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Ancestors of Terence Lee "Terry" Duniho

Generation No. 3

       4. John Thomas Duniho, born January 03, 1886 in Hopkins County, Texas; died March 13, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. He was the son of 8. James Murl Dunihoo and 9. Nancy Ann Hancock. He married 5. Lula Harriet Curtis October 03, 1910 in Oklahoma.
       5. Lula Harriet Curtis, born March 31, 1894 in Frost, Navarro County, Texas; died October 05, 1931 in (Irving, TX), Hospital, Dallas, Texas. She was the daughter of 10. William "Willie" Curtis and 11. Nancy Elizabeth (Isabel) Wallace.

Notes for John Thomas Duniho:
According to Beulah McDowell, his stepdaughter, he "never had a worry",
read out of his 3 Bibles, loved Colorado.

In 1900 census, when he was 14 years old, it is given that he was "at school".
None of his siblings or the children of John A. Ross next door are indicated
as "at school." It is also given that he had attended school 2 years at that
point in time.

Notes for Mary Charity Lokey:
Had 7 children by her first husband (name: McDowell); these children were
in part raised by John T. Duniho as though his own.

Mrs. Mary C. Duniho, 508 S. Main, died Tuesday. Survived by daughters, Mrs.
Beaulah McDowell, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson; sons, Rev. George B. McDowell, Charles
R. McDowell, Irving; Riley (Bill) McDowell, Houston; Chester Duniho and Jack
Duniho; 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Rev.
J.C. Hibbard and Rev. O.B. Braune officiating. Interment Grove Hill Cemetery.
Leach Funeral Home, Irving, BL2-4000. (date of death - JUL 28 1959, age 67)

Also services at Gospel Lighthouse, S. Ewing, Dallas, 1 p.m. Friday, Rev. J.C.
Hibbard and Rev. O.B. Braune officiating.

Born in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, she married a man named MacMahan when
she was about 15 or 16. Even though people "had bought them a stove, table,
etc.", she "wouldn't go live with him". This created embarrassment, so she
moved to Wylie, Texas to live with her father's brother, Will Lokey. There
she met and married George B. McDowell. They had 7 children together. After
his death, she was working as a part-time housekeeper for a woman whose
husband worked at the Texas Company. She introduced Mary to John T. Duniho.
He asked her to go to the First Baptist Church in Irving, Texas with him. They
married on January 3, 1934. (This paragraph from Beulah McDowell)

I recall that she always referred to my grandfather as "MISter DUNeehoo". She
wanted his grandchildren to call her "Nother-Mama" rather than "Grandma". The
grandchildren who saw her more often did this, but I and my siblings always
called her Grandma (pronounced GRAMma). When I visited with her in 1959,
probably during the same month that she died, I remember her telling me a
story about how when she and Mr. Duniho were first married, she asked him
for some money so that she could go to the store to get some milk and eggs.
He responded, "Woman! You're going to drive us out of house and home with
all your spending." This brought her to tears, but she soon learned that
he was only joking. He was one of the most gentle, loving people many who
knew him ever have known. TLD

       Children of John Duniho and Lula Curtis are:

Dorothy Merle Duniho, born July 08, 1911 in Oklahoma¹; died June 22, 1988 in Albuquerque, New Mexico²; married Herman Lowell Johnson.

Notes for Dorothy Merle Duniho:
According to SS CD from Family Tree Maker, her SS # was issued in Oregon. There are a great many Dorothy Johnsons listed, but I believe that #543-32-8322 is her because the birthdate is right, the death year is right, and this person's last address was in Glenwood, NM 88039.[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with J, Date of Import: Jan 13, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.107674.142]

Individual: Johnson, Dorothy
Birth date: Jul 8, 1911
Death date: Jun 22, 1988
Social Security #: 543-32-8322
Last residence: 88039
State of issue: OR

ii.

Chester Calvin "Cheg" Duniho, born November 28, 1912 in Oklahoma; died January 1962 in Abilene, Texas³; married Willie (NMN) Mitchell.

