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John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2), son of Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3) and Nancy Almeda Whitmire McCall (W4/7.7), was born December 1, 1875 in Williamson County.  He appeared as a five-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household.  He lost an eye as a teen-ager while riding a horse through a clump of trees.

 

He was married October 4, 1901 to Ethel Winnie Brooks (B3/1.1) in Williamson County where he was engaged in farming.  She was the daughter of Weldon Brooks (B4/1.1) and Rebecca Ellis Brooks (E4/1.1) and was born in Alabama December 18, 1882.  They lived in Throckmorton County, Texas in 1907 and moved to Stonewall County in 1915.  He died January 18, 1964 at Aspermont, Texas, according to Stonewall County Probate Book 19, page 106.  She died there March 1, 1973 and was buried beside her husband in Brazos Valley Cemetery.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Madie Irene McCall      (M2/2.1)        born March 7, 1903

        Velma Jewel McCall      (M2/2.2)        born April 21, 1904

        Artie Pearl McCall      (M2/2.3)        born April 29, 1906

        Bertha Lilar McCall     (M2/2.4)        born April 26, 1909

        Olgee Perry McCall      (M2/2.5)        born April 15, 1911

        Johnny Weldon McCall    (M2/2.6)        born July 25, 1913

        Alta Mae McCall         (M2/2.7)        born July 2, 1915

        Ruby Marie McCall       (M2/2.8)        born October 8, 1917

        Truman George McCall    (M2/2.9)        born September 19, 1921

        Lonnie Odell McCall     (M2/2.10)       born October 1, 1923

 

Madie Irene McCall (M2/2.1), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born March 7, 1903 in Williamson County.  She was married in 1923 to Roy Hahn (H2/1.1).  In 1970 they lived on a farm on which his father had settled in 1885.  He died July 1979, and she continued there in 1987. 

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Roy Henry Hahn          (H1/1.1)        born March 23, 1926

        Kenneth Hahn            (H1/1.2)        born January 1, 1930

        Silas Hahn              (H1/1.3)        born September 17, 1931

        Rose Nan Hahn           (H1/1.4)        born March 30, 1937

 

Roy Henry Hahn (H1/1.1), son of Roy Hahn (H2/1.1) and Madie Irene McCall Hahn (M2/- 2.1), was born March 23, 1926 in Stonewall County.  He was married August 14, 1967 to Audrey Marie Price (P1/1.1).  In 1985 he farmed in Stonewall County.  No children were born to them.

 

Kenneth Hahn (H1/1.2), son of Roy Hahn (H2/1.1) and Madie Irene McCall Hahn (M2/2.1), was born January 1, 1930 in Stonewall County.  He was married about 1947 to Patricia Hise (H1/1.1).  In 1985 he, an oilfield employee, lived in Gardendale, Texas.

 

One son was born to them:

 

        Kenneth Roy Hahn        (H1/2.1)        born about 1950.

 

Silas Hahn (H1/1.3), son of Roy Hahn (H2/1.1) and Madie Irene McCall Hahn (M2/2.1), was born September 17, 1931 in Stonewall County.  He was married about 1954 to Marcia Mayfield (M1/1.1).  He was killed about 1970 in an oilfield accident.

 

Children born to Silas Hahn (H1/1.3) and Marcia Mayfield Hahn (M1/1.1) include:

 

        Terry Lee Hahn          (H-1/3.1)       born in 1956

        Jerry Dowyle Hahn       (H-1/3.2)       born in 1959

        James Todd Hahn         (H-1/3.3)       born in 1961

 

Terry Lee Hahn (H-1/3.1), son of Silas Hahn (H1/1.3) and Marcia Mayfield Hahn (M1/- 1.1), was born in 1956.  In 1980 Terry Lee Hahn (H-1/3.1) was seriously injured on an oilfield drilling rig.

 

Rose Nan Hahn (H1/1.4), daughter of Roy Hahn (H2/1.1), and Madie Irene McCall Hahn (M2/2.1), was born March 30, 1937 in Stonewall County.  She was married about 1954 to George Leonard Cullum (C1/1.1).  In 1985 they lived in Odessa, Texas.

 

Children born were born to George Leonard Cullum (C1/1.1) and Rose Nan Hahn Cullum (H1/1.4) include:

 

        Susie Cullum            (C-1/1.1)       born November 25, 1955

        Sharon Cullum           (C-1/1.2)       born October 7, 1960

        Sheila Cullum           (C-1/1.3)       born March 3, 1965

 

Susie Cullum (C-1/1.1), daughter of George Leonard Cullum (C1/1.1) and Rose Nan Hahn Cullum (H1/1.4), was born November 25, 1955.  She was married about 1975 to Jerry Shifflett (S-1/1.1).  They were divorced about 1980.  In 1985 she lived in Odessa.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Stacy Lynn Shifflett    (S-2/1.1)       born about 1977

 

Sharon Cullum (C-1/1.2), daughter of George Leonard Cullum (C1/1.1) and Rose Nan Hahn Cullum (H1/1.4), was born October 7, 1960.  She was married about 1980 to Grant Culver (C-1/1.1).  In 1985 they lived in Eunice, New Mexico.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Brady Culver            (C-2/1.1)       born in February 1982

 

Sheila Cullum (C-1/1.3), daughter of George Leonard Cullum (C1/1.1) and Rose Nan Hahn Cullum (H1/1.4), was born March 3, 1965.  In 1985 she continued in her parents' home in Odessa where she attended Odessa College.

 

Velma Jewel McCall (M2/2.2), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks (B3/1.1), was born April 21, 1904.  She was married about 1923 to Coy Hale (H2/1.1), a cousin to Thomas Calvin Drennan (D1/1.1), in Stonewall County.  In 1970 they lived in the Rio Grande valley.  Following separation she lived in Levelland, Texas in 1984.  He died in 1986.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Clarence Hale           (H1/1.1)        born about 1925

        Melvin Hale             (H1/1.2)        born about 1927

        Howard Hale             (H1/1.3)        born about 1929

        Thomas Hale             (H1/1.4)        born about 1932

        Lavern Hale             (H1/1.5)        born about 1935

        Lorene Hale             (H1/1.6)        born about 1938

 

Artie Pearl McCall (M2/2.3), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born April 29, 1906.  She was married December 2, 1922 to Fred Austin Drennan (D2/1.1), a cousin to Thomas Calvin Drennan (D1/2.1).  She died December 16, 1967 and was buried at Tatum, New Mexico.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Cecil Drennan           (D1/1.1)        born about 1924

        Charlene Drennan        (D1/1.2)        born about 1927

        Thurman Drennan         (D1/1.3)        born about 1930

 

Cecil Drennan (D1/1.1), son of Fred Austin Drennan (D2/1.1) and Artie Pearl McCall Drennan (M2/2.3), was born about 1924.  He was married about 1946, wife's name Evelyn.

 

Charlene Drennan (D1/1.2), daughter of Fred Austin Drennan (D2/1.1) and Artie Pearl McCall Drennan (M2/2.3), was born about 1927.  She was married about 1946 to Dempsey Smith (S1/1.1).

 

Thurman Drennan (D1/1.3), son of Fred Austin Drennan (D2/1.1) and Artie Pearl McCall Drennan (M2/2.3), was born about 1930.  He was married about 1952, wife's name Inez.

 

Bertha Lilar McCall (M2/2.4), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born April 26, 1909 in Throckmorton County.  She was mar- ried October 30, 1925 at Swenson, Texas to George Washington Hudson (H2/1.1) who was born December 28, 1897 to James Edward Hudson (H3/1.1) and Emmaline Evelyn McDonald Hudson (M3/1.1).  They lived in Lubbock in 1945.  He died August 10, 1985 in Roswell, New Mexico and was buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock.  She continued in Roswell in 1987.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        F. J. "Frank"  Hudson   (H1/1.1)        born April 11, 1929

        George Edward Hudson    (H1/1.2)        born January 8, 1933

        Jeaneace Eljean Hudson  (H1/1.3)        born April 11, 1938

        John Wayne Hudson       (H1/1.4)        born August 14, 1945

 

F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1), son of George Washington Hudson (H2/1.1) and Bertha Lilar McCall (M2/2.4), was born April 11, 1929.  He was married about 1950 to Nora "Boots" Sutton (S1/1.1).  Following a divorce he was remarried to Diana Hay (H1/1.1).

 

Children born to F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Nora "Boots" Sutton Hudson (S1/1.1) include:

 

        Frank Jeffery Hudson    (H-1/1.1)       born about 1952

 

Children born to F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Diana Hay Hudson (H1/1.1) include:

 

        Jed Hudson              (H-1/1.2)       born about 1955

        F. J. Hudson            (H-1/1.3)       born about 1957

        Brenda Hudson (twin)    (H-1/1.4)       born about 1960

        Brandy Hudson (twin)    (H-1/1.5)       born about 1960

 

Frank Jeffery Hudson (H-1/1.1), son of F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Nora "Boots" Sutton Hudson (S1/1.1), was born about 1952.  He was married about 1974 to Patty Cole (C-1/1.1).  He was remarried to Jean Lanning Lee (L-1/1.1).

 

Children born to Frank Jeffery Hudson (H-1/1.1) and Patty Cole (C-1/1.1) include:

 

        Toby Hudson             (H-2/1.1)       born about 1977

        Tabatha Hudson          (H-2/1.2)       born about 1979

 

Jed Hudson (H-1/1.2), son of F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Diana Hay Hudson (H1/- 1.1), was born about 1955.  In 1985 he was attending college in Las Cruces, New Mexi­co.

 

F. J. Hudson (H-1/1.3), son of F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Diana Hay Hudson (H1/1.1), was born about 1957.  He was married about 1980 to Anita Kilgall (K-1/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Cody Hudson             (H-2/3.1)       born March 1, 1984

 

Brenda Hudson (H-1/1.4), twin daughter of F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Diana Hay Hudson (H1/1.1), was born about 1960.

 

Brandy Hudson (H-1/1.5), twin daughter of F. J. "Frank" Hudson (H1/1.1) and Diana Hay Hudson (H1/1.1), was born about 1960.

 

George Edward Hudson (H1/1.2), son of George Washington Hudson (H2/1.1) and Bertha Lilar McCall Hudson (M2/2.4), was born January 8, 1933.  He was married about 1955 to Perry Jackson (J1/1.1).  He was remarried about 1960 to Betty Wren (W1/1.1).  Shortly afterward he was killed by Perry Jackson Hudson (J1/1.1) in jealous rage.  He was buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock.

 

Children born to James Edward Hudson (H1/1.2) and Betty Wren Hudson (W1/1.1 include:

 

        Jeff Hudson             (H-1/2.1)       born about 1961

 

Jeaneace Eljean Hudson (H1/1.3), daughter of George Washington Hudson (H2/1.1) and Bertha Lilar McCall Hudson (M2/2.4), was born April 11, 1938.  She was married October 17, 1953 to Harry Meyer (M1/1.1).  He died of a heart attack about 1980 in Hinkley, Minnesota.  In December 1985 she lived in Abilene, Texas.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Rick Meyer              (M-1/1.1)       born about 1940

        Mark Meyer              (M-1/1.2)       born about 1946

        Pam Meyer               (M-1/1.3)       born about 1949

 

John Wayne Hudson (H1/1.4), son of George Washington Hudson (H2/1.1) and Bertha Lilar McCall Hudson (M2/2.4), was born August 14, 1945 in Lubbock.  Following graduation from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1963.  After naval service he became a truckdriver and drove cross-country for eight years.  Later he became a hair sty- list.  He was married about 1968 to Beverly Bland (B1/1.1) from whom he was divorced.

 

He was married September 17, 1978 to Donna Catherine Nett St. Clair Joyner (N1/1.1) as her third husband.  She, a daughter of Donald LeRoy Nett (N2/1.1) and Catherine Betty Gentry Nett (G1/1.1), was born May 14, 1948 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Donald LeRoy Nett (N2/1.1) was employed by Mountain Bell Telephone Company which required frequent moves.  The family lived subsequently in several towns in New Mexico including Albu­querque, Carizozo, Lordsburg, Alamagordo and Roswell.  She was graduated in 1969 from Roswell High School where she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen.  In high school she became proficient in competition driving, winning first place in city competition.  She took second place in state competition and fourth place in national competition.  She was the only female finalist in the national competition which drew 3,622 entries.  In her senior year she was on the school rifle team and took third place in national competition.

 

In 1980 she attended University of New Mexico School of Medicine and graduated as a registered paramedic.  Following graduation she was employed by an ambulance service in Roswell.  In addition she is a professional writer having two articles published in "Readers Digest."

 

On March 10, 1983 they were baptized and on June 8, 1984 sealed at Mesa, Arizona Tem­ple, L.D.S.  In May 1987 they lived in Roswell.

 

Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5), son of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born April 15, 1911 in Stonewall County.  He was married about 1932 to Ruth Cox (C2/1.1).  In 1934 he was a farmer in Stonewall County.  Following a divorce he was remarried, wife's name Rosemary, about 1948.  She died in Lubbock Aug­ust 19, 1972 at age 58.  In 1987 he lived in Slaton, Texas.

 

Children born to Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Ruth Cox McCall (C2/1.1) include:

 

        (infant)                (M1/5.1)        born about 1933

        Vada Louise McCall      (M1/5.2)        born August 7, 1934

        Sue McCall              (M1/5.3)        born about 1935

        Clennon "Bobby" McCall  (M1/5.4)        born about 1939

        Jerry "Red" McCall      (M1/5.5)        born about 1942

 

Children born to Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Rosemary McCall include:

 

        Perry McCall            (M1/5.6)        born about 1950

 

Vada Louise McCall (M1/5.2), daughter of Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Ruth Cox Mc­Call (C2/1.1), was born August 7, 1934, according to Stonewall County Birth Book 4, page 113.

 

Sue McCall (M1/5.3), daughter of Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Ruth Cox McCall (C2/1.1), was born about 1935.

 

Clennon "Bobby" McCall (M1/5.4), son of Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Ruth Cox Mc- Call (C2/1.1), was born about 1939.  In 1984 he lived in Plainview, Texas.

 

Jerry "Red" McCall (M1/5.5), son of Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Ruth Cox McCall (C2/1.1), was born about 1942.

 

Perry McCall (M1/5.6), son of Olgee Perry McCall (M2/2.5) and Rosemary McCall, was born about 1950.  In 1984 he was an airman stationed at Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock.

 

Johnny Weldon McCall (M2/2.6), son of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born July 25, 1913 in Stonewall County.  He was married about 1934 to Onis Marie Watson (W2/1.1) who was born in 1917.  

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Ramona Juanett McCall   (M1/6.1)        born October 21, 1936

        Nona Gay McCall         (M1/6.2)        born about 1940

        Randy McCall            (M1/6.3)        born about 1943

        Scotty McCall           (M1/6.4)        born about 1946

        Stacy McCall            (M1/6.5)        born about 1950

 

Ramona Juanett McCall (M1/6.1), daughter of Johnny Weldon McCall (M2/2.6) and Onis Marie Watson McCall (W2/1.1), was born October 21, 1936, according to Stonewall County Birth Book 4, page 283 and page 293.

 

Alta Mae McCall (M2/2.7), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born July 2, 1915.  She was married about 1935 to Jack Butler (B2/1.1).  She died in Lubbock of cancer November 26, 1963 at age 46.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Joy Butler              (B1/1.1)        born about 1937

        Connie Butler           (B1/1.2)        born about 1940

        Bruce Butler            (B1/1.3)        born about 1943

 

Ruby Marie McCall (M2/2.8), daughter of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born October 8, 1917,  according to Stonewall County Birth Book 3, page 4.  She was married about 1937 to Dean Brister (B2/1.1).  She was remar­ried to Elmer Scott (S2/1.1).  In 1984 she lived in Hobbs, New Mexico with her third husband.  One daughter was born to her about 1940.

 

Truman George McCall (M2/2.9), son of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born September 19, 1921 in Stonewall County.  He was mar- ried about 1946 to Nelta Cook (C2/1.1).  Following a divorce he was remarried to Es­telle Craig (C2/1.1).  Estelle Craig McCall (C2/1.1) and her two children were killed in an automobile wreck near Lubbock, Texas in 1952.  He was remarried about 1958 to Dorothy "Dottie" Rawls (R2/1.1).  In August 1987 he lived on Acuff Road, Lubbock and was employed by K-Mart.

 

 

Children born to Truman George McCall (M2/2.9) and Nelta Cook McCall (C2/1.1) include:

 

        Stanley McCall          (M1/9.1)        born about 1947

 

Children born to Truman George McCall (M2/2.9) and Estelle Craig McCall (C2/1.1) in­clude:

 

        Delores McCall          (M1/9.2)        born about 1948

        Irving McCall           (M1/9.3)        born in 1950

 

Children born to Truman George McCall (M2/2.9) and Dorothy "Dottie" Rawls McCall (R2/1.1) include:

 

        Kimberly McCall         (M1/9.4)        born about 1960

 

Lonnie Odell McCall (M2/2.10), son of John Hugh McCall (M3/3.2) and Ethel Winnie Brooks McCall (B3/1.1), was born October 1, 1923, according to Stonewall County Birth Book 5, page 310 and Birth Book 9, page 418.  He was married about 1946 to Annabelle Lee (L2/1.1).  They were later divorced.  In 1985 he lived in Athens, Texas.

 

Children born to Lonnie Odell McCall (M2/2.10) and Annabelle Lee McCall (L2/1.1) in- clude:

 

        Dwayne McCall           (M1/10.1)       born about 1948

        Clifford McCall         (M1/10.2)       born about 1950

        Wendell McCall          (M1/10.3)       born about 1953

 

Fannie Alice McCall (M3/3.3), daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3) and Nancy Almeda Whitmire McCall (W4/7.7), was born September 2, 1880 in Williamson Coun­ty.  She was preparing to marry Wayne Mullen when he developed smallpox.  He, his brother Jim Mullen and another brother all died of the disease about 1898.  She was married in 1900 to George H. Holley (H3/1.1) in Williamson County.  He, an orphan, had been reared by Mary Green who was the mother of Candy Green and Della Green.  Later he had a step-father named Ike Foster.

 

She wrote a letter May 6, 1901 to her sister Amanda Lucinda "Cinda" McCall Cox (M3/- 3.1) in Hylton, Texas advising her of her father's death:

 

                                                        "Georgetown, Texas

                                                         May 6, 1901

Dear Brother, Sister & Family,

 

I will answer your sweet and highly appreciated letter which I received Satur­day.

 

Oh, Sinda, our dear Papa is dead.  He died April 28.  He died at Burnet.  Mama hired a hack and driver and brought him home the day he died.  Lizzie, Asbury, Ada and Ona was up there with Mama when he died.  We had been over at Mama's Saturday night and Sunday and had just got home when George Fielden came and told us the sad news.

 

We went back over there that night.  We got there at 11 o'clock.  Oh, it didn't seem like home.  It was the saddest place I ever saw.

 

Sinda, there was a big crowd at the burying, and all taken it awful hard.  They buried him at Chalk Ridge right close to Mothers [grandmother, Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.3)] grave.  We have given up our Grandma and lots of friends, but Sinda, nothing seems so hard as giving up Papa.  Just seemed like I could­n't stand it.  But we have all got to die, and I know Papa was prepared to die, and all we can do now is to prepare to meet him for we will never see him again in this troublesome world.

 

Sinda, he did look so sweet and innocent.  They got the nicest coffin and clothes, a nice white shirt and black tie, and the sweetest black suit.  The coffin and the clothes cost $40.

 

The next day after Papa was buried John Bowlin's baby got rattle snake bit and lived about four hours.  It was buried that night at the same grave yard where Papa was buried.  I haven't saw John and Ida since the baby died, but I heard they taken it awful hard.

 

Sinda, I was right sick last night.  I taken a running off and throwing up.  I think it was the flux.  The people around here has been having them.  I don't hardly feel like sitting up this morning.  Mr. and Mrs. Green is still at Bur­net under treatment of Dr. Cheatham.  Nora Lord and children are here.  They come a Saturday.

 

Yes, Sinda, the old lady Smart [Amy Cox Smart (C4/2.1)] told me they was kin­folks to Jim.  I liked her and the girls right well.  George is fixing to go to town.  I will have to close as I don't feel like writing.  I will try to do better next time.  Hoping this will find you all well.  I close, as ever your sister.

 

                                                     Fannie Holley

                                                     Answer Soon"

 

George H. Holley (H3/1.1) lived in Throckmorton County in 1907, in Stonewall County in 1917 and in Dawson County in 1920.  No children were born to them.  She died December 12, 1951 and was buried in Lamesa Cemetery.  He was remarried about 1952 to a cousin named Ida and lived in Waelder, Texas.  He died there about March 10, 1962.

 

Elizabeth Susan McCall (M3/3.4), daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3) and Nancy Almeda Whitmire McCall (M4/7.7), was born May 3, 1882 in Williamson County. She was married there in September 1900 to Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1), a minister of the Church of Christ.

 

Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1) was the subject of an article in "Texas Who's Who" pub­lished in 1937:

 

"Thurman, Asbury Frost--Minister, born Mudd, Travis County, Texas July 13, 1881; son of Thomas Edward and Malissa Helen Pearson Thurmond; married Susan Elizabeth McCall, September 1900.  Children: Essie, Elie, Clarence.  Began min­istry in Church of Christ in 1903; also variously in grocery, automobile, bak­ing and hotel businesses.  As minister served at Woodson, Swenson, Roscoe, Eastland, Austin, Chillicothe, Haskell and Bowie, Texas.  Former mayor of Has­kell two years and of Chillicothe four years.  Address: National Hotel, Bowie, Texas, Telephone 369."

 

In 1944 they lived at Eastland, Texas.  Later they lived at Frederick, Oklahoma where she died June 29, 1968 at age 86.  She was buried at Haskell, Texas.  He died in a nursing home in Frederick October 23, 1974 and was buried beside his wife.

 

Children born to Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1) and Elizabeth Susan McCall Thurman (M3/3.4) include:

 

        Essie Lavern Thurman    (T2/1.1)        born September 19, 1901

        Clarence Oliver Thurman (T2/1.2)        born October 11, 1904

        Ely Thurman             (T2/1.3)        born November 9, 1906

 

Essie Lavern Thurman (T2/1.1), daughter of Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1) and Elizabeth Susan McCall Thurman (M3/3.4), was born September 19, 1901.  She was married about 1920 to Jack Craig (C2/1.1).  One daughter and two sons were born to them.  In 1984 they lived in Frederick.

 

Clarence Oliver Thurman (T2/1.2), son of Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1) and Elizabeth Susan McCall Thurman (M3/3.4), was born October 11, 1904.  He became a professional baseball player known as "Preacher" Thurman in the Texas league.  Later he was an at­torney and an insuranceman in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to John D. McCall (M3/2.5).  He died in 1967 in Altus, Oklahoma as the result of an automobile accident.

 

Ely Thurman (T2/1.3), son of Asbury Frost Thurman (T3/1.1) and Elizabeth Susan McCall Thurman (M3/3.4), was born November 9. 1906.  He lived in Plainview, Texas and, at his death, was buried in Haskell, Texas.

 

Mary Rosella McCall (M3/3.5), daughter of Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3) and Nancy Almeda Whitmire McCall (M4/7.7), was born March 3, 1884 in Williamson County. She was married March 13, 1901 to Francis Marion "Buddy" Mullen (M3/1.8) who was born January 8, 1875 in Williamson County.

 

He was the eighth child of Col. John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) who was born January 20, 1811 in New Castle County, Delaware.  Col. Mullen was married January 31, 1836 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Mary Hamilton (H4/1.1) who was born in 1814 in Butler County, Ohio. She was the daughter of John Hamilton (H5/1.1) and his wife Anne.

 

He was a member of the ill-fated Mier Expedition to Mexico in 1842, according to a daughter, Arena Mullen Cobb (M3/1.11).  In the expedition a force of 300 men under Col. W. S. Fisher crossed the Rio Grande and attacked Mier, a strategic Mexican garri­son.  After an 18-hour battle the Americans were defeated and captured December 26, 1842.  They were started as prisoners in chains toward Mexico City March 1, 1843. En route, at Salado, they escaped, were recaptured and every tenth man executed as the result of the drawing of the infamous black beans.  The others were marched to Mexico City, arriving there May 27, and were imprisoned in the Castle of San Carlos de Per­ote.  Many died in the crowded prison.  The survivors, including "Big Foot" Wallace, were released September 16, 1844 and given one peso each to cover their expenses home.  They arrived in New Orleans aboard a ship and transferred to the "New York" bound for Galveston, Texas.  Once back they were eager to join the U.S. Army when the Mexican War broke out.

 

Monument Hill State Park, located near LaGrange, Texas, was dedicated to the men who died in the expedition.  The bodies of 35 men who were killed in the expedition and of 17 others who drew black beans are buried there.

 

When the United States declared war against Mexico in 1846 John W. Mullen (M4/1.1), an engineer, volunteered and was mustered in at Ft. Clark, Indiana as a second lieutenant in Company H, Fourth Indiana Volunteer Regiment.  His regiment fought in several en­gagements in Mexico, and he was discharged as a colonel July 16, 1848 at Madison, In­diana.

 

John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) returned to Texas bringing his family, settling at Webberville in Travis County in the latter part of 1849 and appearing there in the 1850 census.  In 1851 John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) and Mary Hamilton Mullen (H4/1.1) sold a one-fifth share of inherited Hamilton land to William Hamilton (H4/1.2), presumably her brother, according to Williamson Deed Book 3, page 19.

 

In February 1853 they removed to Williamson County, settling near Florence, Texas where he began farming.

