145. James Willard Towne
Another infant was probably before Giles in birth order.
According to Caldwell County Vital Statistics (Deaths), A 2 day old male child of Willard and Mollie died 3 Sep 1901 "of asphyxia from long birth".1910 Lyon County KY Census
250 251 Townes, James W 40 M1 10 (all KY KY KY)
Mollie 28 M1 10 5 4
Giles son 8
Willis son 6
Russell son 4
Roy son 01920 Lyon County KY Census
83 86 Townes, Willard J Head M W 49 W KY KY KY Labor Railroad
, Giles son M W 17 KY KY KY
, Willis son M W 15 KY KY KY
, Russel son M W 13 KY KY KY
, Roy son M W 12 KY KY KY
Hughey, Thomas B Lodger M W 75 M KY US US
, Sarah M Lodger F W 40 M KY KY KY
Underwood, Mary Housekeeper F W 27 W KY KY KY Housekeeper
, Hazel lodger F W 5 S KY KY KY1930 Lyon Co KY Census
13-14 Town, J.W. Head 0 M W 60 WD 2? Y KY KY KY farmer
, Jiles C son m w 27 S Y KY KY KY
, Russell son m w 24 s y KY KY KY
, Roy son m w 22 S Y KY KY KYKentucky Death Information:
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWN JAMES W 072 LYON LYON 05-06-1942 025 12006 1942
The birthdate of Aug 72 is taken from the 1900 census. In the 1880 census, a
seven year old child has the name Mary. This could be Molly.Kentucky Death Information:
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWN MOLLIE S 047 LYON 08-01-1919 048 23952 1919
263. infant Towne
Per Caldwell Co Vital Stats by Jerome, this baby died from "asphyxia from long birth".
146. Elizabeth C Towne
In the 1910 Caldwell County KY census:
Hollingsworth, James W W M 64 M2 9 KY KY KY
Elizabeth wife F W 37 M1 9 2 children 1 living KY KY KY
Rebecca dau F W 7 S KY KY KY1920 Princeton, Caldwell County KY census:
176 177
Hollingsworth, Bettie Head F W 47 Wid KY KY KY
Rebecca dau W F 17 KY KY KYIn the 1930 Caldwell County KY census, Elizabeth is living with her daughter Rebecca's family:
158 165
Alvin Linsbey (sic) W M 30 M 21 KY KY KY
Rebecca wife W 27 M 17 KY KY KY
Charles A son 6 KY KY KY
James W son 2&8/12 KY KY KY
Hollingsworth, Elizabeth mother-in-law F W 56 Widow 22 KY KY KY (indexed as Hollinsworth on ancestry.com)
The Cedar Hill Cemetery Information states:
RPPR - Co B 8th KY Mtd Inf CSA - CW (James W was a Civil War veteran).
Mary James Hollingsworth died in infancy.
148. Sarah J Towne
1910 Henderson Co KY Census
216 224 Barnett, N E is in charge of a hospital. The census taker left out his information and coded him as a female with Sarah's age (32). Looks like he missed a line.
His daughter is listed as Mary E age 5
It shows that N E and (Sarah) have been married 6 years with one child born and one child still living. Many nurses and patients are also listed with the family.1920 Henderson County KY Census:
Main St; District 4
728 243 Barnett N E head M W 54 KY KY KY
Sara wife F W 42 M KY
Mary Elizabeth dau F W 15 S KYLived in Henderson KY in 1922 (per obituary of Mary Hall Town).
1930 Henderson County census shows (not positive this is our Sarah):
239 79 79 Barnett Ed E head 2000 M W 65 M 40 KY KY IN Hotel Night Clerk
Sarah wife F W 52 M 27 KY KY KY
Mary E dau F W 23 S KY KY KY teacherIf the above is our Sarah, she would have been married around 1904. I haven't found a marriage record yet. Sarah is not listed with her mom and siblings in the 1900 census in Lyon County.
There is a death certificate #19115 for a Sarah Barnett in Henderson County, showing that she died 7 Aug 1974 at the age of 96. I received the copy of this certificate. Sarah died of generalized arteriosclerosis and diabetes mellitus. She was 96 years old. Her parents were listed on the death certificate as James Towne and Mary Elizabeth Hall.
149. Joseph Morris Towne
1910 Lyon Co KY Census
250/251 Town, Morris head m w 30 m1 5 KY KY KY farmer
, Madie wife f w 28 m1 5 3-2 KY KY KY
, Auda Belle f w 5 KY KY KY (this is Auda Adell)
, Edith dau f w 4 KY KY KY1920 Lyon Co KY Census
40 45 Town, Joe M Head M W 40 M KY KY KY
, Maddie wife F W 37 M KY KY KY
, Adelle A dau F W 15 KY KY KY
, Edith F dau F W 12? KY KY KY
, Vida B dau F W 7 KY KY KY
, Ida M dau F W 6 KY KY KY
, Barkley C son M W 4 3/12 KY KY KY
, James M son M W 2 2/12 KY KY KY
, Author W son M W 3/12 KY KY KYLiving with Morris and May (and children) in the 1930 Lyon Co KY census are the people in the Alms House (listed as inmates). Morris was the Alms House Keeper:
1930 Lyon Co KY Census
20-20 Town, Morris Supt R m w 50 M 25 Y KY KY KY alms house
, May wife f w 48 M 23 Y KY KY KY none
, Vida B dau f w 19 S KY KY KY none
, Ida M dau f w 17 S KY KY KY none
, Barkley C son m w 15 s KY KY KY none
, James M son m w 13 s KY KY KY none
, Arthur W son m w 10 s KY KY KY none
Mary A Hammon f w 75 S KY KY KY
Jim Browing m w 61 S KY KY KY
Robert D Gilkey m w 73 WD KY KY KY
Ning? E Ramey m w 75 WD KY KY KY
Andrew Oliver m w 78 WD KY KY KY
Rillie E Goins f w 75 S KY KY KY
David Gray f w 48 S KY KY KY
Wm McClain m b 86 WD KY KY KYObituary:
"Morris Towns, Lyon Native Dies in Caldwell HospitalMorris Towns, 84, of Eddyville died September 20 in Caldwell County Hospital
He was a native of Lyon County.
Survivors include three sons, James Towns of Woodstock, Ill., Authur Towns of Tallahassee, Fla., and Barkley Townes of Madisonville; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Pierce of Eddyville Rt 1, Mrs. Dallas Gray of Woodstock, Ill., Mrs. J L Lynch of Princeton and Mrs Morrison Seedberry of Eddyville; two sisters, Mrs. N.D. Barnett of Henderson and Mrs. J W Hollingsworth of Princeton; one brother, John Towns of Miami, Okla.; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren."
Kentucky Death Information:
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWNS J MAURI 084 CALDWELL LYON 09-20-1963 042 20795 1963WWI Registration Card
Serial Number 498? Order Number 613
Joe Morris Towns
Princeton, Caldwell, KY
Age 39 Date of Birth: Sep 8, 1879
White, Native Born, Farmer in Princeton, Caldwell, KY
Nearest Relative: wife Madie Parrent Towns, Princeton, KY
Signed: Joe Morris Town
Height: Medium, Build: Medium, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Black
Has person lost....been disqualified: No
Local Board for Lyon County, Eddyville, KY
Name shown as Madie in some records.
Kentucky Death Information:
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWNS MAY 070 LYON LYON 05-21-1951 021 10377 1951
273. Mary Elizabeth Towne
Died at the age of three, per Arthur Towne. The two older sisters of Elizabeth, Adell and Edith, were rocking Elizabeth and the rocking chair turned over throwing Elizabeth backwards into the fireplace. She is probably buried in the land between the lakes.
150. John Zara Towne
Lived in Oklahoma in 1922. Information from John's social security application dated 19 Oct 1954 shows his birthdate as 10 Dec 1882 and his age as 71. It also shows his address as Box 986, Fairland Oklahoma. It shows him as self employed. He lists his parents as James Wiley Town and Mary Hall. Fairfield is in Ottawa County.
From: The Miami, Oklahoma News Record; March 3, 1964, Tuesday
John Z Towne, 83 died at his home, 36 C Northwest at 2:25 p.m. Monday. A retired farmer, Mr. Towne had lived in Miami the past five years. He moved here from a farm southeast of Fairland, where he had resided for several years. He was a member of Miami's First Christian church and Mason ___?___.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearle Towne, of the home, two daughters, Mrs. E D Logan, Tulsa, and Mrs. C W Tidwell, Sioux Falls, S.D.; two sisters, Mrs. E D Burnett (?), Henderson, KY and Mrs. Betty Hollingsworth, Princeton, KY; 8 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday in the prayer chapel of the First Christian Church with the Russell Martin officiating. Burial will be in GAR cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home.
Patrick Logan provided me with a copy of the marriage certificate of John Z Town and Pearl B Gresham.
