Billy Ed SINN

Other Events:

• Name: Billy Ed Senn

Notes:

Being a grandson of James, Billy's name was spelled SINN.

(Medical):Irene and Billy were in the car when it fell into the Little River

Other Events:

• Name: Ed Senn
• Education: 1955; Sharp R.H.S.
• Residence: 2 Oct 1962, Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA; 202 E 6th St
• death certificate: 20 Dec 1973; Jewel Sides of Rockdale

Notes:

Ed always spelled his last name SINN. He and Irene were only married about about a year.

I don't usually include a lot of information on cousins but since Uncle JJ's family line ended with Ed and Billy, I always include them in my lineup.

See Pearl McBroom

(Medical):Huntington's disease

Ed married Irene Mildred BUCHANAN on 9 Oct 1960 in , Milam, Texas, USA. Irene (daughter of Willie Mike BUCHANAN and Irene Mildred CASEY) was born on 3 Feb 1944 in Mission, Hidalgo, Texas, USA; died on 2 Oct 1962 in , Milam, Texas, USA; was buried on 4 Oct 1962 in , Milam, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Irene and Billy and Irene's infant sister, Gladys drowned when the car rolled into the Little River. I have transcriptions of a couple of news articles about it. It sounds like she was trying to learn to drive.

Other Events:

• Name: J J Senn
• Name: J J Sinn
• Name: James Jarrell Sinn
• Residence: 1 Jan 1941, Buckholts, Milam, Texas, USA
• Residence: Abt 1945, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; 3513 Linder St

Notes:

James died at 35 from Huntington's disease in Austin at the state hospital. He was married and had one child. He always spelled his last name SINN.

Lived at Sharp until he got sick. They lost a baby, then JJ went to the hospital when she was pregnant with the next baby. She died in childbirth. Her brother raised the baby. The son died at age 32 of Huntington's. Her brother was injured in the war - lost a leg, had one child of his own. [Ima Holder Senn]

I've worked out that Ed was raised by Clifton and Pearl (McBroom) Edwards. Pearl was raised by Menton Arledge, the stepfather of Virgina Matcek. It's possible that Clifton Edwards is actually Clifton Matcek, Virginia's brother.

(Medical):Huntingtons disease

James married Virginia MATCEK on 20 May 1940 in , Milam, Texas, USA. Virginia (daughter of Frank MATCEK and Virginia JACKSON) was born on 15 Aug 1903 in , Washington, Texas, USA; died on 31 Dec 1940 in , Milam, Texas, USA; was buried on 1 Jan 1941 in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Jennie Matcek
• Name: Virginia Stewart Crain
• death certificate: 1 Jan 1941; J G Senn of Buckholts

Notes:

Her death certificate was signed by J G Senn. I think it's supposed to be J J - James Jarrell (Gerald?) Ed's death certificate says her name was Virginia Browder.

I'm guessing the folks in this account are Virginia, her brothers Willie and Clifton and their great-grandmother, Frances "Fanny" Bonner.

See more information on the flood at
http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/milam/history/pg008.htm

63 Dead In Milam Co., S5,000,000 Damage Bailey Turner And H. C. Sullivan Drowned In Floods
Their House in the Forks of Brushy and San Gabriel Swept Away in Monster Flood of Friday Night . . . Known Dead Now Totals Sixty-three
The known dead in the floods of Milam County from Sept. 8 to Sept. 15, 1921, totaled 63 as follows:
Bailey P. Turner, Rockdale; H. C. Sullivan, Rockdale (Body not recovered) Fred Kennedy, Tutner's farm hand; Grandma Bonner, age 85, at Green Camp unknown white woman found in San Gabriel River below Sheckels bridge Maynard Robinson and F. W. Leatherbury, Santa Fe railway offcials, drowned at the Santa Fe bridge on Little River; Roy Cass, white, son of Elijah Cass of the Liberty Hill community; Hardy Huff, Negro boy, on Bailey Turner place; a Mexican at San Gabriel town; twenty-three Mexicans in Laneport community five Mexicans at the Redville gin on Alligator, two miles from San Gabriel Mrs. M. L. Brown and son, Lee, at the Redville gin, Mrs. Lee Brown rescued from a tree top; eleven Mexicans at San Gabriel town; two white children at the Hogue crossing on Brushy; Negro woman and two children at the Lawrence crossing on Brushy, southwest of Thorndale; five Mexicans on the Minor farm; three Mexicans on the Watt farm....
...One of the most thrilling experiences and narrow escapes from death recorded in the floods was that of "Comrade" Ed. A. Green and the two sons and one daughter of Mrs. Minton Arledge, all of whom were caught at the Green sawmill camp in the San Gabriel bottom below Sheckels bridge. A saddening feature of their experiences was found in the death of the grandmother of the children, Mrs. Bonner, who at the advanced age of 85 years was forced to endure the sickening hardships incident to spending a night in a tree, wet to the skin and so weakened by exposure and fright that it was necessary to bind her to a tree, and who finally succumbed and dropped into the raging torrent, to be swept away.
Mr. Green in relating his experiences said that they were not anticipating any high water, and that the water was two or three feet deep when they discovered it about 2 o'clock Friday night. The rise came so rapidly that there was no chance to get out, and it was only an hour or two until they were forced to climb to the roof of the house. About 3:30 a. m. the water reached its crest and they felt the house begin to give way. A large whiteoak tree extended a convenient branch over the shack, and they all climbed into its branches. Just as he lifted the old lady up to one of her grandsons the house floated off about 60 or 70 feet and lodged against some trees. After daylight dawned Saturday the waters fell and the house seemed to settle on the ground, and in settling the current was so divided as to make swimming possible, so Mr. Green and the young people swam to the house where a more comfortable perch was had on its roof. During Saturday, however, another rise came and the house again became dangerous, so they again took to the trees. Mr. Green swam back and forth to the old lady a number of times, trying to make her more comfortable and cheer her up, but he observed that she was getting much weaker and he bound her to the tree with a blanket. Night came on, and some time during the night the grandmother became delirious, untied herself from the tree, and exclaiming " I am gone," allowed herself to drop into the dark waters. The balance of the party spent their time alternately on the roof and in the trees. Mr. Green climbed to the top of the big whiteoak Saturday morning and attempted to signal for help, but could see no help from any direction.
Mr. Green said that during the early hours of Saturday morning before daylight he heard shots and cries from the Bailey Turner place further on down the river, and he felt sure both Turner and Sullivan, his partner, were drowned shortly after that hour.
Sunday morning about 9 o'clock Buck Hillin and another man came to the Green camp in a small boat. They could only carry two passengers so they took the girl and one of the boys, coming back later for Mr. Green and the other boy. Green said that the relaxation from the nervous strain and sleepless hours was so great that both he and the boy lay down on the roof of the shack, which was two or three inches deep in slimy mud, and went sound asleep, sleeping until Hillin came back. During their thirty-six hour vigil in the trees the party had nothing to eat except a five pound can of sugar, and nothing to drink except the muddy river water.
Hillin carried the rescued party to high ground on the other side of the river and went on looking for others who might be similarly marooned. Two or three hours later a rescue party composed of E. V. (Gene) Marshall, Charley See, Martin Whiteley, Henry Seelke and Harry Moody, in two boats, showed up, and brought the Green party across the river, landing them on the hill this side of the Holtzclaw bridge.
The young folks were named Matcek, the girl's first name being Virginia, and Mr. Green said this girl showed unusual grit and vitality. She kept her brothers awake throughout the long hours of the night, frequently slapping and pinching them into wakefulness when to fall asleep meant death.

Cameron Herald, 15 Sep 1921, pg 7
More Than 100 Lives Lost In Valley Lands of Williamson and Milam Counties In Flood
More than 100 bodies of flood and storm victims in the lowlands along the San Gabriel river in and Milam counties have been recovered, according to the correspondent of the San Antonio Express at Taylor, who telephoned a report. The correspondent telephoned the following: "One hundred and nine bodies have been recovered from flooded lowlands along the San Gabriel river in Williamson and Milam counties as the result of more than 20 inches of rain between last Friday anil Saturday mornings, which caused a rise of 40 feet. Most of the dead are Mexican farm laborers." Lists from different towns and communities are as follows: Thorndale, 45 bodies recovered, Mexicans. Laneport, 23 bodies recovered, Mexicans. San Gabriel, 8 Mexicans. Alligator Creek, 5 Mexicans. Roy Bland farm near Taylor, 1 Mexicans. Elm Grove, 29 Mexicans on Jake Bowers' place seven miles southeast of Taylor. Another dispatch to the Express from Rockdale, Milam county, says: "More than twenty families in the Brazos bottoms between Gause and Valley Junction are reported to have been lost. Five persons are known to have drowned on the Ed Green farm in the San Gabriel bottoms. "More than twenty feet of water rose over the roads in the Brazos bottoms and nothing has been heard from the twenty families living there. "Virtually every bridge in Milam county, both railroad and highway, has been destroyed." Property losses will exceed $1,000,000, the report said. Conditions along the Brazos between Rockdale and Hearne are nil- known. Ed Green, the farmer on whose land several were drowned, was rescued after being in a tree 36 hours. Two white boys and a girl were rescued at the same time. The Taylor correspondent said that the rainfall from 3:30 a. m. of Friday to 1 a. m. Saturday was 21.5 inches, the heaviest in the history of the weather bureau, established at Taylor twenty years ago. All wagon and railroad bridges out of Taylor in every direction are gone. Only one train has run since Saturday night. The property loss in the town of Taylor is estimated at $450,000 to $750,000. No lives were lost in Taylor. The two children drowned in Brushy creek clung to a tree for two days and were drowned just as help was in sight. Their names are not known. W. D. Barfield of the county road force was going to their aid when they became exhausted and fell into the water. Six other children in the vicinity were rescued by Barfield. At Hutto, Williamson county, a tornado, accompanied by heavy rains, struck the negro district. Fifteen dwellings and the negro Baptist church were wrecked.

Other Events:

• Name: William Marron Buchanan
• Census: 1910, , Grant, Oklahoma, USA; ED 42, pg 4B
• Military: 5 Jun 1917, Forgan, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA; draft
• Census: 1920, Elmwood, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA; ED 25, pg 8A
• Census: 1930, , Logan, Oklahoma, USA; ED 19, pg 1B
• Occupation: 26 Oct 1931, , Smith, Texas, USA; oilfield worker

Notes:

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.buchanan/1659/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
I am searching for descendants of Willie Mike Buchanan to share family history. He was born in the 1880's in Kentucky (or Kansas) and died 15 March 1970 in Cameron, Milam, Texas. His father was John Buchanan and the family moved from Tennessee to Kansas to Texas/Oklahoma.

According to funeral records at the Marek-Burns Funeral Home in Cameron, Willie was survived by his wife, Irene, and six children: Charles, Chester, Mary, and Barbara Buchanan all of Cameron and Shirley Jones (1345 Norwood Dr.), Hurst,
Texas, and Nancy Owens of Temple, Texas. [Kim Willie]

Milam Co Deaths
BUCHANAN WILLIE M 3/15/70 MILAM M MARRIED BOOK;PAGE 7;180

SSDI
WILLIE BUCHANAN 04 Jul 1884 Mar 1970 76520 (Cameron, Milam, TX) (none specified)

Census:
Gore Township
William M Buchan Head M 22 Kansas
Pearl E Buchan Wife F 27 Missouri
Velma M Buchan Dau F 0 Oklahoma

Military:
William M Buchanan of Forgan, age 30, 4 Jul 1886, Argonia, Kansas, is married and has two children. He is a farmer and has lost one eye. He is of medium build and height with blue eyes and brown hair.

Census:

William M Buchanan Head M 33 Kentucky
Lara Buchanan Wife F 29 Missouri
Lara L Baughman S-dau F 7 Oklahoma
Hazel Buchanan Dau F 3 Oklahoma
Vigle C Buchanan Son M 0 Oklahoma

Census:
Oak View Township
Willam Buchannan Head M 49 Kansas
Laura Buchannan Wife F 38 Missouri
Hazel Buchannan Dau F 12 Oklahoma
Sith A Buchannan Son M 9 Oklahoma
Josphine E Buchannan Dau F 6 Texas
Deliha G Buchannan Dau F 3 Oklahoma
W M Buchannan Son M 0 Oklahoma

Willie married Irene Mildred CASEY about 1934. Irene was born on 22 Aug 1916; died on 19 Nov 1990 in , Bell, Texas, USA; was buried on 20 Nov 1990 in Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Fred Senn
• Census: 1900, Holland, Bell, Texas, USA; ED 20, pg 15A
• Census: 1910, Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA; ED 131, pg 448
• Census: 1920, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; ED 106, pg 10B
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; ED 10, pg 17B

Notes:

Checked himself into the state asylum when the Huntington's disease got bad. Buried in their cemetery.
Mamaw says he went to the hospital in 1911, continued to visit his family until 1913.

Milam Co, TX, Probate
SENN F. D. NCM 3-18-1911 1231

State Death Records:
Fred D. Senn died Travis Co. 8-16-30
Frederick Senn died McLennan Co. 11-3-26

(Medical):Huntingtons disease listed as Parkinson's Disease on certificate

Census:
Precinct 3
Wills, Alix head W M Oct 1841 58 M 32 TX MO GA
Sallie wife W F May 1849 57 M 32 AL AL AL
Ray son W M Aug 1875 24 S TX TX AL
Oscar son W M Jan 1883 16 S TX TX AL
Albert son W M May 1885 15 S TX TX AL
Claude son W M Oct 1888 11 S TX TX AL
Senn, FD SiL W M Feb 1876 24 M 1 NY Ger Ger
Beatrice dau W F Feb 1878 22 M 1 TX TX AL
Alex is a farm laborer, Sallie is a dressmaker, the older boys are day laborers.

Census:
Vol. 143
SENN, Fred D head 34 NY
Beatrice wife 32 TX
Cecil son 9
Sarah dau 8
Naomi dau 4
Wiley son 2
James J son 4/12

Census:
Vol. 161, Line 62, State Lunatic Asylum - Patient
SENN, F D W 41 TX

Census:
Austin State Hospital
F D Sean 45 M Texas

Died:
The Parkinson's disease listed in his death certificate was actually Huntington's disease. He lived at the state hospital for about 15 years.

Frederick married Emma Beatrice WILLS on 12 Jul 1899 in , Bell, Texas, USA. Emma (daughter of George Alexander WILLS and Sarah Elizabeth COOK) was born on 14 Feb 1878 in , McCulloch, Texas, USA; died on 29 Jun 1937 in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA; was buried on 30 Jun 1937 in Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1910; Nurse
• Census: 1920, , Milam, Texas, USA; ED 131, pg 4
• Residence: 21 Mar 1922, Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; ED 3, pg 6B
• Residence: 6 Mar 1937, Thorndale, Milam, Texas, USA
• death certificate: 30 Jun 1937; Willey [Wiley] Senn of Thorndale

Notes:

Wiley told this story about his mama:
"One of our neighbors was sick and Mama made a chicken pie for 'em. We walked to the neighbor's house. I don't know how far it was, 'cause I was just a little fella. It seemed like miles. When we were on our way home a big storm blowed up. Mama kept lookin' over her shoulder sayin', 'Walk faster, Wiley.' I was walkin' as fast as I could.
Mama was a strappin' big woman and that's the only time I ever seen her scared. The rain started pourin' down, the wind blew me down. I hollered and Mama turned around. Her hair pins had come undone and her hair was blowin' all over the place. Her eyes was big as plums. She looked WILD. She reached down with one hand and yanked me up into her arms then RAN all the way home and straight to the storm cellar."

Census:
Vol. 123, Line 83
SENN, Beatrice head 41 TX
Cecil son 19
Sarah dau 18
Naomi dau 14
Wiley son 12
James J. son 10

Census:

Senn, Beatrice Head F 52 M laundress
Naomi dau F 24 S none
Wiley W son M 22 S helper, filling station
James J son M 20 S laborer, road
Wills, Sarah E mother F 80 W Alabama
and four boarders

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1881, , , Texas, USA; from Germany
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Latium, Washington, Texas, USA; ED 115, pg 3B
• Census: 20 Apr 1910, , Milam, Texas, USA; ED 51, pg 5A

Notes:

I'm still very confused about what exactly happened with this family. Minnie and Lillie are lsted in the divorce record as minor children but the boys and Virginia are not.

Immigration:
from the 1910 census

Census:
Precinct 6
Frank Marzek Head M 36 Jun 1863 Austria m. 6 yrs.
Virginia Marzek Wife F 21 Jan 1879 Texas 4/4 children
Charley Marzek Son M 5 May 1895 Texas
Minnie Marzek Dau F 4 Apr 1896 Texas
Lillie Marzek Dau F 2 Jun 1897 Texas
Edward Marzek Son M 4/12 Jan 1899 Texas
Frank is an alien, arriving in 1870. This record indicates that Charley is Virginia's child.

Census:
Precinct 1
Head Frank Miceh M 45 Germany 5/4 children
Son Charley Miceh M 13 Texas
Son Willie Miceh M 8 Texas
Son Clifton Miceh M 7 Texas
Dau Jennie A Miceh F 6 Texas
M-in-l Francis Bonner F 66 Louisiana
The record says Frank is widowed, arrived in 1881 and is naturalized.

Frank married Virginia JACKSON in 1894. Virginia (daughter of James JACKSON and Minnie SMITH) was born on 1 Jan 1879 in , , Texas, USA; died on 20 Jan 1925 in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA; was buried on 21 Jan 1925 in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Jennie Jackson
• Name: Jennie M Bonner
• death certificate: 21 Jan 1925; Virginia Matcek

Notes:

Milam County Divorce
Cause Number - 006119
Plaintiff-Surname - Matcek
Plaintiff-Given Name - Jennie
Defendant-Surname - Matcek
Defendant-Given Name - Frank
Date of Divorce - 10/18/1910
Volume - 2
Page - 143
Note - Minor children: Lillie, a girl, age 11 & Minnie, a girl, age 12.
Why aren't the other children named?

Virginia Matcek's death record gives her mother as Virginia Arledge, her mother married Menton Arledge.

I'm still not sure that all seven of the children belong to Frank AND Virginia, perhaps a case of yours, mine and ours.

I cannot find a death record or cemetery record for Virginia Arledge. I have to assume that she married again. Maybe that is where her daughter got the Stewart Crain portion of her name? [I've found Virginia's death record and another marriage but I stll don't know where the Crain came from.]

Out of 7 children, I've only managed to track two to their deaths. Edward may have died as an infant since he isn't on the 1910 census. Clifton and Willie are on the 1920 census with their mom. Minnie and Lillie were probably married. Menton re-married in 1926 but I don't find any of them on the 1930 census. I think Jennie lied about her age because she was so much older than Menton. That might explain why Menton didn't know Charley's mother's name. The 1900 gives her birth as Jan 1879, still making her very young when she married about 1894. Girls did seem to marry at a young age when their fathers died.