Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wordless Wednesday: Billy Ray SERATTE (1936-2005) and Geraldine HAYNES

I am posting family photographs from my collection for Wordless Wednesday. The photo below is of my Grand Father Billy Ray SERATTE and my Grand Mother Geraldine HAYNES.



Billy Ray SERATTE was born on 08 Aug 1936 in Oklahoma, USA as the second child of William Archie SERATTE Sr. and Myrtle Leona THOMAS. He had five siblings, namely: William Archie Jr., Linda Paulette, Leymon D., Richard Lee, and James Sr. He died on 27 Oct 2005 in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Geraldine HAYNES was born on [LIVING Private] as the second child of Archie Tom HAYNES and Florence Evelyn BELDEN. She had nine siblings, namely: Artis Thomas Wayne, Elsie, Evelyn Darlene, Ronnie Delbert, Donnie Thelmer, Bobby, Bonnie K., Betty, and James Walter Sr. She married Billy Ray SERATTE,son of William Archie SERATTE, Sr. and Myrtle Leona THOMAS. She married Eugene Fisher ROSS,son of George Houston ROSS and Annie Delesine RALSTON.

Geraldine HAYNES was also known as Geri.

Billy Ray SERATTE and Geraldine HAYNES had the following children:
  1. Shelia Anne SERATTE was born on [LIVING Private]. She married an Danny Ray RICHARD on [LIVING Private].
  2. Rhonda Renee SERATTE was born on [LIVING Private]. She married Terry Lynn FITZGERALD on [LIVING Private].

Eugene Fisher ROSS and Geraldine HAYNES had no children.


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wordless Wednesday: Ezra BELDEN (1829-1895)

I am posting family photographs from my collection for Wordless Wednesday. The photo below is of my 3red Great-Grand Father Ezra BELDEN IV.


Ezra BELDEN IV was born about 1829 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA as the third child of Jonathon BELDEN and Lucretia HUNGERFORD. He had eight siblings, namely: Esther, Tertius Hungerford, Henry Edgar, Andrew, Mary Lucretia, James, Herman Hungerford, and James. He died on 16 Nov 1895.

Ezra BELDEN IV and Harriet AMESBURY had the following children:
  1. William BELDEN was born on 10 Oct 1862 in Connecticut, USA.
  2. Julia BELDEN was born on 10 Nov 1863.
  3. James Edward BELDEN was born on 15 Aug 1865 in Connecticut, USA. He died on 14 Apr 1935 in Oolagah, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA.
  4. Ephraim BELDEN was born on 18 Feb 1867.
  5. Mary BELDEN was born on 09 Sep 1868.
  6. Eugene BELDEN was born on 25 Apr 1870.
  7. Daisy Ruth BELDEN was born on 01 Jan 1874 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  8. Martin Luther BELDEN was born on 12 Jul 1875. He died on 07 Aug 1927.



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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Wordless Wednesday: Rose CLINTON (1885-1957), William Walter HAYNES (1885-1943) and Faye

I am posting family photographs from my collection for Wordless Wednesday. The photo below is of my 2nd Great-Grand Mother Rose CLINTON, my 2nd Great-Grand Father William Walter HAYNES and my 1st Cousin 2x removed Faye.


William Walter HAYNES was born on 20 Jul 1885 in Douglas, Missouri, USA as the sixth child of Ephraim HAYNES Jr. and Luthursa NANCE. He had seven siblings, namely: Lavitha, Mary Alice, Celia Rosetta, John J., America P., Nancy, and Thomas J. When he was 19, He married Rose CLINTON,daughter of William A. CLINTON and Mary Ann ADAMS, on 20 Nov 1904 in Douglas, Missouri, USA. He died on 18 Jun 1943 in Oolagah, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Talala, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA.

Rose CLINTON was born on 09 Jul 1885 in Missouri, USA as the first child of William A. CLINTON and Mary Ann ADAMS. When she was 19, She married William Walter HAYNES,son of Ephraim HAYNES Jr. and Luthursa NANCE, on 20 Nov 1904 in Douglas, Missouri, USA. She died on 30 May 1957 in Oolagah, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA. She was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Talala, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA.

William Walter HAYNES and Rose CLINTON had the following children:
  1. Dollie HAYNES was born on 10 Feb 1906.
  2. Nellie Alice HAYNES was born on 11 Aug 1907 in Missouri, USA. She died on 25 Jan 1994 in Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma, USA.
  3. Mabel HAYNES was born in Dec 1908.
  4. Opal Rosetta HAYNES was born on 19 Dec 1910 in Missouri, USA.
  5. Archie Tom HAYNES was born on 11 May 1913 in Douglas, Missouri, USA. He died on 23 Sep 1979 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA. He married Florence Evelyn BELDEN on 17 Sep 1933 in Talala, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA.

At this point in my research I do not know anything about my 1st Cousin 2x removed Faye.



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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: James Columbus "Lum" SERATTE (1881-1965)


Today's tombstone is that of my 2nd Great-Grand Father James Columbus "Lum" SERATTE. He is buried in Osage Gardens Cemetery in Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, USA.


James Columbus SERATTE was born on 05 Feb 1881 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA as the fourth child of John J. SERATTE and Susan CRAVENS. He had eight siblings, namely: Robert, Nora, William, Melissa, Lydia, Victoria, John and Leonard. James Columbus SERATTE was also known as Lum.When he was 24, He married Leona Faye RICHARDSON about 1906. He died on 23 Apr 1965 in Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, USA. He was buried in Osage Gardens Cemetery in Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, USA.

James Columbus SERATTE and Leona Faye RICHARDSON had the following children:
  1. William Archie SERATTE Sr. was born on 11 Apr 1907 in Whitebead, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 18 Jun 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
  2. Dona SERATTE was born about 1909 in Oklahoma, USA.
  3. Nora SERATTE was born about 1911 in Oklahoma, USA.
  4. Frank SERATTE was born about 1913 in Oklahoma, USA.
  5. Arthur SERATTE was born about 1915 in Oklahoma, USA.
  6. James Isum SERATTE was born on November 19, 1917 in Oklahoma, USA. He died on January 18, 1961 in Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, USA.
  7. Roy SERATTE was born about 1919 in Oklahoma, USA.
  8. Floyd Grant SERATTE was born on August 19, 1921 in Oklahoma, USA. He died on June 13, 1971 in Skiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, USA. 
  9. Opal D. SERATTE was born about 1924 in Oklahoma, USA.



If you descend from anyone listed above or can add or correct any information listed above, please contact me! I am just starting my genealogical research!



Shannon Richard-Crews © 2013 The Enrichment Tree

Monday, January 28, 2013

Military Monday: George SERATT



George SERATT was born about 1829 in Tennessee, USA as the first child of William SERATT. George SERATT and Arabella NORDIN were married about 1849. He died before 06 Feb 1884 in Arkansas, USA.

George SERATT and Arabella NORDIN had the following children:

  1. John J. SERATTE was born about 1853 in Arkansas, USA. He died between 1898–1900 in Arkansas, USA.
He enlisted into the Union Army on 30 Dec 1862 in Fayetteville, Arkansas with the rank of Private into Company A, Arkansas 1st Cavalry Regiment. 

George SERATT's date of death and his burial location are unknown to me at this time.





Saturday, January 26, 2013

Surname Saturday: CUPIT



This is my third entry in this weekly series highlighting each surname in my ancestral line. I am up to # 5 on my Ahnentafel Report at my Grandmother's surname of CUPIT.

1) Shannon Larissa RICHARD
  • [Living Private]
2) Danny Ray RICHARD
  • [Living Private]
5) Johnie Gertrude CUPIT
  • Johnie Gertrude CUPIT was born on 02 Mar 1933 in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA as the second child of John Jefferson CUPIT and Beulah Gertrude WALTON. She had three siblings, namely: Buelah Maxine, Marguerite Lavon, and David Converse. She married J L RICHARD. She died on 26 Mar 2003 in Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA. She was buried in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
10) John Jefferson CUPIT
  • John Jefferson CUPIT was born on 05 Sep 1905 in Antoine, Pike, Arkansas, USA as the seventh child of Isaac David CUPIT and Rosetta M. RILEY. He had eight siblings, namely: Zilibe E, Zelila E, Albert, Stella Mae, Madge Alden, Daisy Ernie, Josephine Alice, and Otist Odom. When he was 22, He married Beulah Gertrude WALTON,daughter of John H. WALTON and Gertrude VICKERS, on 16 Nov 1927 in Clark, Arkansas, USA. He died on 01 Mar 1977 in Friendship, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA. He was buried in Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Host Spring, Arkansas, USA.
20) Isaac David CUPIT
  • Isaac David CUPIT was born on 12 Feb 1857 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA as the fourth child of John CUPIT and Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL. He had six siblings, namely: John Roseborough, Mary, William Lee, James D., Jannetta, and Eliza A. When he was 36, He married Rosetta M. RILEY,daughter of Albert J. RILEY and Sarah A. UNKNOWN, on 10 Sep 1893 in Nevada, Arkansas, USA. He died on 04 Aug 1938 in Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA. He was buried in Gilchrist Cemetery in Friendship, Host Spring, Arkansas, USA. 
40) John CUPIT
  • John CUPIT was born on 22 Jul 1818 in Chester, South Carolina, USA as the sixth child of Daniel CUPIT and Janet ROSEBOROUGH. He had five siblings, namely: Mary Jane, Daniel or Samuel, James R., Alexander, and Janet. When he was 30, He married Mary Elizabeth MITCHELL on 27 Feb 1849 in Mississippi, USA.
80) Daniel CUPIT
  • Daniel CUPIT was born between 1775–1780 in Ireland as the first child of John Robert CUPIT and Janet LNU. He died about 1825 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
160) John Robert CUPIT
  • John Robert CUPIT was born about 1737 in Ireland. He served in the American Revolution. He died on 02 Feb 1802 in Chester, South Carolina, USA. He was buried in Irish Cemetery in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

If you descend from anyone listed above or can add or correct any information listed above, please contact me! I am just starting my genealogical research!  






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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Thursday Thriller: Bonnie Elizabeth PARKER (1910-1934) Post #2

This is my second entry in this weekly series highlighting the 22 month crime spree of Bonnie PARKER.


Bonnie Elizabeth PARKER was born on 01 Oct 1910 in Rowena, Texas, USA. as the second child of Charles PARKER and Emma KRAUSE. She had three siblings, namely: Hubert Nicholas and Billie Jean. When she was 15, She married Roy Glenn THORNTON, son of Wilmer Harrison THORNTON and Florence May MARCY, on 25 Sep 1926. She died on 23 May 1934 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Bonnie PARKER'S second brush with the law occurred the evening of August 5, 1932 while attending an outdoor dance jamboree in Stringtown, Oklahoma. Clyde BARROW and Raymond HAMILTON were sitting in a vehicle drinking whiskey while other members of the Barrow Gang danced outside. Atoka County Sheriff C.G. Maxwell and Deputy Sheriff Eugene Clyde Moore noticed the misfits, while approaching the vehicle they noticed an open container of whiskey. Not knowing members of the gang were wanted for murder, Sheriff C.G. Maxwell announced them under arrest. At this point the gang opened fire wounding Sheriff C.G. Maxwell and killing Deputy Sheriff Eugene Clyde Moore, before he even had a chance to draw his weapon. Deputy Sheriff Eugene Clyde Moore was the first of ten law enforcement officers killed by the gang.

Atoka County Deputy Sheriff Eugene Clyde Moore




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