Middleton

Descendants of David Middleton, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. DAVID¹ MIDDLETON, SR. was born 1839 in Scotland, and died December 1883 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas. He married JOSEPHINE STEWART March 01, 1865 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas. She was born 1833 in Pennsylvania, and died March 29, 1900 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas.

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(Josephine Stewart Middleton and David Middleton, Sr.)

Children of DAVID MIDDLETON and JOSEPHINE STEWART are

                    i. DAVID² MIDDLETON, b. Abt. 1866.

              2. ii. FRANCIS PATRICK MIDDLETON,

                     b. January 04, 1868, Galveston, Galveston County;Texas; d.                             November 13, 1918, Galveston, Galveston County; Texas.



                                                     (Francis Patrick Middleton as small child)

Generation No. 2

2. FRANCIS PATRICK² MIDDLETON (DAVID¹) was born January 04, 1868 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, and died November 13, 1918 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas. He married ELFRIEDA BLUM January 23, 2894 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, daughter of ? BLUM and DORETHEA.

(photo of Elfrieda's mother)

Elfrieda was born March 09, 1871 in Harburg, Germany, and died October 13, 1933 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas.

Children of FRANCIS MIDDLETON and ELFRIEDA BLUM:

(Elsie, Frank and Helen at one of the good old family renunions

held at Ernst and Jeannette's home, every year on July 4)

                    i. JOSEPHINE DORETHEA³ MIDDLETON, b. June 05,                          1895; d. June 13, 1895.

             3. ii. HELEN JEANNETTE MIDDLETON, b. June 17, 1896,                          Galveston, Galveston County; Texas; d. January 18, 1983,                          Texas City, Galveston County; Texas.

                iii. FRANK DAVID MIDDLETON, b. August 08, 1898; d. July                          1984.

            4. iv. ELSIE MARGUERITE MIDDLETON, b. September 02,                          1900; d. November 1978.

                v. WILLIE J. MIDDLETON, b. November 04, 1902.

Generation No. 3

3. HELEN JEANNETTE³ MIDDLETON (FRANCIS PATRICK², DAVID¹) was born June 17, 1896 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, and died January 18, 1983 in Texas City, Galveston County; Texas. She married JESSE FREMONT, SR. RHODES October 06, 1919 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, son of JASON RHODES and ANGELINE TOW. He was born June 15, 1881 in Barron, Wisconsin, and died November 12, 1972 in Galveston County; Texas.

Notes for HELEN JEANNETTE MIDDLETON:

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(Helen Middleton)

On April 21, 1908, Helen and her brother and sister were taken by their mother to the Lasker Home for children in Galveston, Texas. Their mother told them to get into Frank's little farm wagon and she walked them to the orphanage.

Helen remembered the 1900 storm that hit Galveston Texas. They lived in the Hendley building on the second floor. She recalled the sound of wooden crates knocking on the ceiling of the first floor below them.

Notes for JESSE FREMONT, SR. RHODES:

Jesse Fremont Rhodes left Kokomo Indiana in about 1917 and dropped his last name Rhodes and was thereafter known as Jesse Fremont. When his eldest son, Jesse, was born he was known as Jesse, Sr. and his son as Jesse, Jr. Jesse, Jr. also had a son named Jesse whose middle name was Bryan, and two other sons, David Jennings and Paul Glen.

Children of HELEN MIDDLETON and JESSE FREMONT are:

         i.   ELSIE JEANNETTE⁴ FREMONT m. ERNST                 HERMAN WERNER,SR.

                  ii. JESSE FREMONT, JR., b. June 27, 1922, Hitchcock,                          Galveston County; Texas; d. August 24, 1981, Texas City,                          Galveston County; Texas; m. DOLORES EILEEN HOCK,

                        Notes for JESSE FREMONT, JR.:



                    (Jesse's High School graduation photo)

                        Jesse Fremont, Jr., as a child, had a job at a local bowling                          alley. His job was manually setting the up the pins for a                          nickel a game. As an adult, he worked as a carpenter and a                          welder/fitter at an oil refinery (Amoco Oil). He also                           worked as a refinery operator and instrument/electrician at                           Amoco Oil in Texas City, Texas.

                        As a very small child, Jesse had rheumatic fever. He died                          at the age of 59 of a massive heart attack.

                iii. FRANK JASON FREMONT, b. July 16, 1924; d. February                          12, 1956, Galveston County, Texas; m. BETTY LOUISE                          HOCK

                iv. HELEN JUANITA FREMONT, m JOSEPH MATTHEWS

4. ELSIE MARGUERITE³ MIDDLETON (FRANCIS PATRICK², DAVID¹) was born September 02, 1900, and died November 1978. She married JOHN MARTIN O'BRIEN. He was born 1893, and died 1950.

Child of ELSIE MIDDLETON and JOHN O'BRIEN is:

i. ANNA JACQUALINE⁴ O'BRIEN