Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Benjamin Tompkins

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Descendants of Benjamin Tompkins

Generation No. 4

11. SARAH PARALEE⁴ THOMPKINS (GEORGE WASHINGTON³ TOMPKINS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH², BENJAMIN¹) was born September 17, 1876 in Weatherford, Texas, and died January 15, 1955 in Munday, Texas. She married JESSIE KELLY JOHNSON October 3, 1897 in 11AM Knox Co., Munday, Texas, son of ANDREW JOHNSON and SUSAN BRINSON. He was born March 8, 1874 in Hindsville, Arkansas, Madison Co. Ark., and died February 1, 1963 in Munday, Texas.

Notes for JESSIE KELLY JOHNSON:
Kelly came to Knox Cty. with his family about 1890. Kelly came in 1889 and put a wheat crop. He worked on the building of the Primitive Baptist Church and Johnson School. He attended this school for three months and three days; he had to quit to help his aging father in the fields.
      Kelly recalled that the first teacher was the daughter of District Judge J. M. Morgan, who later became the mother of Madison Bell, famous football coach at SMU.
      Kelly and Dr. Young started the first drug store in west Munday which they later sold to John Fisher.
      Kelly was married to Sarah Pallie Thompkins in 1898. They had six childrenwhich were:
      Daughter (Stillborn 1899)
      Morton Johnson- (1900-1911)
      Ora Annie Johnson- (1902-1980)--Married 1925- 6 daughter & 5 Sons
      Thelma Amno Johnson-(1904-1976)--married 9/26/1926--5 sons
      Edwin Kelly Johnson- (1908- )--married 1932---2 daughters
      James Moody Johnson---(1914-1970)--Married 1932---- 1 son & 3 daughters

      Father-Jessie Kelly Johnson--3/8/1874 to 2/1/1963
      Mother--Sarah Pallie Thompkins--8/17/1876 to 1/15/1955



Children of SARAH THOMPKINS and JESSIE JOHNSON are:

THELMA AMNO⁵ JOHNSON, b. November 29, 1904, Munday, Texas; d. January 22, 1976, Corpus Christi, Texas; m. BENJAMIN OSCAR BICKHAM, September 26, 1926, Haskell, Texas J.A. Hill, Minister; b. July 28, 1900, Eagle Pass, Texas; d. October 10, 1975, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Notes for THELMA AMNO JOHNSON:
Thelma was born November 29, 1904 in a half dugout about 1/2 mile east of the old home place west of Munday, Texas in Knox County.

ii.

EDWIN KELLY JOHNSON, b. April 3, 1908, Munday, Texas; d. August 4, 1989, Munday, Texas; m. DELORES FAYE HURST, September 3, 1932; b. September 8, 1913.

Notes for EDWIN KELLY JOHNSON:
MEMORY OF HALLOWEEN, 1923, BY EDWIN K. JOHNSON
On my way to school the morning after Halloween, glancing up back alleys, I saw numerous outhouses lying on their backs. Perhaps some were occupied during the hours of Halloween pranks.
As I arrived at the school ground, I saw empty cotten wagons scattered over the area and some 20 or more bales of cotten around the newly completed high school building. On the roof of the new building was a wagon, completely assembled. The wagon had been disassembled and reassembled on the roof.
In those days, there was no milk in cartons available in grocery stores, so everyone had a cow in the lot behind their house. Some prankster had sneaked one of these cows from her lot and brought herto the School. As I started to enter the building, I discovered a cow tied up in the office of Supt. J. Horace Bass! I suggest you use your own imagination to complete this story, for any further comment her would be rather messy!
This, together with a number of unthinkable pranks, was what Halloween was like in 1923!

	iii.		ORA ANNIE JOHNSON, b. June 6, 1902; d. January 25, 1980, Munday, Texas; m. HENRY DOWELL MATTHEWS, July 25, 1920.
	iv.		JAMES MOODY JOHNSON, b. February 7, 1914, Munday, Tx on J. K. Johnson home place; d. November 20, 1970, Seymour, Texas; m. MARY HUDDLESTON, July 24, 1932; b. November 13, 1916.
	v.		JOHN MORTON JOHNSON, b. December 7, 1900, Munday, Texas on J. K. Johnson home place; d. October 3, 1911, Munday, Texas.
	vi.		INFANT DAUGHTER, b. September 29, 1899, Munday, Tx on J. K. Johnson home place; d. September 29, 1899, Munday, Tx on J. K. Johnson home place.

