Walter Ernest Middleton and Mattie Bell Hinkle

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Husband Walter Ernest Middleton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 Jul 1883 - Gurley, Madison Co., Alabama
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1975 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas 3
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

       Marriage: 3 Jun 1903 - Midlothian, Ellis Co., Texas 2 4

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Wife Mattie Bell Hinkle ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Jan 1885 - Texas (Ellis Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1966 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas 5
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

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         Father: Christopher Price Hinkle (Abt 1865-1894/1898)
         Mother: Sessel Savannah Ledbetter (1868-1946) 2

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Children

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1 F Mary Cecil Middleton ²

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           Born: 17 May 1904 - Ellis Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jul 1963
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Eldred Tinsley (1904-1981) 2
           Marr: 13 Mar 1926 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas 2

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2 F Nannie Mae Middleton ²

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           Born: 1906 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1932 - Wichita Co., Texas 6
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cem., Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

         Spouse: John Fuller (1899-1955) 2

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3 F Winnie Bell Middleton ¹

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           Born: 16 Aug 1908 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1910 7
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

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4 M Walter Oscar Middleton ²

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           Born: 1910 - Texas (Runnels Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 1996
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ruby Mae Palmer (1911-1996) 2

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5 M Joseph Thomas Price Middleton ²

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           Born: 7 Apr 1912 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jun 2001 - San Angelo, Texas
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Annis Crystal Newby (1913-1987) 2
           Marr: 5 May 1935 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas 2

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6 M Fred Howard Middleton ²

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           Born: Sep 1914 - Texas (Runnels Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Willie Belle Hale (      -      ) 2

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7 M Ernest Wilson Middleton ²

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           Born: 1916 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 1997 - San Angelo, Texas
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Donham (1918-1996) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Walter Ernest Middleton

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CENSUS:

<pre>1910 Runnels Co., Texas, Justice Precinct No. 1, City of Ballinger, ED 213; Apr 21; sheet 7
121/140 902 10th St.
Walter E. Middleton 26 M1/7 Al Al Al Horse Dealer
Bell M. " wife 24 M1/7/3/2 Tx Tx Tx
Mary S. " dau 5 S Tx Al Tx
Minnie M. " dau 4 S Tx Al Tx
Guy H. " bro 27 S Al Al Al Horse Dealer </pre>

Walter owns a mortgaged house.

<pre>1920 Runnels Co., Texas, Justice Precinct 1, ED 215; Jan 27; sheet 7
153/164 902 Tenth St.
W. E. Middleton 36 Al Al Al Live Stock Trader
Belle " wife 33 Tx US Ar
Mary " dau 15 Tx Al Tx
Minnie May " dau 13 Tx Al Tx
Walter " son 9 Tx Al Tx
Price " son 7 Tx Al Tx
Fred " son 5 Tx Al Tx
Wilson " son 3 1/12 Tx Al Tx </pre>

They own an unmortgaged home.

<pre>1930 Runnels Co., Texas, Ballinger City, ED 200-2; Apr 8; sheet 8
166/218 902 Tenth St.
Walter E. Middleton 42 M19 Tx La Tx Owner, Trade Barn
Mattie B. " wife 40 M17 Tx Tx Tx
Walter O. " son 19 S Tx Tx Tx Salesman, Grocery Retail
Price " son 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Fred " son 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson E. " son 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Freda " dau 9 S Tx Tx Tx <pre>

They own a home worth $1500 and a radio. According to Suzanne Price, grand-daughter of Walter E. and Mattie B., they did not have a child named Freda. She doesn't know who Freda is.

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General Notes: Wife - Mattie Bell Hinkle

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TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE 86934:

Mattie Bell Middleton died December 29, 1966 at age 81 in Ballenger, Runnels Co., Texas
female, white, married, housewife
Born: January 8, 1885 in Texas
Father: Price Hinkle
Mother: Cecil Ledbetter
Informant: Walter E. Middleton

1 Runnels County Historical Commission, In Remembrance, Cemetery Inscriptions in Runnels County, 1985, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 Personal Communication -- Suzanne Price, May 2008.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55861312.

4 Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records 1817--1965, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55861327.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55091300.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55861336.