Philip Aubrey Noland

DESCENDANTS OF PHILIP AUBREY NOLAND

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Generation No. 1

1. PHILIP AUBREY7NOLAND (SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 10 Jan 1836 in Conecuh Co., Ala, and died 21 Sep 1889 in Pickens Co., Ala. He married ANNIE STAPP 25 Jul 1866 in Pickens Co., Ala, daughter of WILLIAM STAPP and MARY MAXWELL. She was born 17 Sep 1844 in Pickens Co., Ala1, and died 18 Sep 1928 in Gordo, Pickens Co., Ala.

Notes for PHILIP AUBREY NOLAND:
Taken from diary of Willett, "Lane Guards", 42nd Regt and 40th Regt.

Philip Noland, 3rd Sgt.
Mike L. Gaskin [married to Noland girl]
C. H. Hughes
J. J. Locke [cousin of Nolands]
Thomas Locke [cousin of Nolands]
J W Love
James Noland [

More About PHILIP AUBREY NOLAND:
Burial: Olney Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL
Cause of Death: RUPTURED appendicitis
Fact 1: 1860, Pickens Census said he was school teacher2
Fact 2: 1861, Served with CSA; 42nd Inf Ala Regt, CO B3
Fact 3: Captured at fall of Vicksburg, MS and paroled3
Fact 4: Captured again at Battle of Chattanooga4
Fact 5: Inprisoned in Rock Island, Ill (Union Prison) until end of war4
Fact 6: Philip Aubrey was a Mason5
Fact 7: Philip Aubrey was a member of Ku Klux Klan6
Fact 8: Buried at Unity Cemetery, Pickens Co., Ala7
Fact 9: 1860 CENSUS: PLEASANT GROVE PRECINCT
Fact 10: 1870 CENSUS: PLEASANT GROVE PRECINCT
Fact 11: 1880 CENSUS: PLEASANT GROVE PREC
Fact 12: 1880 CENSUS: LIVED NEXT DOOR TO WM. STAPP
Fact 13: died of ruptured appendix
Medical Information: Had blue eyes, dark hair and dark complexion

Notes for ANNIE STAPP:
ON JULY 25, 1866 ANNIE STAPP MARRIED PHILIP AUBREY NOLAND AT THE HOME OF HER PARENTS. PHILIP AUBREY NOLAND WAS A CONFEDERATE VETERAN AND HAD BEEN A PRISONER OF WAR. PHILIP BUILT A LOG CABIN A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE STAPP MILL/HOME. THEY BEGAN RAISING A FAMILY DURING THE HARSH TIMES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR A "REBEL" TO FIND WORK. THE CASH BOOK OF HER FATHER'S REFLECTS THAT OFTEN HE WOULD LOAN MONEY TO PHILIP NOLAND. FAMILY TRADITION STATES THAT PHILIP WAS A MEMBER OF THE KKK (AS WERE MOST OF THE FORMER REBELS IN PICKENS CO) AND SHE MUST HAVE LIVED A FRIGHTENED LIFE WONDERING IF HE WOULD BE CAUGHT AND HUNG. PHILIP WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE AND WOULD RIDE HORSEBACK TO COLUMBUS, MISS FOR MEETINGS...BUT AGAIN, I AM TOLD THAT SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS WERE KKK MEETINGS. IN 1889, PHILIP DIED OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS. TWO YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH, ANNIE HAD LOST HER ONLY DAUGHTER, THE LOVELY OPHELIA. AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND, ANNIE REMAINED IN HER SMALL LOG HOUSE WITH HER TWO YOUNGEST CHILDREN. I WONDER HOW SHE SURVIVED? HER PARENTS WERE ALREADY DEAD AND HER BROTHER, WILLIAM MAXWELL STAPP, OWNED THE STORE AND MILL. PERHAPS HE HELPED HER, I DON'T KNOW. HER TWO YOUNGEST SONS MARRIED IN 1900. ONE OF THEM, JAMES LESTER, BROUGHT HIS WIFE TO LIVE WITH HIS MOTHER AND THEY BEGAN THEIR YOUNG FAMILY WHILE LIVING THERE. THE OTHER SON, JOHN THOMAS NOLAND, MARRIED REBECCA ELIZABETH CARVER, A WELL-KNOWN PREACHER, AND MOVED INTO A HOME BUILT OR THEM BY HER FATHER IN GORDO, AL. ANNIE BEGAN TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS AROUND 1915 AND BECAME CRIPPLED AS WELL. SHE WALKED THE REST OF HER LIFE ON CRUTCHES. SHE LIVED OUT HER LIFE AT HER SON'S HOME IN GORDO. FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME, SHE WOULD STAY WITH JAMES LESTER AND HIS FAMILY AT HIS HOME NEAR LIBERTY CHURCH IN PICKENS CO. ANNIE DIED AT THE HOME OF JOHN THOMAS NOLAND IN GORDO OF A HEART ATTACK. MY MOTHER, MELBA, FOUND HER GRANDMOTHER AFTER SHE HAD DIED.

September 17, 1998
In my cedar chest is a special coverlet. This coverlet was woven over one hundred years ago by Annie Stapp Noland, my great grandmother. She was a lady of iron will, deep roots and strong convictions and this week marks the anniversary of her birth in 1844 in Pickens County, Alabama. She was also a gentle lady, with a loving disposition to her family.

She was born into a well-to-do family. Her father had a mill and a general store near Olney, Pickens Co., AL. They were slave owners but the members of the family were expected to work within the family businesses and learn how to do the menial jobs that slaves normally did. When the civil war began, several of her brothers joined the CSA. Most of the young men in the county also left home to fight for the Confederacy. In 1864, the yankees made a raid through Pickens County, burning the courthouse at Carrollton and on into the southern part of the county and burned the Stapp mill and store. About this time, too, the slaves were freed and their slaves left. Times became extremely hard. One brother was dead. Her father began to put together another mill and store with what little help he could find in the vicinity. At the end of the war, Annie married Philip Noland when he returned home from a prisoner-of-war camp in Illinois. His father had recently died and his mother and sisters lived on a nearby plantation.

Philip and Annie set up housekeeping in a log house they built on a piece of land which had belonged to her father. They lived there throughout their married life. She had her children in the log house. And, she spun the thread there for the clothes for her family, the linens for their beds and their other needs. Raising a family in Pickens County at that time was rough. Reconstruction was particularly harsh in Pickens County (according to family stories and publications) and they struggled daily to survive. The returning Rebs were denied jobs and carpetbaggers came and seized farms for taxes. The Confederate currency was, of course, worthless; the families lived hand to mouth.

It took long days and hard, back-breaking work to get a crop of cotton out of the field....or to grow enough food to feed your family. The environment bred individuals who were strong and determined. Even though they worked as hard as they could...it was indeed fortunate that her father and brother had a store and a mill. Receipts were found that indicated that they helped Annie and Philip frequently with food items and flour from the mill to help them get by.

Annie learned to read and write as a child. Her father had seen to it that all his children were educated. She passed that love for reading and writing down to her children and grandchildren. Her husband, Philip, had been a school teacher prior to the civil war so he, too, helped to instill the love of reading into their children. As was common in the south in those days, her husband was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I am sure that those years following the war and during the height of reconstruction were terrifying ones. Research shows that much killing and harrassing of former Rebs went on in Pickens County. During the 70s and early 80s, the KKK fought back against the carpetbaggers and eventually life in Pickens County began returning to normal. The former soldiers were able to get work and things became a little easier. In 1873, her small son, Luther Burton, died. Then in the early 80s, her parents died as well as her beloved only daughter, Ophelia, at age 18. When Philip, her husband, died in 1889 of appendicitis, she was left alone in the log house with her two younger sons. But she survived with tenacity, courage and love. In her later years, she became crippled and lived the last few years in Gordo with her son, John Thomas Noland. My mother, Melba, spent a great deal of time with her grandmother and listened to Annie's stories about her early days and what she went through after the war and after she was widowed. Annie brought the coverlet from the log house and used it on her bed in Gordo. She had woven it during the worst of the reconstruction period and mother always felt it was precious because of the love and care Annie had put into it.

When my grandfather died and we went through a lot of the stuff in his house, Mother found the beloved coverlet in a trunk containing much of what had belonged to Annie. She took it home with her. She also found in Annie's trunk a little box full of Confederate money. There, too, was an old journal...obviously from her father's store, in which she had pasted numerous poems and obituaries. She had used the old journal as a scrapbook in which to save things she wanted to keep.

More About ANNIE STAPP:
Burial: Liberty Church Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Comment 1: 1900, lived in Pleasant Grove precinct; son, James Lester lived with her
Comment 2: 1900, also in household was a servant, Samuel Ballard
Comment 3: 1900, Son, John Thomas and new wife lived next door to Ann
Fact 1: Lived with her son, Tom Noland, at the time of her death
Fact 2: used crutches in later years
Fact 3: died of a heart attack
Fact 4: buried at LIBERTY CEMETERY, PICKENS CO.
Fact 5: son, James Lester, lived across the road from cemetery at time
Fact 6: her sister, Martha Carver, also buried there.
Medical Information: HAD ARTHRITIS SEVERELY

More About PHILIP NOLAND and ANNIE STAPP:
Marriage: 25 Jul 1866, Pickens Co., Ala

Children of PHILIP NOLAND and ANNIE STAPP are:
i. OPHELIA HOLLOWAY8 NOLAND, b. 20 Jul 1867, Pickens Co., AL; d. 06 Dec 1886, Pickens Co., Ala.

More About OPHELIA HOLLOWAY NOLAND:
Fact 1: Buried at Unity Cemetery
Fact 2: Tombstone has been destroyed by hunters' target practice
Fact 3: Relatives said she was an extremely beautiful girl
Fact 4: Died suddenly just prior to her marriage
Fact 5: NAMED HOLLOWAY FOR SOME COUSIN FROM MISSISSIPPI

2. ii. WILLIAM SAMUEL NOLAND, b. 28 Aug 1868, Ollenny, (Olney?) Pickens Co., AL; d. 22 Apr 1955, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
iii. LUTHER BURTON NOLAND, b. 14 Mar 1870, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 05 Aug 1873, Pickens Co., Ala.

More About LUTHER BURTON NOLAND:
Fact 1: BURIED AT UNITY CEMETERY, PICKENS CO, AL
Fact 2: NEXT TO HIS FATHER AND SISTER, STAPP GRANDPARENTS

3. iv. JOHN THOMAS NOLAND, b. 30 Mar 1875, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 23 Jun 1951, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
4. v. JAMES LESTER NOLAND, b. 11 Sep 1880, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 13 Apr 1950, Pickens Co., Ala.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM SAMUEL8 NOLAND (PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 28 Aug 1868 in Ollenny, (Olney?) Pickens Co., AL, and died 22 Apr 1955 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He married (1) HENRIETTA CHARLOTTE KIRK 11 Jan 1893 in Pickens Co., Ala. She was born 11 Oct 1873 in Raleigh, Pickens Co., AL, and died 06 Apr 1913 in Pickens Co., Ala. He married (2) "MISS PATTY" PATTON 1915.

Notes for WILLIAM SAMUEL NOLAND:
At varying times William Samuel Noland owned a large farm and country general store in area called Flat Woods Community. Also owned a corn mill, a store in Elrod, a barber shop and a cotton warehouse (with is brother John Thomas Noland). He was a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge and belonged to the KKK (per his daughter).

More About WILLIAM SAMUEL NOLAND:
Burial: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, AL

More About WILLIAM NOLAND and HENRIETTA KIRK:
Marriage: 11 Jan 1893, Pickens Co., Ala

Notes for "MISS PATTY" PATTON:
Miss Patty had four children by a previous marriage. She lived with her grown children in Columbus, Miss for quite a few years before William Samuel Noland died. Unknown if they were divorced or not, but he spent his last few years in a nursing home in Tuscaloosa.

More About WILLIAM NOLAND and "MISS PATTON:
Marriage: 1915

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and HENRIETTA KIRK are:
5. i. JOHN PHILIP9 NOLAND, b. 24 Jan 1894, Temple, Pickens Co., AL; d. 14 Nov 1965, Montgomery, Ala.
6. ii. WILLIAM HERMAN NOLAND, b. 24 Apr 1895, Temple, Pickens Co., AL; d. 17 Jun 1951, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
7. iii. VIVIAN INEZ NOLAND, b. 27 Jan 1897; d. 18 Apr 1990, Anaheim, Calif.
8. iv. ANNIE EUGENIA NOLAND, b. 19 Feb 1899, Raleigh, Pickens Co., AL; d. 05 Jan 1968.
9. v. VERA OPHELIA NOLAND, b. 07 Mar 1901, Pleasant Grove, Pickens Co., AL.
vi. MILDRED AUDRY NOLAND, b. 16 Oct 1903.
vii. ALBERT SAMUEL NOLAND, b. 06 Dec 1905; d. 18 Feb 1944, following battle of Midway; m. CLAUDINE.
10. viii. BEATRICE IRENE NOLAND, b. 29 Feb 1908; d. 27 May 1943, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
11. ix. HAROLD HUGH NOLAND, b. 08 Sep 1910, Raleigh, Pickens Co., AL.
x. ETTA LOUISE NOLAND, b. 18 Mar 1913.

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and "MISS PATTON are:
xi. EVELYN LUCILLE9 NOLAND.
xii. PATTIE FLORINE NOLAND.
xiii. ELIZABETH NELL NOLAND.

3. JOHN THOMAS8 NOLAND (PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1)8 was born 30 Mar 1875 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 23 Jun 1951 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He married REBECCA ELIZABETH CARVER9 03 Jan 1900 in Pickens Co., Ala, daughter of JAMES CARVER and HANNAH LOVE. She was born 06 Nov 1878 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 19 Oct 1945 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Notes for JOHN THOMAS NOLAND:
John Thomas Noland, orphaned as a teen-ager when his father died. At age 23, working at Bryce Mental Hospital in Tuscaloosa. In 1903, he was appointed postmaster of Mabel, Ala near his childhood home. In Gordo, James Carver (his father-in-law) built them two houses on "Carver Road". Tom had a problem with a morphine addition for awhile. Owned a cotton and fertilizer warehouse until it burned down ca 1922. Tom had no insurance on the warehouse and family suffered financial woes thereafter. At other times, owned a cleaning establishment, a cafe, etc. Children said he was "self-centered and spoiled". His older sons all left home very young due to father's abusiveness. Easily depressed and suicidal. Finally was committed to Bryce Mental Hospital in Tuscaloosa to halt suicide attempts. Buried at Gordo Cemetery,
Gordo, Ala.

Note: In the same cemetery where John Thomas Noland is buried lies a grave for: Sam M. Noland, b. Feb 2, 1902, d. Feb 20, 1968. I do not know how this individual fits into the Noland line.

COPY OF LETTER POSTMARKED TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOV 22, 1897; ADDRESSED TO MISS LIZIE CARVER, RALEIGH, PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA

Miss Lizzie Carver

Dear Friend:

I will try after so long a time to write you a few lines, but I feel like it is useless for me to be writing to you for I know you have forgotten me and care nothing for me, but I am so lonely here on the hall that I have to do something to pass off the time and I am sure there is only one way I could pass off the time better than writing to you and that is to be with you and it seems that I will never have the chance to be with you again for I know you could come up here and stay awhile if you would and if you cared anything for me I'm sure you would. I'm sure there is nothing that would afford me more pleasure than to be with you but if you have foresaken me I will make the best of it I can.

Lizzie, I am not satisfied here by any means and I don't know that it would be any better at home, or anywhere else for you have said you would not have a boy that worked at the hospital. But I knew it before I came here and I sometimes wish that I had taken your advice and never come to this place for I know I placed myself where my life will never be any pleasure to me.

I had jut about as soon be dead as to live as I am living.

Lizzie, tonight eleven weeks ago I was with you althugh it seems almost like a lifetime with me. But I guess the time has been pleasantly spent with you, or at least I hope so.

Lizzie, you told me when I was with you last that you was coming up about the first of November and stay a month. But I guess you forgotten it, or won't come because I am here.

Lizzie, I guess you went to Union today it was such a beautiful day, and I hope passed off the time much pleasanter than I have for the day has seemed almost a week long to me.

Lizzie, I wish you could be here next Sunday. I will be off duty and I would love to talk with you once more.

Well, I will have to close as it is about locking up time and I am about half sick anyway with the headache.

Lizzie, please come up as soon as you get this and stay until Christmas. Bring your fellow with you if you can't come without him. I guess I will spend a day or two at home Christmas if nothing happens. I mentioned it to Mr. Crawford today and today he said he would let me off a few days.

I didn't close when I said I would but I will now, hoping to see you soon.

Write if it suits you. So, bye-bye.

Thomas Noland

P.S. Lizzie, I was about to forget to tell you that I have had some pictures made and if the hawks are bothering your chickens, I will send you one.
Goodnight, sweet dreams. J.T.N. (Please come)

Note: The hospital he refers to in his letter is Bryce Hospital - where he eventually died.

On January 3, 1900 John Thomas Noland and Rebecca Elizabeth Carver were married in Pickens County. Her wedding dress was a beautiful satin and lace creation with many, many tiny buttons down the back. They moved to Gordo where her father and grandfather built them a home on Carver Road. The dress was stored in a trunk which was stored at house after John Thomas died. Apparently, the tenants living in the house later stole the dress for it disappeared out of the trunk

More About JOHN THOMAS NOLAND:
Burial: Gordo Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co., AL
Cause of Death: complications from removal of foot due to hardening of the arteries.
Fact 1: 1898, At age 23, working at Bryce Mental Hospital in Tuscaloosa
Fact 2: 1903, appointed postmaster of Mabel, Ala.
Fact 3: 1910, In Gordo, James Carver built them two houses on "Carver Road"
Fact 4: Had a problem with a Morphine addiction for awhile
Fact 5: 1920, Owned a cotton and fertilizer warehouse until it burned down ca 1922
Fact 6: at other times owned a cleaning establishment, a cafe, etc
Fact 7: Children said he was "self centered" and "spoiled".
Fact 8: His older sons all left home very young due to father's abusiveness
Fact 9: Easily depressed and suicidal
Fact 10: Finally was committed to Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa
Fact 11: BURIED AT GORDO CEMETERY, GORDO, ALA
Fact 12: HAD DARK HAIR AND BLUE EYES
Fact 13: 03 Jan 1900, Married Rebecca Carver
Medical Information: Tom had suicidal tendencies and was easily depressed; had blue eyes, dark hair. Heart problems; dipped snuff; amputation due to circulation; died from gangrene complications

Notes for REBECCA ELIZABETH CARVER:
Lizzie died of ruptured colon complications. Had red hair and hazel eyes. Her father was a preacher, well known in the South.

More About REBECCA ELIZABETH CARVER:
Burial: Gordo Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co., AL
Cause of Death: ruptured colon complications
Fact 1: HAD RED HAIR, HAZEL EYES
Medical Information:

More About JOHN NOLAND and REBECCA CARVER:
Marriage: 03 Jan 1900, Pickens Co., Ala

Children of JOHN NOLAND and REBECCA CARVER are:
i. JAMES PHILIP9 NOLAND, b. 03 Aug 1900, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 04 Aug 1900, Pickens Co., Ala.

More About JAMES PHILIP NOLAND:
Burial: Liberty Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL
Fact 1: DIED AS NEWBORN INFANT
Fact 2: BURIED AT LIBERTY CEMETERY, PICKENS CO, ALA

ii. MABEL OPHELIA NOLAND, b. 04 Oct 1901, Pickens Co., Ala; d. Apr 1975, Tuscaloosa, Ala; m. FELIX E WOODWARD, 16 Oct 1926, Birmingham, AL; d. 1936, Birmingham, AL.

Notes for MABEL OPHELIA NOLAND:
Mabel had red hair and hazel eyes. Called 'Red' by her family and friends. After she left home, she went to work for an attorney in Birmingham, AL. She married Felix Woodward. They had a daughter that died as an infant. Felix died shortly thereafter. When WWII began, Mabel went to work for the Civil Service in Virginia. She was the secretary of General Mark Clark in Norfolk following WWII. She worked for the civil service until she retired in 1965. She never remarried. In 1965, she moved to Tuscaloosa and bought a house. She lived there until she died of bone cancer in 1975. As the oldest in the Noland family, she was the domineering one. She helped everyone in her family financially many times. At one point in her life, she drank to excess but overcame that. She seemingly disliked her father, John Thomas Noland, intensely. Primarily because of the way he treated her mother, Lizzie Carver, the whole time she was growing up. After the death of her mother and after several suicide attempts on the part of her father, she had him put into an institution where he died.

More About MABEL OPHELIA NOLAND:
Burial: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Cause of Death: Bone Cancer
Fact 1: had red hair/ called "red" by her friends & family
Fact 2: worked for civil service large part of life
Fact 3: had daughter die as an infant
Fact 4: living in Birmingham when widowed
Fact 5: retired from civil service/moved to Tuscaloosa, AL
Fact 6: died of bone cancer
Medical Information: also had cancer of the breast earlier and had a breast removed; at one time, had a drinking problem.

More About FELIX WOODWARD and MABEL NOLAND:
Marriage: 16 Oct 1926, Birmingham, AL

12. iii. CURTIS HENLEY NOLAND, b. 31 Oct 1903, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 06 Apr 1959, Northport, Ala.
13. iv. SAMUEL CAYCE NOLAND, b. 04 Feb 1905, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 30 May 1976, Warner Robins, GA.
14. v. THOMAS EDGAR NOLAND, b. 22 Aug 1907, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 20 Dec 1980, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
15. vi. MELBA ELIZABETH NOLAND, b. 03 Nov 1911, Gordo, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 17 Jun 1965, Wharton, Texas.
vii. OVELLA MAY NOLAND, b. 16 May 1915, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 02 Aug 1918, Pickens Co., Ala.

More About OVELLA MAY NOLAND:
Cause of Death: colitis when a small child

16. viii. HAROLD BURTON NOLAND, b. 10 Aug 1919, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 30 Jun 1948, Berlin, Germany.
17. ix. GERALD HERSCHEL NOLAND, b. 14 Feb 1922, Gordo, AL; d. 15 May 1991, California.

4. JAMES LESTER8 NOLAND (PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 11 Sep 1880 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 13 Apr 1950 in Pickens Co., Ala. He married LULA DANIELS 19 Dec 1900 in Pickens Co., Ala, daughter of WILLIAM DANIELS and SARAH LOVE. She was born 01 Oct 1885 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 12 Dec 1975 in TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

More About JAMES LESTER NOLAND:
Burial: Liberty Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL
Fact 1: BURIED IN LIBERTY CEMETERY, PICKENS CO, ALA
Fact 2: LIVED FOR A TIME CLOSE TO LIBERTY CHURCH

More About LULA DANIELS:
Burial: Liberty Cemetery, Pickens Co., AL

More About JAMES NOLAND and LULA DANIELS:
Marriage: 19 Dec 1900, Pickens Co., Ala

Children of JAMES NOLAND and LULA DANIELS are:
18. i. WILLIAM AUBREY9 NOLAND, b. 24 Sep 1902, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 21 Jan 1967, Mobile, AL.
19. ii. SAM HILL NOLAND, b. 22 Aug 1903, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 16 Jun 1959.
20. iii. JAMES PHILIP NOLAND, b. 05 Jul 1905, pickens Co., Ala; d. 12 Dec 1978.
21. iv. MARIE ANN NOLAND, b. 07 Oct 1910, Pickens Co., Ala; d. May 1995.
v. HOWARD NOLAND, b. 30 Dec 1911, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 03 Mar 1929.

More About HOWARD NOLAND:
Cause of Death: killed when train hit his car

22. vi. SALLIE JANE NOLAND, b. 04 Feb 1913.
23. vii. JAMES LESTER NOLAND, JR., b. 18 Dec 1915, Pickens Co., Ala.
24. viii. ALBERT GLENN NOLAND, b. 27 Oct 1917; d. 20 Jan 1982.
ix. HERMAN NOLAND, b. 24 Nov 1920, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 16 Sep 1921, Pickens Co., Ala.
25. x. ROBERT GILLIS NOLAND, b. 19 Jan 1923; d. 25 Jan 1996.
26. xi. MARION JEAN NOLAND, b. 19 Sep 1924, Pickens Co., Ala.
27. xii. MARY FRANCES NOLAND, b. 17 Aug 1926.
28. xiii. DOROTHY LAZELLE NOLAND, b. 06 Mar 1927.

Generation No. 3

5. JOHN PHILIP9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 24 Jan 1894 in Temple, Pickens Co., AL, and died 14 Nov 1965 in Montgomery, Ala. He married EUNICE ARMENTROUT 22 Feb 1921 in Evergreen, Ala. She died 14 Jul 1964 in Montgomery, Ala.

Notes for JOHN PHILIP NOLAND:
JOHN PHILIP NOLAND, attended college with financial aid from Dr. Arthur Kirk, his uncle. John Philip was a civil engineer, graduating in 1922 from Univ of Alabama; worked last for U. S. Forest Service.

More About JOHN NOLAND and EUNICE ARMENTROUT:
Marriage: 22 Feb 1921, Evergreen, Ala

Children of JOHN NOLAND and EUNICE ARMENTROUT are:
29. i. JOHN PHILIP10 NOLAND, JR., b. 15 Mar 1923, Raleigh Wake Co., NC; d. 18 May 1977, Huntsville, Ala.
30. ii. CHARLES ARTHUR NOLAND, b. 12 Sep 1925, Henderson, Vance Co., NC.
31. iii. MARY CHARLOTTE NOLAND, b. 24 Oct 1926, Henderson, Vance Co., NC; d. 29 Oct 1978, Montgomery, Ala.

6. WILLIAM HERMAN9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 24 Apr 1895 in Temple, Pickens Co., AL, and died 17 Jun 1951 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He married (1) ETHEL LEIGH. He married (2) GRACIE DELL TIDMORE 18 Aug 1932. She died 1980.

Notes for WILLIAM HERMAN NOLAND:
Attended college with financial aid from Dr. Arthur Kirk, his uncle. Wm. Herman was a veteran of WWI; graduated from Univ of Alabama in 1923. Was accountant for department store in Tuscaloosa for many years. Always had a huge garden, a cow, chickens, fruit trees, etc. His daughter, Janie, said he always told them he never wanted his children to go hungry as he had as a child. He was a hard worker, according to Janie. When his eyes started to fail, he became despondent and committed suicide. He was found by his daughter Janie.

More About WILLIAM HERMAN NOLAND:
Fact 1: COMMITTED SUICIDE
Fact 2: ACCOUNTANT
Fact 3: BEGAN GOING BLIND JUST BEFORE HE DIED

More About ETHEL LEIGH:
Fact 1: Ran off with another man and left her children

More About WILLIAM NOLAND and GRACIE TIDMORE:
Marriage: 18 Aug 1932

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and ETHEL LEIGH are:
32. i. HERMAN LEIGH "SONNY"10 NOLAND, b. 25 Jun 1922; d. 06 Jun 1971.
33. ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR "BILL" NOLAND, b. 06 May 1924, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
34. iii. HENRIETTA FRANCES NOLAND, b. 18 Jul 1926.
35. iv. DOROTHY JEAN NOLAND, b. 10 Aug 1930.

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and GRACIE TIDMORE are:
36. v. JANIE DELL10 NOLAND, b. 15 Sep 1933.
37. vi. JUNE JOY NOLAND, b. 30 Jun 1937.

7. VIVIAN INEZ9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 Jan 1897, and died 18 Apr 1990 in Anaheim, Calif. She married (1) BERRY. She married (2) PLOWMAN.

Children of VIVIAN NOLAND and BERRY are:
i. ETHEL FRANCES BERRY10 SIMS, b. 1915.
ii. JACKSON LAVERNE BERRY, b. 1917.
38. iii. ETTA MARGUERITE BERRY, b. 1919.
39. iv. MARY ELIZABETH BERRY, b. 02 Jan 1923.
v. WILLIAM ORMOND BERRY, b. 1924.
vi. SARA JOY BERRY, b. 1926.
40. vii. PEGGY JEAN BERRY, b. 23 Sep 1930.

Child of VIVIAN NOLAND and PLOWMAN is:
viii. WILLIAM VIRGIL10 PLOWMAN, b. 1939.

8. ANNIE EUGENIA9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 19 Feb 1899 in Raleigh, Pickens Co., AL, and died 05 Jan 1968. She married ARTHUR BARRETT LANCASTER.

More About ANNIE EUGENIA NOLAND:
Fact 1: said to be a beautiful woman
Fact 2: had nervous problems

Children of ANNIE NOLAND and ARTHUR LANCASTER are:
41. i. ARTHUR B. (JACK)10 LANCASTER, JR., b. 08 May 1924; d. 28 Dec 1984.
42. ii. MARY SUE LANCASTER, b. 07 Apr 1928.

