For privacy reasons, Date of Birth and Date of Marriage for persons believed to still be living are not shown.
Gillespie Charles B [Male] b. 16 JUN 1901 Oklahoma - d. 29 AUG 1977 Missouri
Sallie and her first husband, Charles Gillespie, were divorced and she later remarried.
Birth and death dates for Charles Gillespie and Oscar McGinnis were taken from a posting on Ancestry.com.
1930 Rogers, OK census:
James Long......67.....TX ?
Mattie F Long...........66......TN
Mary S Gillespie......6.....OK.....g.daughter
Charles Gillespie Jr.....4.....OK.....g.son
1930 Washington, OK census:
Sallie Gillespie.......37......OK.....divorced
To Jesse Grimes
March 3, 1836
Do me the favor to send the enclosed to its proper destination instantly. I am still here, in fine spirits and well to do, with 145 men. I have held this place for ten days against a force variously estimated from 1,500 to 6,000, and shall continue to hold it till I get relief from my country or I will perish in its defense. We have had a shower of bombs and cannon balls continually falling among us the whole time, yet none of us has fallen. We have been miraculously preserved. You have no doubt seen my official report of the action of the 24th ult. in which we repulsed the enemy with considerable loss; on the night of the 25th they made another attempt to charge us in the rear of the fort, but we received them gallantly by a discharge of grape shot and musquertry, and they took to their scrapers immediately. They are now encamped in entrenchments on all sides of us.
All our couriers have gotten out without being caught and a company of 32 men from Gonzales got in two nights ago, and Colonel Bonham got in today by coming between the powder house and the enemy's upper encampment....Let the convention go on and make a declaration of independence, and we will then understand, and the world will understand, what we are fighting for. If independence is not declared, I shall lay down my arms, and so will the men under my command. But under the flag of independence, we are ready to peril our lives a hundred times a day, and to drive away the monster who is fighting us under a blood-red flag, threatening to murder all prisoners and make Texas a waste desert. I shall have to fight the enemy on his own terms, yet I am ready to do it, and if my countrymen do not rally to my relief, I am determined to perish in the defense of this place, and my bones shall reproach my country for her neglect. With 500 men more, I will drive Sesma beyond the Rio Grande, and I will visit vengeance on the enemy fighting against us. Let the government declare them public enemies, otherwise she is acting a suicidal part. I shall treat them as such, unless I have superior orders to the contrary.
My respects to all friends, confusion to all enemies. God Bless you.
To David Ayers
March 3, 1836
Take care of my little boy. If the country should be saved, I may make for him a splendid fortune; but if the country be lost and I should perish, he will have nothing but the proud recollection that he is the son of a man who died for his country.
The letter to David Ayers is the last known letter written by Travis before the fall of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836.
William Barret Travis died at his post on the cannon platform at the northeast corner of the fortress. He was 26 years old.
“To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World:
Fellow citizens & compatriots-I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna-I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken-I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch-The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country-Victory or Death.”
Jesse Grimes is brother to Esther Grimes Branch.
1930 Tulsa, OK census:
Kuykendall, John J .......... 58........AL
Millie Kuykendall............ 57.........AR
Hattie Long........ 36 ........AR.......daughter
Earnestine Long...........16..........OK......g.daughter
Divorced Morse in 1945
Divorced Scott in 1954
Martha's nickname was "Patsey"
1850 Panola Co. Tx census:
Dr. Andrew Weir.......49.......VA.......M.D.
Andrew W Weir.......23.......TN
George S Weir....... 22.......TN
Charles W Weir.......18.......MS
Robert W Weir....... 16.......MS
Henry B Weir.......11.......MS
Barry A Weir.......10.......MS
they are on the same page as Lucinda Vawter.
name written "Wier"
1860 Rusk Co. Tx census:
Andrew Ware.......59.......VA.........merchant
Andrew Ware.......34.......KY
Charles Ware.......27.......MS
Robert Ware.......24.......MS
Henry Ware.......22.......MS
Richard Ware.......20.......MS
Julia Vawter.......10.......TX .........indexed as "Vanter"
A S Vawter....... 3.......TX
Harmony Hill cemetery - Rusk Co. TX:
WEIR, Andrew Reid Jr. - 2 Nov. 1800 - 4 Aug. 1866 Born Rockbridge Co. - Virginia - son of Andrew and Mary GRIGSBY WEIR.
1850 Caddo, Louisiana census:
Robert Weir.......42.......- VA....... Planter
Sarah J K Weir....... 25...... TN
McEwen Weir.......10....... MS
Andrew Weir....... 5....... TN
Margaret Weir.......1....... LA
Margaret Sanders.......21...... TN......."Spinster" probably sister to Sarah
Joel B Sanders....... 18....... TN
1860 Bexar Co. Tx. census:
Robert Ware.......52....... VA
Sarah Ware.......36....... TN
Robert M Ware....... 19....... TN
Andrew R Ware.......13....... TN
M S Ware.......10....... LA (Female)
Joel S Ware....... 8....... LA
Mary M Ware....... 4....... TX
Bedford County, Virginia Marriages:
Jan. 5, 1829; Adolphus Gus Weir, (or Ware) & Martha Wiggenton, dt Benjamin; W. W. Watts, Surety; Married by Nicholas A. Cobbs.
1850 Lowndes, Miss. census:
Adolphus G Weir........45.......VA
Martha Weir.......35.......VA
Benjamin Weir....... 16.......MS
Albert Weir.......10.......MS
Louisa Weir....... 6.......MS
Montery Weir....... 4.......MS
1860 Travis Co. Tx census:
M J Weir .......45.......VA.......widow
A Weir.......20.......MS
L Weir.......16.......MS
M V Weir .......14.......MS
E M Weir ....... 8....... MS
P Weir....... 6.......TX
1840 Chickasaw, Miss. census:(next to William Durkee)
James Carter...2 boys under 5, male 20-30 and female 20-30.
1860 Rusk Co, TX census:
James Carter......49......NC
H M Carter........46......VA
Alexander Carter......21...... MS
Andrew Carter.......19......MS
Alester Carter.......16......MS
Wm D Carter.......11......MS
Mary C Carter.......8.......TX
H M Carter.........5........TX
1870 Rusk Co. TX census:
James Carter.....59......NC
M Anna Carter.....56......VA
Willis D Carter.....21......MS
Hannah M Carter.....13.....TX
1940 Tarrant Co. TX census:
Alvin R Orr......59.......KY
Harriet B Orr.......59......KY
William T Vawter.......28......TX.......son-in-law
Ida L Vawter.........31.........TX.....daughter
1920 Orange, Texas census:
Limon Randall....29...b ... FL
Kattie L Randall.....25...b..TX
1940 Harris Co. TX census:
Luna Randall.......52......TX....widow
Tommy Moore.....26......nephew
1920 Liberty, TX census:
Charlie Fields.......36.....TX
Octavia Fields......27.....TX
Louis Widel...boarder
1930 Liberty, TX census:
Charles Fields.....48.....TX
Mary Fields.....39......TX
Mary Francis Fields......10.....TX
Charles Fields......8.....TX
John Milton Fields.....6.....TX
James Carter Fields.....5.....TX
1940 Harris, TX census:
Charles Fields.......58.....TX
Octavia Fields......49.....TX
Charles D Fields......17.....TX
Jack Fields......15.....TX
Jimmy Fields......13......TX
Hannah Fields.....9.....TX
Cy Fields......8......TX
Tommie Fields.....5......TX.....daughter
from findagrave:
Octavia Vawter Fields:
Wife of Charles Fields, Sr.. Mother of Mary Frances (Fields) Wilson, Charles Fields, Jr., Jack Fields, Cyrus Fields, Hannah Katheryn (Fields) Williams and Tommie (Fields) Barrett and Jimmie Fields.
1920 Oklahoma City, OK census:
Thomas H. Vaughter....... 43........AR
Minnie Vaughter.......... 39....... TX
Floy H Vaughter......... 14........ OK
Opal Vaughter..........12......... OK
Otis H Vaughter.........10.......... OK
Paul H Vaughter......... 8.........OK
Gordie Vaughter.......... 6.........OK
1930 Oklahoma City, OK census:
Thomas Vaughter......54......AR
Minnie Vaughter......50.....TX
Floy Vaughter........24.....OK
Opal Vaughter......22.....OK
Paul Vaughter......19.....OK
Gordie Vaughter.....16.....OK
From the family newsletter, September 1977:
VISIONARY AWARD - to Paul Vaughter, Sr., whose efforts initiated the family reunion chain-reaction several years back.
see....VVV Newsletter p. 20 - Summer 1986
MEMBER PROFILE - PAUL HIRAM VAUGHTER
1940 Oklahoma, OK census:
Paul Vaughter......29......OK
Carolyn Vaughter.....26.....OK
Paul Vaughter II......8.....OK
Phillip Vaughter......2.....OK
Doris Craig......18...housekeeper
1910 Oklahoma City, Ok. census:
James Vawter....40....MS......indexed screwy (?Awter) because of fancy V)
Martha Vawter....36....OK
Eula J Vawter....15....OK
Eunice Vawter......13....OK
Ethel Vawter....11...OK
Florence Vawter....7....OK
Alice Vawter....4....OK
Beatrice Vawter....4....OK
Elbert Vawter....2....OK
Albert Vawter....2....OK
1920 Bethany, OK. census:
James W Vawter....50....MS
Martha A Vawter....45....OK
Florence M Vawter...16...OK
Alice Vawter....14....OK
Beattrice Vawter....14...OK
Albert Vawter....12....OK
Elbert Vawter....12....OK
Zona Vawter....10....OK
Silas M Vawter....7....OK
Lillian Vawter....6....OK
1930 Bethany, OK. census:
James W Vawter....60....MS
Martha A Vawter....56...OK
Florence Vawter....27....OK
Elbert Vawter....21...OK
Zona Vawter....18....OK
Silas Vawter....17....OK
1940 Oklahoma, OK census:
Martha Vawter......66......OK....widow
Elbert Vawter......31......OK......divorced
Zona Wood......28.....OK....daughter
Judge Wicker's "Uncle Jimmy" started a school in Oklahoma. later founded Bethany, Oklahoma
1910 Garvin Co. OK census:
Casey D Vawter.....35.....MS
Annie Vawter......25.....MS
Vineser Vawter.....7.....MS
Jeneva Vawter......5.....OK
Lonnie Vawter......3.....OK
1920 Grady Co. OK census:
Asa B Vawter......46......MS
Anna E Vawter......36......MS
Jeneva M Vawter.....15.....OK
Lonnie Vawter....13.....OK
Aubry B Vawter......8......OK
1930 McClain Co. Ok census:
Acie D Vawter.....55.....MS
Annie Vawter.....45.....MS
Lonie Vawter.....23.....OK
Aubry Vawter.....18.....OK
Arlene Vawter.....7.....OK
1940 McClain Co. OK census:
A B Vawter......66......MS......name indexed as Vawtes
Anna Vawter.....55.....MS
Hubert Vawter was listed, as step-son, 24 years old,
in the 1910 Union Co. Mississippi with
D R (?) Cox and Jane Cox
1920 Oklahoma census:
Hubert Vawter..........32........... MS.
Hattie Vawter......... 31............MS
Olice Vawter........ 6............ OK
Claris Vawter........... 5.......... MS
1930 Benton, MS census:
Hubert L Vawter......42.....MS........indexed as Herbert Vawder
Hattie Vawter......41......MS
Olice Vawter......16......MS
Clarice Vawter.....15.....MS
1900 Union, MS census:
Tom S Wiley......May 1871.....29....MS
Emma Wiley......Nov 1880.....19.....MS
Ora M Wiley......Oct 1899.....7 months.....MS
1910 Union, MS census:
Thos. S Wiley......38.....MS
Emma Wiley......30.....MS
Ora Wiley.......10......MS
Valley Wiley......7.....MS
Mary Wiley......5.......OK
William Wiley.....2 months......MS
Loyd Dunham.....boarder
1920 Benton, MS census:
Thomas Wiley......50......MS
Emma E Wiley......39.....MS
Ora M Wiley......20......MS
Mary J Wiley......15......OK
William S Wiley.....9.....MS
Addie C Wiley......3.....MS
1930 Benton, MS census:
Thomas S Wiley......58......MS
Emma Wiley......49......MS
Addie Wiley.......13.......MS
Lamar Wiley........6.....MS
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