|
a.
|
Note: Source Bly Juanita Blair Martgen (Jun 1977)
Fay Doris Blair was born March 16 1898 in Wise County, Texas. She married Wiliam Davis Howren on Apr 28 1918 [RSB note - actually 1919] in Amarillo, Texas. Bill was born July 28 1882, Georgetown, Texas. Fay Doris and Bill Howren lived in Amarillo, Texas most of their lives. Their children:
1) Robert Conrad Howren, born July 11, 1919, Quanah, Texas.
2) Mary Doris Howren, born April 15 1921, Clarendon, Texas.
3) Margaret Alleine Howren, born June 11, 1924.
Fay was living with her sister Ina Blair Tucker and John Wesley Tucker when she married her William Davis Howren.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Birth certificate
Decatur, Wise Co, Texas
Full name: Fay Doris Blair
Female, Legitimate
Date of birth: 16 Mar 1898
Father: Francis Marion Blair
Residence at time of birth, Decatur, Texas
White, age = 30
Birthplace = Red River County, Texas
occupation, farmer
Industry, farming
Mother: Margaret Clementine Courtney
Residence at time of birth, Decatur, Texas
White, age at time of this birth, 22
Birthplace, Collin Co, Texas
Occupation housewife
Number of children from this mother including this child, 4
Children now living, 4
I hereby certify to the birth of this child, born alive on the date stated, Francis M Blair, Portales, New Mexico
Affidavit, State of New Mexico, county of Roosevelt. Before me this day appeared Francis M Blair, known to me to be the person who signed the certificate attached hereto, who on oath deposes and says that the facts stated in the foregoing birth certificate of Fay Doris Blair are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief, and that he was acqainted with the facts at the time, signed Francis M Blair. Sworn and subscribed before me this 13 Dec 1941. John W Ballow, Roosevelt Co.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Record
Name: Fay Howren
Death Date: 20 Feb 1986
Death County: Potter
Gender: Female
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fay Doris Blair Howren
Birth: Mar. 16, 1898
Death: Feb. 20, 1986
Burial Feb 22, 1986
Burial: Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 20 Lot 57 Space 2
MEMORIAL ID 17098620
----------------------------------------------------------
Amarillo Globe (Amarillo, Texas) > 1929 > June > 12
Dear Tuck,
Please change my papers from 800 Florida street, Amarillo, to 1420 Boyce Street, Fort Worth. Fort Worth is alright, I guess, but I prefer the Amarillo papers, also the town. Mr Howren is engineering the Blue Bonnet Hills addition. It will take about 2 months to complete it. It will be a very beautiful addition when completed. Thank you in advance for changing my papers. [now called "Bluebonnet Place" subdivision - it is close to TCU]
Mrs W D Howren
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) 8 Apr 1946
Mrs Howren loses glasses near Church of Christ
Mrs W D Howren, 800 Florida, lost a pair of glasses yesterday morning. The glasses are gelieved to have been dropped in or near the premises of the Central Church of Christ, Fourteenth and Monroe. Finder has been asked to contact Mrs Howren by telephone, 6746.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amarillo Globe, Amarillo, Texas 5 Jan 1949
Voters at San Jacinto School
Mrs R G Sullinger presiding judge
Mrs W D Howren, Judge
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
James P Courtney Family Bible
Transcribed by Fay Doris Blair Howren in 1977
The bible was in her possession, at the time, but I have never been able to find the original.
I have a very poor Xerox copy of it
James P Courtney of Rodgersville, Tennessee and Malinda Stapleton of Rodgersville, Tennessee were married Aug 10 1862 in the brides home by Squire Robertson
Sarah Elizabeth Courtney was born 19 May 1863
Andrew R Courtney was born 15 Feb 1865
Joannah P Courtney was born 27 Sep 1867
Mary Jessie Courtney was born 27 Jun 1868
James Willie Courtney was born 2 Nov 1870
George Edward Courtney was born 10 May 1874
Margaret Clementine Courtney was born 9 Dec 1875
William Henery Courtney was born 7 Nov 1877
Louis David Courtney was born 17 Apr 1879
Nellie Myrtle Courtney was born 23 Dec 1882
Della Bodine Courtney was born 7 Aug 1884
James P Courtney was born 17 Jul 1840
Another paper says 1841
Malinda Stapleton born 14 Oct 1840
Deaths
Sarah Elizabeth Courtney died 15 Aug 1868
Mary Jessie Courtney Courtney died 11 Sep 1868
William Herery died 17 Jul 1879
Andrew R Courtney 18 Jun 1882
James Willie Courtney Fall of 1874
These are all the records I can find in this old Bible, it is all to pieces. It is not worn out from use, but from handling it or thrown around. See, Dell [Della Bodine Courtney] took or started to take all the records to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico with her when they lost the only suitcase with the records. I wanted her to leave it with me, but she said no, she would not part with it. Then she wished she had left it with me. It cannot be replaced any more. Do hope this will help you in your search in tracing all this.
I also have the letters from Sue Cooper, but they are copies of the ones you have. If you would write to her, she could give you some information as how to contact the places she contacted.
As to us moving in the covered wagons, we did. We left Megargle, Texas, I do not remember the year. We went to Snyder, Texas, lived there about 4 years, then back to New Mexico. The stock were driven with us. We just happened to be living in New Mexico, when Rex [Rex Leon Blair] was born. He was a small baby when we moved to Megargle. Jason [Jason Samson Blair] always wanted to go someplace else, and when he got there, he started in on Dad [Francis Marion Blair] to move there, for it was the best country in the world. When Jason moved to Post, we moved on to his place and stayed there for about 4 years, if I remember right. Then he sold it and we had to move, so we followed Jason again. Then Dad decided to move back to New Mexico. You know it from there. I guess Llano is the name of the cemetery where they are buried. So is Ina [Ina Winona Blair], our older sister. I have not tried to find the graves since Rue & Gale [Rue Beatrice Blair & Milton Rue Hart], Leo & Pete [Leo Joy Blair & Peter Sweet] were here. I still feel I could go right to it. Mama's baby [baby not named] was buried in Megargle. So was Ina's first baby [baby not named]. I think I am the one that sent you the letter from George. I remember the names, do not remember the contents. As to the Indian blood, I do recall Dad saying that granny Courtney's grandmother or great grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee Indian. And they had filled out the papers for the inharents of Oklahoma that it was one of the best that had ever been sent in, but when things were about to be settled, they got word the courthouse had burned down and all records lost. But they thought is was all hooey. They wanted to collect on all of it, for it was a fortune at that time. Now Dell denied that there was any Indian blood, she would not have it. There was a girl that lived with them, I have forgotten her name, that she was the one that had the Indian blood. She told me this next to the last time that I was there. So many things had been told to me that I did not pay any attention to, but now wished I had, but I was so [last line cut off]
I have the Courtney family Bible, but there is no information in it. I am sending you all I have. I gave Leo and Rue some when they were here, I will mail you the records that Sue Cooper sent to me, so you can copy them and send them back to me, for I don't have the time to try to copy them and I am not a very good typist, I just hunt and peck. I cannot see to type. Dell [Della Bodine Courtney] and Myrtle [Myrtle Nell Courtney] are buried in Topeka, Kansas, I do not know the name of the cemetery. Myrtle remarried and I lost her name, and she did not give me her new address. I wrote to the old one, but no answer. Dave [Louis David Courtney] is buried here just across the street from Ina's grave. The stone or just a small marker is gone. I know where it is when I am there.
George [George Edward Courtney] is buried in Ft Worth. Aunt Lou [Louthena Stepp] was George's wife and she is also buried in Ft Worth. Their children were Emma, Edgar, Clarence, Loyd (he had surgery and died), there was another boy next [Ralph], then Gladys. They had some other boy I think, but I don't remember his name. When we lived in Weatherford, I went over to Ft Worth to see them. Aunt Lou told about this boy, they had a calf and they had to water it every day at noon when he came home for lunch. He would not let the water in the tub, but made the calf to drink out of the faucet. Just kid stuff. One Christmas in Haskell, we all went to Granny's [Francis Malinda Stapleton] for dinner, and they said you kids, get outside and play. So we did, we went onto the haystack and climbed onto it and slid down and of course we ruined the stack. One time Dad and George [George Edward Courtney] and Henry [I don't know] were stacking cane for the cows, or it was a rick. They would take 3 wagons at a time to the field and load them and bring all in. But this time while they were gone, we decided to make horses out of the stack, so we climbed up on it and made a saddle apiece. They had to tear the whole rick down and we got our behinds paddled, I guess (I don't remember that part). Then one time Mama put the feather bed on the line to air, and there was dew on the grass, but that was all right with us. We got on the bed and jumped up and down, so Mama had to wash the whole mattress a little at a time, we were kids.
This that I have on the Blair's. We were at Aunt Jessie's [Ellen Jessamine Blair] one time and she gave it to me and I copied it and sent it all back. But the most she had burned when their house had burned there in Arkansas. These people that will lose things, I lost my address book and have not been able to find it for two years. I had so many dates and information that I cannot replace to save my life.
I am sending you this, it is all I have so do take good care of it. I know now that I had the only picture of Granddaddy Blair [James Monroe Blair] and threw it away. I sent it to Kate, thought it might me one of theirs, but they sent it back and said no it was not. So did not know who it was so I destroyed. Since then I know it was he. It was in Della's things, and she did love Uncle Jim, as she called him. He was wearing a beard. I remember that she told me that he always wore a long beard.
You just put stories and things out of your mind that you hear, and think that I will recall them later, and do not. Then when you think again, they are gone. Seems I have given you such a little to go on. Maybe you can connect this and what Ora [Ora Lillian Blair] and Leo Leo Joy Blair] gave you, and it will all make sense.
Vernas ??? maybe in this material. If so you might write to her and find out something more than I have given you. I have wracked my brain to remember some of the things that dad and granny Blair have told me, but to save my life I cannot think. Write again when you have the time. We love to hear. Bill [William Davis Howren] is doing alright. He is getting so weak he cannot get out of the tub. I have to haul him out. He weighs 106 pounds, so thin.
Love Doris [Fay Doris Blair]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Doris Howren
SSN: 455-40-3347
Last Residence:
79106 Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Born: 16 Mar 1898
Died: Feb 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
|
