Descendants of Mary Josephine Williams #7135

6000 PURITY CORNELIA BROCK, MARY JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS (7135), MARGARET SOPHRONIA MIXON (1061), JEHU MIXON II (989), JEHU MIXON (976), MICHA MIXON (701), JOHN MIXON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Purity Cornelia Brock, dau. of Mary Josephine Williams and John Henry Brock was b. Jul 31, 1891 in Winn, LA, d. Jun 28, 1974 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, Cause of death cardiac arrhythmia. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, TX, m. Morris Allen Smith, son of Wade Morris Smith and Otelia Hannig on Oct 13, 1917 in Austin, Travis, TX, b. Sep 22, 1889 in Travis, TX, (Born in the Bluff Springs home.), d. Sep 23, 1935 in Gregg, TX, (Cause of death is heart 'trouble'; Death cert confirms Wade M Smith and Otelia Hannig as his parents. Had only been living in Gregg Co, TX for 1 month, 15 days.).
Children:

6020 Mary Kathryn Smith - b. Sep 25, 1920 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, d. Sep 2, 1980 in Austin, Travis, TX, m. (1) Walter R Callahan, b. Nov 12, 1925, d. Jul 30, 1992 in TX, m. (2) Woodrow Lee Stromquist, b. Sep 1919 in TX, d. Aug 11, 1960 in Austin, Travis, TX.
Children:

6037 Carolyn Diane Stromquist - b. Jan 19, 1945 in Austin, Travis, TX, d. Jun 26, 2004 in Austin, Travis, TX (Died in her home at 2004 N River Hills Rd, Austin, TX of an eating disorder.), m. Gordon Lynn Daniel, b. Jan 10, 1944 in Austin, TX.

6038 Judith Lee Stromquist - b. Jan 9, 1941 in Austin, TX (Breckenridge), m. (1) Richard E Gerfers, b. 1946, m (2) Arthur E Delbono on Sep 10, 1972 in Reno, Nevada, b. Mar 30, 1945 in Fresno, CA, m. (3) Edmund Orsen Wattis Jr, b. Feb 19, 1940 in Travis, TX

6021 Ruby Mae Smith - b. Dec 31, 1921 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, d. Dec 28, 1993 in Tyler, Smith, TX, m. (1) James Cassell Cave, b. Dec 4, 1918 in Collin Co, TX, d. Nov 15, 1991 in Smith Co, TX.  She m. (2) Arthur Edward Jr Hall, b. Jul 22, 1929 in Wichita, TX, d. Feb 4, 1970, Travis County, TX.
Children:

6039 Sherri Odell Hall - b. Dec 28, 1942 in Travis, TX, m. Dewayne Burgdorff, b. Aug 20, 1931 in Loveland, Larimer, CO, d. Oct 10, 1980 in Loveland, Larimer, CO, USA.

6040 Kathryn Marie Hall - b. Jun 30, 1947 in Travis County, TX, m. Charlie H. Harwell, b. about 1946, m. an unknown spouse on Aug 17, 1971 in Smith, TX.

Ruby m. (3) Ben Franklin Carroll, b. Sep 12, 1920 in TX, d. Jan 9, 2005 in Vidalia, Concordia, LA.

6041 Suzanne Hall - b. Sep 21, 1948 in Austin, TX (Although Suzi was born to Arthur Hall, her biological father is Ben Carroll.), m. (1) Roy L Green on Jun 2, 1985 in Smith, TX, b. Jul 23, 1928, d. Apr 11, 2005 in Tyler, Smith, TX, m. (2) Wilfred Wylie Tapp, b. Oct 17, 1944 in Dallas, TX.

6042 Benita Frances Carroll - b. Aug 23, 1950 in Smith, TX, m. Donald D. Theriot, b. about 1950, m. (2) Keenan B. Dowdy on Jun 25, 1971 in Tyler, Smith, TX, b. Oct 23, 1946 in Tarrant, TX.

6043 Micki Jeanine Carroll - b. Dec 26, 1954 in Smith, TX, m. John W. Rumbelow, III, m. (2) J W Cook Jr. on Apr 27, 1980 in Smith TX, b. 1954, m. (3) Stanley Brian Socia on Aug 20, 1984 in Smith TX, b. Sep 21, 1955 in Smith, TX, m. (4) Stephan K. Boothe on Apr 1, 1989 in Smith TX, b. 1957. She married (5) Greg Alan Franks on Apr 12, 2000 in Marion Oregon, b. Mar 18, 1956.

6022 John “Jack” Morris Smith - b. Nov 2, 1925 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, d. Aug 14, 1944 in Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, (Committed suicide by hanging while aboard a US Navy ship.)

Notes for John 'Jack' Morris Smith: Jack served on t LST-683 according to my Mom, Billie Merle. I found t following information about his ship. Department of the Navy – Naval Historical Center 805 Kidder Breese Se - Washington Navy Yard Washington DC 20374-5060 LST-683 was laid down on 29 Nov 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on February 7, 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Florence Robbins Bohr; and commissioned on March 28, 1944, Lt. Richard T. Paynter, USNR, in command. Following World War II, LST-683 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-February 1946. S returned to the United States and was decommissioned on May 29, 1946 and struck from the Navy list on Jul 3 that same year. The ship was sold to the Bethlem Steer Co., of Bethlem, PA, on May 26, 1948 for scrapping.

6023 Billie Merle Smith - b. Oct 3, 1927 in Dallas, TX, m. W. J. Stark, son of Willie John Stark and Lou Etta Witcreron on Apr 3, 1943 in Austin, Travis, TX, b. Dec 1, 1923 in TX, d. Apr 12, 1984 in Englewood, Arapahoe, CO.
Children:

6044 Mary Jo Stark - b. Nov 20, 1950 in Austin, TX, m. Edward John LaRock, son of John Vincent LaRock and Marion Elizabeth Bainbridge on May 5, 1985 in Denver, CO, b. Nov 27, 1955 in PA.

Much thanks to Mary Jo Stark for providing many details to the descendants of Jehu Mixon, II.

6045 Nancy Lou Stark - b. Aug 14, 1953, m. (1) David Dwight Cadena, son of Herman Valdez Cadena and Clotilde Riojas Rengel on Aug 21, 1972 in San Antonio TX (Reception at her parents house, b. Jan 20, 1953 in Bexas TX, d. Dec 12, 1979 in Alameda, CA, m. (2) Paul G. Blumenberg, b. Mar 24, 1948 in Denver, CO.

6046 Lindy Ann Stark - b. Jun 8, 1956 in Midland, Midland, TX, m. Mark Allen Rothe, b. Dec 18, 1956 in Detroit, Wayne, MI.

 

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