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Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8), son of Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3)
and Nancy Durden Whitire (D6/3.4), was born January 7, 1825 in
Mississippi. In 1842 his parents lived
in Polk County, Texas. His father died
in Jasper County, Texas in 1847. His
mother appeared in the 1850 census of San Augustine County, Texas.
He was married May 4, 1850 to 16-year-old Jerusha Fish (F5/1.4),
daugher of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and Nancy "Ann" Dyches Fish
(D6/1.4), according to Jasper County Marriage Book A-1, page 70.
They appeared in the 1850 census of Newton County in an adjacent
location to the household of his father-in-law. They were recorded as Household 30-30:
"Whitmire,
Hezekiah 24, born in Louisiana
Jerusha 16, born in
Texas"
In April 1851 they removed to Williamson County to join her
parents who had received a sitio of land, 4,425 acres, there.
She received from her father November 3, 1855 a deed to 250
acres located east of his home in the southeast corner of his original land
grant, according to Williamson County Deed Book 6, page 134. They sold the property March 20, 1857 to Dr.
David F. Knight for $300, according to Williamson County Deed Book 7, page 105.
They appeared July 27, 1870 in the federal census of Milam
County, Texas, page 273, as Household 904:
"Whitmire,
Hesekiah 48, born in North Carolina
[Mississippi]
Jerusha 35, born in Texas
Luvany 19, born in Texas,
daughter
Rebecca 16, born in Texas,
daughter
Elbert 14, born in Texas, son
Edey 12, born in Texas,
daughter
Melonia 10, born in Texas,
daughter
Mary
J. 8, born in Texas, daughter
Margaret 2, born in Texas, daughter"
Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7) died about 1871 and was buried in
a cemetery on the Lord Ranch, six miles from Georgetown.
On November 11, 1871 he purchased 100 acres on Berry's Creek,
part of the Frederick Foy League, from John Thomas Coffee and William C.
Dalrymple for $33 and a $67 note, according to Williamson County Deed Book 13,
page 370. The land adjoined that of
William H. Bowlin (B4/1.4).
Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) was subpoenaed July 12, 1873 to
testify before the Williamson County District Court regarding the probate of
the will of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1).
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1880 census of
Williamson County as the head of a household composed of:
"Whitmire,
Hezekiah 55, born in Mississippi,
father born in South
Carolina, mother born in
Georgia, widower
Mary
Jane 17, born in Texas, father born
in Mississippi,
mother born in Georgia,
daughter
Margaret 11, born in Texas,
father born in Mississippi,
mother born in Georgia,
daughter
Pounds,
Melonia 19, daughter, widow"
Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) was remarried November 19, 1885
to Mrs. Hester Kirk Collins (K5/1.1), according to Williamson County Marriage
Book 6, page 77. She was 18, and he was
60. The marriage was performed by his
cousin John Irvin Dyches (D5/2.2), minister of the First Christian Church,
according to Billy Don Whitmire (W3/14.3), grandson of Odessa, Texas.
He reappeared in the 1900 census of Williamson County,
Enumeration District 2, page 26, precinct 1 as the head of a household:
"Whitmire, H. 75, born January 1825 in
Mississippi
Hester 32, born February
1868 in Texas, wife
Allie 14, born September
1885 in Texas, daughter
Ivie 12, born April 1888
in Texas, daughter
Annie 10, born May 1890 in
Texas, daughter
Weaver 6, born March 1894
in Texas, son
Jessie 4, born September
1895 in Texas, son
Cornelius 1, born November
1898 in Texas, son"
He died February 5, 1905 in Milam County and was buried beside
his first wife on Lord Ranch. Hester
Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1) died October 5, 1919 in Cameron, Texas.
Children born to Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha
Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7) include:
Luvania
"Lou" Whitmire born
in 1851
Rebecca
"Becky" Whitmire
born April 20, 1853
Elbert V.
"Ebb" Whitmire born
in 1856
Eda Whitmire born in November 1858
Melvinia I. E.
"Melonia" Whitmire born in 1860
Mary Jane
Whitmire born July 7,
1863
Margaret C.
Whitmire born in September
1869
(W4/8.2)
Children born to Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk
Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1) include:(W4/8.3)
Alice Pearl
"Allie" Whitmire
(W4/8.8) (W4/8.4) born September 1885
Iva Whitmire (W4/8.9) (W4/8.5) born April 6, 1888
Annie
Whitmire
(W4/8.10) (W4/8.6) born in May 1890
Fannie
Whitmire
(W4/8.11) (W4/8.7) born in February 1892
Robert Weaver
Whitmire (W4/8.12)
born in March 1894
Jessie
Whitmire
(W4/8.13) born September 1895
James Cornelius
"Nealy" Whitmire
(W4/8.14) born February 4,
1899
Luvania "Lou" Whitmire (W4/8.1), daughter of Hezekiah
Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7), was born in
Williamson County in 1851. She was married
about 1871 to Jesse Calder (C4/1.1), son of R. A. Calder (C5/1.1) and Ed C.
