There are way too many Charles in Texas, and I am not confident that I have them sorted out properly. Here is what I have on Charles, son of Arial. He also had a son Charles. Will send a different message on the other Charles. Cindy 3. Charles Albert2 Rublee, (Arial Parker1) b. abt 1854 in Barre, La Crosse, WI?,4 d. bet 1920-1930 in Crandall, Kaufman, TX?. The soundex index to the 1900 census suggests that Charles A. Rublee was living with business partner Robert B. Wills in Dallas, TX with his wife, Oliva (?) and children Clarence, Grace and Rossa (male, born 8/1886). The children were born in Texas. In 1920, Charles A. Rublee was living in Crandall, Kaufman Co., TX. He was then 65 and Olive was 54. In the home were their children Charles A. Rublee, Jr., age 18; Ariel P. Rublee, age 17; Adaline, age 14; and Henry C., age 13. Charles Sr. was farmer. In 1930, Olive Rublee was a widow, living with her daughter Adeline Lancaster in Dallas. She was 65. According to Linda Milan, Charles Rublee developed a new cotton seed resistant to the boll weevil. After years of experimentation and sacrifice he perfected the seed. Just when he had received backing to market the seed, he died suddenly. Is this the Charles A. Rublee who was postmaster in Seagoville, Dallas, Tx between 15 Dec 1897 and 1 Mar 1909? 1914 First Cotton Bale Received in Dallas John Shepard, an aged negro, gets the honor of bringing to this city, the first bale of cotton raised in Dallas county. Monday, about noon, he arrived at the plant of the Murray Gin Company, and had the staple ginned. The cotton was then taken to the Chamber of Commerce building, where it is held on exhibition.\ John Shepard and his brother, Frank, are making a crop on the farm of J. W. Slaughter, north of Dallas. They marketed the first bale of cotton last year and received a handsome premium. They have lived here for many years. The second bale of cotton was received in Dallas later in the afternoon of Monday. It was marketed at the Murray Gin Company by A. Rubles[?] Rublee[?], a farmer residing near Seagoville. (- August 11, 1914, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 1, col. 4.) He married (1) Edna Frederick, 9 Aug 1885 in Van Zandt Co., TX, b. in WI. Children: 14 i. Rossa or Ross3 Rublee, b. Aug 1886 in TX.[i] 15 ii. Clarence Sheridan Rublee, b. 5 Sep 1888 in Kaufman, Kaufman, TX,[ii] d. 6 May 1970 in Fullerton, Orange, CA.8 At the time of the 1920 census, Clarence Rublee was in the U. S. Army, stationed in the Phillipines. He was later in the National Guard. He enlisted as a soldier in World War II on 20 Oct 1945 in San Antonio, TX. At that time he was a resident of Bexar Co., TX and married. 16 iii. Grace Belle Rublee, b. 18 Jul 1892 in Kemp, Kaufman, TX.7 Gracy Rublee, age 18, was living with Abbie Boles in Forney, Kaufman Co., TX (ED 26, Sheet 55, Vol. 87) as a nurse-companion at the time of the 1910 census. He married (2) Olive "Mary" (Wills) O'Conner, 1 Jan 1896 in Kaufman Co., TX, b. Mar 1866 in GA,[iii] (daughter of John Wills and Susan J. Stephenson) d. aft 1930 in Dallas, Dallas, TX?. Children: 17 iv. Charles Albert Rublee, Jr., b. 26 Nov 1901 in TX?,[iv] d. 16 Sep 1962,10 buried in Sam Houston Natl. Cem., TX. At the time of the 1930 census, Charley A. Rublee was a member of the USAF, living at Kelley Field in San Antonio, TX. This is almost certainly, then, the Charles Albert Rublee who is buried in the Sam Houston National Cemetery in Texas. He died on 9 Sep 1962 and was a member of the USAF. His wife Bertha is also buried there. She died 5 Oct 1976. Also, does the Charles A. Rublee who was MIA in the Korean War, from Dallas, TX, a part of this family? He died 28 Dec 1950 while missing. There is no Charles Rublee listed with the Charles and Olive Rublee family in the 1920 census. There is a Henry Clay, age 13. Do I have the younger Charles A. Rublee misplaced? "I don't think you were contacting me directly when you asked about Rublee, but I do have an interest. My great aunt, Mary E. Boyd married Charley Rublee. He was in the army (air corps) in San Antonio in the 1920's. Charley was a very interesting character and I understand a close friend of Charles Lindburgh. Are you related to Charley? Regards, David Boyd Plano TX. He married (1) Mary E. Boyd. He married (2) Bertha _____, b. 30 Jan 1900, d. 3 Oct 1976, buried in Sam Houston Natl. Cem., TX. 18 v. William "Ariel" Wrylie Rublee, b. 16 Sep 1902 in TX,10 d. 5 Nov 1975 in Houston, Harris, TX.[v] William Rublee bought 5000 acres of land near Dallas. It turned out that the title was not clear and several others had claim to the land. It is likely that the seller deliberately defrauded him. He never recovered the funds. After this, he returned to Wisconsin where he owned several businesses. He discovered that his daughter, Ada Grunn, to whom he had given power-of-attorney when he went to Texas, had sold all his property, took the money and moved to California. (Linda Milan) These are tentative dates for him. The Rublees were living in Dallas Co., TX at the time of the 1930 census. William may have had another middle name Wrylie. He married Lula Wheat, abt 1924, b. 3 Mar 1903 in TX,[vi] (daughter of Isaac D. Wheat and Lona Patterson Lindsey) d. 4 Aug 1982 in Harris Co., TX.[vii] 19 vi. Adeline Patty Rublee, b. abt 1906 in TX. Adeline (Rublee)(Wills) Lancaster is an artist. In 1998, her grand-niece Lynda Milan described her a very elderly, living in Long Beach, CA. In 1930, Adeline was married to Arthur Lancaster, and living in Dallas TX. She was 25 and he was 44. Also in the home was Evelyn C. Lancaster, age 1 5/12 daughter of Arthur and Doris J. Wills, age 5, stepdaughter. Olive Rublee, Adeline's mother, was also in the home. She married (1) Conner Wills, b. est 1900 in TX?, (son of Robert B. Wills and Frances "Fanny" Rublee). Conner Wills was the brother of Chill Wills, the movie star. She married (2) Arthur Leslie Lancaster, bef 1928 in TX, b. abt 1883 in MO. 20 vii. Henry "Clay" Rublee, b. abt 1907 in TX.[viii] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- [i] 1900 U. S. Census, Soundex Index, Texas. [ii] Death Certificate, California Deaths 1940-1997.. [iii] 1900 U. S. Census, Soundex Index, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX. [iv] United States Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. [v] Harris County [Texas] Deaths 1975 (US GenWeb Archives http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1975 /h). [vi] Nichols, Barbara <barb1228@swbell.net>. [vii] Texas Death Records On-Line. [viii] 1920 U. S. Census, Kaufmann Co., TX.