Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Presbyterian
• Education: Baylor College of Medicine
• Occupation: Physician
• Military: Newton was a World War II veteran. He served in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of Major. His service start date was 19 Jan 1941. He was released from service on 15 Mar 1946.
• Cause of death: Cerebro Vascular Accident
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Wray Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 3 Feb 1920, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1938, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Census: 9 Apr 1940, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1947, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1953, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1957, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 12 Aug 1976, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

Notes:

“Dr. Walker was born in Fleetwood, Okla., and was graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine. He received intern training at the California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles, and served his residency at the Ventura County Hospital, Los Angeles. He has done postgraduate work at New York Eye and Ear Hospital of the New York Postgraduate Medical School and the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

“He had been a resident of El Paso since 1937, and served in the Medical Corps for five and one half years, four years of which he served overseas, during World War II. He received the Bronze Star for service with the North Sector General Hospital in Hawaii.

“He was a fellow in the International College of Surgeons, a life member of the New York Academy of Science and a member of the Pan American Assn. of Ophthalmology, the American and Southern Medical Associations and El Paso County Medical Society.

“Dr. Walker was president of the El Paso County Medical Society in 1955-1956.”

Residence:
1715 N. Stanton

Census:
618 Mississippi St.

Residence:
2412 N. Mesa Ave.

Residence:
916 E. Blanchard

Residence:
916 E. Blanchard

Residence:
721 Twin Hills

Died:
at 4:00 a.m. at Providence Memorial Hospital

Buried:
Section I Site 3888

Newton married Helen Eleanor HELLMUTH on 8 Apr 1934 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA. Helen (daughter of Hermann Frederick HELLMUTH and Eleanor Anna VON ROSENBERG) was born on 10 Oct 1911 in Coupland, Williamson, Texas, USA; died on 23 Jan 2008; was buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: University of Michigan
• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1928, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1938, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Census: 9 Apr 1940, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 11 Jun 1944, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1947, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1953, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1957, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 27 Jul 1969, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 12 Aug 1976, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 29 Aug 1994, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Residence: 23 Jan 2008, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

Notes:

Residence:
515 N. 18th

Census:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Residence:
1110 N. 17th

Census:
1110 N. 17th

Residence:
1715 N. Stanton

Census:
618 Mississippi St.

Residence:
2412 N. Mesa Ave.

Residence:
916 E. Blanchard

Residence:
916 E. Blanchard

Buried:
Section I Site 3888

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Merchant
• Occupation: Postmaster
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Wray Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 3 Feb 1920, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA

Notes:

“When a year old [Obediah] moved with his parents to a farm northwest of Whitesboro TX. He joined the Masonic Lodge in 1893. In 1895 he married Miss Nannie Field at Nocona TX where he and his brother, Mel, were in the grocery business. He and his wife moved to Fleetwood in 1898 which continued to be his home except from 1919 to 1924, when he was in the grocery business in Ryan.

“He was postmaster at Fleetwood until he was retired when he reached the age of 70 years. He also had a general merchandise store and gin at Fleetwood. He was a charter member of the Masonic Territorial Lodge at Terral and also a charter member of the lodge when it was reorganized after statehood. He had a life membership in the Terral Lodge.”

Died:
at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Forbes

Obediah married Nannie FIELD in 1895 in Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA. Nannie was born in Oct 1869 in Missouri, USA; died in 1934; was buried in Ryan Cemetery, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Wray Township, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
• Census: 3 Feb 1920, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Presbyterian
• Education: Hill’s Business College
• Occupation: Assistant County Auditor
• Occupation: Automobile Dealer
• Occupation: Bookkeeper
• Occupation: Cotton Broker
• Military: Hermann lost sight in one eye when he was young so he was never able to serve in the military. This was a big disappointment to him. However, during World War II he was able to serve as a second lieutenant in the Texas Defense Guard.
• Cause of death: Pneumonia
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1919, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1926, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1928, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 14 Apr 1930, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1932, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1934, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Apr 1940, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 27 Apr 1942, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 11 Jun 1944, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 26 Nov 1947, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 27 Jul 1969, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Notes:

After graduating from Hill’s Business College in Waco he went to work as a bookkeeper at the Schumacher Grocery Company in Houston. The year after he was married and upon the advice of his doctor, he and Ellie moved to a ranch near Uvalde. After his health improved they moved to Coupland where he managed the Hellmuth-von Rosenberg Store. In 1916 he made the final move to Waco where spent most of his life in the cotton business. He was associated with the A. N. Denton Cotton Co. for many years. He was assistant county auditor in Waco in the early 1940s. He also at various times had the Chevrolet-Paige Agency and distributed Quaker State Motor Oil, but he returned to the cotton business. After Ellie, his wife, died, he married Florence Gibbons of Corpus Christi.

Hermann became a Mason at Galveston in 1915, joined Scotish Rite the same year and was a charter member of Waco Consistory of Scottish Rite. He was commander of Waco Commandery No. 10, Knights Templar in 1937, and was potentate of Karem Shrine Temple in 1939. He was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A. F. and A. M., and received his 50-year awards from the Grand Lodge of Texas, the Grand Chapter and the Consistory in 1965. He was captain of the Shrine Patrol drill team in the 1920s and headed many Shrine committees over the years. He joined Waco Rotary Club in 1926 and for more than 50 years was a member of First Presbyterian Chruch, where he was a deacon and elder.

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Residence:
515 N. 18th

Residence:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Census:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Residence:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Residence:
1110 N. 17th

Census:
1110 N. 17th

Residence:
2220 Morrow Ave.

Residence:
1218 Washington Ave.

Census:
1218 Washington

Residence:
1218 Washington

Residence:
2818 Washington

Died:
at 9:40 p.m. in Hillcrest Hospital

Buried:
Plot: Section B, Garden of Roses

Hermann married Eleanor Anna VON ROSENBERG on 15 Jan 1908 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. Eleanor (daughter of Carl Johannes VON ROSENBERG and Dorothea Elisabeth Charlotte MEYER) was born on 15 Jan 1887 in Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 4 Dec 1928 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA; was buried in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Ellie
• Religion: Presbyterian
• Education: Texas Presbyterian College, 1906
• Occupation: Bookkeeper
• Occupation: Housewife
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1919, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Jan 1920, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1926, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1928, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Notes:

Ellie attended Texas Presbyterian College where she majored in mathematics and played volleyball and tennis. Following graduation she worked at her father’s store as a bookkeeper. She was married on her 21st birthday and moved with her husband to Uvalde, Coupland, and in 1916 to Waco. She was an avid reader of items from light fiction to heavy non-fiction. It was this interest that caused her to become a staunch supporter of the Waco Public Library. She was also a booster of Baylor University, supporting and attending cultural events brought to Waco by the university.

In addition to reading, Ellie enjoyed handwork, including embroidery, knitting, and crocheting. She lived near an old ladies’ home and she often had several of these women spent time in her home. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Mothers’ Club of the schools and organizations with which her daughter was associated. She was an active member of the Order of Eastern Star and wa a past Worthy Matron of the Waco Chapter No. 7. At the time of her death she was District Deputy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Texas.

Residence:
515 N. 18th

Residence:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Census:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Residence:
1922 Sanger Ave.

Residence:
1110 N. 17th

Notes:

Married:
at the First Presbyterian Church

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Drayman
• Occupation: Farmer
• Cause of death: Hemiplegia
• Census: 26 Jun 1860, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Jun 1880, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 31 Jan 1920, Austin County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
P.O. Round Top

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Died:
at 10 p.m.

Adolph married Anna Marie FUCHS on 16 Dec 1877 in Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA. Anna (daughter of Carl Jacob FUCHS and Julia Marie VON ELS) was born on 25 Oct 1854 in Fayette County, Texas, USA; died on 11 Jun 1944 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; was buried on 12 Jun 1944 in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Anna Maria BENNE
• Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
• Census: 5 Jul 1860, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Jul 1870, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Jun 1880, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 31 Jan 1920, Austin County, Texas, USA
• Census: 19 Apr 1930, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Apr 1940, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
• Residence: 11 Jun 1944, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
Pecan Grove Precinct, P.O. Forkston

Census:
Precinct 1, P.O. La Grange

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
Justice Precinct 1

Census:
1210 Washington

Residence:
1210 Washington

Died:
at 9:45 a.m. at Providence Hospital

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Clerk
• Occupation: Mill Operator
• Occupation: Retail Merchant
• Cause of death: Pneumonia
• Baptism: 29 Mar 1857, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 31 Jul 1860, Washington County, Texas, USA
• Census: 16 Mar 1871, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 10 Jun 1880, Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA

Notes:

Baptism:
Easter Sunday by Otto Haun, Lutheran pastor at the home of his grandfather Groos

Census:
P.O. Evergreen

Census:
Beat 3, P.O. Round Top

Census:
Main St.

Census:
Main St.

Census:
Main St.

Died:
at 9:20 p.m. at his residence, 710 West 21st

Carl married Dorothea Elisabeth Charlotte MEYER on 30 Sep 1884 in Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, USA. Dorothea (daughter of John H. MEYER and Dorothea Charlotte ELLABUSCH) was born on 17 Feb 1866 in Ross Prairie, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 28 Mar 1937 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried on 29 Mar 1937 in La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Dora
• Religion: Lutheran
• Cause of death: Cancer
• Census: 6 Sep 1870, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 5 Jul 1880, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 4 Jun 1900, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA
• Residence: 20 Jul 1934, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
Precinct 2, P.O. Fayetteville

Census:
Main St.

Census:
Main St.

Census:
Main St.

Residence:
710 West 21st

Died:
at 12:30, Easter morning, at her residence, 710 West 21st St.