Calder. He was born in 1844, according
to Patricia Ann "Patty" Bennett McGinty (B1/1.2). The family was enumerated in the 1880 cenus
of Williamson County, Enumeration District 160, page 25, Precinct 7.
According to McGinty research children born to them include:
Willie E.
Calder (C3/1.1) born in 1873
Cornelius
Calder (C3/1.2) born in 1874
Ransom
Calder (C3/1.3) born in 1875
Alice J.
Calder (C3/1.4) born in 1877
Hezekiah
Calder (C3/1.5) born in 1878
Lula Calder (C3/1.6) born in 1880
According to Drennan research, children born to them include:
J. A. Calder (C3/1.7) born in 1882
Charles
Calder (C3/1.8) born in 1885
Ransom Calder (C3/1.3), son of Jesse Calder (C4/1.1) and Luvania
"Lou" Whitmire Calder (W4/8.1), was born in Texas in 1875. He was married about 1893 to Emma D. Sides
(S3/2.6), twin daughter of William R. Sides (S4/1.1) and Eliza Jane Whitmire
Sides (W4/2.6), in Williamson County.
She died May 1, 1962, and he died January 13, 1963. They were buried in Bangs, Texas.
J. A. Calder (C3/1.7), son of Jesse Calder (C4/1.1) and Luvania
"Lou" Whitmire Calder (W4/8.1), was born about 1882.
Charles Calder (C3/1.8), son of Jesse Calder (C4/1.1) and
Luvania "Lou" Whitmire Calder (W4/8.1), was born about 1885. He lived at Lometa, Texas.
Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire (W4/8.2), daughter of
Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7), was born
in Williamson County April 20, 1853.
She was married January 14, 1877 to James T. Fielder (F4/1.1), according
to Williamson County Marriage Book 4, page 237. He was born in 1856. They
appeared in the 1880 census of Erath County, Enumeration District 150, page 36
and in the 1900 census in Williamson County, Enumeration District 12, page 3,
precinct 8. She died March 6, 1921, and
he died in 1925 in Williamson County. They were buried in Liberty Hill
Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Mary Fielder (F3/1.1) born in 1877
George
Fielder (F3/1.2) born in 1879
Elbert
Fielder (F3/1.3) born in June 1889
Mary Fielder (F3/1.1), daughter of James T. Fielder (F4/1.1) and
Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire Fielder (W4/8.2), was born in 1877,
probably in Erath County , according to McGinty research. She was married about 1895, husband's name
McNorton.
George Fielder (F3/1.2), son of James T. Fielder (F4/1.1) and
Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire Fielder (W4/8.2), was born in 1879, probably
in Erath County, according to McGinty research.
Elbert Fielder (F3/1.3), son of James T. Fielder (F4/1.1) and
Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire Fielder (W4/8.2), was born in June 1889.
Elbert V. "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/8.3), son of Hezekiah
Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.4), was born in
1856. He appeared as a 14-year-old in
the 1870 census of Milam County. He was
married July 28, 1878 to Martha A. "Mattie" Osteen (O4/1.1), according
to Williamson County Marriage Book 4, page 358. She was born June 11, 1860 at Hallettsville, Texas to Washington
"Billy" Osteen (O6/1.1) and Pearcie Cotton McArthur Osteen (C5/1.1).
They appeared in the 1880 census of Williamson County:
"Whitmire, E. V. 24, born in Texas
Mattie 20, born in
Texas"
Elbert V. "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/8.3) was enumerated as
the head of a household in the 1900 census of Williamson County, Enumeration
District 121, page 3, precinct 1:
"Whitmire,
Elbert 44, born February 1856 in
Texas
Mattie 39, born June 1860
in Texas, wife
Willie 4, born September
1895 in Texas, daughter
Martha A. "Mattie" Osteen Whitmire (O4/1.1) died April
30, 1933. Both were buried in Ft.
McKavett Cemetery.
Children born to Elbert V. "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/8.3) and
Martha A. "Mattie" Osteen Whitmire (O4/1.1) include:
Willie Margaret
Whitmire (W3/3.1) born about 1882
Willie Margaret Whitmire (W3/3.1), daughter of Elbert V.
"Ebb" Whitmire (W4/8.3) and Martha A. "Mattie" Osteen
Whitmire (O4/1.1), was born about 1882.
She was married about 1902 to Robert McDonald (M3/1.1). She was drowned about 1915, along with a
baby, when their team of mules backed their wagon off a bridge near
Georgetown. He was remarried.
Eda Whitmire (W4/8.4), daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7), was born in 1856 in Williamson
County. She was married July 21, 1878
to Frank M. Yarbrough (Y4/1.1), according to Williamson County Marriage Book 4,
page 358. They lived near Copperas Cove
and were probably buried there, according to Iva Whitmire Hausenfluck (W4/8.8)
Melvinia I. E. "Melonia" Whitmire (W4/8.5), daughter
of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7), was
born in 1860. She was married December
25, 1878 to J. P. Pounds (P4/1.1), according to Williamson County marriage
records. She appeared in her father's
household in the 1880 census as a 19-year-old widow. She was remarried about 1882 to John Hargrove (H4/1.1). She was buried in Sour Lake Cemetery in
Hardin County, Texas.
Mary Jane Whitmire, daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire and
Jerusha Fish Whitmire, was born July 7, 1863 in Milan County. She was enumerated as age 8 in the 1870
census of Milam County. She appeared in
the 1880 census of her father's household as a 17-year-old. She was married October 29, 1885 to William
Louis Pegram who was born to Columbus Pegram and Joana Josephine Nowlin Pegram
December 10, 1863, according to Glyn B. McFarland, great-grandson of
Bartlesville, Oklahoma in a letter written March 25, 1996.
William Louis Pegram appeared as the head of a household in the
1900 census of Williamson County:
"Pegram,
William N. 36, born December 1863 in
Texas
Jane 36, born in July
1863 in Texas
Maud 13, born in August
1886 in Texas
Bertie 10, born in June
1889 in Texas"
They died at Copperas Cove and were buried there.
Children born to them include:
Maud Ann
Pegram born
August 6, 1886
Alberta
"Bertie" Pegram born
in June 1889
Maude Ann Pegram, daughter of William Louis Pegram and Jerusha
Fish Whitmire Pegram, was born August 6, 1886 in Williamson County. She was married June 7, 1905 to William
Alfred Toliver in Coryell County, Texas.
She died June 27, 1988 at Temple, Texas.
Alberta "Bertie" Pegram, daughter of William Louis Pegram
and Jerusha Fish Whitmire Pegram, was born in June 1888 in Williamson
County. She died in Copperas Cove,
Texas September 29, 1900 at age 12.
Margaret C. Whitmire (W4/8.7), daughter of Hezekiah Carr
Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Jerusha Fish Whitmire (F5/1.7), was born in 1868 in
Williamson County. She was enumerated
as a two-year-old in the 1870 census and appeared as an 11-year-old in the 1880
census of her father's household. She
was married August 20, 1898 to William C. "Billie" Compton (C4/1.1),
according to Williamson County Marriage Book 8, page 102. Their marriage date
was January 28, 1883, according to McGinty research. They died at Georgetown and were buried there.
Alice Pearl "Allie" Whitmire (W4/8.8), daughter of
Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was
born in Williamson County in September 23, 1886, according to McGinty research.
She appeared as a 14-year-old in the report of her father's household.
She was married about 1905 to Ace Murphy and was later
remarried, husband's name Gray. She was
married for the third time December 16, 1916 to William Burton "Burt"
Crabtree (C4/1.1) in Georgetown. He was
born in 1878 in Tracy City, Tennessee and had been previously married about
1904. Two sons had been born to him previously. They moved to Ranger, Texas in 1921. He died there April 8, 1933.
She died January 17, 1975 after a 54-year residence in Ranger and was
buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Children born to Ace Murphy (M4/1.1) and Alice Pearl "Allie"
Whitmire Murphy (W4/8.8) include:
Oscar Murphy (M3/1.1) born about 1907
Raymond
Murphy (M3/1.2) born about 1910
Children born to William Burton "Burt" Crabtree
(C4/1.1) and Alice Pearl "Allie" Whitmire Murphy Gray Crabtree
(W4/8.8) include:
Arthur Marion
Crabtree (C3/1.3) born September 9, 1920
Lenora Faye
Crabtree (C3/1.4) born September 25, 1924
James
Crabtree (C3/1.5) born October 14, 1929
Arthur Marion Crabtree (C1/3.3), son of William Burton
"Burt" Crabtree (C4/1.1) and Alice Pearl "Allie" Whitmire
Murphy Gray Crabtree (W4/8.8), was born September 9, 1920 in Eastland County.
Lenora Faye Crabtree (C1/3.4), daughter of William Burton
"Burt" Crabtree (C4/1.1) and Alice Pearl "Allie" Whitmire
Murphy Gray Crabtree (W4/8.8), was born September 1924 in Eastland County. She was married in September 1954 to Coy
Bardsley (B1/1.1).
James Crabtree (C3/3.5), son of William Burton "Burt"
Crabtree (C4/1.1) and Alice Pearl"Allie" Whitmire Murphy Gray
Crabtree (W4/8.8), was born in Ranger October 14, 1929. He was married in Cuidad Acuna, Mexico
September 9, 1949 to Glenna F. Weaver (W3/1.1). They remained in Ranger until all of their children were born. In 1986 they lived in Dallas.
Children born to them include:
Jimmie Marion
Crabtree (C2/5.1) born May 9, 1950
Debra Glenn
Crabtree (C2/5.2) born December 23, 1951
Tony David
Crabtree (C2/5.3) born August 13, 1953
Debra Glenn Crabtree (C2/5.2), daughter of James Crabtree
(C3/3.5) and Glenna F. Weaver Crabtree (W3/1.1), was born in Ranger December
23, 1951. She was married May 28, 1971
in Irving, Texas to David Charles Sartain (S2/1.1). They were divorced August 3, 1973 in Denton, Texas. She was remarried in Ranger August 23, 1975
to Wesley Garner Carlson (C2/1.1), son of Wallace Harold Carlson (C3/1.1) and
Ellen Ruth Dickinson Carlson (D3/1.1).
He was born in Austin September 7, 1954. In 1977 they lived in Madison, Tennessee.
Children born to Wesley Garner Carlson (S2/1.1) and and Debra
Glenn Crabtree Sartain Carlson (C2/5.2) include:
Eric Wesley
Carlson (C1/1.1) born July 25,
1972
Iva Whitmire (W4/8.9), daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in Williamson
County April 6 1888. She appeared in
her father's household in the 1900 census as a 14-year-old. She was married about 1910 to John
Hausenfluck (H4/1.1).
She wrote a letter in 1969 to Mary Alnora "Nora" Cox
Drennan (C2/10.4) who was researching the Whitmire family history at that
time:
"Fair Oaks,
California, 95628
November 5, 1969
My Dear Mrs. Drennan,
I was so happy to have your good letter this A.M. I am afraid I won't be able to give you much
information on the questions you asked.
I don't remember hearing my Dad speak of any of his folk except his
brothers, John and Kenchin, and if he had any sisters I don't remember hearing
him say anything about them. I was born
April 6, 1888, so you see I am not a spring chicken.
Are all your sisters living?
I remember seeing all the sisters you mentioned, and didn't Fannie
[Fannie Alice McCall (M3/3.3)] marry George Holley? They were right across the street from Maggie [Margaret Whitmire
Compton (W4/8.7)] in Georgetown. That's
been many years ago. I remember Ollie
[Oliver Elijah McCall (M3/3.6)], too.
I don't know who Brushy Ace's father was. That was before I was born. He married my aunt Margaret Pounds, but
they separated soon after, had no children.
[Margaret C. Pounds was married to Pony Whitmire March 6, 1879,
according to Williamson County Marriage Book 5, page 10.] She remarried my uncle, Elliston Collins,
mother's brother. Ace never married
again. He used to come to see us
often. The last time I saw him he had
gotten his neck broken, and I don't know how long he lived after that. Do you know how old Brushy Ace Whitmire and
Rocky Ace Whitmire [Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1)] were when they
died? They were Papa's nephews . . .
anyway they always spoke of Papa as 'Uncle Carr.' Do you know if any of their family is still living?
I last saw Becky [Rebecca Vera Whitmire Allen (W3/1.9)] was in
1908. She taught school at Berry's
Creek near Georgetown. One time I heard
that Becky married a man by the name of Allen.
That's all I know about them. I
don't know who the other girls married or who the McCall girls married or if
they are living. Do you know if Alf
[Alfred H. Whitmire (W3/1.6)] and Boss [William Henry "Boss" Whitmire
(W3/1.1)] married?
Aunt Creasie Lord [Lucretia "Crecy" Fish Lord
(F5/1.11)] was Dad's first wife's sister.
And do you know who John Dykes mother was? Jodie Ward married Jack Dykes.
I don't know if he was John's brother or not. You know Jodie was Ann Fish's daughter by her first husband.
My mother was Hester Collins.
She and Papa married in Williamson County near Georgetown. Papa is buried by the side of his first wife
down on the Lord Ranch, about six miles from Georgetown. I went to see their graves once. She has a marker, but I don't think Papa
does. I heard they had put a lot of the
land into cultivation now, and it has taken in the graves, but someone fenced
in the graves.
You know, people used to bury their folk any old place. Papa has four children buried on the Howell
Ranch about a mile from the old home.
We kids used to go to the graves quite often. I did not go to school at Chalk Ridge; I went to Yarbrough
School. It was right near Uncle Joe's
home. He and Aunt Matt took in the
teacher.