Notes for INFANT DAUGHTER:
They say she was stillborn with a broken neck.

12. GEORGE THOMAS⁴ TOMPKINS (GEORGE WASHINGTON³, BENJAMIN JOSEPH², BENJAMIN¹) was born November 5, 1862 in Parker County, near Weatherford, Texas. He married (1) REBECCA WARD RICKLES October 11, 1882. He married (2) MARY M. JOHNSON August 8, 1897 in Knox County, Texas, daughter of ANDREW JOHNSON and SUSAN BRINSON. She was born September 28, 1878 in Fayetteville, Ark..

Children of GEORGE TOMPKINS and MARY JOHNSON are:

	i.		ROY DEWEY⁵ TOMPKINS, b. August 8, 1898, Denton, Texas; d. June 1953, San Antonio, Texas; m. GOLDIE SLIGER, 1920; d. 1977, San Antonio, Texas.
	ii.		BLANCHE MEDDILIENE TOMPKINS, b. May 6, 1900, Munday, Texas; d. September 14, 1998, Weatherford, Texas; buried Johnson Cenetery, Munday, Texas; m. CLYDE NELSON, February 9, 1922, Benjamin, Texas, Knox County; b. June 22, 1894, Munday, Texas; d. October 21, 1967, Munday, Texas.
	iii.		THOMAS CARL TOMPKINS, b. August 29, 1902, Munday, Texas; d. December 11, 1965, Agnew, California; m. GRACE FORRESTER, 1920, Pringle, Texas; d. Abt. 1965.
	iv.		RAYMOND BENJAMIN TOMPKINS, b. September 26, 1904, Knox City, Texas; d. March 3, 1968, Fort Worth, Texas; m. MARY LOU HINER, Granbury, Texas; b. June 25, 1909; d. December 23, 1974.
	v.		MARY RUTH TOMPKINS, b. August 3, 1907, Knox City, Texas; m. A. Z. PARKS, August 3, 1929; b. August 29, 1907, Granbury, Texas; d. December 1954, Fort Worth, Texas.
	vi.		HORACE LOVE TOMPKINS, b. September 24, 1909, Knox City, Texas; m. EMILY FORRESTER, Morse, Texas.
	vii.		OLLIE WARD TOMPKINS, b. June 23, 1915, Munday, Texas; m. SUE ROBERTS, Morse, Texas.

13. ISAAC RAIN⁴ TOMPKINS (GEORGE WASHINGTON³, BENJAMIN JOSEPH², BENJAMIN¹) was born September 4, 1881. He married JESSIE A. MATTHEWS October 21, 1906.

Children of ISAAC TOMPKINS and JESSIE MATTHEWS are:

	i.		ADA⁵ TOMPKINS.
	ii.		RUTH ELLEN TOMPKINS.

14. RUTH ETTA⁴ TOMPKINS (GEORGE WASHINGTON³, BENJAMIN JOSEPH², BENJAMIN¹) was born January 16, 1883. She married VERNIE W. CALDWELL July 11, 1909.

Children of RUTH TOMPKINS and VERNIE CALDWELL are:

	i.		DELBERT⁵ CALDWELL, b. 1910.
	ii.		GEORGE ERWIN CALDWELL, b. 1913.
	iii.		MAGNOLIA PEARL CALDWELL, b. 1914.
	iv.		VERNIE WILLIAM CALDWELL, b. 1916.
	v.		RUTH GLADIOLA CALDWELL, b. 1919.
	vi.		GARLAND HENRIETTA CALDWELL, b. 1923.

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]