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Descendants of Edmon 'Eddy' Mabe

3. JAMES M.⁵ MABE (EDMON 'EDDY'⁴, REUBEN³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1839 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and died February 14, 1862 in Kentucky. He married DIZZANNA HURST December 22, 1856 in Knox County, Tennessee, daughter of WILLIAM HURST and CARRIE HALL. She was born June 03, 1836 in North Carolina, and died August 04, 1920 in Henry County, Missouri.

More About JAMES M. MABE:
Armed Forces: Killed in the Civil War, Union

Notes for DIZZANNA HURST:

The 1880 Washington County, Tennessee census:
Mabe, D.A. (Dizzyanna) 43, Carie E. (22), William T. (16), and Mary J. (14)

The 1900 Benton County, Missouri census:
Mabe, Dizzianna (Jun 1836) Living with son-in-law Joseph Howard

Children of JAMES MABE and DIZZANNA HURST are:

12.	i.	CARRIE ELIZABETH⁶ MABE, b. January 26, 1858, Kentucky; d. June 29, 1913, Windsor, Missouri.
	ii.	SARAH J. MABE, b. April 24, 1859; d. Bef. 1870.
	iii.	JESSE B. MABE, b. August 25, 1860; d. Bef. 1870.
13.	iv.	WILLIAM THOMAS MABE, b. September 06, 1863, Kentucky; d. September 1948, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
	v.	MARY JANE MABE, b. Abt. 1866; d. Aft. 1920; m. JOSEPH HOWARD.

Notes for MARY JANE MABE:
Her mother was staying with her at the ime of the death.

4. NANCY⁵ MABE (EDMON 'EDDY'⁴, REUBEN³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born December 20, 1844 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and died June 18, 1919 in Collin County, Texas. She married JEREMIAH HARDY 'JERRY' DALE December 22, 1867 in Knox County, Tennessee, son of HARDY DALE and AMELIA TROUT. He was born February 09, 1848 in Tennessee, and died January 19, 1912 in Collin County, Texas.

Notes for NANCY MABE:
June 18, 1919 - Nancy Dale died. Her grave is also in the Thompson Cemetery. Her side of the grave marker reads, "Nancy wife of Jerry M. Dale, born Dec. 29, 1844, died June 18, 1919. She shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day." The following obituary was printed in the McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, June 19, 1919: "Mrs. J.M. Dale, aged 74 years, 5 months, and 28 days, died at the family home near Culleoka Tuesday night. She had been seriously ill for several weeks, but was a patient sufferer. She is survived by four sons, Rev. G.A. Dale, formerly county missionary for the Baptist churches, now pastor at Josephine, John and James Dale of Culleoka and Joe Dale of Big Springs. She was a member of the Baptist church. She had been a resident of the Culleoka community for the last thirty years. Burial took place at Copeville Wednesday." Copeville is near the cemetery. There seems to be some confusion between the text of the opbituary and her actual death date, but since there is no record of her death in the Collin County Records, we will just assume that the grave marker is correct.

Contributed by Troy Dale

More About NANCY MABE:
Burial: Thompson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

Notes for JEREMIAH HARDY 'JERRY' DALE:
1900 Collin County, Texas Census:
Dale, Jerry M. Feb 1848 TN, and Nancy Dec 1845 TN

Jim, According to the Knox Co. census of 1880, Jerry and Nancy had five
children at that time. Ellen, age 15 (which would indicate she was born in
1865, two years before they were married); John, age 11; Joseph, age 9; Mary,
age 7; and James, age 4. January 12, 1848 my grand-father George Angus was
born in Corryton, Knox Co. Tennessee. October 28, 1882 Della was born, she
died at the age of 9 in 1891. When Nancy died in 1919, according to the
obituary in the McKinney Democrat-Gazette, she was survived only by her four
sons, John, Joseph, James, and George. I have no idea what happened to Ellen
or Mary. The family was living in the Culleoka Community in Collin County,
Texas at the time of their deaths. George married Francis Simmons in Collin
County on October 16, 1898. He became a Baptist Preacher. George and
Francis had six children - Everette born in 1899, Elsie, Paul, Virginia born
in 1904, Troy born in 1910, and George Truett. Obviously, Troy was my father
- he was also a Baptist Preacher. George died in 1980, Francis died in 1981.
They had been married for 82 years when he died. They were living in
Lubbock, Texas at the time of their death. All six children are now dead
also. This may be more information than you wanted, but there it is.
I would love to have a copy of the letter you mentioned. You can fax it to
me at (817)430-0779 or send it to me at 701 McMakin Road, Bartonville, TX
76226.
Thanks for sharing.

Troy

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June 1, 1880 - According to the U.S. Census taken in Knox County, Jerry and Nancy had five children at that time. They were Ellen, age 15 (which would have placed her birth two years before they were married -uh oh); John, age 11; Joseph, age 9; Mary, age 7; and James, age 4.

January 12, 1882 - George Angus Dale was born in Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee. He was my grand-father. We called him "Big Dad." The Office of Vital Records in Tennessee can find no record of his birth. It's too bad that our ancestors weren't more diligent in recording births, deaths, marriages, divorces, name changes, etc. It would have made our research much easier. I suppose they had more important things to think about at the time like, "When is it going to rain again? Will we make a good enough crop to feed all these kids?"

October 28, 1882 Della Dale was born. She was the last child born to Jerry and Nancy. I guess seven kids in fifteen years of marriage was enough, and besides, Nancy was 38 years old.

1882 to 1891 - Sometime during these nine years, Jerry and Nancy left Tennessee and moved to Collin County, Texas.

August 1, 1891 - Della Dale died. Her grave is in the Thompson Cemetery on highway 78, just north of Lavon, Texas. The following obituary appeared in the McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, August 6, 1891: "Miss Della, daughter of Jerry Dale, aged 9 years, died at her home near Copeville, August 1, last and was buried the following Sunday. The cause of death was congestion of the stomach and bowells." There is no record of her death in the Collin County Records.

September 12, 1891 - Jerry Dale bought 40 acres of land in Collin County for $800 (that's just $20 per acre). The land was purchased from Mr. Addington and was part of the John Russell survey. Jerry paid $175 cash and signed a note for the remaining $625, which was paid off on November 5, 1904. Jerry was also a farmer when they lived in Tennessee, but I don't know if he owned any land there.

September 28, 1896 - Jerry was in a buying mood again, and purchased 10 acres of land for $140 (That's only $14 per acre). It was a part of the same survey- probably adjacent to the first piece.

January 5, 1911 - Jerry needed more land, so he bought another 40 acres of land in Collin County for $1500 ($37.50 per acre - land has almost doubled in value). He paid $900 cash and assumed an existing note of $600. His land holdings now totaled 90 acres. This land was also in the John Russell survey. A search of the abstracts related to this land reveals that most of it is located at the bottom of Lake Lavon, which was formed by the building of the dam between 1948 and 1953. The community of Culleoka still exists, but I am convinced that Jerry's land is now a fish park.

January 19, 1912 - Jerry M. Dale died. He was almost 64 years old. His grave is also in the Thompson Cemetery on highway 78. His side of the grave marker reads, "Jerry M. husband of Nancy Dale born Feb. 9, 1848, died Jan. 19, 1912. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Although there there was no obituary found, the following article was printed in the McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, January 25, 1912: "Joe Dale, formerly of this county, but for some time a resident of Big Springs arrived in McKinney Friday AM enroute to the home of his parents near Culleoka, in answer to a message received by him early Thursday morning to the effect that his father J.M. Dale was in a very critical condition, and that small hopes were entertained for his recovery. Arriving here, Mr. Dale learned that it would be late afternoon before he could reach home if he waited for the train, and being informed over the telephone that his father was still alive, but thought to be sinking, secured a livery stable rig and left immediately for home." Jerry died that day. We don't know if Joe made in time, or not. There is no record of Jerry's death in the Collin County Records.

Contributed by Troy Dale

THE STORY OF JEREMIAH HARDY AND NANCY MABE DALE

Jeremiah and Nancy were married in Knox County, Tennessee on
December 22, 1867. According to the 1870 Federal Census they
were still living in Knox County, where Jeremiah was a day laborer
and Nancy was staying home with two children. By 1880 Jeremiah
had dropped his middle name and had shortened his name to Jerry
M. Dale. At that time Jerry was farming, which he continued to do for
the rest of his life, and Nancy was keeping house with five children.
By the end of 1882 they had seven children, four boys and three
girls.

In 1888 Jerry and Nancy moved the family to Collin County, Texas.
At that time there were only five children still alive. The two oldest
girls had died. I have not seen any records of their deaths, so I have
no idea how or when they died. Three years after relocating in
Texas, their youngest child, Della, died. She died on August 1, 1891.
Her grave is in the Thompson Cemetery on Highway 78, just north of
Lavon, Texas. The cemetery is just a few miles from where the
family lived and farmed in the community of Culleoka. The following
obituary appeared in the McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday,
August 6, 1891: "Miss Della, daughter of Jerry Dale, aged 9 years,
died at her home near Copeville, August 1, last and was buried the
following Sunday. The cause of death was congestion of the
stomach and bowells."

During the time that Jerry and Nancy lived in Collin County, Jerry
bought several parcels of land that were part of the John Russell
survey. In September, 1891 he bought 40 acres for $800 (that's just
$20 per acre). The land was purchased from Mr. Addington. Jerry
paid $175 cash and signed a note for the remaining $625, which was
to be paid off in November, 1904. In September, 1896 Jerry bought
an additional 10 acres for $140 (that's just $14 per acre). In January.
1911 Jerry bought another 40 acres for $1500 ($37.50 per acre -
land had almost doubled in value). He paid $900 cash and assumed
an existing note of $600. There may have been more land
purchased, but these were the only ones I was able to find. When he
died, there was a lot of "splitting-up" of land among the boys, and
the research became far more complicated than I was capable of
following. A search of the abstracts related to this land, and the John
Russell survey in general, would indicate that it all lies at the bottom
of Lake Lavon, which was formed by the building of the dam
between 1948 and 1953. Even though the community of Culleoka still
exists, I think Jerry and Nancy's land is now a fish park.

On January 19, 1912, Jerry died. He was almost 64 years old. His
grave is also in the Thompson Cemetery. He and Nancy share a
single grave marker. On his side of the marker is engraved these
words: "Jerry M. husband of Nancy Dale, born Feb. 9, 1848, died
Jan. 19, 1912. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Although
there was no obituary found, the following article was printed in the
McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, January 25, 1912: "Joe
Dale, formerly of this county, but for some time a resident of Big
Springs arrived in McKinney Friday AM enroute to the home of his
parents near Culleoka, in answer to a message received by him
early Thursday morning to the effect that his father J.M. Dale was in
a very critical condition, and that small hopes were entertained for
his recovery. Arriving here, Mr. Dale learned that it would be late
afternoon before he could reach home if he waited for the train, and
being informed over the telephone that his father was still alive, but
thought to be sinking, secured a livery stable rig and left immediately
for home." Jerry died that day. We don't know if Joe made it in time,
or not.

Nancy died seven and a half years later on June 18, 1919. On her
side of the grave marker is engraved, "Nancy wife of Jerry M. Dale,
born Dec. 29, 1844, died June 19, 1919. She will rise again in the
resurrection at the last day." The following obituary was printed in
the McKinney Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, June 19, 1919: "Mrs.
J.M. Dale, aged 74 years, 5 months, and 28 days, died at the family
home near Culleoka Tuesday night. She had been seriously ill for
several weeks, but was a patient sufferer. She is survived by four
sons, Rev. G.A. Dale, formerly county missionary for the Baptist
churches, now pastor at Josephine, John and James Dale of
Culleoka and Joe Dale of Big Springs. She was a member of the
Baptist church. She had been a resident of the Culleoka community
for the last thirty years. Burial took place at Copeville Wednesday."

I have stood in the Thompson Cemetery at the grave sites of Jerry,
Nancy and Della. It is a neat feeling to know that many years ago my
grand father and grand mother, with my father and my uncles and
aunts, stood in that very spot and mourned the passing of two
honest, hard-working Christians who had been father, mother, grand
father, grand mother, and sister to them. It is times like that when I
remind myself that family is important.

Troy Dale

More About JEREMIAH HARDY 'JERRY' DALE:
Burial: Thompson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

Children of NANCY MABE and JEREMIAH DALE are:

	i.	ELLEN⁶ DALE, b. Abt. 1865, Knox County, Tennessee.
14.	ii.	JOHN LEROY DALE, b. September 13, 1868, Knox County, Tennessee; d. February 02, 1942, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas.
15.	iii.	JOSEPH DALE, b. Abt. 1871, Knox County, Tennessee; d. October 1961, El Cajon, California.
	iv.	MARY DALE, b. Abt. 1873, Knox County, Tennessee.
	v.	JAMES PRESTON 'JIM' DALE, b. February 09, 1876, Knox County, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1919; m. EMMA UNKNOWN.
16.	vi.	GEORGE ANGUS DALE, b. January 12, 1881, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee; d. November 09, 1979, Lubbock, Texas.
	vii.	DELLA DALE, b. October 28, 1882, Knox County, Tennessee; d. August 01, 1891, Collin County, Texas.

More About DELLA DALE:
Burial: Thompson Cemetery, Collin County, Texas

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