Glen Allen ARMSTRONG

Notes:

His birth name was Glen Allen Quinn.

Glen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Jay Armstrong
• Military: Abt 1946, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; United States Army Air Corp
• Hobby: Abt 1953, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; Race Car Driver
• Hobby: Abt 1956; Pilot
• Occupation: Between 1960 and 1995, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; Longshoreman
• Hobby: Abt 1963, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; Skydiver
• Fact: 11 Jul 2016, , Rusk, Texas, USA; eulogy

Notes:

Dad had 7 children that I personally know about, 4 from one wife, 2 from two others and he adopted the son of his last wife. Dad told me that I had another brother who died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 17. This would make him born about 1953 but I don't know who he was or his mother's name. I waited too long to ask and the dementia was too bad for him to remember.

In a letter from George to Neeley
Sunday (sometime in 1946)
I get paid Wednesday. Almost through Basic. I went to the show this afternoon and I have some film to send home.

In a letter from George to Neeley with no date
Sunday night (abt November of 1946?)
I went to Alabama and got that boy. I let him go home first though. I could have got 6 months in the guard house for that. He has a pretty niece though, she's 16. I hate KP on Sunday. I will make out an allotment soon. It rains every day. I will try to come home on Christmas.

In a letter from George to Neeley 6/23/47
Greenville, South Carolina to Mt. Enterprise
Came through Arkansas, Tennessee, & North Carolina. Saw some of the Ozarks. We made ice cream yesterday. I think I have a job driving a tractor. [This probably when he left the Corp and came back to Dallas.]

Another letter dated 6/23/47
Tried to go into the Navy, have to wait three weeks. Tried to go to Marines. Need to borrow $10. I want to buy a house (not with the $10).

Military:
He was only in the Corp long enough to find out that they were not going to teach him to fly like they had promised him in the recruitment office. He never forgave them for that and went through a protracted battle with them years later when they called him to finish his enlistment period. He told me that he told the man who was going to send him to prison, "I don't want to go to a foreign country and kill people I don't know. I'm not mad at them and have no wish to see them dead. If you want them dead, you go kill them and I'll stay here and do your paperwork." He didn't go to Vietnam and he didn't go to prison, so I guess it all worked out okay.

Hobby:
He raced mostly in the Houston area but moved to stunt car driving before Gina was born. He left us a scrap book filled with newspaper articles and pictures of his driving career. Once when we were chugging along the freeway at 50 miles an hour, I asked him why he drove so slow after being a racecar driver. His answer, "I'm a good driver and I know it but these other people might not be. On a racetrack, everyone is good so it's a lot safer there than on this freeway. Always keep that in mind when you're driving. There might be a kid who just got his license in the car next to you."

Hobby:
He took his first ride as a very young man, got his private license while Wanda was pregnant with Gina, his commercial license a few years later and was still flying ocassionally in 2009. At one time, he owned a flight school at LaPorte, Texas, where he taught much of the Pasadena police force to fly and also ran an air taxi and air freight service. Wanda's kids grew up in small airplanes like most kids rode in cars. When he ws teaching me (Gina) to fly, he always said that landing is a controlled crash. "Take it to 8 inches off the ground and crash it." With that philosophy, he survived many situations that might have gone badly.

Occupation:
He worked at the Port of Houston and ended up in the gear room fixing broken things when he could no longer muscle his way through a day.

Hobby:
He was in several jump clubs and jumped all over the area. He quit in about 1968. At his last meet, he took me with him and there was an emergency that day when a chute failed to open. I was 12 years old, I didn't know where we were and didn't know any of the other people there. When Dad finally got back to our spot, I asked him, "Daddy, what should I do if your parachute doesn't open?" He told me he never jumped again.