I remember your grandmother Nancy McCall [Nancy Almeda Whitmire
McCall (W4/7.7)]. I remember your mother,
Cinda McCall [Amanda Lucinda "Cinda" McCall Cox (M3/3.1)] and John
[John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Mary [Mary Rosella McCall Mullen [M3/3.5] and
some of the others. I remember Aunt
Amanda Whitmire [Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.2)] and her children, Aunt
Roach [Christianna "Roach" Whitmire (W4/7.4] and Ike [Isaac A.
Whitmire (W4/7.6)] who were Nancy's sister and brother.
I remember there were two men named Ace Whitmire whom I have
already mentioned. One was called Rocky
Ace because he lived 'in the rocks,' and one was called Brushy Ace because he
lived 'in the brush.' I think they were
cousins.
My father's name was Carr Whitmire, and he was married
twice. His first wife was Jerusha Fish
[(F5/1.7)], and they had the following children:
Becky [Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire
(W4/8.2)] who married Jim Fielder.
Lou
[(W4/8.1)] who married Jess s
Calder.
Eda [(W4/8.3)] who married Frank Yarbrough
Jane [Mary Jane
Whitmire (W4/8.6)] who married Louis Pegram
Mell [Melonia
Whitmire (W4/8.5)] who married John Hargrove
Maggie [Margaret
Whitmire (W4/8.7)] who married Billie Compton
Ebb [(W4/8.4)]
who married Matt Osteen
All these are deceased.
There are all Papa's first children.
I loved them all
dearly, as if they were my full sisters, and Ebb was a wonderful
person. I loved him dearly.
Yes, we are related to the Calders. Charlie Calder did live at Lometa, Texas the last I heard. He is Lou and Jess Calder's son.
Ebb's daughter and her baby were killed in Georgetown around
1908 when their mules were frightened by car lights. You know, that was when cars first began to get on the roads, and
there were many accidents and deaths from teams being frightened by them. Their team became frightened and backed
their wagon off a bridge and they drowned.
Her name was Willie Maggie Whitmire.
She married Robert McDonald. He
remarried after Willie's death.
I can remember Jim and Can Shedd [Canzada "Can"
Whitmire Shedd (W4/7.3)] coming to our house when I was about 4 or 5 years
old. "Rocky" Ace Whitmire
[(W4/7.1)] married Claricie Shedd [Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire
(S4/1.1)]. She and Jim Shedd were
brother and sister. I remember John and
Jess were Rocky's boys, also Alf and Boss and Otho were his boys.
Are you a daughter of Jim Cox [James Madison Cox (C3/4.10)] or
Tom Cox [Jehu Thomas Cox (C3/4.6)]?
They were real tall men and used to come to see Maggie [Margaret C.
Whitmire (W4/8.7)], my half sister.
Becky Whitmire [Rebecca Vera Whitmire (W3/1.9)] taught school on
Berry's Creek, three miles north of Georgetown. That is about the last time I ever saw her. I really thought a lot of her. She boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Turner. I also lived with the Turners
for some time.
I have made my own way since I was 12 years old. I don't want to bore you with my troubles,
but sometimes it helps to air the past.
I want to say before I close that Ebb [W4/8.4] and Matt
[(O4/1.1)] are buried at Jericho; Billy [Billy Compton (C4/1.1)] and Maggie
[Margaret Whitmire Compton (W4/8.7)] are buried in Georgetown; Louis [William
Pegram (P4/1.1)] and Jane [Mary Jane Whitmire Pegram (W4/8.6)] are buried at
Copperas Cove; Mell [Melonia Whitmire Hargrove (W4/8.5) is buried at Sour Lake;
Jim [Jim Fielder (F4/1.1) and Becky Fielder [Rebecca "Becky" Whitmire
Fielder (W4/8.1) are buried in the Buck Cemetery near Andice. I do not know where Eadie [Eda Whitmire
Yarbrough (W4/8.3)] and Frank Yarbrough are buried, but probably at Copperas
Cove as they lived there a long time.
They told me that Boss [William Henry "Boss" Whitmire
(W3/1.1)] went to [New] Mexico and was doing real well. I suppose they have all gone on before now,
as they were all older than I.
I have been a widow for 29 years. I am living now with my son and his wife and have been here more
than two years. I have a family of
four, two sons and two daughters. One
son and one daughter live in Austin.
The boys served in World War II.
My oldest son came home with a slight shoulder wound. I am so thankful to have them home. My oldest son fought in Battle of
Normandy. Thomas served 20 years. He was in the air force and was stationed here
at Hickman Field.
I believe I have told you all I know about the Whitmire
clan. I, too, wish I knew more about
them. I believed Papa said he came from
Mississippi. I hope I have been some
help to you in writing your family tree.
I have got to where I am so shakey I hate to try to write. I hope you can read this. Glad you wrote me and hope to hear from you
again.
Sincerely,
Iva Whitmire
Hausenfluck"
Ora Ethel Cox Gowen (C2/10.1) in 1984, at age 89, mentioned that
she remembered "Brushy Ace" Whitmire and believed him to be a cousin
to her mother. She recalled that he did
not live near them, but visited them each fall to pick cotton. She reported, "He was a good worker,
but getting old. Once in picking
cotton, one of the kids beat him, and it made him mad, and he picked up his
sack and left. He said he wasn't going
to work anywhere a kid could beat him.
We never saw him again."
Iva Whitmire Hausenfluck (W4/8.8) wrote a second letter to Mrs.
Drennan the following year after she had returned to Austin:
"Austin, Texas
May 1970
Dear Nora,
You were speaking of pictures in the Georgetown Courthouse. Papa said one day when he was in town they
told him they wanted to take his picture as they were making all the old timers
pictures. So I am the only one that has
his picture, and, of course, I am real proud of it. I look at it every time I go in there. [His picture in the
pioneers gallery is imprinted with the date of his arrival in Williamson
County--April 1851.]
Did you notice the old log houses in those pictures? I was born in one like those. Papa hewed the logs and built his own house,
and we were all born there. After Papa sold the place the man moved it over on
his place for a barn. So I have never
seen it but one time, and it looked so small I don't think Mr. Howell used all
the logs, some may have been rotten and not fit to use.
You spoke of the old Fish place. Is that where the spring is just under the hill? I wonder if that
spring is still running. I first
remember that place by the name of the Dykes place for John and Jack Dykes used
to live there. Then after them the
Comptons lived there, and the last ones that lived there were the Thompsons.
He walled up the spring and irrigated a few acres of vegetables
and hauled them to Georgetown and sold them.
He really made a lot of stuff, but he only lived there two or three
years. Then they moved back to
Georgetown, and I don't remember any more about them. I suppose they have passed on.
Mr. Howell, Spencer's Grand-dad, bought the place, and I don't
know who owns it now. I wish I could go
back there one more time to see our old place.
I have only been there once since the house was moved, and it seemed so
lonely. I wish I could go buy it, build
a shack and live there the rest of my life which I know is not long. I am living on borrowed time. I cannot see very well, but grateful that I
can see as well as I do.
Love to all,
your cousin,
Iva Whitmire
Hausenfluck"
P.S. These are the
children of Carr Whitmire and his second wife who were married November 19,
1885.
Alice Pearl Whitmire,
married Burt Crabtree, lived at Ranger, Texas
Iva Whitmire,
born September 10, 1886
Annie Whitmire,
married Will Evard, lives San Antonio
Jessie Whitmire,
deceased, married Emmett Carruth, lived San Antonio
Fannie Whitmire,
deceased, married Johnnie McRae, lived San Antonio
Robert Weaver
Whitmire, buried Cameron, Texas
Nealie Whitmire,
lives Lometa, Texas."
John Hausenfluck (H4/1.1) died in 1940. In January 1975 she lived in Teague, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Thomas
Hausenfluck (H3/1.1) born about 1912
Thomas Hausenfluck (H3/1.1), son of John Hausenfluck (H4/1.1)
and Iva Whitmire Hausenfluck (W4/8.9), was born about 1912. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in
World War II and retired with 20 years service. He was drowned in California in November 1969 and was buried in
San Antonio, Texas.
Annie Whitmire (W4/8.10), daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in May 1890. She was married about 1910 to Will Evard
(E4/1.1). In 1970 she lived in San
Antonio.
Fannie Whitmire (W4/8.11), daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in February 1892
in Williamson County. She was married
about 1910 to Johnnie McRae (M4/1.1).
She died in San Antonio.
Robert Weaver Whitmire (W4/8.12), son of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in March 1894 in
Williamson County. He died at Cameron,
Texas.
Jessie Whitmire (W4/8/13) daughter of Hezekiah Carr Whitmire
(W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was born in September
1895. She was married about 1915 to
Emmett Carruth (C4/1.1). In 1970 she
lived in San Antonio.
James Cornelius "Nealy" Whitmire (W4/8.14), son of
Hezekiah Carr Whitmire (W5/3.8) and Hester Kirk Collins Whitmire (K5/1.1), was
born February 4, 1899 in Williamson County.
He was married January 12, 1922 to Syntha Elizabeth Earles (E4/1.1) who
was born September 30, 1906 in Haskell County, Texas to Lawson Vance Earles
(E5/1.1) and Susie Virginia Crabtree Earles (C5/1.1). They lived in Ranger in 1923, in Haskell, Texas in 1924, in
Ranger in 1929 and in Brownwood, Texas in 1932. He, a resident of Crane, Texas, died at Rankin, Texas January 21,
1973, according to B. J. English, a descendant of Odessa. He was buried at Monahans.
Children born to James Cornelius "Neely" Whitmire
(W4/8.14) and Syntha Elizabeth Earles Whitmire (E4/1.1) include:
James Cornelius
Whitmire (W3/14.1) born July 4, 1923
Dorothy Christine
Whitmire (W3/14.2) born October 29, 1924
Billy Don
Whitmire (W3/14.3) born November 8, 1929
Teddy Joe Whitmire (W3/14.4)
born September 30, 1932
James Cornelius Whitmire (W3/14.1), son of James Cornelius
"Neely" Whitmire (W4/8.14) and Syntha Elizabeth Earles Whitmire
(E4/1.1), was born July 4, 1923 in Ranger.
He was married April 26, 1946 to Winnie Corinne Bankston (B3/1.1). She was born April 15, 1928 in Norphlet,
Arkansas to Lee Dewey Bankston (B4/1.1) and Gertha Threadgill Bankston
(T4/1.1). In 1947 they lived in
Abilene, Texas. He was remarried in
1977 to Lowell Virdell (V3/1.1). He
died July 31, 1985 in Odessa. Children
born to James Cornelius Whitmire (W3/14.1) and Lowell Virdell Whitmire (V3/1.1)
are unknown.
Children born to James Cornelius Whitmire (W3/14.1) and Winnie
Corinne Bankston Whitmire (B3/1.1) include:
Vickie Corinne
Whitmire (W2/1.1) born November 5, 1947
Sherrie Lynn
Whitmire (W2/1.2) born July 9, 1949
Vickie Corinne Whitmire (W2/1.1), daughter of James Cornelius
Whitmire (W3/14.1) and Winnie Corinne Bankston Whitmire (B3/1.1), was born
November 5, 1947 in Monahans. She was
married June 4, 1965 to Danny Michael O'Dell (O2/1.1), son of Rex Allen O'Dell
(O3/1.1) and Betty O'Dell. He was born
November 12, 1947 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
In 1966 they lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee and in the following year
in Monahans. In 1972 they lived in
Deming, New Mexico. She was remarried
in 1977.
Children born to them include:
Daniel Michael
O'Dell (O1/1.1) born May 26, 1966
Sherie Micheal
O'Dell (O1/1.2) born October 1, 1967
Paulisha Corinne
O'Dell (O1/1.3) born June 4, 1970
Rachael Jean
O'Dell (O1/1.4) born May 2, 1972
Sherrie Lynn Whitmire (W2/1.2), daughter of James Cornelius
Whitmire, Jr. (W3/14.1) and Winnie Corinne Bankston (B3/1.1), was born in
Abilene July 9, 1949. She was married
in Juarez, Mexico January 19, 1969 to James Mack Crigler (C2/1.1), son of James
Marvin Crigler (C3/1.1) and Betty Ruth Blair Crigler (B3/1.1). They lived in Deming, but were divorced in
1977. She was remarried in that year.
Children born to them include:
James Michael
Crigler (C1/1.1) born November 8, 1969
John Mark
Crigler (C1/1.2) born January 5, 1972
Mitzy Melynda
Crigler (C1/1.3) born July 5, 1973
Dorothy Christine "Teenie" Whitmire (W3/14.2),
daughter of James Cornelius "Neely" Whitmire (W4/8.14) and Syntha
Elizabeth Earles Whitmire (E4/1.1), was born October 29, 1924 in Haskell. She was married October 12, 1946 to Tommy
Dewitt Holloway II (H3/1.1). In 1949
they lived in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Following a divorce she was remarried, husband's name Finney, and lived
in Austin in 1981. He died November 14,
1985 in Big Spring, Texas and was buried in Monahans. Later she was remarried to Walter Ocker (O3/1.1) and continued
in Austin.
Children born to them include:
Tommy Dewitt
Holloway III (H2/1.1) born May 28, 1946
Jimmy Don
Holloway (H2/1.2) born March 16, 1953
Jolissa
Holloway (H2/1.3) born February 5, 1956
Tommy Dewitt Holloway III (H2/1.1), son of Tommy Dewitt Holloway
II (H3/1.1) and Dorothy Christine "Teenie" Whitmire Holloway
(W3/14.2), was born May 28, 1946 in Duncan.
He was married June 11, 1969 in Juarez, Mexico to Janie Renfro (R2/1.1),
daughter of Louis Guy Renfro (R3/1.1) and Betty Jane Renfro. She was born December 2, 1951. He died June 17, 1981 in Monahans.
A son was born to them:
Erin Dee
Holloway (H1/1.1) born about
1971
Jimmy Don Holloway (H2/1.2), son of Tommy Dewitt Holloway II
(H3/1.1) Dorothy Christine "Teenie" Whitmire Holloway (W3/14.2), was
born March 16, 1953 at Monahans. He was
married April 10, 1982 at Devine, Texas to Terri Lynn Caldwell (C2/1.1). She was born June 20, 1959 at San Antonio to
Glenn Owen Caldwell (C3/1.1) and Betty Jo Thomas Caldwell (T3/1.1). In 1983 they lived in San Antonio.
Children born to them include:
Jacob Dewitt
Holloway (H1/2.2) born February 16,
1983
Jolissa Holloway (H2/1.3), daughter of Tommy Dewitt Holloway II
(H3/1.1) and Dorothy Christine "Teenie" Whitmire Holloway (W3/14.2),
was born February 12, 1956 in Monahans.
She was married October 1, 1979 to Loise Lebrun Howard (H2/1.1) as his
second wife and lived in Houston, Texas.
She was remarried to Sam Ward (W2/1.1) in 1986.
Children born to them include:
James Thomas
Howard (H1/1.1) born August 22, 1980
Billy Don Whitmire (W3/14.3), son of James Cornelius
"Neely" Whitmire (W4/8.14) and Syntha Elizabeth Earles Whitmire
(E4/1.1), was born November 8, 1929 in Ranger.
He was married in Monahans August 1, 1952 to Mary Joanne Moore (M3/1.1). She was born May 1, 1934 at Mexia, Texas to
Ralph Moore (M4/1.1) and Julia Elizabeth Owens Moore. Billy Don Whitmire died August 23, 1992 of a heart attack.
Children born to Billy Don Whitmire (W3/14.3) and Mary Joanne
Moore Whitmire (M3/1.1) include:
Lorie Gay
Whitmire born
July 6, 1956
Donna Elizabeth
Whitmire born January 27, 1958
James Owen
Whitmire born
September 3, 1960
Lorie Gay Whitmire (W2/3.1), daughter of Billy Don Whitmire
(W3/14.3) and Mary Joanne Moore Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born in Monahans July 6,
1956. She was married December 24, 1979
in Odessa to Roy Don Smith (S2/1.1).
They were divorced October 16, 1985.
Donna Elizabeth Whitmire (W2/3.2), daughter of Billy Don
Whitmire (W3/14.3) and Mary Joanne Moore Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born in
Monahans January 27, 1958. She was married
April 20, 1973 to Ronnie L. Clark (C2/1.1).
Jody Lynn
Clark (C1/1.1) born September 10, 1973
Kelly Don
Clark (C1/1.2) born October 2, 1974
Monty Allen
Clark (C1/1.3) born July 17, 1979
James Owen Whitmire (W2/3.3), son of Billy Don Whitmire
(W3/14.3) and Mary Joanne Moore Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born in Monahans
September 3, 1960. He was married January
19, 1985 to Mada Jewel Newby (N2/1.1).
He worked in the Ector County Sheriff's staff. In 1995 he was a radio announcer in Odessa.
Children born to James Owen Whitmire (W2/3.3) and Mada Jewel
Newby Whitmire (N2/1.1) are unknown.
Teddy Joe Whitmire (W3/14.4), son of James Cornelius
"Neely" Whitmire (W4/8.14) and Syntha Elizabeth Earles Whitmire (E4/1.1),
was born September 30, 1932 in Brownwood. He was married August 13, 1955 to
Daisy Delores "Pat" Thompson (T3/1.1), daughter of Joel Robert
Thompson (T4/1.1) and Daisy Bullington Thompson (B4/1.1), in Monahans. She was born October 28, 1930 in Florida. He became a chiropractor and established his
practice in Odessa. In 1987 he moved
his practice to Colorado City, Texas.
Children born to Teddy Joe Whitmire (W3/14.4) and Daisy Delores
"Pat" Thompson Whitmire (T3/1.1) include:
Tami Jo Whitmire (W2/4.1) born September 20, 1958
Teddy Joe
Whitmire (W2/4.2) born October 15, 1959
Tami Jo Whitmire (W2/4.1), daughter of Teddy Joe Whitmire
(W3/14.4) and Daisy Delores "Pat" Thompson Whitmire (T3/1.1), was born
September 20, 1958 in Monahans. She was
married April 4, 1980 to Alexander Lamar Casparis, Jr. (C2/1.1). They lived in Odessa.
Children born to them include:
Casi D.
Casparis (C1/1.1) born March 2, 1981
Teddy Joe Whitmire (W2/4.2), son of Teddy Joe Whitmire (W3/14.4)
and Daisy Delores "Pat" Thompson Whitmire (T3/1.1), was born October
15, 1959 in Monahans. He was married
November 26, 1983 to Alicia Cavazos (C2/1.1).
Children born to Teddy Joe Whitmire (W2/4.2) and Alicia Cavazos
Whitmire (C2/1.1) are unknown.
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Arlee Gowen
806/795-8758 or 806/795-9694
5708 Gary Avenue
Lubbock, Texas, 79413
WHITMIMS.018, 08/08/87
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