Notes for Chester Calvin "Cheg" Duniho:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with D, Date of Import: Jan 12, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.60193.104]

Individual: Duniho, Chester
Birth date: Nov 28, 1912
Death date: Jan 1962
Social Security #: 451-05-4756
State of issue: TX

Notes for Willie (NMN) Mitchell:
In a phone conversation with Tommy Duniho, her son, in March 1996, he told
me that she was born either at Lone Cedar or Blooming Grove, Texas.
Blooming Grove is 3-4 miles east of Frost, Texas, where my father's mother
was born.

iii.

Ester Elven "Jack" Duniho, born April 29, 1914 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; died May 01, 1995 in Fort Collins, Larimer Co., CO; married Emma LOUISE BREWER August 10, 1935 in Dallas, Texas.

       6. Ernest Mood BREWER, born February 04, 1885 in Hopkins County, Texas; died July 18, 1974 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. He was the son of 12. John Cicero BREWER and 13. Sarah Emma Davis. He married 7. EFFIE MAE Waggoner December 03, 1907 in Denton, DENTON CO., TX.
       7. EFFIE MAE Waggoner, born June 01, 1891 in FAYETTEVILLE, LINCOLN CO., TN; died October 05, 1957 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. She was the daughter of 14. William Jefferson Waggoner and 15. Nancy Elizabeth Waggoner.

Notes for Ernest Mood BREWER:
He was a farmer, a building contractor, a carpenter and an astronomer. He
was active for most of his adult life in the Boy Scouts and also in the
Girl Scouts. He organized Boy Scout Troops and Girl Scout Troops. In his
youth, he was active in the Methodist church and in the YMCA. He was a
Steward in the Methodist church, and often organized small orchestras in
the various churches he attended. He played several reed instruments,
primarily the clarinet. After a heart attack in 1937, he became
interested in astronomy, and became very learned in the science. After a
few years, he began to build telescopes, and even taught himself calculus
in order to know how to grind the mirrors for his telescopes. He set up a
shop in his garage at 5218 Morningside in Dallas where he built the
telescopes. He was active in the Texas Astronomical Society, of which he
was President for more than 25 years. He was also active in the
Astronomical League, a national organization, and was a frequent speaker
at their conferences. Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

He was apparently born near Black Jack Grove (now Cumby), Hopkins County,
Texas, as his parents lived there from the time of their marriage until at
least 1886. Source: Melvin E. Brewer, 1993

Notes for EFFIE MAE Waggoner:
She was a member of the Methodist Church in her youth. After marrying
Ernest M. Brewer, she was a homemaker during the earlier years of their
marriage, and was the mother of eight children. During the great
depression of the 1930s, she was forced to find employment outside the
home, and she became a seamstress with the Aronson-Rose Manufacturing
Company in Dallas. She worked in that field until she was forced to
retire at age 62 because of a stroke. She only lived four more years.
She played the piano for the family sing-songs for many years. There was
a Brewer family quartet made up of different members of the family over a
period of at least two decades. Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

Article in Dallas Morning News, about October 7, 1957: FUNERAL SCHEDULED
FOR WIFE OF ASTRONOMER E. M. BREWER. Funeral services for Mrs. E. M. Brewer,
wife of the president of the Texas Astronomical Society will be held at
10 a.m. Monday at Memorial Methodist Church, 5111 Capitol, with the Rev.
Paul O. Cardwell, the Rev. Fred Broyles and the Rev. Kenneth Thomas officiat-
ing. Burial will be at Laurel Land Memorial Park. Mrs. Brewer, of 5218
Morningside, died Saturday night at a Dallas hospital after a short illness.
She was a Dallas resident for the last 40 years. Mrs. Brewer was active in
the Memorial Methodist Church and was a life member of the Wesleyan Service
Guild. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Miss Rubye Brewer of
Dallas and Mrs. E. E. Duniho of Okinawa; three sons, E. Mahlon Brewer of
Irving, J. Leonard Brewer and Melvin E. Brewer of Dallas; two brothers, W.
E. Waggoner of Alhambra, Calif., and A. L. Waggoner of Taylor, Williamson
County, and 14 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John M. Brown, Jr., B.
H. Elmore, Dee P. Sponsel, Homer D. Hall, Joe Glen White and J. Turner
Perry. Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

       Children of Ernest BREWER and EFFIE Waggoner are:

RUBYE Elizabeth BREWER, born October 03, 1909 in HASKELL, HASKELL CO., TX; died July 20, 1991 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

Notes for RUBYE Elizabeth BREWER:
Rubye assisted in the rearing of all the other children of this
family. She was valedictorian of her high school graduating class, and
attended Southern Methodist University for one year. She never married,
and became employed with Superior Products, Inc. in the 1930s. She worked
there until she retired about 1974. After her mother died in 1957, she
lived in the family home at 5218 Morningside in Dallas and looked after
her father. After he died in 1974, she continued to live in the family
home until her death. She often accompanied her father on trips to
conferences of the Astronomical League. In this activity, she travelled to
a number of states, and formed many friendships with people across the
country. In 1971, she made her only airplane trip when she went to Europe
with her brother, Melvin Elliott Brewer and his wife. All of her life
was spent in the Methodist Church, where she was a soprano soloist from
her youth. In her later years, out of her meager funds, she supported
several evangelical ministries on a regular basis. She was especially
fond of televison, having several favorite "Soap Operas," but she also
faithfully watched the 700 Club and the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959
Source: Melvin E. Brewer, 1993

ii.

RAYMOND Waggoner BREWER, born March 28, 1911 in Terrell, KAUFMAN CO., TX; died February 24, 1919 in Aubrey, DENTON CO., TX.

Notes for RAYMOND Waggoner BREWER:
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959
Article in the Denton Record Chronicle, March 13, 1919, Denton, Texas: RAYMOND BREWER WAS SON OF E.M. BREWER AND GRANDSON OF W.J. WAGGONER, DENTON CITIZEN to the Record Chronicle: AUBREY, R. 1, March 13. - In the March 7th issue of the Daily Record Chronicle, it was stated that Raymond Brewer, son of Arthur Brewer, and grandson of J.C. Brewer died. In the March 10th issue, someone attempted to correct it, but still said he was the son of Arthur Brewer, but another family. He was the son of E.M. Brewer, formerly of Denton, and the grandson of W.J. Waggoner, a citizen of Denton. Raymond attended the Methodist Sunday School while he lived there, and will be remembered by many in the church who attended at the same time. (Note: remainder of article is blurred and cannot be read). He died about a month before his eighth birthday, from diphtheria.

iii.

John LEONARD BREWER, born January 02, 1913 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; married Doris Eddy May 01, 1937 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

Notes for John LEONARD BREWER:
John Leonard Brewer was raised in the Methodist Church, along with his siblings, and began to sing in the church choir at an early age. He became tenor soloist as well, and sang in a number of quartets over a period of several decades. Shortly before he married, he became a member of the Assembly of God church, and for many years he led the music at Bethel Temple in Oak Cliff (Dallas). He was forced to leave high school during the great depression of the 1930s, and went to work for the Dallas Morning News in their circulation department. He worked there for many years, eventually becoming an accountant. He left the News and set up his own office to practice Public Accountancy in the mid-forties. After practicing accounting for many years, he sold his practice to become the chief financial officer of one of his clients. After retirement age, he took a similar position with his son's company in the nursing home industry. At the time of this writing, 1993, he and his wife live in Duncanville, Texas.
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

From the Brewer Family Newsletter, v4#1 Feb 1997: "I [Mel Brewer] suspect that many of you were not aware of the serious illness Leonard Brewer, my brother, sustained since our last letter. He went to the hospital on August 28, 1996, and underwent surgery to remove an aneurysm on the main artery feeding the legs. One of his kidneys had already failed, and the other failed during the surgery. As a result, he was unconscious for more than six weeks, and in intensive care all that time. He was in the hospital for more than two and a half months. Since being released from the hospital, he must go three times a week for dialysis treatments, each of which lasts about four hours. While this is very tiring and inconvenient, all the family are rejoicing that the Lord brought him through all this, and he is in good spirits now. He just recently was able to drive his car again, and this was quite a thrill!"
Notes for Doris Eddy:
Source: Doris Eddy Brewer; Darlene Brewer Chaney, July 1993

iv.

Emma LOUISE BREWER, born December 08, 1914 in Denton, DENTON CO., TX; married Ester Elven "Jack" Duniho August 10, 1935 in Dallas, Texas.

Ernest Mahlon BREWER, born November 06, 1916 in Denton, DENTON CO., TX; died May 29, 1988 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; married Rose Dragony November 20, 1946 in CLEVELAND, CAYAHOGA CO., OH.

Notes for Ernest Mahlon BREWER:
He was named for the son of Naomi in the book of Ruth in the Bible. His
childhood was fraught with misfortunes. When he was about ten years old,
he accidentally spilled boiling water in his lap and severely burned both
legs. About two years later, he caught the two middle fingers of his left
hand in the gears of a hay-bailing machine, and had to have them
amputated. In spite of this, he became an active Boy Scout and member of
the choir in the Methodist church at an early age. He sang tenor in the
choir and in the Brewer family quartet. He was always interested in
radios, and became an electronics technician. He had his own radio and TV
repair business for several years, but later worked for Texas Instruments,
Inc., retiring from TI when he was sixty. Mahlon left the Methodist
church when he was about twenty two, and joined the Scofield Memorial
Church, where he was a member until his death in 1988.
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959 and 1963

vi.

Melvin Elliott "Elliott" BREWER, born May 20, 1922 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; married Loma Roselle "Winkie" MORROW November 20, 1944 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

Notes for Melvin Elliott "Elliott" BREWER:
He was raised in the Methodist Church. He joined the choir when he was
nine years old, but was never a soloist. He sang in the Brewer family
quartet for a few years, until it was disbanded. He became a Boy Scout on
his twelfth birthday, and was active in Scouting for many years. He left
the Methodist church when he was about nineteen and became a member of the
Scofield Memorial Church, later joining the Baptist church, where he has
been a deacon for over twenty years. He was not athletically inclined in
his youth, but was more studious. He was valedictorian of his High School
graduating class, and had planned to become an architect. However, World
War II intervened, and he enlisted in the Navy SeaBees in 1942. After the
war, he attended Southern Methodist University where he earned a BBA
degree in Accounting. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1950,
and has worked both in public accounting and in private industry as chief
financial officer of several corporations. In 1955, along with his wife,
Winkie, he founded a Christian childrens camp called Sky Ranch. This
ministry has seen thousands of children come to know Jesus Christ as
personal Savior over the years. Whereas he was known as Elliott in his
youth, the Navy changed that and he has gone by "Mel" most of his adult
life. At this writing, 1994, he has retired, and he and Winkie live in
Dallas, Texas.

Found in the papers of E.M. Brewer, Melvin Elliott Brewer's father, was a
small diary having an entry on May 20, 1922, "Melvin Elliott born 5:30 am."
According to a television newscast on May 20, 1995, the record high tempera-
ture for the Dallas area for May 20 was in 1922. It was 98 degrees. The
diary mentioned above had an entry for the next day, "did not go to preach-
ing." The temperature and the new child was apparently too much!
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

Notes for Loma Roselle "Winkie" MORROW:
Sources: Melvin E. Brewer, 1993

vii.

Effie Bernice BREWER, born September 25, 1926 in Irving, Dallas Co., TX; died January 08, 1931 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.

Notes for Effie Bernice BREWER:
Bernice was a very beautiful child. She died at age four and one half
years of scarlet fever and diphtheria, and is buried in the Belew
Cemetery near Aubrey, Texas.
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

viii.

BABY BOY BREWER, born April 16, 1930 in GRAND PRAIRIE, Dallas Co., TX; died April 16, 1930 in GRAND PRAIRIE, Dallas Co., TX.

Notes for BABY BOY BREWER:
This child was stillborn, and thus was never named. He is buried in the
Belew Cemetery near Aubrey, Texas.
Source: E.M. Brewer, Dallas, Texas, 1959

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