Ada Louise Williamson

Family/Spouse: Fred William Bushell. Fred was born on 19 Nov 1915 in Texas; died on 15 Nov 1966 in Lubbock County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living

Notes:

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1930 Census
Texas, Jones County, JP 6
Enumerated April 15, 1930
ED 127-16 SD 8 Sheet 6B
Anson Road
124-126
Williamson, Jason C Head M W 38 m 27 Tx Tx Tx Teacher School
Williamson, Nora M Wf F W 30 M 19 Tx Va Va
Williamson, Louise A Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Williamson, Thelma M Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Williamson, Windol W Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Williamson, Virginia M Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Williamson, Robert C Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Williamson, Roy S Son M W 3 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Jason married Nora Mae Manire on 19 Jan 1919 in Wise County, Texas. Nora (daughter of Arthur C. Manire and Willie May Hodges) was born on 26 Dec 1899 in Montague, Montague County, Texas; died on 25 Nov 1997 in Lubbock County, Texas; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Arthur Cornelious Manire and Willie May "Madie" Hodges.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Friday, 28 November 1997

Nora Williamson-Bryan

Services for Nora Mae Williamson-Bryan, 97, of Lubbock will be at 11 am Saturday in Sanders Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Herb Tavenner, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home. She died at Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, in St. Mary Hospital. Born 26 Dec 1899, in Montague County, she had lived in and around Lubbock since the 1930s. She married J.C. Williamson on 19 January 1919, in Wise County and they were active in showing flowers. He died 1 March 1969. She married Daniel B. Bryan on 2 Jan 1971, in Lubbock. He died 9 Apr 1978.

She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She also was preceded in death by three sons, Weldon in 1974, Calvin in 1988 and Roy in 1995; three daughters, Thelma Gibson in 1978, Louise Bushell in 1985 and Virginia Mildred Booher in 1996; and a grandson, Tony Gibson in 1979. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Lawrie of Lubbock, 17 grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Memorial may be made to a favorite charity.

Notes:

Lynell shows him as the son of John Alvis Williamson, and Juanita Rainey notes that his mother was Harriett Ann Harvey. This is confirmed by Bryan Patterson, a direct descendant.

Wise County Messenger, page 1, 11 August 1960

Jerry Williamson, 102, Buried at Greenwood (sic)

Funeral services were held at 2 pm Wednesday in Christian Chapel here for Jerry Williamson, 102-year-old pioneer Wise County resident, who died Monday in a Lubbock convalescent home. Burial was in Cottonwood Cemetery, north of Decatur. Williamson, a native of Missouri, came with his parents from Tennessee in 1863 to the Greenwood Community north of here. On the wagon journey, the family's goods were confiscated by Union soldiers.

Williamson, a retired farmer, had lived in Lubbock about five years. He resided at Greenwood most of his life, but lived also at Haskell and Vega.

His wife died in 1939 after 55 years of marriage.

Surviving are seven sons, Claude Williamson of Amarillo, Homer and J.C. Williamson of Lubbock, Elmer Williamson of Greenwood, Luther Williamson of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Weaver Williamson of Pharr and Irving Williamson of Lawton, Oklahoma, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Mauldin----(?) (illegible).

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

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Census Information:

1930 census Wise Co. TX

ED 247-15 Sheet 12A 248/259

Williamson, Jerry, MW 71 M 27 MO TN TN
Lou E., FW 63 M 19 TX TN TN
Doyle, son MW 28 TX MO TX
Ellen, dau. FW 22 TX MO TX

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

Jeremiah married Lou Emma Gentry on 2 Nov 1884 in Wise County, Texas. Lou (daughter of John Melton Gentry and Pamelia C Harpole) was born on 20 Jun 1866 in Johnson County, Texas; died on 10 Dec 1939 in Wise County, Texas; was buried in Cottonwood Cemetery, Wise County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her children were listed by Ruth Pearl Gentry and given to Lewis Adair Payne in about 1969.

One of Lou's boys may have had a middle name "Gerald" that he was known by and referred to as. This could have been Doyle Williamson i.e. he would have been Doyle Gerald Williamson.

Lewis Adair Payne remembers a Gerald Williamson saying to him "Take a fool's advise and never join the cavalry." He also vividly remembers him recounting to him that while he was in the cavalry he used to attempt to cut pillows in half with the sabre and the secret was to draw the highly sharpened blade across the falling pillow as it was being slashed. Apparently they used to hold competitions about this.

Notes:

Said by Lynell Gentry Cordell to be the son of James Joel Manire and Elizabeth Poates, which matches his death certificate information as shown below. Vickie Berry, on the "Manire Family Tree" she posted at Ancestry.com, also shows the same parents. She further indicates he was born in Weakley, Tennessee.


Name Arthur C. Manire
Event Date 03 Nov 1949
Event Place Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Gender Male
Race (Original) W
Age (Formatted) 78 years 11 months 13 days

Birth Date 20 Nov 1870
Birthplace Tennessee
Marital Status Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name James Joel Manire
Father's Birthplace Tenn.
Mother's Name Mary E. Poates
Mother's Birthplace Va.
Occupation Laborer
Residence Place Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Cemetery (Original) Tech Memorial Park Cemetery
Burial Place Lubbock, Texas
Burial Date 04 Nov 1949
Informant's Name (Original) X
GS Film number 2223547
Digital Folder Number 4031936
Image Number 48
Reference ID 54640

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDG6-74K : accessed 15 Jul 2013), Arthur C. Manire, 03 Nov 1949.

He appears to have left home prior to the 1900 census, however, and the Arthur Manire enumberated with Joel Manire, below, is likely a namesake nephew. Indeed, he is listed as a grandson, and not son, of Joel Manire.


1900 Census
Texas, Montague County, Uz Voting Precinct
Enumerated 20 Jun 1900
SD 3 ED 51 Sheet 11B
204-207
Manier, Joel Head W M May 1824 76 Wd Tenn Ala NC
Manier, William A# Son M M Apr 1859 41 S Tenn Tenn Va Farmer
Manier, Emma* V Dtr W F Nov 1860 39 S Tenn Tenn Av
Manier, Arther D GSon W M Sept 1879 20 S Tx Tenn Tenn Farm Laborer

#Living with Arthur C. Manire at the time of the 1920 Montague County, Texas census, and shown as W. A., age 62, brother. . Also enunmerated in the household as of 1920 was Arthur's eldest son, Harry, along with his widowed father-in-law, Benj. F. Hodges. Note that Arthur is shown as brother, not nephew.

*Living with Arthur C. Manire at the time of the 1920 Montague County, Texas census, and shown as Emma, age 60, sister. Also enunmerated in the household as of 1920 was Arthur's eldest son, Harry, along with his widowed father-in-law, Benj. F. Hodges.

A Memorial for the younger Arthur D. Manire is at FindAGrave (Memorial #44009208):

On this memorial, Arthur D. MANIRE (1 Sep 1878-23 Nov 1955) is shown as a son of Benajim F. MANIRE and Mary Adeline ELLISON. Benjamin is shown as a son of Joel James MANIRE and Elizabeth Mariah POATS, all of whom also have memorials on FindAGrave. Arthur's tombstone is engraved as Arthur D. Manire, and his shares a double marker with Ida Birtha Stone Manire (1887-1962). Additionally, the 1910 and 1920 census both show Arthur C. Manire would have been born ca 1871, not 1878.

There is also a FindAGrave memorial (# 20433020) for Arthur C. Manire, 20 Nov 1870-3 Nov 1949 at the Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock, and this matches the Texas Death record index on FamilySearch.org.

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Census Information:

1910 census
Wise Co. TX
ED 260 pg. 215B
92/92
Manire, Arthur C., head MW 39 WD TN TN VA
Manire, Harry T., son MW 17 S OK TN TX
Manire, Ollin, son MW 16 S OK TN TX
Manire, Ira C., son MW 14 S TX TN TX
Manire, James A., son MW 12 S TX TN TN
Manire, Nora M., daughter FW 10 S TX TN TN
Hodges, Benj. F, father-in-law MW 71 WD TX TN TN

1920 census
Montague Co. TX
ED 43 Pg. 67A
Forestburg
Fm/8/8
Manire, A.C., head, MW, 49, Wd., TN TN VA
Manire, Harry, son, MW, 26, S, OK TN TX
Manire, W.A., brother, MW, 62, S, TN TN VA
Manire, Emma V., sister, FW, 60, S, TN TN VA
Hodges, B.F., father-in-law, MW, 82, Wd., TX TX TX

Arthur married Willie May Hodges before 1893. Willie (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Hodges and Sarah M. "Sally" Gentry) was born about 1876 in Texas; died after 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John's middle name is not known with certainty. Milton was recorded by the undertakers following his death. They probably misheard this however. Grace Gentry has told Lynell Gentry it was actually Melton. And as a grandson was nameed Franklin Melton Gentry, the balance of probability suggests that he was John Melton Gentry.

