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74 i. Lenora Walter5 Busbee, born 1918 in Sumter Co., Georgia; died 01 Jun 1943 in Fulton, Georgia.
More About Lenora Walter Busbee:
Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Chuch Cemetery, Sumter Co., Georgia
28. Henry Walter4 Suggs (Mahalia J3 Purdy, John2, James1) was born 15 Dec 1872 in Dallas Co. ,
Arkansas, and died 23 Feb 1938 in Sumter, Georgia. He married Nancy Lucy Unknown 09 Jan 1898 in Sumter,
Georgia. She was born Jun 1877 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
Child of Henry Suggs and Nancy Unknown is:
+ 75 i. Agnew Hillman5 Suggs, born 29 Apr 1906 in Georgia; died 1964 in Georgia.
30. Richard Evan4 Suggs (Mahalia J3 Purdy, John2, James1) was born Mar 1875 in Dallas Co. , Arkansas,
and died 1947. He married Rubie Snipes 17 Feb 1895 in Sumter, Georgia. She was born 18 Mar 1878 in
Sumter Co., Georgia, and died Oct 1957 in Dade, Florida.
Children of Richard Suggs and Rubie Snipes are:
76 i. Willa May5 Suggs, born 1898 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
77 ii. Ruby Jewel Suggs, born 1903 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
78 iii. Ethel G Suggs, born 1905 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
79 iv. Young Evans Suggs, born 18 Feb 1909 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
80 v. Frank Thomas Suggs, born 12 Dec 1909 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
81 vi. Clara May Suggs, born 29 Sep 1911 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
82 vii. Earl Anthony Suggs, born 15 Nov 1913 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
83 viii. John P Suggs, born 1916 in Sumter Co., Georgia.
32. Lawrence Eugene4 Purdy (Samual Alexander3, John2, James1) was born 21 Sep 1873 in Dallas Co.,
Arkansas, and died 11 Oct 1946 in Fordyce, Dallas Co., Arkansas. He married Ella Meriwether Tolefree 23
Apr 1902 in Fordyce, Dallas Co., Arkansas. She was born 10 Aug 1881 in Cleveland Co., Arkansas, and died 28
Mar 1958 in Fordyce, Dallas Co., Arkansas.
Notes for Lawrence Eugene Purdy:
Dallas county, Arkansas Marriage Listing:
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PURDY, L.E. 28 TOLEFREE, ELLA 20 23-Apr-1902 H-80
More About Lawrence Eugene Purdy:
Occupation: Abstract & Real Estate Dealer
Children of Lawrence Purdy and Ella Tolefree are:
+ 84 i. Russell Tolefree5 Purdy, born 03 Feb 1903 in Fordyce, Dallas Co., Arkansas; died in Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
85 ii. Glynn Purdy, born 15 Feb 1905 in Princeton, Dallas Co., Arkansas; died 13 Nov 1934. She married G R
Jordan 10 Sep 1926 in Arkansas; born 15 Feb 1905.
Notes for Glynn Purdy:
Glynn and her husband had no children.
Notes for G R Jordan:
His nickname was Jordy.
86 iii. Allene Purdy, born 08 May 1911 in Hermatage, Bradley, Arkansas; died 29 Oct 1967. She married
Charles E Leahy 05 May 1937 in Dallas Co., Arkansas.
Notes for Allene Purdy:
Allene and Charles Purdy had no children.
Dallas County, Arkansas Marriage Records:
PURDY, ALLENE 25 LEAHY, CHARLES E. 31 5-May-1937 S-241
34. Grace4 Purdy (Samual Alexander3, John2, James1) was born Dec 1884 in Dallas Co. , Arkansas. She
married Ed Tomlinson 04 Nov 1903 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. He was born Abt. 1883 in Arkansas.
Notes for Grace Purdy:
Dallas County, Arkansas Marriage Records:
PURDY, GRACE 19 TOMLINSON, ED 21 4-Nov-1903 H-391
Children of Grace Purdy and Ed Tomlinson are:
87 i. Noel5 Tomlinson.
88 ii. Edward Tomlinson.
35. Samuel Knox4 Purdy (Samual Alexander3, John2, James1) was born 01 Oct 1885 in Dallas Co. ,
Arkansas. He married Mamie Lou Turner 14 May 1905 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. She was born 1888 in
Arkansas.
Notes for Samuel Knox Purdy:
Notes found on Ancestry.com: Scott-Irish Owned no slaves
Purdy's owned site of Andersonville Prison (Civil War prison camp used by the North and South).
It was turned in to a chemical plant.
Dallas county, Arkansas Marriage Listings:
PURDY, SAMUEL KNOX 19 TURNER, MAMIE LUE 17 14-May-1905 I-116
Children of Samuel Purdy and Mamie Turner are:
+ 89 i. Ellen Pauline5 Purdy, born 17 May 1908 in Cartage, Dallas, Arkansas; died 04 Sep 1979 in Carthhe,
Arkansas.
90 ii. Ruth L Purdy, born Abt. 1917 in Cartage, Dallas, Arkansas.
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91 iii. Helen K Purdy, born Abt. 1911 in Cartage, Dallas, Arkansas. She married Doyle I Wood; born 1907.
Generation No. 4
37. John Rickman5 Purdy (Cordy Adwell4, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 25 Dec 1906 in
Oklahoma, and died 24 Feb 1985 in Agra, Oklahoma. He married Madera Ophelia Shoemake Abt. 1930. She
died 03 Dec 1985 in Agra, Oklahoma.
Notes for John Rickman Purdy:
Notes from John R Purdy Jr. (March 2008)-
John Rickman Purdy worked building pipe lines all over the United States and some overseas.
John Purdy Sr. was named John Rickman Purdy, after Abbie’s father- Alfred Rickman Stiles. But he wanted me
to be a Jr. and my mother did not like Rickman for a middle name. so he always called himself Richard, so I
could be a Jr. Neither of us ever used the middle initial spelled out, so no one knew .
John Sr. did not care for life on the farm in Agra, Ok at first. It reminded him of his experiences of farm life
growning up in Coalgate, OK. After a few years, he had many friends in town. He would go visit them everyday.
When Madera became more ill, he took care of her. One day he went to check on the hogs and fell in the pen he
was watering. He laid there for 5 hours in 102 degree heat. He was able to let the hose run on him all afternoon,
which saved his life. A few months after that he fell off the porch and broke his hip. He had surgery, but was
given to much anesthetic. He was never the same after that. He was bedridden also. He died about 2 years after
the broken hip. At the same time of John Sr. health problems his wife, Madera also started having health
problems. She had heart and kidney problems. She was in and out of the hospital several times. She passed
away 10 months after John Purdy Sr.
His father- John Purdy Sr. died at home (on the farm in Agra). My parents were both living with me. He was bedridden
the last 2 years and got around in a wheel chair. Died in my arms at 9am exactly on a Sunday morning.
(Feb. 24, 1985) Mother was senile for the last 5 or 6 years.
Notes for Madera Ophelia Shoemake:
Notes from John R Purdy Jr (March 2008)
My mom was born in Richland Springs, Texas April 6, 1908. Since my folks never kept or shared records with
me, I don’t know when or where they married. But I think they were 37 & 35 or 35 & 33 respectively when I was
born in 1941.
Mom’s name was Madera Ophelia Shoemake. Her family lived on a farm on China Creek in San Saba County,
Texas. Mom HATED her middle name and I was in my 30s before a relative let it slip out. When she signed
legal papers, people always invented a middle name or initial. So she just wrote A. Mom died 9 months after dad
on 12/3/1985 at Stillwater Medical Center of kidney failure and congestive heart failure. They are buried in the
Purdy Family Plots in the Osage Cemetery, Agra, Oklahoma.
Once she came to live with John Jr. in Agra, she loved being on the farm. She would look after the livestock,
planted flowers, fruit trees and a garden. She is the one who drew the plans for the main house and hired the
neighbors to build the house while she superivsed! As her health got worse over the years, she slowed down. She
had dementia the last 4 or 5 years. She did not recognize anyone except for John Jr. She would sit on the porch
most days and look out at the farm, trees and flowers. John Sr. took care of her while John Jr. was at work. She
passed away in 1985 after continued failing health. She died 10 months after her husband- John Rickman Purdy
Sr.
Children of John Purdy and Madera Shoemake are:
+ 92 i. John Rickman Jr.6 Purdy, born 06 Aug 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
+ 93 ii. Susan Jane Purdy, born 30 Jan 1949 in Los Angeles, Ca; died 27 Jan 1987 in Agra, Oklahoma.
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38. Henry Oliver5 Purdy (Cordy Adwell4, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 14 Nov 1909 in
Oklahoma, and died 10 May 1995 in Santa Clara, CA. He married Burness Inola Kinslow.
Notes for Henry Oliver Purdy:
Henry and Burness grew peanuts in the Coalgate area.
Children of Henry Purdy and Burness Kinslow are:
+ 94 i. Anna Elizabeth6 Purdy, born in Oklahoma.
95 ii. Burness Jeanette Purdy, born in Oklahoma. She married Unknown Pearman.
Notes for Burness Jeanette Purdy:
Burness and her husband live in Tulsa, Ok
96 iii. Nancy Catherine Purdy, born in Oklahoma. She married Unknown Estep.
Notes for Nancy Catherine Purdy:
Catherine is now decessed. She and John R Prudy Jr. were like siblings, inserperable.
97 iv. Sarah Patricia Purdy, born in Oklahoma. She married Unknown Pearman.
Notes for Sarah Patricia Purdy:
Sarah and her husband in Tulsa, Ok
98 v. Virginia Ruth Purdy, born 25 Jun 1943 in Oklahoma; died 16 May 2006 in Oklahoma. She married
Unknown Boyd.
Notes for Virginia Ruth Purdy:
Virginia is now decessed.
42. Pauline Evelyn5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 26 Nov
1921 in Konawa, OK. She married Victor John Garcia 14 Nov 1953 in Antioch CA, son of Joseph Garcia and
Ana Vieira. He was born 31 Aug 1914 in San Francisco CA, and died 16 Jun 1988 in Santa Clara CA.
Notes for Pauline Evelyn Bradshaw:
Growing up in Oklahoma- Notes from Pauline Evelyn Bradshaw Garcia
Ira and Ollie (Purdy) Bradshaw
Children: Lorene, Katherine, Allene, Pauline, Eugene, Rosalee
Most of the houses they lived in had wood floors-bare wood, not finished wood.
The table was made out of strips of wood, and they had benches, not chairs. The table and benches were bare
wood also. The kitchen had a stove, small counter, wood stove for heat. There was no refrigerator. The kids
would sleep 3 or 4 to a bed. The outside of the house was never painted, always bare wood.
They had to walk everywhere. Once in awhile they might get a ride in a wagon. They never had any money.
Sometimes they might have five cents to get candy. Pauline would hide hers to make it last longer.
The kids would make playhouses out of whatever they could find. They would make up games to play outside.
Pauline remembers being happy as a child, they did not know any different. All the kids like it when their dad-Ira
Bradshaw- was not home. He was very strict, and very grump all the time. He gave out extremely hard
punishment.
Families they worked for would give them extra fruit and vegetables from their own gardens. Pauline and her
sisters would help grandma Ollie peel and can the foods. When they did not have the canned foods, they would
eat bread and gravy, or Ollie would make soups. They did not have very much of those either.
Pauline remembers being at a friend’s house once. They were a little better off than the Bradshaw family. For a
snack the girls had crackers and milk. Pauline remembers that was such a treat-they never had crackers at home,
and rarely had milk.
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Grandma Ollie would make all the girls dresses out of flour sack material. Many times the girls had to wear boys
overalls. They were cheap and lasted a long time. Pauline hated the overalls, and still does not like them! All the
girls were embarrassed to go to school, because they would have to wear the overalls. Many days they had
nothing to take for lunch. They might have a left over biscuit from breakfast. Pauline remembers being hungry
most of the time.
The Bradshaw family moved a lot-where ever Ira could find work. Most of the towns were little settlements in
Coal County Oklahoma. The family would live in an old house on the property. Some of the towns were:
Scivallys Chapel-went to school here. Pauline had pneumonia; she was unconscious for 9 days. Grandpa Ira
bought her a new pair of shoes that she had been wanting. They thought she was going to die. She was about 8 or
9 years old.
Round Hill, went to Round Hill School. The school would have cakewalks to raise money. The school would
also buy fabric to make dresses for the girls. Pauline cannot remember what the boys got. The dresses were
usually out of very cheap, thin fabric.
Washington, Oklahoma
Lehigh- Ira did farming for the family. Here he had 2 horses, most of the time there were no horses. They also
got milk from the farm owner. Ira would get a forth of the crop he worked. The owner would provide the seed,
Ira did all the work. The family lived here 4 years, this was the longest they lived in one house.
Philips- a small town between Lehigh and Scivaly Chapel. The family lived close to Ira and Maybell (Purdy)
Beashears. They got to play with Dorothy.
Coalgate- Ira worked for the Avanzina Family. ( Dave and Emma Jewel Avanzina , daughter Joann) He also
worked for the Pisqually Family. (August Pasquale) They owned a grocery store. They played with their children-
Eugene, Betty, Doris, Jean, Jim, and Louis. Mrs. Pisquale made dresses for her girls. She would give Ollie
Bradshaw all the scraps. Ollie would piece together the scraps and make clothes for them.
Once the family went to Texas in an old car that Ira pick up. While there they lived in a Tent city. Other families
were there also. They picked cotton, even Pauline who was only 5 years old had to pick cotton everyday.
Rosalee was a baby at that time, she stayed with someone at the camp. Ira made enough money so all 6 children
could get a new pair of shoes. Pauline remember that to take a shower-you would put cold water in a bucket with
holes in it. Someone would hold the bucket over you, that was your shower. Also, some families would bake
biscuits over a fire in a large iron skillet. Sometimes the Bradshaw children would get the hot biscuits from other
families. Ira made a trade with someone for a flat bed truck. They used the truck to take the family back to
Coalgate. They stayed at Mitty Buelson house for a few weeks until they found a place to live.
Pauline was 17 when the family moved to Coalgate the second time. From there she came out to California to
help her sister Katherine. Katherine had just had Willis James.
Right after that Ira and Ollie moved to Cotton Wood. While in cottonwood, Ira was working on a roof. A strong
wind came, he fell and broke his leg.
Ira and Ollie moved back to Coalgate. Pauline had saved money and helped them buy a small piece of land that
had a small house on it. This was outside of Coalgate, near the Muddy Boggy River. (Ira kept the mineral rights
to this property. In 2007, a rig was set up on the property, and gas was found. It is in the process of being
pumped out. We have been told it should go for many years. A second rig will be set up in 2008)
When Pauline was married to Floyd Rock- she, Floyd, and Curtis went out to Coalgate and brought Ira and Ollie
to Antioch, California. This was about 1950. They first went to Woodrow Stringfellow’s in Wewonka, Ok to get
a trailer to move Ira and Ollie. That was the last time Pauline saw Patsy age 8, Betty age 6, Carolyn age 4. (The
girl’s mother was Lorene Bradshaw-Pauline’s oldest sister. Lorene and her infant son died in a Tornado.)
Woodrow had just remarried to Betty. ( Carol died in 2006 of cancer. We did see Patsy a few years ago. She
came for Katherine Harrison’s funeral.)
OTHER MEMORIES:
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When Pauline was 5 years old, she remembers looking through the cracks in the floorboards, she saw a quarter.
Grandpa Ira got it out; he used it to buy medicine for one of the children that were sick.
One time a traveling photographer came by their house. Grandma Ollie had him take pictures of the kids, she was
going to buy the picture with a chicken. Ira would not let her, he wanted to keep the chicken for food.
Pauline remembers that her mother, Ollie, told her a story-
Ollie’s family was traveling by wagon. (This would be John F and Eliza Purdy and their children) It was
Christmas time, Ollie hung a stocking in the wagon for Santa. Her brothers teased her, and they put a rock in the
stocking.
When Ira’s father was very ill, and dieing- Ira went to the store at 3 am, woke up the owner, and bought a steak.
He took it to his father- William Theodore Bradshaw. Ira had not seen his father for many years. Pauline
worked, and sent money to her mother and father to help them out. With this money Ira was able to go visit his
father at least 3 times before he died.
Pauline’s first husband was Carl Oscar Mize. Carl is Curtis Duane Garcia’s birth father.
Carl was in the army and stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. Pauline worked with Carl’s sister,
Violet, at the Paper Mill in Antioch, Ca. Pauline lived with Violet and her mother, Dora, for awhile- that is how
she met Carl. Carl had 3 or 4 brothers, she can not remember their names. They were only married about 3 years.
Carl, Pauline, Curtis lived in Antioch, California. Carl spend all his money on alcohol, drank all the time. When
Curt was born, he never came to the hospital to see Pauline and the baby. Pauline left him several times, he
would find them and talk her into going back, which she did. She finally left him for good.
She met and married Floyd Rock. Harvey Johnson introduced Floyd to Pauline. They were married about 3 years
9 months. They lived in the house on Alpha Way in Antioch, CA. Floyd died of a Heart attack at home. Floyd
Alvin Rock was born Nov. 7, 1915 in Nebraska. He died Sept. 28, 1952 Antioch, CA.