1910 Lyon Co KY Census
44 44 Towns, John 27 M1 KY KY KY
, Pearl 21 M1 1 0 KY KY KY1920 Princeton District 19, Caldwell County KY Census
616 553 597 Townes, John head m w 37 m KY KY KY Barber Shop
, Perl G wife f w 31 m KY KY KY
, Elizabeth dau f w 5 s OK KY KY
, Louise dau f w 2 9/12 OK KY KY[Looks like they were in Oklahoma, came back to KY and then went BACK to Oklahoma. I have not yet found them in the 1930 census.]
WWI Registration Card
Serial Number 142 Order Number 871
John Zarah Towne
Permanent Home Address: Princeton, KY
Age: 35 Date of Birth Dec 10, 1882
White Native Born
Farmer Self Employed Princeton KY
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Pearl Towne, Princeton KY
Signed John Zarah Towne
Height: Tall Build: Medium Color Eyes: Blue Color Hair: Auburn
Registrar C W Erlred?
Date of registration: 9/12/18
Local Board for County of Caldwell
State of Kentucky
Princeton, KY
From: The Miami Oklahoma News Record; January 8, 1968
Mrs. Pearle Towne, 79, of 36 G Northwest, died at 10 p.m. Saturday in a Nashville, TN hospital where she had been a patient since last May.
Born in Kentucky, Oct 7, 1888, Mrs. Towne had lived in Miami the past 9 years. She formerly resided at Fairfield.
A member of the First Christian Church she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. G W Tidwell, Nashville, whom she was visiting when she became ill, and Mrs. E D Logan of Tulsa, a brother Roy Gresham, Princeton, KY, a sister, Mrs. Hattie Oliver, Eddyville, KY, eight grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Prayer Chapel of the First Christian Church with Dr. Russell Martin officiating under the direction of the Cooper Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Eddie Simpson, Eldon Long, Harvey Scott, Lon Turner, Lewis Simpson, Carl Juergens.
280. Paul Jennings Towne
Most of the information on the descendants of John Zara Town and Pearl Gresham came from Bobbie Albert and Patrick Logan, descendants of John Zara Town.
151. Nola Towne
Birthdate from Lyon Co KY, Saratoga School Records 1900.
Lived in Kansas in 1922.
In 1900, Nola lived at home in Kentucky with her mother and family. In the 1910 census, she appears as the wife of Richard Woodside. Both, Richard and Nola, show this as their second marriage. I found the first marriage of Nola in Caldwell County records for 1906.
In the 1910 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma census:
Richard W Woodside M W 47 M2 0=(number of years of present marriage) KY KY KY Gospel Minister
Nola wife W F 25 M2 children 0 0 KY KY KY
Lowell son M W 20 S KS KY IN
Ruby dau F W 11 S KS KY INIn the 1920 Woodson County Kansas census:
Richard W Woodside KY KY KY
Nola wife 3? KY Vir? KY
Ruby dau 21 Kansas KY Kansas
Richard son ? Kansas KY KY
Rachael dau ? Kansas KY KYIn the 1930 Woodson County Kansas census, listed in East Rutledge is:
R (richard?) W Woodside 67 (first married age 24)KY KY KY
Nola (wife) 47 (first married age 22) KY Ireland KY
Richard male 17 son Kansas KY KY
Rachael 14 daughter Kansas KY KYAn IGI record lists the parents of Lowell Woodside as:
Richard Woodside and Rachel Flora Minnerup; it also lists the birthdate of Lowell as March 1890 in Kansas.A Social Security Death entry for a Lowell Woodside shows:
Birth 17 Mar 1890
Died Nov 1975
Card issued in Washington
Died Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
1900 Princeton, District 8, Caldwell County KY Census on Hopkinsville Road
350 361 Stone, H.C. Head w m Apr 1855 45 m 15 KY KY KY Collector
Stone, Lily F wife w f Mch 1862 38 m 15 1 1 KY KY KY (had one child, one living)
Stone, Frank E son w m July 1886 13 s KY KY KY1910 4-wd Princeton, District 12, Caldwell Co KY Census
191 202 Stone, Henry C head m w 54 m1 25 KY KY KY Real estate
, Lilly F wife f w 47 m1 1 0 KY KY KYThis shows that Frank E Stone, their son, died since the last census (had one child, none living). This was probably the Frank Stone who married Nola Towne in 1906.
From: "Caldwell County KY Deaths" by Jerome:
STONE, Frank; 22, wt, ml, marr, clerk, d 8 Jan 1908 of consumption, b KY, liv and d Princeton, KY, pt H.C. STONE, pts b KY.
An IGI record shows Richard's parents as:
William Bryan Woodsides Sr
and Mariam Artemissa ThompsonAn IGI record lists the parents of Lowell Woodside as:
Richard Woodside and Rachel Flora Minnerup; it also lists the birthdate of Lowell as March 1890 in Kansas.1870 Henry Co KY, Jericho District, Census:
17 18 Woodsides, William 47 M W Farmer 700 200 KY
Mariane 41 F W KY
Elliott 20 M W KY
Mariane Jr 13 F W KY
Lindley 9 M W KY
Richard 8 M W KY
Forest 5 M W KY
Lizzie 2 F W KY1880 Eminence, Woodson, Kansas Census:
38 38 William B Woodside M W 58 KY KY KY
Mariane 52 W F KY KY KY
Dudley 20 W M son KY KY KY
Richard 17 W M son KY KY KY
Forest 14 W M son KY KY KY
Mariane 9 W F daughter KY KY KYIn the 1880 Little Caney, Chautauqua, Kansas census is the following Minnerup family:
H. J. MINNERUP Self M Male W 50 PRUSSIA Farming PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Ellen MINNERUP Wife M Female W 42 IN Keeping House NC IN
R. F. MINNERUP Dau S Female W 17 IN House Work PRUSSIA IN
S. V. MINNERUP Son S Male W 14 IN Farming PRUSSIA IN
Maud MINNERUP Dau S Female W 11 IN Farming PRUSSIA IN
Lupha C. MINNERUP Dau S Female W 4 IN At School PRUSSIA IN
E. R. MINNERUP Dau S Female W 2 KS At Home PRUSSIA IN
152. Thomas Henry Towne
Birthdate from Listing of students in Saratoga School, Lyon Co KY, 1900.
1910 Lyon County KY Census Brandon District
Eddyville & Birmingham Road
3 May 1910
248/249 Townes, Thomas H head m w 22 s KY KYKY farmer
, Mary mother f w 64 m1 41 8-8 KY KY KY
Young, Lue servant f w 50 s KY KY KY servant pvt familyDeath Certificate Information:
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Place of Death:
County: Lyon
Vot Pct: Star Line Works
Registration District : 6741
File No.: 2220
Inc Town: Star Line Works
Full Name: Henry Towns
Male, White, Married
Date of Birth: -
Age: 25 yrs, 2 mos. 14? days
Occupation: farmer
Birthplace: Lyon Co KY
Father: Z W Town, 72 yrs, Lyon Co KY
Mother: M.E. Town 67 yrs, Lyon Co KY
Informant: W S Culp, Star Line Works KY
Date of Death: Jan 4, 1913
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from Jan 2, 1913 to Jan 4, 1913, that I last saw him alive on Jan 2nd, 1913 and that death ?? on the date stated above at 10 am.
The cause of death was as follows:
Lubar Pneumonia; duration: 7 days
Signed: J W Robinson, Grand Rivers, KY
Filed: Jan 10, 1913, G U Griffin
Place of Burial: Smith Cemetery
Date of Burial: Jan 5, 1913
Undertaker: Dixon Jolly and Sexton, Grand Rivers.Obituary found in Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Library:
7 Jan 1913
Henry Townes, a well known farmer of Lyon County, residing between the rivers, died saturday morning after a brief illness. He is survived by a wife and one child. He was a brother of Mrs. J. W. Hollingsworth of this city.
1920 District 9 District 30, Finley, Dyer County TN Census
Frm 66 67 Culp, William S head m w 56 Wd KY KY KY farmer
Town, Lora daughter f w 28 wd KY KY KY (indexed on ancestry as Farner, Tora)
Town?, Leona? daughter f w 8 s KY KY KY (indexed on ancestry as Addler, Tenna)
, John Henry son m w 6 s KY KY KY (indexed on ancestry as Addler, John Henry)
, Russell son m w 1 3/12 TN KY KY (indexed on ancestry as Addler, Russell)
Brown, Sarah boarder f w 50 s TN TN TN (indexed as Braun)
, Fernie? boarder m w 14 s TN TN TN laborer (indexed as Braun)It seems that Lora was pregnant with John Henry Towne when Thomas Henry Towne died, as Henry died in January of 1913 and John Henry Towne was born in June of 1913.
1930 East St Louis, District 65, St Clair County, Ilinois
Wirestauby St
927 133 154 Towne, Laura head f w 37 wd 18 IL KY IL Ironer Laundry
, Leona daughter f w 18 IL KY IL
, John son m w 16 IL KY IL laborer packing house
, Russell son m w 11 IL KY IL
Swado, Steve boarder m w 20 IL IL IL laborer packing house [indexed as Swads]Don't confuse our Lora Culp with the following:
From: "Lyon Co KY Marriages 1891-1900" by Jerome
DUFF, James S and Miss Laura Belle CULP
Married 25 Mar 1896 by Geo D GRIFFIN, JP at J.E. CULP's. Wit: John L SMITH and W J CULP. (bond 25 Mar 1896) Surety: J H CULP. Groom, age 27 1st mg, farmer, born and lives Lyon Co, parents born TN. Bride, age 22, 1st mg, born and lives Lyon Co. parents born Marshall Co.St Clair County, IL
Obituary and Death Notices
in the Belleville News Democrat: 1994–2001
TOWN IV ANDREW 22 3/21/2001 2B 6
TOWNE IOLA 71 1/21/1995 4B 4
TOWNE MARY HUGHES 62 6/17/1997 4B 6
TOWNE, JR. JOHN HENRY 63 9/12/1997 4B 6
TOWNES VIRGINIA T. 94 7/8/1998 2B 1
CULP LEONA A. 93 8/20/1999 4B 1
CULP NORMA JANE 61 P 7/21/1998 4B 6
CULP OTIS M. (NICK) 88 2/27/1996 4B 4
Photocopies may be obtained for $2.50 each, postage paid, from the Belleville Public Library, payable in advance.
121 East Washington St.
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: (618) 234-0441
Kindly include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with all correspondence requiring a reply.Holly said she found an entry in the SSDI showing a Laura Swedo died Dec 1974 in East St Louis Illinois and that she was born 29 July 1891. [Swado was her last name shown in her father's obituary.]
A newspaper clipping sent to me by Holly:
No name of newspaper; no date of newspaper:
"SWEDO, LAURA
Of Brenton Building, Lansdowne Towers on Friday, Dec. 27, 1974. Wife of the late Steve Swedo; mother of Mrs. Benjamin (Leona) Pringle, Mrs. Andrew (Iola) Lesaganich, Mrs. Jackie (Delores Ramage, William, and John Towne and the late Russell Towne; sister of Claude Culp; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; our dear mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt and cousin. Services Kassly Colonial Chapel, 9900 St. Clair Ave. (Hwy 50), Fairview Heights, on Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. by minister James Jones. Interment Mt Carmel Cemetery. visitation after 2 p.m., Monday.
Kassly Colonial Service"Another newspaper article sent to me by Holly:
"MRS. SWEDO
Mrs. Laura Swedo, 83, of the Brenton Building, Lansdowne Towers, East St Louis died Friday at Memorial Hospital Belleville.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kassly Colonial Chapel, Fairview Heights, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday.
Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Benjamin (Leona) Pringle of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Andrew (Iola) Lovanich and Mrs. Jackie (Delores) Ramage of Caseyville; sons, William Towne of Steger, Ill. and John Towne of the State of Washington; brother, Claude Culp of Jackson, Mo.
She was a retired laundry presser for St. Clair Laundry, East St. Louis."
293. J. Royster Gray
December 7, 1940
Royster Gray passed away at his home in the Blue Springs community, Saturday, December 7, 1940 at 1:30 p.m. after some time in declining health.
Mr. Gray was born in Lyon County, Ky. in 1909, 31 years, 5 months and nine days previous to his going. He was a son of Joe Gray and Florence Oliver Gray of Lyon County, who with his wife and several brothers and sisters are left to survive him. He was a nephew of Mrs. Frank Hopper of this city.
Consoling funeral service was conducted from the Blue Springs Baptist Church Sunday, December 8, by the Rev. Spurlin and interment occurred in the church cemetery nearby. A large crowd was in attendance to pay a last sad tribute of respect to the deceased who leaves a host of friends in both Caldwell and Lyon Counties.
Sympathy is extended to the bereaved relatives in their darkened hours.
Royster Alexander Gray born June 28, 1909 married Nellie Frances Oliver
He was the son of Joseph Green Gray and Ada Florence Oliver.(Blue Springs Cemetery, Caldwell County, Ky.)
180. Alford Lee Gray
Information on Alford is from Lucille Groves Perry. Lucille's mother was Serilda Bush Gray, sister of Alford.
