Selected Families and Individuals


William Frank David was born on 22 Jul 1896. He died on 13 May 1950 in Jesup, Wayne Co., GA. He married Francis Vasti Crouch.

Francis Vasti Crouch [Parents] was born on 4 Feb 1903 in Columbus, GA. She died on 22 Sep 1974 in Glynn Co., GA. She married William Frank David.


Leonard Carlton Presley [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 19 Oct 1888 in Arkansas. He died on 1 Aug 1949 in Annona, Red River Co., TX. The cause of death was Uremia. He was buried on 3 Aug 1949 in Annona Cem., Annona, Red River Co., TX. He married Fannie Johnson.

Fannie Johnson.Fannie married Leonard Carlton Presley.

They had the following children:

  M i Leonard Carlton Presley Jr. [scrapbook] was born on 21 Jan 1917 in TX. He died on 10 Feb 1973 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. The cause of death was heart disease. He was buried in Annona Cem., Annona, Red River Co., TX.

Divorced at time of death

Sebron E. Crowson [Parents] was born on 19 Dec 1881 in TX. He died on 5 Jan 1916 in El Paso, TX. The cause of death was Uremia secondary to alcoholism. He was buried on 6 Jan 1916 in Evergreen Cem., El Paso, TX. He married Vivian Williams.

Other marriages:
Hernandez, Henrietta

Appears on 1910 census of El Paso Co., TX with wife and child; manager of steam laudry


Death certificate # 1111
Died at Providence Hospital - age 34
Divorced; Cause of death: uremia secondary to alcoholism
Occupation: bookkeeper
Parents: Cyrus Crowson, N.C; Kate Byron, GA
Informant: J.O. Crowson, El Paso, TX

Vivian Williams was born in Denison, TX. She married Sebron E. Crowson.

They had the following children:

  M i Max Erwin Crowson [scrapbook] was born on 4 Feb 1904 in Denison, TX. He died on 13 Nov 1929 in El Paso, El Paso Co., TX. The cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis. He was buried on 14 Nov 1929 in Masonic Cem., El Paso, TX.

Levi David Smart 1 was born on 30 Aug 1832 in AL. He died on 7 Feb 1919 in Texas. He was buried in Curtis Cem., Parker Co., TX. He married 2, 3 Dorcas Tranquilla Taber on 5 Oct 1859 in Marshall, MS.

Has marker for his grave

Dorcas Tranquilla Taber [scrapbook] 1 was born on 7 Jul 1842 in MS. She died on 7 Aug 1928 in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX. The cause of death was general paralysis; senility. She was buried on 8 Aug 1928 in Curtis Cem., Parker Co., TX. She married 2, 3 Levi David Smart on 5 Oct 1859 in Marshall, MS.

1900 census of Parker Co., TX indicates she was mother of 9; only 7 living. Has marker at grave.
Son Henry A. Smart gives her birthplace as Alabama

They had the following children:

  F i Fannie Adelia Smart was born on 15 Jun 1861. She died on 26 Nov 1939.
  F ii Lillian Ennis Smart was born on 4 Jun 1867 in Marshall Co., MS. She died on 28 Jan 1957. She was buried in Reed Cem., Greer Co., OK.
  M iii Henry Arthur Smart was born on 11 Nov 1871. He died on 6 Jun 1928.
  F iv Ida Bell Smart was born on 1 Jun 1873 in Marshall Co., MS. She died on 5 Aug 1926 in Mangum, Greer Co., OK. She was buried in Reed Cem., Greer Co., OK.
  F v Jessie Mae Smart was born in 1878 in Marshall, MS. She died on 2 Jul 1955 in Dallas, TX. She was buried in Restland Cem., Dallas, TX.
  M vi Robert Lee Smart was born on 27 Aug 1881. He died on 27 Jan 1958.
  F vii Willie Maude Smart was born 1 on 13 May 1884 in MS. She died on 1 Mar 1930 in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX. She was buried in Authon Cem., Parker Co., TX.

Living with parents on 1900 census of Parker Co. TX

Wyatt Aiken Keown [Parents] was born about 1907 in SC.

He had the following children:

  F i Joyce Keown.

John Foster Greenwood was born about 1851 in TX. He married Fannie Baker Graham about 1898.

Served as a Private in the Arizona Rangers in 1905-1906. Listed as merchant for general merchandise on the 1910 census of Klondyke, Graham Co., AZ Listed as a cattleman on the 1920 census. Listed as city marshall on the 1930 census of Wilcox, Cochise Co., AZ

Fannie Baker Graham [Parents] [scrapbook] "Fran" was born on 19 Dec 1880 in TX. She died on 15 Feb 1962 in Los Angeles Co., CA. She was buried in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ. She married John Foster Greenwood about 1898.

Listed with husband and children on 1910 & 1920 census of Klondyke, Graham Co., AZ. Her mother lives in household on the 1910, not on the 1920. Listed with husband and granddau. Jean on 1930 census of Wilcox, Cochise Co., AZ

Per her great nephew Robert Cook, Fannie lived her last year of life with him and his family. Robert stated "she was the most funny person I have ever met. She carried a .38 (revolver) most of her life and knew how to use She moved to CA after 1936

They had the following children:

  F i Annabelle Greenwood was born in 1901. She died on 7 May 1923.
  M ii John Allen Greenwood "Jack" was born on 12 Aug 1904 in Klondyke, Graham Co., AZ. He died on 8 Sep 1987 in Butte Co., CA.
  M iii Henry Alfred Greenwood was born 1 on 31 Jan 1908 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ.
  M iv Infant Greenwood [scrapbook] was born on 3 Dec 1918. He died on 12 Dec 1918.

