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MANCY MATILDA SHELTON (1.4.5) is the daughter of John Shelton, Jr. and Mary Isabel (Bynum) Shelton.  Matilda was born on August 17, 1845 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On December 19, 1869, Mancy Matilda Shelton married John Richardson Moore in Franklin County, Arkansas.  John was born on December 27, 1836 in Fayette County, Alabama and is the son of Joseph E. Moore and Francis S. (Ward) Moore.  John and Mancy Moore were the parents of eight children:

  Mary Isabell Moore (1.4.5.1), b. October 9, 1871, Franklin County, Arkansas
  John Wesley Moore (1.4.5.2), b. April 15, 1873, Franklin County, Arkansas
  James Edward Moore (1.4.5.3), b. August 3, 1874, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Sarah Catherine Moore, b. December 31, 1876, Franklin County, Ark.
  William Franklin Moore, b. July 1, 1879, Cooke County, Texas
  Thomas Martin Moore (1.4.5.6), b. November 7, 1881, Cooke County, Texas
  Francis Elizabeth Moore (1.4.5.7), b. July 14, 1884, Cooke County, Texas
  Charles Robert Moore (1.4.5.8), b. July 26, 1887, Cooke County, Texas


John Richardson Moore
Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore
ca. 1910
Courtesy of Helen (Moore) Hicks


James Edward Moore, Charles Robert Moore
Thomas Martin Moore, Mary (Moore) Dozier
Sarah (Moore) Stoval, Francis (Moore) Ridgon
ca. 1950
Courtesy of Helen (Moore) Hicks


In 1870, John and Mancy Moore were living in Franklin County, Arkansas.  In 1880, John and “Matilda” Moore were living in Cooke County, Texas.  In 1892, John and Mancy Moore moved to the Texas Panhandle with Mancy’s brother, Isaac Shelton.  From 1900 to 1910, John and Mancy Moore were living in Swisher County, Texas.  Mancy (Shelton) Moore died on January 25, 1919 in Bayside, Texas and John Richardson Moore died on October 19, 1925 in Bayside, Texas.  Both were buried in the Old Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Bayside, Texas.  On December 24, 1899, Sarah Moore married William R. “Will” Stovall (born December, 1870 in Texas) and they had no children.  In 1900, William and Sarah Stovall were living in Swisher County, Texas.  William Franklin Moore died as an infant on June 20, 1880.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Cooke County, Texas;  2)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Swisher County, Texas;  3)  Letter, Mildred Olive to Robert Casey, November 3, 1985;  4)  Family Group Sheets by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986

MARY ISABELL MOORE (1.4.5.1) is the daughter of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  Mary was born on October 9, 1871 in Franklin County, Arkansas.  On August 2, 1893, Mary Moore married McCajah Dozier in Chillicothe, Texas.  McCajah and Mary Dozier were the parents of ten children:

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  Loura Victoria Dozier, b. May 2, 1894, Chillicothe, Texas
  Phillip Otto Dozier (1.4.5.1.2), b. February 5, 1896, Chillicothe, Texas
  Eva Mae Dozier, b. October 12, 1897, Swisher County, Texas
  Mary Dozier, b. August 24, 1899, Swisher County, Texas
  John K. Dozier, b. November 21, 1900, Swisher County, Texas
  Ivy Ruth Dozier, b. May 29, 1903, Swisher County, Texas
  Clarence Mack Dozier, b. April 1, 1906, Swisher County, Texas
  J. B. Dozier, b. June 20, 1908, Swisher County, Texas
  Ethel Matilda Dozier, b. June 5, 1910, Swisher County, Texas
  Madgie Belle Dozier, b. April 4,1912, Swisher County, Texas

In 1900, “Mack” and Mary Dozier were living in Swisher County, Texas.  Mary Isabell (Moore) Dozier died on June 25, 1953 in Glasscock County, Texas.  In 1922, Eva Dozier married Newell Bonds in Big Spring, Texas and they had three children:  -  Mildred Ruth Bonds,  -  John Eddie Bonds,  -  Tom Bonds.  Eva (Dozier) Bonds died on August 27, 1953 in Bovina, Texas and Newell Bonds died on February 29, 1968.  On July 22, 1949, Mildred Bonds married Graham Thornton in Bovina, Texas and they had one son:  -  Mike Thornton, b. February 20, 1951, Clovis New Mexico.  Graham Thornton died in August of 1955.  On February 14, 1957, Mildred married a second time to Lowell Cook in Colorado Springs, Colorado and they have two children:  -  Marvin Cook,  -  Steve Cook.  On April 21, 1973, Mike Thornton married Carolyn Fickles in Pueblo, Colorado.  John Eddie Bonds and his wife, Udell, have three daughters:  -  Barbara Bonds,  -  Linda Bonds,  -  Patsy Bonds.  On July 12, 1952, Tom Bonds married Reba Virginia Patton in Clovis, New Mexico and they have two children:  -  Tom Keith Bonds, b. Oct. 8, 1953,  -  Tianna Michelle Bonds, b. April 23, 1957.

On February 28, 1925, John K. Dozier married Helen Cox in Fort Worth, Texas and they had one son:  -  John K. Dozier, Jr.  John K. Dozier, Sr. died in Houston, Texas.  On June 11, 1960, John K. Dozier, Jr. married Patricia Bobo and they have three children:  -  Jana Dozier,  -  Lisa Dozier,  -  John Scott Dozier.  On June 8, 1929, Ivy Ruth Dozier married Carl Hightower and they have one daughter:  -  Helen Hightower.  Ivy Ruth (Dozier) Hightower died in January of 1987 in San Angelo, Texas.  Helen Hightower married Percy Turner and they have two children:  -  Tim Turner,  -  Susan Turner.  On May 31, 1945, Clarence Dozier married Twee Taylor in Maljamar, New Mexico and they have one son:  -  Steve Dozier.  Steve Dozier and his wife, Sandy, have three children:  -  Donna Dozier,  -  Gary Dozier,  -  Scott Dozier.

On January 21, 1939, J. B. Dozier married Doris Lucille Latrhop in Carlsbad, New Mexico and they have five children:  -  Helen Lucille Dozier, b. July 12, 1939, Hagerman, New Mexico,  -  James Bennett Dozier, b. March 2, 1941, Hagerman, New Mexico,  -  George Mack Dozier, b. January 17, 1948, Roswell, New Mexico,  -  John Dale Dozier, b. November 5, 1951, Denver City, Texas,  -  Phillip Wayne Dozier, b. June 9, 1955, Denver City, Texas.  Helen Dozier married Kenneth McCoy and they have four children:  -  Lynn McCoy,  -  Kenneth McCoy, Jr.,  -  Bennie McCoy,  -  Betty McCoy.  James “Sonny” Bennett Dozier has two daughters:  -  Tara Dozier,  -  Patricia Dozier.  George Dozier and his wife, Sherry, have three sons:  -  Brian Dozier,  -  Corey Dozier,  -  Ira Dozier.  John Dale Dozier and his wife, Janis, have one daughter:  -  Anella Dozier.

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On April 6, 1929, Ethel Dozier married Carl August Hanson in Clovis, New Mexico and they have one daughter:  -  Carolyn Marie Hanson, b. July 10, 1930, Tulia, Texas.  Ethel (Dozier) Hanson died on June 27, 1954.  Carolyn Hanson married Murl Dee Mobley and they have four children:  -  Linda Ann Mobley,  -  Cathy Marie Mobley,  -  Karen Elaine Mobley,  -  Jerry Murl Mobley.  Linda Ann Mobley married George Michael Abbot and they have two children:  -  Patrick Michael Abbot,  -  Jennifer Marie Abbot.  Cathy Mobley married Kent Robert Miller and they have one son:  -  Christopher Robert Miller.

On January 12, 1933, Madgie Belle Dozier married Jefferson B. West in Carlsbad, New Mexico and they have one son:  -  Samuel Jefferson West, b. 1934, Hagerman, New Mexico.  On June 12, 1955, Samuel West married Joanne Ina Brown and they have two sons:  -  Mack Jeffrey West,  -  Brian Joseph West.  In June of 1966, Samuel West married a second time to Hilda Schleiss and they have three children:  -  Sammy Guy West, b. October 6, 1969,  -  Sabrina Madge West, b. February 26, 1972,  -  John Joseph West, b. September 13, 1973.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Swisher County, Texas;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, 1987

PHILLIP OTTO DOZIER (1.4.5.1.2) is the son of McCajah Dozier and Mary Isbell (Moore) Dozier.  Phillip was born on February 5, 1896 in Chillicothe, Texas.  On January 7, 1923, Phillip Dozier married Aline Cornillia Cook in Garden City, Texas.  Aline was born on March 9, 1902 in Frost, Texas and is the daughter of Allie D. Cook and Jimmie Margaret (McCord) Cook.  Phillip and Aline Dozier were the parents of three children:

  Margaret Bell Dozier, b. December 31, 1924, Lake Arthur, New Mexico
  Cecil Otto Dozier, b. March 11, 1926, Lake Arthur, New Mexico
  Olene Marie Dozier, b. October 15, 1927, Lake Arthur, New Mexico

Aline (Cook) Dozier died on March 16, 1936 in Artesia, New Mexico and Phillip Dozier died on April 20, 1968 in Jackson, Mississippi.  Both were buried in Glasscock County, Texas.  On February 14, 1946, Margaret Dozier married Tom Waide in Garden City, Texas.  Margaret (Dozier) Waide died December 3, 1971 in Grand Junction, Colorado.  Cecil Dozier died unmarried on September 16, 1944 in Odessa, Texas.

On May 20, 1950, Olene Marie Dozier married Jack Monroe Montgomery in Clovis, New Mexico.  Jack was born on January 6, 1926 in Lincoln County, Mississippi and is the son of Marian Montgomery and Minnie (Jackson) Montgomery.  Jack and Olene Montgomery have two children:  -  Kathy Lynn Montgomery, b. May 8, 1952, Seminole, Texas,  -  Daryl Jay Montgomery, b. October 25, 1957, Seminole, Texas.  On September 18, 1971, Kathy Montgomery married Douglas Garmon and they have one daughter:  -  Angela Lynn Garmon, b. October 29, 1972.  Douglas and Kathy Garmon were divorced on July 5, 1977.  On January 6, 1979, Kathy married a second time to Garry Milton McGinty in Yazoo County, Mississippi.  On July 3, 1978, Daryl Montgomery married Daphne Ann Benson in Jackson, Mississippi and they have three children:  -  Perry Jay Montgomery, b. December 28, 1978,  -  Anna Marie Montgomery, b. November 1, 1982,  -  Tonya Lea Montgomery, b. July 30, 1984.

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References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, 1987

JOHN WESLEY MOORE (1.4.5.2) is the son of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  “Wes” was born on April 15, 1873 in Franklin County, Arkansas.  On October 3, 1906, Wes Moore married Emily Lucretia Nations in Whitfield, Texas.  Emily was born on March 7, 1882 in Hale County, Texas and is the daughter of Samuel Meador Nations and Mary E. (Baggett) Nations.  Wes and Emily Moore were the parents of two children:

  Johnny D. Moore, b. June 29, 1909, Estelline, Texas
  Clifford Laverne Moore, b. February 17, 1921, Bayside, Texas

Wesley Moore died on November 29, 1945 in Bayside, Texas and Emily (Nations) Moore died on September 12, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas.  Both were buried in the Old Saint Marys Cemetery in Bayside, Texas.


Emily (Nations) Moore, Clifford Laverne Moore
Johnny D. Moore, John Wesley Moore
ca. 1940
Courtesy of Helen (Moore) Hicks


On September 22, 1934, Johnny Moore married Esma Trinola Holder in Bayside, Texas.  Esma was born on November 18, 1916 in Oakalla, Texas and is the daughter of Robert Carr Holder and Margaret (Black) Holder.  John and Esma Moore had two children:  -  Glenda Velvon Moore, b. January 10, 1936, Bayside, Texas,  -  Karolyn Beth Moore, b. July 13, 1944, Refugio, Texas.  Esma (Holder) Moore died on April 22, 1980 in Houston, Texas and was buried in Bayside, Texas.  On September 28, 1957, Glenda Moore married Frank Dennis Sealy in Woodsboro, Texas.  Frank was born on December 19, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York and is the son of Gurney L. Sealy and Alice Harriet (Green) Sealy.  Frank and Glenda Sealy have two children:  -  Clifton Allan Sealy, b. February 27, 1955, Fort Worth, Texas,  -  Alice Melissa Sealy, b. April 29, 1960, Corpus Christi, Texas.  On March 31, 1973, Karolyn Moore married Burdett Henry Terrell in Floresville, Texas.  Burdett was born on November 7, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas and is the son of John Brice Terrell and Bessie Charlette (Moeller) Terrell.  Burdett and Karolyn Terrell have two daughters:  -  Katherine Elizabeth Terrell, b. August 22, 1975, Corpus Christi, Texas,  -  Rebecca Suzanne Terrell, b. November 26, 1979, Little Rock, Arkansas.

On June 25, 1948, Clifford Moore married Thelma Mae Shaver in Bayside, Texas.  Thelma was born on November 28, 1930 in Estes, Texas and is the daughter of Carl Shaver and Nora Estelle (Keller) Shaver.  Clifford and Thelma Moore have three daughters:  -  Nora Lucretia Moore, b. August 18, 1950, Refugio, Texas,  -  Deborah Kay Moore, b. April 2, 1952,  -  Tammi Laverne Moore, b. April 15, 1964.  On August 14, 1971, Nora Moore married Jerry Lynn Smith in Lafayette, Louisiana.  Jerry was born on September 24, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas and is the son of Manley Gee Smith and Atta Evelyn (Warington) Smith.  Jerry and Nora Smith have two children:  -  Amy Lucretia Smith, b. December 27, 1977, Corpus Christi, Texas,  -  Mitchell Lynn Smith, b. August 28, 1981, Corpus Christi, Texas.  On February 15, 1975, Deborah Moore married Thomas Fred Edwards in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Thomas was born on July 12, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas and is the son of Clarence Fred Edwards, Jr. and Maudie Christine (Bostick) Edwards.  Thomas and Deborah Edwards have three daughters (born in Corpus Christi, Texas):  -  Erin Elice Edwards, b. February 20, 1981,  -  Lauren Amanda Edwards, b. January 20, 1983,  -  Kristin Clare Edwards, b. September 30, 1986.