Princeton Leader
Princeton Kentucky
Nov. 1, 1990Services for Finis Gray, 904 North Jefferson Street, were held Monday, October 29th, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home with the Rev. David Royalty officiating
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Kentucky.
Mr. Gray, age 80, died suddenly Saturday, October 27th, at 11:00 a.m. at his home. Death was from an apparent heart attack.
A native of Lyon County, he was born June 10th 1910, the son of the late Alfred and Maude Treas Gray. He was a member of North Side Baptist Church, a veteran of World War Two, and was a retired employee of I.C.R.R. maintenance department.
Survivors include one daughter, Yvonne Patterson, of Princeton; two grandchildren, Bruce Alexander, and Bradley Patterson, also of Princeton; one brother, Dan Travis Gray, of Caldwell County, and a step-sister, Louise Satterfield, of Lyon County.
His wife, Gretchen Mason Gray, preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were Ken Sheridan, George White, Don Darnell, Lewis Clark, James W. Poindexter, Argyle Goodaker, Barry Poat, and Murel T. Gray.
Per Lucille Groves Perry, Maud left Alford when the children were teenagers. She remarried and so did Alford.
300. Finis Gray
Princeton Leader
Princeton Kentucky
Nov. 1, 1990Services for Finis Gray, 904 North Jefferson Street, were held Monday, October 29th, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home with the Rev. David Royalty officiating
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Kentucky.
Mr. Gray, age 80, died suddenly Saturday, October 27th, at 11:00 a.m. at his home. Death was from an apparent heart attack.
A native of Lyon County, he was born June 10th 1910, the son of the late Alfred and Maude Treas Gray. He was a member of North Side Baptist Church, a veteran of World War Two, and was a retired employee of I.C.R.R. maintenance department.
Survivors include one daughter, Yvonne Patterson, of Princeton; two grandchildren, Bruce Alexander, and Bradley Patterson, also of Princeton; one brother, Dan Travis Gray, of Caldwell County, and a step-sister, Louise Satterfield, of Lyon County.
His wife, Gretchen Mason Gray, preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were Ken Sheridan, George White, Don Darnell, Lewis Clark, James W. Poindexter, Argyle Goodaker, Barry Poat, and Murel T. Gray.
306. Thomas Gray
The Times Leader
Princeton Kentucky
November 20, 1993Lyon County
Thomas Gray, 70, of Route 2, Erin, Tenn., died suddenly Wednesday, November 17th, at 2:00 p.m. at his home.Formerly of Trigg County, Mr. Gray was born June 3rd 1923, in Lyon County, a son of the late Jasper Gray, who died in 1964, and Katie Groves Gray, who died in 1970.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Leta Jones Gray, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors in addition to his wife include one daughter, Carolyn Causey, Erin, Tenn.; two grandsons; two sisters, Maurine Chambers and Shirley Calhoun, both of Lyon County, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 19th, at 1:00 p.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Roy Marquess Jr., officiating.
Burial followed in Oliver Cemetery in Lyon County, Ky.
311. Mary Mildred Groves
The Times Leader
Princeton Kentucky
May 17, 2003Mrs. Mary Morse, 79, of Caldwell County, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. at Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton.
A homemaker and member of Donaldson Baptist Church, she was born September 12th 1923, in Lyon County, a daughter of the late George W. and Bush Gray Groves.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Morse; a brother, Ray Groves; and a sister, Virginia Brennan.
Survivors include a brother, Clay Groves of Caldwell County; two sisters, Lucille Perry of Tahlequah, Okla., and Laura Cook of Trigg County; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 15th, at 11:00 a.m. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton. The Rev. Matt Ellis officiated the service.
Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery in Caldwell County, Ky.
Obituary:
Ralph Morse, 82, of Farmersville Road, Princeton , died Tuesday, July 28,at 12:03 p. m. at Caldwell County Hospital, following a short illness.
A retired self-employed painter, Army veteran and Member of Donaldson Baptist Church, he was born Sept. 5 1915, in Caldwell County a son of the late Wade and Nancy Hamby Morse.
He is preceded in death by three brothers, Stuart Morse, Urey "Pete"Morse, and Wade Hampton Morse Jr. and a sister Mary Evelyn Morse.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Groves Morse; a brother, Jeff Morse of Gulfport, Miss., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, July 30, at 2:00 P.M. at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Alan McCutchen officiating, assisted by Rev. Noble Cobb.
Burial followed in Meeks Cemetery .Mary and Ralph had no children.
Source:
1. Gregory L. Watson book Ebenezer Morse.
2. Caldwell County Times obituary.