Mr. Guardino. married Billie Dale Herring.
Billie Dale Herring [Parents].Billie married Mr. Guardino.
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John A. Pierson was born about 1873 in AR. He married Clyda M. Tankersley about 1896.
Occupation: carpenter for rail road on the 1920 census
Clyda M. Tankersley [Parents] was born in Aug 1872 in Arkansas. She married John A. Pierson about 1896.
Appears on the 1900 census of Washington Co. AR with husband/children - living with her parents
Appears on the 1910 census of Washington Co., AR
Appears on the 1920 census of Marion, Bonanza Town, Sebastian Co., AR with husband and 3 youngest children
They had the following children:
M i William Leonard Pierson was born in Dec 1897 in AR. M ii Marvin N. Pierson was born in Aug 1899 in AR. M iii Elmer Pierson was born about 1902. F iv Jewell Pierson was born about 1907 in AR.
Elmer Pierson [Parents] was born about 1902 in AR. He married Jewell about 1923.
Appears on the 1930 census of Ft. Smith, Sebastien Co., AR Occupation: carpenter for the Frisco
Jewell was born about 1904 in AR. She married Elmer Pierson about 1923.
They had the following children:
M i Harold Pierson was born about 1923 in AR. F ii Hilda G. Pierson was born about 1925 in TX. F iii Wilma Pierson was born about 1927 in AR.
William Tankersley [Parents] was born about 1860 in TX. He married Martha J. Dodson on 20 Dec 1883 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Martha J. Dodson.Martha married William Tankersley on 20 Dec 1883 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Gerold Vorise Smith Jr [Parents] was born on 28 Dec 1935 in Bexar Co., TX. He died on 7 Feb 1992 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX. He was buried on 10 Feb 1992 in Rose Hill, Ft. Worth, TX. He married Donna McMurray.
Obit: Saturday, Feb.8, 1992, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram:
Gerold Vorise Smith, Jr. 56, passed away Friday. Was a direct descendant of Jose Peres, a Canary Islander colonist of San Antonio. Survivors include wife, Donna M. Smith; sons, Gregory Paul Smith, Las Vegas, NV; G.V. (Jerry) Smith,III, Ft. Worth, grandaughter Courtnee Smith. Services 1:30 pm Monday, Shannons Rose Hill Chapel.
Obit: Sunday, Feb 9. 1992, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram:
Gerold Vorsie Smith, Jr. --Truck salesman
Fort Worth - Gerold Vorise Smith, Jr., a retired truck salesman for Vandergriff Chevrolet, died Friday. He was 56. A memorial service will be at 1:30 pm Monday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral home.
Mr. Smith was born in San Antonio and was a Tarrant Co., resident for 18 years. He was a member of Oakhill Presbyterian Church. Mr. Smith was a direct descendnat of Jose Perez, a Canary Island colonist of San Antonio.
Survivors: Donna M. Smith of Fort Worth; two sons, G.V. Jerry Smith III of Fort Worth and Gregory Paul Smith of Las Vegas and a grandchild.
Donna McMurray was born in 1944. She married Gerold Vorise Smith Jr.
They had the following children:
James Berry Gay [Parents] was born 1 on 26 Sep 1866 in GA. He died on 11 Sep 1961 in Ft. Worth, TX. The cause of death was pneumonia, dehydration; senility due to arteriosclerosis. He was buried on 11 Sep 1961 in Tarver Cem., Van Zandt Co., TX. He married Fannie Francis Whitton on 22 Dec 1892 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Death Cert#54467
Died at home - 3934 Chenault St., Ft. Worth
Listed as widower
Parents: unknown
Removed to Canton --Russell Cemetery
Owens & Brumley Funeral Home, Ft. Worth
Birthplace given as Center, TX; census records state he was born in GA
Fannie Francis Whitton [Parents] was born 1 on 7 Nov 1877 in TX. She died on 11 Oct 1951 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX. The cause of death was cerebral thrombosis, hypertension. She was buried on 11 Oct 1951 in Tarver Cem., Van Zandt Co., TX. She married James Berry Gay on 22 Dec 1892 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Listed on 1900 census of Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX - birth date given as Aug 1878 - her mother is living in the household
Death Cert. # 54727Died: Canton, Pct 2, Van Zandt Co., TX
Usual residence: Rt. 1, Canton, TX
Married, housewife
Father; ---Whitton, unknown birthplace
Mother: unknown
Informant: Barney M. Gay
Burial: Tarver Cemetery
Funeral director: Russell Eubank
They had the following children:
Homer Irvan Gallaway was born on 10 Dec 1893 in Phalba, TX. He died on 29 Apr 1980 in Van Zandt Co., TX. He was buried on 1 May 1980 in Elm Grove Cem., Van Zandt Co., TX. He married 1 Lillie Ann Whitton on 6 Apr 1913 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
OBIT:
H.I. Galloway (sic) Services HeldServices for Homer I. Galloway, 86, Canton, are being held today, Thursday, May 1, at Eubank Funeral chapel with Bro. Leon Sharp officiating. Interment will be at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Galloway died Tuesday in a Canton nursing home. He was born December 10, 1893 in Phalba. He lived in Wills Point, where he farmed until 1942. He then moved to Austin where he worked 17 years for the state hospital there. He was a member of Canton Church of Christ and Capital Lodge 23 of Odd Fellows Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Lilly Whitton Galloway of Canton; a son, Waylon Galloway of Canton; three daughters, Lois Tawater of Round Rock, Doris Wheeler of Canton and Nelta Brigdon.
Lillie Ann Whitton [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 4 Sep 1896 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She died on 18 Apr 1990 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She was buried on 20 Apr 1990 in Elm Grove Cem., Van Zandt Co., TX. She married 1 Homer Irvan Gallaway on 6 Apr 1913 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Listed on the 1920 & 1930 census of Pct 1, Van Zandt Co., TX - her brother James is living with them on both.
They had the following children:
F i Vera Estelle Gallaway was born on 1 Jan 1915. She died on 8 Jan 1965. F ii Effie Leota Gallaway was born on 3 Apr 1917. She died on 26 Feb 1979. F iii Lois Irene Gallaway was born on 3 Oct 1920. She died on 19 May 1993. F iv Doris O'Nell Gallaway was born on 31 Oct 1922. She died on 2 Jul 1941. M v Waylon Homer Gallaway was born on 14 Nov 1924. F vi Nelta Laverne Gallaway was born on 25 Apr 1927.
Silas Anson Powell died on 20 Jun 1982 in Jefferson Co., TX. He married 1 Rosa Ella Whitton on 24 Feb 1916 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Rosa Ella Whitton [Parents] was born on 18 Jan 1895 in TX. She died on 18 Sep 1982 in Jefferson Co., TX. She married 1 Silas Anson Powell on 24 Feb 1916 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Living in Woodville, TX in 1956 when brother Jim died
Per the Social Security death index her last residence was in Beaumont.
They had the following children:
F i Norma Gean Powell was born on 16 Aug 1938 in Henderson Co., TX.
James Martin Whitton [Parents] "Jim" was born on 25 Feb 1904 in Whitton Community, Van Zandt Co., TX. He died on 9 Apr 1956. The cause of death was heart attack. He was buried on 10 Apr 1956 in White Rose Cem., Wills Point, TX. He married 1 Zethel Mamie Jones on 13 Jun 1930 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Listed on the 1920 census of Van Zandt Co., TX - living with sister Lily and her family --15 year old single
Listed on the 1930 census of Pct 1., Van Zandt Co., TX - living with his sister Lily and her family - He is single
OBIT: James M. Whitton, 52, dies MondayJames Martin Whitton, 52, native of this county and a lifetime resident of this area, died at his home in the Thompson apartments at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 9.
Mr. Whitton had been ill for the past five weeks. He received treatment at Baker Clinic for several days after suffering a severe heart attack early in March and was believed to be improving when stricken with the fatal attack.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist church with the pastor Rev. Jimmy Allen, reading the last rites. Interment was in White Rose cemetery under the direction of Eubank & Co. Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Ben Cockerham, Walter Lamb, F.E. Lea, Gordon Mott, Nelson and Clarence Furrh.
Mr. Whitton was born February 25, 1904, in the Whitton community, son of the late James M. and Nora Tankersley Whitton.
On June 30, 1930, he was married to Miss Zethel Jones, who survives with one son, Elton Whitton of Terrell and four daughters, Mrs. Shirley Cockerham of Wilmer; Mrs. Eleta Nelson of Commerce; and Joyce and Joan Whitton of Wills Point. Other survivors are four sisters, Mesdames Homer Galloway )))of Austin, Rosa Powell of Woodville; Ollie Montgomery of Canton and Emma Johnson of Nederland; and three grandchildren.
Mr. Whitton was a member of the Wills Point Baptist church, having joined three years ago. For many years he farmed in communities around Wills Point. He and his family had lived in Wills Point for the past three years while he was employed at the State Hospital in Terrell. Members of the Wills Point Oddfellows Lodge conducted the ----(missing word) at the graveside.
Zethel Mamie Jones [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 30 Dec 1907 in Henderson County, Texas. She died on 13 Aug 1990 in Kaufman Co., TX. She was buried on 14 Aug 1990 in White Rose Cem., Wills Point, TX. She married 1 James Martin Whitton on 13 Jun 1930 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
They had the following children:
M i Jesse Elton Whitton was born in 1932. F ii Mamie Eleta Whitton was born on 7 Mar 1935. F iii Shirley June Whitton. F iv Joyce Whitton was born in 1943. F v Joan Whitton was born in 1946.
Clarence Montgomery was born about 1897 in TX. He married Ollie Whitton on 7 Sep 1919 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Ollie Whitton [Parents] was born on 19 May 1900 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX. She died on 29 Jan 1985. She was buried in Haven of Memories, Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX. She married Clarence Montgomery on 7 Sep 1919 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Listed on the 1930 census of Van Zandt Co., TX
Had 5 children - 3 boys who lived in Canton; 2 girls
Living in Canton, TX in 1956 when brother Jim died
They had the following children: