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Margaret Dora Dismuke
1854 - 1919

   
About the last name of Dismuke or Dismukes.  The use of the "s" at the end of the name can be considered correct.  The omission of the "s" could also be considered correct.

If you are doing research, use both variations of the name in your search.  Documents found, may use both variations of the name within the same branch of the family.  Even in cemeteries, the same family will use both spellings.  Instead of fighting over which spelling is correct, just accept that both spellings are correct unless you have original source documentation that can track the specific usage of either spelling over a period of time. 
 
Father Birth Death  
Thomas Jefferson Dismuke May 24, 1829?, GA before 1880, Glenville, Russell Co., AL  
 
Mother Birth Death  
Nancy Emiline "Emma" Hause ca 1835 -1836, AL September 15, 1888, Barbour Co., AL.
Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL		  
 
Siblings - select a name below to view their page
James Buchanan Dismuke Edward Barnett Dismuke Mary Dismuke Emiline "Emma" America Dismuke William P Dismuke Walter Lee Dismuke Sterling Jackson Dismuke James Nathaniel Dismuke Lela Mae Dismuke
 
  Birth Death Notes
Margaret Dora Dismuke Apr 9, 1854, AL Sep 7, 1919, Barbour Co., AL.  Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL m. Robert Rudolphus Gary (b. Jun 9, 1852, Hancock, GA, son of Abner Mitchell Gary and Elizabeth E Thornton, d. Mar 12, 1929, Bullock Co., AL, Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL) Dec 12, 1878, Barbour Co., AL
 

Children of Margaret Dora Dismuke and Robert Rudolphus Gary
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Alonzo "Lonnie" Gary Loren Gary Fannie Florence Gary Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Gary Mary Hill Gary Floy Gary Annie Laurie Gary Abner Ray Gary
 
Margaret Dora Dismuke and Robert Rudolphus Gary
   - Margaret Dora living with parents 1860, 1870.
 
1878 - marries Robert Rudolphus Gary, son of Abner M Gary and Elizabeth E Thornton, Dec 12, 1878, Barbour Co., AL (Alabama County Marriages 1809 - 1850, familysearch.org)
Marriage License for R R Gary and Dora Dismukes

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  - Some genealogical sources list Robert's fill name as Robert Rudolphus Bonner Gary.  I don't know where the name Bonner came from or if it is valid.  None of the original source documents include the name Bonner in his name.
 
1880 U. S. Census, District 13, Barbour County, Alabama     See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Adolphus   W M 28 Farmer AL GA GA
  Dora Wife W F 26 Keeping house " " "
  Alonzo Son W F 8/12 Nov " " "
 
1900 U. S. Census, Precinct No.2 Spring Hill, Barbour County, Alabama   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gen Birth
Month		 Birth
Year		 Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Robert R Head W M June 1852 48 21     Farmer AL GA GA
  Margarett D Wife W F Apr 1854 46 21 8 7   AL AL AL
  Loren Son W M Sep 1881 18       at school AL AL AL
  Emma B Dau W F Nov 1888 11       at school AL AL AL
  Mary P Dau W F Nov 1890 9         AL AL AL
  Floy Dau W F Dec 1892 7         AL AL AL
  Annie Dau W F Dec 1894 5         AL AL AL
  Ab R Son W M Oct 1898 1         AL AL AL
 
1910 U. S. Census, Springhill, Barbour County, Alabama      See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary R R Head W M 57 30     Farmer GA GA GA
  Dora Wife W F 56 30 8 7   AL AL AL
  Emma B Dau W F 21         AL GA AL
  Mary Dau W F 19         AL GA AL
  Floy Dau W F 17         AL GA AL
  Annie Dau W F 15         AL GA AL
  Abb - Ray Son W M 12         AL GA AL
  1919 - Margaret Dora Dismuke Gary passes away, Sep 7, 1919, Barbour Co., AL.  Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
 

Grave marker for Dora Dismukes Gary at the Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery.
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1920 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama      See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Robert R Head W M 67 Wd Farmer GA GA GA
  Annie Dau W M 25 S   AL GA AL
  Abb Ray Son W F 21 S   AL GA AL
  1929 - Robert R Gary passes away, Mar 12, 1929, Barbour Co., AL.  Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
 

Grave marker for R R Gary at the Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery.
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  Alonzo "Lonnie" Gary -  b. Sep 21, 1879, Comer, Barbour Co., AL;  d. Feb 5, 1946, Comer, Barbour Co., AL. Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL  m. Nellie Nix - b. Jan 9, 1886, Clayton, AL, dau of John Stanford Nix and Patience Caroline Norton;  d. Nov 4, 1933, Comer Barbour Co., AL. Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
 
Alonzo "Lonnie" Gary and Nellie Nix
  There are only two instances in the documentation where the name Alonzo is used.  This is in the 1880 US Census and the WWI Registration.  All other documents have the first name Lonnie.
  1880 - Living with parents 1880 US Census under Alonzo
  1900 - Lonnie living with uncle Sterling Dismuke
 
1900 U. S. Census, Precinct No.2 Spring Hill, Barbour County, Alabama   See Census
Name   Relation Race Gen Birth
Month		 Birth
Year		 Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Dismuke Sterling Head W M Jan 1874 26 S     Farmer AL AL AL
Gary Lonnie Partner W F Sep 1879 20 S     Dry goods merchant AL AL AL
  1910 - US Census shown living with or next to parents.  Age that is given is brother Loren's age.  However, Loren is living in GA in 1910 in his father-in-law's home with wife Beall.
 
1910 U. S. Census, Springhill, Barbour County, Alabama      See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Lonnie Head W M 28 S     Farmer AL GA AL
 
- 1910 - Marries Nellie Nix, Nov 22, 1910, Barbour Co., AL

Marriage License for Lonnie Gary and Nellie Nix

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WWI Registration card for Alonzo Gary

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1920 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama      See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Lonnie Head W M 40 M Farmer AL GA AL
  Nellie Dau W F 33 M   AL AL AL
  John Robert Son W M 8     AL AL AL
  Louise Dau W F 7     AL AL AL
  Loucille Dau W F 6     AL AL AL
  Nell Dau W F 4 7/12     AL AL AL
  Judson Son W M 2 1/12     AL AL AL
 
1930 U. S. Census, Springhill, Barbour County, Alabama        See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Lonnie Head W M 50 M 31 Farmer AL GA AL
  Nellie Wife W F 44 M 25   AL GA AL
  John R Son W M 18 S     AL AL AL
  Eloise Dau W F 17 S     AL AL AL
  Lucile Dau W F 16 S     AL AL AL
  Nell Dau W F 14 S     AL AL AL
  Judson D Son W M 12 S     AL AL AL
  Catherine Dau W F 10 S     AL AL AL
  Lonnie Jr Son W M 7 S     AL AL AL
  1933 - Nellie Nix Gary passes away, Nov 4, 1933, Comer, Barbour Co., AL.  Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
 

Grave marker for Nellie Nix Gary at the Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery.
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1940 U. S. Census, Springhill, Barbour County, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Gary Lonnie Head W M 52 Wd 6 Farmer AL
  Louise Dau W F 27 S H-4 Clerk Retail Store AL
  Lucille Dau W F 25 S H-4 Laborer Cotton Mill AL
  Nell "Ab" Dau W F 23 S H-4 Nurse Hospital AL
  Judson Son W M 22 S C-4   AL
  Catherine Dau W F 19 S C-1   AL
  Lonnie Jr Son W M 17 S H-2   AL
  1946 - Lonnie Gary passes away, Feb 5, 1946, Comer, Barbour Co., AL.    Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
 

Grave marker for Lonnie Gary at the Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery.
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  John Robert Gary - b. Sep 7, 1911, Barbour Co., AL; d. Nov 18, 1997, Randolph Co., GA; SS# 257-18-2393. m. Dorothy Poss - b.ca 1920, dau of Edward Poss and Sara --?.
 
John Robert Gary and Dorothy Poss
  - 1920 - 1930 Living with parents during US Census
  - m. Dorothy Poss. ca 1938
 
1940 U. S. Census, Florida, Quitman County, Georgia       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Gary John Head W M 29 M H-3 Laborer saw mill AL
  Dorothy Wife W F 20 M H-4 Housekeeper own home GA
  Sarah Nell Dau W F ?? S     GA
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for John Robert Gary

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  1963 - Mr and Mrs John Robert Gary were guests at Ramah Church, Barbour Co., AL on Mar 311, 1963.  Visiting from Morris, GA  http://www.ramahchurch.com/RamahGuest.pdf
   
  Sara Nell Gary - b. ca 1939. GA;  m1. Weeks;  m2. F Nick Bledsoe, Jr
  Louise Gary - b. ca 1912; m. Melvin Bankston
  Lucile Gary - b. Mar 2, 1914, Comer, Barbour Co., AL; d. Aug 7, 2000, GA;  SS# 417-05-7760;  m. William Ralph Wood - (b. ca 1908, son of Will Wood and Willie Wilson; d. ) Feb 14, 1942, Midway, Bullock Co, AL
 
Lucile Gary and William Ralph Wood
  1920 - 1940 Living with parents during US Census
 
1942 - marries William Ralph Wood Feb 14, 1942, Midway, Bullock Co., AL
Marriage License for Lucile Gary and William Ralph Wood

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  Nell Gary - b. Aug 11, 1915, Comer, Barbour Co., AL. d. Feb 8, 2009, Arcadia, FL; m1. James E. Ziglar d. 1952;  m2.  Raymond Palmer  d. 1979
 
Nell Gary
  1920 - 1940 Living with parents during US Census
 
Obituary for Nell Gary Ziglar Palmer
Nell Ziglar Palmer, age 93, of Arcadia, Fl. passed away, February 8, 2009 in Arcadia.

Nell was born August 11, 1915 in Comer, Al. and had lived in Arcadia since 1938, moving here from Dothan, AL.

Nell was a Registered Nurse, receiving her nursing degree in 1939. Nell began her nursing career working with Arcadia General Hospital and relocated with the new DeSoto Memorial Hospital located at No. Brevard Ave. She worked in the surgical department, the emergency room, pediatrics, geriatrics,maternity, and in the later phase of her career, working for DeSoto Manor Nursing Home (DeSoto Health and Rehab.), helping residents to adjust to nursing home living., she retired from DeSoto Memorial Hospital in 1980 Nell was the recipient the Humanitarian Award presented by the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce in 1987.

She loved to crochet, saying it was a good way to relieve stress. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Arcadia and frequently attended Mt Ephriam Baptist Church, in the Owens community.

Nell is survived by a daughter, Kaye (William) Wilkinson, Marble, NC, grand daughter, D.Anne (John) Turner Chandler, Arcadia, Fl. and grandson Robert (Rosie) Tuner, Mims, Fl. four great grandchildren. two sister-in-laws, Dorothy Gary, Morris, Ga. and Louise Gary, Greenville, Al. Nell leaves numerous nieces and nephews to mourn her passing.

Nell is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Raymond Palmer in 1979 and beloved husband James E. Ziglar in 1952. 

Visitation will be held from 6:00PM until 8:00PM Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 from Ponger-Kays-Grady Chapel, 50 No. Hillsborough Ave., Arcadia, Fl. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 from First Baptist Church of Arcadia with Rev. Richard Englert and Rev. Jerry Waters officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery

  Kaye    - m. William Wilkinson
  Judson Davie Gary - b. Oct 16, 1917, Barbour Co., AL, d. Oct 31, 2001, Greenville, Butler Co., AL. Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL.  m. Thelma Louise Hall b. daughter of Willie Ransom Hall and Vidia Melvyn --?; d. May 1, 2014, Greenville, Butler Co., AL
 
Judson Davie Gary and Thelma Louis Hall
  1920 - 1940 Living with parents during US Census
  1949 - Marries Thelma Louise Hall
 
Obituary for Judson Davie Gary - Montgomery Advertiser - Nov. 2, 2001
GARY, Judson Davie, 84, died October 31, 2001 at his home in Greenville, Alabama.

Survivors include his wife, Louise Hall Gary; sons, David Gary, Birmingham, John Gary, Fort Myers, FL and Richard Gary, Greenville; sisters, Nell Palmer, Arcadia, FL and Catherine Martin, Sanford, FL and a number of nieces and nephews.

Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Church, 210 Church Street in Greenville, on Saturday, November 3, 2001. Internment will follow at the Ramah Church Cemetery near Comer, Alabama. Memorials: St. Andrew's Parish Capital Campaign-Gary Memorial; 1024 12th Street South Birmingham, Alabama 35205.

 
 
Obituary for Thelma Louise Hall Gary
Thelma Louise Hall Gary, 85, had a true zest for living. While the epitome of Southern genteelness in her demeanor, she was an active, strong and ambitious woman in every aspect of her life including her career, her family and in the pursuit of her interests. She was spirited to the end, touring historical sites, eating out, and issuing social commentary up until a few weeks before she died on May 1, 2014.

Her keen interest in history and genealogical research led to active membership in many lineage organizations. She held leadership roles in local, state and national levels within several groups.

Mrs. Gary broke new ground by advancing her career in banking, which was outside the standard for women of her era. She began her 49-year professional career in banking in Monroeville, where she married Judson Davie Gary in 1949. For more than 20 years they lived in Evergreen, started their family, and relocated to Greenville in 1972.

Her parents were Willie Ransom Hall and Vidia Melvyn Hall. Predeceased by her husband, and son John Lawrence Gary, in 2001, she is survived by sons James David Gary and Richard Hall Gary and three nephews, William Lemuel Hall, Robert Melvin Hall, and George Harrison Harper, Jr.

For more than 40 years, she was neighbors to the Stone and Vinson families on Bala Clava Drive in Greenville where their three homes provided multiple generations many special memories.

Services: noon on Saturday, May 10th at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, 2911 Woodley Road, Montgomery, Alabama, 36111. The Rev'd Bob Hennagin and the Rev'd Timothy Holder officiating.
  James David Gary -
  John Lawrence Gary - b. May 4, 1962, Evergreen, AL; d. Nov 2, 2001
  Richard Hall Gary -
  Catherine Gary - b. Jun 27, 1920, Comer, Barbour Co., AL;  d. Oct 19, 2008, m. Marion H Martin;  Lived Sanford, FL 2001
 
Catherine Gary and Marion H Martin
  1930 - 1940 Living with parents during US Census
  1964 - Catherine Gary Martin, John M Martin, Gary Martin, and Marion Martin guest at Ramah Church, June 28, 1964
   
  Lonnie Nix Gary, Jr - b. Aug 7, 1923, Comer, Barbour Co., Al; d. Sep 10, 1987, Sumter, GA. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Co., GA;  m. Lois Holtsinger b. Jan 26, 1927, Limestone, Washington Co., TN, dau of Harry D Holtsinger and Stella McCurry; d. Dec 26, 2006, Lexington, Oglethorpe Co., GA. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Co., GA
 
Lonnie Nix Gary, Jr and Lois Holtsinger
  1930 - 1940 Living with parents during US Census
 
Obituary for Lois Holtsinger Gary - The State (Columbia, SC) - December 28, 2006
LEXINGTON -- Graveside services for Lois Holtsinger Gary, 79, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2006, in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Tri County, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, is in charge.

Mrs. Gary, widow of Lonnie Nix Gary, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006. Born January 26, 1927, in Limestone, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harry D. Holtsinger and Stella McCurry Holtsinger. Mrs. Gary was a member of Rehobath Baptist Church in Americus, GA, and a resident of Morningside Assisted Living in Lexington. While working, she was in the insurance/education business.

Mrs. Gary is survived by her daughter, Portia G. Morgan (Buddy) of Gilbert; son, Eric Keith Gary (Bonnie) of Cordele, GA; brothers, Rollie (Judy) Holtsinger of Lexington; Ray (Joyce) Holtsinger of Limestone, TN; Gilbert (Shirley) Holtsingter of Morristown, TN; brother-in-law, Ralph Oliver of Johnson City, TN; sister-inlaw, Helen Holtsinger of Limestone, TN; Jeri Holtsinger of Jackson, MS; four grandchildren, Gary Morgan, Layne La Barge, Tyler Gary and Joshua Gary; and 11 great-grandchildren.
  Portia Gary -
  Eric Keith Gary -
   
  Loren Gary - b. Sep 3, 1881, AL   d. Mar 17, 1949, Quitman Co., GA;  m. Beall Dozier (b. Nov 16,1883, daughter of James E Dozier and Emma G --?; d. Feb 28, 1972, Randolph Co., GA); Jan 8, 1908, Georgetown Methodist Church, Quitman Co., GA.  Both buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Quitman Co., GA
 
Loren Gary and Beall Dozier
  1900 - With parents 1900 US Census
  1908 - Married Beall Dozier, Jan 8, 1908, Georgetown Methodist Church, Quitman Co., GA. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/churches/nbb58georgeto.txt
  1910 - US Census living in home of father-in-law with wife Beall
 
1910 U. S. Census, Georgetown, Quitman Co, Georgia      See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Dozier James E Head W M 54 M1-27     Clerk Grocers & Drygoods GA GA GA
  Emma G Wife W F 51 M!-27 2 2   GA AL GA
Gary Belle D Dau W F 26 M1-3 2 2   GA GA GA
  Loren Son in law W M 28 M1-33     Physician General PRactice AL AL AL
  Loren D Grandson W M 2         GA AL GA
  Robert E Grandson W M           GA AL GA
 

WWI Registration card for Loren Gary

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1920 U. S. Census, Georgetown, Quitman Co, Georgia       See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Loren Head W M 38 M Doctor AL GA GA
  Beall D Wife W F 30 M   GA AL GA
  Loren D Dau W M 11     GA AL GA
  Eugene Son W M 10     GA AL GA
  Emily Dau W F 8     GA AL GA
  Richard Son W M 7     GA AL GA
  Britt Son W M 6     GA AL GA
  Henry Son W M 5     GA AL GA
  Joseph Son W M 2 4/12     GA AL GA
  Margaret Dau W F 10/12     GA AL GA
Dozier Emma G Mother in law W F 61     GA AL AL
 
1930 U. S. Census, Georgetown, Quitman Co, Georgia       See Census and pt2
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Loren Head W M 48 M 26 Doctor Med AL GA GA
  Beall D Wife W F 46 M 24   GA AL GA
  Loren Son W M 21 S     GA AL GA
  Robert E Son W M 20 S     GA AL GA
  Emily Dau W F 18 S     GA AL GA
  Richard B Son W M 17 S     GA AL GA
  Britt Son W M 16 S     GA AL GA
  Henry D Son W M 12 S     GA AL GA
  James J Son W M 13 S     GA AL GA
  Margaret Dau W F 10 S     GA AL GA
  Elizabeth Dau W F 9 S     GA AL GA
  Thomas E Son W M 7 S     GA AL GA
  Beall Dozier Son W M 4 6/12 S     GA AL GA
Dozier Emma G Mother in law W F 71 Wd     GA AL GA
 
1940 U. S. Census, Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia       See Census and pt2
Name   Rel Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Gary Loren Dr Head W M 58 M C Medical Dr Private Practice AL
  Belle Wife W F 56 M C1   GA
  Richard Son W M 27 S C2 Operator Farm GA
  Britt Son W N 26   C1 Operator farm  
  Elizabeth Dau W F 20   C3    
  Tommie Son W M 17   9    
  Beall Dozier Son W M 14   7    
Dozier Emma Mother in law W F 81 Wd C    
  1949 - Loren Gary passes away Mar 17, 1949
 

Grave marker for Loren Gary at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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  1972 - Beall Dozier Gary passes away Feb 28, 1972
 

Grave marker for Beall Gary at the at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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  Loren Gary, Jr - b. Oct 5, 1908; d. May 8, 1987,  SS# 423-60-3139; m. Ethel Robinson b. Oct 20, 1907; d. May 25, 1993.  Both buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL
 
Loren Gary, Jr and Ethel Robinson
  1910 - 1930 US Census living with parents
 
1940 U. S. Census, Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Gary Loren Head W M 31 M C-5 Medical Doctor / Private practice GA
  Ethel Wife W F 30 M C-4   GA
  Emily Dau W F 11/12 S     GA
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for Loren Gary, Jr

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  Emily Gary - b. ca 1939; m. David Hooten Simpson, Jul 2, 1960, Tuscumbia, AL
  Eugenia Gary -
  Robert Eugene Gary - b. Sep 21, 1909, GA; d. Nov 27, 1954, Colbert Co., AL. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., AL
  Martha Emily Gary - b. Jul 5, 1911, GA; d. Mar 1976, SS# 259-60-0190. Buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA.
 
Martha Emily Gary
 

Grave marker for Martha Emily Gary at the at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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  Richard Burden Gary - b. Aug 30, 1912; d. Jan 19, 1979, Muscogee Co., GA, SS# 259-54-5694. Buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA.
 
Richard Burden Gary
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for Richard Burden Gary

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Grave marker for Richard Burden Gary at the at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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  Walter Britt Gary - b. Oct 22, 1913, GA; d. Mar 3, 1969, Muscogee Co., GA, SS# 253-28-2867. m. Mary Rebecca Winn dau of John Minor Winn and Mary Rebecca Evans.  Both buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA
 
Walter Britt Gary and Mary Rebecca Winn
  1920 - 1940 US Census with Parents
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for Walter Britt Gary

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  1942 - Enlisted WWII, May 28, 1942.  Was married at time of enlistment.
  Female Gary -
  Male Gary -
  Henry Hamilton Gary - b. Oct 23, 1914, Georgetown, GA; d. Nov 28, 1994; m. Kathryn Gilbreath b. Oct 18, 1914; d. Aug 9, 1998.  Both buried at  Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA.
 
Henry Hamilton Gary
 

Grave marker for Henry Hamilton and Kathryn Gilbreath Gary at the at the Georgetown Cemetery. Photo taken by Brenda Arnett Darbyshire, a volunteer at Find A Grave

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  Henry H Gary -
  Sally Gary - m Buechler
  Beall D "Nap" Gary -
  Elbert Hubbard Gary - b. Jan 26, 1916; d. June 18, 1917, Buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA.
 
Elbert Hubbard Gary
 

Grave marker for Elbert Hubbard Gary at the at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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  James Joseph Gary - b. Aug 8, 1917; d. Jan 30, 1978, Buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA.
 
James Joseph Gary and Celeste Oliver
  1920 - 1930 US Census with Parents
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for James Joseph Gary

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  Loren Gary - d. bef 2011
  John Gary - d. bef 2011
  Eugene "Gene" Gary -
  David Gary -
  Martha Gary -
  James Joseph "Joe" Gary, Jr - b.  Dec 17, 1941, Georgetown, Quitman Co, GA. d. Oct 25, 2011, Austell, Cobb Co., GA.
 
James Joseph "Joe" Gary, Jr
 
Obituary for James Joseph Gary, Jr - Eufaula Tribune - Oct 28, 2011
Mr. Gary died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 in Austell, Georgia.

Born Dec. 17, 1941 in Georgetown, Georgia, he was the son of the late Celeste Oliver Gary and James Joseph Gary, Sr.

Preceded in death by his daughter, Elizabeth C Gary and his brothers: Loren and John Gary. He was a graduate of Gordon Military School and West Georgia College where he received a degree in biology. He received his master degree in educational administration from Auburn University. He served with the Quitman County School system as a high school teach and as the school superintendent. He served as Mayor of Georgetown.

Survivors include sons: Joe (Glenda) Gary III of Pike Road AL, Robert E "Gene" (Sherri) Gary of Williamsburg, VA, Richard (Jan) Gary of Milton, GA, Dr. Thomas "Tommy" (Dr. Chrystal) Gary of Blairsville, GA. Lee Gary of Georgetown, GA; grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Joseph, Wyatt, McKinley, Camylle, R. J., Thomas and Benjamin Gary; brothers: Gene Gary of Georgetown, GA and Dave Gary of Linesville, GA; sister, Martha Gary of Eufaula.

Pallbearers will be Joe Gary III, Richard Gary, Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Gary, Walter Gary, Jay Palmer and Mark Watford.

Funeral services for James J. "Joe" Gary, Jr., age 69, will be held Friday, Oct.28, at 2 p.m. CDT at the Georgetown United Methodist Church. The Rev. Gerald Caryl-Gordon will officiate and burial will follow in the Georgetown Cemetery with Chapman Funeral Home of Eufaula directing.
  Elizabeth Celeste Gary - b. Jan 2, 1975; d. Jan 3, 1975
  James Joseph "Joe" Gary, III -
  Robert Eugene "Gene" Gary -
  Richard Gary -
  Thomas Gary -
  Lee Gary -
   
   
  Margaret Gary - b. ca 1919, Georgetown, GA d. Oct 16, 2011, GA; m. Albert Harry Timm, Jr, b. June 17, 1918; d. Dec 19, 1976. Buried at Occonee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke Co., GA
 
Margaret Gary and Albert Harry Timm, Jr
  1945 - Married Albert Harry Timm, Jr
 
Obituary for Margaret Gary Timm - Athens Banner-Herald on Oct. 18, 2011
Athens - Margaret Gary Timm, 92, passed away on October 16, 2011.

Margaret was born to Dr. Loren and Beall Dozier Gary in Georgetown, Ga. She was the last surviving of 12 children.

She attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledge. In 1937, she moved to Athens and in 1945 she married Dr. Albert Harry Timm, Jr., DC. Margaret was employed at Dixie Canner Co. and by The State Department of Veterans Services. She was the office manager for Timm Chiropractic Clinic for many years.

Margaret was a long time member of Athens First United Methodist Church, serving as kitchen committee chairman, on the executive board, on the church council, on the roll and status of women; she was a board member of the United Methodist Women and a three-time delegate to The north Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church. She was active in the YWCA Entre Nous Club, a working women's service organization. She served several terms as president of that organization. Margaret was a loyal volunteer with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, having been recognized for reading 1000 hours. She volunteered with Georgia 4-H for over 20 years and was made an honorary master 4-Her in 1984. She was state president of Georgia 4-H Volunteer Leader Association. She was also a member of The Salvation Army Auxiliary and volunteered for The United Way.

Margaret is survived by three daughters and their families. Gary Timm Preston, of Raleigh, N.C. (Bill Preston, Courtney E. Preston, Brandon K. Preston and wife, Melanie), Cathy Timm Green, of Athens (Rand Green) and Harriet Timm Anderson, also of Athens (David Anderson) and numerous beloved nieces, nephews and friends.
  Gary Timm - m. Bill Preston
  Cathy Timm - m. Rand Green
  Harriet Timm - m. David Anderson
  Elizabeth Gary - b. Apr 28, 1920; d. Jun 25, 1976, Buried at Georgetown Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA. m. William Mercer Morris, Jr. b. Jul 20, 1914; d. Jun 7, 2005  Both buried at Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA
 
Elizabeth Gary and William Mercer Morris, Jr
 

Cenotaph for Elizabeth Gary Morris at the at the Georgetown Cemetery.
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Grave marker for Elizabeth Gary Morris at the at the Parkhill Cemetery.
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Grave marker for William Mercer Morris, Jr at the at the Parkhill Cemetery.
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  Thomas Edward Gary - b. May 11, 1922, Georgetown, Quitman Co., GA; d. Oct 17, 1992, Eufaula, Barbour Co., AL; m. Katherine Anderson - b. June 5, 1923, Quitman Co., GA, dau of Jasper S Anderson and Mattie Ogletree; d. Feb 2, 1990
 
Thomas Edward Gary and Kathryn Anderson
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for Thomas Edward Gary

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Obituary for Thomas "Tommy" Gary
Thomas "Tommy" Gary was born in Georgetown, GA. His parents were Dr. Loren Gary, Sr. & Beall Dozier Gary. He attended high school in Quitman County, GA and lived his entire life in that county.

He married Kathryn "Kacky" Anderson Gary, who was the daughter of Jasper Singleton Anderson and Mattie Kathleen "Sister" Ogletree Anderson, both deceased.

Tommy was survived by brothers Henry H. Gary and Beall (Nap) Gary. Many nieces and nephews.
At the time of his death, he was residing in the Crown Healthcare facility in Eufaula, AL.

Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Eufaula. Visitation was held on Monday from 5-7 p.m. at John’s-Ridout’s Funeral Parlors on University Boulevard.
Obituary for Kathryn "Kacky" Anderson Gary - Eufaula Tribune - Feb 7, 1990
Mrs. Gary died Friday, Feb. 2, 1990

Born June 5, 1923 in Quitman County, GA., Mrs. Gary was the daughter of Mattie Ogletree Anderson of Eufaula and the late Jasper S. Anderson. She was a member of the Georgetown United Methodist Church and the Georgetown Garden Club. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she worked as a registered nurse. She was a nurse for the Eufaula County Schools and had retired from the Quitman County Health Department.

Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Tommy Gary of Georgetown and a half sister, Christine Hammond, also of Georgetown.Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Anderson Gary, 66, of Georgetown, were held Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Georgetown United Methodist Church. The Rev. Alvin Shrum and the Rev. Jimmy Blanton officiating. Burial to follow in the Georgetown Cemetery, Lunsford Funeral Home of Cuthbert officiating.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
   
  Beall Dozie "Nap" Gary - b. Oct 30, 1925, Georgetown, GA; d. Oct 6, 2011; m. Florence Foy Strang dau of Carl James Strang and Florence Kirven
 
Beall Dozie "Nap" Gary and Florence Foy Strang
  - 1930-1940 on US Census with parents
 

Georgia WWII Registration card for Beall Dozier Gary

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1947 - Attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, AL.  Pre-Med.  Photo on left is from school yearbook.
 
Obituary for Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary Sr - Eufaula Tribune - October 14, 2011
Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary Sr., age 85, of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, died Oct. 6.

The youngest of 12 children, Nap was born in Georgetown, Ga., to Dr. Loren and Mrs. Beall Gary. He graduated from Georgetown High School and attended officer candidate school at North Carolina State University. He then served in the 87th "Golden Acorn" Division of George Patton’s 3rd Army.

He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Following WWII, he graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. degree and a B.Pharm. degree in 1949 and 1952, respectively.

He owned Gary Drugs in Mountain Brook for 26 years. Nap was a member of Canterbury United Methodist Church and served on the board of directors for the Alabama Epilepsy Foundation. An avid horseman, he was also a member of Vestavia Country Club, the Kiwanis Club, and Sigma Nu fraternity.

Nap is survived by his wife of 57 years, Foy Strang Gary; sons, Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary, Jr. (Amy) and William Loren Gary (Nancy Early); daughters, Florence Kirven Gary (Dan Shattuck) and Emily Goode Gary (Tom Proutt); grandchildren, Emily Ann Gary, Beall Dozier "Britt" Gary III, Mercer Elizabeth Gary, Robert Andrew Gary McCormick, David Loren Gary, William Samuel Gary McCormick, and James Wilson Gary McCormick; and sister, Margaret Gary Timm.

Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Eufaula. Visitation was held on Monday from 5-7 p.m. at John’s-Ridout’s Funeral Parlors on University Boulevard.
  Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary, Jr - b. July 19, 1958, Birmingham, AL; d. May 10, 2015, White Hall, VA; m. Amy Little, dau of Dyke and Jaqueline Little
 
Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary, Jr and Amy Little
 
Obituary for Beall Dozier "Nap" Gary, Jr
 http://teague.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Beall-Dozier-Gary-102461493
Beall Dozier Gary, Jr., died suddenly at age 56 on Sunday morning, May 10, while on his weekly thirteen-mile run at his home in White Hall, Virginia. He was an avid runner his entire adult life, and those who loved him find a measure of consolation in the knowledge that he died, to borrow the title of one of his favorite books, “at play in the fields of the Lord.” His too-short life ended doing something he loved, and in the middle of majestic scenery that stirred his soul: The rolling hills of western Albemarle County. A horse farm with a small pond. A rustic barn in the middle of a field frequented by red-shouldered hawks and enclosed by a post-and-barbed-wire fence festooned with flowering blackberry bushes. The Blue Ridge Mountains in the background, and the Shenandoah beyond them.

“Nap,” as he was known to friends and family alike, had lived with his family in White Hall since August of 2012. At time of his death, he was the chief operating officer of Regent Surgical Health, responsible for all aspects of operations for the company’s nationwide network of surgery centers. At its most recent meeting, Regent Surgical’s board had promoted him to president of the company, as part of his transition to CEO by year’s end.

The oldest of the four children of Beall Dozier Gary, Sr., and Florence Foy Strang, Nap was born on July 19, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama. When he was several months old, his family moved to a house in then-unincorporated Jefferson County (now part of the suburb of Vestavia), where Nap lived until he went off to college and then law school. In this setting—a quarter-mile from a working farm, with a hundred acres of woods behind it, a wooded parcel of land on one side of it, and perhaps a hundred acres more of sparsely inhabited woods nearby—the wildness of nature became his third parent, teaching him the virtues of awe, humility, attentiveness, curiosity, patience, and serenity. From countless boyhood hours spent exploring the creek below his house, backtracking in Barbour County, and climbing in Horse Pens 40 and Providence Canyon in Lumpkin Georgia, to adulthood passions for trail running, hiking along the Appalachian Trail and in national parks out west, summiting Timpanogos in Utah and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and designing adventures for visitors to his vacation home at Lake Martin, the love of the outdoors defined him, annealed him, sustained him.

So, too, did his interest in the history and culture of the first inhabitants of the American southeast. He studied Creek grammar, searched for lost Yuchi villages, visited ancient Mound Builder sites, collected portraits of Eufaula micos, and researched the history of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1831 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia decision. Native Americans’ reverence for and symbiotic relationship with the earth profoundly shaped his religious sensibilities.

Nap received his elementary education at All Saints Episcopal School, Cahaba Heights Elementary School, and the Highlands School. In 1975, he graduated from Indian Springs School in Helena, Alabama, where he served as mayor and sang in the glee club. He received his B.A., cum laude, in 1979 from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he continued his study of French literature and majored in history, was named to the dean’s list for three years, and served as president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He earned a J.D. in 1982 from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he was associate managing editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly. He then returned to the Birmingham area and became a member of the Alabama State Bar later that same year. From that time until he and his family moved to Virginia in 2012, Nap lived in Birmingham’s Southside, in Columbiana (Shelby County), and in Birmingham’s Forest Park neighborhood.

Nap is survived by his wife of 30 years, Amy Little Gary; daughter, Emily Ann; sons, Beall Dozier Gary III (Britt) and David Loren; mother, Foy; brother, Loren; sisters, Kirven and Emily; mother-in-law, Jaqueline Little and father-in-law, Dyke Little; sister-in-law, Kelley; brothers-in-law David and Jonathan; nephews, Drew, Sam, Will, Corey, Ian, and Jonathan; and nieces, Mercer, Heather, Leigh Ann, Karsyn, and Cassie.
  Beall Dozier Gary, III -
  David Loren Gary -
  Emily Ann Gary -
  William Loren Gary -
  Florence Kirven Gary -
  Emily Goode Gary -
   
  Fannie Florence Gary - b. Sep 30, 1883; d. Nov 1, 1887, Buried at Ramah Church Cemetery, Midway, Barbour Co., AL
   
  Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Gary - b. Nov 16, 1888, AL; d. Apr 1, 1976, Marianna, Jackson FL.  GA. m. James Lewis Cumbie, b. Apr 26, 1871, Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA, son of William Andrew Cumbie and Nancy Courtney Hill; d. Mar 2, 1928, Quitman, GA.  Both buried at Springvale Cemetery, Randolph Co.,
 
Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Gary and James Lewis Cumbie
  1900 - 1910 US Census with parents
  1910 - Marries James Lewis Cumbie, June 26, 1910, Comer, Barbour Co., AL
 
1920 U. S. Census, Florida, Quitman Co, Georgia       See Census and pt2
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Marr? Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Cumbie Jim Head W M 48 M Doctor GA GA GA
  Emma Wife W F 30 M   AL AL AL
  James L Son W M 7     GA GA AL
  William G Dau W M 3     GA GA AL
  Bettie Son W F 2     GA GA GA
  1928 - James Lewis Cumbie passes away Mar 2, 1928
  1928 - Son James Lewis Cumbie, Jr passes away May 26, 1928
 
1930 U. S. Census, Troy, Pike Co, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Cumbie Emma B Head W F 41 Wd Stenographer Bap Orphanage AL AL GA
  William G Son W M 13 M     GA GA GA
  Bettie Dau W F 12 S     GA GA GA
  Benjamin F Son W M 8 S     GA GA GA
 
1940 U. S. Census, Troy, Pike Co, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Cumbie Emma G Head W F 51 Wd C-4 Corresponding Secretary Orphan's Home AL
  Gary Son W M 23 S H-1   GA
 
1945 Florida Census, Marianna, Jackson Co., Florida      See Census
Name   Address Age Degree of education Occupation Birth Place
Cumbie Emma N. Green St F 56 College Housewife AL
  Betty   F 27 "  " Child Welfare GA
   
  James Lewis Cumbie, Jr - b. Nov 22, 1912; d. May 26, 1928, Eufaula, Barbour Co., AL. Buried at Springvale Cemetery, Randolph Co., GA
  William Gary Cumbie - b. Aug 6, 1916, Morris Station, Randolph Co., GA; d. Sep 10, 1987, Andalusia, AL 1987, SS# 423-60-0703. Cenotaph or grave marker for ashes at Green Hills Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Pike Co., AL. m. Carolyn Boatner, dau of Ellis Leon Boatner and Mattie Claire. (m2 Lamar Jackson)
 
William Gary Cumbie
  Married Carolyn Boatner ca 1945 / 1946
 

Yearbook photo of William Gary Cumbie, 1947 University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Cenotaph or grave marker for ashes for William Gary Cumbie at the Parkhill Cemetery.
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  Infant Girl Cumbie - b. Oct 1918; d. Oct 1918; Buried at Springvale Cemetery, Randolph Co., GA
  Betty Cumbie - b. Dec 20, 1917, Quitman Co., GA;  d. Oct 19, 2015, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL , m. Samuel Hinton Smith, b. Dec 20, 1918, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL, son of Samuel Hinton Smith and Bessie Rebecca Sullivan; d. Oct 4, 2000, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL.  Both buried at Riverside Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL
 
Betty Cumbie and Samuel Hinton Smith, Jr
  1946 - Marries Samuel Hinton Smith, Jr, Feb 10, 1946, Marianna, Jackson Co., FL
 
Obituary for Betty Cumbie Smith
 http://www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=646813


Betty Cumbie Smith


Samuel Hinton Smith, Jr
Betty Cumbie Smith, 97, of Marianna, passed away on October 19, 2015 at Marianna Health and Rehab.

Betty was born on Dec. 20, 1917 in Morris, Georgia where she lived the first 10 years of her life. After the death of her father and an older brother in 1927, the family moved to Troy, AL. where her mother worked as secretary to the Supt. of the Alabama Baptist Children's Home. She graduated from Troy High School and from Troy State Teachers' College. Betty also received a year's training at Tulane School of Social Work in New Orleans, LA. She worked at Florida Baptist Children's Home as a social worker for five years after which she returned to North Florida to work with Health and Rehabilitative Services as a case worker and later as a supervisor where she worked for approximately 23 years before her retirement in 1981. She was a member of Marianna First Baptist Church where she was active in Sunday school, Woman's Missionary Union, and served as Organist for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Samuel Hinton Smith, Jr.

Survivors include her children, Earl Smith of Greenwood, David (Rachel) Smith, Tim (Karen) Smith all of Marianna, and Betty Ann (Ronald) Byxbe of Dublin, GA.

She is also survived by ten grandchildren: Eric Smith of Greenwood, Jamie (Melody) Smith, Michael D. Smith both of Marianna, Joshua (Melissa) Smith, of Traveler's Rest, SC, Matthew (Sarah) Smith of Belize, Central America, Nathan (Kiersten) Smith of Tallahassee, Benjamin (Allison) Byxbe Lancaster, PA, Sarah (Justin) Bothwell Jacobus, PA, Stephen (Autumn) Byxbe Montrouis, Haiti, Rebekah Byxbe Atlanta, GA and sixteen great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
  Earl Smith -
  David Smith -
  Tim Smith -
  Betty Smith - m. Ronald Byxbe
  Benjamin Franklin Cumbie - b. Jun 8, 1921, GA; d. Aug 21, 1934, Troy, Pike Co., AL, Buried at Springvale Cemetery, Randolph Co., GA
  Mary Hill Gary - b. Nov 21 1890, Comer, Barbour Co., AL; d. Mar 6, 1964, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL;  m. Thomas Eli Swearingen  b. Aug 27, 1891, son of Eli Larhoy Swearingen and Harriet Elizabeth Wright; d. June 13, 1974, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL, SS# 422-48-3439.  Was married to Lois Caldwell (2nd wife) on death record.
 
Mary Hill Gary and Thomas Eli Swearingen
  Some genealogical sources for Mary list her middle name as Starke.  Where Frankie Dismukes Wilson got this information in her book is not documented.  There are no documents that have the middle name of Starke. 

The only time Mary uses a middle name is on her marriage license in 1921.  The middle name used is Hill NOT Starke. 

In some later records, a middle initial of "W" started to appear.  (City directories, son Floyd's SS Application) 
  1900 - 1910 US Census living with parents
  1920 - US Census for Mary, not found
 
1921 - Marries Thomas Eli Swearingen, Sep 4, 1921, Barbour Co., AL

Marriage License for Mary Hill Gary and Thomas Eli Swearingen

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1930 U. S. Census, Chambers Co, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Swearingen T E Head W M 38 M 30 Minister Baptist Church AL SC AL
  Mary Wife W F 38 M 31   AL GA AL
  Roy Son W M 6       AL AL AL
  Floyd Son W M 4       AL AL AL
 
1940 U. S. Census, Mobile City, Mobile Co,  Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Swearingin Thomas E Head W M 49 M C-4 Minister Baptist Church AL
  Mary W Wife W F 49 M C-4   AL
  Rhoy Son W M 16 S H-2   AL
  Floyd Son W M 14 S 7   AL
   
  Robert Larhoy Swearingen - b. Apr 13, 1923; d. Feb 18, 2010, m. Glendean Irby, dau of Wiley E Irby and Hattie Mae Collins
 
Robert Larhoy Swearingen and Glendean Irby
 
1941 -- Murphy High School, Mobile, AL, The Mohian
  Robert Glen Swearingen - b
 
Robert Glen Swearingen
  Jeffrey Robert Swearingen -
  Lauren Marie Swearingen -
  Rachel Ann Swearingen - b.   m. Ball
 
Rachel Ann Swearingen
  Michael Dean Ball -
  Jonathan William Ball -
   
  Floyd Gerrett Swearingen - b. Jul 16, 1925, Lincoln, AL; d. Oct 17 1997, Metairie, Jefferson Co., LA  m. Catherine Cooper Beebe, b. Jul 30, 1928, Bay Minette, Baldwin Co., AL, dau of William Craig Beebe and Clarice Mary Breitling; d. Mar 29, 2008, Bay Minette, Baldwin Co., AL . Both buried at Bay Minette Cemetery, Bay Minette, Baldwin Co., AL
 
Floyd Gerrett Swearingen and Catherine Cooper Beebe
 
1943 -- Murphy High School, Mobile AL, The Mohian
 

WWII Registration card for Floyd Gerret Swearingen

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Grave marker for Floyd G Swearingen at the at the Bay Minette Cemetery.
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Obituary for Catherine Cooper Beebe Swearingen

Catherine Cooper (Beebe) Swearingen
July 30, 1928 ~ March 29, 2008

Mrs. Catherine Cooper (Beebe) Swearingen, 79, a native and resident of Bay Minette, Alabama, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at her residence. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by two sons: Thomas Craig Swearingen, Bay Minette, AL and Floyd Gerrett Swearingen, Jr., Bay Minette, AL; her daughter: Shirley Swearingen (Walter) Parker, Springhill, LA; her sister: Shirley Beebe Calkins, Albuquerque, NM; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd G. Swearingen, Sr.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Walter L. Parker, Jr. and the Reverend Bruce Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow at Bay Minette Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Justin Mobley, Jake Swearingen, Lee Parker, Tommy Swearingen, Gerrett Swearingen and Danny Blackburn. Honorary pallbearer will be Gage Swearingen.
  Thomas Craig Swearingen -
  Floyd Gerrett Swearingen, Jr -
  Shirley Swearingen - m. Walter Parker
   
  Floy Gary - b. Dec 6, 1892, AL d. Oct 18, 1983, AL  SS# 420-48-2459;  m. Robert Milton Averitt (b. Mar 28, 1894, son of James Richard Averitt and Mary Elizabeth Morgan; d. Dec 7, 1975, Randolph Co., GA),  Aug 29, 1925, Barbour Co., AL.  Both buried at Morris Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA
 
Floy Gary and Robert Milton Averitt
  1900 - 1910 US Census living with parents
  1920 - US Census for Floy, not found
  1925 - Marries Robert Milton Averitt, Aug 29, 1925, Barbour Co., AL
 
1930 U. S. Census, Bethel, Wilcox Co, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Averitt Milton Head W M 36 M 34 Farmer General Farm AL AL AL
  Floy Wife W F 35 M 33   AL AL AL
 
1940 U. S. Census, Malcolm, Washington Co,  Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Averitt Milton Head W M 46 M H-4 Missionary Baptist AL
  Loy Wife W F 47 M C-2 Teacher Public School AL
  Joan Son W M 9 S 3   AL
  Joan Averitt - b. ca 1931;  m. Wendall Carter Parker, b. Sep 20, 1927, Lovington, NM, son of John B Parker and Leah Carter; d. Jun 22, 2016, GA
 
Joan Averitt and Wendall Carter Parker
  1940 - US Census Living with parents
  1966 - Missionary in Panama, June 26, 1966.  Visitor at Ramah Church
 
Obituary for Wendall Carter Parker
 http://www.nowhabersham.com/wendall-carter-parker/
 Wendall Carter Parker, age 88, of Hollingsworth Community, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

Mr. Parker was born on September 20, 1927, in Lovington, New Mexico, to the late John B. and Leah Carter Parker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters: Hope Kannenberg and Lois Slater and brothers: Carroll and John Parker. Mr. Parker was a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Mr. Parker was a Missionary in Panama for 10 years and Guatemala for 31 years where he still served on a volunteer basis. He has over 50 years of service as a Missionary. Mr. Parker was a United States Navy Veteran.

Survivors include his loving wife of 60 and a half years: Jane Averitt Parker, Alto; daughter and son-in-law: LeAnne and Gray Riggsbee, Cumming; brother: Dr. Robert L. Parker, of Coral Gables, FL; four grandchildren: Erin and Rick Kolodick, Emily Dingmore, Josh and Sarah Riggsbee, and Matt and Tameka Riggsbee; four great-grandchildren: Isabel Kolodick, Avery Riggsbee, Eli Riggsbee, and Chloe Riggsbee; several nieces and nephews; and his Guatemala Baptist Mission Family.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Byrd officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
  LeAnne Parker - m. Gary Riggsbee
   
  Annie Laurie Gary - b. Dec 2 1894, Comer, Barbour Co., AL; d. Oct 26, 1987.   m. Isaac Terrell Thomas  (b. Nov 5, 1889, Greenville, Butler Co., AL, son of John William Thomas and Malissa Phelps, d. Mar 18, 1952, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL)    Aug 6, 1920, Barbour Co., AL.  Both Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL
 
Annie Laurie Gary and Isaac Terrell Thomas
  1900 - 1920 US Census living with parents
 
1920 - Married Isaac Terrell Thomas, Barbour Co., AL Aug 6, 1920

Marriage License for Annie Laurie Gary and Isaac Terrell Thomas

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1920 - Went to China for missionary work with husband


Passport photo for Isaac Terrell Thomas
1921 - Daughter Vivienne born in Hong Kong, Sep 26, 1921
1922 - Returned to US from Hong Kong, Dec 22, 1922
 
1930 U. S. Census, Bessemer, Jefferson Co, Alabama       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Thomas Isaac T Head W M 38 M 29 Teacher public school AL AL AL
  Annie Wife W F 34 M 25   AL GA AL
  Vivienne Dau W F 8 S     China AL AL
  Irwin Son W M 5 S     AL AL AL
  Sarah F Dau W F 2 7/12 S     AL AL AL
 
1940 U. S. Census, Bessemer, Jefferson Co, Alabama        See Census and pt2
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Thomas Isaac T Head W M 50 M C-4 Teacher County High School AL
  Annie Wife W F 45 M C-2   AL
  Vienne Dau W F 18 S H-4 Office worker Stenographer Retail Credit Bureau China
  Irwin Son W M 15 S 8   AL
  Patricia Son W M 4 S 0   AL
 

Grave marker for Isaac Terrell Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Grave marker for Annie G Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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  Vivienne Annette Thomas - b. Sep 26, 1921, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong, China; m. Cothern Lanett Davis (b. May 25, 1923, AL, son of Richard Opie Davis and Minnie Jane Rudd, d. Jan 16, 2012, Savannah, GA
 
Vivienne Annette Thomas and Cothern Lanett Davis
 
Vivienne born in Hong Kong, Sep 26, 1921
Birth Record for Vivienne Annette Thomas

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  - 1948 in Jefferson, AL city directory
  - 1948- married Cothern Lanett Davis, May 15 or 18, 1948, Jefferson Co., AL
 
Obituary for Cothern Lanett Davis
 DAVIS, COTHERN LANETT longtime resident and businessman of Bessemer, age 88, died January 16, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia.

He was predeceased by his parents, Richard Opie Davis and Minnie Davis, his sisters, Iona Poole, Vesta Shrader, Sade Sumlin, Lee Moody and Velma Cook and his brothers Jeff Davis, T.V. Davis and Cecil Davis.

Lanett is survived by his wife, Vivienne Thomas Davis, his brother, Leon Davis, his children, Thomas Gary Davis (Lynn) of Savannah, Georgia and Richard Terrell Davis (Robin) of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, his two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Katherine, and many nieces and nephews.

He was born in southeast Alabama on May 25, 1923. A graduate of McAdory High School and Wheeler Business College, Lanett worked for Tennessee Coal & Iron Company before serving in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was honorably discharged after the war and returned to Bessemer where he worked with Bradley Realty Company until 1956 when he joined the staff of First Federal Savings & Loan Association. Lanett worked with First Federal for 30 years serving in various capacities including Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Active in church and community, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Bessemer where he served as chairman of the finance committee and chairman of the board of deacons. Lanett was president of the Bessemer Area Chamber of Commerce, president of the Bessemer Rotary Club, president of the Bessemer Area YMCA, president of Woodward Golf & Country Club and was on the board of directors of Carraway West Hospital. He also served as chairman of the Bessemer Industrial Development Board for more than 40 years leading the organization in its efforts to help build Bessemer's economy. In 1993, the Bessemer Area Chamber of Commerce officially recognized Lanett's many contributions to the business community by naming him Bessemer's "Business Advocate".

Funeral services will be held Friday, January 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Bessemer Brown Service Funeral Home. Bill McCall will be officiating. Graveside at Cedar Hill Cemetery will follow
  Thomas Gary Davis -
  Richard Terrell Davis -
  Irwin Thames Thomas - b. Feb 9, 1925; d. May 29, 2008, Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL; m. Louise M Weather (b. June 29, 1928; d. May 13, 1994) Jan 15, 1949, Jefferson Co., AL
 
Irwin Thames Thomas
  1949 - Married Louise M Weather, Jan 15, 1949, Jefferson Co., AL
 

Grave marker for Louise M Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Grave marker for Irwin T Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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  Sarah Frances Thomas - b. Dec 4, 1927; May 3, 1930, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL, Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL
 
Sarah Frances Thomas
 

Grave marker for Sarah Frances Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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  Infant Boy Thomas - d. Mar 8, 1930, Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL
 
Infant Boy Thomas
 

Grave marker for Infant Boy Thomas at the at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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  Patricia Ann Thomas - b. ca 1936   Graduated Bessemer High School 1954
 
Patricia Ann Thomas
 
1954 -- Bessemer High School, Bessemer, AL
   
   
  Abner Ray Gary - b. Oct 6, 1898, Comer Barbour Co., AL  d. Apr  28, 1984, Dougherty Co., GA;  m. Cora Belle Robertson  b. Dec 27, 1900; d. Jul 26, 1988.    Both buried at Morris Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA
 
Abner Ray Gary and Cora Belle Robertson
  1900 - 1920 US Census living with parents
 

WWI Registration card for Abner Ray Gary

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1922 - Married Cora Belle Robertson, Apr 15, 1922, Ensley, Jefferson Co., AL

Marriage License for Abner Ray Gary and Cora Robertson

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1930 U. S. Census, Morris, Quitman Co., GA       See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Age
first Marr		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Gary Abner Ray Head W M 31 M 23 Farmer AL AL AL
  Cora Belle Wife W F 29 M 21   AL AL AL
  Abner Ray Jr   W   7 S     AL AL AL
  Margaret   W   5 S     AL AL AL
  Gordon   W   1 6/12 S     GA AL AL
 
1940 U. S. Census, Morris, Quitman Co., GA        See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Gary Abb Ray Head W M 42 M C-2 Supervisor Sawmill AL
  Cora Belle Wife W F 39 M H-4   AL
  Ray Jr Son W M 17 S H-4   AL
  Evelyn Dau W M 15 S H-2   AL
  Gordon Son W M 11 S 6   GA
  Floyann Dau W F 7 S 2   GA
  Jack Son W M 5 S 0   GA
 

WWII Registration card for Abner Ray Gary

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Grave marker for Cora Belle Gary at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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Grave marker for Abner Ray Gary at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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  Abner Ray Gary, Jr - b. Jan 9, 1923, Birmingham, AL; d. Apr 12, 2013;  m. Annie Nell Whitener, b. Jul 20, 1924; d. Dec 13, 2008.  Both buried at Morris Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA
 
Abner Ray Gary, Jr and Annie Nell Whitener
 

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1948 -- Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, AL - "Glomerata
Abner R Gary
 
Obituary for Annie Nell Whitener Gary
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GARY, Mrs. Annie Nell Whitener, age 84, a resident of Montgomery, Al. passed away Saturday, December13, 2008.

Mrs. Gary was preceded in death by a son, Ben Gary, a grand daughter, Shannan Davis.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Abner Ray Gary, Jr.; a daughter, Donna (Richard) Davis of Montgomery, Al.; a daughter-in-law, Betty Gary of Clanton, Al.; one brother, Donald (Dot) Whitener of Eufaula, Al.; four grandchildren, Todd Davis of Santa Fe, N.M., Ashley (Dan) Meldrum of Montgomery, Al., Tracie (Archie) Smith of Chattanooga, Tn., Tonja (Cory) Craig of Destin, Fl.; ten great-grandchildren, Joshua Davis, Michael Davis, Cassie Davis, Graham Meldrum, Tori Meldrum, Emma Rose Meldrum all of Montgomery, Al. Tanner Smith, Rylee Smith of Chattanooga, Tn., Conley Craig, Camille Craig of Destin, Fl.

Mrs. Gary was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She retired from Alfa Insurance Company. She will always be remembered for her skills in cooking, sewing and quilting.
 

Grave marker for Annie Nell Whitener Gary at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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Obituary for Abner Ray Gary, Jr
Gary, Abner Ray, Jr., age 90 passed away on April 12, 2013.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Annie Nell Whitener Gary, a son, Ben Gary, granddaughter, Shannan Davis and a great grandson, Joshua Davis.

He is survived by his daughter, Donna Sue (Richard) Davis, daughter-in-law, Betty Hughes Gary; granddaughters, Tracie (Archie) Smith, Tonja (Cory) Craig, Ashley (Dan) Meldrum; grandson, Todd Davis and 9 great-grandchildren and 5 brothers & sisters.

Ray served in WWII, he was in 3 major battles, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the 87th Division of Patton's 3rd Army that liberated Paris. He graduated from Auburn University in 1948. Ray retired from the Food and Drug Administration in 1985. He was a member of Eastmont Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Eastmont Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Morris Baptist Church in Morris, Ga. with Rev. Michael Northcutt officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in Morris Baptist Church Cemetery. -
 

Grave markers for Abner Ray Gary, Jr at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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  Benjamin Ray Gary - b. June 4, 1946; d. Feb 22, 2008, Buried at the Martin Memorial Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton Co, AL;   m. Betty Hughes 
 
Benjamin Ray Gary and Betty Hughes
 
Obituary for Benjamin Ray Gary
 Benjamin Ray GARY, 61, of Clanton died Friday, February 22, 2008 in Clanton.

He was born on Tuesday, June 4, 1946 in Georgia, Son of Abner Ray Gary and Annie Nell Whitener Gary.

He was a Water and Soil Conservationist.

Surviving are his Wife, Mrs. Betty Gary of Clanton, AL; 2 Daughters, Mrs. Tracie (Archie) Smith of Chattanooga, TN, Mrs. Tonja (Cory) Craig of Destin, FL; Grandson, Mr. Tanner Smith of Chattanooga, TN; 3 Granddaughters, Miss Riley Smith of Chattanooga, TN, Miss Conley Craig of Destin, FL, Miss Camille Craig of Destin, FL; Father, Mr. Abner Ray Gary Jr. of Montgomery, AL; Mother, Mrs. Annie Nell Gary of Montgomery, AL; Sister, Mrs. Donna (Richard) Davis of Montgomery, AL.
 

Grave marker for Benjamin R Gary at the at the Martin Memorial Cemetery.
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  Tracie Gary - m. Archie Smith
 
Tracie Gary and Archie Smith
  Tanner Smith
  Riley Smith
  Tonja Gary - m. Cory Craig
 
Tonja Gary and Cory Craig
  Conley Craig
  Camille Craig
   
  Donna Sue Gary - m. Richard Davis
 
Donna Sue Gary and Richard Davis
  Shannan Davis - d. before 2008
  Ashley Davis - m. Dan Meldrum
 
Ashley Davis and Dan Meldrum
  Graham Meldrum
  Tori Meldrum
  Emma Rose Meldrum
  Todd Davis -
   
  Margret Evelyn Gary - b. Aug 23, 1924, Ensley, AL  d. Jan 5, 2014;  m. Henry Grady Bynum, Jr. b. Aug 16, 1921, son of Henry Grady Bynum and Cumi Weaver; d. Feb 24, 1994.   Both buried at Morris Cemetery, Quitman Co., GA
 
Margret Evelyn Gary and Henry Grady Bynum, Jr
 

Grave marker for Henry Grady Bynum, Jr at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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Obituary for Margret Evelyn Gary Bynum
Margret Evelyn Gary Bynum, 89 of Georgetown Georgia, passed away January 5th. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Henry Grady Bynum, Jr., her father Abner Ray Gary, Sr., her mother Cora Belle Gary, her older brother Abner Ray Gary, Jr., and younger brother Donald Hughes Gary.

Born August 23, 1924 in Ensley Alabama, her family moved to Morris Georgia when she was two. She attended Morris Grammar School and graduated from Georgetown High School, where she was a high school beauty queen.

While living in Albany with her husband and daughter, with great determination she started her college education. Never one to neglect her family, it took her several more than four years to obtain her AA from Albany Junior College and a BS in education from Georgia Southwestern College. She was employed by Dougherty County School System and taught elementary math.

Growing up she was a member of Morris Baptist Church, she moved her letter to Sherwood Baptist Church while in Albany. Upon moving back to Georgetown with her husband she joined Georgetown Baptist Church. In the last few years of life she attended Shiloh Baptist Church with her daughter and son-in-law. She was loved by the Shiloh members as one of their own.

Mrs. Bynum is survived by her daughter, Gary Ann Bynum Burdeshaw and son-in-law Jack Burdeshaw of Georgetown, and four siblings; Gordon Gary and wife Mary Eddie of Morris Ga., Jack Gary and wife Nadine of Georgetown GA., Floy Ann Gary Raughton of Albany GA., and Dan Gary and wife Daisy of Geneva AL., along with many nieces and nephews and their families.
  Gary Ann Bynum - m. Jack Burdeshaw
  Gordon Robertson Gary - b. Nov 27, 1928, Morris Station, Georgia; m Mary Eddie
 
Gordon Robertson Gary
 

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  Floy Ann Gary - b. ca. 1933; m. Raughton
  Jack Emory Gary - b. ca. 1935; m. Nadine D
  Donald Hughes Gary - b. Dec 13, 1940; d. Feb 28, 1942
 
Donald Hughes Gary
 

Grave marker for Donald Hughes Gary at the at the Morris Cemetery.
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  Daniel A Gary -   b. abt 1943; m. Daisy Seymour
   
   
 
 
 


November 26, 2016