Fact:

... equal parts race car driver, pilot, stunt car driver and musician.
Hollywood stuntman, skydiver, stunt pilot and voodoo physician.
Smuggler, entrepeneur, patriot and rebel.
Charmed the angels and scared off the devil.
Uncle George to some, but a friend to all.
Outlaw, inlaw, their daddy and my grandpaw.
Mexico, Guatemala, Central America and Panama,
We're 1400 miles from home but they all know your name, Grandpaw.
He conquered his life in the most amazing way,
Most of you don't know it but superman died today.

I love you, Grandpaw, I'm gonna miss you, Boo.

George married Vaulta Bell GARDNER on 19 Nov 1973 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. Vaulta (daughter of Harvey W GARDNER and Stella M JOHNSON) was born on 9 Jun 1943 in , Butler, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Nov 2004 in , Rusk, Texas, USA; was buried on 30 Nov 2004 in Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 29 Nov 2004, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA; Henderson News

Notes:

Obituary:
VAULTA B ARMSTRONG
Services for Vaulta Armstrong, 61, Henderson, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Crawford-Crim-Bryan Funeral Home, Henderson, with the Rev. Lester Foreman officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong died Nov. 27 at her residence.
She was born June 9, 1943, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, George Armstrong, Henderson; sons, Glen Armstrong and Alan Armstrong, both of Henderson, George Armstrong Jr., Dallas, David Armstrong, Santa Fe, and Scott Armstrong, Hitchcock; daughters, Sandra Mullens, Armstrong, Okla., and Gina Gale Heffernan, Henderson; brother, Harold Gardner, Festus, Mo.; sister, Norma Jean Cochran, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She also leaves her dog, Hanna; pig, Tia; and bird, Barney.
Pallbearers are Dave Scoby, Bobby Armstrong, Jack Heffernan, Gary Sewell, Steven Thompson and Leo Armstrong.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Died:
She died at home.

Other Events:

• Military: 5 Jun 1917, Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA; draft
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Laneville, Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 68, pg 12A
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Laneville, Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 23, pg 9B
• Census: 19 Apr 1940, , Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 201-23, pg 5B
• Military: 1942, Mount Enterprise, Rusk, Texas, USA
• Residence: Jun 1969, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA; 1111 W Main St
• Obituary: 25 Jun 1969, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA; Henderson Daily News

Notes:

Reuben was a farmer (sharecropper) most of his adult life. Dad (George) says they moved around a lot, probably after 1940. From looking at census records, I believe they lived in the same place at least until the 1940 Census. I know Pete was born in a house near Uncle Lawrence's old place so this theory makes sense. At some point after the census, they moved to the Minden area where DeSanto Winfrey lived and Perkin and George became life-long friends with their honorary cousins.

In a letter from Ruben to Robert L. and Raymond George dated 8/3/41.
Ruben lives in Mt. Enterprise Robert & Raymond are in Colorado in a CC Camp.
He stayed all day with Uncle Lawrence (Armstrong) and Grandpa (Benjamin Armstrong). Grandpa is poorly. Got a letter from Tooter (Elzie D.) yesterday, he is out of hospital after 2-3 weeks. He has been in hospital before. Ruben got him a bunch of banties. He has been "disabled" for 9 weeks and can't do anything which doesn't set well with him.

Another letter dated 8/19/41
He got the pictures from them. Regrette? sold the Minden sawmill to the Threshs, Ruben will start nightwatching there Thursday. They moved the mill up the hill, but left the planer in its original location.
An added note dated 8/20/41 says he just heard that Grandpa died and will be buried tomorrow.

In his later years, Ruben was "blown up" when he turned on a stove and went to sleep on his couch. We are unsure if the fire went out or never came on but it eventually exploded, throwing a slighty singed Ruben, still on the couch, out into the yard.

Military:
Ruben Armstrong, age 22, born 13 Jul 1895, in Rogers, AR, is a married farmer. He is of medium height with blue eyes and light brown hair.

