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| Fannie Helena "Lena" Derryberry |
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Fannie Helena "Lena" Derryberry was born 20 June 1858. The 1860 Collin County census indicates Lena was the first of Henry Alexander and Sarah (Chenoweth) Derryberry's children to be born in Texas after their long trip from Polk County, Missouri sometime between 1854 and 1858. Our "Lena" Derryberry was enumerated as Fanie M. Derbury in the 1860 Collin County, Texas census and then Helena Derryberry in 1870 where she was still living at home with her parents in Plano, Collin County, Texas.
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"Lena" Derryberry married Elisha A. Thurman 28 September 1876 in Collin County, Texas, son of Daniel Thurman and Sinthia Hill. He was born 18 August 1853 in Missouri, most likely in Taney County.
Children of Fannie Helena Derryberry and Elisha Thurman are:
The Thurman family
portrait (above) was taken before 1906 because " Ike"
Thurman stands at his father's left shoulder.
Elisha,
Lena Derryberry Thurman, and family
Elisha Alexander Thurman died 16 September 1919 in Hopkins County, Texas
F. H. Thurman was listed as head of household, a widow, in the 1920 census where she remained in Precinct 3, Hopkins County, Texas. The only child remaining at home was 23 year old William E. Thurman. Lena Thurman left Hopkins County sometime before 1930, she was listed as a 71 year old widow in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas. She lived with her son William E. Thurman and family.
Fannie Helena "Lena" Thurman died 11 April 1940 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. Her body was brought back to Hopkins County and she is buried alongside her husband in Forest Academy Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas.
MRS.
THURMAN DIES THURSDAY AT SAN ANGELO Mrs. Lena Thurman, mother of
Alex and Mrs. Wes Blalock of Hopkins County, died at the
home of her son, Dr.Thurman, in San Angelo Thursday
morning. ---------- Clipped
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More information on the Thurman family, and other surnames will be added as it is documented. Photos will be added as identified. I will appreciate any additional information on our family, or any corrections to the pages on this site. You may contact me by clicking on the E-mail link below.
I will appreciate any additional information on our family, or any corrections to the pages on this site. You may contact me by clicking on the E-mail link below.
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Collin County,
Texas Marriage Records (Vol: 4, p. 68)
Tapp Funeral Home Records, Hopkins County, Texas
Delta County Probate Birth Records
Hopkins County Probate Birth Records
Hopkins County Death Records
Cemetery photos
Obituaries
1860 Precinct 5, Collin County, Texas - Page 71A, Line: 5
| 1860 Precinct 5, Collin County,
Texas Page 71A, Line: 5 Post Office: Lebanon |
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1870 Precinct 5,
Collin, TX - Post Office: Plano - Page: 471A, Line: 30
1850 Big Creek, Taney County, Missouri census
1860 Swan Township, Taney County, Missouri census
1860 Precinct 5, Collin County, Texas - Page 71A, Line: 5
1870 Precinct 5, Collin, TX - Post Office: Plano - Page: 471A,
Line: 30
1880 Precinct 7, Denton County, Texas - Page: 186B, Line: 6
1900 Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas - Page: 133A, Line: 1
1910 Precinct 3, Hopkins County, Texas
1920 Precinct 3, Hopkins County, Texas
1930 Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas