Walter McEntire and Sessel Savannah Ledbetter

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Husband Walter McEntire

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           Born: Apr 1871 - Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 1945 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: John D. McEntire (1844-1892) 2
         Mother: Atlantic Catherine Pinkston (1847-1927) 2

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       Marriage: 24 Dec 1898 - Ellis Co., Texas 3

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Wife Sessel Savannah Ledbetter ¹

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           Born: 23 Oct 1868 - Franklin Co., Arkansas
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jun 1946 - Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

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         Father: James D. Ledbetter (Abt 1856-      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah Jane (Sally) Tooley (1849-1939) 1

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   Other Spouse: Christopher Price Hinkle (Abt 1865-1894/1898) - 17 Feb 1885 - Ellis Co., Texas 4

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Children

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1 M Raymond Walter McEntire ¹

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           Born: 7 Jul 1900 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1959 - Lamb Co., Texas 5 6
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cem., Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

         Spouse: Gracie M. (1904-1975) 1

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2 M Thomas William (Tom) McEntire ¹

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           Born: 16 Jun 1904 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Oct 1983 7
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., Texas

         Spouse: Emma Inez (1911-1996) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Walter McEntire

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CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Wilbarger Co., Tx, Justice Pct. No. 1, ED 129, Vernon town; June 11; sheet 11
177/180
Walter McEntire 29 Apr 1871 M2 Tn In Tn Day Laborer
Cessel " wife 30 Oct 1869 M2/2/2 Ar Ga Ky
Mattie B. Hinkle stp-dau 15 Jan 1885 S Tx Ar Ar
May " stp-dau 11 Oct 1888 S Tx Ar Ar </pre>

<pre>1910 Tarrant Co., Tx, ED 151, Fort Worth, Ward 12; Apr 18; sheet 4
146/153 2701 McKinley
Walter McIntyre 39 M1/11 Tn In Tn Manager Loan Co.
Sylvana " wife 41 M2/11/5/4 Ar Ga Ky
Raymond " son 10 S Tx Tn Ar
Thome W. " son 5 S Tx Tn Ar
Sallie Ledbetter mo-i-l 60 W/6/2 Ky Ky Ky
Alice Walsford boarder 25 M1/1 </pre>

They own a mortgaged house.

<pre>1920 Tarrant Co., Texas, ED 153, Fort Worth, Ward 13; Jan 12; sheet 17
305/374 513 Sycamore St.
Walter J. McEntire 49 M Tn Mo Tn Labor, Type Writing
Savannah " wife 51 M Ar Ga Ky
Walter " son 19 S Tx Tn Ar
William T. " son 15 S Tx Tn Ar
Sarah Ledbetter mother 70 S Ky Ky Ky </pre>

They rent a home.

<pre>1930 Runnels Co., Texas, ED 200-2, Ballinger; Apr 9; sheet 10
217/276 1003 Tenth St.
Walter J. McIntire 59 M28 Tn Mo Ar yardman, Lumber yard
Sissel O. " wife 61 M17 Ar Ga Ky None
Walter " son 29 M20 Tx Tn Ar Laborer (Odd Jobs)
Sarah Ledbetter mo-i-l 80 M18 Ky Ky Ky None </pre>

They own a home worth $1000, but no radio.

<pre>1940 Runnels Co., Texas, ED 200-2, Ballinger; Apr 24; sheet 16B
329 1003 10th Street
Walter McEntire 69 Tn
Sessel " 71 wife Ar
Tommie " 35 son Tx Tool Dresser/Independently
Inez " 27 d-i-l Tx </pre>

They own a home worth $600. On April 1, 1935 they lived in Ballinger.

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General Notes: Wife - Sessel Savannah Ledbetter

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Walter McEntire was a first cousin of Christopher Hinkle (her first husband) and of Jennie Hinkle, my grandmother. After her second marriage my father and his siblings referred to her and her husband as Aunt Van and Cousin Walter. -- Neal Parker

1 Personal Communication -- Suzanne Price, May 2008.

2 Norman Guiling, Crowley Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas Index, teafor2.com/Crowley_TarCoTX.htm.

3 Ellis County Public Records, Marriage Records, Book J, pg 289. Repository: Ellis County Courthouse, Waxahatchie, Texas.

4 Ellis County, Texas Marriage Records, vol 2, 1878 -- 1886. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55857450.

6 Texas Death Index 1903--2000, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 55857582.