The Salt Lake Ancestral File gives John M. Gentry's birthdate as 1828 in Madison Co., Kentucky. However, on the 1870 Johnson Co, TX census, his computed date of birth would be 1830. On the 1900 Stephens Co, OK census, his computed date of birth would be December 1827.

John's son, William, recorded his father's birth state as Kentucky although John himself had recorded it as Tennessee ten years previously.

Significantly no parents for John are listed in the Ancestral File and a Samuel Gentry is given as "relation." Unfortunately the source of this data concerning Samuel is not immediately indicated. This ancestor entry was made on 20 Dec. 1937 by a member of the Mormon Church, probably long gone by now. The original data entry should be followed up. The Microfilm Reference is 183571 page 650. Ordinance 22555 Salt Lake.

1850-Recorded in Obion County, Tennessee Dist #2, page 705

1854 - "History of Johnson County, Texas" states that a John Gentry was elected County Commissioner. This probably was another John Gentry as census records cited below show that our John M. Gentry must have moved to Missouri sometime around this period.

1855 and 1859-- The family moved to Missouri where daughters Ellen, Sallie and Virginia were born.

1859 - John M. Gentry (31) probably migrated to Texas circa 1859, after a stay of about four years in Missouri. His son, William Miller Gentry, was therefore eight years old when they migrated to Texas. In later life he apparently had no memories of life in Tennessee, we can assume however that the boy did remember life in Missouri. They moved from Missouri to Texas shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. The raging debates leading to the Missouri compromise, prior to the Civil War, may have hastened their departure. In the book APRIL 1865, Jay Winik notes that "On one level, (Missouri) was the very embodiment of the Civil War itself: a conflict-ridden slave state that didn't secede, a state deeply divided in loyalties, a state with an ill-formed identity. On yet another level, as it descended into full-scale guerilla war, Missouri became a very different creature altogether, less a reflection of what the Civil War was and more a mirror for what the Civil War could become. It became a killing field."

1860 - John's real estate in the Grandview Post Office area in Johnson Co., Texas, was valued at $270 in 1860 and his personal property at $525. He was a farmer and he was now employing a farm labourer from Alabama, Sam Benge (23), who lived with the family.

His father was possibly in nearby Hillsboro, Hill Co. where he was presumably developing his newly founded Baptist Church.

1861-On March 30, A Jno M. Gentry (33) was elected an officer in the Grandview Calvary, Johnson Co, Texas. He became one of six corporals in the newly formed CSA. {Johnson Co, Texas, Civil War Declaration and Muster Roll from the Commisioners Court Ledger Book "A". Muster Roll of the Grandview Cavalry, p 244}. His younger brother, Wesley (19) served as a private in the same company. Wesley was listed as #44 out of 61 privates in the same company. They were under the command of Capt. Jacob S. Morrow. {p. 245}.

The military records cited above might be for another John M. Gentry. Lynell Cordell also found the following records: "Gentry, John M--Card #50325527, Pvt, Co. A, 18th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Jan 15 to June 30, 1862. Enlisted March 1, 186- (blank) at Dallas, Texas for a period of one year. No pay received. Discharged May 29, under Conscript law [Probably too old] A.B. Mustain, Copyist

1861-"History of Johnson County, Texas" states that the Grandview Masonic Blue Lodge #266 A.F. and A.M. was chartered June 14, 1861. J.M. Gentry was listed as a charter member, along with W.G. Gentry.

