Selected Families and Individuals


E.R. Ware.E.R. married Flora Viola Pound.

Flora Viola Pound [Parents] was born on 3 Jun 1904. She died on 30 Jan 1996 in Wise Co., TX. She married E.R. Ware.


Johnnie Hays Crowder [scrapbook] was born on 16 Feb 1904. He died on 23 Mar 1976 in Tarrant Co., TX. He was buried in Oaklawn Cem, Decatur, Wise Co., TX. He married Leona Pound.

Leona Pound [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 9 Dec 1907 in Jacksboro, Jack Co., TX. She died on 9 Dec 1990 in Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX. She was buried on 11 Dec 1990 in Oaklawn Cem, Decatur, Wise Co., TX. She married Johnnie Hays Crowder.

They had the following children:

  F i Donnie Jean Crowder was born on 1 May 1932.

Oscar Little.Oscar married Delma Payne.

Delma Payne [Parents].Delma married Oscar Little.


Floyd Miles Dodson [Parents] was born on 14 May 1882 in Gatesville, Coryell Co., TX. He died on 5 Sep 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was buried on 8 Sep 1962 in Mililani Cemetery. He married Elizabeth Anne about 1904 in OK.

Listed on the 1910 census of Davis, Murray Co., OK
Listed on the 1930 census of Los Angles city, LA County, CA. ED 19-497 , p. 77 @ 1027 6th Ave. - paint/paper merchant


Floyd Miles Dodson, 80, who managed the paint department at Lewers and
Cooke until his retirement in 1950, died yesterday at Queen's Hospital.
Mr. Dodson lived at 2609 Date St. He was born May 14, 1882, in
Gatesville, Tex.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Mililani
Cemetery. They will be conducted by Excelsior Lodge No. 1, 100F. Burial
will follow.
Mr. Dodson was a member of the lodge and Olivet Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Anne Dodson; two daughters, Mrs.
Francis D. Sylva and Mrs. Thelma D. Wallace; a grandchild; three
great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Leona Ridgeway of Oklahoma City.

Honolulu Advertiser
Thursday, Sept. 6, 1962

Elizabeth Anne.Elizabeth married Floyd Miles Dodson about 1904 in OK.

They had the following children:

  F i Thelma O. Dodson was born on 15 Oct 1905. She died in Jun 1984.
  F ii Eva Frances Dodson was born in OK.

Elmer Ridgeway Sr. was born on 18 Jun 1887. He died on 7 Sep 1968. He was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, OK. He married Frances Leona Dodson on 8 Jan 1911 in Davis, OK.

Buried in Greenlawn section, lot 163, NW corner, center front

Frances Leona Dodson [Parents] was born on 14 May 1895 in TX. She died 1 on 26 Jun 1984 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, OK. She married Elmer Ridgeway Sr. on 8 Jan 1911 in Davis, OK.

Listed on the 1920 census of Frederick, Tilman Co., OK
>The address of the Rose Hill Burial Park:
>6006 N. W. Grand Blvd.
>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73118

They had the following children:

  F i Meriam Ridgeway was born about 1913 in OK.
  F ii Geraldine Ridgeway was born on 26 May 1915. She died on 25 Dec 1992.
  M iii Elmer Ridgeway was born about 1917 in OK.

Austin S. Welch.Austin married Ethel Wood.

Ethel Wood.Ethel married Austin S. Welch.

They had the following children:

  F i Frances Adele Welch was born on 11 Feb 1906. She died on 29 Aug 1987.

William Louis Brashear was born on 14 Dec 1923. He died on 30 Mar 1998 in Tualatin, OR. He was buried in Williamette Nat'l.Cem., Williamette, OR. He married 1 Barbara May Powell on 31 Jan 1948 in Las Vegas, NV. William was employed as RR engineer for Southern Pacific.

Barbara May Powell [Parents] was born on 23 Jun 1926. She died on 8 Mar 2007 in CA. She married 1 William Louis Brashear on 31 Jan 1948 in Las Vegas, NV.

Living at 10336 S Susquehanna Dr., Tualatin, OR 97062 in 2001. Phone 503-692-8192

They had the following children:

  M i John Powell Brashear was born on 22 Dec 1949 in Los Angeles Co., CA.

Living at 4000 SW Carmen #68, Lake Oswego, OR 97062 in 2001.
  F ii Ruth Ellen Brashear was born on 18 May 1952.
  F iii Jeri Ann Brashear was born on 28 Aug 1961.

Mr. Simmons.Mr. married Clara E. Riggins.

Clara E. Riggins [Parents] was born on 17 Jul 1917 in AL. She died on 10 Jan 1994 in Alexander City, AL. She was buried in Evergreen Cem., Sylacauga, Talladega Co., AL. She married Mr. Simmons.

Married twice - Mr. Simmons was last husband. Clara had no children


Edward A. Etheredge.Edward married Rowena Adell Riggins on 28 May 1927 in Talladega Co., AL.

Living in Dallas, TX at time of mother's death in 1970

Rowena Adell Riggins [Parents] was born on 27 Dec 1905 in AL. She died in Feb 1994 in Dallas, TX. She married Edward A. Etheredge on 28 May 1927 in Talladega Co., AL.

Marriage performed by E. A. Hammell, Probate Judge, at Talladega


Mr. Ogle.Mr. married Mary L. Riggins.

Mary L. Riggins [Parents] was born on 12 Oct 1912 in AL. She died in Apr 1992 in Alabama. She married Mr. Ogle.

Living in Sylacauga in 1970

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