Lawrence Read: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Lawrence Read was born about 1914 in Hardin Co, Texas (son of George Henry Read, Sr. and Ola Hargraves); died after 1915.

Generation: 2

George Henry Read, Sr. was born on 8 Aug 1889 in Colmesneil, Tyler Co, Texas; died on 18 Apr 1980 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.

George married Ola Hargraves about 1913 in Hardin Co, Texas. Ola (daughter of Joseph Hillard Hargraves and Mary Elizabeth Lewis) was born on 7 Jul 1895 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1922 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ola Hargraves was born on 7 Jul 1895 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas (daughter of Joseph Hillard Hargraves and Mary Elizabeth Lewis); died on 21 Apr 1922 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Lawrence Read was born about 1914 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1915.
Herbert Wayne Read was born in 1916 in Louisiana; died after 1940 in of, Hardin Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Joseph Hillard Hargraves was born on 14 Mar 1871 in Texas or Louisiana (son of Joseph Valentine Hargraves and Martha Jane (Bowes) Bouse); died on 22 Jun 1944 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.

Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Lewis about 1895 in Texas. Mary (daughter of George Henry Lewis and Jane Lucinda Walters) was born in 1877 in Louisiana; died in 1944 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Elizabeth Lewis was born in 1877 in Louisiana (daughter of George Henry Lewis and Jane Lucinda Walters); died in 1944 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.

Children:

3. Ola Hargraves was born on 7 Jul 1895 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1922 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.
Joseph Ona Hargraves was born on 5 Dec 1897 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 11 Jun 1975; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.
Osa Hargraves was born on 12 Nov 1900 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 7 Oct 1976 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

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Joseph Valentine Hargraves was born in Dec 1834 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; was christened on 3 Aug 1836 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (son of George Washington Hargraves and Anastasia Apsasie Trahan); died after 1880 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Joseph married Martha Jane (Bowes) Bouse on 24 May 1870 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Martha (daughter of Munson Bouse (or Bowes) and Catherine "Katie" Blackman) was born in Apr 1853 in Texas; died after 1880 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Jane (Bowes) Bouse was born in Apr 1853 in Texas (daughter of Munson Bouse (or Bowes) and Catherine "Katie" Blackman); died after 1880 in of, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Children:

6. Joseph Hillard Hargraves was born on 14 Mar 1871 in Texas or Louisiana; died on 22 Jun 1944 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.
John Columbus Hargraves was born on 23 Oct 1873 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 31 Jul 1959 in Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Landrum Cem, Fannett, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Emily Hargraves was born in Jan 1877 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died in 1912 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Broussard Cem, Fannett, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Mary Hargraves was born on 26 Nov 1879 in Taylor Bayou, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 12 Feb 1951 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas; was buried in Guidry Cem, Batson, Texas.
Catherine Hargraves was born on 8 May 1883 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 3 Aug 1948 in Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
E. Munson Hargraves was born on 14 May 1885 in Texas; died on 14 Aug 1938 in Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.

14.	George Henry Lewis was born on 7 Jan 1847 in Vermont; died on 12 Jan 1931 in Hardin Co, Texas. George married Jane Lucinda Walters. Jane was born on 11 Apr 1851 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana (possibly). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane Lucinda Walters was born on 11 Apr 1851 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana (possibly).

Children:

7. Mary Elizabeth Lewis was born in 1877 in Louisiana; died in 1944 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.
Arthur Lewis was born in Feb 1879 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Hardin Co, Texas.
George Lewis, Jr. was born in Feb 1881 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Hardin Co, Texas .
Joseph Lewis was born in Jul 1883 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1900 in of, Hardin Co, Texas.
Annette "Nettie" Lewis was born on 31 Aug 1886 in Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas; died on 24 Oct 1970 in Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Old Hardin Cem, Kountze, Hardin Co, Texas.