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THOMAS SAMUEL BRYAN (3.4) is the son of Samuel Bryan and Charlotte Greer (Charter) Bryan.  Thomas was born in 1831 in Tennessee.  On March 18, 1852, Thomas “Bryant” married his first cousin, Nancy J. “Bryant” in Maury County, Tennessee.  Nancy was born in 1835 in Tennessee and is the daughter of James Thomas Bryan (2.3), brother of Samuel Bryan (3).  Thomas and Nancy Bryan were the parents of at least five children:

  Missouri Ella Bryan (3.4.1), b. February 6, 1853, Maury County, Tennessee
  Sarah Jane Bryan (3.4.2), b. July 8, 1854, Williamsport, Tennessee
  Mary C. Bryan, b. 1856, Maury County, Tennessee
  M. Florence Bryan, b. 1858, Maury County, Tennessee
  Robert Bryan, b. 1860, Maury County, Tennessee

In 1860, T. S. and N. J. “Bryant” were living in Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomas Bryan served in Company C of the Ninth Tennessee Battalion Cavalry of the Confederate Army.  Nancy (Bryan) Bryan died in 1862.  Thomas Bryan died in an Union Prison in Terre Haute, Indiana on March 10, 1862.  Mary C. Bryan died young.  According to the 1885 legal action of T. J. Bryan vs. C. Hughes, Florence Bryan married a Mr. Moore and died prior to 1885.  According to Martha (Mobley) McGill, Florence Bryan married Robert Mobley, a first cousin of Myatt Ambrose Mobley who married Ella Bryan (3.4.1).  Robert Bryan died as an infant in 1861 or 1862.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Maury County, Tennessee;  2)  Answer to Complaint, T. J. Bryan vs. C. Hughes, 1885;  3)  “History of Maury County, Tennessee,” by Frank Smith, Page 299;  4)  Letter, Martha (Mobley) McGill to Buie Whitfield Bryan, February 2, 1956;  5)  “Marriages of Maury County, Tennessee,” by Edythe R. Whitley, 1982

MISSOURI ELLA BRYAN (3.4.1) is the daughter of Thomas Samuel Bryan and Nancy J. (Bryan) Bryan.  Ella was born on February 6, 1853 in Maury County, Tennessee.  On April 6, 1871, Ella Bryan married Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr.  Myatt was born on December 13, 1850 in Hickman County, Tennessee and is the son of Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Sr. and Susan Ann (Harville) Mobley.  Myatt and Ella Mobley were the parents of at least nine children:

  William Robert Mobley (3.4.1.1), b. May 21, 1872, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Looney Brown Mobley (3.4.1.2), b. August 20, 1873, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Minnie B. Mobley, b. September 25, 1875, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Mary Amelia Mobley (3.4.1.4), b. October 28, 1876, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Otey Ambrose Mobley (3.4.1.5), b. September 6, 1878, Hickman Co., Tennessee
  Ella Bryan Mobley, b. June 9, 1880, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Myatt Arthur Mobley, b. September 5, 1882, Manassa, Colorado
  Sudie Mobley, b. November 9, 1884, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Martha Ella Mobley (3.4.1.9), b. October 2, 1886, Hickman County, Tennessee

Ella (Bryan) Mobley died on April 30, 1890 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On November 15, 1893, Myatt A. Mobley married a second time to Anie Belle Anderson (born September 6, 1859).  In 1900, Myatt and Anna Mobley were living in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Myatt A. Mobley died on December 25, 1907 in Hickman County, Tennessee and Anie Belle (Anderson) Mobley died on May 26, 1940.  Minnie B. Mobley died as an infant on September 29, 1875.  Ella B. Mobley died on August 16, 1905.  Myatt Arthur Mobley died on August 24, 1903.  Sudie Mobley died as an infant on November 12, 1884.

