Living

Notes:

Married Carol Diane Waldron Hensley. FindAGrave indicates he was a LTC, US Army.

Jerry married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Grew up near Stewart, OK.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Cotton County, Hulen Twp
Enumerated APril 19, 1930
ED 17-6 SD 8 Sheet 9B
177-190
Marshall, Vonden D Head M W 22 M 20 Ark Ark Ark Teacher Public School
Marshall, Mable Wf F W 21 m 19 Tx Mo Tx Teacher Public School

1940 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche County, Lawton
Enumerated 2 Apr 1940
SD 6 ED 16-19A Sheet 2A
Dearborn
1211-32 R 25
Marshall, V. B Head M W 32 m No C-4 Ark R Cotton Ok Teacher Prin Public School
Marshall, Mable Wf F W 31 m No C-3 Tx R Cotton Ok Teacher Public School
Marshall, Jerry Son M W3 S Ok

Vonden married Mary Mable "Jackie" Stamper about 1928. Mary (daughter of William Clint "Clint" Stamper and Marie Audrey Bush) was born on 9 Aug 1908 in Montague, Montague County, Texas; died on 2 Jan 1999 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Email from Carol Ann 'Krol' Stamper Chapas, Aug. 2002: "Mary Mable (Jackie, her name was originally supposed to be Jaska)."

Notes:

From Krol Stamper Chapas to Lynell Gentry Cordell, 2002--

"Campbell William Stamper had two wives. With the first one he had 6 children (including W.C.'s father Hiram) and with the second one he had 16 children. The halves all knew each other, even to the 2nd generation. W.C. Sr. was named for one of his father's (Hiram's) halves, William Campbell.

His story was that he and his brother were living together and neither one could cook, so they decided that one of them had to get married. They drew straws and Pa was the one who had to do it. Then he met Granny (a natural blonde) and never got over it. Fortunately she agreed to marry him, and life was good after that."

Marriage records indicated that Clint and Marie Audrey were married in Arkansas in 1907. They must have moved to Texas shortly thereafter, as their oldest daughter, Mary Mabel "Jackie" Stamper was born in 1908 in Montague. By 1913, they had moved to Wheeler county, where son Orville Bush Stamper was born. Shortly thereafter, they must have moved again, this time to the Vineyard Community of Jack County, Texas. As can be seen on the transcription of a Historical Marker found by one of the old wells, shown below, Hiram and his sons petioned for the 1915 name change of Vinyard to Wizard Wells, Texas. Youngest son William Clinton Stamper, Jr was born in Wizard Wells in March, 1916.

Wizard Wells - Texas Historical Marker

The Kiowa Indians first visited this location and used the mineral waters for medicinal purposes. George Washington Vineyard settled here in the 1870s taking up a claim originally established by David Rowland. ... In 1898 the Rock Island Railroad bypassed Vineyard and Sebree Community was started (2 mi. S). Visitors arriving by train took a hack to the resort. H.F. Stamper and his sons, Clint and H.F., Jr. petitioned the legislature in 1915 and the name of Vineyard became Wizard Well. Sebree was changed to Vineyard.

From the website http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~drycreek/wizard_wells.htm

The following World War I draft registration card, provided by Lynell Cordell, shows that W.C. Stamper was the a Manager of the Mineral Water Health Resort in Wizard Wells.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Clinton Stamper
City: Wizard Wells
County: Jack
State: Texas
Birth Date: 2 Oct 1884
Race: White
Roll: 1953770
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 33
Occupation: Mineral Water Health Resort Manager
Nearest Relative: Mary Audrey Stamper, Wizard Wells, Jack Co. TX
Height/Build: Medium/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown

In her note to Lynell, Krol continued "I guess my Uncle Jeff (g-uncle) lived near them for quite awhile, married a lady named Alice (have her maiden name in my notes) and all lived near each other (along with Uncle Dick and Aunt's Jessie and Clara) until Pa and Granny decided to go back to school and become college professors. That was when they moved to Lawton.

They (W.C. and Marie), were either getting ready to teach at Cameron or were already teaching there (in 1933 when Mary Bush died), so they probably planned to stay. However, Pa (W.C.) took a job with the Agricultural Dept. and they lived in Paul's Valley and lived there for many, many years before he retired again and they moved to Ardmore." --

The Dailey Ardmoreite, Nov. 28, 1978

W.C. Stamper, Sr.

Services are pending at Harvey Funeral Home for W.C. Stamper Sr. who died Tuesday, Nov. 28 in a local nursing home. Born Oct. 2, 1884 in Taney County, Mo., he had been a resident of Ardmore for 20 years coming here from Pauls Valley. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. He married Marie Audry Bush on June 27, 1907 at Bentonville, Ark. She preceded him in death in 1975. He was also preceded in death by a son, W. C. Stamper, Jr., in 1966.

Social Security Death Index
Name: William Stamper
SSN: 445-34-8733
Last Residence: 73401 Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States of America
Born: 2 Oct 1884
Last Benefit: 73401 Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States of America
Died: Nov 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (1951-1952 )
Oklahoma - Carter County

(Research):Census Information (Courtesy of Lyn Gentry Cordell):

1910 census Wheeler Co. TX ED 218 Pg. 243B
189/192 Stamper, William C., head, MW, 28, M1, 3, MO KY AR
Mary A., wife, FW, 25, M1, 3
, TX KY TN
Mary M., dau., FW, 18 mos., TX MO TX

1920 census Benton Co. AR ED 16, Pg. 71A
Cave Springs; Colville
116/129 Bush, Mary, head, FW, 69, Wd., TX KY VA
Roy, son, MW, 41, S, TX KY TN
116/130 Stamper, William, head, MW, 35, M, MO KY AR
Mary, wife, FW, 34, M, TX KY TN
Mable, dau, FW, 11, TX MO TX
Bush, son, MW, 6, TX MO TX
William, son, MW, 3 ?/12, TX MO TX

1930 census Comanche Co. OK ED 16-24 Pg. 248B
139/143 Stamper, Clinton, head, MW, 45, M, age when first married 22, MO KY AR
Marie, wife, FW, 44, M, age when first married 21, TX KY TN
Orville, son, MW, 16, TX MO TX
W. C., son, MW, 14, TX MO TX
Jackson, Donald, lodger, MW, 23, IL OH IL

William married Marie Audrey Bush on 27 Jun 1907 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas. Marie (daughter of Lynn Boyd Bush and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Gentry) was born on 10 Jul 1885 in Bells, Grayson County, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1975 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Email from Carol Ann 'Krol' Stamper Chapas, Aug. 23, 2002 to Lynell Cordell:

"Granny's name really was Mary when she was born, but after they got married Pa thought Marie sounded more....interesting? It stuck."

(Lynell's note-Apparently her name was still pronounced Mary. The y was just dropped in favor of ie. The same may have been done for her middle name, Audrey)


Oklahoma - Carter County

HILLCREST CEMETERY is the second largest cemetery in Carter County and is located in the city of Ardmore in Range 2E, Township 5S, Section 7.

STAMPER, MARIE 1885 1975

W C JR 1916 1966

W C SR 1884 1978

The Daily Ardmoreite, June 16, 1975

Mrs. W.C. Stamper, Sr.

Services for Mrs. W. C. Stamper, Sr., 89, who died Saturday in a local hospital after an extended illness, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Central Church of Christ. Gary Colley will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born July 10, 1885 in Bells, Tex., Mrs Stamper had lived in Ardmore the last 17 years, moving here from Pauls Valley.

The former Marie Audrie Bush, she married William Stamper on June 27, 1907 at Bentonville, Ark. Mrs. Stamper was a member of the Central Church of Christ.

Serving as bearers will be, Bill Bowden, Edgar Wallace, Sid Gilstrap,

Hal Cox, Lowell Keeton and Howard Haney.

Survivors in addition to her husband include a son. O.B. Stamper, Oklahoma City; a daughter; Mrs. V. B. (Mable) Marshall, Hobbs, N.M.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A son, W.C. Stamper, Jr., whose widow, Mrs Lavern Stamper resides in Ardmore, died Sept. 14, 1966.

Arrangements are under the direction of Harvey Funeral Home