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William Emmett Cordray

Male 1876 - 1962  (85 years)


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  • Name William Emmett Cordray  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth 22 Nov 1876  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Sep 1962  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    Burial McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Notes 
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDFP-SXQ
      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"
    • (Research):

      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
    Person ID I42552  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2020 

    Father John Lawrence "J. L." Cordray,   b. 13 Jan 1854, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1896 (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Mary "Mollie" E. Payne,   b. Nov 1859, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1921 (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Marriage Y  [7, 8
    • 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.
    Family ID F12720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Della Baldree,   b. 18 Apr 1879, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1945, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1905  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Lou Cordray,   b. Abt 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ruth Cordray,   b. Abt 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Truman Emmett Cordray,   b. 17 Oct 1911, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F7692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Nov 1876 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Sep 1962 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1 Enumerated 26 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 10 B 157-154 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    4. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    5. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 8 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 5B (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S706] McCary, Kay P. "McMahon's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    7. [S1985] .

    8. [S1514] McCary, Mackie & Kay, Fussell, and Toole "Payne-Williams Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.