1870 - Census, Johnson County, Texas ED 628

Ca. 1875-- "History of Johnson County, Texas" states that "Pupils from many places came to board in the homes of the families living in the neighborhood, and a number of new families moved here and built homes on five acre lots given for the purpose [of building Oakland College] by Philip Walker, Judge Harrison, John Gentry, Dr. L.H. Gebhard and James Houston." (p 360)

26 March 1877-Jesse W. Bell and James K. Blair relinquished and conveyed to J.M. Gentry and Jesse A. Gentry the rights, titles and interests in and to land in Grayson county. Jesse Bell and James Blair had previously purchased the land from the administrator of Christian Blair. The reason for the transfer is unknown, as is the relationship of Bell and Blair to the Gentrys. (Vol. A1 Grayson County, TX)

1878- J.M. Gentry purchased 12 acres of Timber land for $75 from J.A. Gentry in Grayson County, Texas. (Volume 44, Grayson County Bonham, TX)

1880 - Grayson County, Texas ED 7, page 145. Also living with the family was a 25 year old servant, J.C. Matthews, and John's youngest sister, Mary "Mollie" Gentry Bush. Mollie is listed as a boarder, and living with her three small sons, Willie, Harry, and Marcus Roy.

John's son William Miller Gentry is now living in Wise Co. with his wife and young family. Zada Trawick's family was also in Wise Co. in 1880. It is possible that John M. and Pamelia could have moved there after the 1880 census, and also that Preacher William, possibly in need of care, could have been there around that time also.

1885- Land record, Vol 5, Page 176, Wise Co., Texas J.M. and P.C. Gentry sold about 46 1/2 acres to J.C. McCraken.

1887-Land record Vol 11, page 434, Wise Co., Texas J.M. and P.C. Gentry sold (?) 130 acres to Burges. Says something about part of blk 11, league #2. Hunt School Land.

1890-Land record, Vol 19, page 310, Wise Co., Texas Sold 130 acres in Block 11, League #2, School land, to Jerry Williamson (son-in-law?)

1895- Land record Vol 31, page 284, Wise Co, Texas. Something else about the 130 acres sold to Burges Block 11, League #2, Hunt School land.

1900-He and Pamelia were living with his son and daughter in law, William M. and Mollie Gentry.

1901-A J.M. Gentry purchased "land situated in Fannin County, Texas on the waters of Brushy Creek being part of a Survey originally granted unto Wm Martin" from W.A. and Rosa B. Ayres for $400 cash and a $100 note. (Book 17, Page 488-489 Fannin Co, TX). It is not known if this is the same person a John Melton Gentry, who was residing in Oklahoma at that time.

Lewis Adair Payne has a copy (currently mislaid) of a four generation group photograph of John Milton Gentry and Pamelia Harpole taken around 1902. They, the grandparents in the picture, apparently died shortly afterwards. The original image, which is unfortunately not a very good piece of portraiture being taken from a distance, is probably the property of Dorothy Thompson. This important photograph apparently shows John (75), with a large beard and sitting. The rest of the seven people portrayed are apparently standing; Pamelia (75), William Miller Gentry (50) and his wife Mary Evelyn Mounts (46) with two of their children Permelia Gertrude (25) and Pearl (6). Gertie's husband Walter W. Payne and their first born child Carl (4). The picture was taken in front of William and Martha's house and a neighbour woman can additionally be seen nearby. This picture, when compared to Lynell's damaged double portrait of John and Pamela (Harpole) Gentry, seems to be of the same people. Anna Laura Payne confirmed the identity of the John and Pamela, remembering the portrait from her childhood. Charles Strong remembers the portrait, before damage, hanging in the home of James Edwin Gentry and Zada Trawick.

1900 - Both John Milton and Pamelia C. Gentry were living with their son William M. Gentry in Stephens Co., Oklahoma in 1900.

1902-John M. Gentry becomes the 11th Masonic Worshipful Master, Lodge No. 54, in Velma, Oklahoma.

1904 - (Tombstone Inscription, surmounted by Masonic Insignia) JOHN M./GENTRY/ BORN/ DEC. 19. 1827/ DIED/MAR. 3. 1904/AGED/ 76Yrs. 2 Mos./ &15Das.

John married Pamelia C Harpole about 1850 in Tennessee. Pamelia (daughter of John Harpole and Mary Ann McMinamy) was born on 20 Mar 1827 in Obion County, Tennessee; died on 19 Jul 1903 in Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; was buried in Alma Cemetery, Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following biographical details were compiled by Ken Harvey:

1827-Pamelia was born in March, possibly in Obion County, although her mother may have returned to the family home in Rutherford County for the birth of her first child. No record has been found of the event. The Obion County organization was created in 1832, and it is possible that early records were lost or never created in the first place. Pamelia's birthdate is recorded on her tombstone. The following is in HARPOLE COUSINS "Permelia E. Harpole (dau. of John and Elizabeth Swingley Harpole, page 368) b. March 20, 1820; d. May 13, 1847 m July 18, 1846 to James H. Chandler, Madison County, Tennessee." The date of birth appears to be incorrect, seven years to the day too early, and Pamela was born following the death of Elizabeth Swingley. Additionally, it was her first husband, James Chandler who probably died circa 1847. Lynell Cordell wrote to the authors of "Harpole Cousins" to ask about this and they could not tell her where they obtained the original information.The birth date in the book and the birth date on Pamelia's grave stone both show March 20, so they could very well be the same person, but that still leaves the year in doubt.

The 1830 and 1840 census records for the John Harpole family:

1830 census, Obion Co. TN pg. 159 Schedule: Male-Females, 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, then in increments of 10. Harpole, John, 012001-0100001 (The youngest female was 5-10 years old, born between 1820 and 1825)

1840 census, Obion Co. TN Schedule: Given and Surname of head of household and number of male/female. Males: 0-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, etc until 13th number, which is over 100. Females are the 2nd group of numbers. 133. John Harpole, 0101201-00001001 (Youngest female was between 20-30, born between 1820 and 1830)

1846 - James H. Chandler married Permilia (sic) Harpool on July 19, 1846, Obion Co., Tennessee. Bond: J. H. Chandler and Thomas G. Jenkins. Officiant: Cage Hale, J.P. The marriage license was issued the previous day. [Gary, Grace D. & Stricklin, Carolyn W. (1978) OBION COUNTY TENNESSEE MARRIAGE RECORDS 1824-1877]. "Our" Pamelia would have been aged 19 at this time. It is probable that her husband James died a short time afterwards without children and Pamelia remarried soon after. James H. Chandler died in 1849, and his estate sold the following items to Albert C. Harpole, Pamelia's brother: "table cloth, 2 peased quilts & linens, chest, bedstead & cord, 3 bed quilts, cover lid, and blanket," for a total amount of $27.25. These items may have been bough for Pamelia. At that time, if there was no will, the wife did not inherit even the necessities. According to the book, Harpole Cousins, Albert's sister Permelia was already dead by this time.

Sometime prior to 1849, Pamelia married John Melton Gentry. The marriage was probably conducted by John's father, the Baptist preacher and J.P., William Gentry. He may well have forgotten to record the ceremony in the Obion Courthouse. No marriage record for John M. Gentry and Pamelia Harpool, or Chandler, has every been found. The early death of Pamelia's full brother, William Harpole, would not have helped in perpetuating her memory with the Harpole family who remained in Tennessee after Pamelia moved to Texas with the Gentry's.

1850-Pamelia was living in the Gentry household with John and his mother, Polly, and his siblings. Pamelia and John are both shown as age 23. The rest of the census records in Texas and Indian Territory shows Pamelia only 2 to 3 years older than John, or the same age.

Lynell contends that the supposition that Pamela is the daughter of John Harpole and Mary Ann McMimany is still far from proven. Her contention is that we are ignoring some things in "Harpole Cousins," such as the books dates for John and Elizabeth McSwigley Harpole's daughter, Permelia and yet take as a fact that *our* Pamelia is the daughter of John Harpole. And until the date of birth can be proven or disproven, we don't know whether her mother is Elizabeth Swigley or Mary Ann McMinamy.

1860 - It is very noticable that there are no Harpoles in this census of Tennessee. There are however quite a lot of Harpools. Had the name undergone further anglisation? None of the 1850 Harpoles can be identified in 1860.

1903 - Transcription of Pamela's Tombstone:

MRS P. C. GENTRY/ WIFE OF /J. M. /GENTRY/ BORN MAR.20.1827/ DIED/ JULY 18. 1903

The name was pronounced Pa-meal-ya but spelled like Pamela or Pamelia.

RECORDED SPELLINGS

Pamilia Harpole

Pamelia C Gentry

Permelia C. Gentry

E. Gentry

Pamela Harpool

Permelia Gentry

P. C. Gentry Could the middle initial "C", used in the census and tombstone inscription, have, in fact, been a poorly written "G" for Gertrude? A granddaughter of Pamelia was named Permelia Gertrude in 1877; presumably named after her. The strong argument against this is that the "C" does occur three times.

Puzzlingly, Permelia name was represented by the initial "E." in the 1870 census of Johnson County, Texas. Was this simply an enumerator's error? It certainly looks like it.

Ruth Pearl Gentry had (1980) a picture of Pamelia C. Harpole which is presumably now [1996] in the possession of one of her children. Scott Philip Hall is thought to have inherited the family photographs including the portrait of Pamelia Harpole. He left Pampa, Texas, and is living (1997) in either New Mexico or Arizona. Lynell Gentry has a large portrait of Pamelia with her husband.

In 1900 Permelia recorded on the census that she had had seven children of whom two were now dead. The children who did not survive were presumably Ellen and Sallie. They may have died without issue but we cannot be certain of this.

1903-Photographed in a family group photo in her home in Alma with her husband John and two children.

Fay Payne Yeager thinks that our Pamelia [Harpole] was Cherokee Indian but I (Kenneth Harvey) have never asked her why she thinks so. This is certainly not correct.

Notes:

Married:
Fay Payne Yeager reports they had another daughter, named Mary. "She is not on a census but family history tells that John and Pamelia had a daughter named Mary that died young. An old saying was, "If a person is sitting by a window and a bird comes and sits on the window sill, that person is going to die." This happened to Mary." Ken Harvey is adament their is not daughter Mary. It was thought that a gravestone in the Oakland Cemetery in Johnson Co. TX that reads: "Sacred to the Memory of M. Mary Gentry Jan. ?, 18?5 (1865?) -- 1869" might be hers. However, an earlier transcription of the cemetery proves that this headstone was for the wife of Preacher William Gentry, whose date of birth was 1805, and who died in 1869.

Notes:

CSA, Company A, 12th Texas Cavalry from Hill County, Texas. His first application for a pension, made in 1910, was rejected because they could not find his name in the rolls. It was approved in 1926. His brother's, G.A Hodges and L.C. Hodges, both of Sterling City, Texas stated they knew he served for three years. G.A. had served in the same company and regiment. An affadavit of witnesses, dated August 5, 1926 is signed by J.Williamson and Elmer Williamson. Elmer may be the son in law of John M. Gentry and J. Williamson could be either Jerry or his son Jason Williamson.

In HISTORY OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, in a story about his father, it states that Benjamin was a farmer in Indian Territory. A Hodges descendant gave the names of the children to Lynell Cordell in February 1999.

His father was Newel Hodges and Theodocia Lindsey.

At the time of the 1910 and 1920 federal census enumerations, the widowed Benj. Hodges was living in the home of his son-in-law, also a widower, Arthur C. Manire.

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Census Information


1880 census
Johnson Co. TX ED 80 Pg. 247B
Benjamin F. HODGES Self M Male W 41 TX Farmer TN TN
Sarah M. HODGES Wife M Female W 40 KY Keeping House KY KY
Thomas W. HODGES Son S Male W 7 TX TX KY
Willie May HODGES Dau S Female W 4 TX TX KY
Lewis H. MC LENDON Other S Male W 38 GA Farm Labored NC NC

1900 census
Montague Co. TX, Ed 57 Pg. 99B
318/321
Hodges, Benj. F., head, WM, ------?, 61, M, 38, ? TN TN
Hodges, Sarah M., wife, WF, -----?, 62, M, 38, 5/2 children, KY KY ?

Very hard to read the 1900 census..

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Benjamin married Sarah M. "Sally" Gentry in Texas. Sarah (daughter of Preacher William G. Gentry and Mary "Polly" ???) was born about 1838 in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah and her husband were listed as heirs to her mother's estate in 1871 in Grayson County. They received a portion of land west of Sherman. They were also listed as heirs to W.G. Gentry in Hill County, Texas where they sold land that had belonged to W.G. in 1883. A part of these records show that B.F. and Sarah appeared before J.B. Massie, Court Clerk, in Throckmorton County, Texas in January 1884. Throckmorton County is two counties west of Wise County, where some of the family ended up in the 1880's.