Census:
Precinct 5
Head Rubin Armstrong M 23 Arkansas
Wife Neelie Armstrong F 22 Texas
Son Robert Armstrong M 1 Texas

Census:
Precinct 5
Rubin Armstrong 35
Neelie Armstrong 34
Robert L Armstrong 12
Elzie D Armstrong 9
Nettie M Armstrong 8
Irene Armstrong 5
Perkins Armstrong 2 7/12
George E Armstrong 8/12
[next door to Lawrence]

Census:
Old Laneville Road
Reuben Armstrong Head M 45 Texas
Neeley Armstrong Wife F 44 Texas
Robert Armstrong Son M 21 Texas
Elzie Armstrong Son M 19 Texas
Nettie May Armstrong Dau F 17 Texas
Irene Armstrong Dau F 13 Texas
Harold Armstrong Son M 12 Texas
George A Armstrong Son M 10 Texas
Pete Armstrong Son M 5 Texas
Raymond George Nephew M 17 Texas

Military:
Draft Registration only.

Obituary:

RUBEN ARMSTRONG
Funeral Services for Ruben Armstrong, 73, of 1111 West Main Street will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Adams officiating.
Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Armstrong died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at Henderson Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of Arkansas, he had lived in Rusk County for the past 55 years. A member of the Baptist Church, he was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Neeley Armstrong of Henderson; five sons, Robert L. and Elzie D. Armstrong, both of Henderson, Harold P., George A., and Pete Armstrong, all of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Nettie Mae Green of Houston and Mrs. Irene Armstrong of Henderson; four brothers, Lawrence Armstrong of Laneville, Johnny Armstrong of Wright City, Buddy Armstrong of Henderson and Oscar Cook of Dallas; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Davis and Mrs. Bird Watkins, both of Dallas, and Mrs. Margie Rexrode of Laneville; 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Died:
Ruben went to pay a man some money he owned. Upon reaching the second floor apartment, he asked the man's wife if he could sit down for a minute. The woman was concerned and called down to Irene who had driven him. They got Ruben to the car and Irene took him to the hospital where he died.

Buried:
Ruben told his family he wanted to be buried at Maple Grove because of the nearby pond where he could go fishing.

Ruben married Neeley Neana MILLS on 2 Jun 1916 in , Rusk, Texas, USA. Neeley (daughter of Ira MILLS and Emma MCKINNON) was born on 30 Aug 1896 in Linn Flat, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA; died on 17 Jun 1983 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA; was buried on 19 Jun 1983 in Minden, Rusk, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Neana Mills
• Obituary: 18 Jun 1983, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA; Henderson Daily News

Notes:

I don't know why her name changed from Neana to Neeley after her marriage. The census records name her Neana or Neanah with her parents but her descendants never knew her as anything but Neeley so I have named her Neeley Neana.

In a letter from Mrs. Ira Clifton (a cousin) to Neeley dated 1/12/45
Garrison, Texas - Mt. Enterprise
JE is at Bruning, Nebraska. Ethel is here and the baby is fat as a "guinie" pig. They are going to Houston. [Ira Clifton 458-88-5080 75961(Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, TX)?]

In a letter from Georgie Fields to Neeley dated 9/26/46
Humble, Texas to Mt. Enterprise
(Ruben has hurt his arm.) How is Ruben's arm? She also mentions uncle Charlie Bird. (Everyone's uncle.)

An empty envelope from someone to Neeley dated 3/13/54
Annapolis, Maryland to Houston (Perkin)

Another letter from Georgie dated 2/8/68
Conroe to Minden
I'm sorry you had the flu. I had inner ear trouble. Leon (my oldest) moved to Liberty. I miss Reed Mountain and I want to see my folks at Nacogdoches.

A letter from Doule and Virgie Crow (Albert Jr's ex) to Neeley dated 2/28/68
Tell Perkin to come see me when he comes to see Honey and Esther. Husband almost died. Gall bladder burst 12/20/67 and scar tissue wrapped around intestines and blocked it in January. Was in the hospital seven weeks. Bobby (my son) lives in Channelview. Albert is in Pennsylvania, Honey is in Houston. Sonny (the baby) is in Japan in the Air Force. He married a Korean girl and has a baby girl one year old. I am 65 now, drawing old age pension - tell Robert it doesn't go far. (he and I used to talk about what we would do with our pensions.)

A letter from Nervy (Dora Minerva Armstrong?) to Neeley - no date
I wish I could plant a garden. Landlord made us get rid of the chickens. Going to write a letter to Dottis (Ruben's sis-in-law). Minnie (Ruben's sister) lives in Dallas, she is having her teeth pulled. Tom (don't know which one) lives in Boise, Idaho.

Obituary:
(unsure of date)
NEELEY ARMSTRONG
Funeral services for Neeley Armstrong, 86, of Rt. 6, Henderson, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Adams officiating.
Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. Mrs. Armstrong died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday in Henderson Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 30, 1896, in Nacogdoches County and was an 80-year resident of Rusk County. She was the widow of Ruben Armstrong and was a member of the Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Survivors include five sons, Robert L. Armstrong, Elzie D. Armstrong, Harold P. Armstrong, George A. Armstrong and Pete Armstrong, all of Henderson; two daughters, Mrs. Nettie Mae Green of Henderson and Mrs. Irene Johnson of Rt. 3 Henderson; one brother, Lawrence Mills of Henderson; 32 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Loyd Armstrong, Charlie Armstrong, Robert Wayne Armstrong, Jack Green, Ricky Armstrong and Harold Armstrong, Jr.

Notes:

Married:
Gregg Co, Texas Marriage Book, book N page 379. (Two marriage licenses?) Grandma and Grandpa were separated even when I was a child in the late 50s, each one living with a different child.

Other Events:

• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 18, pg 7B
• Census: 4 May 1940, , Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 12-27, pg 14B
• Obituary: 28 Jan 1972, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; newspaper

Notes:

Harvey's middle name might be Walter or William, Vaulta didn't know. She thought he might be like George and only had an initial.

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township 524 Lindsay Street
Head Harvie Gardner M 25 Missouri
Wife Stella Gardner F 20 Missouri
Son Harold Gardner M 1 7/12 Missouri
Son Francess Gardner M 1/12 Missouri
They live with Cora. Harvey is a laborer for an oil well supply company.

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township, 252 Township Road
Head Harvey Gardner M 36 Missouri
Wife Stella Gardner F 30 Missouri
Son Harold Ray Gardner M 11 Missouri
Son Francis W Gardner M 10 Missouri
Son Melvin Gardner M 8 Missouri
Dau Norma Jean Gardner F 5 Missouri
Harvey is a laborer at a sucker rod mill (used in oil wells).

Obituary:

Harvey Walter Gardner, 67, of Rt 1, died at 5:40 pm Wednesday in the Lucy Lee Hospital. He had been ill since last September.
A life-long resident of Butler County, Mr Gardner was born here in Sept 4, 1904. He was an electrician and a member of the Church of Christ at Green Forrest. On Sept 24, 1927, he married Stella Johnson and she survives.
Other survivors are: sons, Harold Gardner of Festus, Francis Gardner of Poplar Bluff, and James Gardner of Lawton, Okla.; daughters, Mrs Norma Jean Cochran of Poplar Bluff and Mrs Vaulta Quinn of Houston, Tex.; sisters Mrs Gertrude Sparkman of Cape Girardeau, and Mrs Julia Hays of Poplar Bluff; and eight grandchildren.
Mr Gardner's funeral will be at 2 pm Saturday in the Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Clay Ross will officiate and burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 7 pm Friday in the funeral home.

Harvey married Stella M JOHNSON on 24 Sep 1927 in , Butler, Missouri, USA. Stella (daughter of Stephen JOHNSON and Cora Belle KIRKLEY) was born on 26 Sep 1909 in , Butler, Missouri, USA; died on 28 Nov 1991 in , Butler, Missouri, USA; was buried on 30 Nov 1991 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Butler Co, MO, Marriage Book C
Page 85 Sept. 24, 1927
GARDNER, Harvey Poplar Bluff, Mo age 23
JOHNSON, Stella Poplar Bluff, Mo age 18
Cora Johnson, mother of Stella Johnson gives consent.

Other Events:

• Name: Frank Armstrong
• Census: 1880, , Benton, Arkansas, USA; ED 13, pg 29 (430C)
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, , Benton, Arkansas, USA; ED 10, pg 15B
• Census: 1910, , Benton, Arkansas, USA; ED 19, pg 4B
• Census: 1920, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; ED 55, pg 18B
• Census: 17 Apr 1930, , Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 23, pg 11B
• Census: 3 Apr 1940, Laneville, Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 201-28, pg 1B

Notes:

Who is T. M. Armstrong who reported his death?

(Medical):(heart failure)

Census:
Bright Water Township, District 13
ARMSTRONG B. F. Self M M W 22 Laborer AR MO IL
ARMSTRONG Sarah Wife M F W 25 Keeping House MO IL IL
ARMSTRONG Martha B. Dau S F W 3 AR AR MO
ARMSTRONG Thomas V. Son S M W 1 AR AR MO

Census:
Esculapia Township
Armstrong, Benjamin F head W M Apr 1857 43 M 8 AR TN MO Farm Laborer
Effie M wife W F May 1874 26 M 8 KS TN MO
Charles O son W M Oct 1890 9 S AR AR KS
Minnie dau W F Jul 1893 6 S AR AR KS
Reuben son W M Jul 1895 4 S AR AR KS
Isabel dau W F Nov 1896 3 S AR AR KS
They live next to her dad, James Disney.

Census:
Esculapia Township
Benjamin F Armstrong M 52 M2 AR (m. 18 yrs)
Effie M Armstrong F 36 M1 KS (m. 18 yrs) 8/8
Reuben Armstrong M 14 S AR
Isabell Armstrong F 13 S AR
Lawrence Armstrong M 8 S AR
Laura Armstrong F 8 S AR
Rachel Armstrong F 6 S AR
Dora M Armstrong F 4 S AR

Census:
Precinct 27
John T Davis head 27 M TX paper hanger
Minnie Davis wife 26 M AR
Ava Davis dau 8 S TX
Leroy Davis son 6 S TX
B F Armstrong f-i-l 63 W AR
Nerva Armstrong s-i-l 14 S AR
Beatrus Armstrong s-i-l 8 S TX
Keith Armstrong b-i-l 6 S TX
Johnie Armstrong b-i-l 4 6/12 S TX

Census:
Precinct 5 (probably Laneville)
Armstrong, Benjamin F head M 71 W Ark
Johnie son M 12 S Tex

Census:
Precinct 5, Laneville and Cushing Road
Larnce Armstrong Head M 38 Arkansas
Mary Armstrong Wife F 38 Texas
Emmett E Armstrong Son M 14 Texas
Charlie Armstrong Son M 11 Texas
Cesil Edward Armstrong Son M 9 Texas
Bonnie Mae Armstrong Dau F 6 Texas
Billie Jo Armstrong Dau F 4 Texas
Lloyd D Armstrong Son M 6/12 Texas
Benjamon Armstrong Father M 82 Arkansas

Benjamin married Effie May DISNEY on 22 May 1892 in , Benton, Arkansas, USA. Effie (daughter of James Harrison DISNEY and Eliza H MARTIN) was born on 22 May 1874 in Longton, Elk, Kansas, USA; died on 6 Jul 1918 in Troup, Smith, Texas, USA; was buried on 7 Jul 1918 in , Smith, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Ethel Mae Disney

Notes:

Died:
Her death certificate was made out as Cherokee County. Troup is on the border of Cherokee and Smith. I'll always wonder why she was in Troup and why she was buried so far from the rest of the family. I wish I could have talked to Uncle Oscar about her.

