J. D. "Jake" Warden

Notes:

J.D. "Jake" Warden, 78, of Kirbyville, died in his home Tuesday evening. He was born in Fairdale, Texas, to Jesse D. and Katie McGee Warden. J.D. graduated from Hemphill High School in 1954, then served in the U.S. Army in Korea after the Korean War. J.D. or "Jake" as he was known by his co-workers retired as supervisor for United States Steel and was a member of Boiler Makers Union Local 587. He belonged to and was a deacon of the Beechgrove Missionary Baptist Church. He moved to Kirbyville seventeen years ago coming from Orange, Texas.

J.D. is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Leona Warden of Kirbyville, his daughter Leisa Lewis and her husband Wesley of Orange, his brother Donald Warden and his wife Cookie of Kirbyville, his sisters; Kathryn McDaniel Smith and her husband Gale of Mauriceville, Dwanda White McCroskey and her husband Glenn of Hemphill, and his grandson Jarred Lewis. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters; Helen McGraw, Hazel Seago, Jessie Low, Tressie Loudon and his brother Norris Warden.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, August 28, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Friday, August 29, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery in the Fairmount community near Hemphill.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 3, 2014, Page 12

Family/Spouse: Madie Leona Ladner. Madie (daughter of Elzie Nathaniel Ladner and Madie Clara Love) was born on 19 Jan 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 2020 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 27 Nov 2020 in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate shows him "Jesse D. (only) Warden" and lists him as a son of John Warden and Alice Rice. In 1930, a cousin, Earnest Rice was a boarder with his family in Newton County, Texas. His occupation was shown as farmer, and he was a resident of rural route 1, Pineland, Texas. He died in Orange, Texas, due to natural causes, as a consequence of cancer. His surviving spouse was listed as Katie Mae McGee, the informant on the certificate listed as J. D. Warden.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Newton County, JP 3
Enumerated 9 April 1930
ED 176-4 SD 19 Sheet 1B
18-18
Warden, Jessie D Head M W 29 M 21 La La La Foreman Piling Manuf.
Warden, Mary R Wf F W 26 M 18 La La La
Warden, Helen Dtr F W 6 S La La La
Warden, Norris Son M W 4 S La La La
Warden, Hazel B Dtr F W 3 S La La La
Warden, Jessie May Dtr F W 6/12 Tx La La
Rice, Earnest Cousin M W 18 S La La La Piling Manuf.
Denman, Sam Boarder M W M 22 La La La Pealer Piling Manuf.

Jesse married Katie Mae McGee. Katie (daughter of Joseph Bryant McGee and Lula America Morris) was born about 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate showed him as a son of J. B.McGee and Rebecca Jaen MAGEE.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 2
Enumerated 21 and 22 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 4B
73-73
McGee, Joseph Head M W 37 m1 8 La La Miss Farmer
McGee, Lula Wf F W 36 m1 8 3/3 Tx La Tx
McGee, Ermar Dtr F W 7 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Lewis W Son M W 4 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Katie M Dtr F W 1 7/12 S Tx La Tx
Morris, Taylor Brother-in-law M W 48 Wd Tx Ga Tenn
Morris, Leonard S Brother-in-law M W 39 S Tx Ga Tenn

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 5 and 6 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheets 3A and 3B
Hemphill and Fairdale Rd
53-53
McGee, Joseph B Head M W 47 M la La Miss Farmer
McGee, Lula A Wf F W 44 M Tx Ala Ala
McGee, Lewis W Son M W 14 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Katie M Dtr F W 11 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Joseph B Son M W 7 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Norvell Son M W 3 8/12 S Tx La Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated April 26, 1930
ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet 10B
Hemphill Hattons Ferry road
211-214
McGee, Joe B Head M W 57 M 26 Tx La Miss Farmer
McGee, Lula Wf F W 54 M 30 Tx La Tx
McGee, Katie Dtr F W 21 S Tx La Tx Farm Helper
McGee, J B Jr Son M W 18 S Tx La Tx Farm Helper
McGee, Narvel Son M W 15 S Tx La Tx Farm Helper
McGee, James Son m W 9 S Tx La Tx
McGee, Jeanette Dtr F W 9 S Tx La Tx

Joseph married Lula America Morris about 1902. Lula (daughter of Gilbert Morris and Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead) was born on 7 Nov 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 1962; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as Nora? on the 1880 census?

Notes:

Married:
At the time of the 1910 census, her two brothers were living with them.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No 2, Sabine Town
Enumerated 27 July 1870
Page 14
423-423
Morris, Gilbert 38 M W Farmer 100 500 La
Morris, Nancy C D 35 F W Keeping House Tenn
Morris, Walter 15 M W La
Morris, Cary 11 M W Tx
Morris, Talor 9 M W Tx
Morris, Mary 6 F W Tx
Morris, Martha 4 F W Tx
Skipper, Ann 38 F B Domestic Servant Maryland
Skipper, Sylvy 12 F B Domestic Servant Tx
Skipper, Julia 5 F B Tx
Skipper, Susan 3 F B Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDist 84
Enumerated 1 July 1880
SD 1 ED 84
157-169
Morris, Gilbert W m 49 Farmer La Ga Tenn
Morris, Ann C W F 44 Wf Tenn SC SC
Morris, Taylor W M 18 Son Farmer Tx La Tenn
Morris, Mary W F 16 D Tx La Tenn
Morris, Leonard W M 9 Son Tex La Ten
Morris, Fanny W F 7 D Tex La Tenn
Morris, Nora W F 5 D Tex La Tenn

Gilbert married Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead on 14 Dec 1853 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Nancy was born about 1835 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of William and Fracnis Moorehead (Dwelling 566 of the 1850 Sabine Parish census). (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 81).

Shown in 1880 as Ann C, age 44, born in Tenn to parents born in South Carolina.