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Orlena Melinda Luster

• Marriage*: Orlena Melinda Luster married Charles William Thomas, son of Ellis Charles Thomas and Julia Ann Moon, on 26 November 1876 at Dallas County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.
• Married Name: As of 26 November 1876,her married name was Thomas.

Mattie Della Gill

• Marriage*: Mattie Della Gill married Adelbert Cauley Thomas, son of Ellis Charles Thomas and Julia Ann Moon, on 25 November 1877 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.
• Married Name: As of 25 November 1877,her married name was Thomas.

Charles M. Howell

• Marriage*: Charles M. Howell married Martha Jane "Mattie" Thomas, daughter of Ellis Charles Thomas and Julia Ann Moon, on 23 January 1876 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

William Presley Burney

• Birth*: William Presley Burney was born on 2 September 1846 at Georgia.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Price "Mollie" Thomas, daughter of Ellis Charles Thomas and Julia Ann Moon, on 28 November 1880 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Death*: William Presley Burney died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, on 16 January 1935, at the age of 88.
• Burial*: He was buried on 17 January 1935 in Greenwood Cemetery at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

Lila Burney

• Birth*: Lila Burney was born on 1 December 1884 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Death*: She died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, on 8 October 1885.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

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Mary Leonidus "Lonnie" Burney

• Birth*: Mary Leonidus "Lonnie" Burney was born on 20 November 1886 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Death*: She died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, on 10 March 1979, at the age of 92.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.
• (Witness) Obituary: She witnessed the of Charles Daniel Burney on Sunday, 30 April 1961 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

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Charles Daniel Burney

• Birth*: Charles Daniel Burney was born on 2 March 1889 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Death*: He died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, in April 1961, at the age of 72.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, 30 April 1961 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

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Sanford Berry Burney

• Birth*: Sanford Berry Burney was born on 1 November 1891 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Marriage*: He married Nina Belle Kohler on 2 March 1922 at St. Stephen's, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
• Death*: Sanford Berry Burney died in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, on 1 December 1975, at the age of 84.
• Burial*: He was buried on 4 December 1975 in Palm Memorial Park at Henderson, Clark County, Nevada.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.
• (Witness) Obituary: He witnessed the of Charles Daniel Burney on Sunday, 30 April 1961 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

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Nina Belle Kohler

• Burial*: Nina Belle Kohler was buried in Palm Memorial Park at Henderson, Clark County, Nevada.
• Birth*: She was born on 11 November 1893 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Christening: She was christened on 23 February 1918 at St. Stephen's, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
• Marriage*: She married Sanford Berry Burney, son of William Presley Burney and Mary Price "Mollie" Thomas, on 2 March 1922 at St. Stephen's, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
• Death*: Nina Belle Kohler died in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, on 26 October 1984, at the age of 90.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

Natalie Wilma Burney

• Death*: Natalie Wilma Burney died.
• Birth*: She was born on 27 November 1923 at Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

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Matt J. Moore

• Marriage*: Matt J. Moore married Mary Martha "Martha" Moon, daughter of Jesse Moon and Mary J. "Polly" Gilliam, on 12 February 1861 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

• SOURCE*: Diane E. Greene, 627 Ave. B, Boulder City, NV 89005-2733 family sheet
  with letter dated 21 Nov 1992.

Joseph C. McConnell

• Birth*: Joseph C. McConnell was born in 1837 at Missouri.
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Ellen Moon, daughter of Jesse Moon and Mary J. "Polly" Gilliam, on 12 February 1860 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• Death*: Joseph C. McConnell died in Texas before 1880.

• Census*: He appeared on the census of 1860 at Dallas County, Texas.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1870 at Dallas County, Texas.

Nancy Jane Armstrong

• Birth*: Nancy Jane Armstrong was born in 1814 at Tennessee.
• Marriage*: She married William Marion Moon, son of Jesse Moon and Mary J. "Polly" Gilliam, on 12 December 1865 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

• CHILDREN*: Nancy Jane Armstrong From first marriage she had two sons: James W. Knight (b. 1861 TX)
  and John A. Knight (b. 1863 TX). (See 1870 & 1880 census.)
• PARENTS*: She was the child of James ARMSTRONG (per Laurie Nelson.)
• Married Name: As of 12 December 1865,her married name was Moon.
• (Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of William Marion Moon at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
• (Witness) Census: Nancy Jane Armstrong appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of William Marion Moon at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Henry Richard Jenkins

• Birth*: Henry Richard Jenkins was born on 6 May 1860 at Douglas County, Oregon.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Melcina "Millie" Tomlinson on 19 February 1884.
• Death*: Henry Richard Jenkins died in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, on 22 June 1941, at the age of 81.
• Burial*: He was buried on 24 June 1941 in Tahoma Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 83096411
  
  cemetery card at YVGS) at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

• Note*: He organized the Lower Naches Grange. A member for 52 years; History of Yakima Valley p 766.
• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of William Jenkins at Looking Glass, Douglas County, Oregon.
• (Witness) Census: Henry Richard Jenkins appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of William Jenkins at Polk County, Oregon.
• Census*: Henry Richard Jenkins appeared on the census of 1910 at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.
• (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 10 April 1940 in the household of Eldon Thomas Barnet at Eschbach, Yakima County, Washington.

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Mary Melcina "Millie" Tomlinson

• Birth*: Mary Melcina "Millie" Tomlinson was born in 1861 at Marion County, Oregon.
• Marriage*: She married Henry Richard Jenkins, son of William Jenkins and Emaline Belieu, on 19 February 1884.
• Death*: Mary Melcina "Millie" Tomlinson died in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, on 15 April 1924.
• Burial*: She was buried in April 1924 in Tahoma Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 83096345
  
  Cemetery Card at YVGS) at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

• PARENTS*: She was the child of Elizabeth White & Samuel C. Tomlinson; Grandfather-James White.
• Census*: She appeared on the census of 1910 at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington.

Wesley Franklin Smith

• Birth*: Wesley Franklin Smith was born on 5 November 1930 at Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon.
• Death*: He died in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, on 21 June 2001, at the age of 70.

• PARENTS*: He was the child of Chester Arthur Smith & Viola Mae Newby.

Jane Cox

• Birth*: Jane Cox was born on 28 July 1833 at Fountain County, Indiana.
• Marriage*: She married George Washington "Washington" Shaw, son of William Shaw and Sarah "Sallie" Gilliam, on 12 February 1851 at Marion County, Oregon.
• Marriage*: Jane Cox married Samuel Penter on 25 June 1897 at Marion County, Oregon.
• Death*: Jane Cox died in Marion County, Oregon, on 5 November 1913, at the age of 80.
• Burial*: She was buried after 5 November 1913 in Bethany Pioneer Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 6332497) at Bethany, Marion County, Oregon.

• PARENTS*: She was the child of Susan (Susannah) Coffenberry (b. 1806 OH d. 1869 Marion Co. OR.)
• Emigration*: She emigrated in 1846.
• (Witness) LAND: She witnessed the of George Washington "Washington" Shaw on 10 March 1851 Marion County, Oregon.
• (Witness) Census: Jane Cox appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 in the household of George Washington "Washington" Shaw at Silverton, Marion County, Oregon.
• (Witness) Census: Jane Cox appeared on the census of 30 July 1870 in the household of George Washington "Washington" Shaw at Howell Prairie, Marion County, Oregon.
• (Witness) Census: Jane Cox appeared on the census of 8 June 1880 in the household of George Washington "Washington" Shaw at Howell Prairie, Marion County, Oregon.
• (ofSp) Death: On 9 January 1890 when she was 62, her husband George died.
• Married Name: As of 18 July 1891,her married name was Brumbaugh.
• Married Name: As of 25 June 1897,her married name was Penter.
• (Witness) Census: Jane Cox appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of Samuel Penter at Macleay, Marion County, Oregon.

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David Alexander Sackett

• Birth*: David Alexander Sackett was born on 3 July 1822 at Indiana.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Ruth Shaw, daughter of William Shaw and Sarah "Sallie" Gilliam, on 17 January 1856 at Howell Prairie, Marion County, Oregon.
• Death*: David Alexander Sackett died in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon, on 18 March 1889, at the age of 66.
• Burial*: He was buried after 18 March 1889 at Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon.

• SOURCE*: Ancestral File Submission by Terry Dean Sackett.
  !SOURCE: The basic information for the Shaw family came from "The Children of
  Israel", by Kenneth D. Israel, privately printed in 1981, pp. 74-75. Most of
  this information was supplied by descendant Patricia Sackett.
• PARENTS*: He was the child of Elizabeth Bates and John Sackett (from Vera Dickens Ancestor Ch.)
• Census*: He appeared on the census of 1860 at Marion County, Oregon.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 at Howell Prairie, Marion County, Oregon.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 30 July 1870 at Howell Prairie, Marion County, Oregon.
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1880 at Marion County, Oregon.

Charles Francis Brooks

• Birth*: Charles Francis Brooks was born on 3 March 1921 at Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington.
• Death*: He died on 19 June 1997, at the age of 76.

• SOURCE*: Family sheet from Ernest F. Brooks, 4515 West Court St., Pasco, WA
  99301-2802.
• (ofFa) Death: 25 July 1928 his father died.
• Residence*: He lived in 1993 at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon.

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Ernest Franklin Brooks

• Birth*: Ernest Franklin Brooks was born on 15 October 1922 at Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington.
• Marriage*: He married Dora Glennetta Herron on 23 January 1943 at La Grande, Union County, Oregon.
• Death*: Ernest Franklin Brooks died in Richland, Benton County, Washington, on 25 October 2008, at the age of 86.

• SOURCE*: Family sheet from Ernest F. Brooks, 4515 West Court St., Pasco, WA
  99301-2802.
• Occupation*: He was Telephone Splicing Tech, began Pacific NW Bell 23 Jul 1946
  Spokane WA - 35 yrs service - retired 11 Feb 1982 at Pasco WA.
• (ofFa) Death: 25 July 1928 his father died.
• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Ernest F. Brooks Sr.
  Ernest F. Brooks Sr.
  Ernest F. Brooks Sr., 86, died Oct. 25 in Richland.
  He was born in Castle Rock and lived in the Tri-Cities for 57 years. He was retired from Pacific Northwest Bell.
  Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
  Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA)
  Date: October 27, 2008
  Author: Herald staff
  Page: B2 on Monday, 27 October 2008 Kennewick, Benton County, Washington.

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