Jim, We are sort of related to this lady. Her sister married my Gfathers brother, Osmer W. Watson (O.W. Watson). He was ,of course, also brother of Jim and Jess Watson. The Sherry Houston mentioned in the obit is my third cousin and is a patient. She is a very nice lady. 108...she saw a lot of changes occur in her lifetime. Tom Watson ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Giddens Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TXREDRIV] obit 108 years old, all in RR Co. I did visit with this lady twice about a year ago. I was asking her about the Concord "School". Jim G ************************************************************************ Ramah Gray May Published November 11, 2005 CLARKSVILLE - Ramah Gray May, 108, a fourth generation resident of Whiterock, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at East Texas Medical Center of Clarksville. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Lindeman Chapel with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born Aug. 6, 1897, in Whiterock, the daughter of Jesse C. and Emma Williams Hooser. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were early settlers of Whiterock in 1846 and were members of Concord Baptist Church. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church since 1910. She lived in three centuries and resided in Whiterock for 101 1/2 years until Jan. 8, 1999, when she moved into Clarksville Nursing Center. She first moved into her Whiterock home in Aug. 1909 when it was built by her father. Her devotion to her family and religious convictions embodied a love that was larger than life. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe J. May, in 1969. Survivors include her son, T.J. May and wife Patsy Fuller May; grandchildren, Tommy May and Terri May Powell and husband, Jim; great-grandchildren, Wesley May, Brittany May, Christine Powell, Jimmy Powell, Brandon Powell and Stephanie Powell, all of Missouri City and The Woodlands, near Houston. Nieces and nephews include Henry Hooser and wife, Mary Jo, Linda Hooser Brown and husband, Bobby, of Clarksville, Barbara Hack Turner and husband, Ron, of Merryville, La., Billy Regan and wife, Betty, of Dallas, Leroy Harvey of California, and Lee Durham and wife, Laura, of Henderson. Cousins include James Ray Brantley, Francis Hill, Mike Hill and wife, Susan, all of Clarksville. Grandnieces and grandnephews include Sherry Houston and Carol Throneberry of Dallas, Danna Raiber of Oklahoma City and many others. Ramah Gray May Published November 11, 2005 CLARKSVILLE - Ramah Gray May, 108, a fourth generation resident of Whiterock, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at East Texas Medical Center of Clarksville. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Lindeman Chapel with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born Aug. 6, 1897, in Whiterock, the daughter of Jesse C. and Emma Williams Hooser. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were early settlers of Whiterock in 1846 and were members of Concord Baptist Church. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church since 1910. She lived in three centuries and resided in Whiterock for 101 1/2 years until Jan. 8, 1999, when she moved into Clarksville Nursing Center. She first moved into her Whiterock home in Aug. 1909 when it was built by her father. Her devotion to her family and religious convictions embodied a love that was larger than life. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe J. May, in 1969. Survivors include her son, T.J. May and wife Patsy Fuller May; grandchildren, Tommy May and Terri May Powell and husband, Jim; great-grandchildren, Wesley May, Brittany May, Christine Powell, Jimmy Powell, Brandon Powell and Stephanie Powell, all of Missouri City and The Woodlands, near Houston. Nieces and nephews include Henry Hooser and wife, Mary Jo, Linda Hooser Brown and husband, Bobby, of Clarksville, Barbara Hack Turner and husband, Ron, of Merryville, La., Billy Regan and wife, Betty, of Dallas, Leroy Harvey of California, and Lee Durham and wife, Laura, of Henderson. Cousins include James Ray Brantley, Francis Hill, Mike Hill and wife, Susan, all of Clarksville. Grandnieces and grandnephews include Sherry Houston and Carol Throneberry of Dallas, Danna Raiber of Oklahoma City and many others. ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

I was thinking there was a connection, but I did not have time to search it out. I would have been looking for a connection with Hoosier, Bledsoe, Quick and of course Watson and Giddens. The picture I have of the Concord School students in from of the church building, Ramah pointed out to me the little girl that she though was her. Osmer, I have seen that name in my files, I figure he may be a close relation to my mother's cousin Omer (or Omar) Watson of Roaring Springs, Tx. He died probably about 10 years ago. He is the truck drive I have talked about that use to stop over at our house in Clarksville on his runs to the east coast. He ask me to ride with him one summer trip, but I really did not think I wanted to ride that long and far in a truck with no air conditioner, plus I would have miss out on Little League and a lot of rabbit hunting. Today, I wish I would have made the trip. Jim Giddens, p.s. Good to hear from you Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] obit 108 years old, all in RR Co. > Jim, We are sort of related to this lady. Her sister married my Gfathers brother, Osmer W. Watson (O.W. Watson). He was ,of course, also brother of Jim and Jess Watson. The Sherry Houston mentioned in the obit is my third cousin and is a patient. She is a very nice lady. 108...she saw a lot of changes occur in her lifetime. > Tom Watson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Giddens > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TXREDRIV] obit 108 years old, all in RR Co. > > I did visit with this lady twice about a year ago. I was asking her about the Concord "School". > > Jim G > > ************************************************************************ > > Ramah Gray May > > Published November 11, 2005 > > CLARKSVILLE - Ramah Gray May, 108, a fourth generation resident of Whiterock, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at East Texas Medical Center of Clarksville. > > Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Lindeman Chapel with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. > > The family receives friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. > > She was born Aug. 6, 1897, in Whiterock, the daughter of Jesse C. and Emma Williams Hooser. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were early settlers of Whiterock in 1846 and were members of Concord Baptist Church. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church since 1910. She lived in three centuries and resided in Whiterock for 101 1/2 years until Jan. 8, 1999, when she moved into Clarksville Nursing Center. She first moved into her Whiterock home in Aug. 1909 when it was built by her father. Her devotion to her family and religious convictions embodied a love that was larger than life. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe J. May, in 1969. > > Survivors include her son, T.J. May and wife Patsy Fuller May; grandchildren, Tommy May and Terri May Powell and husband, Jim; great-grandchildren, Wesley May, Brittany May, Christine Powell, Jimmy Powell, Brandon Powell and Stephanie Powell, all of Missouri City and The Woodlands, near Houston. Nieces and nephews include Henry Hooser and wife, Mary Jo, Linda Hooser Brown and husband, Bobby, of Clarksville, Barbara Hack Turner and husband, Ron, of Merryville, La., Billy Regan and wife, Betty, of Dallas, Leroy Harvey of California, and Lee Durham and wife, Laura, of Henderson. Cousins include James Ray Brantley, Francis Hill, Mike Hill and wife, Susan, all of Clarksville. Grandnieces and grandnephews include Sherry Houston and Carol Throneberry of Dallas, Danna Raiber of Oklahoma City and many others. > > > > Ramah Gray May > > Published November 11, 2005 > > CLARKSVILLE - Ramah Gray May, 108, a fourth generation resident of Whiterock, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at East Texas Medical Center of Clarksville. > > Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Lindeman Chapel with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. > > The family receives friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. > > She was born Aug. 6, 1897, in Whiterock, the daughter of Jesse C. and Emma Williams Hooser. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were early settlers of Whiterock in 1846 and were members of Concord Baptist Church. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church since 1910. She lived in three centuries and resided in Whiterock for 101 1/2 years until Jan. 8, 1999, when she moved into Clarksville Nursing Center. She first moved into her Whiterock home in Aug. 1909 when it was built by her father. Her devotion to her family and religious convictions embodied a love that was larger than life. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe J. May, in 1969. > > Survivors include her son, T.J. May and wife Patsy Fuller May; grandchildren, Tommy May and Terri May Powell and husband, Jim; great-grandchildren, Wesley May, Brittany May, Christine Powell, Jimmy Powell, Brandon Powell and Stephanie Powell, all of Missouri City and The Woodlands, near Houston. Nieces and nephews include Henry Hooser and wife, Mary Jo, Linda Hooser Brown and husband, Bobby, of Clarksville, Barbara Hack Turner and husband, Ron, of Merryville, La., Billy Regan and wife, Betty, of Dallas, Leroy Harvey of California, and Lee Durham and wife, Laura, of Henderson. Cousins include James Ray Brantley, Francis Hill, Mike Hill and wife, Susan, all of Clarksville. Grandnieces and grandnephews include Sherry Houston and Carol Throneberry of Dallas, Danna Raiber of Oklahoma City and many others. > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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