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Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986

JAMES EDWARD MOORE (1.4.5.3) is the son of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  Jim was born on August 3, 1874 in Franklin County, Arkansas.  On December 31, 1905, Jim Moore married Alice Azelia Bass in Whitfield, Texas.  Alice was born on October 1, 1876 in Barto County, Georgia and is the daughter of James David Redding Bass and Harriet Lucinda (Carpenter) Bass.  Alice’s sister, Minnie Bass, married James Moore’s brother, Thomas Martin Moore (1.4.5.6).  Jim and Alice Moore were the parents of three children:

  Emmett Edward Moore, b. September 22, 1906, Whitfield, Texas
  Zelia Mae Moore, b. December 10, 1908, Whitfield, Texas
  Rosie Lee Moore, b. November 21, 1913, Swisher County, Texas

In 1910, James and Alice Moore were living in Swisher County, Texas.  James Moore died on February 10, 1955 in Hale County, Texas and Alice (Bass) Moore died on February 11, 1977 in Plainview, Texas.  Both were buried in the Memorial Cemetery in Plainview, Texas.  On February 19, 1931, Edward Moore married Eula Mae Jones in Beeville, Texas.  Eula was born on August 22, 1915 in Beeville, Texas and is the daughter of Henry Jones and Lena (Allen) Jones.  Edward and Eula Moore were the parents of one son:  -  Ronald Edward Moore, b. May 4, 1944, Beeville, Texas.  Eula (Jones) Moore died in May of 1985 in Houston, Texas and was buried in the Memorial Cemetery in Beeville, Texas.

On October 8, 1929, Zelia Moore married Oren Culpepper in Beeville, Texas.  Oren is the son of Charles Culpepper.  Oren and Zelia Culpepper have three daughters (born in Bee County, Texas):  -  Pearl “Frances” Culpepper, b. August 27, 1931,  -  Faye “Elenora” Culpepper, b. January 1, 1934,  -  Alice “Mary” Culpepper, b. October 1st.  Frances Culpepper married Charles Sykes and they have two daughters:  -  Jackie “Loraine” Sykes, b. October 18th,  -  Susan “Dawn” Sykes, b. June 5th.  Loraine Sykes married Jack Knandal.  Dawn Sykes married James Kidd and they have two children:  -  Christy Kidd, b. August 18, 1973,  -  Scotty Kidd, b. April 21, 1976.  Dawn married a second time to Weldon Bice and they have one daughter:  -  Leanne Bice, b. June 9, 1986.

Elenora Culpepper married John Cantieni (born November 21st) and they have three children:  -  Dennis Cantieni, b. June 15th,  -  Lorrie Jean Cantieni, b. February 24th,  -  Randy Cantieni, b. June 15th.  Dennis Cantieni and his wife, Joyce, have one son:  -  Derek Cantieni.  Lorrie Cantieni married Alan Peterson.  Mary Culpepper married Larry Wittmer and they have two children:  -  Terry Lee Wittmer, b. July 25th,  -  Richard Allen Wittmer, b. November 4th.  Terry Wittmer married a woman whose first name is Tammy.  Richard Wittmer and his wife, Celia, have one son:  -  Brian Wittmer, b. February 6, 1986.  On July 11, 1932, Rosie Moore married Henry Edwin Scott in Beeville, Texas.  Henry was born on January 6, 1913 in Redondo Beach, California and is the son of Earl Edwin Scott and Grace (Jarrett) Scott.

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References:  1)  1910 Census, Swisher County, Texas;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986

THOMAS MARTIN MOORE (1.4.5.6) is the son of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  “Tom” was born on November 7, 1881 in Cooke County, Texas.  On November 19, 1912, Tom Moore married Minnie Elizabeth Bass in Plainview, Texas.  Minnie was born on May 5, 1886 in Mabel, Georgia and is the daughter of James David Redding Bass and Harriet Lucinda (Carpenter) Bass.  Minnie’s sister, Alice Bass, married Thomas Moore’s brother, Jame Edward Moore (1.4.5.3).  Tom and Minnie Moore were the parents of three children:

  Tommie Dorothy Moore, b. October 6, 1915, Swisher County, Texas
  Joy Valentine Moore, b. February 14, 1917, Floyd County, Texas
  Betty Jo Moore, b. August 6, 1925, Bee County, Texas

Thomas Martin Moore died on March 20, 1954 in Canyon, Texas and Minnie (Bass) Moore died on July 25, 1959 in Canyon, Texas.  Both were buried in the Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas.  On May 11, 1939, Tommie Moore married A. B. Haynes, Jr. in Canyon, Texas.  A. B. Haynes, Jr. was born February 15, 1916 in Randall County, Texas and is the son of Arthur B. Haynes and Bertie (Horn) Haynes.  A. B. and Tommie Haynes were the parents of one daughter:  -  Elizabeth Haynes, b. August 22, 1945, Amarillo, Texas.  Tommie (Moore) Haynes died on August 10, 1983 in San Marcos, Texas and was buried in the Restlawn Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.

On July 17, 1964, J. V. Moore married Barney Bell Peek in Clarksville, Texas.  On May 12, 1945, Betty Jo Moore married Billy Morgan Brown in Clovis, New Mexico.  Billy was born on September 21, 1924 in Floyd County, Texas and is the son of Mithero Brothers Brown and Nora Belle (Day) Brown.  Billy and Betty Brown had three children:  -  Faye Ann Brown, b. November 7, 1946, Canyon, Texas,  -  Barry Morgan Brown, b. February 6, 1950, Canyon, Texas,  -  Linda Jo Brown, b. February 21, 1952, Canyon, Texas.  Billy Brown died on September 19, 1962 in Canyon, Texas and was buried there in the Dreamland Cemetery.  On September 17, 1972, Faye Brown married Harold Lee Butler.  On December 20, 1986, Barry Brown married Peggy Epps.  On August 10, 1985, Linda Brown married Bobby Ray Chandler.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986;  2) Letter, Helen (Moore) Hicks to Harold Casey, January 29, 1987

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FRANCIS ELIZABETH MOORE (1.4.5.7) is the daughter of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  “Fanny” was born on July 14, 1884 in Cooke County, Texas.  On September 25, 1900, Fanny Moore married Thomas Jefferson Rigdon.  Thomas was born on October 2, 1881 in Holland, Texas and is the son of Green Franklin Rigdon and Isabelle Vera (Cooper) Rigdon.  Thomas and Fanny Rigdon were the parents of three children:

  Thomas Richardson Rigdon (1.4.5.7.1), b. July 18, 1902, Floyd County, Texas
  Annie Maude Rigdon, b. June 16, 1904, Floyd County, Texas
  Charles Jefferson Rigdon, b. April 3, 1907, Lockney, Texas

Thomas Jefferson Moore Ridgon died on January 15, 1967 in Lockney, Texas and Fanny (Moore) Rigdon died on April 30, 1971 in Amarillo, Texas.  Both were buried in the Lockney Cemetery.  Annie Rigdon married Brodie L. Fisher and they had one son:  -  Wayne Hobbs Fisher, b. 1925, Lockney, Texas.  Annie (Rigdon) Fisher died on August 5, 1983 in Redondo Beach, California.

On April 21, 1931, Charles Jefferson Rigdon married Rose Lee Crawford in Lockney, Texas.  Rose was born on June 21, 1911 in Hooker, Oklahoma and is the daughter of Ross Crawford and Margaret Elizabeth (Pittman) Crawford.  Charles and Rose Rigdon have one son:  -  Ronnie Rigdon, b. April, 1945, San Diego, Texas.  Charles Rigdon died on June 30, 1985 in Amarillo, Texas and was buried in the Lockney Cemetery in Lockney, Texas.  In 1969, Ronnie Rigdon married Kathy Hanson.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, 1987

THOMAS RICHARDSON RIGDON (1.4.5.7.1) is the son of Thomas Jefferson Rigdon and Francis Elizabeth (Moore) Rigdon.  Thomas was born on July 18, 1902 in Floyd County, Texas.  On July 11, 1927, Thomas Rigdon married Nellie Fay Busby in Lockney, Texas.  Nellie was born on July 12, 1906 and is the daughter of Charles Lindsey Busby and Viola Mae (Kearns) Busby.  Thomas and Nellie Rigdon are the parents of six children:

  Tommie Fay Rigdon, b. March 10, 1928, Lockney, Texas
  Billie Ray Rigdon, b. December 16, 1929, Lockney, Texas
  Jackie Kay Rigdon, b. January 25, 1935, Amarillo, Texas
  Jimmy Jay Rigdon, b. June 26, 1937, Amarillo, Texas
  Ronnie Day Rigdon, b. January 25, 1943, Amarillo, Texas
  Sammie Lee Rigdon, b. May 20, 1951, Amarillo, Texas

Nellie (Busby) Rigdon died on October 12, 1980 in Flat, Texas.  On May 4, 1950, Tommie Fay Rigdon married Ralph Emmitt Elrod in Amarillo, Texas.  Ralph was born on January 23, 1929 in San Benito, Texas and is the son of Issac Keesee Elrod and Mabel (Williams) Elrod.  Ralph and Tommie Elrod have two sons:  -  Michael Ralph Elrod, b. January 13, 1951, McAllen, Texas,  -  Richard Kent Elrod, b. May 9, 1954, Amarillo, Texas.  On May 13, 1972, Michael Elrod married Debbie Burnett in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

On September 15, 1949, Billie Ray Rigdon married Waylan Dow “Dinkie” Lam in Tucumcari, New Mexico.  Waylan was born on January 17, 1929 and is the son of Harry Franklin “Pete” Lam and Francis Willard (Harris) Lam.  Waylan and Billie Lam have two children:  -  Frances Paul Lam, b. July 8, 1951,  -  Kathy Fay Lam, b. June 14, 1953.  On May 20, 1972, Frances Paul Lam married Linda Diane Scott in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Linda was born on September 28, 1950 in Nacogdoches, Texas and is the daughter of Thomas L. Scott and Elizabeth (McElry) Scott.  Frances and Linda Lam have two children:  -  Amanda Kay Lam, b. December 14, 1978, Gatesville, Texas,  -  John Owen Lam, b. October 18, 1984, Gatesville, Texas.  Kathy Lam married Jim Hobbs in Everett, Washington.  On February 14, 1981, Kathy married a second time to Larry Van Plentl in Moffitt, Texas and they have two children:  -  Rebecca Gwen Plentl, b. November 20, 1973,  -  Kayla Ray Plentl, b. December 14, 1983.

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On June 7, 1953, Jackie Rigdon married Patricia Ann Lefler and they have three children:  -  Treasa Ann Rigdon, b. July 21, 1954, Amarillo, Texas,  -  Rhonda Sue Rigdon, b. November 28, 1958, Amarillo, Texas,  -  Baby Boy Rigdon, b. and d. 1960.  Jackie Rigdon married a second time to Charlene Cheek.  Charlene was born on December 13, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas and is the daughter of Edwin Cheek and Helen Cheek.  Jackie and Charlene Rigdon have two children:  -  Tammy Turmanc Rigdon, b. October 9, 1968, Amarillo, Texas,  -  Jackie Kay “Buff” Rigdon, Jr., b. February 10, 1971, Amarillo, Texas.

In 1955, Jimmy Rigdon was married and he has two children:  -  Timmy Wayne Rigdon, b. December 19, 1956, Eureka, California,  -  Dona Rigdon, b. 1958, Eureka, California.  On December 30, 1966, Jimmy Rigdon married a second time to Tommie Joe (Lefler) Wright in Amarillo, Texas.  Tommie was born on October 9, 1929 in Haskell, Texas and is the daughter of James Eli Lefler and Maynette (Holmes) Lefler.  Tommie Joe was previously married to Mr. Wright and they had two children:  Gary Wright (born November 24, 1947) and Dee Ann Wright.  Timmy Rigdon married a woman whose first name is Lila.  Dona Rigdon died in 1974 in Eureka, California.  Gary Wright married Nikki Reynolds.

Ronnie Rigdon first married to a woman named Jean and later married a woman named Mary.  Ronnie Rigdon has one daughter:  -  Christy Rigdon.  On April 24, 1970, Sammie Lee Rigdon married Debbie Lookinbill in Amarillo, Texas.  Debbie was born on May 14, 1951 and is the daughter of Loys Bradley Lookinbill and Donna Dean (Holman) Lookinbill.  Sammie and Debbie Rigdon have two children:  -  Carrie Leigh Rigdon, b. March 10, 1976, Amarillo, Texas,  -  Anna Colleen Rigdon, b. July 4, 1984, Amarillo, Texas.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, 1987

CHARLES ROBERT MOORE (1.4.5.8) is the son of John Richardson Moore and Mancy Matilda (Shelton) Moore.  Charlie was born on July 26, 1887 in Cooke County, Texas.  On January 5, 1915, Charlie Moore married Nannie Mae Finney in Bandera County, Texas.  Nannie Mae was born on January 3, 1889 in Denton County, Texas and is the daughter of William Riley Finney and Clara Augusta (Keese) Finney.  Charlie and Nannie Mae Moore were the parents of six children:

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  Charlie Alvin Moore, b. December 16, 1917, Swisher County, Texas
  Clarence Finney Moore (1.4.5.8.2), b. June 15, 1919, Swisher County, Texas
  Medina Brooks Moore, b. February 16, 1921, Medina, Texas
  Bill Richard Moore, b. January 10, 1924, Whitfield, Texas
  Helen Louise Moore, b. August 6, 1926, Hale County, Texas
  Lewis Dean Moore, b. April 14, 1929, Hale County, Texas


Nannie May (Finney) Moore
Charles Robert Moore
ca. 1915
Courtesy of Helen (Moore) Hicks


Charles Robert Moore died on February 2, 1965 in Bandera County, Texas and Nannie Mae (Finney) Moore died on December 13, 1974 in Kerrville, Texas.  On December 27, 1945, Medina Moore married Charles Frederick Goodenough in Bandera, Texas.  Charles was born on February 21, 1920 in Bandera, Texas and is the son of Horace Wesley Goodenough and Anna Jones (Mickle) Goodenough.  Charles and Medina Goodenough have two children:  -  Carole Lavone Goodenough, b. September 24, 1946, Kerrville, Texas,  -  Helene Michele Goodenough, b. November 24, 1960, Phoenix, Arizona.  On March 17, 1966, Carole Goodenough married Carl Haywood in Flagstaff Arizona and they had two sons:  -  Carl David Haywood, b. August 15, 1968, Placerville, California,  -  Charles Willard Haywood, b. June 2, 1970, Hot Springs, Montana.  Carole (Goodenough) Haywood married a second time to Rudy Sedillo in Flagstaff, Arizona and they have two children:  -  Nancy Mae Sedillo, b. November 1, 1975, Flagstaff, Arizona,  -  James Randolph Sedillo, b. November 29, 1978, Flagstaff, Arizona.


Lewis Dean Moore, Helen (Moore) Hicks
Bill Richard Moore, Medina (Moore) Goodenough
Clarence Finney Moore, Charlie Alvin Moore
Nannie May (Finney) Moore, Charles Robert Moore
ca. 1960
Courtesy of Helen (Moore) Hicks


On July 26, 1963, Bill Moore married LaVerne Crider.  LaVerne was born on November 29, 1928 in Hunt County, Texas and is the daughter of Walter Harrison Crider and Audrey Edith (Merritt) Crider.  Bill and LaVerne Moore have twin sons:  -  William Harrison Moore, b. November 3, 1965, Kerrville, Texas,  -  Robert Richard Moore, b. November 3, 1965, Kerrville, Texas.  On July 25, 1986, William Harrison Moore married Tracy Lynn Freed in Kerrville, Texas.

On October 5, 1947, Helen Moore married Wilson Vance Hicks in Medina, Texas.  Wilson was born on August 16, 1924 in Marble Falls, Texas and is the son of Thomas Gunter Hicks and Emma Augusta (Wilson) Hicks.  Wilson and Helen Hicks have two children:  -  Nancy Louise Hicks, b. October 2, 1948, Austin, Texas,  -  Robert “Rob’ Vance Hicks, b. November 25, 1957, Austin, Texas.  On September 16, 1967, Nancy Hicks married Keith Lowell Raumaker in Austin, Texas.  Keith was born on June 27, 1947 in Harlingen, Texas and is the son of Donald Henry Raumaker and Cressie Mae (Eads) Raumaker.  Keith and Nancy Raumaker have two sons:  -  Kevin Lowell Raumaker, b. November 22, 1970, Austin, Texas,  -  Brent Lyle Raumaker, b. December 4, 1972, Austin, Texas.  On June 20, 1987, Rob Hicks married Luanne Abdullah in Dalhart, Texas.  Luanne was born on September 16, 1960 in Dumas, Texas and is the daughter of Albert Shaheen Abdullah and Nancy Jane (Anderson) Abdullah.

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References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April 14, 1986;  2)  Letter, Helen (Moore) Hicks to Robert Casey, June 3, 1987

CLARENCE FINNEY MOORE (1.4.5.8.2) is the son of Charles Robert Moore and Nannie Mae (Finney) Moore.  Clarence was born on June 15, 1919 in Swisher County, Texas.  Clarence Moore served in the United States Air Force from 1940 to 1963.  In November of 1942, Clarence Moore married Hazel Edna (McKay) Mallett.  Hazel was previously married to Hugh McKay and they had one daughter:  Barbara Bell McKay (born 1935).  Hazel was born in 1913 in New York and is the daughter of Robert Alfred Mallett and Edna (Bell) Mallett.  Clarence and Hazel Moore were the parents of two children:

  Clarence Wayne Moore, b. July 25, 1943, Mitchell Field, New York
  Randy Mallett Moore, b. December 26, 1945, San Antonio, Texas

Clarence and Hazel Moore were divorced aroun 1959 in Orange County, Florida.  Hazel (McKay) Moore died on June 21, 1970 in Winter Park, Florida and was buried in Winter Park, Florida.  On May 18, 1970, Clarence Moore married a second time to Barbara Warren in Lovington, New Mexico.  Clarence and Barbara Moore had no children.  Clarence Finney Moore died on June 3, 1983 in Medina, Texas and was buried in Medina, Texas.  Clarence W. Moore served in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1967.  Clarence is now a computer engineer.  On September 19, 1970, Clarence Wayne Moore married Bonnie Marie Boone in Maitland, Florida.  Bonnie was born on March 1, 1943 in Manhatton, New York and is the son of Summitt Edward Boone and Penelope (Borden) Boone.  Clarence and Bonnie Moore have two children:  -  Mary Hazel Moore, b. July 9, 1971, Tallahassee, Florida,  -  Penelope Mae Moore, b. August 15, 1978, Tallahassee, Florida.