 

John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) was enumerated as the head of Household 120-124 in the 1860 census of Williamson County.  The family was rendered as:

 

        "Mullin, John W.        49, born in Delaware, farmer, $1,000 real es-

                                    tate, $500 personal property

          Allen, M. H.          38, born in Ohio, female

         Mullin, William        21, born in Indiana, common laborer

                 Sarah M.       20, born in Arkansas

                 Mary E.         7, born in Texas

                 Indiana         5, born in Texas

                 John R.         4, born in Texas"

 

He enlisted in the Twentieth Texas Infantry Regiment April 2, 1862.  Lt. Col. John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) organized Company G, unorganized battalion, Arizona Brigade Volunteer Cavalry in 1862, the seventh company raised in Bell County, Texas for the Confederacy, according to "History of Bell County."  The company was stationed at Camp Salado Jan­uary 1, 1863 and was commanded by Capt. Robert B. Halley.  Col. Mullen was discharged on account of disability January 19, 1863 by order of Gen. Magruder.  Mary Hamilton Mullen (H4/1.1) died December 15, 1863 and was buried in the Mullen Cemetery located five miles south of Florence.

 

In 1865 he was shown in Eighth Texas Cavalry Regiment of Col. Benjamin Franklin Ter­ry's Texas Rangers.  He was remarried January 23, 1866 to Ruth M. Fisher (F4/1.1) who was born in Arkansas.  She died about 1869.

 

John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) was remarried February 9, 1871 to Nancy A. Mowery (M4/1.1) who was born in Missouri September 4, 1836.

 

On November 3, 1874 John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) and children of Mary Hamilton Mullen (H4/1.1), Robert Ratliff (R3/1.1) and Mary Ann Mullen Ratliff (M3/1.3) and Indiana Mullen (M3/1.4) deeded their share of an inheritance of Mary Hamilton Mullen (H4/1.1) to N. M. Ratliff, according to Williamson County Deed Book 15, page 558.

 

John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) died January 9, 1894 and was buried in Mullen Cemetery.

 

A newspaper account of a 94th birthday party for Nancy A. Mowery Mullen (M4/1.1) was published in 1930:

 

"CELEBRATES NINETY-FOURTH

   BIRTHDAY WITH FAMILY

 

Thursday, September 4 was an enjoyable day for Mrs. N. A. Mullen and her many

relatives and friends, the day being her 94th birthday.  All met at the home of

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cobb near Lometa.  Five generations were represented, being her children, Mrs. D. M. McIntyre, Coleman; Mr. F. M. Mullen, Lamesa; Mrs. R. R. Forehand, Florence and Mrs. A. M. Cobb, Lometa, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

 

A delicious dinner of barbecue, bread, pickles, salads, cakes and pies was served to a crowd of about 50 people.

 

The afternoon was spent by talking of old times, singing old religious songs and kodaking.  About four o'clock the 94 candles were lighted on the large birthday cake.  As each took a sample he expressed his best wishes to the beloved, hoping to be with her again on September 4, 1931.

 

Those present to enjoy the day were Mrs. D. M. McIntyre, Mrs. D. L. Hensley and

children, Coleman; Mr. Buddy Mullen and son, Lane, and Mr. Troy McCall, Lamesa;

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Forehand, Valera; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Forehand and children,

Liberty Hill; Mr. Reed, Austin; Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Forehand, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.

Forehand and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gardner and children, Florence; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Faubion and daughter, Mrs. Elvis Faubion and baby, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Forehand and children, Mrs. Jesse Fulston, Mrs. Standridge and son, Mr. Ira Palmer,  Mr. and Mrs. O'Bannon, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Standridge and son, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cobb all of Lometa."

 

Children born to John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) and Mary Hamilton Mullen (H4/1.1) include:

 

        William S. Mullen               (M3/1.1)        born June 14, 1838

        Joseph Lane Mullen              (M3/1.2)        born March 11, 1849

        Mary Ann Mullen                 (M3/1.3)        born July 22, 1852

        Indiana "Babe" Mullen           (M3/1.4)        born in 1855

 

Children born to John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) and Ruth M. Fisher Mullen (F4/1.1) include:

 

        John Robert Mullen              (M3/1.5)        born about 1866

        Sarah I. Mullen                 (M3/1.6)        born in 1867

 

Children born to John W. Mullen (M4/1.1) and Nancy A. Mowery Mullen (M4/1.1) include: