Little Owens Family Tree Blog

July 22, 2022 Today John's maternal great-grandfather, William Edgar Hicks , would have been 147. Before I share about William Edgar Hicks I have an interesting story to tell.  A few weeks ago when I was working on the blog I said out loud to John that I wished we knew relatives from the Hicks side of the family. All his immediate family has passed away and we really don’t have any photos from this side of the family. I kid you not, about an hour later, a page that I follow on Facebook, East Texas History, had this post: The location, Town Bluff, caught my eye as this is where William Edger Hicks was born and I know that several others were from there. I commented on this post and told Janis I think that her and John might be related. Come to find out she is his 3rd cousin 1x removed!!! She told me that a man named Dr. Peter Bundgard from MS has done extensive genealogy for William Jackson Hicks and Sarah Rivers Hicks . She has given me his information to contact him because th...

July 20, 2022 Today my paternal great-grandmother, Margaret Lorene Windell Smith , would have been 130. 20 JUL 1892 - Born in Crossland, Texas to William Hess Windell who was 27 and Samantha Reese Windell who was 25. She was the second of seven children. Her older sister was Mary Minerva . 5 JUL 1895 - Birth of brother, William Hubert “Bill” [TX]. 11 NOV 1897 - Birth of sister, Edith [Deport, Lamar, TX]. 1900 - Residence - Justice Precinct 7, Lamar, TX. Abt 1901 - Birth of sister, Grace May “Linnie” [Red River Co., TX]. 11 JAN 1903 - Birth of brother, John Samuel [Deport, Lamar, TX]. 10 JAN 1905 - Birth of brother, Charles Hess [Deport, Lamar, TX]. 1910 - Residence - Justice Precinct 3, Red River, TX. 20 AUG 1910 - Her mother, Mary Samantha Reese Windell, passed away at the age of 43.  5 OCT 1912 - Her father, William Hess Windell , passed away in Deport, Lamar, TX at the age of 47. 24 NOV 1912 - Married Randolph Dee Smith , in Red River, TX when they were both ...

July 20, 2022 Today my maternal great-grandfather, John Chester Kinser , would have celebrated his 131st birthday.   Jobs: Carpenter 20 JUL 1891 - Born in Gate City, VA to John Levi Kinser , age 44 and Ora Emma Quillin , who was 36. He was the fourth of five children. Mary Lucy, Charles , Myrtle were born before him. 12 OCT 1895 - Birth of brother, Elgin Hunter , [Bristol, Bristol City, VA]. 1900 - Residence - Bristol Ward 1, Bristol City, VA. 1910 - Residence - Justice Precinct 1, Harris, TX. 7 MAY 1914 - Married Anna Rose Meineke . in Harris, TX when he was 22 and she was 20. 2 AUG 1915 - Birth of daughter, Myrtle Lucile , [Houston, Harris, TX]. 20 MAR 1917 - Birth of daughter, Ruth Evelyn , [Houston, Harris, TX]. 15 DEC 1919 - Birth of twin sons - John Chester Jr. and Gordon Wayne , [Houston, Harris, TX]. 1920 - Residence - Houston Ward 4, Harris, TX. It says he is married but Anna and the kids are not listed. 21 MAY 1922 - Birth of daughter, Mary Emma , [Ho...