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Richard Edward Geren (b. February 7, 1861, d. March 13, 1936)

Richard Edward Geren (son of Newitt Drew Geren and Mary Cathan Norris)^{656, 657, 657, 658, 659} was born February 7, 1861 in Bienville Parish, Louisana^{660, 661, 661, 662}, and died March 13, 1936 in Wylie, Collin County, Texas⁶⁶³. He married Anna Lindsay "Linza" Shaw on July 14, 1887 in Collin County, Texas, daughter of Elbridge Gerry Shaw and Martha Shaw.

Notes for Richard Edward Geren:
Lived in Lavon which was settled in 1854. The city was named after Lavon Thompson (or Thomason) son of Elbert C. Thomason who was a Christian minister who operated the first post office in his store. The Gerens were among the early settlers in Lavon. In 1888, Lavon became a flag stop on the St. Louis-Southwestern Railroad. Ref.: A History of Collin Cty., TX by J. Lee Stambaugh & Lillian J. Stambaugh, published 1958, GEN 976.4556, Waco McLennan County Library.

More About Richard Edward Geren:
Date born 2: February 7, 1861^{664, 665}
Census 1: 1910, farmer residing in Hale, TX.⁶⁶⁶
Census 2: June 10, 1880, boarder with Shaw family (future In-laws).⁶⁶⁷
Civil: 1900, Was a census worker in Collin County, Texas.⁶⁶⁸
Died 2: March 13, 1936^{669, 670}
Occupation 1: District Clerk in McKinney.⁶⁷¹
Occupation 2: June 10, 1880, Farm laborer in Collin County.⁶⁷²
Residence 1: Nevada, Wylie, McKinney, West Texas then back to Wylie.⁶⁷³
Residence 2: 1900, Nevada, Collin County, Texas.⁶⁷⁴
Residence 3: 1910, 1 J-Pct, Hale County, Texas.⁶⁷⁵

More About Richard Edward Geren and Anna Lindsay "Linza" Shaw:
Marriage: July 14, 1887, Collin County, Texas.
Performed by: J. L. Brockman.
Reference: Marriages of Collin Cty, Vol III, Gen. 976.4556 @ Waco McLennan Cty Library.

Children of Richard Edward Geren and Anna Lindsay "Linza" Shaw are:

+Martha "Annie" Katherine Geren, b. 1895, Nevada, Collin County, Texas^{676, 677, 678}, d. August 27, 1917, Melissa, Collin County, Texas^{679, 680, 681}.