Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNQ2-JF2
name: Aremel Cordray
death date: 20 Jan 1972
death place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 68 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Jul 1903
birthplace: Texas
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Judge D Cordray
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Emma Layfield
mother's birthplace:
occupation: retired farmer
place of residence: 9 mi. E. of Hemphill on HW 83
cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
Informant Mrs. Lillian Cordray (wife)
film number: 2223552
digital film number: 4005466
image number: 02748
reference number: 07311
Collection: Aremel Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Aremel married Pattie Lillian Maund. Pattie (daughter of Harry Mellon Maund and Anna Eltona Bennett) was born on 15 Mar 1909 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Aug 2004 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
September 1, 2004

Pattie Lillian Cordray

Pattie Lillian Cordray, 95, of Hemphill died at 5:25 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Cordray was born March 15, 1909, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Harry Mellon MAUND and Annie Eltona (BENNETT) Maund. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Hemphill, and in times had taught Sunday School. Mrs. Cordray taught school in several one-room school houses in Sabine County. Later she helped her husband run the family farm. She was very proud to be a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches and instilled a desire for education in her family. She was a public assistance worker for the Texas Department of Public Welfare from 1955 until her retirement in 1971. Mrs. Cordray was a lover of Texas History and was proud to be a charter member of the James F. Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas where she held numerous officer positions. She was an active member of the Senior Citizens Center and served as their president in the past and had served on the Child Welfare Board for Sabine County.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Aremel Cordray; brothers, Harry MAUND, Belmont MAUND, and Charles MAUND; and her sisters, Thelma FELTS and Wilhelmina CROWELL. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Denise Cordray of Hemphill; her daughter and son-in-law, Pattie and John DeLAMAR of Nacogdoches; grandchildren, Mel Cordray and wife Marie of Nacogdoches, Genie MIDDLETON and husband Todd of Houston, Courtney MATHEWS and fiance Justin SCHMIDT of Parker, Colorado; Collin DeLAMAR of Austin, Mark COMBS and wife Veronica of Rowlett, Katie Cordray of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Waylan VAN NEST and wife Monica and Charly VAN NEST, all of Bryan; and six great-grandchildren, Trey, Scott, Morgan, Cade, Luke and Garrett; sisters, Dorothy FELTS of Hemphill, Mabel SHERMAN and her husband Hugh of Victoria, and Ann McCLAIN and husband Frank of Alto; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Rev. Richard Harris and Rev. Fred Raney officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 8
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 12B
162-162
Cordray, Judge D Head M W Apr 1862 38 m 2 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Cordray, Emma R Wf W F Sept 1868 31 m 2 1/1 Ga Ga Ga
Cordray, Martha A Dtr W F Mar 1885 15 S Tx Ga Ga
Cordray, Clara B Dtr W F Jan 1888 12 S Tx Ga Ga
Cordray, Henry E Son W M Sept 1890 9 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Cordray, Zilla E Dtr W F Oct 1899 7/12 S Tx Ga Ga
Layfield, Landy D Servant W M Nov 1872 27 S Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Weatherred Mack B M Oct 1877 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 23 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 8A
119-123
Cordray, Judge D Head M W 47 m1 11 Ga Ga Ala Farmer
Cordray, Emma Wf F W 41 m1 11 Ga Ga Ga
Cordray, Eugene Son M W 19 m1 1 Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Cordray, Lillian Dtr-in-law F W 16 m1 1 0/0 Tx Tx Tx
Cordray, Zilla Dtr F W 10 S Tx Ga Ga
Cordray, Judge Jr Son M W 8 S Tx Ga Ga
Cordray, Aremel Son M W 5 S Tx Ga Ga

Judge married Emma Louise Layfield about 1898. Emma was born in Sep 1868 in Georgia; died in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
May 9, 2012

Myrtle Springs receives marker

An official Texas Historic Cemetery Marker was dedicated April 28, at Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery. The day was also the cemetery's annual homecoming......

The newly placed marker reads:
GENEVA MYRTLE SPRINGS CEMETERY

Situated North of the small, rural community of Geneva, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery serves as the primary resting place for pioneers, settlers of the area, and their descendants. Originally granted to Juan Ignatino Pifermo in 1794, the town of Geneva grew in the 1820s when pioneers began to settle there from the east. Geneva was first known as Shawnee village and later as Jimtown, after two early settlers of the are, Jim Halbert and Jim Willis. Originally surveyed for Daniel F. Renfro in 1838, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery is comprised of land granted by Levi T. ALLEN in 1879 for use as a church and cemetery. The Geneva Baptist Church was first located on the present day cemetery site, but later moved south of the area. In addition, a school was once located near the cemtery near Myrtle Springs, organized by William Thomas Arnold.

The general landscaping of the cemetery is traditional with brick, marble, sandstone, grantie, wood, and metal grave markers. The first marked grave is that of William J. JONE from 1888, but Bible records indicate that there were earlier unmarked graves, including that of Wiley William CROW (1845-1877). Among the many pioneer families interred at this cemetery, there are veterans of the Civil War, including Wiley CROW, Seth Marion LAYFIELD (1833-1906), and James T. MEADOR (1845-1933), as well as veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War. Burials for members of the fraternal organizations such as Woodmen of the World are present. Today, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association maintains and cares for the cemtery, while also serving the community of Geneva. Historic Texas Cemetery -2010.

Notes:

"They made their home in Hemphill where he was engaged in the lumber business" (White and Toole)

A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He was shown as a log contractor, and lifelong resident of Sabine County. He was widowed, and shown as the son of Henry Clay Maund and Patty Emma Goodloe. The informant was Thelma Maund Felts.

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 21 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 5A
72-74
Maund, Harry M Head M W M2 3 Tx Tx Tx Logging Hauling logs
Maund, Annie E Wf F W m1 3 2/1 Tx Tx Ga
Maund, Pattie L Dtr F W 13/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 15 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 16B
333-351
Maund, Harry M Head M W 47 M Tx Ga Tx Manufacturer Pine Lumber
Maund, Anne E Wf F W 31 M Tx Tx Ga
Maund, Lillian P Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, William B Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Thelma W Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Wilhelmina Dtr F W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Boyed [Boyd], Judge R[obert] Cousin-by-law M W 26 S Tx Tx Ga Laborer Lumber Mill

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP #1 Hemphill Town
Enumerated April 15, 1930
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 7A Stamped 21
143-173
Maund, Harry Head $800 M W 52 Wd Tx Ga Tx Manager Sawmill
Maund, Thelma Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Wilhelmina Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Mabel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Dorothy Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Dascum Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Maund, Belmont Son M W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx [Either the age is wrong, or the family had two sons using the name Belmont, and elder William Belmont Maund was born ca 1912, and would have been 18 at the time of the 1930 census---probably this was Dascum, not Belmont...Dascum was closer to this age]
Maund, Annie E Dtr F W 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx


(Medical):See attached sources.

Harry married Anna Eltona Bennett on 13 Nov 1906. Anna (daughter of Adam Jackson "Tony" Bennett, Jr and Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones) was born on 15 Jun 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Aug 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Also the parents of Harry Maund? (Source: 2004 obituary of Pattie Lillian Cordray). Harry not located on the 1920 or 1930 census. Perhaps he died young? The 1910 census shows that Annie was the mother of two children, only one of them still living, daughter Pattie.