Gracey Family History

(Descendents of Marques De Lafayette Gracey)

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Marques De Lafayette Gracey
BORN22OCT1831 Bond Co.,Illinois
MARRIEDAmanda E. Harris, 07SEP1854 in Dallas Texas
CHILDREN
  1. (M) William Thomas b. 29JUN1855 TX d. 23JAN1940 TX
  2. (F) Molly Bell b. 16MAY1858 TX d. 25MAR1940 TX
  3. (M) Emery b. 13SEP1859 TX d. 29AUG1860
  4. (M) Robert Rush b. 03NOV1862 TX d. 10APR1932 TX
  5. (M) Joseph LaFayette b. 08JUL1865 TX d. 15FEB1894 TX
  6. (M) Albert Sidney b. 09MAR1867 TX d. 30NOV1943 TX
  7. (M) George Henry b. 28APR1868 TX d. 02JUL1934 TX
  8. (F) Effie A. b. 03OCT1871
  9. (M) Sam S. b. 03AUG1873
  10. (F) Lucy b. 29NOV1879 TX d. 15APR1948 TX
  11. (F) Cora A. b. 15JUN1882
DIED28MAY1918 Mineral Wells, Texas
SOURCESE. Boehms Skelley (Note 1) ,Find A Grave (Note 2)

William Thomas Gracey
BORN29JUN1855 Lisbon, Dallas Co., Texas
MARRIEDAmanda Ellen Goodnight 20AUG1882 (Note 1)
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Ula Goodnight b. 2JUL1883 TX d. 11AUG1970 TX
  2. (M) Roy Harris b. 27NOV1884 TX d. 27SEP1888 TX
  3. (F) Lucy Lee b. 18APR1886 TX d. 17OCT1977 TX
  4. (F) Myra Matthew b. 21DEC1887 TX d. 11NOV1970 TX
  5. (F) Jimmie L. b. ABT. 1888
  6. (F) Fay b.22MAR1889 TX d. 15OCT1899 TX
  7. (M) Tom T. b. ABT 1890
  8. (M) Lum Rush b. 04AUG1890 TX d. 27DEC1919 TX
  9. (M) Reyford Clark b. 19JUN1892 TX d. 10JUN1893 TX
  10. (M) Tobe Oren b. 06NOV1896 TX d. 05OCT1978 TX
  11. (F) Lucy b. 22AUG1899 TX d. 25OCT1978 TX
DIED23JAN1940 Caddo, Stephens Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Jasper Lewis Cowart
BORN10OCT1880 Texas
MARRIEDLucy Lee Gracey
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Ray
  2. (M) Lewis
DIED09MAY1957 Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

William Jackson Cowart
BORN05OCT1876 Texas
MARRIEDMyra Matthew Gracey
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Ruth Jenelle b. 17DEC1907 TX d. 14AUG1980 TX
  2. (F) Udell b. 31OCT1913 TX d. 12JUN2005 TX
DIED20DEC1925 Stephens Co.,Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Lum Rush Gracey
BORN04AUG1890 Caddo, Stephens Co., Texas
MARRIEDBeulah Sue Wright
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Infant Daughter b. 29MAR1917 TX d. 29MAR1917 TX
  2. (F) Tommye b. 12APR1918 d. 02DEC2008
DIED27DEC1919 Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2), Gayle Hatton (Note 4)

Tobe Oren Gracey
BORN06NOV1896 Caddo, Stephens Co., Texas
MARRIEDAlene Davenport 25SEP1918 in Stephens Co., Texas
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Jack O.
  2. (M) Joe E.
DIED05OCT1978 Breckenridge, Stephens Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