Charles Vance Cook was born on 7 Jan 1878 in Beaver Co., PA. He died on 1 Jul 1951 in Los Angeles Co., CA. He was buried in Oakdale Memorial Pk., Glendora, CA. He married Margaret Perry Graham on 6 May 1901 in El Paso, TX.

Listed on 1910 & 1920 census of El Paso, TX with wife & family; occupation: railroad engineer

Margaret Perry Graham [Parents] [scrapbook] "Maggie" was born on 10 May 1884 in Uvalde, TX. She died on 22 Feb 1969 in Los Angeles, CA. She was buried on 25 Feb 1969 in Oakdale Memorial Pk., Glendora, CA. She married Charles Vance Cook on 6 May 1901 in El Paso, TX.

Other marriages:
Sharp, Claude J.

Listed on 1910 & 1920 census in El Paso, TX. Her widowed father John R. is living in the household.
"Mom" is my Grandmother, us kids always called her Mom but mom is Maggie (Margaret) she changed her name Perry Graham- Cook - Sharp. She married Claude J. Sharp in 1929 or 1930, but he died shortly there after in Fort Smith on or about July 25,1930. He owned the Model Drug Store in Altus, Arkansas.
My Grandmother was living in El Paso when she married Sharp, she never lived in AZ although one of her sons was born there.. She always went to her mother to have a baby. After Sharp died, she and Mary Jane Graham moved to El Paso, where they lived with my father, until he got married in 1936. At that point Mary Jane married a man name Jones and moved to Washington D.C. Her middle son Frank died and she moved to Los Angeles CA & she is buried in Glendora, CA " (This information from Robert (Bob) Cook.) 2009

Listed with husband Claude on the 1930 census of Hagan township, Altus, Franklin Co., AR and 13 y/o son Claud James Sharp born in TX and 13 y/o niece Mary Jane Graham born in AZ. who was the daughter of younger brother Howard Paul Graham.

They had the following children:

  M i Dan Charles Cook was born on 27 Oct 1902. He died on 20 Jul 1974.
  M ii Frank G. Cook [scrapbook] was born on 23 Oct 1904 in AZ. He died on 16 Oct 1936 in El Paso, TX. He was buried in Evergreen Alameda Cem., El Paso, TX.

Per Rob Cook, his uncle Frank was a singer and played on radio all over the US.He lived in El Paso, TX until his brother Frank died in 1936
  M iii Albert Paul Cook was born on 7 Aug 1906.

Howard Paul Graham [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 19 Sep 1891 in TX. He died on 28 Feb 1928 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ. The cause of death was generalized paralysis. He married Marguerite May Richards on 15 Jul 1915 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ.

Listed on 1920 census of Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ Died while hospitalized at Arizona State Hospital. Diagnosis of generalized paralysis due to Wassermann 4+. (The intensity of the reaction (1, 2, 3, or 4) indicates the severity of the condition, syphilis.

Marguerite May Richards was born on 7 Sep 1896 in AZ. She died on 4 Oct 1923 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ. She married Howard Paul Graham on 15 Jul 1915 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Jane Graham was born on 4 May 1916.
  M ii Infant Graham was born on 28 Aug 1920 in Cochise Co., AZ. He died on 28 Aug 1920 in Cochise Co., AZ.

Dan Charles Cook [Parents] was born on 27 Oct 1902 in El Paso, TX. He died on 20 Jul 1974 in Quincy, Plumas Co., CA. He was buried on 24 Jul 1974 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA. He married Elsie Geraldine White on 20 Sep 1936 in Barstow, TX. The marriage ended in divorce.

Listing from Rose Hills Cem., Whittier, CA
Sat, July 20, 1974
Burial Property Name Terrace of Light Lawn
Burial Section 3
Burial Lot 941
Grave/Niche 1
Entrance Gate 1

His son says he was born on a train moving westward from El Paso, TX and that his father worked for the Southern Pacific Rail Road.

Elsie Geraldine White "Geri" was born on 20 Mar 1913 in Alamogardo, NM. She died on 5 Apr 2003 in Quincy, Plumas Co., CA. She was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA. She married Dan Charles Cook on 20 Sep 1936 in Barstow, TX. The marriage ended in divorce.

Trained at Hotel Dieu in El Paso, TX to be a registered nurse.

From Rose Hill Cemetery, Whittier, CA:
Sun, April 06, 2003
Burial Property Name Terrace of Light Lawn
Burial Section 3
Burial Lot 941
Grave/Niche 2
Entrance Gate 1

They had the following children:

  F i Dana Cook was born on 7 Jun 1937.
  M ii Robert Frank Cook was born on 22 Jun 1939.

Charles Earl Reno was born on 7 Aug 1898 in AZ. He died on 6 Jun 1979 in San Luis Opispo Co., CA. He married Annabelle Greenwood.

Other marriages:
Peters, Adeline Ruth

Annabelle Greenwood [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in 1901 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ. She died 1 on 7 May 1923 in Klondyke, Graham Co., AZ. The cause of death was bronchopneumonia. She was buried 2 on 9 May 1923 in Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ. She married Charles Earl Reno.

They had the following children:

  F i Jean Adair Reno was born on 12 Nov 1922 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.

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