Clyde Claude "Sonny" Courts b. 1909 Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 21 Oct 1968 Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas: Our Family History

1909 - 1968 (59 years)

Name	Clyde Claude "Sonny" Courts
Birth	1909	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
Gender	Male
Census	25 Apr 1910	Beaumont (Precinct 1, Ward 3), Jefferson Co, Texas
	Beaumont (Ward 3), Texas. Precinct No. 1 25 Apr 1910 483 Buford Street Helmer S Court 48 1862 m2 15 carpenter buildings TX TX TX Claude Court 33 m1 1877 15 7 births 6 living TX TX TX Beatrice Court 14 1896 TX Hal Court 12 1898 TX Gladys Court 9 1901 TX Lillian Court 7 1903 TX Daisy Court 4 1906 TX Clyde Court 4/12 1910 TX
		1910 Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont, Precinct 1, Ward 3 census 483 Buford Street Helmer and Claudie Gentz Courts, Beatrice, Hal, Gladys, Lillian, Daisy and Clyde.
Residence	25 Apr 1910	483 Buford St, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
Residence	5 Nov 1916	2060 Cable St, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
Census	14 Jan 1920	273 Lee Street, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
	273 Lee Street Courts, S Helmer head wd 57 wid Texas Texas Texas carpenter house Lillian dau 15 single Texas Texas Texas Clyde son 10 Texas Texas Texas
		1920 Texas, Jefferson Co, Beaumont census Helmer Courts, Lillian and Clyde "Sonny"
Residence	1936	600 Jefferson Blvd (Groves Addn), Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
	1936 Port Arthur directory: Courts Clyde (Lyndia) r 600 jefferson blvd (Groves addn) Courts S Helmer h 600 Jefferson blvd (Groves addn)
		1936 City Directory, Texas, Jefferson Co, Port Arthur (Groves addn) S Helmer Courts and Clyde "Sonny" and Lenia Arvidson Courts
Residence	1940	600 Jefferson Blvd (Groves Addn), Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Courts, Clyde C (Lenia; 2) bus driver r 600 Jefferson blvd (Groves Addn) Courts, S Hilmer h600 Jefferson blvd (Groves Addn)
Census	9 May 1940	Jefferson Co, Texas
	Washington Street, Groves
	1940 "other places" Jefferson County Texas (Groves) Washington Street 508 own 2500 value Court, Samuel H. head 77 6th grade Clyde C. son 30 High school 1 bus driver public schools Lenia dau in law 29 Michigan high school 2 provided info Barbra Jo daughter 6 Gaynell daughter 4 Viola Arvidson 27 single Michigan lodger 8th grade all same house in 1935
Residence	1943	715 Terrel Ave, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Courts, Clyde C (Linear; 3) city r715 Terrel av
Death	21 Oct 1968	Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas
	d.c. married, age 58, general maintenance at Nederland ISD, father Samuel H. Courts, mother Claudia Gentz, usual residence, 2020 A Griffing Apts, Port Arthur. Middle name given as "Claude" informant, Dr. Glenn Lacy (dentist), s-i-l. Middle name given as "Claude" Somewhere his middle name was shown as Clifford.
		Courts, Clyde Clifford "Sonny" death certificate
		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	Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas
		Greenlawn Memorial Park - Courts, Clyde "Sonny" and Lenia Orbison
		Greenlawn Memorial Park 3900 Twin City Hwy Groves, Texas
Notes	They lived in Beaumont at 1825 Seventh Street. Burial location: Greenlawn, Port Arthur, Section 26,Lot 356, Row 1, Space 2 - no headstone. obit in Enterprise 10/22/68 18:7
Person ID	I1324	Roots
Last Modified	20 Nov 2013

Father	Samuel* Helmer Courts, b. 15 Mar 1862, Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 27 Dec 1954, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 92 years)
Mother	Claude* "Claudie" Gentz, b. Dec 1876, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 5 Nov 1916, 2060 Cable St, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 39 years)
Marriage	13 Jun 1894	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas [1]
	Name: Clara Gentz Gender: Female Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1894 Spouse: Helmer Court Marriage City: Jefferson Marriage State: Texas Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900
		Samuel Helmer Courts & Claude Gentz Marriage Certificate 13 Jun 1894, Beaumont, Texas
Notes
Family ID	F235	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lenia Arvidson, b. 23 Sep 1911, Republic, Marquette Co, Michigan d. 26 Mar 1970, Nederland, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 58 years)

Marriage Abt 1932 Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

Children

+	1. Barbara Jo Courts, b. 1 Sep 1933, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 4 Jun 2007, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 73 years)
+	2. Gay Nell Courts
	3. Dorothy Faye "Dot" Courts, b. 20 Jun 1940, Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 29 Jun 1994, Orange, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 54 years)

Family ID F561 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Feb 2011

Event Map

	Birth - 1909 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Beaumont (Precinct 1, Ward 3), Jefferson Co, Texas
	Residence - 5 Nov 1916 - 2060 Cable St, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Marriage - Abt 1932 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
	Census - Washington Street, Groves - 9 May 1940 - Jefferson Co, Texas
	Burial - - Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas

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Photos		Courts and Sparks Family Members - Courts, Clyde Clifford "Sonny"
Photos		Courts, Clyde Clifford "Sonny"

Documents

Port Arthur News
Friday, April 16, 1937, Page 17
"Groves News" little gossip column that includes many of the residents' social activities, including members of the Courts and Jones families; i.e. Sonny, Bea (Mrs. Wiley Choate), Hal, and Lillian and Kyle and children Gloria and OK Jones, Jr., and Kyle's brother Clyde Jones and his wife Mary Esther Miia Jones. (d)

Albums Living
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

Sources
[S371] Marriage license.