9. VERA OPHELIA9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 07 Mar 1901 in Pleasant Grove, Pickens Co., AL. She married FRANK HENRY PUHL 25 Feb 1926. He was born 05 Mar 1899 in Springfield, Ill, and died 30 Jan 1969.

More About FRANK PUHL and VERA NOLAND:
Marriage: 25 Feb 1926

Children of VERA NOLAND and FRANK PUHL are:
43. i. FRANK HENRY10 PUHL, JR., b. 24 Nov 1930, Pomona, California.
44. ii. RAYMOND NOLAND PUHL, b. 20 Nov 1935, Pomona, California.

10. BEATRICE IRENE9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 29 Feb 1908, and died 27 May 1943 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She married ROYAL TIDMORE.

More About BEATRICE IRENE NOLAND:
Fact 1: KILLED HER MOTHER-IN-LAW
Fact 2: THEN KILLED HERSELF
Fact 3: WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
Fact 4: UNSTABLE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER BABY

Notes for ROYAL TIDMORE:
His sister, Gracie, married his brother in law, William Herman. When William Herman's sister killed her mother in law (Gracie and Royal's mother) it caused many problems in William Herman's family life (acc to his dau Janie).

Children of BEATRICE NOLAND and ROYAL TIDMORE are:
i. CHARLOTTE DORCAS10 TIDMORE.
45. ii. BEVERLY ANNE TIDMORE, b. 20 Jun 1930.
46. iii. ROYAL S TIDMORE, JR. "KING", b. 16 Jul 1940.
iv. KAYE NOLAND TIDMORE, b. 04 Sep 1942.

11. HAROLD HUGH9 NOLAND (WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 08 Sep 1910 in Raleigh, Pickens Co., AL. He married WANDA MIDDLETON.

More About HAROLD HUGH NOLAND:
Fact 1: SERVED IN NAVY DURING WWII
Fact 2: WAS A BARBER IN EUGENE, OREGON

Children of HAROLD NOLAND and WANDA MIDDLETON are:
i. LLOYD ALBERT10 NOLAND, b. 24 Feb 1944.
ii. CARROLE ANN NOLAND, b. 20 Apr 1948.

12. CURTIS HENLEY9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 31 Oct 1903 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 06 Apr 1959 in Northport, Ala. He married GRACE BRYAN 05 May 1927.

Notes for CURTIS HENLEY NOLAND:
CURTIS HENLEY NOLAND left home early due to an abusive father. He stayed with relatives in Reform and finished high school. While in school, he played football and hurt his back which gave him problems all his life. He worked in sawmills and cutting timber after graduating from high school. He then went to work for Fawcett Bros General Store and worked the rest of his life as a shopkeeper. He and family lived in Northport, Ala most of his life. Curtis was a gentle, kind-hearted man who was well-loved by all who knew him. He was a handsome man with dark hair and a deep dimple in his chin. Curtis died of a heart attack.

More About CURTIS HENLEY NOLAND:
Burial: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Cause of Death: massive heart attack
Fact 1: LEFT HOME EARLY DUE TO CHILD ABUSE
Fact 2: WORKED IN SAWMILLS AND CUTTING TIMBER
Fact 3: MOST OF HIS LIFE, WORKED AS SHOPKEEPER
Fact 4: LIVED IN NORTHPORT, ALA MOST OF LIFE
Fact 5: GENTLE, KIND-HEARTED MAN
Fact 6: WELL-LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
Fact 7: died of massive heart attack

More About CURTIS NOLAND and GRACE BRYAN:
Marriage: 05 May 1927

Child of CURTIS NOLAND and GRACE BRYAN is:
47. i. MARTHA CAROLYN10 NOLAND, b. 25 Oct 1934, Electric Mills, Mississippi.

13. SAMUEL CAYCE9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 04 Feb 1905 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 30 May 1976 in Warner Robins, GA. He married MAYME KINDRED 08 Apr 1928 in Saco, Ala.

Notes for SAMUEL CAYCE NOLAND:
Samuel Cayce Noland left home as a teen-ager and joined the Navy due to an abusive father. Cayce had a great sense of humor, loved to hunt and fish above all else. He worked for civil service at a SAC base near Warner Robins, GA where he and his family lived until his death. Cayce died of bone cancer. When growing up, Cayce and his brothers were constantly into mischief. The people in town...in particularly the blacks, who Cayce tormented constantly...referred to them as "them Cayce Nolands'.

More About SAMUEL CAYCE NOLAND:
Burial: Warner Robins, GA
Cause of Death: bone Cancer
Fact 1: lived in Warner Robins, GA most of life
Fact 2: worked at SAC base there
Fact 3: avid hunter and fisherman
Fact 4: great sense of humor
Fact 5: died of bone cancer

More About SAMUEL NOLAND and MAYME KINDRED:
Marriage: 08 Apr 1928, Saco, Ala

Children of SAMUEL NOLAND and MAYME KINDRED are:
48. i. KATHRYN ELIZABETH NOLAND10 (BETTY), b. 08 Jul 1929, Saco, Ala.
49. ii. MARY SUE NOLAND, b. 27 May 1932, Saco, Ala; d. 10 Apr 1994, Ft. Walton, FL.
50. iii. JOHN THOMAS NOLAND (TOMMY), b. 13 May 1936, Saco, Ala; d. 24 Jan 1989.
51. iv. HAROLD WOODWARD NOLAND, b. 27 Jul 1949, Macon, GA.

14. THOMAS EDGAR9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 22 Aug 1907 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 20 Dec 1980 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He married LILUA JONES [SMITH] 11 Jan 1936. She was born 13 Jun 1911 in Gordo, Alabama, and died 09 Mar 2002 in Centreville, AL.

Notes for THOMAS EDGAR NOLAND:
Thomas Edgar Noland was a handsome man and devoted to his family. He and family lived most of his married life in Tuscaloosa, Al, where he was an engineer at a chemical plant. He died of heart failure following back surgery.
He, too, left home early due to an abusive father. When he was unable to join the Navy like his brother, he became a traveling salesman. After his marriage, he operated the Coco-Cola plant in Gordo for a few years. Then he and family moved to Tuscaloosa, AL. 'Dutch' loved to hunt and fish and was a wonderful family man.

His birth name was Thomas Huistis Noland. However, he disliked the name deeply and when he became of age, changed his middle name to Edgar.

OBITUARY
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR THOMAS E. NOLAND, 73, OF 2415 6TH sT. e., WHO DIED SATURDAY AT WEST ALABAMA GENERAL HOSPITAL, WILL BE AT 2:30 PM TUESDAY AT MEMORY HILL GARDENS WITH THE REV. RAIFORD ETHERTON OFFICIATING. HAYES CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME WILL BE IN CHARGE OF BURIAL HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, MRS. LILUA JONES NOLAND, TUSCALOOSA; A DAUGHER, MRS. JUNE CROWDER, DALLAS, TEXAS; A SON, PHILLIP C. NOLAND, TULSA, OKLA; TWO GRANDCHILDREN. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE ALBERTA METHODIST CHURCH, RETIRED AND PRESENT EMPLOYEES OF REICHHOLD CHEMICAL CO., FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF WEST ALABAMA GENERAL BAPTIST. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY REICHHOLD CHEMICAL CO FOR MORE THAN 29 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA METHODIST CHURCH.

More About THOMAS EDGAR NOLAND:
Burial: Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Ala
Cause of Death: heart failure following surgery on his back
Fact 1: ENGINEER AT REICHHOLD CHEMICAL PLANT
Fact 2: LIVED IN TUSCALOOSA MOST OF MARRIED LIFE
Fact 3: BURIED IN TUSCALOOSA, ALA
Fact 4: died of cardiac arrest following back surgery
Fact 5: avid hunter and fisherman
Fact 6: wonderful father and husband
Fact 7: nicknamed "Dutch" by his family

Notes for LILUA JONES [SMITH]:
Lilua Jones was in Columbus, MS attending beauticians school when she met Clyde Smith. The info I get is this: Clyde and Lilua married in 1930 after it was learned that Lilua was pregnant with her dau June. They never lived together since Clyde left immediately to return to the service. Perhaps he felt bitter that he had been "forced" into marriage...I don't know. At any rate, Lilua returned to Pickens County, AL and her mother's home in Gordo. Her mother and other members of her family decided to have wedding annulled despite the fact that Lilua was pregnant. After June was born, Lilua worked as a beautician in Gordo. Apparently, from information from the Smith family, members of that family remained close to Lilua and June and tried to help. For the first year or so, Clyde ignored the situation and made no attempt to be a part of his daughter's life. In the meantime, Lilua started "seeing" Dutch Noland and married him in 1936. From time to time, Clyde would send money to Lilua to be used for June but Dutch refused it and refused to let Clyde see June. June was raised as Dutch's child and Clyde's name was never mentioned. June was under the impression that Dutch had adopted her. Many years passed and in 1980 Dutch Noland died following surgery on his back. It was about this time that June discovered that she had never been adopted by Dutch, that her legal name was Smith. And, finally, Lilua's son with Dutch...Phillip...was told that June was his half sister, something he had not known. June became very bitter. Then in late 1981, Lilua was contacted by Clyde, himself a widower from Jackson, MS. His sister had seen Dutch's obit in paper. He started to travel to Tuscaloosa to "call" on Lilua. Lilua's children both lived very far away and were in no position to visit her often. She therefore enjoyed Clyde's company. Eventually, June learned that her mother was seeing and spending time with Clyde and the difficulties began. She was furious and refused to meet him. She told her mother that if Clyde was going to be around, she would no longer visit Lilua. Lilua was very distressed. Phillip Noland met Clyde and told his mother that she should see whomever she wished to. June's daughter, Leslie, while visiting her grandmother met and became close to Clyde. Clyde had no other children, other than June, so her children were Clyde's only grandchildren. So, Lilua and Clyde continued to see each other quietly and took care of each other...nursing one another when they became sick. Marriage, however, was out of the question due to June's increasing hositility re the matter. So, a strange situation evolved. Lilua and Clyde spent all their time together...except when June would visit and then he would disappear. Lilua never mentioned Clyde in June's presence. Leslie continued to see Clyde. Their health declined and Lilua in particular became more and more feeble. Finally, when Clyde was 90 and Lilua was 88 they decided to make arrangements where they could spend the rest of their lives together in an assisted living facility where they shared a two bedroom apt. Lilua gave up her apt and Clyde gave up his home in Jackson. Unfortunately, combined with the stress of moving her belongings and June's continued objections, Lilua became very disoriented and afflicted with dementia. She was moved into a different room where the care was more like a hospital care unit. Clyde remained in the apt on a different floor. His devotion was no less, however, and each and every day he would go downstairs with ice cream or flowers or some token of his love and see Lilua. When winter rolled around in 1999, Lilua's condition worsened and June decided to move her to Seattle, WA. Lilua rallied however and refused to be moved since she feared that if she left, Clyde would die. In January 2000, Clyde was hospitalized with pneumonia and while being treated for that, suffered a massive heart attack and died on Jan 13. Lilua was bereft and lost...heartbroken at being left behind. When he was buried in Columbus on January 15, Lilua's niece, Shirla, and her granddaughter Leslie accompanied her to the graveside service. Since she was so weak, she sat in a car nearby during the service. Clyde died at age 90 1/2 and Lilua was 89.

More About LILUA JONES [SMITH]:
Burial: 11 Mar 2002, Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Ala
Fact 1: OCCUPATION: BEAUTICIAN

More About THOMAS NOLAND and LILUA [SMITH]:
Marriage: 11 Jan 1936

Children of THOMAS NOLAND and LILUA [SMITH] are:
52. i. JUNE10 NOLAND, b. 14 Apr 1931; Adopted child.
ii. PHILIP CARVER NOLAND, b. 08 Jan 1947, Tuscaloosa, Ala; m. MARY DELL ROSENCUTTER, 17 Apr 1985, Mexico.

Notes for PHILIP CARVER NOLAND:
Philip Carver Noland graduated from the University of Alabama as an engineer. He is a tall, blond, blue eyed good looking guy. He went to work primarily for oil companies and for years he specialized in helping middle east countries build refineries. He traveled primarily to the middle east while living in Tulsa, OK. Then he went to work for another company, essentially the same type of job, but now he travels all over the globe as the expert on how to build refineries or solve problems that countries have with theirs. He married but has no children. He presently lives near Columbus, Ohio. His traveling takes him away from home 9 months out of the year. His frequent flyer miles after cashed out enables his wife, Mary, to change the furniture throughout their home every three months. She is now in the decorating business. In 1997, Philip and Mary moved to Singapore. He will travel from that area.

More About PHILIP CARVER NOLAND:
Comment 1: had no children
Fact 1: Grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL
Fact 2: Attended the University of Alabama
Fact 3: Occupation: Engineer
Fact 4: lived in Tulsa, Okla a number of years
Fact 5: 1997, moved to Singapore in the orient
Fact 6: 2000, MOVED FROM SINGAPORE BACK TO TULSA, OK
Fact 7: 2000, OPENED A STORE IN TULSA, SELLING TREASURES FROM ASIA

More About PHILIP NOLAND and MARY ROSENCUTTER:
Marriage: 17 Apr 1985, Mexico

15. MELBA ELIZABETH9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 03 Nov 1911 in Gordo, Pickens Co., Ala, and died 17 Jun 1965 in Wharton, Texas. She married FRED ALBERT RATHJEN10 16 Aug 1930 in Carrollton, Pickens Co., Ala11, son of FREDERICK RATHJEN and DELIA COPELAND. He was born 10 May 1900 in High Hill, Lavaca Co., Texas, and died 16 Nov 1974 in Dexter, MO.

Notes for MELBA ELIZABETH NOLAND:
Melba Elizabeth Noland had dark eyes, black hair, was slender with a brilliant smile. She finished high school at the head of her class. She met her future husband, Fred Rathjen, when he came through Gordo laying the "Big Inch" pipeline from Texas to Georgia to carry oil. They married in 1930 and began traveling with the pipeline. Altho the depression was in full swing, there was still some pipelining work. They had twin boys born dead in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Following that, they went to live with Fred's parents in west Texas for a year or so while the depression closed everything down. In 1933, Fred began trucking again and then back into pipelining. In 1935, they had a baby daughter, Shirla, while living in West Texas. The dust bowl days were going on; Melba had many horror stories to tell of those times. They were pipelining and in Louisiana when WWII began in 1941. Fred took family to Houston while he worked in Freeport constructing the Dow Chemical Plants for the war effort. In 1943, they were finally able to buy a small house in Freeport and moved there. Melba had a marvelous sense of humor, a lovely singing voice and a fierce temper, too. She worked initially as a clerk in a store; then went to work as a dental hygenist. She and Fred belonged to Order of Eastern star in Freeport, TX. She was an excellent seamtress and made most of her own clothes and her daughter's. In 1955, she began working in real estate sales. Melba died of leukemia, of four months duration. She is buried in South Park Cemetery in Pearland (Houston) Texas. This was due to the fact that she didn't want to be buried on the coast at Freeport; when hurricanes blew in, all that area was underwater and she couldn't stand the thought of being under water. Melba had curvature of the spine but learned to walk straight; had a hysterectomy in her 40's; gum disease resulted in false teeth early in life; began wearing tri-focals fairly early in life. She had small pox as child and the Noland house was quarantined.

NOTES FROM SHIRLA HOWARD ABOUT MY MOTHER, MELBA NOLAND RATHJEN:

Melba Salenia/Elizabeth Noland was born Nov 3, 1911 in Gordo, AL at home. She grew up in the house where she was born in Gordo, AL. Being a middle child...with several older brothers and an older sister, she was somewhat spoiled. Although her father ws abusive to her older brothers (and mother)....and this must have occurred in her young years, she apparently was pampered. She graduated from high school with honors. Her younger brothers...Mutt and Jeff...told me when I was a child how in awe of her they were when they were growing up. She had a fearsome temper, like her father, but also had a wonderful sense of humor and a delight in life. She was a lovely young woman with dark hair, dark eyes and a brilliant smile. She resembled her Aunt Ophelia Noland, who had died quite young and was the beloved only daughter of her grandmother Annie Stapp Noland...and a sister of her father. Aunt Mabel always thought that it was this resemblance to Ophelia that caused her father to be so gentle on her. Too, her grandmother Annie Stapp Noland lived in their home for some years prior to her death.

While her mother taught her the rudiments of keeping house, cleaning, etc...Melba was never allowed in the kitchen. Therefore, when she married she knew how to cook nothing! Her husband, my father, taught her how to cook. It took a long time, but she eventually became an excellent cook. She also taught herself how to sew during the depression because they couldn't afford to buy clothes. As a child, I remember Mother to be a fanatic with her house keeping. Everything had to be "just so", nothing out of place. Growing up, I can recall oiling the furniture as my job. I scrubbed the bathroom, too, but I was not allowed into the kitchen until after the meal...when it was my job to do the dishes. It was my father who finally took me into the kitchen when I was a senior in high school...and began to teach me how to cook some things. These were primarily fried foods, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, beans, etc.

Because of my peculiar shape...large bosum and relatively slim hips and rear, it was difficult to buy clothesthat fit well. Therefore, throughout my years in school, mother made all my clothes (except for sweaters, jeans, etc). She took pride in making suits, complete with linings. She even made a winter coat one time. This craft, too, she refused to teach me. She said it was because she was afraid I'd tear up her beloved sewing machine. However, I came to realize that it was because she was too impatient to teach a young girl to sew.

Having been raised in the deep south where it was unfashionable for a young woman to have tanned skin...indeed, if she was quality, she had creamy, soft white skin...she was reluctant to spend much time outdoors. Since mother was convinced that pale skin was necessary to be a "lady"...she had a hard time accepting the custom of all young women when I was growing up...of laying out and getting as deep a tan as possible. Since I spent a great deal of time on the beach swimming and playing volleyball, etc, I didn't have to lay out like a beached whale in order to tan. I tanned easily despite being a blonde. I never sunburned...sometimes I would turn red but the next day it was all brown. I never peeled. Often my tan was so deep, mother and daddy would frown and say I looked like an albino mexican. Dark skin, white hair and blue eyes. About the time I graduated from high school, I noticed one of my parents' good friends. She was in the sun all the time fishing and gardening. She was in her 40s but had a heavily lined face, almost like leather. When I commented on her appearance, Mother replied that it was due to her exposure to the sun so much. At that moment, I stopped any "sun bathing" to deliberately get a tan.

Mother was primarily a homemaker most of her life. However, when I was about ten or twelve, she became bored with staying at home. She expressed a desire to go to work and to use the money she earned to buy some things she needed for the house. This was shortly after the end of the war and they had done without any "new" things for a long time. Daddy was incensed tht she would want to work, as though it was slap at his ability to provide for her. This led to many arguments and eventually they discussed divorce. However, this disagreement blew over and she went to work as a clerk in a store. She worked there for a few years and then went to work as a dental hygengist for a dentist. After a few years working for him, she took her tests and went to work selling real estate. She made very good money doing this. She enjoyed immensely this type of work, too.

Mother didn't have any hobbies. She was, however, an expert seamtress and was extremely creative with her work. She also had a beautiful soprano voice. As she worked around the house, she would sing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" and it was a joy to hear her sing.

Mother had a fearsome temper, explosive and she could say biting things while she was mad. When I was growing up, and she would get mad, I would have preferred a beating than having to listen to her harangue me and berate me. These "lectures" went on for a long time. I don't recall any specifics as to why she was angry.

Mother's name at birth was MELBA SALENIA NOLAND, named after her maternal grandmother [HANNAH SALENIA LOVE]. She, however, thought the name Salenia sounded "slimey" and so when she got older, changed her name to MELBA ELIZABETH NOLAND.

More About MELBA ELIZABETH NOLAND:
Burial: Pearland, Texas
Cause of Death: leukemia
Comment 1: 1930, when married, didn't know how to cook anything
Comment 2: always stylish, loved beautiful clothes and jewelry
Comment 3: afraid of the water so wouldn't boat or swim
Comment 4: loved to travel; a tourist at heart
Comment 6: May 1931, HAd twin boys born dead in Iowa; black hair and dark eyes
Fact 1: 1931, had twins born dead in Oskaloosa, Iowa12
Fact 2: 1930, had dark eyes, black hair; was slender, brilliant smile
Fact 3: 1955, began working in real estate sales
Fact 4: MARVELOUS SENSE OF HUMOR
Fact 5: LOVELY SINGING VOICE
Fact 6: 1965, BURIED IN SOUTH PARK CEMETERY, PEARLAND, TEXAS
Fact 7: BELONGED TO ORDER OF EASTERN STAR IN FREEPORT, TX
Fact 8: EXCELLENT SEAMTRESS
Fact 9: 1965, Died of Leukemia
Fact 10: 16 Aug 1930, Married Fred Rathjen, at courthouse in Carrollton, AL
Medical Information: HAD CURVATURE OF THE SPINE BUT LEARNED TO WALK STRAIGHT; HAD A HYSTERECTOMY IN HER 40'S; GUM DISEASE RESULTED IN FALSE TEETH EARLY IN LIFE; BEGAN WEARING TRI-FOCALS FAIRLY EARLY IN LIFE. SMALL POX

Notes for FRED ALBERT RATHJEN:
FRED ALBERT RATHJEN, B. 10 MAY 1900 AT HIGH HILL, LAVACA CO., TX, NEAR SCHULENBERG, TEXAS. WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD, HIS FAMILY MOVED TO GOULDBUSK ARA IN WEST TEXAS. FRED QUIT SCHOOL AFTER THE 8TH GRADE. HE TRIED FARMING FOR A YEAR BUT LOST HIS CROP DUE TO HAIL. THEN HE WENT TO WORK AS A "ROUGHNECK" IN THE OIL FIELDS. HE THEN WENT TO WORK ON PIPELINES. HE WAS THE FOREMAN ON THE JOB THAT LAID THE "BIG INCH" LINE FROM TEXAS TO SAVANNAH, GA WHICH CARRIED THE FIRST NATURAL GAS TO THE EAST COAST. HE MET MELBA NOLAND WHILE LAYING THIS LINE ACROSS THE SIPSEY SWAMP IN PICKENS CO., ALA, AND EVENTUALLY MARRIED HER IN CARROLLTON, ALA ON 16 AUG 1930. WITH THE START OF WWII, HE QUIT PIPELINING AND SETTLED IN FREEPORT, TEXAS DOING DEFENSE WORK AND CONSTRUCTING THE GIANT DOW CHEMICAL PLANTS THAT MADE ALUMINUM FOR THE WAR EFFORT. HE AND MELBA PURCHASED A HOME IN 1942/43 AND THEY LIVED THERE UNTIL MELBA DIED. HE SOLD THE HOUSE SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MOVING TO BEAUMONT, TEXAS TO BE CLOSE TO HIS DAUGHTER, SHIRLA, AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN. FRED WAS 6'1", BEGAN BALDING AT AGE 18, BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES. WEIGHED ABOUT 190 LBS DURING PRIME OF LIFE. HE WORE A SIZE 10 SHOE AND A SIZE 6 7/8 HAT. HE HAD A HEART ATTACK IN 1960, A MAJOR STROKE WHICH LEFT HIM PARTIALLY PARALYZED IN 1966. HE HAD AN ULCER IN 1968. HE SMOKED FOR FIFTY YEARS BUT QUIT COLD TURKEY WHEN HE GOT THE ULCER. HE HAD ARTHRITIS SEVERELY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS OF HIS LIFE. DUE TO THE STROKE, HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND COULD NOT USE HIS RIGHT HAND. FRED WAS A QUIET, SOFT-SPOKEN MAN, WELL LIKED BY ALL THAT KNEW HIM. HE WAS A MAN OF HONOR AND HIS WORD WAS HIS BOND. HE LOVED THE OUTDOORS, PRIMARILY FISHING. HE ENJOYED HOBBIES THAT ALLOWED HIM TO WORK WITH HIS HANDS; WOOD-WORKING, ETC. HE MOVED IN 1973 TO STODDARD CO., MO AFTER HIS DAUGHTER REMARRIED AND MOVED THERE. HE DIED NOVEMBER 16, 1974 IN DEXTER, MO OF COMPLICATIONS DUE TO HEART. HE DIED OF KIDNEY FAILURE, A RESULT OF GANGRENE OF THE INTESTINE, WHICH IN TURN HAD BEEN CAUSED BY AN ERRATIC HEART. HE IS BURIED AT SOUTH PARK CEMETERY, PEARLAND, TEXAS. FRED WAS A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE FOR MANY YEARS AND THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. HIS OCCUPATION IN FREEPORT WAS A PIPEFITTER IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD. IN 1931, FRED AND MELBA HAD TWIN BOYS THAT DIED AT BIRTH.

More About FRED ALBERT RATHJEN:
Burial: Pearland, Texas
Cause of Death: DIED OF GANGRENE OF INTESTINE/HEART COMPLICATIONS
Comment 1: Aug 1941, Lived in Houston, TX (newspaper article)
Fact 1: OCCUPATION WAS PIPE FITTER
Fact 2: 1929, FOREMAN ON JOB THAT LAID THE "BIG INCH" FROM TEXAS TO GA
Fact 3: ONLY WENT TO SCHOOL THROUGH THE 8TH GRADE
Fact 4: AS BOY, RODE "DRAG" ON TRAIL DRIVES FROM TEXAS TO KS
Fact 5: PARENTS LOST FARM DURING DEPRESSION
Fact 6: BEGAN TO BALD AT AGE 18
Fact 7: QUIET SPOKEN MAN, HIS WORD WAS HIS BOND
Fact 8: LOVED TO FISH OVER ALL ELSE
Fact 9: ENJOYED WOOD CRAFTS AND WORKING WITH HIS HANDS
Fact 10: QUIT SMOKING AFTER 50 YRS WHEN HE GOT ULCER
Fact 11: BURIED IN SOUTH PARK CEMETERY, PEARLAND, TEXAS
Fact 12: ATTENDED CHURCH OF CHRIST AS A CHILD
Fact 13: MEMBER OF MASONIC LODGE AND EASTERN STAR
Medical Information: HAD HEART ATTACK AND MAJOR STROKE; HAD ARTHRITIS BADLY; HAD TO GET FALSE TEETH EARLY; HAD STOMACH ULCER; BALD BY AGE 18; HEAVY SMOKER MOST OF LIFE; HAD ULCER; FALSE TEETH;

Marriage Notes for MELBA NOLAND and FRED RATHJEN:
Fred Rathjen was the foreman on the "Big Inch" pipeline being laid from Texas through the south to Savannah, GA. When the pipeline reached the area around Gordo, Ala., heavy rains set in and Sipsey Swamp (which lay between Gordo and Tuscaloosa) became flooded and the crews were unable to lay the lines across the swamp. As was usual when nature caused problems, the crew just rested wherever they were until things got better. Daddy was staying in Gordo. John Thomas Noland owned and operated a cafe in Gordo. Melba Noland, his daughter would helpout in the cafe from time to time. The first time Fred went into the cafe, Melba was waiting on tables. She was about 17 1/2. Fred was struck by her beauty and dazzling smile. In order to get her to stop at his table and talk...he kept ordering glasses of milk. The first nite he ordered about 12 glasses of milk. They got acquainted and he returned frequently to the cafe before asking permission to call on her. The "layover" lasted about a month at which time he had to move on with the pipeline. Fred and Melba corresponded over the next nine months or so. In August 1930, he returned to Gordo. On August 16, 1930 Fred and Melba were married by a Justice of the Peace at the Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton, AL. Fred often said that it took him several years before he could drink any more milk!

More About FRED RATHJEN and MELBA NOLAND:
Death of one spouse: 17 Jun 1965, Wharton, Texas at hospital
Marriage: 16 Aug 1930, Carrollton, Pickens Co., Ala13
Marriage date: MARRIED AT PICKENS CO, AL COURTHOUSE IN CARROLLTON

Child of MELBA NOLAND and FRED RATHJEN is:
53. i. SHIRLA JEAN10 RATHJEN, b. 27 Jun 1935, Coleman, Texas.

16. HAROLD BURTON9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 10 Aug 1919 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 30 Jun 1948 in Berlin, Germany. He married JUANITA JONES. She died 12 Aug 1978 in New Mexico.

Notes for HAROLD BURTON NOLAND:
Harold Burton (Mutt) Noland had red hair and blue eyes. He attended the University of Alabama and majored in chemistry. He learned to fly while in college. Mutt had a photographic memory. After college, he became a career air force officer. During WWII, he trained fighter pilots in Texas. After WWII, he was sent to Germany. Mutt was killed in an airplane crash during the Berlin Airlift. He is buried in Gordo next to his parents.

More About HAROLD BURTON NOLAND:
Burial: Gordo Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co., AL
Cause of Death: plane crash during Berlin Airlift following WWII
Fact 1: CALLED "MUTT" BY HIS FAMILY
Fact 2: ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Fact 3: MAJORED IN CHEMISTRY
Fact 4: HAD A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
Fact 5: CAREER AIR FORCE OFFICER
Fact 6: DURING WWII, TRAINED FIGHTER PILOTS
Fact 7: 1948, KILLED AIRPLANE CRASH DURING BERLIN AIRLIFT
Fact 8: BURIED IN GORDO NEXT TO HIS PARENTS

More About HAROLD NOLAND and JUANITA JONES:
Death of one spouse: 1948, GERMANY

Children of HAROLD NOLAND and JUANITA JONES are:
54. i. REBECCA ELIZABETH10 NOLAND, b. 27 Oct 1944.
55. ii. FRANCES ANN NOLAND, b. 19 Oct 1946, Sherman, Texas.

17. GERALD HERSCHEL9 NOLAND (JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 14 Feb 1922 in Gordo, AL, and died 15 May 1991 in California. He married LOUISE FRYE 19 Aug 1941 in Camp Springs, Maryland.

Notes for GERALD HERSCHEL NOLAND:
"Jeff" left home when he was sixteen yrs old and joined the Marine Corps. He as a Marine pilot. During WWII, he flew supplies over the "Hump" in China to the Flying Tigers fighting the Japs. During the Korean War, he flew hospital planes, taking the wounded back to California from Korea. He and his family lived most of his life in Costa Mesa, Calif. He retired from the Corps when he was about 36, returned to college and got a degree in engineering. While attending college, he worked as "Riverboat Captain" at Disney Land. Upon getting his degree, he worked as a city engineer. He and his wife, Louise, loved to travel and take cruises. He came down with cancer which went into remission for awhile. Some years later, he died of a massive heart attack following surgery to remove the cancer. Jeff had a delightful sense of humor and could tell jokes and stories better than anyone I have ever known. According to his siblings, Jeff was the most stubborn and determined individual they'd ever known.

More About GERALD HERSCHEL NOLAND:
Burial: California
Cause of Death: Heart attack following surgery for cancer
Fact 1: nicknamed "Jeff" by his father
Medical Information: HAD CANCER

More About GERALD NOLAND and LOUISE FRYE:
Marriage: 19 Aug 1941, Camp Springs, Maryland

Children of GERALD NOLAND and LOUISE FRYE are:
56. i. GERALD HERSCHEL10 NOLAND, JR (JERRY), b. 20 Oct 1942, Fayette, Ala.
57. ii. JAY STEVEN (STEVE) NOLAND, b. 16 Oct 1949, Cherry Point, NC.

18. WILLIAM AUBREY9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 24 Sep 1902 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 21 Jan 1967 in Mobile, AL. He married MARY ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD 24 Dec 1933, daughter of JAMES ARCHIBALD and LOUISE WHITTLE. She was born 13 Feb 1914.

More About WILLIAM NOLAND and MARY ARCHIBALD:
Marriage: 24 Dec 1933

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and MARY ARCHIBALD are:
58. i. WILLIAM MAX10 NOLAND, b. 21 Nov 1934, Pickens Co., Ala.
59. ii. BARBARA ANN NOLAND, b. 03 Feb 1936, Pickens Co., Ala.

19. SAM HILL9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 22 Aug 1903 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died 16 Jun 1959. He married EULA MAE HOOD 11 Oct 1924 in Pickens Co., Ala. She was born 04 Mar 1907.

More About SAM NOLAND and EULA HOOD:
Marriage: 11 Oct 1924, Pickens Co., Ala

Child of SAM NOLAND and EULA HOOD is:
60. i. JAMES HILL10 NOLAND, b. 31 Jan 1927, Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS.

20. JAMES PHILIP9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 05 Jul 1905 in pickens Co., Ala, and died 12 Dec 1978. He married MANOLA STERLING 03 May 1925 in Pickens Co., Ala.

More About JAMES PHILIP NOLAND:
Fact 1: called "Jim Phil"

More About JAMES NOLAND and MANOLA STERLING:
Marriage: 03 May 1925, Pickens Co., Ala

Children of JAMES NOLAND and MANOLA STERLING are:
i. MARGARETTE BLAIN10 NOLAND, b. 13 Aug 1927.
61. ii. WILLIAM SAMUEL NOLAND, b. 03 May 1929, Pickens Co., Ala; d. 24 Aug 1986, Wetumpka, Ala.
62. iii. ELEANOR MARIE NOLAND, b. 28 Jan 1933, Pickens Co., Ala.
63. iv. MARY LULA NOLAND, b. 28 Aug 1936, Pickens Co., Ala.

21. MARIE ANN9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 07 Oct 1910 in Pickens Co., Ala, and died May 1995. She married (1) JOHN WESLEY MCGEE 29 Jul 1929. He was born 13 Oct 1908, and died 18 Apr 1956. She married (2) WOODROW WILSON BOYD 09 Jan 1960. He died 19 Aug 1982.

More About JOHN MCGEE and MARIE NOLAND:
Marriage: 29 Jul 1929
None-Ending: 1956

More About WOODROW BOYD and MARIE NOLAND:
Marriage: 09 Jan 1960

Children of MARIE NOLAND and JOHN MCGEE are:
64. i. JOHN WILEY10 MCGEE, b. 09 May 1932.
65. ii. ELEANOR JANE MCGEE, b. 17 May 1935.
66. iii. JOANN MCGEE, b. 31 May 1937.
67. iv. SHELBY JEAN MCGEE, b. 24 Sep 1939.
68. v. LARRY GLENN MCGEE, b. 06 Jun 1942.

22. SALLIE JANE9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 04 Feb 1913. She married (1) REBELS GARFIELD KIRK. He was born 15 Dec 1907. She married (2) GILBERT LOUIS PATTERSON. He was born 22 Jul 1917, and died 11 Jun 1971.

Children of SALLIE NOLAND and REBELS KIRK are:
69. i. EDWARD GENE10 KIRK, b. 17 Sep 1931.
70. ii. JAMES HAROLD KIRK, b. 04 Nov 1933.
71. iii. MARION CLIFFORD KIRK, b. 04 Mar 1939.

23. JAMES LESTER9 NOLAND, JR. (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 18 Dec 1915 in Pickens Co., Ala. He married MILDRED JEWELL SHERRILL 31 Aug 1940 in Ft Lauderdale, FL. She was born 06 Jun 1919 in Echola, Ala.

More About JAMES LESTER NOLAND, JR.:
Comment 1: 2002, LIving in nursing home in Tuscaloosa

More About JAMES NOLAND and MILDRED SHERRILL:
Marriage: 31 Aug 1940, Ft Lauderdale, FL

Children of JAMES NOLAND and MILDRED SHERRILL are:
72. i. GERARD SHERRILL10 NOLAND, b. 12 Sep 1942, Miami, Florida.
73. ii. JAMES FARRELL NOLAND, b. 15 Oct 1943, Elrod, Ala.
iii. BRENDA JOYCE NOLAND, b. 14 Mar 1945; m. JEROME BROD GERVIS, 11 May 1974; b. 11 Jun 1935, New York; d. 25 Jan 1985, New Orleans.

More About BRENDA JOYCE NOLAND:
Comment 1: 2002, LIving in Tuscaloosa and selling real estate

More About JEROME GERVIS and BRENDA NOLAND:
Marriage: 11 May 1974

74. iv. MARILYN JOAN NOLAND, b. 10 Nov 1947, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

24. ALBERT GLENN9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 Oct 1917, and died 20 Jan 1982. He married ALLENE VIRGINIA STEPHENS. She was born 19 Mar 1931.

Child of ALBERT NOLAND and ALLENE STEPHENS is:
75. i. VIRGINIA GWENDOLYN10 NOLAND, b. 09 Mar 1959.

25. ROBERT GILLIS9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 19 Jan 1923, and died 25 Jan 1996. He married VIRGINIA ORTHELLIA TUCKER 20 Aug 1946. She was born 20 May 1928.

More About ROBERT NOLAND and VIRGINIA TUCKER:
Marriage: 20 Aug 1946

Children of ROBERT NOLAND and VIRGINIA TUCKER are:
76. i. ROBERT GERALD10 NOLAND, b. 17 Dec 1947.
ii. RICHARD ALLEN NOLAND, b. 21 Apr 1952.

26. MARION JEAN9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 19 Sep 1924 in Pickens Co., Ala. She married ROBERT LEE VANN 02 Jan 1948 in Atlanta, GA. He was born 15 Nov 1921 in Columbus, GA, and died 10 Mar 1965 in Mobile, AL.

More About ROBERT VANN and MARION NOLAND:
Marriage: 02 Jan 1948, Atlanta, GA

Child of MARION NOLAND and ROBERT VANN is:
77. i. MARION LEE10 VANN, b. 16 Mar 1951, Atlanta, GA.

27. MARY FRANCES9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 17 Aug 1926. She married ROBERT OLERIA LATHAM Feb 1946. He was born 31 Dec 1924.

More About ROBERT LATHAM and MARY NOLAND:
Marriage: Feb 1946

Children of MARY NOLAND and ROBERT LATHAM are:
78. i. ROBERT BARRY10 LATHAM, b. 21 Nov 1955.
ii. BYRON DOUGLAS LATHAM, b. 09 Mar 1959.

28. DOROTHY LAZELLE9 NOLAND (JAMES LESTER8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 06 Mar 1927. She married WILLIAM ELTON WOOLBRIGHT 26 Mar 1948. He was born 09 Jul 1926, and died 30 Sep 1977.

More About WILLIAM WOOLBRIGHT and DOROTHY NOLAND:
Marriage: 26 Mar 1948

Children of DOROTHY NOLAND and WILLIAM WOOLBRIGHT are:
79. i. DEBRA KAY10 WOOLBRIGHT, b. 22 Oct 1954.
ii. DONNA RENEE WOOLBRIGHT, b. 22 Oct 1962; m. KEVIN CURTIS HOFER; b. 06 Aug 1983.

Generation No. 4

29. JOHN PHILIP10 NOLAND, JR. (JOHN PHILIP9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 15 Mar 1923 in Raleigh Wake Co., NC, and died 18 May 1977 in Huntsville, Ala. He married (1) VIRGINIA BLANKENSHIP 1947. He married (2) ELIZABETH NEWBERN 03 Oct 1959 in Orlando, Florida.

Notes for JOHN PHILIP NOLAND, JR.:
Was a lawyer with NASA in Huntsville, Ala. John Philip had an emotional break-down.

More About JOHN NOLAND and VIRGINIA BLANKENSHIP:
Marriage: 1947

More About JOHN NOLAND and ELIZABETH NEWBERN:
Marriage: 03 Oct 1959, Orlando, Florida

Children of JOHN NOLAND and VIRGINIA BLANKENSHIP are:
80. i. MARY KATHLEEN11 NOLAND, b. 1948.
81. ii. CAROL ANN NOLAND, b. Feb 1952.

Child of JOHN NOLAND and ELIZABETH NEWBERN is:
iii. KEVIN SCOTT11 NOLAND, b. 26 Apr 1962, Melbourne, Brevard Co., Florida; m. SHERRY LYNN PRICE, 12 Oct 1985, Atlanta, GA.

More About KEVIN NOLAND and SHERRY PRICE:
Marriage: 12 Oct 1985, Atlanta, GA

30. CHARLES ARTHUR10 NOLAND (JOHN PHILIP9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 12 Sep 1925 in Henderson, Vance Co., NC. He married GWENDOLYN ELOISE GREEN 07 Sep 1947 in Montgomery, Ala.

More About CHARLES NOLAND and GWENDOLYN GREEN:
Marriage: 07 Sep 1947, Montgomery, Ala

Children of CHARLES NOLAND and GWENDOLYN GREEN are:
i. CHARLES "ART" ARTHUR11 NOLAND, b. 19 Oct 1953.
ii. AVA LYNN NOLAND, b. 19 Mar 1955.

31. MARY CHARLOTTE10 NOLAND (JOHN PHILIP9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 24 Oct 1926 in Henderson, Vance Co., NC, and died 29 Oct 1978 in Montgomery, Ala. She married JAMES D. ARMSTRONG, JR. 20 Jan 1946 in Prattville, Ala. He died 20 Apr 1976.

More About MARY CHARLOTTE NOLAND:
Fact 1: Emotionally unstable following accidental death of son

More About JAMES ARMSTRONG and MARY NOLAND:
Marriage: 20 Jan 1946, Prattville, Ala

Children of MARY NOLAND and JAMES ARMSTRONG are:
82. i. JAMES D. (DAN)11 ARMSTRONG III.
ii. JOHN STANLEY ARMSTRONG, b. 15 Nov 1947.

More About JOHN STANLEY ARMSTRONG:
Fact 1: Electrocuted on wire

iii. CHARLES THOMAS ARMSTRONG, b. 15 Feb 1957.

32. HERMAN LEIGH "SONNY"10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 25 Jun 1922, and died 06 Jun 1971. He married RUTHIE.

More About HERMAN LEIGH "SONNY" NOLAND:
Fact 1: Committed suicide

Children of HERMAN NOLAND and RUTHIE are:
i. MICHAEL LEIGH11 NOLAND.
ii. STEVE NOLAND.

More About STEVE NOLAND:
Fact 1: Accidentally shot himself at young age

iii. PATRICIA NOLAND.
iv. MAHLON NOLAND.

33. WILLIAM ARTHUR "BILL"10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 06 May 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He married DENA RUDIS 10 Jul 1954 in Collinsville, Ill..

Notes for WILLIAM ARTHUR "BILL" NOLAND:
WILLIAM ARTHUR NOLAND retired from USAF in 1964. Moved to Merriett Island, FL and became a high school math teacher. Served as a baseball umpire in community in his spare time for many years.

More About WILLIAM NOLAND and DENA RUDIS:
Marriage: 10 Jul 1954, Collinsville, Ill.

Children of WILLIAM NOLAND and DENA RUDIS are:
i. WILLIAM MICHAEL11 NOLAND, b. 23 May 1960.
ii. ROBERT ARTHUR NOLAND, b. 07 Sep 1961.

34. HENRIETTA FRANCES10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 18 Jul 1926. She married WILLIAM LOCKE CHEW 18 Mar 1947.

More About WILLIAM CHEW and HENRIETTA NOLAND:
Marriage: 18 Mar 1947

Children of HENRIETTA NOLAND and WILLIAM CHEW are:
83. i. LUCIA NOLAND11 CHEW, b. 12 Mar 1948, Hampton, VA, Elizabeth City Co., VA.
84. ii. JENNIFER CHARLOTTE CHEW, b. 30 Jul 1953, Tullahoma, Tenn..
iii. ELIZABETH FRANCES (BETSY) CHEW, b. 15 Jun 1957, Manchester, Tenn; m. JOEL HADEN TUCK, 19 May 1979, Tullahoma, Tenn..

More About JOEL TUCK and ELIZABETH CHEW:
Marriage: 19 May 1979, Tullahoma, Tenn.

iv. CAROLYN GRAYSON CHEW, b. 23 Dec 1965.

35. DOROTHY JEAN10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 10 Aug 1930. She married TERENCE MCCORKLE. He died 10 Aug 1978.

Children of DOROTHY NOLAND and TERENCE MCCORKLE are:
i. TERENCE LEIGH11 MCCORKLE, b. 01 Mar 1953.
ii. TONI MCCORKLE, b. 11 May 1954.
iii. MARC MCCORKLE, b. 07 May 1957, Hampton, VA, Elizabeth City Co., VA; m. KATHY LYNN MANARO, 14 Feb 1982.

More About MARC MCCORKLE and KATHY MANARO:
Marriage: 14 Feb 1982

36. JANIE DELL10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 15 Sep 1933. She married WILLIAM WOODALL SPRUIELL 29 Jan 1954. He died 19 Jun 1990.

More About WILLIAM SPRUIELL and JANIE NOLAND:
Marriage: 29 Jan 1954

Children of JANIE NOLAND and WILLIAM SPRUIELL are:
85. i. CELESTE ADELE11 SPRUIELL, b. 29 Dec 1954.
ii. FRANCES MARIE SPRUIELL, b. 01 Jun 1957.
iii. WILLIAM CRAIG SPRUIELL, b. 09 Sep 1961.

37. JUNE JOY10 NOLAND (WILLIAM HERMAN9, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 30 Jun 1937. She married ROBERT EDWARD GILREATH, JR. 02 Jun 1956.

More About ROBERT GILREATH and JUNE NOLAND:
Marriage: 02 Jun 1956

Children of JUNE NOLAND and ROBERT GILREATH are:
i. ROBERT DOUGLAS11 GILREATH, b. 07 Mar 1959.
ii. MARK EDWARD GILREATH, b. 08 Aug 1960.
iii. JOHN SCOTT GILREATH, b. 19 Jun 1963.
iv. DANA ELAINE GILREATH, b. 16 Jul 1965.

38. ETTA MARGUERITE10 BERRY (VIVIAN INEZ9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 1919. She married DEWEY BONKRUD.

Child of ETTA BERRY and DEWEY BONKRUD is:
i. JACK11 BONKRUD.

39. MARY ELIZABETH10 BERRY (VIVIAN INEZ9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 02 Jan 1923. She married ROYSTON WHITE SWINDAL 01 Dec 1945.

More About ROYSTON SWINDAL and MARY BERRY:
Marriage: 01 Dec 1945

Children of MARY BERRY and ROYSTON SWINDAL are:
i. CHARLOTTE ANN11 SWINDAL, b. 28 Sep 1949.
ii. DAVID ROYSTON SWINDAL, b. 10 Jan 1953.
iii. RICHARD ALAN SWINDAL, b. 07 Oct 1959.

40. PEGGY JEAN10 BERRY (VIVIAN INEZ9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 23 Sep 1930. She married DAVE RILEY.

Children of PEGGY BERRY and DAVE RILEY are:
i. ROBERT11 RILEY, b. 1949.
ii. WANDA RILEY, b. 1951.
iii. VICKIE RILEY, b. 1952.
iv. PAUL RILEY, b. Sep 1955.
v. PHYLLIS RILEY, b. 1958.

41. ARTHUR B. (JACK)10 LANCASTER, JR. (ANNIE EUGENIA9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 08 May 1924, and died 28 Dec 1984. He married MARIE LAVAUGHN COX.

Children of ARTHUR LANCASTER and MARIE COX are:
86. i. ROBERT BARRETT11 LANCASTER, b. 09 Sep 1946.
ii. RANDALL LANCASTER, b. 22 Oct 1949.
87. iii. RICHARD BARRY LANCASTER, b. 11 Jan 1951.
88. iv. SUSAN KATHLEEN (KATHY) LANCASTER, b. 29 Sep 1953.

42. MARY SUE10 LANCASTER (ANNIE EUGENIA9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 07 Apr 1928. She married ROBERT LEE HALLMAN 31 Aug 1946.

More About ROBERT HALLMAN and MARY LANCASTER:
Marriage: 31 Aug 1946

Children of MARY LANCASTER and ROBERT HALLMAN are:
89. i. ELIZABETH ANN11 HALLMAN, b. 03 Feb 1949.
90. ii. MARY MELINDA HALLMAN, b. 20 Feb 1951.
91. iii. JOHN LEE HALLMAN, b. 26 Oct 1952.
92. iv. JAMES LYDEL HALLMAN, b. 14 Oct 1957, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
93. v. WILLIAM LENNOX HALLMAN, b. 02 Jan 1961, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
94. vi. ANITA DARLENE HALLMAN, b. 21 Jan 1967, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

43. FRANK HENRY10 PUHL, JR. (VERA OPHELIA9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 24 Nov 1930 in Pomona, California. He married AUDREY ANN WILSON.

Children of FRANK PUHL and AUDREY WILSON are:
95. i. JAN MARIE11 PUHL, b. 16 Jan 1959.
ii. KURT RANDAL PUHL, b. 19 Jan 1963.
iii. ERIC PATRICK PUHL, b. 25 Feb 1970.

44. RAYMOND NOLAND10 PUHL (VERA OPHELIA9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 20 Nov 1935 in Pomona, California. He married BARBARA ANNE BLETCHER 1960.

More About RAYMOND PUHL and BARBARA BLETCHER:
Marriage: 1960

Children of RAYMOND PUHL and BARBARA BLETCHER are:
i. KERI LYNN11 PUHL, b. 04 Apr 1961.
ii. DARIN SHAY PUHL, b. 13 Sep 1962.
iii. SHERI KAE PUHL, b. 25 Feb 1966.

45. BEVERLY ANNE10 TIDMORE (BEATRICE IRENE9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 20 Jun 1930. She married ROZELLE T. WILSON 24 Sep 1950.

More About ROZELLE WILSON and BEVERLY TIDMORE:
Marriage: 24 Sep 1950

Children of BEVERLY TIDMORE and ROZELLE WILSON are:
i. ROZELLE T.11 WILSON, JR., b. 21 May 1951.
96. ii. BEVERLY ANNE WILSON, b. 30 Apr 1953.
iii. ANGELA CATHERINE WILSON, b. 30 Jun 1954.
97. iv. WADE ERIC WILSON, b. 10 Apr 1955.

46. ROYAL S10 TIDMORE, JR. "KING" (BEATRICE IRENE9 NOLAND, WILLIAM SAMUEL8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 16 Jul 1940. He married TREVA LEE DAVIS.

Children of ROYAL TIDMORE and TREVA DAVIS are:
i. SIDNEY LEE11 TIDMORE, b. 11 Mar 1963.
ii. STACY GLENN TIDMORE, b. 13 Jul 1964.
iii. SHANNON DALE TIDMORE, b. 05 Jun 1971.

47. MARTHA CAROLYN10 NOLAND (CURTIS HENLEY9, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 25 Oct 1934 in Electric Mills, Mississippi. She married JIMMY SIMPSON 21 Aug 1951 in Stillwater, Okla. He was born 03 Oct 1931 in Northport, Ala.

Notes for MARTHA CAROLYN NOLAND:
MARTHA CAROLYN NOLAND married Jimmy Simpson in Stillwater, Okla. Jimmy was in the air force at the time. When he got out of the service, they moved to Bessemer, Ala and Jimmy went to work for U.S. Steel, eventually as a supervisor. When he retired in 1984, they bought a cleaning establishment in Bessemer. Both worked there until selling the business in 1991. Martha "eloped" and ran off to marry Jimmy. She has a "bubbly" personality, filled with enthusiasm for life! She takes after her father in that she goes out of her way to "do" for others.

More About JIMMY SIMPSON and MARTHA NOLAND:
Marriage: 21 Aug 1951, Stillwater, Okla

Children of MARTHA NOLAND and JIMMY SIMPSON are:
98. i. JIMMY CURTIS11 SIMPSON, b. 21 May 1953, Hamilton AFB, Hamilton, Marin Co., Calif.
ii. SHERRI LYNN SIMPSON, b. 03 Mar 1956, Tuscaloosa, Ala; m. (1) PHILIP RAY PARKER, 06 Mar 1976, Bessemer, Alabama; m. (2) KENNETH DODSON, 26 Aug 1989.

Notes for SHERRI LYNN SIMPSON:
Married twice; first to Philip Ray Parker. Divorced and she married 2nd Kenneth Dodson. She was trained as a nurse but presently (1996) works at the post office in Bessemer, Ala.

More About PHILIP PARKER and SHERRI SIMPSON:
Marriage: 06 Mar 1976, Bessemer, Alabama

More About KENNETH DODSON and SHERRI SIMPSON:
Marriage: 26 Aug 1989

99. iii. CAROLYN RENEE SIMPSON, b. 07 Feb 1962, Birmingham, Ala.

48. KATHRYN ELIZABETH NOLAND10 (BETTY) (SAMUEL CAYCE9 NOLAND, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 08 Jul 1929 in Saco, Ala. She married (1) HALL W. TIDWELL. She married (2) THOMAS CALVIN GODDARD. He died 17 Jan 1982 in Georgia.

Children of KATHRYN (BETTY) and HALL TIDWELL are:
i. KAY11 TIDWELL, b. 18 Nov 1949.
ii. PHILIP WILLIAM TIDWELL, b. 13 Mar 1951.

Children of KATHRYN (BETTY) and THOMAS GODDARD are:
100. iii. STEPHEN RANDALL11 GODDARD, b. 17 May 1954.
101. iv. CALVIN WAYNE GODDARD, b. 27 May 1955.
v. LARRY ALAN GODDARD, b. 16 Apr 1958.
vi. KATHRYN JANICE GODDARD, b. 29 Jul 1960.

49. MARY SUE10 NOLAND (SAMUEL CAYCE9, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 May 1932 in Saco, Ala, and died 10 Apr 1994 in Ft. Walton, FL. She married (1) EDSEL GREENE. She married (2) EDWARD O. NICKELS (NICK).

Notes for MARY SUE NOLAND:
Sue Noland was married twice. Her first husband, Edsel Greene, was in the service and they were not married long. They had one child. She went to work for civil service during that marriage. After her divorce, whe married Nick Nickels, a career air force officer. They settled in Ft. Walton, Fla. She continued to work for civil service. Shortly after their marriage, Nick had to take an early retirement from the service due to poor health. From that time on, he was in and out of the hospital frequently with heart problems among other things. Sue and Nick had two daughters. The yougest dau gave them a difficult time almost from the time she was born. When she finally married, she had a couple of children die young. Her husband accused her of killing them and they divorced and he moved to Birmingham, AL, taking the two oldest daughters with him. The court refused Sonia, their mother, to see them. Then it was learned that the father was abusing the girls, Nick and Sue petitioned the court for the adoption of the girls. They were allowed to adopt the oldest girl and she moved to Florida with them. The father, f course, was furious and as a result they lost contact with the youngest grandchild. Then Sue's cancer of the breast returned (she thought she had been cured). In the meantime, the oldest daughter of Sue's married a hippie type, who persuaded Renee to embezzle from her employer. She was caught, of course, and when her parents refused to help her, she and her husband left that part of the country and Renee refused to speak to her mother and father again. Even when Sue was dying, Renee refused to speak to her or to mend fences. Sonia, mother of the grand-dau that they adopted, divorced her husband and returned to Ft. Walton. Despite a court order that she not see her daughter, she began to visit her Mom's house often. Sue was frantic and upset. Then when she died, Nick was left with the grand-daughter in his home, he himself was very ill and still in the hospital a good bit. Sonia moved into his home, despite his pleas that she leave. Finally, Nick went out into the garage while the grand-dau was at school and killed himself. End of a very sad story. I have no idea what happened to the grand-daughter and have been unable to learn anything about her.

More About MARY SUE NOLAND:
Fact 1: worked as secretary on SAC base
Fact 2: lived at Fort Walton, Florida
Fact 3: died of breast cancer
Fact 4: they adopted one of their grand-daus
Fact 5: husband had many health problems

Child of MARY NOLAND and EDSEL GREENE is:
102. i. PATRICIA SUSAN11 GREENE, b. 01 Dec 1951.

Children of MARY NOLAND and EDWARD (NICK) are:
ii. CATHERINE RENEE11 NICKELS, b. 28 Dec 1958.
103. iii. SONIA MARIE NICKELS, b. 07 Oct 1962.

50. JOHN THOMAS NOLAND10 (TOMMY) (SAMUEL CAYCE9 NOLAND, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 13 May 1936 in Saco, Ala, and died 24 Jan 1989. He married BONNIE JOE JOYNER.

Notes for JOHN THOMAS NOLAND (TOMMY):
Tommy was a tall, good-looking man. He was somewhat of a disappointment to his father, Cayce, in that he was not a gung-ho outdoorsman. As soon as he got out of school, he went to work at the local bank and eventually worked his way up to Vice President. Toward the end of his life, he had a nervous break-down and had to leave the bank. He died of cancer. He had two sons.

More About JOHN THOMAS NOLAND (TOMMY):
Fact 1: grew up in Warner Robins, GA
Fact 2: was in the banking profession
Fact 3: died of cancer

Children of JOHN (TOMMY) and BONNIE JOYNER are:
i. GARY THOMAS11 NOLAND, b. 01 Nov 1961; m. JULIE VAALA, 08 Jun 1985.

More About GARY NOLAND and JULIE VAALA:
Marriage: 08 Jun 1985

ii. MARK ANTHONY NOLAND, b. 05 Feb 1963.

51. HAROLD WOODWARD10 NOLAND (SAMUEL CAYCE9, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 Jul 1949 in Macon, GA. He married (1) SHARON CAWLEY 20 Sep 1968 in Warner Robins, GA. She was born 27 Dec 1950. He married (2) CHRIS CAMERON 31 Jul 1982 in Atlanta, GA. She was born 10 Nov 1952.

