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William Riley Massengale
1. William Riley Massengale was born on 4 Jan 1845 in Scott, Mississippi; died on 22 Jan 1926 in Runge, Karnes, Texas; was buried in 1926 in Runge, Karnes, Texas. William married Mary Jane Ricks on 25 Aug 1869 in Helena, Karnes, Texas. Mary (daughter of Robert Eldridge Ricks and Martha Margaret Smith) was born on 1 Oct 1842 in Scott, Mississippi; died on 26 Dec 1912 in Frio, Texas; was buried in 1912 in Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Henrietta M. Massengale
was born on 24 Jul 1870 in Karnes, Texas; died on 26 Dec 1960 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1960 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. - 3. Odale Alfred Jefferson Massengale
was born on 16 May 1873 in Karnes, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1945 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; was buried in 1945. - 4. Sarah Massengale
was born on 24 Feb 1875 in Karnes, Texas; died on 29 Jul 1949 in Val Verde, Texas; was buried on 30 Jul 1949 in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States. - 5. Mattie Massengale
was born in Feb 1877 in Karnes, Texas; died in 1903 in Bee, Texas; was buried in 1903 in Beeville Memorial Park, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. - 6. Alletha Massengale
was born in 1880 in Bee, Texas; died in 1901. - 7. John Calvin Massengale
was born on 13 Mar 1883 in Bee, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1942 in Karnes, Texas; was buried in 1942 in Runge, Karnes, Texas.
- 2. Henrietta M. Massengale
Generation: 2
2. Henrietta M. Massengale
(1.William1) was born on 24 Jul 1870 in Karnes, Texas; died on 26 Dec 1960 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1960 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. Henrietta married Leander Milton Truitt on 15 Sep 1890 in Bee, Texas. Leander (son of Perminter Morgan Truitt and Ellen Smith) was born on 20 Jan 1867 in Texas; died on 23 Dec 1920 in Real, Texas, United States; was buried in 1920 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. James William Truitt
was born on 20 Apr 1895 in Bee, Texas; died on 3 Apr 1953 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1953 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. - 9. Josephine Truitt
was born on 25 Apr 1897 in Bee, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1977 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1977 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. - 10. Ula Lee Truitt
was born on 18 Jul 1891 in Bee, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1891 in Bee, Texas; was buried in Jul 1891 in Wright Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. - 11. Alfred Morgan Truitt
was born on 8 Jul 1893 in Bee, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1894 in Bee, Texas; was buried in Mar 1894 in Wright Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas.
- 8. James William Truitt
3. Odale Alfred Jefferson Massengale
(1.William1) was born on 16 May 1873 in Karnes, Texas; died on 14 Jun 1945 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; was buried in 1945. Odale married Della Newberry on 4 Jul 1893 in Bee, Texas. Della was born on 4 Apr 1875 in Blanconia, Bee, Texas, United States; died in 1904 in Salt Creek, Bee, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Fannie L. Massengale
was born in Mar 1900 in Texas; and died. - 13. Eugene Massengale
was born on 28 Feb 1898 in Of, , Bee, Texas; died on 14 Jul 1922. - 14. William Dee Massengale
was born on 14 Jan 1902 in Of, , Bee, Texas; died on 9 Oct 1978 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona. - 15. Cyrus Massengale
was born in Jul 1894 in Of, , Bee, Texas; and died. - 16. Eunice Massengale
was born on 1 Mar 1896 in Of, , Bee, Texas; and died.
- 12. Fannie L. Massengale
4. Sarah Massengale
(1.William1) was born on 24 Feb 1875 in Karnes, Texas; died on 29 Jul 1949 in Val Verde, Texas; was buried on 30 Jul 1949 in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States. Sarah married Jesse Borroum Malone on 27 Dec 1893 in Bee, Texas. Jesse was born on 4 Jun 1874 in Rockport, Aransas, Texas, United States; died on 5 Jun 1957 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas; was buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Benjamin Earl Malone
was born on 6 Mar 1895 in Bee, Texas; died on 15 Sep 1976 in Val Verde, Texas; was buried on 17 Sep 1976 in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States. - 18. Jesse Carl Malone, Sr.
was born on 25 Sep 1904 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; died on 15 Nov 1997 in Crockett, Texas, United States; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States. - 19. Mary Lois Malone
was born on 27 Aug 1907 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; died on 2 Feb 1993 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; was buried on 4 Feb 1993 in Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Val Verde, Texas, United States.
- 17. Benjamin Earl Malone
5. Mattie Massengale
(1.William1) was born in Feb 1877 in Karnes, Texas; died in 1903 in Bee, Texas; was buried in 1903 in Beeville Memorial Park, Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States. Mattie married Stephen Best Looney on 16 May 1894 in Bee, Texas. Stephen was born on 28 Jul 1872 in Karnes, Texas; died on 6 Aug 1928 in Bee, Texas; was buried after 6 Aug 1928 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Mae Looney
was born on 13 Mar 1895 in Karnes, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1957; was buried in Mineral Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. - 21. Ernest Looney
was born in Dec 1895 in Karnes, Texas; died in Sep 1971. - 22. Nora Bell Looney
was born on 19 Oct 1899 in Texas; died on 14 May 1928 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas; was buried in 1928 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California, United States. - 23. Leon Looney
was born on 19 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 1 Apr 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
- 20. Mae Looney
6. Alletha Massengale
(1.William1) was born in 1880 in Bee, Texas; died in 1901. 7. John Calvin Massengale
(1.William1) was born on 13 Mar 1883 in Bee, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1942 in Karnes, Texas; was buried in 1942 in Runge, Karnes, Texas.
Generation: 3
8. James William Truitt
(2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Apr 1895 in Bee, Texas; died on 3 Apr 1953 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1953 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. 9. Josephine Truitt
(2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Apr 1897 in Bee, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1977 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1977 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. Josephine married John Henry Burns on 11 Apr 1915 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas. John (son of Henry Luther Burns and Gillie Deborah Taylor) was born on 29 Jul 1892 in Texas; died on 10 Aug 1977 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1977 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Etta Louise Burns
was born on 7 Jan 1916 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas; died on 18 Apr 1989 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1989 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 25. Josephine Johnnie Burns
was born on 10 Dec 1917 in Tarpley, Bandera, Texas; died on 25 Mar 1995 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried on 27 Mar 1995 in Rio Frio Cemetery, Rio Frio, Real, Texas, United States. - 26. Mary Jewel Evans
was born on 24 Oct 1919 in Uvalde Estates, Uvalde, Texas, United States; died on 19 Sep 2005.
- 24. Etta Louise Burns
10. Ula Lee Truitt
(2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Jul 1891 in Bee, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1891 in Bee, Texas; was buried in Jul 1891 in Wright Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. 11. Alfred Morgan Truitt
(2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Jul 1893 in Bee, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1894 in Bee, Texas; was buried in Mar 1894 in Wright Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. 12. Fannie L. Massengale
(3.Odale2, 1.William1) was born in Mar 1900 in Texas; and died. 13. Eugene Massengale
(3.Odale2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Feb 1898 in Of, , Bee, Texas; died on 14 Jul 1922. 14. William Dee Massengale
(3.Odale2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Jan 1902 in Of, , Bee, Texas; died on 9 Oct 1978 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona. 15. Cyrus Massengale
(3.Odale2, 1.William1) was born in Jul 1894 in Of, , Bee, Texas; and died. 16. Eunice Massengale
(3.Odale2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Mar 1896 in Of, , Bee, Texas; and died. 17. Benjamin Earl Malone
(4.Sarah2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Mar 1895 in Bee, Texas; died on 15 Sep 1976 in Val Verde, Texas; was buried on 17 Sep 1976 in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States. 18. Jesse Carl Malone, Sr.
(4.Sarah2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Sep 1904 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; died on 15 Nov 1997 in Crockett, Texas, United States; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States. 19. Mary Lois Malone
(4.Sarah2, 1.William1) was born on 27 Aug 1907 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; died on 2 Feb 1993 in Ozona, Crockett, Texas, United States; was buried on 4 Feb 1993 in Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Val Verde, Texas, United States. 20. Mae Looney
(5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Mar 1895 in Karnes, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1957; was buried in Mineral Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. Mae married Joseph Alexander Talley about 1916 in Texas. Joseph (son of James Dudley Talley and Susan L. Manson) was born on 17 Feb 1892 in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States; died on 13 Sep 1961 in Jewett, Leon, Texas, United States; was buried in Centerville, Leon, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Claude Ellwood Talley
was born on 25 Jul 1917 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; died on 1 Dec 1942 in Bee, Texas; was buried in 1942 in Mineral Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. - 28. JB Talley
was born on 26 Jul 1920 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died in Yoakum, Texas.
- 27. Claude Ellwood Talley
21. Ernest Looney
(5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born in Dec 1895 in Karnes, Texas; died in Sep 1971. Ernest married Henrietta Sperling on 19 Feb 1921 in Holtville, California. Henrietta was born in 1903; died on 29 Jun 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. Nora Bell Looney
(5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Oct 1899 in Texas; died on 14 May 1928 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas; was buried in 1928 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California, United States. Nora married Horace Monroe Atkins on 27 Sep 1916 in Imperial, California. Horace (son of James Garrett Atkins and Pearl Akers) was born on 5 Aug 1896 in Eliasville, Young, Texas, United States; died on 8 Dec 1943 in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States; was buried in Dec 1943 in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. James Lawton Atkins
was born on 12 Oct 1919 in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States; died on 10 Mar 1922.
- 29. James Lawton Atkins
23. Leon Looney
(5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 1 Apr 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. Family/Spouse: Grace Mae Talley. Grace was born on 23 Jan 1900 in Tennessee; died on 28 Feb 1965 in Texas; was buried in 1965 in Oakville Cemetery, Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Thelma Fay Looney
was born on 7 Oct 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died on 18 Mar 1976 in Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in 1976 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. - 31. Elmer Ray Looney
was born on 17 Oct 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died on 1 Jun 1983 in Victoria, Victoria, Texas; was buried in 1983 in Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, United States. - 32. Bobbie Jean Looney
was born on 26 Aug 1934 in Texas; and died; was buried in Kenedy, Karnes, Texas.
- 30. Thelma Fay Looney
Generation: 4
24. Etta Louise Burns
(9.Josephine3, 2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Jan 1916 in Rio Frio, Real, Texas; died on 18 Apr 1989 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1989 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. Family/Spouse: George Adelbert Moore. George (son of George Raymond Moore and Lydia Kuhns) was born on 23 Jun 1912 in Quakake, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 8 Feb 1992 in Austin, Travis, Texas; was buried in 1992 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. George Henry Moore
was born on 16 Jun 1937 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; died on 3 Nov 2001 in Kerr, Texas; was buried in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 34. David Lee Moore
was born on 31 Dec 1938 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; died on 16 Sep 1978 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1978 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 35. Mary Jo Moore
was born on 3 Nov 1941 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; died on 19 Jan 2022 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. - 36. Ray Burns Moore
was born on 19 Nov 1943 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; died on 6 Sep 2016 in Columbus, Colorado, Texas; was buried in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 37. James Edgar Moore
was born on 18 Dec 1945 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; died on 1 Nov 1970 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1970 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 38. Terry Brooks Moore
was born on 8 Aug 1947 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; died on 14 Mar 2005 in Austin, Travis, Texas; was buried in 2005 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas. - 39. Bob Adelbert Moore
was born on 24 Sep 1959 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; died on 19 Jan 1989 in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; was buried in 1989 in Utopia, Uvalde, Texas.
- 33. George Henry Moore
25. Josephine Johnnie Burns
(9.Josephine3, 2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Dec 1917 in Tarpley, Bandera, Texas; died on 25 Mar 1995 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried on 27 Mar 1995 in Rio Frio Cemetery, Rio Frio, Real, Texas, United States. Josephine married Jerry William Terrell on 21 Jan 1955 in Texas. Jerry was born on 14 Sep 1913 in Missouri; died on 30 Apr 1987 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried in Rio Frio Cemetery, Rio Frio, Real, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: James Edward Mayer. James was born on 24 Sep 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1992 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
26. Mary Jewel Evans
(9.Josephine3, 2.Henrietta2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Oct 1919 in Uvalde Estates, Uvalde, Texas, United States; died on 19 Sep 2005. 27. Claude Ellwood Talley
(20.Mae3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Jul 1917 in Mineral, Bee, Texas; died on 1 Dec 1942 in Bee, Texas; was buried in 1942 in Mineral Cemetery, Mineral, Bee, Texas. Family/Spouse: Wanda Mae Cox. Wanda (daughter of Felix Dallas Cox and Ora Fannie Elder) was born on 6 Jan 1920 in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States; died on 3 Feb 1990 in Bee, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Dallas Delbert Talley
was born on 24 Aug 1936 in Tulsita, Bee, Texas, United States; died on 22 Jan 2005; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Johnson, Texas, United States. - 41. Billie Claude Talley
was born on 12 Sep 1937 in Bee, Texas; died on 3 Jul 1992 in Friendswood, Galveston, Texas, United States; was buried in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Dickinson, Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
- 40. Dallas Delbert Talley
28. JB Talley
(20.Mae3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 26 Jul 1920 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died in Yoakum, Texas. Family/Spouse: Margaret Madelaine McMasters. Margaret (daughter of Charles Murray McMasters and Nannie Prudence Hoskins) was born on 6 Jul 1923 in Eldorado, Arkansas, United States; died on 9 May 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. JB Talley
was born on 23 Jul 1943 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 31 Mar 2020 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas.
- 42. JB Talley
29. James Lawton Atkins
(22.Nora3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Oct 1919 in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States; died on 10 Mar 1922. 30. Thelma Fay Looney
(23.Leon3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Oct 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died on 18 Mar 1976 in Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in 1976 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Family/Spouse: Roger Munsterman. Roger (son of Alvin Dietrich Munsterman and Edna Landmeier) was born on 4 Jan 1921 in Leyden Township, Cook, Illinois; died on 10 Nov 2009 in Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona; was buried in 2009 in Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Elmer Ray Looney
(23.Leon3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Oct 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died on 1 Jun 1983 in Victoria, Victoria, Texas; was buried in 1983 in Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, United States. Family/Spouse: Mabel Marie Redding. Mabel (daughter of Leonard Ford Redding, daughter of Dullcenia C. Thompson) was born on 28 Aug 1929 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas; died on 17 Nov 2009 in Port O'Connor, Calhoun, Texas, United States; was buried in 2009 in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 43. Leonard Ray Looney
was born on 28 Feb 1947 in Bexar, Texas; died on 27 Dec 1999 in Calhoun, Texas, United States; was buried in 1999 in Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, United States. - 44. Marvin Leon Looney
was born on 3 Oct 1948 in Bexar, Texas; died on 3 Oct 1948 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
- 43. Leonard Ray Looney
32. Bobbie Jean Looney
(23.Leon3, 5.Mattie2, 1.William1) was born on 26 Aug 1934 in Texas; and died; was buried in Kenedy, Karnes, Texas. Family/Spouse: Robert Allen Nusom. Robert (son of Joe Carson Nusom and Mabel Burns) was born on 24 Sep 1930 in Kenedy, Texas, United States; died on 15 Oct 1997 in Odem, San Patricio, Texas, United States; was buried in 1997 in Kenedy, Karnes, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
