Gladys Lucille Nation: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Gladys Lucille Nation was born on 4 Sep 1914 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas (daughter of Thomas H. Nation and Ida Pearl Ferguson); died on 1 Aug 2005 in Tomball, Harris Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
Census: 1940, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
2227 17th Street
Elman Provence 29 1901 Texas MS LA; pumper age 1st married 22
Jewel Provence 29 1901 Texas age 1st married 22
Elmer Provence 4 1924 Texas
Loyd Provence 2 1828 Texas
Rachel Ferguson 52 mother-in-law widowed Texas Texas Texas
Gladys Nation 15 1915 niece

Census:
1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
2268 19th St.
William Higgins 27
Gladys Higgins 25

Gladys married William F. Higgins on 10 Aug 1935 in Jefferson Co, Texas. William was born about 1913 in Illinois; died on 18 Nov 1960 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Thomas H. Nation was born on 22 Jul 1885 (son of Jessie Boon Nation and Nancy Susan Tompkins); died on 15 Nov 1973 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.

Thomas married Ida Pearl Ferguson about 1914 in Orange Co, Texas. Ida (daughter of Green Berry (or Greenberry) Ferguson, (twin) and Rachel A. Beasley) was born in Apr 1894 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1922 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ida Pearl Ferguson was born in Apr 1894 in Orange Co, Texas (daughter of Green Berry (or Greenberry) Ferguson, (twin) and Rachel A. Beasley); died on 30 Apr 1922 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.

Notes:

Birth:
D.C.
Name: Mrs Ida Pearl Nation
[Mrs Ida Pearl Ferguson]
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1895
Gender: Female, married
Race: White
Father: G.B. Ferguson Sabine Co, Texas
Mother: Rachael Beasley Orange Co, Texas
Age at Death: 27
Death Date: 30 Apr 1922
Death Place: Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
cause of death due to pregnancy
informant Tom Nation, Orange, Texas
Evergreen Cem

Children:

1. Gladys Lucille Nation was born on 4 Sep 1914 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; died on 1 Aug 2005 in Tomball, Harris Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Jessie Boon Nation was born on 3 Sep 1848 in Newton Co, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1929 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Jett Cem, Orange Co, Texas.

Jessie married Nancy Susan Tompkins. Nancy was born on 31 Oct 1863; died on 20 Jun 1940 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Jett Cem, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Susan Tompkins was born on 31 Oct 1863; died on 20 Jun 1940 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Jett Cem, Orange Co, Texas.

Children:

Benjamin Everette Nation was born on 24 Mar 1883 in Burkeville, Newton Co, Texas; died on 1 Dec 1961 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Jett Cem, Orange Co, Texas.
2. Thomas H. Nation was born on 22 Jul 1885; died on 15 Nov 1973 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
Sarah Octvine Nation was born on 16 Oct 1891 in Newton Co, Texas; died on 1 Feb 1951 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
Henry H. Nation was born in 1894; died in 1966; was buried in South Park, Pearland, Brazoria Co, Texas.
Emma J. Nation was born in 1896; died in Aug 1975 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park (Block Cem), Port Neches, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Green Berry (or Greenberry) Ferguson, (twin) was born on 29 Oct 1849 in Hemphill, Sabine Co, Texas (son of Roland Alexander Ferguson and Mahulda Latham); died before 1910 in Orange Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1880, Orange Co, Texas
Census: 1900, Orange Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
1880 Orange Co, Texas
Grunberry Furguson 1850 Texas Texas Texasfarmer
(Green Berry or Greenberry)
Lucy (Bean) Furguson 34 Louisiana South Carolina Georgia
Huldy Furguson 2

next door:
Jordan Beau (Bean) 32 1848 Louisiana South Carolina Georgia
Mary (Jett) (wife) 22 1858 Texas
John 4 1876
Robert 2 1878
Joseph 6m 1879 Dec

next door
Fred Burton 45 1835 England
Olepus wife 38 1842 Texas Georgia Louisiana
Owen 17 1863
Sarah 14 1866
Elisabeth 11 1869 (later m Jordan Bean's bro Alfred)
Wm 8 1872
John 5 1875
Medora 2 1878

Census:
1900 Orange Co, Texas
Ferguson, G. B. Head Sept 1849 50 married 7yrs Tx Carpenter
Ferguson Rachel Wife Feb 1873 27 4 births, 3 living Tx Tx Tx

Green married Rachel A. Beasley on 14 Jun 1893 in Orange Co, Texas. Rachel was born on 16 Feb 1874 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1948 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel A. Beasley was born on 16 Feb 1874 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1948 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1918, Orange, Orange Co, Texas
Census: 1920, Orange Co, Texas
Residence: 1922, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
Census: 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
Census: 1940, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
shown as nearest relative on draft registration of Willie Wells Ferguson living on 16th street.

Census:
1920 Orange Co, Texas
Rachel Ferguson 45 widowed
Willie Ferguson 22
Julia Ferguson 19

Census:
1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
2227 17th Street
Elman Provence 29 1901 Texas MS LA; pumper age 1st married 22
Jewel Provence 29 1901 Texas age 1st married 22
Elmer Provence 4 1924 Texas
Loyd Provence 2 1828 Texas
Rachel Ferguson 52 mother-in-law widowed Texas Texas Texas
Gladys Nation 15 1915 niece

Census:
1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
2227 17th St.
Elmer Provence 39
Jewel Provence 39
Elmer L Provence 14
Cecil Provence 12
Jimmie Lou Provence 4
Rachal Ferguson 67
Wesley Provence 19

Died:
D.C.
widow
father John Beasley Orange
mother Bamibus Arthur Orange
informant E.E. Provence
lived in Port Arthur 26 years
addy: 2227 Seventeeth Street

Children:

3. Ida Pearl Ferguson was born in Apr 1894 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1922 in Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
Willie Wells Ferguson was born on 22 Jul 1895 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 11 Jan 1979 in Woodville, Tyler Co, Texas; was buried in Prescott Cem, Woodville, Tyler Co, Texas.
Ada Ferguson was born in Feb 1899 in Orange Co, Texas; and died.
Jewel L. Ferguson was born on 3 Jan 1901 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 5 Mar 1973 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

12.

Roland Alexander Ferguson was born in 1822 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (son of Olly Alexander Ferguson and Drucilla Cook); died on 1 Feb 1861 in Orange Co, Texas.

Notes:

Ancestry tree of drt1821
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/8873467/person/6556053579/facts

Roland married Mahulda Latham in 1842 in Sabine Co, Texas. Mahulda (daughter of Lewis L. Latham and Elizabeth Crump) was born between 1820 and 1824 in Arkansas, or Kentucky, or Ohio; died in 1880 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mahulda Latham was born between 1820 and 1824 in Arkansas, or Kentucky, or Ohio (daughter of Lewis L. Latham and Elizabeth Crump); died in 1880 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas.

Notes:

father: some trees show
Lewis L. Latham
b 1790 KY
died 1860 Sabine Co, Texas
no source

his parents: tree shows
Jeremiah Latham
1774 NC
1844 Navarro, Texas
and
Ann Sears
1774 KY
1835 Texas

children:
Elijah 1756 1858
Lewis L. 1790 - 1860
Martin 1797 1869 m Sarah Moore 1790 1874
Jane 1805 1858

Jeremiah's mother:
Mary Elizabeth Driskill
1765 Granville, NC
1840 Todd, KY

Birth:
1850 Orange Co, Huldah 1824 Arkansas
1860 Orange Co, Mahulda 1823 Kentucky
1870 Orange Co, Mahulda 1823 Kentucky
1880 Orange Co, Hulda Ferguson 1820 Ohio mother-in-law

Children:

James E. Ferguson was born on 24 Apr 1842 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1904 in Mason, Mason Co, Texas.
Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson was born in 1845 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 12 Feb 1912 in Sterling City, Sterling Co, Texas.
Nancy Irene Ferguson was born in 1847 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 26 Oct 1868 in Hemphill, Sabine Co, Texas.
6. Green Berry (or Greenberry) Ferguson, (twin) was born on 29 Oct 1849 in Hemphill, Sabine Co, Texas; died before 1910 in Orange Co, Texas.
Grambury Bell Ferguson, (twin) was born on 29 Oct 1849 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 29 Oct 1849 in Bronson, Sabine Co, Texas.
Drucilla Ferguson was born on 4 Dec 1851 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1920 in Newton, Newton Co, Texas.
Roland "Bole" Ferguson was born in 1854 in Sabine Co, Texas; died on 1 Sep 1899 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
Lewis Jefferson Ferguson was born on 20 Oct 1856 in Deweyville, Newton Co, Texas; died on 22 Jan 1943 in Kirbyville, Jasper Co, Texas; was buried in Bean Cem, Kirbyville, Jasper Co, Texas.
Mary Jane Ferguson was born in 1859.