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jun 1900, , Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 86, pg 11A
• Census: 1910, Mount Enterprise, Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 55, pg 2A
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Laneville, Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 68, pg 12A
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, , Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 28, pg 6B
• Census: 1940, , Rusk, Texas, USA; ED 201-25 pg 8A
• death certificate: 4 Dec 1940; Lawrence Mills

Notes:

Birth:
1870 census says he was 7 which makes him born in 1863.

Census:
Justice Precinct 4, voting precincts 12 & 14
Mills Ira Head W M Jan 1864 36 M 5 Farmer TX TN TN
Mills Emma Wife W F Mar 1865 35 M 5 2 1 TX TN NC
Mills Neana Daughter W F Apr 1896 3 S TX TX TX

Census:

Mills, Ira head 44 M 13 TX TN AL farmer
Emma wife 43 TX TN TN
Neanah dau 12
Lawrence son 1

Census:
Head Ira Mills M 59 Texas
Wife Emma Mills F 58 Texas
Son Lawrence Mills M 11 Texas

Census:
Precinct 8
MILLS, Ira head M 67 TX TN AL
Emma wife F 66 TX TN TN
Manda sister F 75 TX KY KY
Lawrence son M 22 TX TX TX

Census:
Precinct 4
Head Larnce Mills M 32 Texas
Father Ira Mills M 76 Texas

Ira married Emma MCKINNON on 6 Sep 1895 in , Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. Emma (daughter of John MCKINNON and Frances WHITE) was born in Mar 1865 in , , Texas, USA; died on 19 Mar 1936 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA; was buried on 23 Mar 1936 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emma McKinnon is the daughter of John McKinnon and Frances White. She was born in Texas, probably in northern Nacogdoches County. She started having seizures in middle age and, in about 1931, Emma boarded a train in East Texas that carried her to Abilene where she walked to the State Hospital and admitted herself. She and daughter, Neeley wrote many letters until her epilepsy-related death.

(Medical):Emma was epileptic and had 4 children who did not live.

Died:
She was an epileptic and went to live at the hopital. Dad never knew either of his grandmothers.

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jun 1900, , Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 12, pg 12B
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, , Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 10, pg 2B
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; draft
• Census: 4 Feb 1920, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 10, pg 28B
• Census: 21 Apr 1930, , Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 20, pg 6B
• Census: 4 May 1940, , Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 12-27, pg 14B

Notes:

Census:
Beaver Dam Township
Gardner Walter head W M Feb 1876 24 M 3 KY KY KY farmer
Gardner Henretta wife W F Feb 1875 25 M 3 2 2 KY IN KY
Gardner Maggie J dau W F Nov 1899 1 S MO KY KY
Gardner Francis L dau W F Feb 1900 3/12 S MO KY KY
Gardner Julia S Mom W F Mar 1835 65 Wd 7 5 KY KY VA

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township, 29 Sower? Van Buren Road
Gardner Walter H head M W 35 m1 12 KY US US Eng farmer
Gardner Nettie wife F W 35 m1 12 8 7 KY IN KY Eng none
Gardner Frances dau F W 10 MO KY KY none
Gardner Julia dau F W 8 MO KY KY none
Gardner Gertie dau F W 7 MO KY KY none
Gardner Harvey son M W 5 MO KY KY none
Gardner Willie son M W 4 MO KY KY none
Gardner Aaron son M W 2 MO KY KY none
Gardner Charley son M W 6 mo MO KY KY none
Hendrix Albert BiL M W 20 S MO IN PA Eng farmer
Hendrix William FiL M W 62 WD IN US US Eng tie maker

Military:
Draft Registration: Farmer, address: RFD #2, Poplar Bluff, wife: Hettie, birth: 24 Feb 1876, name: Walter Harvey Gardner
Description: short, stout, brown eyes, dk brown hair

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township
59 FM 584 602 Gardner Walter H head O M M W 44 M KY KY KY yes farmer
60 x 584 602 Gardner Nettie wife F W 45 M KY unk KY yes none
61 x 584 602 Gardner Gertrude dau F W 17 S MO KY KY yes
62 x 584 602 Gardner Harvey W son M W 15 S MO KY KY yes
63 x 584 602 Gardner William N son M W 14 S MO KY KY yes
64 x 584 602 Gardner Erron son M W 12 S MO KY KY yes
65 x 584 602 Gardner Robert A son M W 6 S MO KY KY yes

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township, Rt 6, County Road
Walter Gardner Head Male 54 Kentucky
Nettie Gardner Wife Female 56 Kentucky
Aaron Gardner Son Male 22 Missouri
Alfred Gardner Son Male 16 Missouri
Walter is a laborer in a shoe factory.

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township, 255 Township Road
Walter H Gardner Head Male 64 Kentucky
Henrietta Anna Gardner Wife Female 65 Kentucky
He's gone back to farming.

Walter married Henrietta Ann HENDRIX on 19 Apr 1898 in , Butler, Missouri, USA. Henrietta (daughter of Francis Marion HENDRIX and Zelinda Scott LYONS) was born on 10 Feb 1875 in , Franklin, Kentucky, USA; died on 16 Apr 1959 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; was buried on 18 Apr 1959 in , Butler, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Nettie Hendrix
• death certificate: 16 Apr 1959; Mrs G Sparkman of Poplar Bluff

Notes:

Her death record gives her parents as Marion Francis Hendrix and Lucinda Lyons.

Other Events:

• Name: Steve Johnson
• Census: 2 May 1910, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 13, pg 3A
• Membership: Abt 1915, , Butler, Missouri, USA; Knights of the Maccabees
• death certificate: 18 Jan 1918; Cora Johnson of Poplar Bluff

Notes:

Death Certificates list parents as unknown.

There is a D C Johnson in Dorsey Co, AR, in 1880. I'm inclined to believe he was born in Arkansas.

Father born in Tennessee, mother in Missouri.

Census:
D Street
Johnson Steve head M W 29 m1 5 . . MO MO MO . . English laborer Plant W no 0 yes yes . R . H
Johnson Cora wife F W 24 m1 5 2 1 WI WI WI . . English none . . . . yes yes . . . .
Johnson Stella dau F W 7/12 S . . . MO MO WI . . . none . . . . . . . . . .
Steve is a packer.

Membership:
His headstone says K.O.T.M. and this is the only final expense organization I could find with those initials.

Stephen married Cora Belle KIRKLEY on 25 Dec 1904 in , Butler, Missouri, USA. Cora (daughter of Isaac KIRKLEY and Polly Amanda DUNAHEE) was born on 29 Apr 1886 in , , Wisconsin, USA; died on 31 Oct 1969 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; was buried on 3 Nov 1969 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1920, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; ED ?, pg 245A
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA; ED 18, pg 7B
• death certificate: 1 Nov 1969; Cassie Johnson

Notes:

There is a Cora B Kirkley on the 1900 Census in Neelyville with parents Isaac and Polly.

There is a marriage license for Cora B Johnson to James W Powell in 1923 (with a Do Not Publish Today note).

Census:
f/d 443/186, E Street
Johnson Cora B head R F W 33 WD yes yes IL US US yes laborer shoe factory
Johnson Stella M dau F W 10 S no yes yes MO US US yes none
Johnson Jesse F son M W 7 S yes yes MO US US yes none
Johnson Cassius L son M W 6 S yes no no MO US US yes none
Johnson Nellie E dau F W 4 S MO US US yes none

Census:
Poplar Bluff Township 524 Lindsay Street
Cora Johnson Head Female 43 Indiana
Jessie Johnson Son Male 17 Missouri
Cassie Johnson Son Male 16 Missouri
Nellie Johnson Dau Female 14 Missouri
Cora works in a shoe factory.