Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: Lillie (Renfro) Whittenburg

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Lillie (Renfro) Whittenburg

© Kathy Duncan, 2015

Lillie Mae Renfro, daughter of John M. and Mary Ann (Harmon) Renfro, was born 17 Sept 1891 in Texas and died 16 March 1983. She married Eugene K. Whittenburg. He was born 29 Jan 1890 and died 7 Oct 1952 in Ft. Worth, Texas. They are both buried in the Neinda Cemetery, Hamlin, Jones County Texas.

4 May 1910, PCT 6, Haskell Co., TX:

173-173
Whittenburg, Eugene C. Head M 0 19 M-1 0 b. TX fb. TN mb. TX
-----Lillie M Wife F W 17 M-1 0 0-0 b. TX fb. TN mb. TX

5 March 1920, Pct 5, Jones Co., TX, SD 17, ED 134, Sht ?B:
249-259
Whittenburg Eugene K. Head M W 30 M b. TX fb. TN mb. TX farmer
5 - 6 March 1920Pct 5, Jones Co., TX, SD 17, ED 134, sht 15A, stamped 180
-----Lillie Wife F W 28 M b. TX fb. TN mb. TX
-----Alma Dau F W 9 S b. TX fb. TX mb. TX
-----Clarence Son M W 3 1/3 S b. TX fb. TX mb. TX
250-260 Cozzens, Lorenzo P...

[Notation: census taker evidently became confused as to sheet numbers. Both pages on which Eugene and Lillie appear show sheet number erasures, which is critical since Eugene is on one page and his wife on the following page. The result is that Eugene has been given another wife, Ava, and children. However, in looking at the dwelling and family numbers, Lillie and her children are in the same household as Eugene not Ava and her children.]

15 April 1930, Pct 5, Jones Co., Texas:

181-181
Whittenburg, Eugene K Head M W 40 M 20 b. TX fb. TN mb. TX farmer
-----Lillie M Wife F W 38 M 18 b. TX fb. GA mb. GA
-----Clarence E Son M W 12 S b. TX fb. TX mb. TX

Eugene Kerr Whittenburg b. 29 Jan 1890 TX; d. 10 July 1952 Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX. Residence: Hamlin, TX. Occupation: Farmer. Married. Father: Wesley Whittenburg b. TN. Mother: Allie Patterson b. TX. Informant: C.E. Whittenburg. Burial: 11 July 1952, Neinda Cemetery, Hamlin, Jones County, TX.
[Source: death certificate]

Children of Eugene K. and Lillie (Mae) Whittenburg:

1. Alma Whittenburg
2. Clarence Whittenburg

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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.

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