Wanda R Tracy wrote: > > Rebecca Ora DELOACh , born April 2, 1875 Mexia, Limestone County, Texas > married William Dolphus OWEN June 18, 1895, in Freestone County, Texas; > they are my grandparents. Grandma "Becky" was a daughter of Floyd > Washington DELOACH and Roxey Ann KILBORN. Grandma Becky died November 18, > 1957 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, buried beside her husband in > Portales, New Mexico. Bill, as he was called, died August 15, 1936 in > Portales, New Mexico. They had 10 children, four daughters are still > living, my mother being one. The oldest living daughter is 94 years old. > > Their deceased children are: > James, "Jim" Wilson Owen b. 6/8/1897 Limestone Co, TX died 12/8/1960, > Portales, New Mexico. He married Eula May Ray May 7, 1916 in Abilene, > Taylor Co, TX. Aunt Eula was born Sept 1898 died Dec 1985, Portales, > Roosevelt Co, N.M. They had five dau's & one son. > > Pinckney Whitfiled "Whit" or "Tex" was born 10/23/1899 Freestone Co. TX > died May 26, 1973 , Glendale , Calif. Uncle Whit hwas married but had no > children. > > William Douglas born 11/26/1901 Bastrop Co, TX died 9/14/1963 in > Lovington, Lea County, N.M.. Uncle Doug married Mable Clara Teters > 12/27/1926 in Snyder, Scurry Co, TX. Aunt Mable was born in May 1901, > probably in Texas, died In Muleshoe Texas. They had 2 sons & one dau. > > Eugene "Vera" born 8/19/1910 in Taylor County TX died . She married > William Earle Greene 12/15/1927. Uncle Earle was born 1903 and died > 1987 in Portales, New Mexico. They had one daughter. > > Gurla Christine was born 12/11/1912 in Abilene, Taylor Co, Texas, died > 8/6/1976 in Sunnymeade, Calif. She married Virgil Allen Pitts and they > had two sons & two daughters. Uncle Virgil was born 3/30/1907, died 1968 > in Calif > > Abraham L. was born 10/20/1917 in Taylor Co. TX died 10/20/1917 in > Taylor Co > > Wanda > wrtracy@juno.com Wanda, Did any of your folks live in Odessa? There has been a family of Deloach's here for many years. Mary