Note

Information from Fay Rudd Chiles on Ross Family 
(C. Avis Catalog entry # 353)

spouses of children of Eli Franklin Ross and Mary Hodge

Catherine Frances Ross - Charles Gray Little Mooring 
William Brown - Annie Pace 
Oscar Wade - single 
Marion Francis - Mollie Foster 
Mary Alice - Charles S. Nichols 
John Allison - Elon Justice

Auntie Ross Mooring Hall said that Mrs. Margaret Counts is the only grandmother Ross that she and Maggie Mooring remember.

Maggie Mooring Rudd's "FIRST NATIONAL BANK" Manuscript 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #271)

<notes taken from the Hodge Memoirs manuscript> 
 

Hodge family of Welch origin.

John Hodge and Mary Eliott settle in Penn about the middle of the 18th century.

Alexander Hodge born in Penn 1762 died 1836 saw service under Marion in South Carolina as partisan ranger. 
Alexander Hodge and Ruth Hodges married about 1788. Died in Ft. Bend Co. Texas Aug. 1836.

William Hodge born 1792 died Dec. 1826. 
William Hodge and Margaret Welch married about 1815.

Ely F. Ross and Mary Hodge married 1842.

Catherine Frances Ross born May 21, 1847. Died Dec 11, 1912 - Nacogdoches

Charles Grey Mooring born Nov. 10, 1845. Died July 16, 1903 - Min. Wells.

Charles Grey Mooring and Frances Ross married Feb. 12, 1869.

Maggie Grey Mooring born Dec. 10, 1869.

James Calvin Rudd and Maggie Mooring married Feb. 15, 1901. 
 

Ross family - 
In 1730 Isac Ross was in North Carolina. Was pure Highland Scotch and is said to have had all of the Scotch Presbyterian characteristics to a marked degree.

Isac Ross and Jane Brown married 1741.

Arther Brown Ross born 1746 married Miss Conger in 1770.

Isac Arther Brown Ross born April 30, 1782. 
Isac Arther Brown Ross and Jane Hill married 1801.

Ely Franklin Ross born 1807.

"Children of Frankin Ross" Manuscript 
(C. Avis Catalog entry # 270) 
 

Children of Franklin Ross and Mary Scott

Alexander Ross m. Rebecca Trimble 
Margaret Ross m. Lawrence Wade 
 

Children of Franklin Ross and Mary Hodge

Catherine Frances m. Charles G. Mooring 
William Brown m. Annie Pace 
Oscar Wade single 
Marion Francis m. Mollie Foster 
Mary Alice m. Charles S. Nickols 
John Allison m. Elon Justice

Franklin Ross married twice after this.  Ruth Hodge, a sister of Mary Hodge and a widdow Countz <added later: Mrs. Margaret Counts>. The last time after he was 60 years old.

Mooring Birth and Death Record by Maggie Mooring Rudd apparently
(C. Avis Catalog entry #342)

(Document ID #016)

BIRTHS

Llewelyn Staten Mooring and Sarah Wilkinson Married on the
    19th of December A.D. 1833

Mary Susan Mooring born 10th of November A.D. 1834

William Patrick Mooring born 27th of April A.D. 1836

Margarett Elizabeth Mooring born 11th of April A.D. 1838

Penninah Jane Mooring born 24th of January A.D. 1840
    AUNT MINNIE HADLEY

James Seth Little Mooring born 5th of December A.D. 1841

Charles Gray Little Mooring born 10th of November A.D. 1844
    Died July 16 1903

Nancy Ann Eugenia Mooring born 12th of March A.D. 1847
    died August 1847

Nancy Leweling Mooring born 21st of April A.D. 1849

Sally Ann Louisa Mooring born 16th of August A.D.1851

Silva Dealtha Mooring born 15th of October A.D. 1853

Virginia Blake Mooring born 24th of November A.D. 1855

John Berrian Mooring and Martha McGown Mooring born 
    21st of October A.D. 1858 (twins)
    
Sam Hooker born September 3 1894

Egbert Hooker born January 21 1896


DEATHS

Nancy Ann Eugenia Mooring died 30th day of August A.D. 1847

Llewelyn Staten Mooring died October 19 1875

Mag. E. Mooring died December 30th 1891

Sally Wilkerson Mooring died August 9 1892

William Patrick Mooring died June 7 1896

Susan Mooring died January 21 1897

Silva Dealtha Mooring died January 29th 1917



Llewelyn Staten Mooring came to Texas in the year 1842

        Aunt Minnie died  March 27 1915
        Uncle Pat         June 4 1896
        Aunt Ann      March 28 1913
        Uncle John      February 5 1925
        Althea           February 29 1917
        Jennie          November 22 1919
        Uncle Bob       November 15 1906
        Aunt Lue      October 15 1913

Mart Roberson's List of Births
(C. Avis Catalog entry #69)

<Gladys Avis said her father Mart Roberson wrote this>

Martin B. Roberson 
was borne August 24 1859 in Young Co Tex

Nora H. Roberson 
was borne August 28th 1866 in Tenn

Laurance Clyde Roberson 
was borne Aug 28th 1886 Clay Co Tex

Richard Harry Roberson 
was borne Oct 5th 1887

Our Babe was borne May 7 1889  
Died June 7 1889 aged 1 month

Jennie Herring Roberson 
was borne April 13 1890

Gladys Broyls Roberson 
was borne Mache 23 1893

Zola Kennedy Roberson 
was borne Oct 12 1895

Harold Martin Roberson  <...different handwriting here...>
Born Feb 25, 1905
Died May11, 1907  Age 2 yrs 2 mo 10 days.

Roberson Family Data from Gladys Roberson Avis
(C. Avis Catalog entry #473)

Children of Martin Bowers Roberson and Nancy Narcissa Herring

Lawrence Clyde Roberson
b. 8-28-1886, Henrietta, Texas
d. 4-12-1972, Many, Louisiana
m. Elizabeth Waller 1911?, Paulene Bridges, Farwell, Texas

Harry Richard Roberson
b. 10-5-1888, Henrietta, Texas
d. 10-1959?, Albuquerque, New Mexico
m. Hazel Stearns, Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Jennie Herring Roberson
b. 4-13-1890, Clay Co., Texas
d.
m. 

Gladys Broyles Roberson
b. 3-23-1893, Clay Co., Texas
d.
m. A. W. (Jake) Avis, 6-21-1921, Wichita Falls, Texas

Zola Kennedy Roberson
b. 10-12-1895, Archer Co., Texas
d. 
m. Reuben Hill Gracey

Harold Martin Roberson
b. 2-25-1905, Amarillo, Texas
d. 5-11-1907, Amarillo, Texas

DAR Application for Margaret Chiles Avis 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #80)

<appears to be a incomplete application - no date or signature or approvals>

Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

State: Texas 
City: Austin 
Name of Chapter: Andrew Carruthers 
National Number: 343458 
Mrs. Jake Avis, Jr. (Margaret M. Chiles) 
Wife of Jake Avis, Jr. 
Residence: 1509 Rainbow Bend, Austin, Texas

Descent of James Tarrant

I, Margaret M. Chiles Avis being of the age of eighteen years .....

1. I am the daughter of Charles Dwight Chiles born on 1889 at Birmingham, Ala. died at Birmingham, Ala. on 1923 and his wife Fay Rudd Chiles born on 1892 at Temple, Texas

2. The said Charles Dwight Chiles was the child of Charles Chester Chiles born on 7-29-1865 at Falmouth, Ky. died at Birmingham, Ala. on 4-13-1904 and his wife Ellena Rose Nave born on 1-22-1870 at Jefferson County, Ala. died at Birmingham, Ala. on 3-30-1928 married on Oct 3 1888.

3. The said Ellena Rose Nave was the child of William J. Nave born on 12-27-1839 at Marion, Perry Co., Ala. died at Springville, St. Clair Co., Ala. on 9-17-1877 and his wife Mary Adeline Ayres born on 7-10-1844 at Jefferson Co., Ala. died at Birmingham, Ala. on 10-11-1911 married on 1-28-1869.

4. The said Mary Adeline Ayres was the child of John B. Ayres born on 4-4-1800 at Jefferson Co., Ala. died at Jefferson Co., Alabama on 3-4-1857 and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Tarrant born on 2-25-1821 at Jefferson Co., Ala. died at __ on 8-6-1866 married on 9-28-1843.

5. The said Elizabeth Tarrant was the child of Benjamin Tarrant born on 10-8-1792 at Virginia died at Jefferson Co., Ala. on 2-15-1874 and his wife Morning Richardson born on 8-29-1794 at Pendleton Dist., So. Carolina died at Jefferson Co., Ala. on 9-1866 married on 12-26-1815.

6. The said Benjamin Tarrant was the child of James Tarrant born on 11-30-1753 at Pittsylvania Co., Va. died at Jefferson Co., Ala. on 7-5-1840 and his wife Jane Berch born on ___ at Virginia died at Jefferson Co., Ala. on 1830 married on Virginia.

References for Lineage

2nd Gen. Marriage Records, Temple, Texas 
3rd Gen. Marriage Records, Jefferson Co., Alabama, owned by Mrs. Sue C. Morris - Baldwin, Md. 
4th Gen. Bible Records - Vol. 3 Pg. 79 Ala. Marriage records, Jefferson Co., Alabama 
5th Gen. Records from Veterans Administration - Notable Men of Ala - Vol. 2 Pg 38 
6th Gen. "Methodism in Ala" - by Rev. Anson West, DD, Pub. in 1893, Pg. 616 - Page 292.

