Raby

Raby

Descendants of Lawson Raby

Generation No. 1

1. LAWSON2 RABY (RABY1) was born 1832 in Lincoln or Burke Co., NC, and died 1866. He married EVE STAMEY March 09, 1853 in Catawba Co., NC. She was born Bet. 1830 - 1835 in Burke Co., NC, and died Bet. 1906 - 1908 in Marion or Baxter Co., AR.

Notes for LAWSON RABY:

Lawson served in the Confederacy in Yellville, Marion Co., under "one of the most hated leaders of that time" he died as a result from wounds suffered in the Civil War.

Children seperated as a result of the Civil War.

The 1880 Marion Co., AR, Buffalo Township censes that you found with William Raby, 18 living with John Freeman, is the last son of Lawson and Eve Stamy Raby. He was Wm. A. Raby, born in 1862. In the 1870 censes, Jonis and James are living with their mother, Eve. But their sister, Martha Jane and their little brother, William A. are listed as living with a Woodcock.

We don't know what ever became of this William A. Raby, b. 1862 other than the 1880 censes states that he was living with John Freeman.

There are two William A. Raby's: Son of Lawson and Eve Stamy Raby, b. 1862

Son of Jonis and Mary Ivens, b. 1882

This Lawson Raby is the father of Jones, James Dolphus, and Martha Jane Raby. Census reports state that he was born in NC as were his father and mother. He is listed in the census reports, Civil War records and personal possession tax records as Lawson Raby. We have son's: James Dolphus, death certificate states that the fathers name was William Lawson Raby.

In an 1862 Searcy co., AR land tax records he is listed as a land owner to be taxed. In an 1860 federal census of AR he is also listed as Lawson Raby, 28 years of age, born in NC. All three of his children were born before this census of Searcy Co., AR was done. His wife, Eave, was 30 yrs. old, born in NC. His two sones, Jones and James, 6 and 4 were born in NC. His daughter, Martha Jane was 2 years old in 1860 and was born in AR.

Civil War records state that Lawson Raby joined the Confederate Forces in Yellville, ARe on 28 June 1862; Captain Tate's Company, 1 Regiment, McBride's Brigade, AR Infantry: Company K, 27th. AR Infantry. He was a private. The first company muster-in roll was in Camp Bragg, AR on 31 July 1862. By 28 Feb 1863, the company muster roll states that he was absent without leave.

We have a Civil War widow's application for pension filed with the state of AR for Eve Raby, widow of Lawson Raby stating that Lawson was a member of Colonel Coffee's regiment, under Captain Young, regiment of the AR Calvary for the state of AR. She stated that husband died "So I have heard in the spring of 1866".

There are proof of service statements from C.J. Petty, Ira Petty and T.H. Cox, stating that they had served with Lawson Raby in Colonel Coffee's regiment in the AR Calvary fro 1 June 1864 until 1 Feb 1865. On the AR Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications list there are two Raby's listed under the same veterans number #24511, John W. Raby and Lawson Raby. There is no widow listed for John W., only for Lawson, the widow being Eve. John W. Raby was from Lincoln Co., AR

Lawson never returned home after the Civil War was over. Supposedly noone ever saw him again. There are stories that he "ran off" with a nurse that was nursing him after being wounded during the war. There are people that state that he was killed comming home after Feb 1865. But his wife stated that she never saw him again. Eve Raby received the pension applied for on 15 July 1905 and received it up through 1908 when she supposedly died.

There are also stories that say Lawson Raby came home and lived under an assumed name, that he really was absent without leave in 1863. Some say his is buried beside his wife on their place in Marion Co., AR They say that he lived by the name of Rudy Raby up until his death in the early part of this century. Please note that in Izard Co., there is listed on an 1880 Census a William Raby, 47 years of age, occupation being druggist. He was born is SC with his parents being born in NC. We do not know who this man is as of 1995.

There is also a William L. Raby listed on an 1850 VA Census living by himself being 28 years of age and a farmer. We do not know who this is either.

In the 1870 Census for Searcy Co., Buffalo Twp, there is a Willaim A. Raby, age 7 years old, born in AR living in a household with Martha Jane Raby, age 9 years old, daughter of Lawson and Eve Raby. There is also a 17 year old woman, Martha Isham from Missouri living in the house with the children.

Marion Co., 1880 Census, Buffalo Twp., also list the family of Daniel Raby, 47 years old, from TN, his parents being from KY and TN. He is a farmer. His wife, Susan is 23 and from AR, her parents are from TN. His daughter, Anna, 7 years old, AR, his son, Sirus, 5 years old of AR. Another daughter, Allis, age 1 year, AR. But these children's parents are listed as being born in TN. There is also a woman living with them, Mary Laffoon, 51 years, occupation, midwife from TN.

In the 1840 Census for NC in N. Catawba Twp, Burke Co., there is a Lydia Raby listed with five children, all males. One is 8 years old, two children are between the ages of 5 and 10, and two children are under the age of 5. There is also an older female living in the house between the ages of 60 and70. Lydia is between 20 and 30. The eight year child fits the year of being born as our Lawson Raby, 1832 or 1833. There is a possibility that this Lydia Raby is Lydia Buttery who married George H. Raby in NC. There was a son born to George and Lydiea, John Wesley, who married Katheyne Seren Link. All of there children were born in Catawba Co., NC. Rev. Joh Wesley Raby's daughter, Cora Ellen married W.T. Padgett in Runnels Co., TX

Notes from Norma Casey

More About LAWSON RABY:

Census: 1880, Marion Co., AR-Buffalo Twp.

Residence: Bef. 1860, Searcy Co., AR

Tax List: 1860, Searcy Co., AR

Notes for EVE STAMEY:

There are several spellings on Eave Stamy Raby, Eve, Evie. We are unsure of the correct spelling. Eave Stamy and Lawson Raby married in NC in Newton, Catawba Co., in 1853. This information came from the Mormon Church records in Utah. The information in the LDS computers in Utah was not entered until June 1987. Eave's maiden name is even in question. On James Dolphus Raby's death certificate, it is stated that his mother's maiden name was Guston.

Eave Raby is listed on the Searcy Co., AR 1860 Fed Census as being the wife of Lawson and being 30 years old, born in NC as were her parents.

In the 1870 Searcy Co., Census, Big Flat, AR, she is listed along with her sons, Jones M.D. and James D. Her husband is not present. Neither is her daughter Martha Jane. In the 1880 Marion Co., AR, Buffalo Twp, Eave is living with her oldes son, Jones and his wife, Mry. Eave is 51 years old and is listed as being a midwife.

Eave filed for Civil War Veterans widown pension in 1905. She received $50.00 a month. The las check that was sent to her was for $67.00. The check was also marked, cancelled: this party dead. This check was dated in 1908.

When and where Eave Raby died is unclear. The man who went by the name of Rudy who live with Eave Raby until his death is a mystery. Was this man Lawson? Eave Raby and Rudy, who was called "Grandpa", by Eaves grandchildren are in living memories. Soem say they lived until their daths on Rush Creek in AR and are buried on their old home place. Who they were and what became of them after their deaths remains a mystery.

Notes from Norma Casey

More About EVE STAMEY:

Occupation: Midwife

Residence: 1870, Baxter Co., AR

Children of LAWSON RABY and EVE STAMEY are:

2. i. JONES (JONAS) MONROE RABY, b. January 02, 1854, Catawba Co., NC; d. April 07, 1943, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK.

3. ii. JAMES DOLPHUS RABY, b. December 06, 1856, NC; d. November 29, 1941, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX.

4. iii. MARTHA JANE RABY, b. Searcy Co., AR.

iv. WILLIAM A. RABY, b. Bet. 1862 - 1863, Searcy Co., AR

Generation No. 2

2. JONES (JONAS) MONROE3 RABY (LAWSON2, RABY1) was born January 02, 1854 in Catawba Co., NC, and died April 07, 1943 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK. He married (1) MARY IVENS. He married (2) ELIZABETH BEARDEN.

Notes for JONES (JONAS) MONROE RABY:

Jones Raby is reported as being buried 15 miles nor of Tulsa Ok in Skiatook, but his death certificate states that he was buried 7 Apr 1943 in Memorial Park in Tulsa, OK.

Jones M.D. Rraby use several different variations of his name through his life; Jones, M.D., Monroe D., and Monroe Dolphus. We are not for sure if Dolphus was really part of his legal name.

Jones Raby and his wife, Mary Ivens, who by the way was Martin M. Ivens, Jr's sister, are listed on the 1880 federal census for Marion Co., AR in Buffalo Twp. Also living in the same dwelling are Eae Raby, age 51 as being a midwife. Joh Freeman, age 28, no occupation, is living in this dwelling also. In 1880 Jones Raby is 26 years old and is a farmer. Mary Ivens, 22 years of age, occupation being housewife. Eave Raby's parent's names unknown at this time, are listed as being born in NC.

In the 1930's during the depression, William Andrew Raby, Jones first son, took Jones out of a "country home" for the elderly and took him to Tulsa to a nursing home.

Jones Raby is listed in The History of Baxter County, as being the husband of Mary Ivesn, daughter of Martin M. Ivens, Sr. Mary Ivens Raby died in 1882 with the birth of their first child, William Andrew. In 1884 Jones married Elizabeth Beard3n.

In 1887, Jones Raby is listed on the perosnal propery tax list of Buffalo Twp. In 1891, Jones is on the Barren Cree, Baxter Co., personal property tax list.

There is a warranty deed with reliquishement of dower in the name of Monroe D. Raby and Elizabeth Raby where they soldd for the sum of $100.00 to us in hand paid by W.R. Jones, the receipt do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said W.R. Jones the west half of the north east fourth, the south east forth of the north east fourth section 8 and the south west fourth of the north west fourth of section9 in lower ship 18 north range 14 west containing 160 acres in the county of Marion, AR., 19 Jan 1898.

On April 10, 1899 in Marion Co., M.D Raby sold land to Baker and Mabrey. Mabrey and Baker are listed as residents in Big Flat, AR up through the turn of this century.

M.D. Raby sold land to C.A. Krone, 2 Sept 1899.

In 1900 Jones is listed on the ceensus of Searcy Co., Beaver Twp along with his wife, Elizabeth and six of their children. There is also a son of Elizabeth's, Columbus, from her earlier marriage. Jones is listed as being 46 years old, being born in NC. Marshall Lack, age 24, born in AR, is also living in the house. He is listed as being a "brother" Is this a brother to Elizabeth? He is not a brother to Jones.

On 14 Mar 1900, in Searcy Co., M.D Raby mortgaged to Baker and Mabrey for $65.00on bay horse 5 yrs old, one brown horse 5 yrs old, one red cow 5 yrs old and her red heifer calf 10 months old, one white cow with red speckled neck 3 yrs old and her roan bullo calf 2 months old, and all the corn and cotton raise or caused to be raised by the pary of the first part for the year 1900. This note would be due 15 Nov 1900.

Jones Raby, was reportedly an irresponsible father where his first son, William Andrew was concerned. The stories say that he would leave William A. "anywhere" But later in jones life, William A was the child who gave back to him a little of his dinity.

Notes from Norma Casey

Notes for MARY IVENS:

Mary Ivens Raby, wife to Jones Monroe Dolphus Raby, died during the birth of her first child, William Andrew. Jones Raby

s sister, Martha Jane Raby Petty, married Martin M. Ivens, Jr., brother to Mary Ivens Raby.

Child of JONES RABY and MARY IVENS is:

5. i. WILLIAM A. RABY, b. August 1882, AR; d. April 1968.

Children of JONES RABY and ELIZABETH BEARDEN are:

6. ii. DOLPHUS MONROE RABY, b. September 1885, AR; d. August 20, 1929, Seminole, OK.

iii. LOUISA RABY, b. June 1887, AR.

More About LOUISA RABY:

Medical Information: Twin of Lawson

iv. LAWSON RABY, b. June 1887, AR.

More About LAWSON RABY:

Medical Information: Twin to Louisa

7. v. HENRY ANDERSON RABY, b. February 12, 1889, AR; d. March 31, 1976, Yellville, Marion Co., AR.

vi. MARY E. RABY, b. August 1891, AR.

Notes for MARY E. RABY:

Mary E. Raby, daughter of Jones and Elizabeth Raby, is listed on the 1900 census in Beaver Twp. There is a warranty deed in Marion Co., naming Mary E. Raby and Alis Cook selling for the sum of $10.00 to L.B. Cox, their undivided interest in and to south east fourth of the north west fourth section 20 twp 18 north of range 14 west, right side of the White River. J.M Lack attested on the deed. It is dated 20 May 1901. This is a very strange transaction because Mary E. Raby was only 10 years old in 1901.

Notes from Norma Casey

8. vii. BARBERY RABY, b. June 1893, AR.

3. J AMES D OLPHUS 3 R ABY (LAWSON2, RABY1) was born December 06, 1856 in NC, and died November 29, 1941 in Glendale, Trinity Co., TX. He married M INERVA J ANE G EORGE Bet. 1869 - 1871 in AR, daughter of ANDREW GEORGE and MARY BOLINGER. She was born October 20, 1851 in Hiawassee, Georgia Towns Co., AR, and died 1926 in Batesville, Independance Co., AR.

Notes for JAMES DOLPHUS RABY:

James Dolphus Raby, second son of Lawson and Eave Raby, is listed on the 1860 census of Searcy Co., AR along with his parents, brother and sister. James is listed as 4 years old, born in NC. James is also listed on the 1870 census of Searcy Co in the Big Flat Twp. he is 12-14 years old at the time.

James Dolhus married Minerva Jane George in 1871. But we have not found a marriag certificate proving this date. Some say that they marrie in AR and others say they were married in MO.

In the 1880 census of Marion Co., Buffalo Twp, James Raby is listed as being 25 and a farmer. Minerva is 28. Four of their children were born by 1880 with the youngest child, being one year old. James is listed as being born in NC with his parents coming from NC and AR. Minerva is listed as being born in AR with her parents coming from TN and IL.

James Dolphus Raby appears to have owned a fairly large amount of land in Marion Co., and after the turn of this century, land in Baxter Co. The earliest tax records of Marion Co., are 1887. The courhouse had burned previously and records were lost. Tax records indicate that the land owned by James was located in Twp 17, Range 14, in Section 35,36, 25, 26 between the years of 1887 and 1905 if not longer.

There is a Warranty Deed, dated 17 July 1903, Baxter Co., that states James D. Raby purchased from John and Martha J. Rose, for the sum of six-hundred dollars, 200 acres with the following description; the south east quater section (30) thirty, the south east quarter of the south west quarter, section (30), Twp 16 north of range 13 west, containg (200) two hundred acres more or less.

In 1905, Baxter Co., Warranty Deed, states that James D. Raby sold to the United States land. The instrument was a Patient Land Deed.

J.D. Raby sold land to J.D. Woverton in Marion Co., North east quarter of section 36, twp 17, north range 14 west. This land was also sold for the sum of one dollar and other consideration. This was a Quitclaim Deed.

On 12 Nov 1909, James D. Raby, for the sum of one hundred dollars, sold land in section 30, twp 16, north of range 13 west, Baxter Co., The land was purchased by T.G. Sisk, F.P. Treat and W.H. Huffines.

On 29 Oct 1910, in the County of Baxter, J.D. Raby purchased land from Thomas and Julia Rose for the sum of one hundred dollars. The description of the land is as follows: beginning at the ne corner of ne quarter, sw quarter, section 30, twp 16, north of range 13 thence south to corner stone, 26 rods for beginning point, thence south 54 rods, thence west 80 rods, thence north 54 rods, thence east 80 rods to place of beginning all in the ne quarter sw quarter, section 30, twp 16, north of range 13 west containign 27 acres more or less.

In Baxter County, Sept 16,1911, J.D Raby and his wife Minerva J. Raby, sold a large amount of land to G.R. Treat for the sum of One Thousand dollars.

The taxes extended agains person property in the Big Flat tqp, 1911 lists JD Raby as a taxpayer. His horses were heavely taxed, being twice the worth of other horses listed on the same personal tax record. It would appear that James owned land in Baxter, Marion and Searcy Counties.

There are stories of a salt peter cave located close to Jame's house in Marion Co. The Confederate forces used it during the Civil War. The Military road, that was used before and during the Civil War, was approximately a mile north of their house with the cave being south of them. There are stories to the effect of the cave being used as ahide out by the James Gang. But this has never been proved nor disproved.

There are also stories of Miverva Jane's father having a silver mine close to James and Minerva's place. Note that Andrew J. George is listed at the age of 69 as being a miner.

One of James and Minerva's daughter's, Anna, married a man by the name of Huffman, died with the birth of her first child and is supposed to be buried on her father's old home place in Marion Co., The child of Anna's, a daughter, was called Janie. We believe her name to have been Martha Jane. Jane live with James and Minerva until her marriage. People say that there are four graves on the place with some claiming they know where they are, supposedly y a spring used for water. Our people have checked this place, even though it is now part of the Buffalo National Forrest, and not much was found. A pile of rocks that could have been a chimney, the spring used for water but no marked graves were found. Noone has lived there for 90+ years. Their youngest son Martin G. "Bit", is also supposed to be buried there along with Eave and Lawson Raby.

After James and Minerva sold out in Marion Co., they moved down close to Conway, AR. where one of their sons, Sherman, owned a farm. Janie was married there to a "man we didn't know and moved up North." Miverva died there. After her death James Dolphus moved to Watson, Desha Co., AR to live near his daughter, Rachael Isom and her family. In the fall of 1932, James Dolphus came to live in TX, Live Oak co., Simmons City, with his oldest son, William Lawson. About 1940 he move to Glendale, Texas in Trinity Co., to live out the rest of his life with his daughte, Mary Raby Kirby, and her family. James Dolphus and Minerva are in living memories.

The exact dated of James and Minerva's marriage is unknown. Stories say they married when James Dolphus was 14 or so. his son William Lawson was fond of saying he could remember when his father was 21 years old. If this is true then james Dolphus did marry at a very young age.

James Dolphus Raby died, Nove 15, 1941 in Glendale. He is buried next to his daughter, Mary, in the Glendale Cemetary. his headstone simply reads, James Dolphus Raby, 1854-1941.

More About JAMES DOLPHUS RABY:

Cause of Death: Mysascdial Failure

Occupation: Farmer

Notes for MINERVA JANE GEORGE:

A cousin was looking up in a library in Arkansas and found out that, Minerva Jane George, was 1/4 Irish-German- 3/4 Cherokee. Recorded in Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C. This means her father Andrew Jackson George and his wife, Mary "Jeanette/Jennett" Bollinger/Bolinger/Bolen, both of them had to be at least part Cherokee.

Minerva Jane George is isted on an 1880, Marion Co., AR census living with her husband, James Raby. Minerva is 28 years old at the time. There are also four of their children living with them, Martha Jane "Matt", William, Rachael, and Sada. Minerva is listed as being boorn in AR with her parents being born in TN and IL. All of Minerva and James Raby's children were born in AR, in Marion Co., there is a Warranty Deed, dated 18 Aug 1899, that states Minerva Jane George Raby, being a child of Andrew J. George, sells her one-nineth interest as a child and heir at law of Andre J. George, deceased. She is selling her share of her father's estate to C.A Krone ofr the sum of $110.00.

Here is a letter that Minerva Jane sent to her daughter, Mary Raby before her marriage to John Kirby, in Kleburg Dallas Co., TX. It is written here the way she wrote it:

Big Flat, Ark.

Sept 1899

Mary Raby

Kleburg, Tex.

Dear Daughter,

We are all well except your pa he has got the tooth-ache and the neuralgia (?) and the rest are all well. I don't ever expect to get to see you. you will have to come out here if I ever get to see you. Write and let me know whether you are willing to come or not and if you do I will send you money for you to come home on. You must see how much money it will take to bring you to Batesville. And your pa and I will meet you at Batesville if you want to come home. I haven't got much to write. I will write more next time.

Your Mother,

M.J. Raby

The letter is post marked Big Flat, AR, Sept 5 1899.

Minerva Jane George reportedly died between 1920 and 1926 at Paw Paw Bend in AR. As of yet we have found no death certificate on her.

Her place of burial is unclear to us as of 1995.

She is in the living memories of some of her grandchildren and their stories vary concerning her personality and attitude toward people in general.

Notes from Norma Casey.

Children of JAMES RABY and MINERVA GEORGE are:

9. i. SARAH MYLINDA ELIZABETH 4 RABY, b. December 17, 1875, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. CA.

10. ii. WILLIAM LAWSON RABY, b. October 23, 1874, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. July 06, 1954, Yorktown, Dewitt Co., TX.

11. iii. RACHAEL JEANETTE RABY, b. February 17, 1876, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. March 05, 1960, Watson, Dasha Co., AR.

12. iv. MARTHA JANE RABY, b. June 24, 1878, Big Flat, Marion Co., Arkansas; d. February 22, 1945, CA.

13. v. ALIC FRANKLIN RABY, b. February 1881, Baxter Co., AR; d. June 1964, Marshall, AR.

14. vi. MARY RABY, b. October 20, 1883, Baxter Co., AR; d. December 11, 1970, Harris Co., TX.

15. vii. ANNA BELLE RABY, b. 1885, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. 1906, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR.

viii. SHERMAN DEXTER RABY, b. Bet. 1891 - 1893, AR; m. JESSIE.

Notes for SHERMAN DEXTER RABY:

Sherman and wife had two children, names unknown

More About SHERMAN DEXTER RABY:

Cause of Death: The Fever

Medical Information: Contracted "the fever" from a shallow well in the river bottom land that he farmed on the AR River.

ix. MARTIN GEORGE RABY, b. 1894, AR; d. 1910.

Notes for MARTIN GEORGE RABY:

Martin G. Raby, reportedly died from "a fever" he contracted after swimming in the Buffalo River. The river running by or through his father's place. He is supposed to be buried on his father's, James Dolphus Raby's old farm called the Raby Fields, in the Big Flat, AR area.

More About MARTIN GEORGE RABY:

Cause of Death: Mosquito infested water

4. MARTHA JANE3 RABY (LAWSON2, RABY1) was born in Searcy Co., AR. She married (1) THOMAS PETTY. She married (2) MARTIN M. IVENS.

Notes for MARTHA JANE RABY:

Martha Jane Raby Petty Ivens died from "a fever". She and her second husband, Martin M. Ivens, Jr. lived on Hall's Mountain. She is buried in Halls Cememtary on Hall's Mountain, Marion Co., AR. Her grave is unmarked. What happened to her first husband, Thomas Joshua Petty? he either died, disappeared or was killed in 1881.

Martha is the daughter of Lawson and Eave Raby and a sister to James Dolphus and Jones Raby.

Martha's oldest son, William Petty, carved her initials in a tree on Hall's Mountain at their home places. As of a few years ago, her intials were still visible. It is said of her that she would take three water jgs to the spring for water, fill all three of them and carry them back to the house, one in each hand and one on top of her head. It is also said of her that she had hair so long that while sitting in a chair with her hair down, it would touch the floor. Martha Jane is in living memory.

On the 1860 census, Martha is listed along with the rest of her family. And she was living in the same house with her mother, father and two brothers. Then in 1870, Searcy Co., Buffalo Twp, she is listed as being 9 years old at the time, living with William A. Raby, 7 years old, born in AR and Martha Isham, 17 years old and being from Missouri. What was Martha Jane doing living in a different dwelling from her mother and brothers? Her father, Lawson was already gone by 1870. The 7 year old Wiiliam A. Raby is not the son of Jones Raby. Jones sone, William Andrew, was not born until 1882. Whose child was this Wiiliam A. Raby?

Martha Jane's first marriage to Thomas Petty does not sound like it was very happy. Thomas seemed to like the ladies too much. After he disappeared, she waited seven years before remarrying. Mart Ivens, Jr., was 17 years old about the time of their marriage.

Notes from Norma Casey

Notes for THOMAS PETTY:

Thomas Joshua Petty and Martha Jane Raby Petty are listed on an 1880 federal census for Marion Co., AR in the Buffalo Twp. Thomas Petty was 23 years old at the time. He is listed as a farmer. Both of his parents, names unknown at this time, are listed as being born in AR. Marth Jane's parents are both listed as being born in NC.

Notes for MARTIN M. IVENS:

The family name of Ivens has always been so. But around the turn of the twentith century, with the birth of Martin Ivens, Jr. and Bell Lovell's children, they chose to carry the family as Evans. The reason for this is unclear at this time. The descendants of Martin Ivens, Sr that still reside in AR carry the family name as Ivens and also Evans. The descendants of Martin Ivens, in CA go by the family name of Evans.

On the same day that Martin Ivens, Jr married his second wife, Bell Lovell, his daughter, Mary E. Ivens, from his first wife Martha Jane Raby Petty, married Bell Lovell's brother J.D. Lovell. Both Bell Lovell and Mary Ivens were sixteen years old at the time. These two marriages are listed in the Marion Co., Courthouse in Yellville AR.

Notes from Norma Casey

Child of MARTHA RABY and THOMAS PETTY is:

16. i. WILLIAM JOSHUA PETTY, b. January 17, 1879, Marion Co., AR; d. June 27, 1954, CA.

Children of MARTHA RABY and MARTIN IVENS are:

17. ii. MARY E IVENS, b. June 1887, Marion Co., AR.

18. iii. THOMAS JEFFERSON IVENS, b. March 22, 1892, Marion Co., AR.

19. iv. JAMES ANDREW IVENS, b. March 1894, Marion Co., AR.

20. v. HENRY HOWARD IVENS, b. January 1896, Marion Co., AR.

Generation No. 3

5. WILLIAM A.4 RABY (JONES (JONAS) MONROE3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born August 1882 in AR, and died April 1968. He married NANCY MAUDE FREEMAN July 25, 1910 in Grassville, Baxter Co., AR, daughter of MOSES FREEMAN and REBECCA NEWTON. She was born August 09, 1893 in Baxter Co., AR, and died 1973.

Notes for WILLIAM A. RABY:

William Andrew Raby, son of Jones Raby and Mary Ivens Raby, was raised by Wesley Ivens, brother to Martin M. Ivens, Jr., Martin M. Ivens, Jr., being married to Martha Jane Raby. Mary, Wesley and Martin were siblings. Marth Jane Raby and Jones Raby were siblings.

In Searcy Co., 1907 land tax records, William Andrew paid taxes on 160 acres of land in Twp #16, North of Range 14.

William Andrew Raby of Gassville married maud Freeman of Gassville on 25 July 1910. He was 28 years old W.A. Raby is on the tax records extended against personal property in Baxter Co., for the year of 1912 in the Matney Twp. The taxes were paid 25 Jan 1919.

Notes from Norma Casey

Children of WILLIAM RABY and NANCY FREEMAN are:

i. LINNIE RABY, b. July 29, 1911, Marion Co., AR; d. 1982; m. ARLEY MOBLEY.

ii. MINNIE RABY, b. 1913; m. RICHARD LOWERY.

iii. EARNEST WALTER RABY, b. 1916, Marion Co., AR; m. ILA WILLIS.

iv. VERNA RABY, b. 1919; m. BENJAMIN HOLLINGSWORTH.

6. DOLPHUS MONROE4 RABY (JONES (JONAS) MONROE3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born September 1885 in AR, and died August 20, 1929 in Seminole, OK. He married CORA BELL OSBORN June 22, 1912 in Searcy Co., AR. She was born February 18, 1886 in Sylamore, Baxter Co., AR, and died October 31, 1973 in Spring, AR.

Notes for DOLPHUS MONROE RABY:

Dolphus Monroe Raby, son of Jones Monroe Dolphus Raby, was buried 21 Aug 1929 in Seminole OK., Little Cemetary, Lot 3, Block 32, Maple Grove Cememtary.

Dolphus is listed on the 1900 census of Searcy Co., Beaver Twp, living in his father's house.

On the taxes extended against personal property in Baxter Co. on 22 June 1912. Both were residents of Big Flat in Baxter Co. Cora Ausbin is 23 years old at the time of their marriage with Dolphus being 26. Cora had been married before her marriage to Dolphus. In 1901 she married Kelly Riley in Stone Co.

There is a Warranty Dee, Baxter C., that shouse Dolfus M. Raby and Cora Raby selling for the sum of $100.00, the north east one fourth of section 9, twp 16 north range 13 west. They sold to T.J. Baker and is dated 20 Jan 1915. His name is spelled Dolfus instead of Dolphus on the deed. McCraven attested to the fact of Dolphus's wife being who she said she was. Strangely, Dolphus had left AR before 1915. The storis say that he never returned to his home state.

The funeral record of Dolphus listed him as a widower. Cora was not dead at the time of his death. Dolphus died at the lumber company that he was employed at in Seminole, OK. His step-daughter, Dolly Riley Cantrell, paid for hi funeral.

Notes from Norma Casey

Notes for CORA BELL OSBORN:

Cora Ausbin, wife to Dophus Raby, was previously married to Kelly Riley. Their marriage liscenses is registered in Stone Co., AR. They were married in 1901 when Cora was 16 years old. Kelly used the name Kel, Kelly and Cal. He was shotgunned to death by Elijah Tilley in 1911 in Tilley's front yard. Tilley claimed self defense. Riley was unarmed but Tilley claimed that Riley was throwing rocks at him. The court proceedings that were held pertaining to this killing stated that Elijah Tilley was defending himself. The newpaper article claimed that "a woman" was involved in the cause of the killing.

Dolphus left his wife and family and showed up in Seminole, OK. After he left, his wife sold their land. There was no legal divorce between the two of them that we can find. Dolphus is listed as a widower and having no family on his funeral records.

Notes from Norma Casey

Children of DOLPHUS RABY and CORA OSBORN are:

i. STARLING RABY, b. July 24, 1911, AR; d. 1986, Spring Creek, AR; m. HATTIE CANTRELL; b. March 06, 1909; d. September 01, 1978.

ii. PEARL STELLA RABY, b. 1915, AR; m. MARION COX.

iii. MINNIE MARIE RABY, b. 1917, AR; m. FRANK CHAMBLISS.

iv. ELVIN RABY, b. 1919, AR; d. 1987, AR; m. DONIA NAIL.

More About ELVIN RABY:

Medical Information: Twin of Winnie

v. WINNIE LEE RABY, b. 1919, AR; d. 1935, AR.

Notes for WINNIE LEE RABY:

The story goes: the Raby's were in a fight and Winnie got in the middle of it. She was hit in the wrong place and her appendix ruptured. Nor more information on this yet.

More About WINNIE LEE RABY:

Medical Information: Twin to Elvin

vi. MIBURN EDWARD RABY, b. 1922; d. December 1991, AR.

Notes for MIBURN EDWARD RABY:

Milburn Edward Raby never married. It is reported that he lived with his mother all of his life. He looked after her until her death.

vii. MAMIE ETTA RABY, b. 1925, AR; m. ENOCH TEAGUE.

7. HENRY ANDERSON4 RABY (JONES (JONAS) MONROE3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born February 12, 1889 in AR, and died March 31, 1976 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR. He married CORA TREAT February 22, 1913 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR, daughter of RICHARD TREAT and LUCY JEFFERSON. She was born April 22, 1888 in Marion Co., AR, and died November 01, 1943 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR.

Notes for HENRY ANDERSON RABY:

Anderson Raby married Cora Treat in the County of Marion, AR on 22 Feb 1913. He was 23 years old and a resident of Rea Valley. Cora was 24 and also a resident of Rea Valley.

Anderson was listed as a son on the 1900 census of Beaver Twp with the rest of his family. The stories from his descendants give the impression that Anderson had a "very violent" temper.

More About HENRY ANDERSON RABY:

Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetary, Marion Co., AR

More About CORA TREAT:

Burial: November 02, 1943, Hand Valley Cemetary, Marion Co., AR

Children of HENRY RABY and CORA TREAT are:

21. i. PAULINE RABY.

ii. SON RABY, b. Hall's Mountain, AR.

Notes for SON RABY:

This Raby son died when he was eighteen years old. The story goes that he was fooling around with married women. Someone shot and killed him on Hall's Mountain, AR.

8. BARBERY4 RABY (JONES (JONAS) MONROE3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born June 1893 in AR. She married CJ DEATHERIGE.

Notes for BARBERY RABY:

Barbery and CJ Deatherige, moved to Tulsa, OK in the 1930's during the depression.

Children of BARBERY RABY and CJ DEATHERIGE are:

i. CECIL DEATHERIGE.

ii. LONNIE DEATHERIGE.

iii. ALICE DEATHERIGE.

9. SARAH MYLINDA ELIZABETH4 RABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born December 17, 1875 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died in CA. She married HENRY M. LAWRENCE October 10, 1889 in Baxter Co., AR.

Notes for SARAH MYLINDA ELIZABETH RABY:

Sada Lynn Raby Lawrence moved to Fresno CA in the 1930's.

There is some question as to Sada's first name. People knew her as Sada. But her marriage certificate states that her name was Sarah M. Raby. At the time of her marriage she was 14 and a resident of Big Flat Twp. he was 24 and also a resident of Big Flat Twp in Baxter Co. HJ Copeland, Minister performed the ceremony. There is a question about the year she was born.

On the 1880 Marion Co., Buffalo Twp census, Sada is listed with her parents, James and Minerva Raby as being 1 year old. She being born in AR with her parents being fromNC and AR. If she was born in 1879 then she would be 10 years old at the time of her marriage. This didn't happen. The marriage certificate says 14, this would have her being born in 1875.

Sada died in CA. She was buried there but her place of burial in unknown.

Children of SARAH RABY and HENRY LAWRENCE are:

i. JIM LAWRENCE.

ii. ED LAWRENCE, m. LENA.

iii. WILLIE LAWRENCE.

10. W ILLIAM L AWSON 4 R ABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born October 23, 1874 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died July 06, 1954 in Yorktown, Dewitt Co., TX. He married A NICE A . P ADGETT November 16, 1895 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., TX, daughter of CHELSEY PADGETT and MARY TUCKER. She was born March 05, 1873 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., TX, and died June 01, 1959 in Yorktown, Dewitt Co., TX.

Notes for WILLIAM LAWSON RABY:

William Lawson Raby, son of James Dolphus and Minerva Jane George Raby, is listed on the 1880 census for Marion Co., AR, Buffalo Twp, living in the house with James Dolphus, Minerva, Martha Jane, Rachael and Sada. William is 5 years at the time, born in AR with his parents being from NC and AR.

William Lawson supposedly left AR in or before 1895. Stories say that he left "on the run" either because of "killings" or because of something that involved a woman. There are stories of a killing he was involved in that took place on Push Mountain. No one seems to know for sure the reason for his departure.

On Nove 16, 1895, William Lawson was in Van Zandt Co., TX where he married Anice A. Padgett. They were married by a Justice of the Peace. The marriage license states that J. Will Lawson and Miss Anice Padgett were married.

There are so many stories about William Lawson. All of the stories involve different peoples perception of him. Some say that he was a very stern man, very abrupt, and never laughed. Others say that he did what he had to when the time came.

William Lawson Raby paid taxes on land in Marion Co., AR beginning in 1893 in Section 35, 25 and 36 in twp 17, range 14 and ending in 1904. The tax records are in the Marion Co., Courthouse in Yellville, AR.

In 1896 William Lawson moved his family to the Hutchins-Lancaster area, to a farm near the Trinity River, on the south side of Dallas Co., after 1901, they moved to another farm, near the Trinity River, in Shepherd, San Jacinto Co.

They left Shepherd about 1905 in a covered wagon and went to Pauls Valley, OK near the Washita River and farmed. William Lawson and his family remained in OK a year or so and started back to TX. They came back to TX on a boat that started out as being a flat boat. Before they reached Morgan City, LA by way of the Washita, Red, and Atchafalaya Rivers, the flat boat was a houseboat. At Morgan City, they sold their houseboat, loaded all of their belongings onto a train and left for Liberty, TX. From Liberty, they traveled to Anahuac and on to Morgans Point. Back to Anahuac after 1910 and on to Galveston. From Galveston they moved to Orange, TX where they lived for the next 6 years, hunting, fishing, trapping and farming. He also raised sunken logs for a sawmill and worked in a ship building yard.

In all of William Lawson's wanderings, he and his family sometimes lived in houses or they lived on the river in boats mostly in the Sabine and Trinity Rivers.

In 1915 they rode out the Hurricane near Sabine Pass. In late November of 1918 they moved yet again, this time by covered wagon and traveled to Beaumont, Baytown, Morgans Point, Alvin, Angelton to Sweeney near the San Bernard River in Brazoria Co.

In the fall of 1920, they again moved by covered wagon west, by way of Bay City, Edna,, Victoria, Goliad, Beeville, Oakville and Three Rivers to Simmons. William Lawson built a barn-residence five miles from Simmons. The family lived there until a house was completed.

In 1928 William Lawson reportedly had a water well drilled. He continued to farm, purchasing and selling land until the middle or late 1940's. William and Anice moved to Port O'Connor to live with their children and their families and stayed there for several years before entering a nursing home in Yorktown, TX.

In his later years he was a resident of Didear Rest Home in Yourktown, DeWitt Co., TX. He died there at the age of 79 on 6 July 1954, after his ulcer caused intesional hemorrhaging. Death occured 12 hours after the onset of the hemorrhage.

William Lawson Raby is buried in Seadrift, TX, Calhoun Co. in the Seadrift Cemetary 9 July 1954. His wife is buried next to him.

We will never know if all the stories about William Lawson are true or not. He is still in living memory as of 1995. He is remembered by his two living sons who have almost entirely different opinions concerning their father. he is also remembered by his remaining grandchildren.

Notes from Norma Casey

More About WILLIAM LAWSON RABY:

Cause of Death: Instestonal hemorhage resulting from a septic ulcer

Occupation: Commercial Fisherman and Farmer

Notes for ANICE A. PADGETT:

Anice Padgett married William Lawson in Van Zandt Co., in 1895. Know that the marriage license states that J. Will Lawson married her. Was she aware at the time of her marriage that his name was not J. Will Lawson? One has to wonder

Anice was reportedly a well educated woman. She seemed to be educated in the area of music according to her sons memories of her.

In Aug of 1914, she wrote two letters to her sister-in-law Mary Raby Kirby, who resided in Glendale, TX. I typed them here the way that Anice wrote them.

Orange TX

6 Aug 1914

Mrs. Mary Kirby,

Dear sister, it is with pleasure I answer your kind a very welcome letter which came to hand the other day. Was glad indeed to hear from you all once more but was sorrow to hear you had been so sick. This leaves us all up and hope when this reaches you will find you all well. If I had known you were so sick I would have come to see you. You wanted to know how times were here. They are very good I recken. We have planty of rain. It has been raining all this week and we are still on top yet. Bill and the boys have gone to town with a load of fish today. They caught and sold $1.20 worth of fish in July. But the market is gluted now so they have not fished much this week. I wish you all were here to hlp us eat fish. I wish we could send you a mess of fish. Say Mary did you read the letter I sent you in regards to the Indian matter? Bill has gone to Orange today to get his signed up. you asked me when we when we heard from your pop. We haven't heard from him but once since he got back to Ark. Only through Frank. We hear from Frank real often. He said your pop was making a crop to himself. And was getting along fine. Say Mary you write to that man about that Indian matter and he will send you the papers to fill out. We were in town Sat. and Bill met a man there. But he had done and got his papers from the other man there. Are agents in Orange every once in a while but he never met one till Saturday. It will only cost you $8.50 to get them fixed up. They will have to be sent to Washington DC to be recorded. I hope they will. Frank said they were all going to send in their claim at once the last letter I got from him. I will send you the list of names you will have to send. he will send you a blank for you to fill out. So get in your claim as soon as you can for this will close in Dec. We are hoping to hear from you soon. As ever your sister, Anice Raby

Anice Padgett Raby moved with her husband, William Lawson, almost more times that can be counted. She moved with him for almost 50 years. There are pictures of her at a young age that attest to the fact that she was a pretty woman.

After the Hurrican of 1915, Anice was hospiitalized for typhoid fever along with her younges son Joe Bailey. She died in a nursing home in 1959, five years after William Lawson's death and was buried June 3, 1959 in the Seadrift Cememtary, Seadrift, TX, next to her husband.

Notes from Norma Casey

Children of WILLIAM RABY and ANICE PADGETT are:

22. i. SHERMAN DEXTER 5 RABY, b. December 19, 1896, Dallas Co., TX; d. June 01, 1977, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX.

ii. MILLIE LEE RABY, b. September 12, 1898, Dallas Co., TX; d. July 04, 1901, Dallas Co., TX.

More About MILLIE LEE RABY:

Burial: Hutchins-Lancaster Cemetary, Dallas Co., TX

Cause of Death: Membrane croupe/ Diptheria

iii. SHELTON KELLY RABY, b. March 14, 1901, Dallas Co., TX; d. October 31, 1903, San Jacinto Co., TX.

More About SHELTON KELLY RABY:

Burial: Shepherd Cemetary, San Jacinto Co., TX

Cause of Death: Membrane croupe/ Diptheria

23. iv. OWEN HOWARD RABY, b. March 05, 1903, Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., TX; d. June 07, 1989, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX.

24. v. HARVEY CECIL RABY, b. April 05, 1905, Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., TX.

25. vi. JOE BAILEY RABY, b. March 01, 1910, LaPorte, Harris Co., TX.

11. RACHAEL JEANETTE4 RABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born February 17, 1876 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died March 05, 1960 in Watson, Dasha Co., AR. She married MARTIN ISOM March 17, 1893 in Searcy Co., AR. He was born January 25, 1873, and died November 18, 1936 in Watson, Desha Co., AR.

More About RACHAEL JEANETTE RABY:

Burial: Kelso Cemetary, Watson, Desha Co., AR

Children of RACHAEL RABY and MARTIN ISOM are:

i. DEXTER LAWSON5 ISOM, b. December 24, 1894, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. April 15, 1961, Watson, Desha Co., AR.

Notes for DEXTER LAWSON ISOM:

Never married.

Burial: Kelso Cemetary, Watson, Desha Co., AR

26. ii. MARY ISOM, b. August 25, 1896, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. October 1974, Kelso, AR.

27. iii. MARTHA ISOM, b. August 25, 1896, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. 1976.

iv. FLOYD ISOM, b. February 16, 1901, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. September 05, 1964, Watson, Desha Co., AR; m. MARY MOSBY.

Notes for FLOYD ISOM:

Floyd and wife Mary had no children.

28. v. BENNY MARTIN ISOM, b. July 15, 1904, Watson, Desha Co., AR; d. March 27, 1975, Watson, Desha Co., AR.

vi. NETTIE ISOM, b. December 17, 1906, Watson, Desha Co., AR; d. 1910, Monticello, Rough and Ready, Drew Co., AR.

vii. LOUIS ISOM, b. September 06, 1908, Monticello, Rough and Ready, Drew Co., AR; d. March 20, 1966, Watson, Desha Co., AR.

More About LOUIS ISOM:

Burial: Kelso Cemetary, Watson, Desha Co., AR

viii. ETHEL ISOM, b. January 22, 1912, Monticello, Rough and Ready, Drew Co., AR; d. January 27, 1912, Monticello, Rough and Ready, Drew Co., AR.

13. A LIC F RANKLIN 4 R ABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born February 1881 in Baxter Co., AR, and died June 1964 in Marshall, AR. He married M ARY E THEL Y ARBOROUGH 1908 in AR.

Notes for ALIC FRANKLIN RABY:

The cemetary is located northeast of Marshall on hwy 74 that goes to Landis. His grave is marked with a headstone.

There is some question to the year of his birth. In 1908 in Ada AR in a church register, Frank Raby is 21 years old.

Frank Raby had a scar on his back from a gunshot wound that he showed to his nephews and nieces. Reportedly was a street car enginer in Little Rock, AR in 1918 or 1920.

More About ALIC FRANKLIN RABY:

Burial: Red Hill Cemetary, Baxter Co., AR

Children of ALIC RABY and MARY YARBOROUGH are:

i. ROY ALECK RABY, b. 1910, AR; d. 1980, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX; m. UNKNOWN HOUSTON, Harris Co., TX.

More About ROY ALECK RABY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

ii. WILMA FAYE JEAN RABY, b. 1912, AR; m. STEWART.

37. iii. RAY THOMAS RABY, b. September 14, 1914, Conroy, AR; d. October 21, 1993, Austin, TX.

iv. VELMA MAE RABY, b. 1916, AR; m. UNKNOWN SISSELL.

v. MILMA MARIE RABY, b. 1918, AR; d. 1936, CA.

14. MARY 4 RABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born October 20, 1883 in Baxter Co., AR, and died December 11, 1970 in Harris Co., TX. She married JOHN HENRY KIRBY December 27, 1899 in Dallas Co., TX.

More About MARY RABY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

More About JOHN HENRY KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

Children of MARY RABY and JOHN KIRBY are:

38. i. WILLIAM ALBERT KIRBY, b. 1903, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX; d. Glendale, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX.

ii. LESTER KIRBY, b. 1905, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX.

More About LESTER KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

Medical Information: Twin of Leslie

39. iii. LESLIE KIRBY, b. 1905; d. 1930, Houston, Harris Co., TX.

iv. OLLIE JOHN KIRBY, b. 1907, TX; d. June 05, 1989, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX.

More About OLLIE JOHN KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

v. LOUIS VESTER KIRBY, b. 1914, TX; d. July 13, 1980, Walker Co., TX.

More About LOUIS VESTER KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Cemetary, Trinity Co., TX

15. ANNA BELLE4 RABY (JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born 1885 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died 1906 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR. She married JD HUFFMAN 1905 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR.

Notes for ANNA BELLE RABY:

Anna Belle at the age of 17, died in childbirth with her first child, Janie. Anna is reported to be buried on her father's place in Baxter or Marion Co., AR.

Child of ANNA RABY and JD HUFFMAN is:

i. MARTHA JANE HUFFMAN, b. 1906, Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR; d. 1924, Morrilton, AR.

Notes for MARTHA JANE HUFFMAN:

Martha Jane "Janie" was raised by her mother's parents, James Dolphus and Minerva Jane George Raby. She moved to Conway, AR area with her grandparents. Janie married a man, name unknown and moved "north". unsure of where north is...

16. WILLIAM JOSHUA4 PETTY (MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born January 17, 1879 in Marion Co., AR, and died June 27, 1954 in CA. He married SPICEY KATHERINE TREAT August 23, 1902 in VanBuren, Crawford Co., AR, daughter of GEORGE TREAT and MARY TREAT. She was born September 10, 1882 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR, and died December 31, 1925 in Flippin, Marion Co., AR.

More About WILLIAM JOSHUA PETTY:

Burial: Moss Landing, CA

Occupation: Mail carrier in the Buffalo area of AR

Children of WILLIAM PETTY and SPICEY TREAT are:

40. i. WALTER JUNLIN PETTY, b. October 17, 1903.

41. ii. NETTIE ELIZABETH PETTY, b. June 02, 1916.

17. MARY E.4 IVENS (MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born June 1887 in Marion Co., AR. She married (1) LEE LAMB. She married (2) JEFF DAVIS LOVELL January 10, 1903 in Rush, AR. He was born 1787.

Children of MARY IVENS and JEFF LOVELL are:

i. NEVILLE LOVELL.

ii. MINNIE LOVELL.

iii. DOROTHY LOVELL.

iv. FLOYD LOVELL.

v. JIM LOVELL.

18. THOMAS JEFFERSON4 IVENS (MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born March 22, 1892 in Marion Co., AR. He married (1) BESSIE B. SMITH. He married (2) ELSIE M. MADDOX. She was born October 31, 1894.

Children of THOMAS IVENS and BESSIE SMITH are:

i. UNKNOWN IVENS.

ii. RUTHIE MAE IMOGENE IVENS.

iii. BILLY JEAN IVENS.

iv. SHIRLEY RUTH IVENS, m. BILL WILSON SPENCE.

v. THELMA LOIS IVENS, b. June 17, 1935, Blackton, Monroe Co., AR; m. ANTHONY ALLEN ROBINSON; b. June 05, 1930, Weleetka, OK.

More About THELMA LOIS IVENS:

Medical Information: Twin of Velma

vi. VELMA LOIS IVENS, b. June 17, 1935, Blackton, Monroe Co., AR.

More About VELMA LOIS IVENS:

Medical Information: Twin of Thelma

Children of THOMAS IVENS and ELSIE MADDOX are:

vii. UNKNOWN IVENS.

viii. ERNISE CHRISTINE IVENS, b. March 30, 1914, Marion Co., AR; m. WILLIAM HIRAM FOWLER; b. May 20, 1908.

ix. WILLIAM HARVEY IVENS, b. January 11, 1920, Marion Co., AR.

19. JAMES ANDREW4 IVENS (MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born March 1894 in Marion Co., AR.

Child of JAMES ANDREW IVENS is:

42. i. IRENE IVENS, b. 1916.

20. HENRY HOWARD4 IVENS (MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born January 1896 in Marion Co., AR. He married PEARL MAE WHITE, daughter of JOHN WHITE and SARAH BOSWELL.

Notes for HENRY HOWARD IVENS:

Ran away from home at the age of 12

Children of HENRY IVENS and PEARL WHITE are:

i. JEWEL IVENS, m. WESLEY NESBITT.

ii. HERSHEL VANCE IVENS.

iii. JANICE JOANN IVENS, m. DICK MERRILL.

43. iv. HAROLD CLYDE IVENS, b. May 02, 1920, Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR.

44. v. HARLIN DAVID IVENS, b. July 25, 1924, Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR; d. September 27, 1979, Calico Rock, AR.

Generation No. 4

21. PAULINE5 RABY (HENRY ANDERSON4, JONES (JONAS) MONROE3, LAWSON2, RABY1) She married UNKNOWN MELTON.

Child of PAULINE RABY and UNKNOWN MELTON is:

i. GEORGIA MELTON, b. AR; m. UNKNOWN KILLEBREW.

22. SHERMAN DEXTER5 RABY (WILLIAM LAWSON4, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born December 19, 1896 in Dallas Co., TX, and died June 01, 1977 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX. He married (1) VERDA HIGHTOWER. He married (2) FLOY THOMPSON. He married (3) EVALENA TAYLOR 1917 in Orange, Orange Co., TX. She was born February 1895 in Orange, Orange Co., TX, and died February 16, 1971 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.

Notes for SHERMAN DEXTER RABY:

Sherman Dexter lived in numerous places in TX, OK and LA during his lifetime. In a souvenir program of Morgan's Point School for the school session of 1909-1910, closing exercises, Friday, April 29, 1910, Sherman Raby is listed on the Session Honor Roll. He graduated from high school in Orange, Tx where he won awards for his Spencerian Penmanship. According to one of his brothers, Sherman and his father had their differences, and Sherman was invited to get out on his own. The invitation came from his father, William Lawson. Sherman left home at the age of 17. After he left home, he got a job in a salt mine in Avery Island, LA, where faulty mine air presure equipment injured his eardrums for the rest of his life. He worked at various jobs around Orange, such as in sawmill and lumber yards. He also worked in a shipbuilding yard where they built four masted wooden hulled vessels for use in WWI. He worked as a postal clerk in the Orange Post Office during 1917-1918. Sherman left Orange in late 1918 and worked as a longshore stevedore in Galveston until he went to Houston about 1920 and worked as a stillman at Sinclair Refinery in Pasadena, TX for almost twenty years. While still employed at Sinclair he opened his own radio repair business and when televison came alon he incorproated that into his repair shop. He operated an electronics repair shop in Houston, Glen Rose, Palacious and Bayside.

He died at the age of 81 in Corpus Christi, TX.

Sherman is buried next to his mother and father. Named after one of his father's brothers, Sherman Dexter Raby, son of James Dolphus Raby and Minerva Jane George Raby.

More About SHERMAN DEXTER RABY:

Burial: Seadrift Cemetary, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX

Cause of Death: Diabetes and other complications

Child of SHERMAN RABY and VERDA HIGHTOWER is:

i. MILLIE LEE RABY, b. 1942.

Children of SHERMAN RABY and EVALENA TAYLOR are:

ii. VICTOR MERLIN RABY, b. February 02, 1918, Orange, Orange Co., TX; m. EDITH DELOACH; b. September 04, 1920, San Marcos, Hays Co., TX.

iii. MELBOURNE DEXTER RABY, b. 1919, Houston, Harris Co., TX; d. May 08, 1990.

iv. DORIS ANICE RABY, b. 1921; m. NORMAN WISECARVER.

23. OWEN HOWARD5 RABY (WILLIAM LAWSON4, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born March 05, 1903 in Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., TX, and died June 07, 1989 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX. He married HELEN BELLE JOHNSON July 28, 1924 in George West, Live Oak Co., TX, daughter of ISAAC JOHNSON and MINTA BROOKS. She was born September 09, 1909 in Tuskahoma, Pushmataha Co., OK, and died September 29, 1988 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX.

Notes for OWEN HOWARD RABY:

Throughout his life, Owen ived in TX, OK and LA either with his parents or on his own. He spent most of his adult life in farming and fishing. He lived in Simmons City and Port O'Connor, mostly.

On a Morgan's Point School souvineer program for the school session of 1909-1910, Own is listed as on or the students.

Owen ran away from home about 1917 from his family's houseboat on Sabine Lake, several miles from Orange, TX. He hid his rowboat under a city pier in Orange and "Rode the Rods" on a train to Rockwell, meantime his family thought that he might have drowned. But he came home. On 7 Jan 1925, Owen purchased 5 acres of land from his father, William Lawson, in Simmons City, Live Oak Co. Far Tract #2058 in block 37 was purchased for the sum of $75.00. He farmed this land and then sold it to his younger brother, Buck. After Owen and his wife and children left Simmons, they moved to Port O'Connor and mostly stayed there for the remainder of his life.

More About OWEN HOWARD RABY:

Burial: Seadrift Cemetary, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX

Cause of Death: Heart Problems

More About HELEN BELLE JOHNSON:

Burial: Seadrift Cemetary, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX

Children of OWEN RABY and HELEN JOHNSON are:

i. ROBERT KELLY RABY, b. May 23, 1925, Three Rivers, Live Oak Co., TX.

ii. OWEN DANIEL RABY, b. April 27, 1927, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. JOYCE YVONNE HELMS, December 10, 1945, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX; b. June 18, 1929, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX.

iii. RETHA MAE RABY, b. October 07, 1929, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (1) JOSEPH EDWARD WEST, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX; b. March 15, 1919, Blanconia, Refugio Co., TX; d. January 23, 1971, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX; m. (2) L. PUSTEJOVSKY; m. (3) ROBERT ORSAK.

iv. HELEN BEATRICE RABY, b. August 11, 1933, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. BARNEY B. TIMS, February 28, 1951, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; b. February 10, 1929, New Orleans, LA.

v. JOE DONALD RABY, b. March 27, 1937, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. HENRIETTA IRENE SCHIMEK, September 18, 1957; b. January 13, 1941, Bay City, TX.

24. H ARVEY C ECIL 5 R ABY (WILLIAM LAWSON4, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born April 05, 1905 in Shepherd, San Jacinto Co., TX. He married M ARY A LICE J OHNSON June 12, 1924 in George West, Live Oak Co., TX, daughter of ISAAC JOHNSON and MINTA BROOKS. She was born February 23, 1906 in Finley Twp., Pushamataha Co., OK, and died November 1979 in Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX.

Notes for HARVEY CECIL RABY:

Buck aquired his nickname at the age of 16 months. His mother began calling him Buck because he liked to play with the Sears and Robuck catalog. He still goes by Buck.

Buck traveled and lived with his parents in OK, AR, LA and TX. He has hunted, trapped, farmed and fished all his life.

He taught himself to play the fiddle at the age of 17. He said that his father, William Lawson, told him that he would never learn to play. As of 1995, Buck has been playing a fiddle for 73 years. The first fiddle that he ever bought cost him $7.00, case and all.

Buck moved with his parents for Port O'Connor to Simmons City in the 1920's . He met and married his wife, Mary Alice Johnson there. They moved back and forth between Simmons and Port O'Connor for a number of years fishing and farming. At some point after 1935, he sold out everything in Port O'Connor, bought land in AR and moved his family to AR. They moved back to Port O'Connor until after 1962. At that time he moved his family to Seadrift, TX. He lives there still as of 1997.

In the 1920's and 1930's, the men in Seadrift and Port O'Connor boxed as one of their pastimes. Buck participated in this. he has told his grandchildren stories about men who did this. Pete Katy spared for Jack Dempsey in CA. Pete Katy was from Seadrift. Buck thought that at one time he might want to go into boxing for money. "Many's the time I boxed Pete. The gloves we used were so scuffed up that you could mark a man with them." But because of the loss of one eye at the age of four he was unable to do so. You had to get a license, you see, to box. To get a license you had to have the sight of both your eyes." "Everytime someone goes to you, they leave theirselves open so's you can hit them, you see."

Notes from Norma Casey

Notes for MARY ALICE JOHNSON:

Alice traveled with her family to various places in TX and OK. When her parents seperated in 1918 she went with her father as did the other three youngest children whele the three oldest children stayed with their mother.

She is remembered as having very long hair. Alice contacted smallpox shortly after her marriage to Harvey "Buck" Raby. While she was sick, Buck took care of her. Her fever was so high that her hair began to fall out. Buck has said that he can remember, while changing the sheets on the bed, he would remove handfuls of Alice's hair along with the sheets. She obviously survived the smallpox but her hair never grew back the way that was before. Alice is remembered as saying that she could remember when she and her family first came to TX. They came in a covered wagon. Isaac Newton would allow one cup of water a day during the time that they were traveling through a dry area. Alice had a crippled foot. And there are several stories as to the reason why. One story states that as a child, she was running and playing in the house and her foot became injured in the threshold. Still another states that a loaded wagon ran over her foot. Alice loved to crochet, embroidery, quilt, sew and can anything. I'd like to thing that she taught her children and grandchildren something that is useful to them today.

More About MARY ALICE JOHNSON:

Burial: November 11, 1979, Seadrift Cemetary, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX

Children of HARVEY RABY and MARY JOHNSON are:

i. BABY RABY, b. March 19, 1925, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX; d. March 19, 1925, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX.

More About BABY RABY:

Cause of Death: Stillborn

Medical Information: Twin

ii. BABY RABY, b. March 19, 1925, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX; d. March 19, 1925, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX.

More About BABY RABY:

Cause of Death: Stillborn

Medical Information: Twin

iii. WILLIAM NEWTON RABY, b. February 25, 1926, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX; d. January 15, 1934, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX.

Notes for WILLIAM NEWTON RABY:

Died at the age of 10.

Burial: Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX beside his brother and sister (twins) on Buck Raby's old farmland

Cause of Death: Diptheria

iv. MILLIE LEONA RABY, b. February 05, 1928, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (1) KEITH FLANAGAN; m. (2) ODIS LEON MERRITT, June 24, 1944, George West, Live Oak Co., TX; b. February 29, 1924, George West, Live Oak Co., TX; d. September 12, 1966, Beeville, Bee Co., TX; m. (3) HENRY MUNSCH, June 06, 1949, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; b. August 08, 1917, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (4) LOUIS HERMAN SCHAAR, December 26, 1975, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX; b. September 09, 1932, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX; d. May 19, 1982, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX; m. (5) ELROY BROWN, January 13, 1995, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX.

More About KEITH FLANAGAN:

Burial: George West, Live Oak Co., TX

More About ODIS LEON MERRITT:

Burial: George West, Live Oak Co., TX

Cause of Death: Bleeding Ulcers

More About LOUIS HERMAN SCHAAR:

Burial: May 22, 1982, Colettoville Cemetary, Colettoville, TX

Cause of Death: Traffic Accident

v. CECILLE ELIZABETH RABY, b. November 27, 1929, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; d. August 12, 1986, Liverpool, Brazoria Co., TX; m. (1) CHARLES MERRITT; b. April 10, 1926, George West, Live Oak Co., TX; d. December 17, 1979, Odessa, TX; m. (2) KEITH HALL FLANAGAN, September 08, 1949, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX; b. July 31, 1928, Albany, Dougherty Co., GA.

More About CHARLES MERRITT:

Burial: Odessa, TX

Cause of Death: Cleo

vi. HARVEY ALLEN RABY, b. March 19, 1932, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; d. April 26, 1994, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (1) ERMA MINERVA CHANO, June 12, 1951; b. August 05, 1932, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (2) MARY LUNA, January 29, 1977, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; b. May 01, 1938, Bloomington, Victoria Co., TX.

vii. EDITH WIMA RABY, b. July 17, 1933, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; d. April 11, 1947, Abilene State Hospital, Abilene, TX.

Notes for EDITH WIMA RABY:

Edith is buried beside her Uncle Sherman and grandparents; William Lawson and Anice Padgett Raby.

Burial: Seadrift Cemetary, Seadrift, Calhoun Co., TX

Cause of Death: Influenza

viii. JAMES DAVID RABY, b. February 24, 1935, Simmons City, Live Oak Co., TX; m. (1) DOLLIE FAYE JEAN WEST, June 25, 1955, Port O'Connor, Calhoun Co., TX; b. November 19, 1939, Refugio, Refugio Co., TX; m. (2) EMMA FRANCES MORRIS WILLIAMS, June 27, 1974, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX; b. July 07, 1937, Thornton, Limston Co., TX; d. July 14, 1994, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX; m. (3) JAQUALINE JEANETTE WILLIAMSON, November 01, 1994, Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., TX; b. May 31, 1940, Walnut Hill, Florida.

More About EMMA FRANCES MORRIS WILLIAMS:

Burial: Calhoun Co., TX

ix. FLOYD CECIL RABY, b. October 02, 1944, Three Rivers, Live Oak Co., TX; m. JACQULINE JEANETTE WILLIAMSON, March 05, 1965, Brewton, Escambia Co., AL; b. May 31, 1940, Walnut Hill, Florida.

25. JOE BAILEY5 RABY (WILLIAM LAWSON4, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born March 01, 1910 in LaPorte, Harris Co., TX. He married ANTHONETTE PENDERGIST October 09, 1931 in Dumas, Desha Co., AR, daughter of MIKE PENDERGIST and INEZ EDMONDS. She was born January 22, 1915 in Gregory Pt., Woodruff Co., AR.

Notes for JOE BAILEY RABY:

Joe moved as a child with his family quite a bit along the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas bwtween the LA and Mexican borders. In their many moves he attended a few schools. he graduated from the Simmons High School in 1928. His mother, Anice, taught and encouraged him to get an education while his father thought that anyone who went above the fourth grade was over educated. Joe Baily was not born with the name Joe. he had his name legally changed from Bailey to Joe Bailey.

On 20 Nov 1928, he enlisted in the US Coast Guard in Galveston, TX and was sent to San Luis Station on the west end of Galveston Island for assignment to duty. From 1928 to 1941 he served at the Coast Guard units at Sabine Pass, Galveston, Houston, Velasco, Port Arkansa, San Luis Pass and Port Isabel in Texas. He also served at Norfolk, Virginia, New Orleans, Louisiana, Biloxi and Pensicola, Miss., and Mobile AL. From 1941-1950 he was stationed in Mobile, AL. When war was declared on Japan, he was promoted from enlisted status to Commissioned Officer and assigned to Sea Duty. He retired fromt he service Oct 1, 1957 as a Lieutenant Commander.

After retirement he went to work for American Bureau of Shipping. In October 1967 he started and operated a private personnel emplyment service in Nashville, TN where they have live for the past 35 years.

Notes from Norma Casey

Children of JOE RABY and ANTHONETTE PENDERGIST are:

i. BETTY JOANN RABY, b. August 29, 1932, Freeport, Brazoria Co., TX; d. October 15, 1984, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN; m. WILLIAM BURT THOMPSON, December 27, 1952, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL; b. January 14, 1924, Gallman, Coiah Co., MS; d. September 14, 1989, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.

More About BETTY JOANN RABY:

Burial: Woodland Cemetary, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

Cause of Death: Diabetes and other complications

More About WILLIAM BURT THOMPSON:

Burial: Woodland Cemetary, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

ii. EVELYN LOUISE RABY, b. July 20, 1934, Freeport, Brazoria Co., TX; m. (1) JAMES DAVID SENTER; b. January 29, 1934, Humboldt, Gibson Co., TN; m. (2) ROBERT C. GUILLOT, 1953, Franklin, KY.

26. MARY5 ISOM (RACHAEL JEANETTE4 RABY, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born August 25, 1896 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died October 1974 in Kelso, AR. She married (1) JESSIE DOUGLAS HERRING, son of JESSIE HERRING and FANNIE BRYANT. He was born November 15, 1894 in Winona, Montgomery Co., MS, and died April 27, 1971 in Kelso, AR. She married (2) WILLIAM STEPP.

More About MARY ISOM:

Medical Information: Twin of Martha

Residence: 1931, Watson, AR

Children of MARY ISOM and JESSIE HERRING are:

i. LOUISE HERRING, m. JC RICE.

ii. MARY HELEN HERRING, m. HUGHIE P. DUNNAHOE.

iii. DELORIS MARIE HERRING, m. EARL REEVES.

iv. HAZEL DESHA HERRING.

v. JESSE MARTIN HERRING, d. 1952; m. VERNA MAYES.

vi. NETTIE BERNICE HERRING, b. March 05, 1918, Lucky Landing, Desha Co., AR; m. ERNIE LEE INGRAM, November 30, 1935, Desha Co., AR; b. April 26, 1913, Warren, Bradley Co., AR; d. December 18, 1981, McGehee, Desha Co., AR.

vii. MAGGIE HAZEL HERRING, b. June 29, 1920; d. December 24, 1984; m. EDWARD CHAVIS.

viii. BURT LAWSON HERRING, b. March 16, 1924; d. March 1966, Pine Bluff, AR; m. (1) JOYCE JEAN BENNETTE; m. (2) RUTHIE HALL.

27. MARTHA5 ISOM (RACHAEL JEANETTE4 RABY, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born August 25, 1896 in Big Flat, Baxter Co., AR, and died 1976. She married (1) SAM SURRANT. She married (2) CLEVE DEES.

More About MARTHA ISOM:

Medical Information: Twin of Mary

Residence: 1931, Watson, AR

Child of MARTHA ISOM and SAM SURRANT is:

i. HERSHEL SURRANT, m. GERALDINE COOK.

Children of MARTHA ISOM and CLEVE DEES are:

ii. THELMA DEES, m. JC VERNON COTTON.

iii. ETHEL DEES, m. (1) UNKNOWN SIMMONS; m. (2) ARVIL SCHOATE.

iv. EARL LAWSON DEES, b. August 11, 1916; d. September 19, 1995, Kelso, AR.

v. LEONARD DEES, b. January 24, 1934; d. December 1986.

28. BENNY MARTIN5 ISOM (RACHAEL JEANETTE4 RABY, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born July 15, 1904 in Watson, Desha Co., AR, and died March 27, 1975 in Watson, Desha Co., AR. He married LEONA COOLEY 1928.

Children of BENNY ISOM and LEONA COOLEY are:

i. BENNIE ISOM, m. DAVID FORTENBERRY.

ii. FLOYD VIRGIL ISOM, b. December 30, 1930.

iii. FRANKIE MAE ISOM, b. May 15, 1932, Watson, AR; d. November 09, 1948, Watson, AR.

iv. SUSIE MAE ISOM, b. December 07, 1933, Watson, AR.

v. GEORGE MARTIN ISOM, b. April 22, 1935, Watson, AR; m. DELORES WILSON.

vi. BONNIE ANNETTE ISOM, b. January 29, 1937.

vii. IRMA LEE JANE ISOM, b. June 22, 1938, Watson, AR.

37. RAY THOMAS5 RABY (ALIC FRANKLIN4, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born September 14, 1914 in Conroy, AR, and died October 21, 1993 in Austin, TX. He married (1) BEVERLY UNKNOWN. He married (2) ERNESTINE LOIS COX April 17, 1937. She was born in Waco, TX, and died June 21, 1954 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.

Notes for RAY THOMAS RABY:

Ray Raby served in the Army before WWII. During thewar he repaired damaged warships in Port Stocton, CA. He was memeber of the Teamster's Union and was a truck driver for East Texas Motor Freight until he retired in 1974. There are many relatives in Petit Jean Mountain, AR, Ada Valley.

More About RAY THOMAS RABY:

Burial: October 23, 1993, Glendale Memorial Cemetary, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX

Children of RAY RABY and ERNESTINE COX are:

i. BARBARA ELLEN RABY.

ii. GEORGIA LEE RABY, m. UNKNOWN THOMPSON.

iii. DOLFALIENE RABY, m. UNKNOWN VONGANT.

iv. GERLIENE LOIS RABY, m. UNKNOWN DARNELL.

v. ETHEL RAY RABY, m. UNKNOWN FLANNARY.

vi. WILLIAM WALTER RABY.

vii. THOMA LOUIS RABY.

38. WILLIAM ALBERT5 KIRBY (MARY4 RABY, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born 1903 in Glendale, Trinity Co., TX, and died in Glendale, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX. He married LAURA MAE UNKNOWN.

More About WILLIAM ALBERT KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Memorial Cemetary, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX

Child of WILLIAM KIRBY and LAURA UNKNOWN is:

i. LESLIE ALBERT KIRBY, b. July 25, 1937.

39. LESLIE5 KIRBY (MARY4 RABY, JAMES DOLPHUS3, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born 1905, and died 1930 in Houston, Harris Co., TX. He married INA EVANS 1928 in TX.

More About LESLIE KIRBY:

Burial: Glendale Memorial Cemetary, Glendale, Trinity Co., TX

Cause of Death: Accute Appendicitis

Medical Information: Twin of Lester

Child of LESLIE KIRBY and INA EVANS is:

i. DOUGLAS KIRBY, b. February 23, 1928.

40. WALTER JUNLIN5 PETTY (WILLIAM JOSHUA4, MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born October 17, 1903. He married LETA IRENE COWEN 1924, daughter of AMOS COWEN and DAISY UNKNOWN. She was born May 30, 1908, and died August 09, 1944.

More About LETA IRENE COWEN:

Cause of Death: Epilepsy

Child of WALTER PETTY and LETA COWEN is:

i. MARY HELEN PETTY, b. December 15, 1924; m. MARION LEROY CUNNINGHAM, July 02, 1944.

41. NETTIE ELIZABETH5 PETTY (WILLIAM JOSHUA4, MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born June 02, 1916. She married ALBERT SHERMAN KELLUM March 16, 1933 in Flippin, Marion Co., AR. He was born March 14, 1909 in Shellrock, MO, and died June 16, 1976 in Salinas, CA.

Children of NETTIE PETTY and ALBERT KELLUM are:

i. MARVIN SHERMAN KELLUM, b. February 20, 1934, Flippin, Marion Co., AR; m. EVELYN LUCILLE CLARK, October 04, 1952, Watsonville, CA; b. November 19, 1936, Ilston, OK.

ii. JIMMY ALBERT KELLUM, b. January 25, 1936, Cotter Bluff, Marion Co., AR; m. (1) FLORA ELLEN COTTER, May 29, 1953; m. (2) DORIS JEAN HOPPER, June 29, 1985, Mantec, Turtle Beach, CA.

iii. CATHERINE LENORE KELLUM, b. December 21, 1938, Arkansas City, KS; d. December 21, 1938, Arkansas City, KS.

More About CATHERINE LENORE KELLUM:

Cause of Death: Stillborn

iv. DONNA MAE KELLUM, b. January 30, 1940, Arkansas City, KS; m. (1) CHARLES ELDON SMITH, Reno Nevada; m. (2) LLOYD MARTIN, Salinas, CA.

v. KATHLEEN SUE KELLUM, b. February 10, 1942, Arkansas City, KS; m. CHARLES ELDON KELLY, October 30, 1960, Watsonville, CA.

42. IRENE5 IVENS (JAMES ANDREW4, MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born 1916. She married BILL HOPPER 1935.

Children of IRENE IVENS and BILL HOPPER are:

i. HOPPER, b. 1941; d. January 06, 1995, Newton KS.

More About HOPPER:

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

ii. HOPPER, b. 1943; d. 1974.

43. HAROLD CLYDE5 IVENS (HENRY HOWARD4, MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born May 02, 1920 in Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR. He married AGNES REDITA HENSLEY, daughter of ERNEST HENSLEY and LETHA FOWLER. She was born November 05, 1923 in Mountain Home, Baxter Co., AR.

Children of HAROLD IVENS and AGNES HENSLEY are:

i. ERNEST DWAYNE HENRY IVENS, b. February 03, 1943; d. 1957.

Notes for ERNEST DWAYNE HENRY IVENS:

Killed at the age of 14, fell with a gun and accidently shot himself.

Cause of Death: Shotgun

ii. PATTY MARIE IVENS, b. January 16, 1944; m. (1) DONNIE BRITT; m. (2) GARY GUFMAN.

44. HARLIN DAVID5 IVENS (HENRY HOWARD4, MARTHA JANE3 RABY, LAWSON2, RABY1) was born July 25, 1924 in Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR, and died September 27, 1979 in Calico Rock, AR. He married (1) VIRGINIA CASTEEL. He married (2) EDNA DOUGLAS. She was born April 08, 1926 in North Fork, Baxter Co., AR.

Child of HARLIN IVENS and VIRGINIA CASTEEL is:

i. IVENS.

Children of HARLIN IVENS and EDNA DOUGLAS are:

ii. JERRY NEIL IVENS, b. October 26, 1949, Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR; d. April 15, 1995.

iii. MARJETTA ANN IVENS, b. September 03, 1951, Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR; m. WILLIAM LEROY WHITE, October 26, 1979, North Fork, Baxter Co., AR.

iv. EMMA JOANN IVENS, b. December 05, 1954, Mountain Home, Baxter Co., AR; m. ROGER DEAN MARLER, November 03, 1978, Gainsville, MO.

v. REX WILLIAM IVENS, b. April 23, 1958, Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR; m. MARSHA MARIE HOOD, June 16, 1978, Gainsville, MO.

vi. MICHELLE ETHEL IVENS, b. April 27, 1960, Calico Rock, AR; m. MICHAEL BRYAN HOOD, July 18, 1980, Mountain Home, Baxter Co., AR.