In 1953 she met Victor John Garcia. Pauline was still working at the Paper Mill in Antioch. She was friends with
Helen Garcia- who was Joseph Garcia’s second wife. (Vic’s brother) Helen introduced Pauline to Victor. On a
first date with Victor they went to a pool in Antioch. Other family members were there-Patty, Vangie, Louie (this
was the only time Pauline saw him), Lee, Ann, Joe, Helen, and some others. They were married November 1953.
They spent their honeymoon in Carmel, California.
Notes for Victor John Garcia:
Victor was born in San Francisco, CA. His Baptism Certificate shows his name as Vito Garcia. At some time he
started going by Victor John. He lived there as a young boy. By the time he was 6, the family was living in
Redwood City, CA. His 1925 school picture- he is 10 years old, the school is in San Francisco. The 1930 census
(San Francisco pages 20 and 22) has the family in San Francisco on Noe Street. His parents were divorced at
that time.
At some time the family moved to Hanford, CA. They lived in a house that was owned by Aunt Mary Vierra.
(Aunt Mary's husband-Caetano Vieira-was Ana's brother) They family was very poor. Victor went to Hanford
High School. He had many cousins living in Hanford. Many Vieira cousins still live there today.
Victor's first marriage was to a Maria (last name unknown). They were married 4 years, then divorced, no
children. About 1947-1950? Maria died a year after they were divorced.
Helen Garcia (joes wife) introduced Vic to Pauline. They were married in 1953. They bought their house at 907
Mockingbird Lane, Sunnyvale, CA in 1954. Vic was living there when he passed away. He died with colon
cancer- age 73 3/4 (would have been 74 in Aug.) June 16, 1988
NOTES FROM VICTOR JOHN GARCIA18
(Taken by Patrick and Kathy Spencer about March 1988.
He showed us his photo albums when he worked for the CCC.)
Worked for the CCC (California Conservation Corps). Went to Yuka Creek near Bakersfield, CA- 1930 He
worked on the road crew. His job was to shovel dirt into the trucks. He caught poison oak a lot. He remembered
the food was not very good. He was discharged from this camp. He reenlisted in another camp. He could not go
home because his mother was not working.
He went to Eureka to work at Hokins Bar Camp. It was a good camp, good food, they were fed well. He worked
with a telephone crew- they blazed the trail so other crews could come in and put in telephone poles. He worked
there for 6 months.
Next he worked on a small foot bridge that was built across the Trinity River. The forest service asked for the best
men to do the job, he was one of the first picked.
His next job was at Roads End Camp- Here they built a bridge across the Kern River in
Bakersfield. This was a foot bridge for a lumber mill. It was hard work. Victor was one of the first picked again
to work on this bridge. Victor ran the saw. They built forms to pour concrete. He built many of the forms himselfhe
was proud of his work.
He met the rangers daughter- Betty Brock. They almost got married, but he could not afford a wife at that time.
When that job ended, his twin sister- Victoria told him to come to Eureka. His brother in law (Fred Howard)
would get him a job. Instead his brother Joseph was able to get Vic to Oakley, CA to help cut wood for a store. A
friend, Alfred Gomes, drove a truck for a Cannery. Vic was able to get a job there, drove a truck at night. He
also got a job driving a truck for Namponi Brothers. He drove oil to the town of Avon, Ca.
Victor got his drivers license for driving trucks. He also hauled tomatoes to Sacramento. He did not know how to
double clutch, but he never got stuck in the mud. While driving tomatoes one day, he saw gypsy women picking
tomatoes. He had his fortune told for 25 cents. He was told he would have a long life. He was working for Weston
Cannery in Antioch, CA. He did not belong to the union, so he needed the bosses permission to drive fruit. He
drove peaches, asparagus, apricots, to Ball Cannery. He took peaches to Modesto.
During this time he got his draft notice- this was 1940. He put his occupation as truck driver. He drove
amphibious trucks and supplies to the soldiers. He did his basic training at Camp Roberts. He was in the 4th
Infantry Regiment Division.
After basic training he was sent to Anchorage, Alaska. Vic was on the USS Maheia. He got sea sick. They
invaded Kiska and Attu. He was a truck driver bringing supplies to the soldiers. The U S Army was fighting the
Japanese. One time he was driving some soldiers out to an airplane. He double shifted the truck and went right
through some mud. When he got back to the main building, his supervisor said he was in trouble. He asked what
he did wrong. Turns out a Cornell was sitting next to him in the truck—you are not suppose to double shift the
army trucks.
When the fighting ended in Alaska, the men were sent back on a ship. Vic did not have any sea sickness that time.
They saw a ship that had split in half. He helped bring the soldiers on board their ship.
From Seattle he went to Fort Benning in Georgia to OCF. There he did transportation, he took officers out for
field training.
About a year and a half after getting out of the army- Victor went to visit a friend in Sunnyside, San Francisco.
His friend told him United Air Lines was hiring. He went to United and took a 2 hour test- he got hired. His first
job with United was working in cabin supply. After that he drove small trucks that took food and supplies to the
DC3s.
He also worked on DC4, DC8. He moved to the Ramp Service. He also worked on JAL
Planes. When the wide body planes came out, he moved to that section. He drove a double axel truck with
supplies for the airplane kitchens. He stayed in this department until he retired.
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Children of Pauline Bradshaw and Victor Garcia are:
+ 99 i. Kathy Ann6 Garcia, born 24 Aug 1954 in San Jose CA.
+ 100 ii. Victor John Garcia JR, born 14 Sep 1957 in San Jose CA.
+ 101 iii. Curtis Duane(Mize) Garcia, born 18 Nov 1946 in Antioch CA.
+ 102 iv. Marsha Sue Garcia, born 03 Nov 1963 in San Jose CA.
43. Vera Lorene5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 06 Feb 1919
in Konawa, OK, and died 28 Mar 1948 in Coalgate, Oklahoma. She married Woodrow Stringfellow 07 Dec
1936 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, son of James Stringfellow and Ida Erwin. He was born 1912 in Oklahoma.
Notes for Vera Lorene Bradshaw:
From the Coalgate Newspaper:
Mrs. Lorene Stringfellow and small son, Roy Glenn, were killed in a tornado last Thursday night, March 25, at
8:30, four miles south of Wetumka, Ok. Mrs Stringfellow was a daughter of Mr and Mrs I J Bradshaw of
Coalgate. She was born in Coalgate on Feb. 7, 1918, and was 30 years of age. Roy Glenn was born March 3,
1948 at Wetumka and was 22 days old. Survivors include her husband Woodrow Stringfellow and 3 daughters,
Patricia Ruth, Betty June, and Carolyn Sue of Wetumka, her parents Mr and Mrs Bradshaw of Coalgate, four
sisters, one brother. Services were held Monday March 29 at the Baptist Church in Hornetown, Ok. Interment
was made at the Coalgate Cemetery.
On Woodrow and Lorene's marriage certificate: They were married at their home. Witnesses were Nellie
Meadows and Annie Meadows. (they lived at Rt 2 Wewoka, Ok)
Notes for Woodrow Stringfellow:
Married to Lorene Bradshaw-children Patsy, Carol, Betty, baby boy
Lorene died in tornado 1947.
Remarried Betty Jo Penny-She raised the girls
1920 Census found the family living in Bernard, Hughes, Oklahoma. Woodrow was 7 years old.
Children of Vera Bradshaw and Woodrow Stringfellow are:
+ 103 i. Patricia Ruth6 Stringfellow, born 12 Dec 1941 in Johnson, Texas.
104 ii. Carolyn Sue Stringfellow, born 1943. She married Raymond Withers.
+ 105 iii. Betty June Stringfellow, born 24 Nov 1944 in Holdenville, Oklahoma; died 30 Dec 2005 in Seminole,
Oklahoma.
106 iv. Roy Glenn Stringfellow, born 03 Mar 1948 in Wetumka, OK; died 25 Mar 1948 in Wetumka, OK.
Notes for Roy Glenn Stringfellow:
Roy Glenn was killed in the tornado on March 25, 1948, that also killed
his mother Lorene Bradshaw Stringfellow.
44. Katherine Alma5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 23 Apr
1920 in Konawa, OK, and died 02 Jan 2002 in Cottage Grove, OR. She married Melvin Carlton Harrison Apr
1938 in Coalgate OK, son of John Harrison and Madgie Harrison-Evans. He was born 26 Aug 1915 in Atoka
Ok, and died 09 Aug 1987 in Antioch CA.
Children of Katherine Bradshaw and Melvin Harrison are:
107 i. Melvin Ray6 Harrison, born 04 Nov 1940 in Contra Costa, CA. He married Georgie R Townsend 01 Jun
1962 in Antioch, CA; born 1940.
