Name |
Mixon Jerry Courts |
Birth |
20 Sep 1895 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1920 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 1920
500 Buford St.
M.J. Courts 25 1895 longshoreman dock
Ophilia 16 1904
Emma 1920
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Residence |
1920 |
300 E Buford, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Residence |
1937 |
719 Tilson, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Court, Barney r 719 Tilson
Henry C (Lena) h 719 Tilson
Mixon r 719 Tilson
note: two brothers, Barney Mabry and Barney Self; neither married by 1937; so unsure which Barney is listed here.
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1937 City Directory, Texas, Jefferson Co, Beaumont Court, Henry C and Lena Gentz; Barney and Mixon, Justus W and Fannie and Paul P, also Courts, Burt W and Lucille Goff; Coy V and Leona Anderson; Edgar Blewett and Mattie Parker; Gerold H and Mittie, Hal O and Ida Lirlene Goode and James Franklin. Harry C Jr; and Gertrude Bonin. Jas C and Marle L, on Sabine Pass have not yet been identified.
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Death |
7 Jan 1961 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Burial |
Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
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Magnolia Cemetery - Courts, Mixon
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Magnolia Cemetery, Main Entrance 2291 Pine Street; Beaumont, Texas
Magnolia Cemetery History webpage
http://www.magnoliacemetery.org/index.asp?page=history
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Notes |
- 1918 Bmt city directory: Mixon - lab, Kirby Lum Co., h 175 E Buford (also Ruby C Courts)
1920 Bmt city directory: Mixon J (Ophelia) longshoreman r 300 E Buford
1920 census M.J Courts 25 wife Ophelia, 16 Emma 1/2
COURTS M J 25 M W TX TX JEFFERSON 3-WD BEAUMONT
(Notes from Kirby Courts:)
Everyone called Mixon "Uncle Mick" because he was very short in stature. All his brothers called him "shoe leather shorty." This name was given to him because Mick always wore the latest style shoes. He worked most of his life as a cook oboats along the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Person ID |
I592 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
3 Feb 2016 |
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 |
Ophelia Seymour, b. 23 Jul 1903, Fannett, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Feb 1997, Houston, Harris Co, Texas (Age 93 years) |
Marriage |
24 Dec 1918 |
Jefferson Co, Texas |
Divorce |
Bef 1930 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Mixon living with his mother in 1940, and declared himself Widowed.
Ophelia remarried to Joseph Burris, has a baby, living in Dayton. Daughter Mickey Darnella is with her.
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Children |
+ | 1. Emma Louise Courts, b. 1 Dec 1919, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 9 Feb 2000, Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky (Age 80 years) |
+ | 2. Margaret Derotha Courts |
+ | 3. Dardanella Mickey Courts, b. 14 Mar 1925, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 8 Jan 2004, Conroe, Montgomery Co, Texas (Age 78 years) |
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Family ID |
F307 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
27 Aug 2012 |