David A. Yokley
BORN22OCT1851 Missouri
MARRIEDMolly Bell Gracey
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Margaret b. 27AUG1879 TX d. 18OCT1918 TX
  2. (F) Fayette Henderson
  3. (M) Otto David b. 02MAY1887 TX d. 05DEC1965 TX
  4. (M) Jesse Lambert
  5. (F) Dana J. b. 07NOV1891 TX d. 03OCT1961 TX
  6. (M) Sidney Yokley
DIED15AUG1908 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Robert Rush Gracey
BORN03NOV1862 Lisbon, Dallas Co., Texas
MARRIEDEmma Patton 1889
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Sue R. b. ABT 1891 d. 19APR1945 TX
  2. (M) Albert Sydney b. 09JUL1894 TX d. 13MAY1980 CA
DIED10APR1932 Caddo, Stephens Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Arthur Augustus Webster
BORN31MAY1885 Lafayette Co., Mississippi
MARRIEDSue R. Gracey 11JUN1911
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Elizabeth b. 15JUN1912 TX d. 31OCT2009 NM
  2. (M) Van Amdrew b. 24SEP1915 TX d. 29AUG1958 TX
MARRIEDMargaret Holliday 22JUN1926 Weatherford, Texas
DIED29DEC1950 Breckenridge, Stephens Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2), Rootsweb (Note 3)

George Henry (AKA Howard) Gracey
BORN28APR1868 probably in Texas
MARRIEDLouisa Eugenia Jenkins 06OCT1898 in Caddo, Stephens Co., Texas (Note 1)
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Lucy b. 1900 TX
  2. (F) Luzelle Cora b. 07JAN1902 TX d. 26MAY1978 TX
  3. (M) Rhea b. 1904 TX
  4. (M) Julius H. b. 19FEB1907 TX d. 04JUN1982 TX
  5. (M) Roy b. 1910 TX
  6. (M) Vernon Odell b. 13SEP1912 TX d. 15APR1972 TX
  7. (M) George Howard b. 11JUN1915 TX d. 19SEP1990 TX
  8. (M) Joseph L. b. 1917 TX d. 1994 TX
DIED02JUL1934 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2), Rootsweb (Note 3)

Hubert R. Finley
BORN14JAN1898 Denton, Texas
MARRIEDLuzelle Cora Gracey 04APR1920 in Fort Worth Texas
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Bobby Joe
  2. (M) Charles
  3. (M) Hugh E.
  4. (M) James S.
DIED20MAR1981 Breckenridge, Stephens Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Claude Hightower
BORN16JUN1878 Mineral Wells, Palo PInto, Texas
MARRIEDLucy Gracey 14JUN1899
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Rayford Henry b. 18MAR1900 TX d.10DEC1987 TX
  2. (F) Ima Theo b. 22NOV1901 TX d. 12JAN1987 TX
  3. (M) Herman Gracey b. 24DEC1904 TX d. 03JAN2000 TX
DIED12SEP1954 Mineral Wells, Palo PInto Co., Texas
SOURCESFind A Grave (Note 2)

Note 1: E. Boehms Skelley, Gracey / Woody book, (Tennessee Valley Publishing Co., Knoxville, TN 1998).
pp 19-20
Etta Skelley
1121 Cresthaven Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Note 2:
Photo of Joseph LaFayette Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo of Albert Sidney Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Lucy Gracey Hightower's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Marquis De Lafayette Gracey's family was partially obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Ula Goodnight Gracey Brockman's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Roy Harris Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Lucy Lee Gracey and Jasper Lewis Cowart"s family was partially obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Myra Matthew Gracey and William Jackson Cowart"s family was partially obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Fay Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Lum Rush Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Photo for Reyford Clark Gracey's tombstone was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Some information for William Thomas Gracey's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Tobe O. Gracey's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Molly Bell Gracey Yokley's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Robert Rush Gracey family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Geroge Henry Gracey's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Luzelle Cora Gracey Finley's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Claude Hightower's family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)

Note 3:
Some information for Arthur Augustus "Ben" Webster family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for George Henry/Howard Gracey family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)

Note 4: Gayle E. Hatton provided information for the Lum Rush Gracey Family
(e-mail)

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