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Include in this history are photographs that were originally in the possession of Pearl Tompkins Lancaster. They were later identified by Annie Hester Lenning and G.G. Lancaster. If you find any errors, I would appreciate the information.
parents: Mary Elizabeth Nelson and John Clark Tompkins
date of birth: 1 August 1864
place of birth: Franklin County, Alabama
date of death: 20 July 1932
burial place: Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood County, Texas
note: marriage to Ella M. ?Patterson after 1916 (in 1920 census)
parents: Ciety Ann Tilitha Bailey and William Jasper Hester
date of birth: 17 June 1876
place of birth: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
date of death: 26 March 1916
place of death: Acton, Hood County, Texas
date of marriage: 1 November 1893
place of marriage: Forest, Cherokee County, Texas
children: 5
date of birth: 9 February 1895
place of birth: Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas
date of death: 20 April 1935
spouse: Evadna M. Lee
Note: son Edwin L. and wife Virginia DeBorde lived in Dallas. I have slides of them.
Living with mother-in-law in 1930 Dallas census
date of birth: 21 August 1897 (12/1898)
place of birth:: Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas
date of death: 15 July 1955
burial place: Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood County, Texas
date of marriage: (1) 31 October 1917 see other marriages for complete info
spouse: (1) Liston Bay Lancaster (2) William Ewalt (3) Roy Conover (4) William D. Harvey (5) A. Howell Adams
mother of Gordon Gus Lancaster (photo)
date of birth: 13 November 1906
place of birth: Hood County, Texas
date of death: 26 April 1907
place of death: Cresson, Texas
date of birth: about 1909/1910
place of birth: Acton, Hood County, Texas
date of death: about 1910 - seven months old
place of death: Acton, Hood County, Texas
burial place: Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood County, Texas
date of birth: 11 October 1915
date of death: 05 November 1986
place of death: California