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References:  1)  1900 Census, Hickman County, Tennessee;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  3)  Letter, Bettye (Mobley) Patton to Robert Casey, August 29, 1983


Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr.
Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley
ca. 1870
Courtesy of Bettye (Patton) Mobley


WILLIAM ROBERT MOBLEY (3.4.1.1) is the son of Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr. and Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley.  Robert was born on May 21, 1872 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 22, 1901, Robert Mobley married Sarah Josephine McCaleb in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Sarah was born on November 17, 1882 in Hickman County, Tennessee and is the daughter of Little Berry McCaleb and Fannie (Ferguson) McCaleb.  In 1910, William and Sallie Mobley were living in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Robert and Sallie Mobley were the parents of six children:

  Wilford Otey Mobley (3.4.1.1.1), b. December 14, 1902, Hickman County, Tenn.
  Ella Francis Mobley (3.4.1.1.2), b. December 25, 1904, Hickman County, Tenn.
  Olivia Berry Mobley, b. June 10, 1907, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Luther Myatt Mobley (3.4.1.1.4), b. June 1, 1910, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Mattie Sue Mobley, b. April 16, 1913, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Lillie Bea Mobley, b. March 8, 1917, Hickman County, Tennessee

Sarah (McCaleb) Mobley died on February 20, 1932 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Anderson Cemetery.  Robert Mobley died on June 29, 1937 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Anderson Cemetery.

On December 16, 1933, Olivia Mobley married Milton Moore and they had one daughter:  -  Annette Moore.  Olivia (Mobley) Moore died on September 19, 1975.  Annette Moore married Charles Workman and they have three children:  -  Daryl Workman,  -  name unknown,  -  Todd Workman.  On August 20, 1971, Mattie Mobley married Tom C. Lamb (born July 1, 1901).  On April 10, 1953, Lillie Mobley married John Forte (born October 13, 1909) and they have one daughter:  -  Susan Forte, b. February 25, 1954.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Hickman County, Tennessee;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill, 1985

WILFORD OTEY MOBLEY (3.4.1.1.1) is the son of William Robert Mobley and Sarah Josephine (McCaleb) Mobley.  Wilford was born on December 14, 1902 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 24, 1929, Wilford Mobley married Evelyn Nichols (born July 29, 1909).  Wilford and Evelyn Mobley were the parents of nine children:

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  William Howard Mobley, b. November 26, 1930
  John Walker Mobley, b. April 13, 1933
  Jean Mobley, b. November 4, 1935
  Charles Otey Mobley, b. December 23, 1937
  Allene Mobley, b. December 22, 1939
  Wilford Otey Mobley, Jr., b. June 3, 1942
  Walter Lewis Mobley, b. September 29, 1944
  Faye Mobley, b. November 20, 1947
  Janice Sue Mobley, b. March 30, 1951

Wilford Otey Mobley, Sr. died on March 12, 1981.  On July 18, 1956, William Howard Mobley married Verlyn Arnold and they have three children:  -  Charles Otey Mobley, b. October 26, 1956,  -  Wayne Mobley, b. April 26, 1963,  -  Wallace Mobley, b. April 1, 1966.  On July 28, 1956, Johnny Walker Mobley married Betsy Arnold and they had two children:  -  Ralph Mobley, b. April 7, 1957,  -  Robert Milton Mobley, b. April 6, 1958.  Johnny Walker Mobley died from injuries received in a car accident on August 6, 1958.  On July 4, 1976, Ralph Mobley married Sandra Phillips.  On June 24, 1977, Robert Milton Mobley married Karon Connor (born June 30, 1961) and they have one daughter:  -  Mandy Mobley, b. February 11, 1978.

On November 18, 1952, Jean Mobley married Carl Edward Kelly and they have two children:  -  Ricky Kelly, b. February 22, 1960,  -  Judy Kelly, b. May 11, 1962.  Charles Otey Mobley died from injuries received in a car accident on June 29, 1939.  On December 24, 1958, Allene Mobley married Horace Luckett (born April 5, 1938) and they have three children:  -  Joel Luckett, b. December 15, 1962,  -  Belinda Luckett, b. December 5, 1964,  -  Michael Luckett, b. August 1, 1966.  On October 12, 1963, Wilford Otey Mobley, Jr. married Brenda Pitts (born February 17, 1946) and they have three children:  -  Peggy Sue Mobley, b. September, 1965,  -  Daniel Mobley, b. August 25, 1966,  -  Jonathan Mobley, b. September 10, 1972.

Walter Lewis Mobley never married and died on August 7, 1958.  On May 28, 1970, Faye Mobley married Edgar Burns (born September 8, 1949) and they have three children:  -  Elene Burns, b. July 7, 1971,  -  Westly Burns, b. June 26, 1974,  -  Crystal Burns, b. April 21, 1978.  On December 31, 1970, Janice Sue Mobley married Melvin Harrington (born May 7, 1951) and they have two children:  -  Stacey Michelle Harrington, b. June 5, 1974,  -  Jason Harrington, b. April 12, 1977.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1986

ELLA FRANCIS MOBLEY (3.4.1.1.2) is the daughter of William Robert Mobley and Sarah Josephine (McCaleb) Mobley.  Ella was born on December 25, 1904 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 28, 1924, Ella Mobley married Jessie Thomas George (born November 7, 1901).  Jessie and Ella George were the parents of three children:

  Joe Thomas George, b. August 31, 1926
  Fred George, b. February 19, 1934
  Leona George, b. August 3, 1935

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Ella (Mobley) George died on November 26, 1943 and Jessie Thomas George died on June 14, 1955.  Joe Thomas George married Marion Smith and they have one son:  -  Fred Thomas George.  Fred George never married and died on February 17, 1951.  On February 9, 1953, Leona George married James Deen (born June 20, 1931) and they have two children:  -  Eugene Deen, b. and d. on March 22, 1954,  -  Frances Elizabeth Deen, b. November 2, 1956 and d. on November 4, 1956.  Leona (George) Deen died on February 14, 1976.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1986

LUTHER MYATT MOBLEY (3.4.1.1.4) is the son of William Robert Mobley and Sarah Josephine (McCaleb) Mobley.  Luther was born on June 1, 1910 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 28, 1947, Luther Mobley married Lucille Harvill (born June 3, 1931).  Luther and Lucille Mobley have three children:

  Sarah Ann Mobley, b. April 2, 1951
  Connie Marie Mobley, b. July 20, 1954
  Robert Waryn Mobley, b. November 19, 1956

On October 24, 1970, Sarah Ann Mobley married Larry Dugan and they have two children:  -  Christopher Allen Dugan, b. January 21, 1973,  -  Craig Dugan, b. April 8, 1976.  On September 22, 1972, Connie Marie Mobley married Mike Bonds and they have two children:  -  Andy Bonds, b. April 28, 1976,  -  Sabrina Devan Bonds, b. May 5, 1979.  On March 23, 1975, Robert Wayne Mobley married June Welton (born December 16, 1958) and they have one daughter:  -  Cassandra Welton Mobley, b. September 2, 1977.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1986

LOONEY BROWN MOBLEY (3.4.1.2) is the son of Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr. and Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley.  Brown was born on August 20, 1873 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On July 21, 1895, Brown Mobley married Eulah Adeline Anderson in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Eulah was born on November 22, 1874 in Hickman County, Tennessee and is the daughter of William Anderson and Margaret Anderson.  From 1900 to 1920, Brown and Eulah Mobley were living in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Brown and Eulah Mobley were the parents of seven children:

  Fannie Mai Mobley, b. June 14, 1896, Hickman County, Tennessee
  William Ambrose Mobley, b. May 18, 1899, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Edith Mahala Mobley, b. December 18, 1901, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Henry Brown Mobley, b. June 25, 1904, Hickman County, Tennessee
  John Arthur Mobley (3.4.1.2.5), b. January 3, 1910, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Thomas Bryan Mobley (3.4.1.2.6), b. July 25, 1912, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Walker Anderson Mobley (3.4.1.2.7), b. July 12, 1915, Hickman Co., Tennessee

Eulah (Anderson) Mobley died on July 21, 1933 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Mobley Cemetery.  Brown Mobley died on August 24, 1936 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Mobley Cemetery.  Fannie Mobley died, unmarried, on April 15, 1920 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  William Mobley died, unmarried, on December 18, 1979 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Edith Mobley died, unmarried, on August 27, 1915 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Henry Mobley never married.

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References:  1)  1900 and 1920 Censuses, Hickman County, Tennessee;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983


Looney Brown Mobley
ca. 1890
Courtesy of Bettye (Mobley) Patton


JOHN ARTHUR MOBLEY (3.4.1.2.5) is the son of Looney Brown Mobley and Eulah Adeline (Anderson) Mobley.  John was born on January 3, 1910 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On January 22, 1938, John Arthur Mobley married Sara Agnes Scott in Williamson County, Tennessee.  Sara was born July 30, 1913 in Lewis County, Tennessee and is the daughter of Sidney Andrew Scott and Malinda Jane (Saunders) Scott.  Sara’s sister, Elsie Katheryn Scott, maried John Mobley’s brother, Thomas Bryan Mobley (3.4.1.2.6).  John and Sara Mobley were the parents of two daughters:

  Bettye Joyce Mobley, b. July 3, 1940, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Edith Mae Mobley, b. January 9, 1943, Hickman County, Tennessee

John Mobley died on August 19, 1971 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Mobley Cemetery.  Sara (Scott) Mobley died on June 12, 1981 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Mobley Cemetery.  On May 29, 1964, Bettye Mobley married James D. Patton in Maury County, Tennessee.  Jimmie was born on December 8, 1936 and is the son of Samuel Watson Patton and Docia Mae (Savage) Patton.  Jimmie and Bettye Patton are the parents of two sons:  -  James “Jimbo” D. Patton, II, b. March 31, 1970, Davidson County, Tennessee,  -  John “Butch” Samuel Patton, b. August 25, 1972, Maury County, Tennessee.  From 1976 to 1983, Bettye (Mobley) Patton was living in Hampshire, Tennessee.  On December 8, 1961, Edith Mobley married James T. Brooks, Jr. in Hickman County, Tennessee.  James was born on November 9, 1942 and is the son of James T. Brooks and Celo (Shannon) Brooks.  James and Edith Brooks are the parents of two daughters:  -  Deborah Joyce Brooks, b. November 16, 1964, Maury County, Tennessee,  -  Kristie Lea Brooks, b. June 1, 1968, Maury County, Tennessee.

References:  1)  “Ancestor Charts,” Bicentennial Project of the Home Demonstration Club of Maury County, Tennessee, Chart Number 381, 1976;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983

THOMAS BRYAN MOBLEY (3.4.1.2.6) is the son of Looney Brown Mobley and Eulah Adeline (Anderson) Mobley.  Thomas was born on July 25, 1912 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On March 24, 1940, Thomas Mobley married Elsie Katheryn Scott in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Elsie was born on February 20, 1919 in Lewis County, Tennessee and is the daughter of Sidney Andrew Scott and Malinda Jane (Saunders) Scott.  Elsie’s sister, Sara Agnes Scott, married Thomas Mobley’s brother, John Arthur Mobley (3.4.1.2.5).  Thomas and Elsie Mobley were the parents of seven children:

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  Peggy Ann Mobley, b. January 1, 1941, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Carolyn Kaye Mobley, b. April 27, 1943, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Thomas Bryan Mobley, Jr., b. May 4, 1944, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Ernest Scott Mobley, b. June 3, 1945, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Linda Gail Mobley, b. July 18, 1946, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Sandra Elaine Mobley, b. April 28, 1950, Maury County, Tennessee
  Reba Cathey Mobley, b. October 10, 1952, Maury County, Tennessee

On July 10, 1964, Peggy Mobley married Paul Howard Thrasher in Maury County, Tennessee and they have two children:  -  Tracy Thrasher, b. November 9, 1967,  -  Christopher Paul Thrasher, b. May 23, 1975.  On January 7, 1963, Carolyn Mobley married George Wayne Shaw in Maury County, Tennessee and they have two children:  -  Rodney Wayne Shaw, b. February 7, 1965,  -  Shannon Kaye Shaw, b. December 28, 1976.

On June 14, 1964, Thomas Mobley married Patricia Ann Lewis in Hickman County, Tennessee and they have two children:  -  Jeffery Todd Mobley, b. December 2, 1964,  -  Ramsey Bryant Mobley, b. January 31, 1971.  Jeffery Todd Mobley and his wife, Susan Mobley, have one son:  -  Jeffery Mobley.  On July 11, 1964, Ernest Mobley married Wanda Louise Baker in Hickman County, Tennessee and they have one daughter:  -  Wanda Renee Mobley, b. November 27, 1966.

On March 1, 1980, Linda Mobley married Tommy Ray Truett in Hickman County, Tennessee and they have one son:  -  Tony Ray Truett, b. December 24, 1980.  On November 27, 1968, Sandra Mobley married Bobby Wayne McFarlin in Hickman County, Tennessee and they have two children:  -  Jennifer Denise McFarlin, b. September 17, 1969,  -  Emily Michelle McFarlin, b. August 12, 1975.  On May 11, 1973, Reba Mobley married Charles R. Horner in Hickman County, Tennessee and they have two children:  -  Allison Horner, b. May 18, 1978,  -  Ashley Horner.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1985

WALKER ANDERSON MOBLEY (3.4.1.2.7) is the son of Looney Brown Mobley and Eulah Adeline (Anderson) Mobley.  Walker was born on July 12, 1915 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 26, 1941, Walker Mobley married Bobby Evelyn Shipp in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Walker and Bobby Mobley were the parents of two children:

  Robbie Heneretta Mobley, b. January 4, 1943, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Joseph Walker Mobley, b. July 7, 1944, Hickman County, Tennessee

Walker Anderson Mobley died on May 9, 1973 in Davidson County, Tennessee and was buried there in the Springhill Cemetery.  On September 8, 1961, Robbie Mobley married Robert Morgan (born May 25, 1939) and they had two children:  -  Gregory Todd Morgan, b. March 22, 1964,  -  Lee Ann Morgan, b. November 17, 1967.  Robert and Robbie Morgan were later divorced and Robbie has married a second time to a man with the first name of Harry.

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On October 2, 1965, Joseph Mobley married Martha Groves (born December 30, 1947) and they had two children:  -  Gina Elaine Mobley, b. November 10, 1966,  -  Joseph Walker Mobley, Jr., b. December 26, 1967.  Joseph and Martha Mobley were later divorced.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1985

MARY AMELIA MOBLEY (3.4.1.4) is the daughter of Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr. and Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley.  Amelia was born on October 28, 1876 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On August 27, 1893, Amelia Mobley married George Ellis McDonald (born October 11, 1869).  George and Amelia McDonald were the parents of seven children:

  Daughter, b. October 2, 1895
  Ellis Hardin McDonald (3.4.1.4.2), b. March 12, 1897
  Wilford Ambrose McDonald, b. August 28, 1898
  William Collins McDonald, b. December 30, 1900
  Harry Erwin McDonald, b. December 8, 1902
  John Elmer McDonald (3.4.1.4.6), b. November 21, 1905
  Mary Elizabeth McDonald, b. March 12, 1908

Amelia (Mobley) McDonald died on December 24, 1908 and was buried in the Old Well Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  In 1910, George McDonald was living with his children in Hickman County, Tennesee.  George McDonald died on August 26, 1911 and was buried in the Old Well Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  George and Mary McDonald’s first daughter died on the same day that she was born, October 2, 1895.

Wilford McDonald died at the age of three on August 30, 1901.  William McDonald died, unmarried, on November 29, 1919.  Harry McDonald died as an infant on June 25, 1903.  On July 16, 1933, Mary Elizabeth McDonald married Dennis Cleophas George.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Hickman County, Tennessee;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983

ELLIS HARDIN McDONALD (3.4.1.4.2) is the son of George Ellis McDonald and Mary Amelia (Mobley) McDonald.  Ellis was born on March 12, 1897.  On May 9, 1914, Ellis McDonald married Tommy Esther Peery (born October 31, 1899).  Ellis and Tommy McDonald were the parents of four children:

  Eunice McDonald, b. February 11, 1915
  Infant Son, b. November 9, 1916
  Claude Ella McDonald, b. October 7, 1917
  Thomas Ellis McDonald, b. November 30, 1919

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Ellis McDonald died on December 30, 1954.  On December 25, 1936, Eunice McDonald married Charlie Richard Totty (born February 23, 1911) and they have three children:  -  Tommie Amelia Totty, b. September 25, 1949,  -  Charlie Richard Totty, b. November 1, 1952,  -  infant son, b. and d. on May 20, 1947.  On June 29, 1969, Tommie Totty married Dwight Freeman (born July 3, 1945).  On November 3, 1978, Charlie Totty married Teresa Conder (born March 16, 1959).  The infant son of Ellis and Tommy McDonald died on November 10, 1916.  On December 25, 1937, Claude Ella McDonald married Howard Oliver Harvill (born September 11, 1910) and they had one son:  -  Howard Aubrey Harvill, b. July 14, 1942 and d. on January 22, 1969.  On August 21, 1973, Claude later married a second time to Elvis Weatherly (born October 20, 1912).

On December 25, 1940, Thomas Ellis McDonald married Floyd Wilson McCaleb (born November 7, 1916).  Thomas and Floyd McCaleb had four children:  -  Ellis Wilson McCaleb, b. March 16, 1942,  -  Mildred Evelyn McCaleb, b. January 17, 1943,  -  Charles Wallace McCaleb, b. March 16, 1945,  -  George Nelson McCaleb, b. January 24, 1950.  Floyd Wilson McCaleb died on August 27, 1974.  On March 16, 1943, Ellis Wilson McCaleb married Cleopatra Ardry and they have two children:  -  Leisa Jane McCaleb,  -  Bryan McCaleb.  Mildred McCaleb married John Thomas Rochelle and they have four children:  -  Greg Rochelle, b. March 1, 1967,  -  Tamble Rochelle, b. August 10, 1968,  -  Stephane Rochelle, b. September 12, 1969,  -  Keith Rochelle, b. November 28, 1974.  Charles Wallace McCaleb first married Becky Kelley and married a second time to Katherine Dianne Simmons.  Charles McCaleb is the father of two children:  -  Jeffery McCaleb, b. April 8, 1971,  -  Carey McCaleb, b. April 18, 1974.  George Nelson McCaleb first married Linda Tarkington.  On September 1, 1974, George McCaleb married a second time to Debbie Rochelle.  On February 11, 1978, George McCaleb married a third time to Brenda Dickey Rodgers.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983

JOHN ELMER McDONALD (3.4.1.4.6) is the son of George Ellis McDonald and Mary Amelia (Mobley) McDonald.  Elmer was born on November 21, 1905.  On August 22, 1924, Elmer McDonald married Mary Gerelene Allen (born August 8, 1906).  Elmer and Mary McDonald were the parents of four children:

  Elmer Gelene McDonald, b. October 10, 1925
  Robert Collins McDonald, b. August 31, 1929
  Burnace Ralph McDonald, b. May 11, 1940
  Billy Charles McDonald, b. December 27, 1941

John Elmer McDonald died on August 12, 1965.  On May 6, 1948, Gelene McDonald married Fred Church (born July 8, 1923).  Fred and Galene Church have two children:  -  Mildred Corine Church, b. April 9, 1955,  -  Carolyn Ruth Church, b. February 18, 1957.  On October 25, 1974, Mildred Church married Donald Orr (born July 15, 1950).  On June 2, 1974, Carolyn Church married Barry Jenkins (born June 10, 1952).

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On January 4, 1950, Collins McDonald married June Bryant (born January 24, 1930).  Collins and June McDonald have two children:  -  Robert Mike McDonald, b. August 3, 1950,  -  Susie Carlene McDonald, b. August 9, 1953.  Robert McDonald married Donna Dodson and they have two children:  -  Jeffery McDonald,  -  Jason McDonald, b. May 29, 1974.  Susie McDonald married Charles McCoy and they have two children:  -  Jeremy Wayne McCoy, b. January 2, 1974,  -  Jennifer McCoy.

In 1958, Burnace McDonald first married Frances Guy.  Burnace married a second time to woman whose name was Carol.  In 1979, Burnace McDonald married a third time to Mary Locke.  Burnace McDonald was the father of five children:  -  Burnace Ralph McDonald, Jr., b. April 8, 1959,  -  infant daughter,  -  Cherle McDonald, b. September 24, 1966,  -  Michael Wayne McDonald, b. February 4, 1968,  -  Marie Dawn McDonald, b. April 16, 1970.

Billy Charles McDonald married Patricia White (born April 30, 1945).  Billy and Patricia McDonald have three children:  -  Billy Charles McDonald, Jr., b. August 11, 1963,  -  Andra Nicole McDonald, b. November 1, 1975,  -  Ricky Allen McDonald.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, 1986

OTEY AMBROSE MOBLEY (3.4.1.5) is the son of Myatt Ambrose Mobley, Jr. and Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley.  Otey was born on September 6, 1878 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On March 5, 1918, Otey Mobley married Mable Lena Fowlkes in Washington, D. C.  Mable was born on March 5, 1895 in Hickman County, Tennessee and is the daughter of John Fowlkes and Betty (McClanahan) Fowlkes.  Otey and Mable Mobley were the parents of four children:

  Jack Bryan Mobley, b. August 28, 1919, Pomona, California
  Joseph Daniel Mobley, b. March 9, 1921, Pomona, California
  Betty Sue Mobley, b. January 7, 1924, Pomona, California
  Mary Ruth Mobley, b. November 12, 1925, Pomona, California

