Theodore Olan McCamant1
b. 10 May 1901, d. 20 December 1984
Birth | 10 May 1901 | Theodore Olan McCamant was born on 10 May 1901 in Jones County, Texas.1 |
Name Other | | His nickname was Buddy; he also appears in some records as Olan and others as T.O. or Theo. |
Childhood | | Olan's father died in 1905; his mother married Ben Karnes the following year. |
Cens-1920 | 3 Jan 1920 | By 1920 the family, which by that time included not only Olan and his sister Iola but two Karnes half-siblings, lived in Abilene where Ben Karnes worked in the oil business.2 |
Marriage | 18 Dec 1922 | He married Grace Maumelle on 18 Dec 1922.3 |
Residence | | Theodore and Grace lived in Abilene where from 1930 through 1940 they resided at 1334 Palm Street. During this time "Theo" managed a paint and auto body store and then ran an auto dealer and salvage. In 1940 the household also included Grace's mother, identified as Betty McFarland.4,5 |
Death | 20 Dec 1984 | Theodore died on 20 Dec 1984 in Abilene, Texas, at age 83.1 |
Burial | | He was buried at Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.6 |
Citations
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
- [S3086] Ben C. Karnes household, 1920 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Abilene, ED 260, sheet 2B, dwelling 32, family 46, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2013. Household includes: Ben C. Karnes, 45, b. Missouri, oil agent; Teresa, wife, 45, b. Georgia; Viola McCamant, step-daughter, 20, b. TX; Olan McCamant, step-daughter; Violet Karnes, dau, 12; James, son, 8; all children born TX; residence on Cedar St.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). Grace Maumelle McCamant memorial, Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas (entry includes photo of stone).
- [S3067] T.O. McCamant household, 1930 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Abilene, ED 221-14, sheet b-B, dwelling 127, family 142, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2013. Household includes: T.O. McCamant, owns home worth $1,800, owns radio, 28, first marr at 21, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. Georgia, manager of a paint and auto body shop; Grace M., wife, 25, first marr at 18, b. TN/TN/TN; resid 1334 Palm St.
- [S3068] Theo O. McCamant household, 1940 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Abilene, ED 221-17, sheet 7A, household 136, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2013. Household includes: Theo O. McCamant, 38, owns home, is worth $2,000, marr, finished second yr high school, b. TX, operator auto dealer and salvage; Grace M., wife (person providing information), 35, marr, finished 2nd year of high school, b. TN; Betty McFarland, mother-in-law, 58, wid, finished 8 yrs education, b. TN; all resid 1334 Palm St.; all resided same address 1 Apr 1935.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). Theodore Olon "MC" McCamant memorial, Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas (entry includes photo of stone).