Ben M. Utterback and Laura Ralls

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Husband Ben M. Utterback ¹

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           Born: 1861 - Missouri or Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 1953
         Buried:  - New Dublin Cemetery, Erath Co., Texas

       Marriage: 

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Wife Laura Ralls ¹

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           Born: 1865 - Groesbeck, Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 1942
         Buried:  - New Dublin Cemetery, Erath Co., Texas

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Children

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1 F Nellie Utterback ¹

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           Born: 1885 - Dublin, Erath Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 1929 - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
         Buried: 25 Oct 1929 - New Dublin Cemetery, Erath Co., Texas

         Spouse: Hubert William Reese (1884-1912) 1
           Marr: 10 Apr 1907 - Comanche Co., Texas 2

         Spouse: Chauncey M. McDonald (Abt 1882-      )
           Marr: 30 Jun 1918 - Erath Co., Texas 3

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2 M Ben G. Utterback

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           Born: Abt 1890 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Ben M. Utterback

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CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Erath Co., Texas, Dublin City Ward 2, ED 69; June 14; sheet 22B
442/460
Ben Utterback head 38 Sep 1861 M17 Ky Ky Ky Merchant dry goods
Laura " wife 35 Feb 1865 M17/2/2 Tx Ga Al
Nellie " dau 15 May 1885 S Tx Ky Tx At School
Bernie " son 10 Feb 1890 S Tx Ky Tx At School
Rachill Ravla mother 76 Feb 1824 W41/11/8 Al Tn Tn
Alice Rawls niece 20 Oct 1879 S Tx Ms Ms School Teacher </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged house.

<pre>1910 Erath Co., Texas, Dublin City Ward 2, ED 22; Apr 29; sheet 16B
348/357
Henry J. Pillow head 27 M1/6 Al Tn Tn Salesman/Groceries
Edna " wife 24 M1/6/0/0 Tx Ga Tx none
B. M. Utterback head 49 M1/26 Mo Va Ky Retail Merchant/General store
Laura " wife 45 M1/26/2/2 Tx Ms Ms none
Nellie Reese dau 24 M1/2/1/1 Tx Mo Tx none
William " gr-son 1 S Tx Tx Tx none
/358
B. G. Utterback son 20 M1 Tx Mo Tx Retail Merchant/Dry Goods
Lara " d-i-l 20 M1/3/1/1 Tn Tn Tn none
B. M., Jr. " gr-son 2 S Tx Tx Tn none </pre>

B. M. Utterback owns an unmortgaged house; Henry J. Pillow and B. G. Utterback rent a house.

<pre>1920 Erath Co., Texas, Dublin City Ward 2, ED 10; Jan 30; sheet 9B
159/214 Highland Ave.
Ben M. Utterback 58 head Ky Ms Ms President/Bank
Laura " 55 wife Tx Ms Ms none </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged home. Ben G. Utterback lives at 159/215.

<pre>1930 Erath Co., Texas. Dublin City Ward 2, ED 72-9; Apr 8; sheet 2A
36/37 Highland Ave.
Ben M. Utterback head 69 Mo Va Ky none
Laura " wife 60 Ms Ms Ms none
Hubert W. Reese gr-son 17 Tx Tx Tx none </pre>

He owns a home worth $15000, has a radio and does not live on a farm. Ben G. Utterback lives at 37/38.

1 Shirley B. Cawyer & Weldon I. Hudson, Erath County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol 1, pg 62. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 Margaret Waring, Comanche County Marriages 1904 -- 1920, 1990, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 Marilyn Giesecke Ewers, Erath County, Texas Marriage Records 1908 -- 1921, 1999, pg 53. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.