Notes for HAROLD WOODWARD NOLAND:
Worked first as CPA in Atlanta. After he divorced and remarried, they moved to South Carolina and he is now a real estate developer. Primarily in the islands' area and lived for a time on Kiawah island.

More About HAROLD WOODWARD NOLAND:
Fact 1: Worked first as CPA in Atlanta, GA
Fact 2: Moved to SC, and became a real estate developer

More About HAROLD NOLAND and SHARON CAWLEY:
Marriage: 20 Sep 1968, Warner Robins, GA

More About HAROLD NOLAND and CHRIS CAMERON:
Marriage: 31 Jul 1982, Atlanta, GA

Children of HAROLD NOLAND and SHARON CAWLEY are:
i. AMY SHEREE11 NOLAND, b. 22 Jan 1969; m. KIPLING LEE HAMMITT, 29 Jul 2000, central Baptist Church, Newnan, Georgia.

More About KIPLING HAMMITT and AMY NOLAND:
Marriage: 29 Jul 2000, central Baptist Church, Newnan, Georgia

ii. STEFANIE ELAINE NOLAND, b. 29 Nov 1973.

Child of HAROLD NOLAND and CHRIS CAMERON is:
iii. JOHN CAMERON11 NOLAND, b. 06 Dec 1988, Columbia, SC; Adopted child.

52. JUNE10 NOLAND (THOMAS EDGAR9, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 14 Apr 1931. She married BILL CROWDER 02 Sep 1951 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Notes for JUNE NOLAND:
June Noland was a child from Lilua's first marriage. When Lilua and Dutch Noland married, June was raised as Dutch's child. She attended the University of Alabama and became a lab technician. She married Bill Crowder, another graduate of the University, and they moved almost immediately after graduation to Dallas, TX. Bill Crowder was an aeronautical engineer. They had two daughters born in Dallas. June was working at the hospital in Dallas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy and was a witness to all the frantic activity at that time. Her lab was next to the emergency rooms where they were treating Johnson, Connelly and where they had Kennedy. Upon retirement, the Crowders moved to New Mexico and lived several years. Then they pulled up stakes, moved to the Seattle, Wash area and built a home there. June is a tiny woman and reminds me (in looks) of Jane Powell, the movie star.

More About JUNE NOLAND:
Fact 1: daughter of Clyde Smith
Fact 2: occupation: lab technician
Fact 3: lived in Dallas, then Santa Fe, NM
Fact 4: Moved to Seattle, Washington area
Fact 5: adopted when her mother married Dutch Noland

More About BILL CROWDER:
Fact 1: occupation: aeronautical engineer

More About BILL CROWDER and JUNE NOLAND:
Marriage: 02 Sep 1951, Tuscaloosa, Ala

Children of JUNE NOLAND and BILL CROWDER are:
i. LESLIE MONTELLE11 CROWDER, b. 15 Apr 1953.
ii. CHERYL ALLISON CROWDER, b. 06 Jul 1954.

53. SHIRLA JEAN10 RATHJEN (MELBA ELIZABETH9 NOLAND, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 Jun 1935 in Coleman, Texas. She married (1) WILLIAM ERIC PENNEY 16 Mar 1956 in Abilene, Texas, son of WILLIAM PENNEY and STELLA FENDER. He was born 13 May 1920 in Tennille, GA, and died 18 Dec 2004 in Jasper, Texas. She married (2) WM. PERRY HERRING MCFADDIN III 16 Feb 1968 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, son of WILLIAM MCFADDIN and MARY NORTHCOTT. He was born 04 Oct 1931 in Houston, Texas, and died 26 Jul 1971 in Fulton Co., Arkansas. She married (3) JERRY THOMAS HOWARD 14 Jul 1973 in Thayer, Missouri, son of JOHN HOWARD and SYLVIA BRECHEISEN. He was born 28 Mar 1936 in Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri.

Notes for SHIRLA JEAN RATHJEN:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 5'7" TALL, BLONDE HAIR WITH WIDOW'S PEAK, BLUE EYES, PALE COMPLEXION, LIGHT EYEBROWS AND EYELASHES; WORE SIZE 7 1/2 SHOE; HAD A DEEP DIMPLE IN CHIN AND DIMPLES IN CHEEKS; HAD LARGE BREASTS, BROAD SHOULDERS, NO "BUTT" AS A YOUNG LADY AND WHEN I MARRIED THE FIRST TIME, WEIGHED ABOUT 130 LBS. HAVE LARGE BONE STRUCTURE; EXCELLENT TEETH AND HAD ONLY TWO CAVITIES BY AGE 45 BUT DEVELOPED GINGEVITIS AND BEGAN LOSING TEETH IN MY FIFTIES AND SIXTIES; HAD BAD BACK MOST OF MY LIFE; I HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES (ADULT ONSET); HAD INNER EAR PROBLEM IN 1974 RESULTING IN HEARING LOSS. I WAS FORTUNATE IN MY TEENAGE YEARS IN THAT I HAD A CLEAR COMPLEXION AND NO PIMPLES OR ACNE. IN 1984, DEVELOPED ANGINA PROBLEM. IN 1976, DEVELOPED FIRST SIGNS OF DIABETES BUT DIDN'T START INSULIN UNTIL 1985.

ATTENDED SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS. MAJORED IN CHEMISTRY WITH MINOR IN BIOLOGY. IN '50S, I WORKED AS RESEARCH CHEMIST AT M.D. ANDERSON CANCER HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON. THAT JOB ENDED WHEN WE MOVED TO GEORGIA. IN 1960'S, I WORKED AS LEGAL SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AT UNITED GAS COMPANY IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. TRAINING THAT I HAD: BUSINESS MACHINE USE, SPEEDWRITING. WAS A MEMBER OF RAINBOW GIRLS IN FREEPORT, TX. WAS A MEMBER OF ORDER OF EASTERN STAR IN DEXTER, MO.
DEMOCRAT STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN IN MISSOURI. I AM PRESIDENT OF CREATIVE COMMUNITIES, INC, A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZED TO MOVE WELFARE PEOPLE OFF WELFARE ROLLS, GET THEIR GED'S, BECOME EMPLOYED, PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. WE COVER 8 COUNTIES. ALSO PRESIDENT OF 8TH DISTRICT, MFWDC, COMPRISING 26 COUNTIES.

TRAVELED WITH PARENTS AS A CHILD THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN PART OF U.S., AS MY FATHER LAID PIPELINES. WHEN I WAS THREE OR FOUR, LIVED WITH MY PARENTS IN BARANQUILLA, COLUMBIA WHILE MY FATHER LAID A PIPELINE ACROSS THE JUNGLE OF COLUMBIA. FOLLOWING THE START OF WWII, PARENTS SETTLED DOWN IN FREEPORT, TEXAS AND I ATTENDED SCHOOL THERE AND GRADUATED FROM BRAZOSPORT HIGH SCHOOL IN 1953. MY HOBBIES: READING (HISTORICAL NOVELS), GENEALOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY, CHESS, DECORATING, TRAVELING (A TOURIST AT HEART) AND IN MY YOUNGER YEARS LIKED BOATING AND SWIMMING. HAVE LOVED ANIMALS ALL MY LIFE AND HAD MANY, MANY PETS. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WOULD HOLD MY BREATH AT TIMES AND TURNED BLUE BEFORE THEY COULD SNAP ME OUT OF IT.

CHARACTERISTICS: SENSITIVE; IN MIDST OF UNCERTAINTY, DESPAIR AND SADNESS, I SEEK RETREAT AND SOLITUDE AND WITHDRAW INTO PROTECTIVE SHELL. QUITE TOUCHY AT TIMES AND CRY A LOT. MOST OF THE TIME I THINK I AM PATIENT. I REVERE THE PAST AND PATRIOTIC TO THE CORE. COMPASSIONATE. I ALWAYS PILE UP TANGIBLES AGAINST SOME IMAGINARY FUTURE DISASTER. I HATE TO BE CRITICIZED AND DEEPLY WOUNDED BY RIDICULE; CAN'T STAND BEING REJECTED. SELDOM OPENLY AGGRESSIVE. FEEL INADEQUATE MUCH OF THE TIME. FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON, I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN CURRENT EVENTS AND POLITICS. ALWAYS PARTICIPATED IN POLITICAL PROCESS. I AM SOMEWHAT INTROVERTED, SHY AND SELF-CONSCIOUS; HAVE A GENTLE NATURE WITH ANIMALS. NOT A "JOINER", DEEPLY DISLIKE SMOKING; SENTIMENTAL, METHODICAL AND LOGICAL, STUBBORN, ARGUMENTATIVE...DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE ONCE MY MIND IS MADE UP; COMPETITIVE, BAD TEMPER, NOT VERY ADAPTABLE (I WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE A PIONEER); LIKE LOVELY THINGS AND ENJOY MY MATERIAL THINGS; WHILE I ENJOY BOTH LOVELY ART AND MUSIC, I HAVE NO TALENTS IN EITHER DIRECTION. NOT EASILY MOVED TO CHANGE MY HABITS. I NEVER ATTEMPTED TO BECOME A SEAMTRESS (JUST WASN'T INTERESTED) AND I NEVER CARED ABOUT COOKING...ESPECIALLY BAKING. IN MY CHILDHOOD, SINCE I WAS INITIALLY RAISED IN PIPELINE CAMPS WITH NO OTHER CHILDREN AROUND, I LEARNED EARLY TO ENTERTAIN MYSELF AND TO PLAY ALONE. I, THEREFORE, DO NOT MIND SOLITUDE NOW. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM VINDICTIVE AND FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FORGIVE ANYONE WHO HAS "WRONGED" ME.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: BAPTIST CHURCH (AS A CHILD); EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND METHODIST CHURCH (WHEN ADULT). AT SEVERAL CHURCHES, I SANG IN THE CHURCH CHOIR.

MARRIED THE FIRST TIME TO WILLIAM ERIC PENNEY, MARCH 16, 1956 IN ABILENE, TEXAS. DIVORCED ON SEPT 22, 1967. 2ND MARRIAGE TO WILLIAM PERRY HERRING MCFADDIN III ON FEBRUARY 16, 1968 AT BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS BY WALLACE A. MCCASLAND. ATTENDANTS INCLUDED FRANK HARDCASTLE AND MAMIE WHITE EDSON. I WAS WIDOWED ON JULY 26, 1971 IN FULTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. MARRIED 3RD TO JERRY THOMAS HOWARD, JULY 14, 1973, THAYER, MISSOURI. MOVED TO DEXTER, STODDARD CO, MISSOURI AND WE BUILT NEW HOME ON OUTSKIRTS OF DEXTER.

I was born in 1935. I was before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the Pill. There weren't things like radar, credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented panty hose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets, air conditioners and man hadn't walked on the moon. I married first then we lived together. Every family had a father and a mother and every kid over 14 had a rifle that his or her dad taught them how to use and respect. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me 'sir' and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'sir'. In our time, closets were for clothes, not for 'coming out of'. Sundays were set aside for going to church as a family, helping those in need and just visiting with your neighbors. We were before gay-rights, computer dating, dual careers, day-care centers and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgement and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong, and to stand up and take responsibility for your actions. Serving your Country was a privilege; living here was a bigger privilege. We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent. And time sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends, not condominiums. We never ehard of FM radio, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt or guys wearing ear rings. We listened to the 'big bands', Jack Benny and the President's speeches on the radio. A Sunday evening "must" was listening to Walter Winchell on the radio. I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan" on it, it was junk. The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exams. Pizzas, McDonald's and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 and 10 cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice Cream cones, phone calls, rides on a street car, and Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to 'splurge', you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail a letter and two postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but who could afford one? Too bad too, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In my day 'grass' was mowed, 'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was something your mother cooked in, and 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby. Aids were helpers in the Principals office, a 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a hardware store and software wasn't even a word. We were not before the difference between the sexes was discovered, but we were surely before the sex change, 'Billy' has two mommies and you didn't see pornography in a family home and at newstands. And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people today call us old and confused, and there is such a generation gap!

More About SHIRLA JEAN RATHJEN:
Comment 1: 1978, Had a miscarriage
Fact 1: Bet. 1953 - 1956, ATTENDED SAM HOUSTON STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, HUNTSVILLE, TX
Fact 2: 1950, MEMBER OF RAINBOW GIRLS/FREEPORT, TX
Fact 3: 1953, GRADUATED FROM BRAZOSPORT HIGH SCHOOL IN 1953
Fact 4: 27 Sep 1967, DIVORCED FROM ERIC PENNEY IN 1967
Fact 5: 16 Feb 1968, REMARRIED TO PERRY MCFADDIN IN 1968
Fact 6: Aug 1969, MOVED TO FULTON CO, ARKANSAS IN 1969
Fact 7: Jan 1970, MOVED INTO NEW HOME ON RANCH IN 1970
Fact 8: 26 Jul 1971, WIDOWED IN FULTON CO, ARK IN JULY 1971
Fact 9: 14 Jul 1973, REMARRIED TO JERRY HOWARD IN 1973
Fact 10: Aug 1973, MOVED TO STODDARD CO, MO IN 1973
Fact 11: 1988, MEMBER OF EASTERN STAR IN DEXTER, MO
Fact 12: 1990, DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEEWOMAN IN MISSOURI
Fact 13: 1997, PRESIDENT OF 8TH DIST DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUBS
Fact 15: Dec 2001, renal failure; underwent dialysis for several months
Fact 16: Nov 2002, Had 2nd toe on left foot amputated
Medical Information: ANGINA, FIRST IN 1984; DIABETIC (ADULT ONSET); NEVER SMOKED; GUM DISEASE, MID 40S; INNER EAR PROBLEM (& LOSS OF HEARING);2001, renal failure and had to undergo dialysis for several months until kidney

Notes for WILLIAM ERIC PENNEY:
May 1997, Eric in hospital with drug resistant pneumonia and advanced stages of Parkinson's Disease. On life support for awhile.

More About WILLIAM ERIC PENNEY:
Cause of Death: Parkinson's Disease complications; difficulty breathing
Fact 1: Sep 1967, ERIC AND SHIRLA DIVORCED IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Fact 2: Abt. 1948, MARRIED FIRST TO PEGGY BOWDEN, ATLANTA, GA; DIVORCED
Fact 3: Abt. 1950, ,MARRIED TO RUSTY ROWLAND; DIVORCED about 1954/55
Fact 4: 16 Mar 1956, MARRIED 3RD TO SHIRLA RATHJEN; DIVORCED in 1967
Fact 5: Dec 1967, MARRIED 4TH TO BETH CLANTON, DIVORCED
Fact 6: 1982, MARRIED 5TH TO MARGARET BOSTON, WIDOWED
Fact 7: ATTENDED OPTOMETRY SCHOOL IN MEMPHIS, TN
Fact 8: HAD USED CAR LOT IN ATLANTA
Fact 9: WAS A DJ AT RADIO STATION IN ATLANTA
Fact 10: 1980, MOVED TO JASPER, TEXAS AND BGT OPTOMETRY PRACTICE
Fact 11: 1996, MARRIED 6TH TO THEDA HUNTER/JASPER, TX
Fact 12: 1956, ALSO ATTENDED UNIV OF HOUSTON OPTOMETRY SCHOOL
Fact 13: 1997, SOLD HIS PRACTICE IN JASPER, TEXAS
Medical Information: HAD CATARACTS AND GLAUCOMA; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; HAD RECEDING CHIN AND HAD IT OPERATED ON WHEN YOUNG.

Marriage Notes for SHIRLA RATHJEN and WILLIAM PENNEY:
At the end of the summer of 1955, I left college and went home to Freeport. I got a job at the medical clinic in Freeport. One of the nurses there and I became close friends. She approached me in the late fall of 1955 and invited me to go on a double-date with them...a blind date for me...with a car salesman in Houston. They had met him when they purchased a new car and had kept in touch with him. His name: Eric Penney. I agreed to accompany them to Houston where we went to the theatre and later danced awhile. I was impressed with Eric; he was a southerner, mannerly and gracious. Totally unlike the "jocks" I'd dated heretofore...who expected me to open car doors for them! Eric began to drive to Freeport several nights a week and each week-end to see me (a hour and ahalf trip one way). After two months, he asked me to marry him and gave me a lovely engagement ring. As we began discussing plans to marry, I told my parents I didn't wish a "big" wedding, etc. Mother was ill, having just had a hysterectomy and unable to do much in the way of a wedding. They decided instead to give me the money it would cost for a large wedding so that we could furnish an apt and get started on our wedded life. We decided to drive to Abilene, TX and be married there. Eric's closest friends...Ed and Marjorie Dressen...lived there and we would be married there. We drove to Abilene one day and was married the next. The date of marriage: March 16, 1956. We were married in the Dressen's church by their pastor.

More About WILLIAM PENNEY and SHIRLA RATHJEN:
Divorce: Sep 1967, Jefferson County, Texas
Marriage: 16 Mar 1956, Abilene, Texas

Notes for WM. PERRY HERRING MCFADDIN III:
PERRY WAS IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AT TIME OF KOREAN WAR. HE ATTENDED TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY. UPON RETURNING TO JEFFERSON COUNTY, HE JOINED HIS FATHER IN RUNNING THE MCFADDIN RANCHES. HIS UNCLE, CALDWELL MCFADDIN, TOOK CARE OF THE OFFICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS OF THE FAMILY. PERRY WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, SMOKED AND TOWARD THE END OF HIS LIFE, HAD VERY HIGH CHOLESTEROL. HE HAD A TERRIFIC SENSE OF HUMOR BUT BECAME A BULLY WHEN HE WAS DRINKING. PERRY LOVED THE OUTDOORS AND WORKING AT THE RANCH. HE HAD VIVID BLUE EYES, HE BEGAN TO BALD BY HIS LATE 20s, BUT HAD A VERY HAIRY BODY. HE HAD A NERVOUS STOMACH AND AN ULCER.

More About WM. PERRY HERRING MCFADDIN III:
Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas
Cause of Death: suicide
Fact 1: Ran the McFaddin Ranch in Jefferson Co., TX
Fact 2: Attended Texas A & M University
Fact 3: Served in U.S. Air Force
Fact 4: Was an alcoholic; smoked; high cholesterol
Fact 5: Terrific sense of humor but became a bully when drinking
Fact 6: Loved the outdoors and working at the ranch
Fact 7: Had vivid blue eyes
Fact 8: began to bald early in life
Fact 9: 1968, Jefferson Co., ranch sold
Fact 10: 1969, moved family to Fulton Co., Arkansas
Medical Information: Had extremely high cholesterol in later life; was an alcoholic; HEAVY SMOKER; BODY WAS VERY HAIRY; BODY WAS VERY HAIRY; BALD BY LATE 20'S; NERVOUS STOMACH
Occupation: 1969, ran Cee Cross Ranch in Fulton Co, AR

Marriage Notes for SHIRLA RATHJEN and WM. MCFADDIN:
In 1967 (September) I was divorced from Eric Penney, having been separated for four months. I was working as a legal secretary at the time of the divorce, but by October 1, 1967, had gone to work as secretary for President of United Gas in Beaumont, TX. A very close friend from a law firm where I used to work asked me to go out with her husband's best friend...we all were to go target shooting! The longtime friend was Perry McFaddin. Perry arrived to pick me up and when he walked into the house and smiled at me, it was like renewing an old friendship that I had missed for a long time. And, it was the same for him! We dated four months, spending practically all our time together. He enjoyed the children and we all had a good time together. The McFaddin Ranch was a fun place to be for the kid...and I enjoyed it because Perry loved it so. We were married at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, Texas on February 16, 1968 by the Circuit Judge. Since I was still employed at United Gas we didn't take a long honeymoon. We lived in my house on Hazel Street. His brother Northcott was still living at their jointly owned home outside of Beaumont. I immediately became pregnant and Perry was overjoyed. He was fervently hoping for a boy! It was to great joy that Bill Perry arrived in this world on November 27, 1968! In 1969, came a shock to Perry and I. The family decided to sell the huge McFaddin Ranch in Jefferson County, TX. We had a choice of moving to the ranch in West Texas or to the ranch in Fulton Co., Arkansas. He nixed the proposal that he remain in Beaumont and work at the McFaddin business office. The decision was made to move to Arkansas. We chose a homesite on the ranch and began building a home. We moved to Mammoth Spring, AR in July 1969. Things went well for awhile but in early 1971 Perry began to feel bad and following tests which revealed that he suffered from EXTREMELY high cholesterol, began to be depressed. Too, he began to have symtoms which he felt were stomach cancer symtoms and became more morose. He refused, however, to go to the doctor or to Mayo Clinic to check it out. His mother had died of stomach cancer and he feared the worst. His fear and depression continued until July 26, 1971 when he committed suicide by shooting himself. Teh autopsy showed that he indeed had stomach cancer. Perry served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict, attended Texas A & M and ran the McFaddin Ranch, first in Jefferson County, TX and later in Fulton Co., AR.

More About WM. MCFADDIN and SHIRLA RATHJEN:
Comment 1: WITNESS: FRANK HARDCASTLE AND MAMIE EDSON
Death of one spouse: 26 Jul 1971, Fulton Co., Arkansas
Marriage: 16 Feb 1968, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas
Marriage date: married at Jefferson Co., TX courthouse by JP

More About JERRY THOMAS HOWARD:
Comment 1: rAN A HORSE BREEDING FARM, SUNNY HILL FARM
Fact 1: 1936, BORN IN OAK RIDGE, MO
Fact 2: MOST OF CHILDHOOD SPENT IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
Fact 3: 1953, GRADUATED FROM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, CAPE GIR
Fact 4: 1954, SERVED IN ARMORED DIVISION IN KOREA
Fact 5: 1961, ATTEND SOUTHEAST MO UNIVERSITY; REC'D B.S. DEGREE
Fact 6: MARRIED FIRST TIME AT AGE 17
Fact 7: WORKED AS SALESMAN, AND WITH FINANCE COMPANIES
Fact 8: 1968, MOVED TO PIEDMONT IN 1968 FROM CAPE
Fact 9: 1972, RAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN 1972
Fact 10: 1973, DIVORCED IN 1973 AND REMARRIED
Fact 11: 1976, DEFEATED IN PRIMARY ELECTION IN 1976
Fact 12: 1987, RE-ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN 1987
Fact 13: 1990, ELECTED STATE SENATOR IN 1990
Fact 15: 2002, diRECTOR OF RURAL RESOURCES
Medical Information: SEVERE ARTHRITIS; HEAVY SMOKER UNTIL AGE 36; PROBLEMS WITH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; OCCASIONAL ; NERVOUS STOMACH PROBLEMS; '99 had minor stroke due to high cholesterol; SEVERE PAIN IN SHOULDERS AND KNEES;

Marriage Notes for SHIRLA RATHJEN and JERRY HOWARD:
I was widowed in 1971 and lived on a large cattle ranch near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas with my three young children. My father lived nearby. In February 1973, some friends, Dub and Betty Garren, from Thayer, MO (orginally from Texas) invited me to accompany them to a cattlemen's convention at Tan-Tar-A, a famous resort at Lake of the Ozarks. I agreed to go with them. While at the convention, I was introduced to a Missouri State Representative named Jerry Howard. Following the convention, he called everyday and began making weekly trips down to the ranch in Arkansas...a five hour trip one way. (He always maintained that it was my delicious well water on the ranch that drew him down to Arkansas so often. ) In June, as usual, I rented a beach house on the Texas coast for two weeks. The last week, he flew down to spend the balance of the time with us. While there, he proposed and I agreed to marry him. He drove back to Arkansas with Bill and I [Erin and Mike stayed in Beaumont for a visit with their father] When we married on July 14, 1973, Michael flew back from Texas but Erin remained in Texas] We married at the Methodist Church in Thayer, MO. A comical note: Jerry purchased a large Bible to be used in the ceremony and from which he and I were to read certain scriptures re love that he particularly liked. He was insistent about doing this. The minister read some scriptures first then handed the Bible to Jerry and he opened the Bible to the scriptures he had selected. HOWEVER, when we began to read...Jerry could make so sounds but seemed frozen in place. So I had to read the scriptures alone. I could have killed him! We moved to Dexter a few days later and began building our new home there. We have lived there, Sunny Hill Farm, our entire married life. Jerry and I have no children together; he has a son and daughter, John and Eliza, from a previous marriage. I have three children from previous marriages: Erin, Michael and Bill. Jerry is currently a Missouri State Senator and we are involved in a horse breeding farm, investments and managing properties we own in Texas and Arkansas. I remain heavily involved in politics. I also serve as President of not-for-profit organization, CREATIVE COMMUNITIES, INC, a group dedicated to training people on welfare and finding work for them, thus getting them off welfare rolls. This organization works in 9 counties and has been successful in this endeavor.

More About JERRY HOWARD and SHIRLA RATHJEN:
Marriage: 14 Jul 1973, Thayer, Missouri

Children of SHIRLA RATHJEN and WILLIAM PENNEY are:
i. ERIN DIANE11 PENNEY, b. 12 Jun 1958, Thomasville, GA; m. JEFFREY FRED WOODEN, 01 Jul 1994, Springfield, MO; b. 28 May 1965, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

Notes for ERIN DIANE PENNEY:
Erin Diane Penney is 5'8", has light red hair and hazel eyes. In her teens, she unfortunately developed a drug problem and had to spend a year at Teen Challenge. This caused her to develop a mental problem and she struggled with that for several years. She regained control of herself, attended Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. She is presently working as an Assistant Editor at the Assembly of God Headquarters in Springfield. Has extremely high IQ. She married to Jeff Wooden in Springfield in 1994. Erin is left handed.

More About ERIN DIANE PENNEY:
Fact 1: HAD LITE RED HAIR, HAZEL EYES.
Fact 2: ATTENDED CENTRAL BIBLE COLLEGE IN SPRINGFIELD, MO
Fact 3: MARRIED IN SPRINGFIELD
Fact 4: WORKED AS ASSIST EDITOR AT ASSEMBLY OF GOD HQ
Fact 5: LEFT HANDED
Medical Information: HAD NERVOUS PROBLEMS AS TEEN; RESULT OF DRUG PROBLEM; HAD MAJOR DENTAL PROBLEMS, A GENETIC PROBLEM INHERITED FROM FATHER;

More About JEFFREY WOODEN and ERIN PENNEY:
Marriage: 01 Jul 1994, Springfield, MO

104. ii. MICHAEL RATHJEN PENNEY, b. 10 Oct 1959, Savannah, GA.

Child of SHIRLA RATHJEN and WM. MCFADDIN is:
105. iii. WM. PERRY HERRING11 MCFADDIN IV, b. 27 Nov 1968, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas.

54. REBECCA ELIZABETH10 NOLAND (HAROLD BURTON9, JOHN THOMAS8, PHILIP AUBREY7, SAMUEL6, PHILLIP5, SAMPSON4, PETER3, PHILIP2, PIERCE1) was born 27 Oct 1944. She married DAVID MORTON 06 Sep 1973 in Portland, Oregon.

Notes for REBECCA ELIZABETH NOLAND:
Following the death of her father, Mutt, in Germany, she moved with her mother to Sherman, Texas and lived with her grandmother. Her mother remarried to a Spanierd/Mexican from New Mexico and she moved there, taking her two daughters. Her mother had other children by the Mexican. Beckie said they always felt like outsiders because they didn't resemble the half-siblings. When she reached her teens, she became rebellious and was eventually sent to live with her aunt in Idaho. After a few years, she married David Morton, a geologist, from Portland, Oregon. They lived for a number of years in Houston, Texas while David worked for oil companies. However, when the oil crash came, he lost his job and they returned to Portland, Oregon. Beckie and David divorced in 1997. She teaches school at the public schools there. In 2002, Beckie moved to Alaska and is teaching there.

More About REBECCA ELIZABETH NOLAND:
Comment 1: 2002, moved to Alaska to teach school
Fact 1: TEACHES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM

More About DAVID MORTON:
Fact 1: OCCUPATION: GEOLOGIST

More About DAVID MORTON and REBECCA NOLAND:
Marriage: 06 Sep 1973, Portland, Oregon

Children of REBECCA NOLAND and DAVID MORTON are:
i. MELODY ANN11 MORTON, b. 12 Jul 1978.

Notes for MELODY ANN MORTON:
This child died in her crib when her head became wedged between the bars.

ii. MICHAEL GEORGE MORTON, b. 02 Mar 1981.

More About MICHAEL GEORGE MORTON:
Fact 1: 1995, IN FIRST NATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA.
Fact 2: 1995, WON PACIFIC NW TITLE (FOR OR, WA, IDAHO & MONTANA
Fact 3: PLAYS ON GOLFING VARSITY TEAM AT SCHOOL
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