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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

262. OMA DRUSILLA⁶ RAPE (JULIA ANN⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 19 Apr 1875, and died Unknown. She married RICHARD HARRIS 16 Jul 1899. He was born Unknown in of Valley Mills, TX, and died Unknown.

Child of OMA RAPE and RICHARD HARRIS is:

ETIDORA⁷ HARRIS, b. 01 Aug 1900; d. 21 May 1921.

Notes for ETIDORA HARRIS:
According to Rape Family Tree, Etidora (or Dorothy) was carried into white slavery by the man she thought she was going to marry. Her father pursued them. She was dragged through prickly pears and killed, and the father was shot.

263. HUGH EDGAR⁶ RAPE (JULIA ANN⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 18 Jul 1879, and died Aug 1971 in Texarkana, TX. He married LILLY MATTIE TERRY 19 Aug 1906 in one other child. She was born 10 Nov 1886, and died Unknown.

Children of HUGH RAPE and LILLY TERRY are:

	i.	MABEL NORMA⁷ RAPE, b. Private.
512.	ii.	MARGIE BERNICE RAPE, b. Private.
	iii.	LOTA MARIE RAPE, b. Private.

264. ANNIE LAURA⁶ DAVIE (NANCY JANE⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 20 Feb 1870 in Ellis Co, TX, and died 27 Nov 1954 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX; bd Lubbock, TX. She married RALEIGH MARTIN II 15 Aug 1893 in Breckenridge, Stephen Co, TX, son of RALEIGH MARTIN and ANNA JONES. He was born 26 Jul 1868 in McMinville, TN, and died 18 Dec 1968 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX; bd Lubbock, TX.

Notes for ANNIE LAURA DAVIE:
Annie Laura Davie was born February 20, 1870 in Ellis County, Texas. Her mother, Nancy Jane Boydstun and father, Daniel Davie had not decided on a name for the last-born child until one day the mother sat rocking and singing the baby to sleep to the tune of the old Scottish air, "Annie Laurie" and the father came into the room, listening to the song and said, "That is a pretty name. Let's call the baby Annie Laura." Nancy Jane replied, "Why, sure. Why not? For seven generations, my father's family claimed the Scottish blood."

(story related to Robert Dukes Richardson in 1918 by Nancy Jane Boydstun Davie)

Notes for RALEIGH MARTIN II:
Raleigh Martin was born July 25, 1869 in McMinnville, Tennessee, moved to Texas with his widowed mother, sisters, and brother, in the year 1871. After the death of Malinda Boydstun Holland, sister of Jacob G. Boydstun, James Holland married Mrs. Ann Martin, the mother of Raleigh Martin, and resided in Pleasant Valley.

Raleigh Martin and wife, Annie Laura Davie, after their marriage lived in Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas, until the year 1907. At that time, he disposed of his busi8ness, wholesale and retail groceries, and established a similar business in the town of Lubbock, Texas. Their residence in 1935 was 1808 or 808 Texas Street.

Raleigh Martin still drove his automobile as a very old man. His home was situated near what became the middle of Lubbock, Texas. Everyone in town knew who he was, and watched out for him when they saw him coming in his car. He was 100 years and 6 months old when he died.

Raleigh and Annie Laura Martin are buried side by side in Lubbock, Texas.

Children of ANNIE DAVIE and RALEIGH MARTIN are:

513.	i.	MARY DEAN⁷ MARTIN, b. 06 Sep 1894, Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX; d. 21 Dec 1978, El Paso, TX; bd. Lubbock, TX w/Ross Goforth.
514.	ii.	VINITA MARTIN, b. 19 Jun 1896, Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX; d. Aft. 1983.
515.	iii.	EDWIN DAVIE MARTIN, b. 02 Dec 1901, Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX; d. Jul 1994, Houston, Harris Co, TX.
	iv.	EDWARD WOLCOTT MARTIN, b. 02 Dec 1901, twin to Edwin; d. Aft. 02 Dec 1901, died in infancy.

265. EFFIE⁶ HOUSE (SUSAN CAROLINE⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 12 Sep 1871 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 21 Feb 1926 in Midland, TX. She married WILLIAM LYONS GRAVES 23 Dec 1890 in Tarrant Co, TX, son of THADDEUS GRAVES and ELIZABETH CHILCUTT. He was born 30 Sep 1865 in Johnson Station, TX, and died 03 Mar 1931 in Midland, TX.

Notes for WILLIAM LYONS GRAVES:
W. L. Graves lived in Midland and was in the land and commission business, later being associated with Gulf Oil Line.

Children of EFFIE HOUSE and WILLIAM GRAVES are:

	i.	ELMA FRANCES⁷ GRAVES, b. 12 Nov 1891, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Unknown, unmarried.
	ii.	BEULAH GRAVES, b. 06 Sep 1893, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Unknown, (living in Midland TX 1983); m. CHARLES BROWN, 26 Jan 1927, no children; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
516.	iii.	SUSAN GRAVES, b. 18 May 1896, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. Unknown.
	iv.	HENRY GRAVES, b. 12 Jun 1898, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. 18 Jun 1912, (train accident, OK).
	v.	DICK GRAVES, b. 23 Feb 1903, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX; d. 1952.

266. SALLY⁶ HOUSE (SUSAN CAROLINE⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 19 Aug 1873 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 23 Mar 1912 in Midland, TX. She married JAKE A. HENDRICKS 16 Feb 1896 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX. He was born Unknown in of Tennessee, and died Unknown.

Children of SALLY HOUSE and JAKE HENDRICKS are:

	i.		SAM⁷ HENDRICKS, b. 1897; d. 1954.
	ii.		HOWARD HENDRICKS, b. 29 Jan 1905; d. 04 Mar 1970.

267. OLLIE⁶ HOUSE (SUSAN CAROLINE⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 1875 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 1940 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX. He married MAY .. Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Aft. 1940.

Children of OLLIE HOUSE and MAY .. are:

	i.	OLLIE⁷ HOUSE, JR., b. Private.
	ii.	DICK HOUSE, b. Private.
	iii.	MAUDE ELLEN HOUSE, b. Private.
	iv.	ALLIE HOUSE, b. Private.
	v.	ADA HOUSE, b. Private.
	vi.	STELLA HOUSE, b. Private.
517.	vii.	CARL HOUSE, b. Private.
	viii.	HOMER HOUSE, b. Private.

268. MARGARET⁶ HOUSE (SUSAN CAROLINE⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 23 Sep 1887 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died Aft. 1940 in (living in Roswell NM 1940). She married JESSE L. CARPER Unknown. He was born Unknown in of Roswell, NM, and died Unknown.

Children of MARGARET HOUSE and JESSE CARPER are:

	i.		SUSAN CAROLINE⁷ CARPER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Roswell, NM.
	ii.		MARY CATHRINE CARPER, b. 18 Aug 1916, Roswell, NM; d. Aft. 1983, (living in Roswell NM 1983; 1 dau; 2 g'sons).

269. MARTHA LENA⁶ DUKES (MARTHA VIRGINIA⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 25 Oct 1874 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 27 Apr 1894 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX. She married WILLIAM SILAS POE, SR. 24 Apr 1893 in Fort Wort, Tarrant Co, TX; Worth Hotel, son of HENDERSON POE and NANCY VAUGHT. He was born 30 Jul 1871 in Tarrant Co, TX, and died 26 Nov 1944 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX.

Notes for WILLIAM SILAS POE, SR.:
William S. Poe and Martha Lena Dukes were married in the parlors of the Worth Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas, in the presence of a few friends of the city. She was a student at Ad-Ran-Jarvis College and a pupil of the art colony of Trope Springs and Eureka Springs, Arkansas. This college later became known as Texas Christian University of Ft. Worth. Lena became a member of the Christian Church at Mansfield at age 12, and was baptized in the waters of Walnut Creek which flowed by her father's house. During the period of one year of her marriage, she resided with her husband on the Hence Poe estate lying north of the town of Mansfield six miles.

One child was born to this union, Andrew Jackson Poe, born 1894 at Lonepine, the home of his maternal grandparents. A.J. Poe resided for a number of years with his father on the estate of his grandfather, Hence Poe. Lena Dukes died of "slow fever" only a few days after the child was born. She is buried at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Texas.

About the time of his marriage to Lena Dukes, William S. Poe also got Ida Murphy "in trouble," but decided to marry Lena. The marriage record is missing from the courthouse at Tarrant County. The Murphy child, Ray Murphy, was sent to Ft. Worth to live with his grandparents and returned to Mansfield about 8th grade. It was common knowledge that he was the son of William S. Poe. Murphy was a cartographer for Gulf Oil Co. and invented a lease locator map. He later became an executive for the company and died in Pennsylvania. He married twice, first to Blanch Cunningham, from whom he was divorced. His second wife is unknown. He had no children.

When Will Poe's first son, Andrew Jackson "Jay" Poe graduated from high school, Will and Maggie threw a party for all the graduates, which also included Ray Murphy. They gave each child a gold coin, and attendees watched intently to see if Will would at last acknowledge his son. He did not.

Sources for the Poe/Vaught families:
Roberta Dukes Richardson notes to 1935
Tarrant County, Texas, Marriage Records
Rehobeth Cemetery Records
Biographical History of Texas
Mansfield, Texas Historical Society (Beryl Steele Gibson)
DeLane Poe Peery

Child of MARTHA DUKES and WILLIAM POE is:

ANDREW JACKSON⁷ POE, b. 22 Apr 1894, Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX; d. 20 Nov 1964, Tarrant Co, TX.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON POE:
Andrew Jackson Poe served in the U.S. Army in France during World War I. In a letter to his father, published in the newspaper in January 1919, he said, "We arrived at Brest, France, Aug. 12th, after 12 days of exciting journey over the waves. Were attacked by 8 subs and saw much fighting. Sank 2 of them, but they came near getting us. They later attacked a freighter and damaged it...there were 7 ships of us in the convoy; 1 ship had 3800 passengers and the others a like amount...We ran into a 2 day storm and sure was some rough water, often coming into our rooms..lone man was lost overboard one night and never was found...(upon arriving at Brest) We slept in pup tents, had only 1 blanket for cover and almost froze to death...." Written from Headquarters, 111th Ammunition, A.E.F. via New York.

A. J. Poe lived in a small house about 3 miles from Mansfield on Highway 157. He never married. In the early 1960s, A.J. Poe became interested in family history and several letters survive which chronicle his efforts. He died November 20, 1964, leaving as heirs his step-brothers and sister, Henderson Poe, Sue Poe Leath, and William Silas Poe, Jr. to inherit 220 acres of property in Tarrant County, Texas, and deposits in the Mansfield Bank of $16,909, and household furniture.

270. LEONIDAS SHERARD⁶ DUKES (MARTHA VIRGINIA⁵ BOYDSTUN, DRUSILLA⁴ GROUND, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 25 Aug 1876 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 25 Feb 1940 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX. He married MARGARET ALANZIE HOPSON 30 May 1898 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX by Rev. Tims ⁴⁸, daughter of JOHN HOPSON and TELITHA BACK. She was born 21 Feb 1878 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX, and died 20 Nov 1914 in Mansfield, Tarrant Co, TX.

Notes for LEONIDAS SHERARD DUKES:
Sources for this family:

Notes of Roberta Dukes Richardson to 1935
Notes of William F. Dukes 60 1983
Tarrant County Marriage Records (orig. certificate)

Lon Dukes studied at Ad-Ran-Jarvis College at Throp Spring, Arkansas in 1893. He was associated with Raleigh Martin as a grocery mercantile broker in Midlothian, Texas in 1898. He sold his interest in the business to his partner in 1901 and moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he lived in his father's summer home, Luff, and enjoyed the fisherman's life for a year with his wife and son, Andrew Jackson Dukes II.

In 1903, he moved to Herford, Texas and lived on his father's ranch for 10 years. During this time, he was elected by write-in vote for Constable, but declined to serve.

In 1913, he moved back to Mansfield, Texas to be near his kin and for education of his children. After 1921, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, to be near Texas Christian University.

Some time after 1924, the family moved to Corpus Christi, where they lived until at least 1935, when they returned to Forth Worth, Texas.
Lon Dukes died of a stroke.

Notes for MARGARET ALANZIE HOPSON:
Maggie Hopson Dukes died of acute appendicitis.

Family records say she was 1/16 Osage Indian and her grandmother was 1st cousin of Daniel Boone. Her grandmother reportedly received many letters from Daniel Boone, two of which were given to A. J. Dukes II. They were stored in the vault at Mansfield Bank at Mansfield, Texas. When Earl Holland, bank president, committed suicide and the bank was found to be short of funds, Dukes looked in the vault box and found the two letters from Daniel Boone missing, as well as a large amount of money.

Maggie won a beauty contest in Mansfield. A vote could be cast by buying $1 worth of groceries. She won an elegant pin-on watch with fancy gold hands and numerals. It was stolen from her closet by a servant.

Children of LEONIDAS DUKES and MARGARET HOPSON are:

518.	i.		ANDREW JACKSON⁷ DUKES, b. 16 Jul 1899, Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX; d. 08 Feb 1984, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co, TX.
519.	ii.		MATTIE FAYE DUKES, b. 16 May 1904, Dimmit, Castro Co, TX; d. Unknown, Res. Marysville LA 1984; living 1997.

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