108 ii. Richard Wayne Harrison, born 22 Aug 1944 in Contra Costa, CA.
+ 109 iii. Willis James Harrison, born 14 Sep 1942 in Antioch, Contra Costa, CA.
+ 110 iv. Barbara Ann Harrison, born 17 Jan 1947 in Contra Costa, CA; died 12 Dec 2004 in Washington.
45. Doris Alene5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 01 Sep 1922 in
Konawa, OK, and died 09 Sep 1994 in Tulsa Oklahoma. She married Taffiel Hershal Cox. He was born 03
May 1921, and died 07 Feb 1991.
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Notes for Doris Alene Bradshaw:
Alene Bradshaw's first husband was James Davis Reeves. They had one son JD (James Davis Reeves Jr.)
Her second husband was Taffiel Hershal Cox. Her third husband was _______ Young.
Alene and her children came out to california several times to visit Vic and Pauline Garcia, and relatives in
Antioch. While at the Garcia's, Pauline and Vic took them to Disneyland, the zoo, beach, and a few places they
had never been to. The family would come to California by train, and stay for a few weeks.
Notes for Taffiel Hershal Cox:
Enlistment date: Aug 22, 1945 Oklahoma City
Education listed- Grammar School
More About Taffiel Hershal Cox:
Burial: McCarthy Cemetery, Coalgate, OK
Military service: PVT U S Army WWII
Children of Doris Bradshaw and Taffiel Cox are:
+ 111 i. Hershal6 Cox.
+ 112 ii. Bobby Cox, born 1948 in Texas.
+ 113 iii. Ollie Beatrice Cox, born 07 Jun 1952 in Moore, Texas.
114 iv. Doris Jean Cox, born 02 Jun 1953 in Moore Tx. She married Jeffery Hancock.
+ 115 v. Jasper David Reeves, born in Oklahoma; died 09 Oct 2005 in Van Nys, California.
46. Eugene Raymond5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 29 Jun
1926 in Konawa, OK, and died Mar 1996 in Phillipenes. He married Virginia Adair 07 Nov 1946. She was
born 03 Sep 1926.
Notes for Virginia Adair:
Great Grand Children:
Kristina March 5, 1988
Andrew July 29, 1990
Brandon Oct 23, 1990
Brittney Aug 27, 1991
Children of Eugene Bradshaw and Virginia Adair are:
116 i. James Raymond6 Bradshaw, born 08 Sep 1947.
117 ii. Donald Bradshaw, born 15 Feb 1949.
+ 118 iii. Thelma Lorene Bradshaw, born 24 Apr 1951 in San Joaquin, CA.
119 iv. Ethel Beatrice Bradshaw, born 09 Nov 1952 in Stanislaus, CA.
120 v. Oral T Bradshaw, born 04 Nov 1953 in San Joaquin, CA.
121 vi. Robert Bradshaw, born 25 Oct 1954.
47. RosaLee Pearline5 Bradshaw (Ollie Beatrice4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 16 Feb
1929 in Konawa, OK. She married Benny Davis.
Notes for RosaLee Pearline Bradshaw:
Rosa Lee and Benny have been divorced for many years. She never remarried, but lives in the same house in
Antioch, CA.
Rosa lee had polio as a young child. The polio affected the use of her hand and leg.
Children of RosaLee Bradshaw and Benny Davis are:
122 i. Benny6 Davis, born in Antioch, CA.
123 ii. Paul Davis, born in Antioch, CA.
124 iii. James Davis, born in Antioch, CA.
125 iv. Terry Davis, born in Antioch, CA.
48. Dorothy Marie5 Beshears (Viola Maybell4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 28 Nov
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1921 in McAlester, OK, and died 16 Mar 1991 in Monterey, CA. She married Virgil Kenneth Harmon 12 Nov
1940 in Reno, NV. He was born 01 Aug 1918 in Sallisaw, OK, and died 27 Jan 1967 in Fresno, CA.
Notes for Virgil Kenneth Harmon:
Parents- Albert Brashers, Martha Helen Grissom
Children of Dorothy Beshears and Virgil Harmon are:
126 i. Larry Raymond6 Harmon, born 20 Jul 1942 in Hanford, CA. He married Cora Meyers 24 Nov 1962;
born 18 Apr 1942 in Albany, Ca.
127 ii. Deanna Carole Harmon, born 23 Jun 1950 in Tulare, CA.
49. James Edward5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) He married Leona
Gertrude harris 05 Nov 1944 in Tulare, CA.
Children of James Hicks and Leona harris are:
128 i. Charlotte Colleen6 Hicks, born 1945.
129 ii. Linda Darleen Hicks, born 1948.
50. Charles Henry5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1)1 was born 05 Dec 1925 in
Idabel, Mccurtain Co., Oklahoma, USA1, and died 23 Jan 1996 in Albany, OR1. He married Betty Lee Polston1
18 Sep 1946 in Tulare, California, USA1. She was born 15 Jan 1930 in Oklahoma1, and died 18 Oct 1988 in
Tulare, California, USA1.
Children of Charles Hicks and Betty Polston are:
130 i. Charles Lee6 Hicks1, born 20 Aug 1947.
131 ii. Wiley Gene Hicks1, born 21 Jul 1948 in Tulare, CA.
51. James Edward5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1)1 was born 24 Jun 1917 in
Colgate, Coal, Oklahoma, USA1, and died 25 Jun 1975 in Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA1. He married Leona
Gertrude Harris1.
Children of James Hicks and Leona Harris are:
132 i. Charlotte Colleen6 Hicks1, born 20 Aug 1945 in Tulare, CA.
133 ii. Linda Darleen Hicks1, born 02 Dec 1948 in Tulare, CA.
54. Sylvia Ruth5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 30 Aug 1933 in
Eufaula, OK. She married Unknown Lam.
Children of Sylvia Hicks and Unknown Lam are:
134 i. Silvia Yvonne6 Lam, born 04 Sep 1955.
135 ii. Caroline Sue Lam, born 18 Jul 1957.
136 iii. James Lee Lam, born 01 Oct 1964 in Hanford, CA.
55. Opal Virginia5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 23 Aug 1912 in
Coalgate, Oklahoma, and died 23 Apr 2001 in Redding, CA. She married Unknown Bass.
Children of Opal Hicks and Unknown Bass are:
137 i. George Henry6 Bass, born 21 Sep 1929 in Naylor, MO.
138 ii. Angelina Eura Bass, born 20 Feb 1931 in Napa, ID.
139 iii. William Granville Bass, born 12 Jul 1933 in Eufaula, OK.
140 iv. James Delbert Bass, born 17 Dec 1935 in Seminole, OK; died 09 Oct 1978 in Porterville, CA.
141 v. Harold Dewayne Bass, born 20 Jul 1940 in Tribbey, OK.
56. Lula Mae5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 27 Jan 1921 in Durrant,
Bryan Co. Ok, and died 09 Feb 2003 in Riddle, OR. She married Unknown Thresher.
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Children of Lula Hicks and Unknown Thresher are:
142 i. Paul Edward6 Thresher, born 30 Nov 1941 in Tulare, CA.
143 ii. Infant Thresher.
57. Raymond Earl5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 01 May 1928 in
Sayre, OK, and died 23 Apr 2002 in Albany, OR. He married Unknown.
Children of Raymond Hicks and Unknown are:
144 i. Stephen Ray6 Hicks, born 21 Feb 1950 in Tulare, CA.
145 ii. Cathy Lorene Hicks, born 28 Dec 1951 in Tulare, CA.
58. Ethel Beatrice5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 31 Jan 1919 in
Coalgate, Oklahoma, and died 08 Jun 1983 in Tulare, CA. She married Unknown Kinser.
Children of Ethel Hicks and Unknown Kinser are:
146 i. Tom6 Kinser.
147 ii. Etta Kinser.
148 iii. Paul Kinser.
149 iv. John Kinser.
59. Irene5 Hicks (Eura Salina4 Purdy, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 24 Aug 1915 in Coalgate,
Oklahoma, and died 01 Mar 1989 in Lancaster, CA. She married Joe Bob Riley.
Children of Irene Hicks and Joe Riley are:
150 i. Chinnena Jo6 Riley, born 03 Jul 1939 in Checotah, OK.
151 ii. Bobbie Joann Riley, born 15 Oct 1945.
152 iii. Joe Bob Jr. Riley, born 02 Oct 1949.
66. Hildred Gladys5 Purdy (Samuel Tandy4, John Franklin3, John2, James1) was born 25 Jan 1911 in
Oklahoma, and died 08 Nov 1985 in Visalia, CA. She married Earl Delmar Nichols. He was born 1920.
Children of Hildred Purdy