Otey Mobley died on December 7, 1952 in Claremont, California.  On November 14, 1943, Jack Mobley married Wendalin Millar.  Jack Mobley was in the Navy during World War II.  Joseph Mobley was a Captain in the Rangers and was awarded the Silver Star for Bravery during World War II.  On October 9, 1946, Joseph Mobley married Susan Tannie Durrett.  Betty Sue Mobley was in the Waves during World War II.  On May 1, 1949, Betty Sue Mobley married James Eugene Turman.  On March 30, 1947, Mary Mobley married James Arthur Watt.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bettye (Mobley) Patton, November, 1983;  3)  Letter, Pauline (McGill) Armstrong to Robert Casey, January, 1984

MARTHA ELLA MOBLEY (3.4.1.9) is the daughter of Myatt Ambrose Mobley and Missouri Ella (Bryan) Mobley.  Mattie was born on October 2, 1886 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On February 10, 1915, Mattie Mobley married John Ross McGill.  John was born on September 13, 1886 in Centreville, Tennessee and is the son of John Jerome McGill and Sarah Alice (Eason) McGill.  John and Mattie McGill were the parents of two children:

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  Anie Pauline McGill (3.4.1.9.1), b. October 9, 1916, Centreville, Tennessee
  John Ross McGill, Jr., b. January 21, 1920

From 1928 to 1970, Mattie (Mobley) McGill was living in Ontario, Oregon.  Mattie (Mobley) McGill died on January 22, 1970.  John McGill, Sr. died on October 11, 1979.  John Ross McGill, Jr. attended Oregon State University in Corvallis but entered the Army Air Corp his Junior year.  Jack was a first lieutenant stationed in the Philippine Islands.  Jack was stricken with encephalitis and died on January 20, 1947 in Manilla, Philippine Islands.  Jack was buried in Ontario, Oregon.

References:  1)  Letter, Pauline (McGill) Armstrong to Robert Casey, January, 1984;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill


Jack McGill, John Ross McGill
Martha (Mobley) McGill and Pauline (McGill) Armstrong
ca. 1938
Courtesy of Pauline (McGill) Armstrong


ANIE PAULINE McGILL (3.4.1.9.1) is the daughter of John Ross McGill and Martha Ella (Mobley) McGill.  Pauline was born on October 9, 1916 in Centreville, Tennessee.  In 1940, Pauline received a business degree from Oregon State University in Corvallis.  On November 23, 1946, Pauline McGill married Robert Armstrong.  Robert and Pauline Armstrong have two children:

  Patricia Elizabeth Armstrong, b. January 30, 1953
  Robert McGill Armstrong, b. October 2, 1954

As of 1983, Pauline (McGill) Armstrong was living in San Francisco, California.  On October 26, 1974, Patricia Armstrong married Phillip T. Thimell and they have two children:  -  Alanna Elizabeth Thimell, b. July 6, 1980,  -  Megan Ruth Thimell, b. August 12, 1983.  Phillip Thimell and Robert Armstrong are both graduates of the University of California, Berkeley.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Pauline (McGill) Armstrong to Robert Casey, January, 1984

SARAH JANE BRYAN (3.4.2) is the daughter of Thomas Samuel Bryan and Nancy J. (Bryan) Bryan.  Sarah was born on July 8, 1854 in Williamsport, Tennessee.  On December 22, 1870, Sarah Bryan married Philly Able Hoover.  Philly was born around 1850 in Hickman County, Tennessee and is the son of Phil Hoover.  Philly and Sarah Hoover were the parents of one daughter:

  Anna Eliza Hoover (3.4.2.1), b. December 11, 1872, Williamsport, Tennessee

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Philly Hoover died in March of 1873 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was buried there in Hickman County.  In 1874, Sarah married a second time to Thomas P. Moore in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Thomas was born April 8, 1848 in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Thomas and Sarah Moore were the parents of eight children:

  Walter Bryan Moore, b. January 8, 1875, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Florence Lenora Moore, b. December 27, 1876, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Henry Nichols Moore, b. September 14, 1878, Hickman County, Tennessee
  Robert Florence Moore, b. June 28, 1881, Manassa, Colorado
  Ella Ann Moore, b. February 10, 1887, Manassa, Colorado
  Thomas P. Moore, Jr., b. November 15, 1888, Manassa, Colorado
  Cornelia Belle Moore (3.4.2.8), b. August 9, 1889, Manassa, Colorado
  Elizabeth Mae Moore (3.4.2.9), b. April 5, 1893, Brownville, Nebraska

In 1880, Thomas and “Sallie” Moore were living in Conejas County, Colorado.  From 1900 to 1910, Thomas and Sarah Moore were living in Nemaha County, Nebraska.  Thomas Moore, Sr. died on October 3, 1922 in Brownville, Nebraska and was buried there.  Sarah (Bryan) Moore died on June 13, 1928 in Independence, Missouri and was buried in Brownville, Nebraska.  Walter Moore died young in May of 1879.  Florence Moore first married Oscar Redfield and later married Erwin Willard.  Florence (Moore) Willard died on May 21, 1947.  In 1910, Henry Moore was living with Charles Fowler in Nemaha County, Nebraska.  Henry Moore was a barber.  Thomas Moore, Jr. died on January 11, 1917.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Conejas County, Colorado;  2)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Nemaha County, Nebraska;  3)  Family Group Sheets by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  4)  Bryan Marriages of Maury County, Tennessee by Bettye (Mobley) Patton

ANNA ELIZA HOOVER (3.4.2.1)  is the daughter of Sarah Jane (Bryan) Hoover and Philly Able Hoover.  Anna was born on December 11, 1872 in Williamsport, Tennessee.  On April 29, 1894, Anna Hoover married James Edward Majors in Brownville, Nebraska.  James was born on April 10, 1870 in Hancock County, Illinois and is the son of Henry Harrison Majors and Elizabeth (Fisher) Majors.  James and Anna Majors were the parents of seven children:

  Vida Lenora Majors, b. June 2, 1895, Brownville, Nebraska
  Ethel May Majors, b. July 3, 1896, Brownville, Nebraska
  Warren Bryan Majors, b. December 1, 1900, Brownville, Nebraska
  Helen Irene Majors, b. October 8, 1902, Brownville, Nebraska
  Fern Edna Majors, b. June 10, 1905, Brownville, Nebraska
  Roy Columbus Majors, b. September 14, 1907, Brownville, Nebraska
  Thelma Mamie Majors, b. March 6, 1911, Brownville, Nebraska

In 1900, James and Anna Majors were living in Nemaha County, Nebraska.  James Majors died on March 6, 1926 in Brownville, Nebraska and was buried there in Brownville.  Anna married a second time to Charles Andrews.  Vida Majors married Charley Spillman.  Vida (Majors) Spillman died on December 29, 1938.  Ethel Majors married McKinley League.  Warren Majors died on the day that he was born, December 1, 1900.  Helen Majors died at the age of six on August 22, 1909.  Fern Majors died at the age of one on April 2, 1907.  Roy Majors died at the age of twelve on August 20, 1920.  Thelma Majors married John Thomas.

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References:  1)  1900 Census, Nemaha County, Nebraska;  2)  Family Group Sheets by Martha (Mobley) McGill

CORNELIA BELLE MOORE (3.4.2.8) is the daughter of Thomas P. Moore and Sarah Jane (Bryan) Moore.  Cornelia was born on August 9, 1889 in Manassa, Colorado.  Cornelia Moore married R. R. Redfield and they had three children:

  Dean Redfield, b. 1910
  Willamae Redfield, b. 1917
  Bonnie Redfield, b. 1920

As of 1947, Cornelia (Moore) Redfield was living in Independence, Missouri.  Dean Redfield served four years in the United States Army and was living in Miami, Florida in 1947.  Willamae married a doctor who served four years in the military.  Willamae and her husband have two sons and as of 1947, they were living in Topeka, Kansas.  Bonnie married and her husband served four and one-half years in the military.  Bonnie and her husband have one son and were living in Independence, Missouri in 1947.

References:  1)  Letter, Cornelia (Moore) Redfield to Martha (Mobley) McGill, March 25, 1947;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill

ELIZABETH MAE MOORE (3.4.2.9) is the daughter of Thomas P. Moore and Sarah Jane (Bryan) Moore.  Elizabeth was born on April 5, 1893 in Brownville, Nebraska.  Elizabeth Moore married a Mr. Smith and they have two sons and two daughters.  As of 1947, Elizabeth and her family were living in Iowa.

References:  1)  Letter, Cornelia (Moore) Redfield to Martha (Mobley) McGill, March 25, 1947;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill