Name |
James Cole "Coley" Courts |
Birth |
25 Apr 1902 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1920 |
157 E Buford, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Census |
1930 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Buford Street
Henery C Court 75 longshoreman on dock
Lena Court 59
James C Court 27 longshoreman on dock
Barney S Court 19 longshoreman on dock
Kirby Court 34 son single sailor on ship
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Residence |
1938 |
1737 Sabine Pass Ave, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
and 1938 |
- Courts, Jas C (Marie L; 3) emp Mag Pet Co h 1737 Sabine Pass av
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Census |
1940 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 505 Shamrock Sreet
James C Courts 37
Marie L Courts 35
Shirley Courts 4
Kuly Courts 3
Charles E Courts 1
Dumas Bonin 62 Louisiana divorced father in law
Gilder Gantz 50 uncle single Texas
Adam J Bonen 30 Louisiana married brother in law
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Residence |
1947 |
510 Shamrock Ave, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Courts, Jas C (Louise M) wharf tender Mag Pet Co h 510 Shamrock av
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1947 City Directory, Texas, Jefferson Co, Beaumont
Court, Courts |
Death |
4 Sep 1996 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
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Beaumont Enterprise/Journal Obit Index
Beaumont City Library - Court(s) some of the Court, Courts family member obits in Beaumont Enterprise
earliest in this list: 1968
latest in this list: 2004 |
Burial |
Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Notes |
- City Directory: 1921, longshoreman, living with parents at 157 E. Buford.
(Notes of Kirby Courts:)
Today is October 12, 1996. Daddy passed away September 4, 1996. I have so many things I want to tell about him that it's all running together.
Coley is a nickname which everyone used when referring to him. Coley was born at the turn of the century before cars and airplanes. As a young man he worked with his father and brothers in the timber industry in the Beaumont area. Daddy d for Socony Vacuum Shipping in the '20s and '30s hauling barges of oil and gas to all the surrounding states. These tugboats were of the sea-going type, very large and expensive. Dad told me of an episode in the 1930s with one of the tugs catching fire. The location of this disaster was in the Louisiana River Bottoms. The boat was completely destroyed and the crew was streanded in the water up to their chins through the whole night. The next day a passing Cajun fisherman picked them up. They wer taken to a small place in the swamp. Dad said they were more worried about losing the boat than anything else.
Coley worked on these boats until the early 1930s when he went to work for Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Daddy met my mother the day she was born. The family story was they lived across the street from Mom's parents at the time of her birth. Daddy was 14 years old at this time. He jokingly asked Grandmother to "save this one for me." Sure e, 18 years later they were married. Mom and Dad were married for 62 years. They had seven children - 4 four boys and 3 girls. Coley loved to hunt and fish whenever possible. Daddy had an outgoing personality and would you you the shirt off his back. He retired in January 1960, Enjoying 36 years of doing what he wanted until his death. Daddy has given all the kids a history lesson of Beaumont during the teens up t the World War II era. I think he enjoyed talking about the "good old days" more than anything else. ( We miss him a lot)
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Person ID |
I582 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
30 Mar 2011 |
Father |
Henry Clifton Courts, Sr, b. 5 Jul 1854, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 18 May 1938, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 83 years) |
Mother |
Ulalaya Lena Gentz, b. 24 Feb 1870, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 08 Nov 1948, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
24 Feb 1892 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Name: Clifton Courts
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1892
Spouse: Lena Gentze
Marriage City: Jefferson
Marriage State: Texas
Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900
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Family ID |
F241 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Louise "Weesie" Bonin, b. 19 Jan 1916, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Bef 25 Jul 2010, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 94 years) |
Marriage |
7 Jul 1934 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Children |
+ | 1. Shirley Ann Courts |
+ | 2. James Kirby Courts, b. 13 Dec 1936, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 25 Dec 2013, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 77 years) |
+ | 3. Charles Edward Courts |
+ | 4. Maria Patricia Courts |
+ | 5. Anthony Cole "Tony" Courts, b. 11 Sep 1943, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 19 Oct 2012, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, Texas (Age 69 years) |
+ | 6. Mary Nancy Courts |
+ | 7. Michael Jerry Courts |
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Family ID |
F286 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |