Selected Families and Individuals


John Vaughn (Bonin) [Parents] was born on 4 Jul 1961 in Worcester, MA. He married Cheryl Deluca in Shrewsbury, MA.

John's parents were young and unmarried when he was born and he was given up for adoption.

Cheryl Deluca.Cheryl married John Vaughn (Bonin) in Shrewsbury, MA.

They had the following children:

  M i Jonathan Bonin.

Aubie Moore.Aubie married Winnie Tankersley on 17 Jan 1874 in Van Zandt Co., TX.

Winnie Tankersley [Parents] was born about 1837 in Murray Co., GA. She married Aubie Moore on 17 Jan 1874 in Van Zandt Co., TX.

Other marriages:
Johnston, Mr.

listed on 1860 census with family in Van Zandt Co., TX - birthplace given as TN
Living with her brothers William and Larkin and sister Clarissa in 1870 She is listed as a 35 year old, born TN, weaver but has the surname "Johnston"


John Blake.John married Clara Bruce.

Clara Bruce.Clara married John Blake.

They had the following children:

  F i Delia Rose Blake was born in 1874. She died in 1948.

Paul Morrison Thackwell.Paul married Blanche Eden.

Blanche Eden [Parents] was born in Aug 1877 in Sullivan, IL. She died in Feb 1939. She was buried in Greenhill Cem.. She married Paul Morrison Thackwell.

daniel.schoun@kcma.edu - Daniel Schoun contributed data from Blanche down to himself

They had the following children:

  F i Edith Eden Thackwell.

Percy Denison Swan.Percy married Edith Eden Thackwell.

Edith Eden Thackwell [Parents].Edith married Percy Denison Swan.

They had the following children:

  F i Lorna Marie Swan.

Paul Schoun.Paul married Lorna Marie Swan.

Lorna Marie Swan [Parents].Lorna married Paul Schoun.

They had the following children:

  M i Daniel Schoun.

Richard Hale Bailey [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in Feb 1858 in AL. He died in Jan 1904 in Indian Territory, now Garvin Co., OK. He was buried in Lewis Cem., outside Stratford, OK. He married Izetta Alexander in 1885.

Birth place given as AL on the 1860 census of Coosa Co., AL where he is listed as a 2 y/o with his parents and brother.
Appears on the 1880 census of Limestone Co., AL living with brother James. Richard is single, literate, and working on farm. Birthplace given as AL
Tombstone states he died in 1903; however, his youngest child was born in March, 1904 so he must have died in Jan. 1904.

Search for marriage to Isetta: Not in Lamar Co., TX

Izetta Alexander [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 29 Jan 1864 in Ohio. She died on 26 Aug 1935 in Kent, OK. She was buried in Sugar Creek Cem., Choctaw Co., OK. She married Richard Hale Bailey in 1885.

Other marriages:
Branton, Richard A.

Listed as a 5 y/o with her parents/siblings in Ludlow, Ohio (PO Newport), Washington Co., Ohio on 1870 census
Listed as Mrs. L.E. Bailey, widow, age 45, on 1910 census of Titus Co., TX with children Ben, Floyd, Clara & Thelma - living next door to married daughter Rosa Young. Mrs. Bailey listed as mother of 8, 5 living.
Living with 2nd husband, daughter Thelma and her grandchildren by daughter Rosa in Jeter, Choctaw Co., OK
Living with 2nd husband, next door to daughter Clara on the 1930 census of Jeter, Choctaw Co., OK

I checked the August 25-30 issues of the Hugo Daily News and did not find either an obit or a death notice for Izetta Branton.

They had the following children:

  F i Rosa Belle Bailey was born on 11 Nov 1886. She died on 26 Jan 1911.
  M ii Henry Bailey was born on 5 May 1890. He died died as child.
  M iii Benjamin Elsworth Bailey was born on 25 Jun 1891. He died on 26 Aug 1977.
  M iv Floyd Alexander Bailey was born on 23 Mar 1893. He died on 8 Aug 1952.
  M v Lawrence Leroy Bailey died died as infant.
  F vi Unnamed Bailey died died as infant.
  F vii Clara Ellen Bailey was born on 16 Feb 1895. She died on 12 May 1978.
  F viii Thelma Leah Bailey was born on 4 Mar 1904. She died on 30 Sep 1982.

Ernest Tapley Young was born about 1886 in OK. He married Rosa Belle Bailey on 27 Dec 1905.

Listed as a railroad laborer on the 1910 census of Titus Co., TX - with wife/children

Rosa Belle Bailey [Parents] "Rosey" was born on 11 Nov 1886 in Cooke Co., TX. She died on 26 Jan 1911 in Titus Co., TX. The cause of death was typhoid; childbirth complications. She was buried on 28 Jan 1911 in Masonic Cem., Mt. Pleasant, TX. She married Ernest Tapley Young on 27 Dec 1905.

Tombstone at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, TX:
Young, Rose Bell Bailey
November 9, 1886
January 26, 1911

Texas Death certificate #2262
Titus Co., 5 miles south of Mt. Pleasant, TX
female, white, married
Cause of death: typhoid (relapse?) plus febrile abcess
Born: Nov 9, 1886, age 24 years, 2 months, 252 days
Housewife: born Cook Co., TX
father: R.H. Bailey, born Texas
mother: Izetta Alexander, born Ohio
Informant: A.C. Alexander, Mt. Pleasant, TX
Died: Jan 26, 1911 Buried Jan 28, 1911, Masonic Cemetery
Undertakers: Riddle & Stephenson

They had the following children:

  F i Hattie Alena Young was born on 28 Oct 1906.
  M ii Cecil K. Young was born on 21 May 1908. He died on 13 Jul 1993.
  M iii Gus Hale Young was born on 11 Nov 1910. He died on 20 Jul 1990.

Earl Allen Herring was born on 8 Feb 1899 in TX. He died on 3 Oct 1980 in Santa Clara Co., CA. He married Thelma Leah Bailey about 1929.

Thelma Leah Bailey [Parents] was born on 4 Mar 1904 in Stratford, OK. She died on 30 Sep 1982 in Santa Clara Co., CA. She was buried on 2 Oct 1982 in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA. She married Earl Allen Herring about 1929.

Listed on the 1930 census with husband at Lindsay, Tulare Co., CA

Obit: San Jose newspaper, 1 Oct 1982:

Herring, Thelma L. - In San Jose, September 30, 1982. Beloved wife of the late Earl A. Herring. Loving mother of Dr. Jack Herring and Billie Guardino of San Jose. Devoted grandmother of nine and greatgrandmother of four. Also survivied by numerous nieces and nephews. A native of Stratford, OK. Age 78 years.
Friends are invited to attend funeral services, Saturday, October 2 at 11:00 a.m. from Oak Hill Funeral Home's Chapel of the Oaks, 300 Curtner Av., San Jose. Private interment Oak Hill Memorial Park. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society preferred.

They had the following children:

  M i Jack Donald Herring MD was born in 1931 in Antlers, OK.

Phone (June 2005) 408-264-4177- knows nothing of his family history and is not interested in genealogy.
Retired OB/GYN physician
  F ii Billie Dale Herring.

Horace Jefferson Branton was born on 28 Nov 1889 in AR. He died on 5 Apr 1979. He was buried in Sugar Creek Cem., Choctaw Co., OK. He married Clara Ellen Bailey on 9 Aug 1914 in OK.

Clara Ellen Bailey [Parents] was born on 16 Feb 1895 in Indian Territory (Garvin Co.). She died on 12 May 1978. She was buried in Sugar Creek Cem., OK. She married Horace Jefferson Branton on 9 Aug 1914 in OK.

Living in Jeter, District 16, Choctaw Co., OK on the 1930 census

They had the following children:

  M i Richard Wayne Branton was born on 1 Jul 1915. He died in Jun 1959.
  F ii Retha Lee Branton was born on 25 Dec 1916.
  M iii Merlin Pearce Branton was born on 12 Nov 1918.
  F iv Altha Lorena Branton was born on 6 Jan 1922.
  M v Glenn Alexander Branton was born on 27 Mar 1924. He died on 1 Dec 2000.
  F vi Joyce Lawanda Branton was born on 21 Apr 1926.
  M vii Bailey Gayle Branton was born on 18 Oct 1930.
  M viii Joe Derryl Branton was born on 6 Jul 1933.

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