of William Webster Cox {1526} and Lola Lee McGough {1594}. She married Malcolm Calvis Trimble {1597} 9 Feb 1945 in Johnston City, Williamson Co., Illinois. He was born 23 Nov 1917 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. Return to parents
Known children of Golda are:
116. i. William Calvis Trimble {1598}
117. ii. Deborah Lynn Trimble {1599}
55. Mary Jewell Cox {1596} was born 10 Dec 1919 in Johnston City, Williamson Co., Illinois. She was the daughter of William Webster Cox {1526} and Lola Lee McGough {1594}. She married Jack Raymond Clarida {1600} 1 Sep 1946 in Johnston City, Williamson Co., Illinois. He was born 2 Mar 1915 in West Frankfort, Franklin Co., Illinois. He was the son of Raymond Everett Clarida {2459} and Edith Forrester {2460}. Return to parents
Jack also married (1) ________ unknown {1601}.
Jack had 1 child by his first marriage:
118. i. William Ray Clarida {1602}. He was the son of Jack Raymond Clarida {1600}.
56. William Horace Young {1616} was born 14 Apr 1913 (1914 has also been given as a birth year) in Wilson Co., TN. He was the son of Zollie Guy Young {1615} and Octa Knight {1608}. William died 17 Feb 1970 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, TN. He married Alice Cochran Hobbs {1618} 19 Sep 1938 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. She was born 19 May 1914 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Hugh Paily Hobbs {2419} and Alice Brooks Cochran {2420}.
Known children of William Horace are:
+ 119. i. Elizabeth Joyce “Betty” Young {1619}
+ 120. ii. Barbara Ann Young {1620}
+ 121. iii. Margaret Sue Young {1621}
Alice also married (2) Hal Hastings Hart {2531}.
58. Frances Belle Knight {1629} was born 31 Aug 1914 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co., TN and died 13 Apr 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Ira Lee Knight {1609} and Ara Bell {1628}. She married Richard Benson Woodbury {1633} 26 Oct 1944 in Lake Forest, Illinois. He was born 30 Nov 1913 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was the son of P Howard Woodbury {2421} and Jennie Olive Benson {2422}. Return to parents
Known child of Frances is:
122. i. Leslie Ann Woodbury {1634}
59. Ira Lynn Knight {1630} was born 26 Jan 1917 in Lascassas, Rutherford Co., TN. He was the son of Ira Lee Knight {1609} and Ara Bell {1628}. He went by the name of Lynn. Lynn died 23 Jan 1978 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. He married Mildred Geraldine McKee {1635} 3 Feb 1939; they divorced. She was born 14 Apr 1913 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN. She was the daughter of Tom McKee {3128} and Birdie Knox {3129}. Return to parents
Known children of Lynn are:
+ 123. i. Geraldine Knight {1636}
124. ii. Josephine Knight {1637}
60. Leslie Irving Knight {1631}, born 22 Oct 1920 in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN and died 1959 in California. He was the son of Ira Lee Knight {1609} and Ara Bell {1628}. He married (1) Willodean Shelton {1641} in 1941. Return to parents
Known children of Leslie and Willodean are:
124a. i. Leslie Diane Knight {6121}
Leslie married (2) Ann Petro {1642} She is the daughter of George Petro and Mary Simko.
Known children o f Leslie and Ann are:
124c. iii. Irving Dean Knight {5919}
124d iv. Mary Anne Knight {6105}
61. Anna Lee Knight {1632} She was the daughter of Ira Lee Knight {1609} and Ara Bell {1628}. She married Thompson Bragg “Tommy” Stump {1643}. He was the son of Orville Meness Stump {2423} and Susie Jeanette Bragg {2424}. He was known as "Tommy".
Known children of Anna are:
+125. i. Susan Lynne Stump {1644}
+126. ii. Kathryn Ann Stump {1645}
+127. iii. Melinda Lee Stump {1646}
64. Frances Carolyn Knight {1650} She was the daughter of Thomas Allen Knight {1610} and Mary Ina Summar {1647}. She goes by the name of Carolyn. She married Sam P Brantley {1651}. He was the son of Claude C Brantley {3130} and Clellie D. [———?———] {3131}. Sam died 31 Oct 1985, and was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton, Rutherford Co., TN.
Known child of Carolyn is:
+ 128. i. Sam P Brantley, Jr {1652}
65. Joyce Wilarlie Knight {1662} She was the daughter of James Wilson Knight {1611} and Alma Jane Lannom {1661}. She goes by the name of Wilarlie. She married Eugene Milton Barto, Jr {1664}. He was the son of Eugene Milton Barto, Sr {867} and Julie Rebecca Russell {366}. Julie was born Julie Rebecca Knowles and she was raised by her grandparents after the death of her parents. Eugene, Jr died 15 Dec 1994 in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL, and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, AL. Return to parents
Known children of Wilarlie are:
+ 129. i. Rebecca Jane Barto {1665}
130. ii. Deborah Ruth Barto {1666}
66. Kenneth Lannom Knight {1663} He was the son of James Wilson Knight {1611} and Alma Jane Lannom {1661}. He married Evelyn Jewel Pirtle {2427}; they divorced.
Known children of Kenneth are:
+ 131. i. Linda Faye Knight {2428}
+ 132. ii. Kenneth Lannom Knight, Jr {2429}
+ 133. iii. Ronald Wayne Knight {2430}
+ 134. iv. Karen Lee Knight {2431}
+ 135. v. David Alan Knight {2432}
67. William Floyd Knight, Jr {1654} He was the son of William Floyd Knight {1614} and Fannie Drue Knight {1653}. He went by the name of Floyd, Jr. He married Lillian Layne Griffin {1656}. She was the daughter of Layne Griffin {2425} and Laura B Hancock {2426}.
Known children of Floyd, Jr are:
136. i. Ronald Floyd Knight {1657} He married Rosaline Thompson {3145}.
137. ii. Ricky Layne Knight {1658}
138. iii. Randy Wayne Knight {1659}
78. Ira Dale Ewing {516} was born 11 Oct 1912 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was the son of Allan Wayne Ewing {19} and Roxie Talley {515}. Ira died 3 Aug 1997 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, and was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM. He married Felithia Barbara Oswald {518} 8 Sep 1934. She was born 7 Feb 1913 in Dallas, TX. She was the daughter of Earnest Edwin Oswald {2471} and Ida Mae Harris {2472}. Return to parents
Known children of Ira are:
+ 139. i. Ronald Ira Ewing {519}
+ 140. ii. Barbara Dale Ewing {520}
141. iii. Adrienne Faye Ewing {521} She married (1) Frank Hardin Perkins, Jr {531}; they divorced.
Adrienne married (2) Richard Thomas Meyer {513}. He was the son of Harold Theodore Meyer {5132} and Frances Elizabeth Pettijohn {5133}.
80. Ella Pearl Ewing {535} She was the daughter of William Clarence Ewing {22} and Althea Seaton {534}. She married Emile Algernon Borne {538} 9 May 1942 in Fort Worth, TX. He was born 13 Apr 1913 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Co., Louisiana. He was the son of Emile Augustin Borne {2473} and Glenora Brewster Campbell {2474}. Emile died 10 Mar 1993 in Fort Worth, TX and his body was given to medical research. Return to parents
Known children of Ella are:
+ 142. i. Emile Arthur Borne {539}
+ 143. ii. Lawrence Ross Borne {540}
+ 144. iii. Melinda Sue Borne {541}
81. William Clarence Ewing, Jr {536} was born 2 Feb 1918 in Dallas, TX. He was the son of William Clarence Ewing {22} and Althea Seaton {534}. William died 18 Apr 1993 in Dallas, TX, and was buried in Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX. He married Tommye Gracey {542} 10 Jun 1942. She was the daughter of Lum Gracey {2475} and Beulah Sue Wright {2476}.
Known children of William are:
145. i. Patric Ross Ewing {543}
146. ii. Sue Frances Ewing {544} She married Rhys John Best {547}. He was the son of Robert John Best {2489} and Eunice Marie Spencer {2490}.
147. iii. Gayle Lee Ewing {545} She married William R Hatton {548}
148. iv. Michael Edwin Ewing {546}
82. James Seaton “Jim” Ewing {537} He was the son of William Clarence Ewing {22} and Althea Seaton {534}.
He married Jean Narrell Cook {549} She was the daughter of James William Cook {2477} and Velma Mae Brumbelow {2478}. Return to parents
Known children of Jim are:
+ 149. i. Kenneth Clark Ewing {550} He married Katherine Lee Peck {6158}.
+ 150. ii. Kay Ann Ewing {551}
+ 151. iii. Glenn Allen Ewing {552}
83. William Ewing McMichael {8}He was the son of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. He goes by the name of Ewing to his Texas family and Bill in California. He married Elizabeth Jean “Bette” Baack {553}. She was the daughter of Charles John Henry Baack and Lula Grace Bushman. Return to parents
Known children of Ewing are:
+ 152. i. Carole Anne McMichael {554}
153. ii. Nancy Jo McMichael {555} She married (1) Robert James Zierolf {563}They divorced.
Nancy married (2) Barry Genovesi {564} 31 Dec 1984 in San Francisco, CA. He was born 6 Jun 1950. Barry died 4 Feb 1992 in South San Francisco, San Mateo Co., CA and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
+ 154. iii. David Ewing McMichael {556}
+ 155. iv. Lucy Jane McMichael {557}
84. Cecil Ray McMichael {9} was born 6 Jan 1918 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was the son of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. He went by the name of Ray. Ray died 22 Nov 1989 in Houston, Harris Co., TX, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston, TX. He married (1) Essie Cloe LaFavers {571} 11 Jan 1941 in Celeste, TX. She was born 23 Sep 1921. Essie died 12 Oct 1963 in Galveston, Galveston Co., TX, and was buried in Greenville, Hunt Co., TX. Return to parents
Ray married (2) Margaret Louise Meenen {572} in Houston, TX. She was born 13 Jul 1920 in Galveston, Galveston Co., TX. Margaret also married (1) John David Rivas, Jr {573}.
85. Martha Louise McMichael {10} was born 17 Nov 1919 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She went by the name of Louise. She married Karl Norman Davidson, Sr. {578} 21 Jun 1947 in Dallas, TX. He was born 8 Sep 1910 in Lancaster, TX. Karl, Sr. died 25 Mar 1997 in Fort Worth, TX, and was buried in the Mausoleum at Westwood Cemetery in Fort Worth, TX. He was the son of William Gilbert Davidson and Helen Augusta Hull. Return to parents
Known children of Louise are:
+ 157. i. Karl Norman Davidson, Jr. {579}.
+ 158. ii. Martha Ann Davidson {580}
159. iii. John William Davidson {581}, born 26 Jul 1952 in Fort Worth, TX. He was stillborn and was buried in Fort Worth, TX.
86. Ella Zoe McMichael {11} was born 6 Dec 1921 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX and died 19 Nov 1998 in Dallas, TX. Zoe was buried in Restland Cemetery Mausoleum in Dallas, TX. She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She went by the name of Zoe. She married Clayton Edward McNabb {588} 24 Jul 1948 in Dallas, TX. He was born 4 Dec 1922 in Dallas, TX. He was the son of James Nathaniel McNabb and Lillie Mae Campbell. Return to parents
Known children of Zoe are:
+ 160. i. Janet Susan McNabb {589}
+ 161. ii. Pamela Eileen McNabb {590}
+ 162. iii. Marilyn Kay McNabb {591}
Letter read at Zoe’s funeral:
“Sharon J. Wohlmuth in her book Mothers and Daughters tried to explain the unique dynamics of family female relationships. She wrote ‘Exactly what it means to be a daughter or mother is intensely personal. We universally understand that certain words define a mother’s role: protect, nurture, love, worry, teach, guide. And there are words that represent a daughter’s concerns: caretaking, separation and approval. And while a mother can be either a verb or a noun, daughter can only be the latter. There are a million ways to mother, but to daughter has no definition.
“As we embarked on our lives together as a family–first Susan, them Pam and finally Marilyn, the three of us girls began to develop our individual and collective definitions of what a daughter is. We wrote this definition by being, in some cases, the direct recipient, sometimes the observer, almost always the pupil and in rare moments the teacher.
“But, you dear Zoe, gave a whole new definition to Mother. The balancing act you performed with each of us when sibling rivalry took hold made each of us feel special. Susan, the first child, quiet and shy who had to blaze the trail for the younger two dealing with such situations as car dating, proper hemlines, or buying the perfect homecoming outfit. Pam, the middle child, who was always sensitive to the moods and feelings of those around her. And Marilyn, the baby, and possibly your biggest challenge, who was just always trying to entertain.
“The color of your eyes and hair, your nose, the shape of your face are all genetic features you inherit. But, there are inherited traits that can only be shared between mother and daughter. We each have a junk drawer that is full of useless pens and pencils, our closets are less than organized and even our refrigerators look like they were assembled by the same person. We used to laugh about your habit of keeping everything, and yet we resist the temptation ourselves every day.
“We love to give parties and we come by it honestly. Remarkably we too share the last minute dread you felt when you realized you just aren’t going to get it all done in time. And like you, we find ourselves scolding the kids for eating all the cashews from the nut dish. While we haven’t tried anything quite as elaborate as a backyard luau for the Sunday school class, our party giving efforts have produced some pretty good results.
“We each learned to give back from the example you and Daddy set. While you were active in church and civic activities, your girls have followed your lead. Susan became active in Junior League, Pam works with learning disabled children and Marilyn is involved in various child-centered programs in Fort Worth. You were always the one to volunteer to do the membership directory and our memories are observing the panic you experienced when the deadline was near. We too find ourselves doing the same thing.
“You were a working mother once we started school. During the summers, you must have had to take a leap of faith to leave us at home. You showed us you trusted us, and we tried our best to be deserving. Each day you would leave with a list of jobs each of us was to complete. Little did you know, or maybe you did, that we spent the whole day doing ‘our thing’ only to go into a wild panic 30 minutes before you were due home. We always managed to time it right, but if you knew we could work that fast, the list probably would have been much longer.
“You gave us a firm Christian foundation by creating a church home for us at East Dallas Christian Church. Stewardship to you and Daddy was important and you taught us to tithe. Once we were grown, you, at times, agonized over whether we would be part of a church family. You needn’t have worried, our spiritual growth was as important to us as it was to you.
“Family was important to you and Daddy. You were the one of eight middle children from a family of 10 kids. As long as we can remember, the Thanksgiving gathering was a feast to look forward to, with over 70 relatives streaming in from all over–all bound by a common bond. While we won’t be gathering this Thanksgiving as a group, our hearts and prayers will be united in the memory of your loving spirit. Your memory, as well as those who went before you–Uncle Joe, Uncle Ray, Beedie, Grandmother, David, Uncle James, and Uncle Karl, will remain a part of our Thanksgiving gatherings for years to come.
“You always made us feel like you were proud of us. When we were at weddings, church events or social activities, you would collect the three of us and introduce us to all your friends as ‘my girls.’ At Easter, you might go without a new dress, but each of us was outfitted to the nines–one in pink, one in blue and one in yellow. In fact, the flowers today are in your favorite pastels, and representing our love we placed in your hand one pink, one blue and one yellow flower. We added a white one for Daddy, your lifemate.
“When and if the daughter becomes a mother herself, a remarkable awakening may occur. In her own mothering she begins to revisit the life of the woman who bore her. As a new mother she will clean her baby’s drool, change diapers and create a small world of safety. Later as a grown daughter she will repeat these mundane chores in another context, sponging her mother’s frail body, feeding and protecting the woman who once did the same for her.
“When the daughter cares for her baby, she remembers and appreciates what was given to her by her mother when she was too small to notice. And to her astonishment, she frequently finds herself acting like that woman she swore she’d never be. With humor–or with horror–we daughters inevitably hear the words of our mothers coming from our lips. Pretty is as pretty does. Act like a lady. Have you written your thank you notes? Did you go to church today?
“It seems at times there might be a divine script for mothers and, Mother, you followed it well. As we write this new chapter in our lives, we will teach our daughters and sons the same values you treasured. Your legacy lives on through all of us, and for that we are immensely proud. May you rest in peace.
