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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gertrude K Lawr Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910 Birthplace: Oklahoma Home in 1940: Jackson, Washington, Oklahoma Street: Cirall Mountain Road Farm: No Residence in 1935: Jackson, OK
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 33B Industry: Home Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Vernon N Lawr 34 Head
Gertrude K Lawr 30 Wife
Beaddie Marie Lawr 3 Daughter
Opal Fern Lawr 2 Daughter
moved to CA in 1942
obit
Gertrrude Kathryn Beene passed away in her home on February 1. 2005 where she had been lovingly cared for by her children in the last few months. Bom Gertrude Kathryn West in Whitefield, Oklahoma, in 1910. Mrs. Beene was the daughter of original enrollee Jennie Taylor West and niece of World War I Choctaw code talker Robert Taylor.
She and her late husband, Dewey Beene, were long time residents of Stigler, Oklahoma, and stayed in touch with family and many friends in Haskell County in the years since moving with their family to California in 1942 during difficult economic times. Until her 90th year, when her health kept her a little closer to home, she regularly attended and took great pleasure in the Oklahoma reunions and tribal events held annually in Southern California.
Survivors include four children, daughters Retha Delois Scott of Cherry Valley, California, and Dewey June Williams of Bakersfield, and sons Frank Beene of Bakerfield and Delmar Leon Beene of Phoenix. Arizona: several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and..
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1800 United States Federal Census
Name: Benjamin Melton Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Wilmington, Onslow, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 3
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5
North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
Name Benjamin Melton Residence Place Onslow County, North Carolina Will Date 9 Nov 1802 Probate Date 1802 Probate Place Onslow, North Carolina Inferred Death Year 1802 Inferred Death Place North Carolina
Item Description Original Wills, Henderson, Lemuel - Scott, William
Others Listed (Name) Relationship
Benjamin Melton
Thomas Melton Son
Andrew Melton Son
Mary M Melton Daughter
Mary Melton Wife
Posted 06 Apr 2009 by Ann Guthrie
The will of Mary West's father, Levi, indicates that she married a man named Melton.
BENJAMIN MELTON wrote his will on 9 November 1800. It was proved at the January Court in Onslow, NC in 1803. The important clue that makes Benjamin the likely Melton candidate to be her husband is the names of the witnesses. They are James West and Joseph Smellage. James was a brother of Mary West Melton. Joseph Smellage was Mary's brother-in-law, the husband of her sister Julietta.
Record of Wills, Book A 1800-1825 Onslow County, North Carolina
In the name of God, Amen: I, Benjamin Melton of Onslow County State of North Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, calling to mind that it is appointed once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following: I commit my soul unto the hands of God that gave it, hoping through merit and mediation of my blessed Saviour to receive free pardon for all my sins and my body committed to the earth from which it was taken, and as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to endow me with, to dispose of in the following manner, to wit: First, my will and desire is that all my just debts be punctually paid.
2nd: I give and bequeath unto my two sons, Thomas Melton and Andrew Melton, seventy five acres of land whereon I now live; if one of them should die under age or without lawful begotten heirs, for the other to have his land, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
3rd: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Melton one cow and calf or yearling, one bed and furniture, one basin and two plates, one iron pot, if she should die under age or without lawful begotten heirs, for her two brothers to heir her estate, to her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto Thomas Melton one cow and calf or yearling, one dish, two plates, one iron pot and spider to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Andrew Melton one cow or yearling, a basin and two plates, one iron pot to him, his heirs and assigns forever. If either of my three children should die under age or without lawful begotten heirs, for the other or others to heir their estates.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary Melton all the remainder of my estate indoors and out to raise her children or give, sell and dispose of among her children as she pleases or to sell to any other person as she sees properly.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my well-beloved wife Mary Melton my whole and sole executrix to this my last will and testament, revoking all former wills by me made, satisfying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th November 1800.
Benj Melton (seal)
Signed sealed published in presence of us:
James West
Joseph Smellage
ONSLOW COUNTY: In court January term 1803, the above will was proved in court by the oath of James West & Mary Milton the executrix qualified. Nath Loomis, clk
