Truman Emmett Cordray

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name: Truman Emmett Cordray
death date: 02 Mar 1976
death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 64 years
estimated birth date: 1912
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Jenna V. Cordray
father's name: Emmett Cordray
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Estelle Baldree
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Machinist Mobil Oil
place of residence:
cemetery:Forest Lawn Beaumont
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
Informant Mrs. Jenna V Cordray (wife)
film number: 2243929
digital film number: 4167958
image number: 520
reference number: 525
Collection: Truman Emmett Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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name: William Emmett Cordray
death date: 22 Sep 1962
death place: Beaumont, Texas
gender: Male
race: w
death age: 85 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 22 Nov 1876
birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: John Cordray
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Mary Emma Payne
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Farming
place of residence: Beaumont, Texas
cemetery: McMahah's Chapel Cemetery
burial place: San Augustine, Texas
burial date: 22 Sep 1962
additional relatives: X
film number: 2117116
digital film number: 4028546
image number: 1385
reference number: 56744
Collection: William Emmett Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated 26 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 10 B
157-154
Cordray, Emmett W Head M W 32 m1 5 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Cordray, Della Wf F W 31 m2 5/4 Tx Ala Ala
Cordray, Mary L Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Cordray, Ruth Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Baldree, Fannie Mother-in-law F W 55 Wd 7/5 Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
not located

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP 1
Enumerated April 26, 1930
ED 203-2 SD 19 Sheet 17A Stamped 163
317-317
Cordray, Emmet Head M W 52 M 27 Tx Ga Tx Farmer
Cordray, Della Wf F W 51 M 26 Tx Ark Ark
Cordray, Mary Lou Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
Cordray, Ruth Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
Cordray, Truman Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Mechanic Garage
Baldree, Fannie Mother-in-law F W 83 Wd Tx Tx Tx

William married Della Baldree about 1905. Della (daughter of John H. Baldree and Frances "Fannie" Rebecca Burns) was born on 18 Apr 1879 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 18 Aug 1945 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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name: Della Cordray
death date: 18 Aug 1945
death place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
residence San Augustine
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 66 years 4 months
estimated birth date:
birth date: 18 Apr 1879
birthplace: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: John Baldree
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Fannie Burns
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
cemetery:
burial place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
burial date: 18 Aug 1945
additional relatives: X
informant W E Tatum
film number: 2137963
digital film number: 4029645
image number: 1218
reference number: cn 35882
Collection: Della Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

On the Williams-McNaughten Tree at Ancestry.com, he is shown as a son of Jonathan Cordray and Elizabeth Tomlinson


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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct
Enumerated 25 and 26 Jun 1880
Page 17A SD 1 ED 86 Stamp 245
143-143
Cordray, John J W M 25 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Cordray, Mary W F 21 Wf Keeping House Tx Ga La
Cordray, William E W M 3 Son Tx Ga Tx
Cordray, Ben W W M 1 Son Tx Ga Tx

John married Mary "Mollie" E. Payne. Mary (daughter of Benjamin William Payne and Ursa Ann Roberts) was born in Nov 1859 in Texas; died on 9 Apr 1921; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Middle name shown as both Emma or Elizabeth. She appears to have married second a McGown, as she is listed as Mollie McGown, widowed and age 60, at the time of the 1920 Census enumeration. She was living with her son William Benjamin Cordray in JP 8, Sabine County at the time.

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Census Listings:


1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 8
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 5B
Cordray, Mollie Head Hd W F Nov 1859 41 Wd 7/7 Tx --- ---
Cordray, William E Son W M Nov 1876 23 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Cordray, John R Son W M Mar 1883 16 3 Tx Ga Tx
Cordray, Florence Dtr W F Mar 1882 18 S Tx Ga Tx
Cordray, Emma M Dtr W F Dec 1885 14 S Tx Ga Tx
Cordray, Annie E Dtr W F Dec 1889 10 S Tx Ga Tx
Cordray, Lowrey Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Ga Tx

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Married:
Their double tombstone at the Payne-Williams Cemetery is inscribed "Having finished life's duty They now sweetly rest."

Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, He showed his youngest sibling, Mollie E. Payne was the wife of J. L. Cordray. She was only married once...(and) has been dead about tens years, She laft the following children.

a) Emmett Cordray, near Bronson, Texas
b) Ben W. Cordray, near San Augustine, Texas
c) Emma (Cordray) McGown, wife of E. H. McGown, Geneva.
d) Florence (Cordray) Gray, wife of L. C. Gray, Geneva.
e) J. R. Cordray (Jack)
f) Lowery Cordray
g) Annie (Cordray) Ford, wife of Laurie Ford, at San Augustine.

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, San Augustine County
Enumerated 23 and 24 Jun 1880
Page 30B SD 1 ED 80
256-256
Baldree, J H W M 35 Farmer Ala SC Ga
Baldree, Frances W F 35 Keeps House Ark Ala Ala
Baldree, James W M 12 Son At Home La Ala Ark
Baldree, Lilly W F 10 Dau La Ala Ark
Baldree, Francis W F 6 Dau Tx Ala Ark
Baldree, Loula W F 4 Dau Tx Ala Ark
Baldree, Dilla W F 2 Dau Tx Ala Ark

John married Frances "Fannie" Rebecca Burns before 1868. Frances was born in Dec 1846 in Arkansas; died about 1936; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Researcher Ralph Burns of Mississippi posted a note to her record on 1880 San Augustine County, Texas census, indicated her maiden name was BURNS. This matches the Texas Death certificate information for her children James, Pinkie, Lou, Della, and Eula.

In 1910, and again in 1930, she was enumerated with her daughter Della, and son-in-law, Emmett Cordray.

The following was inscribed on her tombstone: "Remember youth as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you will be, Prepare for death and follow me."

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Mortality Schedule for 1860 Sabine County "Benjamin W. Payne, farmer, age 42, male born in Georgia, died July 1859 of drunkness, sick 42 days" No dates are inscribed on his tombstone.

Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, and son of B. W. Payne. He stated his father died in the early sixties.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 11 and 12 Oct 1850
Stamped 316
87-87
Margaret Payne 62 F $400 NC
Scott Ganntt 49 M Ga
88-88
Louisa Holoway and family
89-89
Benjamin W Payne 32 M Farmer Ga
Ursa Ann Payne 27 F La
Amanda Payne 5 F Tx
Epps Payne 3 M Tx
Sarah Agnes Payne 1 F Tx

Benjamin married Ursa Ann Roberts. Ursa (daughter of William Roberts and Sarah) was born on 20 Apr 1824 in Louisiana; died on 18 Feb 1895; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gravestone inscribed with "Remember youth as you pass by. As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you must be, Prepare for death and follow me, Come to see Mammy."

On the annotated transcription of the Payne-Williams cemetery she is shown as a daughter of Willam and Sarah Roberts. It was also shown that she had been married three times, first to Benjamin William Payne, second to Judson M. Meador, and last to John N. Lowery.

Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, and son of Ursa Ann. He also indicated that his mother later married J. N. Lowery by whom she had no children. He added that Lowery survived his mother by several years, and he did not know who his heirs were. B. R. Payne did not report the marriage to Judson M. Meador noted on the Payne-Williams Cemetery transcription.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Redland Beat, PO Milam
Enumerated 30 Jun 1860
Page 23
167-167
UA Payne 36 F Farmer 7500 15782 La
Margaret A Payne 15 F Tx
Sarah A Payne 10 F Tx
Benjamin R Payne 6 M Tx
William E Payne 5 M Tx
Mary R Payne 2 F Tx
G B Batchtlor 18 M Overseer Ga

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Married:
On the Williams-McNaughten Tree at Ancestry.com, they are shown as the grandparents of Mary Emma Cordray McGown, a daughter of their daughter, Mary "Molly" Payne and John Cordray. The transcription of the San Augustine City Cemetery also shows that John Randolph Cordray (1884-1968) was a son of John Cordray and Mary Payne.


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name: Mary Emma Mcgown
event: Death
event date: 15 Oct 1973
event place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 07 Dec 1885
birthplace: Geneva, Texas
father's name: John L Cordray
mother's name: Mary Payne
certificate number: 78696
film number: 2242914
digital folder number: 005145841
image number: 03277
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Mary Emma Mcgown, 1973