On July 15, 1972, Randy Moore married Debra Anne Waud in Lake Forest, Illinois.  Debra is the daughter of Morrison Waud.  Randy and Debra Moore have one son:  -  Randy Mallett Moore, Jr., b. August 19, 1976, Illinois.  Randy and Debra Moore were divorced on June 12, 1978 in Lake County, Illinois.  Randy Moore married a second time to Anne Robinson in Winter Park, Florida.  Randy and Anne Moore have three children:  -  David Thomson Moore,  -  Laura Gamble Moore,  -  Carroll Finney Moore.  Randy and Anne Moore were later divorced.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Helen (Moore) Hicks, April, 1986;  2)  Letter, Helen (Moore) Hicks to Robert Casey, June, 1987;  3)  Letter, Clarence W. Moore to Robert Casey, March, 1994

4-112  INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

MARY ANN SHELTON (1.4.7) is the daughter of John Shelton, Jr. and Isabel (Bynum) Shelton.  Mary was born on September 4, 1849 in Jackson County, Alabama.  On December 28, 1866, Mary Ann Shelton married Littleton Boxley Burcham in Franklin County, Arkansas.  Littleton was born on September 13, 1849 in Meigs County, Tennessee and is the son of Noah Burcham (born 1806, Tennessee) and Fatama (Boxley) Burcham (born 1808, Georgia).  Littleton and Mary Ann Burcham were the parents of eight children:

  William Allen Burcham, b. January 14, 1868, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Infant Son, b. June 6, 1869, Franklin County, Arkansas
  John Noah Burcham (1.4.7.3), b. June 19, 1871, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Eliza Matilda Burcham, b. March 11, 1873, Franklin County, Arkansas
  James Henry Burcham, b. March 13, 1875, Franklin County, Arkansas
  George Franklin Burcham, b. March 8, 1878, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Carson Littleton Burcham, b. October 27, 1881
  Child, b. and d. December 29, 1883, Titus County, Texas

In 1880, Littleton and Mary Burcham were living in Franklin County, Arkansas.  Mary Ann (Shelton) Burcham died on December 29, 1883 giving birth to her eighth child, in Titus County, Texas.  On March 11, 1886, Littleton Burcham married a second time to Lulu D. Jones (born May, 1866 in Arkansas).  From 1900 to 1910, Littleton and Lulu Burcham were living in Franklin County, Arkansas.  Littleton and Lulu Burcham had at least nine children (all born in Arkansas):  Edna P. Burcham (born May, 1888), Ema A. Burcham (born July, 1890), Lawrence Burcham (born May, 1892), Millard W. Burcham (born October, 1894), Nora A. Burcham (born April, 1897), Arie Bernice Burcham (born October, 1899), Harvy Burcham (born 1902), Vena Burcham (born 1903) and Leta Burcham (born 1908).

Littleton and Mary Burcham’s infant son that was born on June 6, 1869 died the same day that he was born.  Eliza Matilda Burcham died as a teenager on March 18, 1892.  Eliza was engaged to be married and died of typhoid fever.  James Burcham married a Miss Bearden and they had at least one daughter:  -  Myrtle Burcham.  James Henry Burcham died on February 28, 1913.  After James died, Myrtle Burcham was raised by her uncle, John Burcham.  It is believed that Myrtle Burcham married Bud Holly.  George Burcham died in 1906 in California.  In 1906, Carson Burcham married Millie Barton.  Millie was born in 1879 in Arkansas and is the daughter of Stephen Barton and Talitha (Gage) Barton.  Carson and Millie Burcham had at least one child that died in infancy.

References:  1)  1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Franklin County, Arkansas;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mildred Olive, July 30, 1986;  3)  Interview, Mrs. Vera M. Ryker by Robert Casey, June, 1987;  4)  E-mail, Lynn Rodgers to Robert Casey, September, 1998

JOHN NOAH BURCHAM (1.4.7.3) is the son of Littleton Boxley Burcham and Mary Ann (Shelton) Burcham.  John was born on June 19, 1871 in Franklin County, Arkansas.  In 1892, John Burcham and his wife, Mary S. Burcham (born October, 1874 in Arkansas), were married.  John and Mary Burcham were the parents of at least six children:

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  Jasper M. Burcham, b. December, 1892, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Rilla B. Burcham, b. 1895, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Albert P. Burcham, b. January, 1899, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Grace Burcham, b. 1904, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Ruby Burcham, b. 1910, Franklin County, Arkansas
  Argus Burcham, b. ca. 1912

From 1900 to 1910, John and Mary Burcham were living in Franklin County, Arkansas.  Jasper Burcham married Josie McDaniel and lived at Shamrock, Texas.  Rilla Burcham married Wallace Harris.  Ruby Burcham was married several times and had four daughters.  Ruby lived near Amarillo, Texas.  One of Ruby’s daughters was a college professor and lived near Houston, Texas.  Rilla Burcham married Wallace Harris.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Franklin County, Arkansas;  2)  Interview, Mrs. Vera M. Ryker by Robert Casey, June, 1987;  3)  E-mail, Lynn Rodgers to Robert Casey