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Bert Wakefield Courts, Sr.

Male 1906 - 1973  (66 years)


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  1. 1.  Bert Wakefield Courts, Sr. was born on 13 Aug 1906 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 5 May 1973 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1920, 157 E Buford, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Residence: 1937, 845 Turon, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Residence: 1938, 845 Turon, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Census: 1940, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Residence: 1947, 298 McGovern, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

    Notes:

    longshoreman, city docks (1930 census)

    lived on Turon Street next to Aunt Dorothy and Faye. Dorothy was good friends with Jenny.

    Residence:
    Courts, Burt W (Lucile) h 845 Turon

    Residence:
    Courts, Bert W (Lucille; 3) lab h 845 Turon

    Census:
    McGovern street


    Bert Courts 33
    Lucille Courts 35 Mississippi
    Margartte Courts 16
    Barney Courts 14
    Virginia Courts 13
    Theodore Goff 76 Alabama father-in-law
    residence in 1935: Mabele (Mobile?), Alabama

    Residence:
    Courts, Bert W (Loucille) docks Mag pet Co h 298 McGovern
    Courts, Etta V clk Mag Pet Co r298 McGovern
    Courts, Barney M (Bertha) pipeline dept, Mag Pet Co, r298 McGovern.

    Bert married Winnie Lucille Goff on 27 Oct 1927 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Winnie (daughter of Theodore "Bick" Goff and Mary Etta Long) was born on 11 Jul 1903 in Van Cleve, Jackson Co, Mississippi; died on 10 Jul 1966 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret Jeanette Courts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1923 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1996 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
    2. 3. Barney Mabry "Big Bud" Courts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1926 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 10 May 2002 in Vidor, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Head of the Hollow Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
    3. 4. Etta Virginia Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. (infant son) Courts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Dec 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 08 Dec 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret Jeanette Courts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bert1) was born on 25 Sep 1923 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1996 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Margaret married (unknown)(not married). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Bert Wakefield "Crazy Bear" Courts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1942 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1999 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Holland Cem, Village Mills, Hardin Co, Texas.

    Margaret married Charles Harold Tribes, Sr on 22 Feb 1947 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Charles was born about 1920 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died about 1976 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Charles Harold Tribes, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Kenneth Wayne Tribes  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Robert Earl Tribes  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Barney Mabry "Big Bud" Courts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bert1) was born on 13 Jan 1926 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 10 May 2002 in Vidor, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Head of the Hollow Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1947, 298 McGovern, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
    • Residence: 1993, Vidor, Orange Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Name: Barney Mabry Courts
    Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1926
    Gender: Male
    Birth County: Jefferson
    Father's Name: Bert Wakefield Courts
    Mother's Name: Winnie Lucile Goff
    Roll Number: 1926_0002



    Residence:
    Courts, Bert W (Loucille) docks Mag pet Co h 298 McGovern
    Courts, Etta V clk Mag Pet Co r298 McGovern
    Courts, Barney M (Bertha) pipeline dept, Mag Pet Co, r298 McGovern.

    Residence:
    Name: Barney M Courts
    Birth Date: 13 Jan 1929
    [13 Jan 1926]
    Phone Number: 768-1040
    Address: 2105 Lennox St # R3, Vidor, TX, 77662-9396 (1993)


    Died:
    Bud" Barney Courts: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
    Beaumont Enterprise, The (TX) - May 13, 2002
    Deceased Name: Bud" Barney Courts
    "Bud" Barney Courts, 76, of Vidor died May 10, 2002 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. A native of Beaumont and resident of Vidor for thirty-six years, Bud was an operator with Mobil Oil. He is also a United States World War II Navy Veteran. Survivors include his three sons, James Courts, Dewaine Courts, and Bubba Courts and his wife Cheri all of Vidor; three daughters, Kay Gonzales and her husband Robert of Pasadena, Wanda Courts of Humble, and Stacy Courts of Vidor; sister, Jeanie Bonin and her husband C. J. of Vidor; twelve grandchildren, Amber Johnson, Reginald Johnson, Andrea Gorgy, and Melissa Sweeney all of Houston, Cody Courts, Kerry Courts, Justin Walker, and Jaisa Walker all of Vidor, James "Buddy" Courts, Jr. and his wife Alison of Nederland, Steven Whitfield and Lauren Whitfield both of Austin, and Dewaine Courts "Hill" of Lumberton; four great grandchildren, and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at Broussard's Mortuary Chapel, 1605 N. Major Drive, Beaumont followed by burial at Head of the Hollow Cemetery, Johnson's Bayou, Louisiana. Visitation will be on Monday, May 13, 2002 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mended Hearts Association. Broussard's-Beaumont 1605 N. Major Drive Beaumont, Texas 77706 409-866-3838 broussardsmortuary.coPage: A8
    Copyright, 2002, The Beaumont Enterprise

    Barney married Bertha O. Stanley on 12 Feb 1947 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Bertha (daughter of Clarence E. Stanley, Sr. and Veronique A. "Veronica" Adaway) was born on 1 Sep 1925 in Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Jul 2000 in Vidor, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Head of the Hollow Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Dewayne Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. James Dalton Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Willie Kay Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 13. Wanda Lucille Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 14. Barney Noah Courts  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Etta Virginia Courts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bert1)

    Etta married Cecil James Bonin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Penny Lynne Bonin  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  (infant son) Courts Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bert1) was born on 04 Dec 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 08 Dec 1928 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Bert Wakefield "Crazy Bear" Courts Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1) was born on 27 Jan 1942 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1999 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Holland Cem, Village Mills, Hardin Co, Texas.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Name: Bert W. Courts
    SSN: 449-62-9380
    Last Residence: 77625 Kountze, Hardin, Texas, United States of America
    Born: 27 Jan 1942
    Died: 27 Feb 1999
    State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (1955)

    Bert married Amy Delmar Sanders [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Debra Ann Courts  Descendancy chart to this point

    Bert married Jeanne Marie Lilley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. David Wakefield Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Armenda Lucille Courts  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. James Frederick Courts  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1970 in Jefferson Co, Texas.

  2. 7.  Charles Harold Tribes, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

  3. 8.  Kenneth Wayne Tribes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

  4. 9.  Robert Earl Tribes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

  5. 10.  Dewayne Courts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

  6. 11.  James Dalton Courts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

    James married Kay Rhymes [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. James Dalton Courts, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 12.  Willie Kay Courts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

  8. 13.  Wanda Lucille Courts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

    Wanda married Donald G. Davis [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Wanda married Ricky M. Hartman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Wanda married Steve R. Whitfield [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 14.  Barney Noah Courts Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

  10. 15.  Penny Lynne Bonin Descendancy chart to this point (4.Etta2, 1.Bert1)

    Penny married Gary Henry Medley on 14 Aug 1982 in Vidor, Orange Co, Texas. Gary was born on 31 May 1957 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. James Henry Medley  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Alan Michael Medley  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Debra Ann Courts Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

    Debra married Randy R. Hanks [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  David Wakefield Courts Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

  3. 18.  Armenda Lucille Courts Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1)

  4. 19.  James Frederick Courts Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bert3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Bert1) was born about 1970 in Jefferson Co, Texas.

    Notes:

    From: Armenda Boteler
    Sent: Monday, November 3, 2014 9:56 AM
    To: lumoto@aol.com
    Subject: Family: Bert Wakefield "Crazy Bear" Courts/Jeanne Marie Lilley (F12074)

    Do you happen to have record of the year they married? Also, a younger son James Frederick Courts is not listed.


  5. 20.  James Dalton Courts, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 3.Barney2, 1.Bert1)

    James married Alison Kay Pujol about 1976 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Alison was born on 08 Jun 1978 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 10 Aug 2005 in Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 12 Aug 2005 in Memory Gardens Cem, Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 21.  James Henry Medley Descendancy chart to this point (15.Penny3, 4.Etta2, 1.Bert1)

  7. 22.  Alan Michael Medley Descendancy chart to this point (15.Penny3, 4.Etta2, 1.Bert1)