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Gertrude Herrington

Female 1881 - 1976  (95 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Herrington  [1, 2
    Born 30 Jan 1881  Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Feb 1976  Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried East Memorial Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Melba Howell Colwell, a granddaughter, said that her grandmother was a remarkable woman. After her husband died young, leaving her widowed with four small children, she worked to support her family. She had attended college and was an educated and articulate woman, becoming postmaster in Carlton, Texas.

      She was very independent and active throughout her life, walking six blocks to and from the grocery store to do her weekly shopping well into her 90's. Her doctor eventually insisted she take a cab.

      Melba also remembers her as a wonderful cook.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Shackelford County, Precinct One
      Enumerated 15 April 1910
      SD 16 ED 239 Sheet 9B
      157-160
      Raby, John W Hd M W 30 M1 4 NC NC NC Farmer
      Raby, Gertrude Wf F W 27 M1 4 1/1 Tx Unk Unk
      Raby, Carnol C Son F(sic) W 3 S Tx NC Tx

      1920 Census
      not located

      1930 Census
      Texas, Erath County, Precinct 3
      Enumerated April 26, 1930
      Sheet 16A Stamped 172
      382-384
      Herrington, King H Hd M W 76 M21 Ark Tx Tx Farmer
      Herrington, Pearl B Wf F W 77 M 20 Tenn Tenn Tenn
      Raby, Carnol C Grandson M W 23 S Tx NC Tx Farm Laborer
      ---, Gertrude Dtr F W 50 Wd Tx Ark Tx
      ---, Muriel Dtr F W 16 S Tx NC Tx
      ---, Beth Dtr F W 11 S Tx NC Tx
      ---, Alma Dtr F W 9 S Tx NC Tx
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
    Person ID I28512  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father King Henry Herrington,   b. 4 Jul 1856, Taylor County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1933, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Perlina Berry Wright,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1942, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1878  Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F9240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Wesley Raby,   b. 22 Feb 1873, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1923, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1906  Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Douglas Wright lists the marriage as being on 4 Jan 1906, in Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas

      Melba Gene McLemore notes the marriage is recorded in ERATH COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS, VOL III, 1900-1908 RG 976.4 Er 18e Marriage book, Page K 39, by J.T. Adams, OGM

      Ray Coldeway instead lists the marriage as taking place 4 Mar 1906 in Erath County Texas
    Children 
     1. Carnol Chesley Raby,   b. 6 Dec 1906, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1961, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. Infant Girl Raby,   b. 12 Oct 1911, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1911, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Muriel Joyce Raby,   b. 9 Sep 1914, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1994, Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Rachel Beth Raby,   b. 4 Aug 1918, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1990  (Age 71 years)
     5. Alma Bea Raby,   b. 28 Aug 1921, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1980  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2010 
    Family ID F9413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jan 1881 - Hamilton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Mar 1906 - Erath County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Feb 1976 - Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44.

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).