“We love you,
Susan, Pam and Marilyn”
87. Beulah Mae McMichael {12} She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She married James Harding Rigsby, Sr. {601} 20 Sep 1941 in
Celeste, TX. He was born 15 Oct 1922 in Fisher Cut, TX. James, Sr. died 2 Mar 1997 in Rowlett, TX, and was buried in Mills Cemetery in Garland, TX. He was the son of Dink Walker Rigsby and Bessie Barnabus Taylor. Return to parents
Known children of Beulah are:
+ 163. i. James Harding Rigsby, Jr. {602}
+ 164. ii. Rebecca Jean Rigsby {603}
88. Betty Ruth McMichael {13} She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She married L E (Danny) Baker {610}He was the son of Joseph Richard Baker and Annie Ruth Carmichael. Return to parents
Known children of Betty are:
+ 166. i. Ronald Eugene Baker {611}
+ 167. ii. Vicki Ruth Baker {612}
89. Mary Nell McMichael {14} She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She goes by the name of Nell. She married Dean John Anderson {620}. He was the son of Harold Oscar Edward Anderson and Blanche Evelyn Benson.
Known children of Nell are:
+ 168. i. Deborah Marie Anderson {621}
+ 169. ii. Sharon Elizabeth Anderson {622}
90. Joe Dan McMichael {15} was born 17 May 1930 in Celeste, Hunt Co., TX. He was the son of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. Joe died 12 Jul 1987 in Temple, Bell Co., TX, and was buried in Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX. He married (1) Rosa Lea Whitten {631} 27 Oct 1951 in Corpus Christi, TX; they divorced. She was born 7 Jul 1931 in Staples, Guadalupe Co., TX. Rosa Lea died 6 Feb 1993 in San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, and was buried in Memory Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Martindale, Caldwell Co., TX. She was the daughter of William Erwin Whitten {170} and Rosa Ella Romine. Return to parents
Known child of Joe is:
+ 170. i. Joe Dan McMichael, II {632}
Joe married (2) Sue Ellen Tuggle {633}. She was the daughter of Douglas Longstreet Tuggle, Jr. and Ellen Peatross Martin.
91. James Roland McMichael {1} He was the son of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. He is known as Jimmy. He married Jessilyn “Lynn” Husung {2}. She is goes by Jessilyn in her family and is known as Lynn to my family. She was the daughter of Frank Martin Husung, Sr. and Alfreda Watts. Return to parents
Known children of Jimmy are:
+ 171. i. James Larry McMichael {3}
172. ii. Charles Randall McMichael {4} He is known as Randy.
+ 173. iii. Robert Craig McMichael {5}
92. Lucy Frances McMichael {16} She was the daughter of William Word McMichael {6} and Gertie May Ewing {7}. She goes by the name of Frances. She married Douglas Harold Armstrong {639}. He was the son of Alger Harold Armstrong and Bertha Madolyn Turner.
Known children of Frances are:
+ 174. i. Steven Douglas Armstrong {640}
+ 175. ii. Michael Don Armstrong {641}
+ 176. iii. Edward Kelly Armstrong {642}
93. Cecil Gounah Ewing {656} He was the son of Cecil Smith Ewing {23} and Mabank Barnett {655}. He married Celia Mae Murray {658}. Return to parents
Known child of Cecil is:
177. i. Cecil Surrel Ewing {659}
94. JoAnn Ewing {657} She was the daughter of Cecil Smith Ewing {23} and Mabank Barnett {655}. She married Rex Lynn Nutt {660}. He was the son of L B Nutt {2479} and Nell Smith {2480}. Return to parents
Known children of JoAnn are:
+ 178. i. Robert Lynn Nutt {661}
179. ii. Ronald Lee Nutt {662}
97. Elizabeth Ann Witt {666} She was the daughter of Clyde Irwin Witt {663} and
Caroline Elizabeth Ewing {24}. She is known as Ann. She married James Donovan Biggerstaff {667} 1 Apr 1956 in Nocona, Montague Co., TX. He was born 30 Aug 1935 in Whitewright, Grayson Co., TX. He was the son of Arron Lytle Biggerstaff {2481} and Monnie Jane Donovan {2482}. James died 6 Oct 1984 in Garland, TX, and was buried in Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX. Return to parents
Known children of Ann are:
+ 180. i. James Alan Biggerstaff {668}
+ 181. ii. David Lynn Biggerstaff {669}
+ 182. iii. Michael Irwin Biggerstaff {670}
+ 183. iv. John Robert Biggerstaff {671}