William Cecil McLaurine1
b. 15 December 1891, d. 7 December 1974
Birth | 15 Dec 1891 | William Cecil McLaurine was born in Ft. Phantom Hill, Jones County, Texas. His generally accepted birthdate is 15 Dec. 1891.3,4,5,6 |
| | However the 1900 census entry for William's parent's household lists him as a 9 year old born in Dec. 1890. His older brother Albert's entry stated he was born in April 1889. The 1910 census entries for both boys are consistent with the 1890 and 1889 years of birth. Furthermore, their sister, Cordye Hall, left an oral history stating Albert and William were 18 months apart. It is therefore possible William was born in Dec. 1890 as reported on the 1900 census.2 |
Childhood | | William's childhood was spent on his parents far in Jones County. His father died in March 1901, shortly after the family had sold the farm in anticipation of a move west. William's mother, who was only in her early 30s at the time, took her 4 surviving children and briefly settled near Corona, New Mexico, where she had family already living.
However, the situation there was difficult and before long Myrtle and the children returned to Texas where they lived in several different locations, at one point homesteading land in the panhandle. William and his brothers took on responsibilities beyond their ages as the family struggled to make a living raising cattle. They had good times as well, riding the range and discovering simple pleasures, as store bought toys and entertainments were non-existant. Even running water and indoor plumbing were scarce. Ironically, one of the families ongoing frustrations was the difficulty in obtaining clear water from the wells dug on their land. No one knew that long after they left the land the black oil contaminating their wells would one day make the land extremely valuable.7 |
Cens-1910 | 30 Apr 1910 | By 1910 Myrtle had settled the family in the town of Merkel in Taylor Co., Texas where William worked as a dry goods salesman.8 |
Milit-Reg | | William registered for the World War I draft at Ft. Worth, Texas. The form described him as of medium height and slender build.6 |
Marriage | 11 Nov 1919 | He married Irene Ida Kramer on 11 Nov 1919 in Dallas, Texas.9 |
Cens-1930 | Apr 1930 | William and Irene lived in Dallas where they were enumerated with their two daughters in the spring of 1930. The couple owned a home valued at $10,000.10 |
Death | 7 Dec 1974 | William died on 7 Dec 1974 in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Texas, at age 82.1 |
Burial | 9 Dec 1974 | He was buried on 9 Dec 1974 at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.1,4 |
Citations
- [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed Feb. 2013). William Cecil McLaurine certificate #88364; family information provided by Mrs. O.R. Davis.
- [S1653] A.L. McLaurin household, 1900 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct 3, ED 100, sheet 24A (p. 191 stamped), dwelling 408, family 418, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: A.L. McLaurin, 35, b. Apr 1865, b. TX/TN/TN, marr 12 yrs, stock farmer; Myrtle, wife, 30, b. Oct. 1869, b. TX/VA/VA, mother of 6 children, 5 are living; Lawrence, son, 11, b. Apr 1889; Cecil, son, 9, b. Dec. 1890; James, son, 6, b. Sept. 1893; Cordie, dau, 3, b. May 1897; Baby son, 0/12, b. May 1900; all children b. TX.
- [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : viewed Feb. 2013). William Cecil McLaurine certificate #88364; family information provided by Mrs. O.R. Davis states William was born Dec. 15, 1891.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). William Cecil McLaurine memorial #46484827, Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, TX (photo of stone: McLaurine, W.C. 1891-1974).
- [S1440] "Social Security Death Index", Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed Feb. 2013), for William McLaurine, b. 13 Dec. 1891.
- [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed Feb. 2013), Data for Wm Cecil McLaurine, Ft. Worth, Texas (1917). [extremely difficult to read]
- [S3071] "Cordye Hall [1898-1994] Oral History", typed excerpt, oral history taken by Ruth Weingarten, 1977, held by Richardson Library, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX.
- [S3059] Mrs. Myrtle McLaurin household, 1910 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Merkel, ED 292, sheet 18B, dwelling 387, family 386, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: Mrs. Myrtle McLaurin, 42, wid, mother of 6 children, 4 are living, b. TX, parents b. VA, has own income, owns home; Laurence A., son, 21, b. TX; Cecil W., son, 19, b. TX, dry goods salesman; James A., son 17, b. TX; Cordia, dau, 13, b. TX, bookkeeper for ice company.
- [S3070] Daphne Davis, "10 Feb, 2013," e-mail to Diana Powell, Daphne is the granddaughter of William and Irene (Kramer) McLaurine.
- [S3079] W.J. McLaurine household, 1930 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Dallas, ED 57-19, sheet 77A, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2013. Household includes: W.J. McLaurine, 38, owns home, is worth $10,000, married at 28, b. TX, father b. Mississippi, mother b. VA; Irene, wife, 38, marr at 28, b. Missouri; Mary B., dau, 6, b. TX; Juliana, dau, 3/12, b. TX.
- [S3070] Daphne Davis, "10 Feb, 2013," e-mail to Diana Powell, Daphne is the daughter of Maribelle (McLaurine) Davis.
- [S3070] Daphne Davis, "10 Feb, 2013," e-mail to Diana Powell.