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Descendants of Thomas H. Creel

5. THOMAS J.⁵ CREEL (THOMAS H.⁴, WESLEY³, THOMAS², JOHN¹)⁴. He married HENRIETTA JONES⁴ 1893, daughter of ? JONES. She died 12 Jan 1942 in Old Union Cemetery, LA⁴.

Notes for THOMAS J. CREEL:

Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/winn/obits/obit2/cre1720.txt
Obituaries: Thomas J. Creel, 1956, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm
From: December 13, 1956 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American
T. J. Creel, 81, Known For Chair Making, Succumbs
Funeral services for Thomas J. Creel, 81 years, 2 months, and 14 days of age,who died in a local hospital December 12, 1956, were held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Old Union Baptist Church, with the pastor, Rev. John Ingouf, Rev. Edward Smith, and Mr. A. Leonard Allen officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Known as "Uncle Tom", Mr. Creel had carried on the trade of chair-making that had been started by his father before him over 100 years ago. This trade is still being carried on by Mr. Creel's sons. A retired farmer, he was a lifetime resident of the Hudson Community and a lifetime member of the Old Union Church.
Married to Miss Henrietta Jones in 1893, Mr. Creel and his wife were the parents of 15 children, eight of whom survive. Mrs. Creel passed away in 1942.
The surviving children are Mrs. Cecil McCartney and Mrs. Elmo Townsend, Winnfield; Grady Creel, Winnsboro; Mrs. Weaver Thornton, Vidalia; Mrs. Arthur Boles, Shreveport; Mrs. Dewey Evans, Bernice; J. C. Creel, Dodson; Mrs. Charle Barnes, New Orleans. Also surviving are 66 grandchildren, 96 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren With 172 descendants, Mr. Creel is thought to have had the most descendants of any person in the parish. Acting as pallbearers were Aaron F. Creel, Silas Creel, Dewey Creel, Hezzie Creel, Julian Creel, John F. Creel, F. M. Creel, and Riley H. Creel.

Notes for HENRIETTA JONES:
Obit: Henrietta Rebecca Jones Creel, Winn Parish, LA
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/winn/obits/cre680.txt

Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, January 22, 1942
Mrs. Tom Creel
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Creel, who died Tuesday night at her
home in Hudson, were held Wednesday, January 14, 1942, at 1:30 o'clock conducted by the Rev. George Adams with interment in the Old Union Cemetery. Mrs. Creel had been in ill health for a number of years and for the past two years had been confined to her bed.
Surviving are her husband, Tom Creel, two sons, Grady Creel of
Boyce, J.C. Creel of Hudson, seven daughters, Miss Lottie Creel of
Hudson, Mrs. Mottice McCarty of Sikes, Mrs. Mary Evans of Bernice, Mrs. Bessie(Lessie) Townsend of Winnfield, Mrs. Maude Goodson of Rayville, Mrs. Pearl Boles of Ft. Necessity, and Mrs. Ola Thornton of Winnsboro; one sister, Mrs. Cora Dark of Winnsboro and two brothers, Dewitt Jones of Sikes and Morris Jones of Texas.

More About THOMAS CREEL and HENRIETTA JONES:
Marriage: 1893

Children of THOMAS CREEL and HENRIETTA JONES are:

	i.	GRADY⁶ CREEL.
	ii.	BOYCE CREEL.
	iii.	J. C. CREEL.
	iv.	LOTTIE CREEL.
8.	v.	MOTTICE CREEL, d. 24 Jan 1987, Garden of Memories, Winn Parish, LA.
	vi.	MARY CREEL, m. ? EVANS.
	vii.	BESSIE (LESSIE) CREEL, m. ? TOWNSEND.
	viii.	MAUDE CREEL, m. ? GOODSON.
	ix.	PEARL CREEL, m. ? BOLES.
	x.	OLA CREEL, m. ? THORNTON.

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