Children of Revolutionary Ancestor 
John 
Susannah 
Rebecca 
Sally 
Lydia Sitton 
Polly Garner 
Benjamin b. 10-8-1792 m. Morning Richardson 
Jane Gurley 
Nancy Davis 
Eleanor Hewitt 
Drusella Hemphell 
James, Jr.

Ancestor's Services

The said Capt. James Tarrant is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of 1st Lt. 2-16-1776 - Henry Co., Virginia Militia, Capt. in June 24, 1788 - under Col. Abraham Penn.

References: 
Vol. 69 DAR Pension Records 
Veteran's Administration B.A. 
James Tarrant R10395 
See National Number 306643 Sue C. Morris

Nave Family Notes by Sue Chiles Morris
(C. Avis Catalog entry #291)

Pragan Ala -

William J. Nave married Jan 28 1869
Born Dec 27 1839 Marion Ala - Perry County.

Mary Ayres Nave Born July 10th 1844 in Jefferson County Ala

Children
Ellena Rose Nave Jan 22 1870 Jonesboro Jefferson Co.
Mary Elizabeth Nave Feb 21 1872 Springville Ala St. Claire Co.
Fannie Ayres Nave Aug 15 1874 Springville Ala St. Claire Co.

W. J. Nave died Sept 17 1877 Springville Ala.  Heart failure - dropped dead in yard.
Mary A. Nave died Oct 26 1911 - Apoplexy

Ellena Rose Nave Jan 22 1870
Charles Chester Chiles 1866
married Oct 3 1888 Bham Ala  <Birmingham>

Charles Dwight Chiles Nov 13 1889
David Ayres Chiles Dec 24 1891
Sue Mary Chiles May 1 1894

Roberson Generation List (author probably Jake Avis, Jr.)

(C. Avis Catalog entry #320) 
 

Roberson

First Generation 
Sharp Roberson - Rebecca Kennedy 
issue: 
Richard Roberson 
Blunt Roberson 
Martin Roberson 
and others

Second Generation 
Martin Bowers Roberson married Nancy Narcissa Herring, Nov. 12 1885 in Texas (Clay County).  Died Oct 14, 1956.  She was born Savanna Tenn. Aug 28, 1866. 
  
He was born in Eliasville Texas Aug 24 1859.  Died April 24, 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

issue: 
Lawrence Clyde Roberson 
Harry Roberson 
Zola Roberson 
Gladys Broyles Roberson 
Jennie Herring Roberson

Third Generation: 
Gladys Broyles Roberson married Alva W. (Jake) Avis June 1921.  She was born March 23, 1893.

He was born in Wichita Falls Dec. 1 1893.

Scrapbook of Lillian Avis Baum
(C. Avis Catalog entry #97)

Information found in various notes and articles in the scrapbook of Lillian Avis Baum

Grandfather Bush died 3-20-1901

Grandmother Bush died 1925

Grandmother White died 5-6-1925

Lillian's husband was Harry Sidney Baum.  They married 7-17-1916.

J. D. Avis purchased home at 1318 Tenth in 1912.  The family sold it in 1953.

Helen Neelley Avis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Avis II married Buck Joe Miller on 10-24-1953 in Wichita Falls.

Ruby Cornelia Avis married Ralph C. Dunkelberg on 4-22-1922 at Wichita Falls.  They then moved to Fort Wayne, Ind.

Ralph C. Dunkelberg died at 39 of heart disease on Wednesday after 15 years of marriage.  Buried in Wichita Falls.  He was born in Penn., they had a son, Ralph, Jr.

Ruby Dunkelberg married James Blair Baker in Wichita Falls.

Minnie Camille Avis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Avis, married Marvin L. McCullough on Feb. 15 in Wichita Falls.

Gretchen Avis, daughter of J. D. Avis married William Urlin McCutchen in Wichita Falls on 11-27-1922.

Mrs. Gretchen McCutchen, 36 years old, died of brain hemorrhage less than a year of J. D. Avis death.  She left daughter Jean, 12 and son Billy, 7.

Jean McCutchen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. McCutchen was granddaughter of J. D. Avis.

Louisa Miner King and Isaac Bush had children:
Mrs. H. C. McGlassson
Minnie Ola
Mrs. J. A. Hutchings
Thomas Grayson Bush
Oscar R. Bush
Mike. B. Bush
Isaac B. Bush
Mrs. Ida Huggins

Thomas Grayson Bush and Emma I. Richardson had children:
Archibald Bush (of 3M Corp.)
Reuben Bush
Sadie Richardson Bush
Margaret Bush
Minnie Bush