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Osie Idella Wheatley

 

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Osie Idella Wheatley was born 04 September 1869 in Maury County, Tennessee. She married Philip Keiser Derr 02 January 1885 in Ellis County, Texas (Vol: E, p: 302). He was the son of James Flack Derr and Henrietta Webster. Philip was born 05 December 1859 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Children of OSIE WHEATLEY and PHILIP DERR are:

bullet jpg 1.  Zepher P. Derr was born 08 March 1886 in Wood County, Texas. She married John Leo "Tode" Robinson 21 December 1902 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: D, P: 530),. He was the son of Charlie Robinson and Mary Elizabeth Benton. Tode was born 16 October 1881 in Texas

Zepher P. Derr died 22 August 1978 in Wood County, Texas.
John Leo "Tode" Robinson died 27 June 1976 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.
They are buried in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Mineola, Wood County, Texas

 

 

bullet jpg 2.   Roscoe Frank Derr was born 20 December 1887 in Wood County, Texas and died 02 October 1979 in Wood County, Texas. He married (1) Nellie Cox 29 October 1917 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: G, P: 351), daughter of Z. C. Cox and Mary E. Burnett. She was born 22 November 1898 in Wood County, Texas and died 30 November 1933 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas. He married (2) Ida Addington 02 March 1937 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: K, P: 200). He married (3) Ola Pinson 15 March 1942 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: L, P: 287).

Roscoe Frank Derr died 02 October 1979 in Wood County, Texas.
He is buried beside Nellie in Ebenezer Cemetery in Oak Grove, Wood County, Texas

 

 

bullet jpg 3.   Philip Keiser Derr, Jr. - We do not know when he was born or when he died. He is buried in the Derr plot with Philip Keiser Derr and Osie Idella Derr in Hopewell Cemetery in Wood County, Texas. His grave is marked with a stone with P. K. Jr hand-carved on it. We assume the child was theirs, and male, since the stone was marked with Jr.
 

 

bullet jpg 4.   R. A. Derr - We do not know when the child was born, died or the sex. There is someone buried in the Derr plot with Philip Keiser Derr and Osie Idella Derr in Hopewell Cemetery in Wood County, Texas. The grave is marked with a stone with R. A. Derr hand-carved on it. We assume the child was theirs.
 

 

bullet jpg 5.   Virgie Irene Derr was born 03 November 1893 in Texas. She married John Grover Harris 20 April 1913 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: F, P: 478). He was the son of Jasper Harris and Lodusky White. John Grover was born 01 August 1887 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas and died 08 April 1936 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.

Virgie Irene Derr Harris died 27 November 1975 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Virgie and Grover are buried in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Mineola, Wood County, Texas

 

 

bullet jpg 6.   John Willard Derr was born 06 October 1895 in Grand Prairie, Texas (WWI Draft Card - Wood county) and died 1962. He married Letha Irene Malone. She was born 18 November 1899, and died 10 November 1984 in Harris County, Texas.

John and Letha are buried in Quitman City Cemetery in Wood County, Texas

 

 

bullet jpg 7.   Mary Blanche Derr was born 23 July 1899 in Texas. She married Hilliard Horace McAllister 24 December 1917 in Wood County, Texas (Vol: G, P: 378). He was the son of Hugh Hunter McAllister and June Kendrick. He was born 24 June 1898 in Texas

Hilliard died 09 December 1960 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
Blanche died 11 May 1987 in Texas.
They are buried in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Mineola, Wood County, Texas

 

 

bullet jpg 8.   Hugh Henry Derr was born 28 December 1902 in Texas. He married Ira Jeane Blackwell. She was born 13 November 1907 in Wood County, Texas

Hugh Henry died 31 May 1979 in Wood County, Texas.
Ira Jeane died 04 September 1991 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.
They are buried in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Mineola, Wood County, Texas

 

 

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Philip Keiser Derr died 29 September 1935 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.

Osie Idella Wheatley Derr died 27 July 1942 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.

They are buried in Hopewell Cemetery near Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas

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source bullet jpg Notes for OSIE IDELLA WHEATLEY:
1910 Justice Precinct 3, Hall County, Texas - (Philip and Ocie Derr with 5 children)
1920 Justice Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas - (Philip, Osie I, and Hugh H Derr)
1930 Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas (Philip, Osie I, and Hugh H Derr)
Texas Death Certificates
Tombstone photos
source bullet jpg Notes for ZEPHER P. DERR:
1910 Quitman, Wood County, Texas (John L, Zapher P, Byron L, and Ondus I Robinson)
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (John Leo Robinson)
1920 Justice Precinct 1, Wood, CountyTexas (John and Zephyr Robinson with 2 children)
1930 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (John and Zephyr Robinson with daughter)
Texas Death Certificate (John Leo Robinson)
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery Tombstones
source bullet jpg Notes for ROSCOE FRANK DERR:
1920 Justice Precinct 2, Wood County, Texas (Frank and Nellie Derr with daughter and son)
1930 Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas (Frank and Nellie Derr with 6 children)
Tombstone photos
source bullet jpg Notes for VIRGIE IRENE DERR:
1920 Justice Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas (Grover and Virgie Harris - his mother, Annie is in the household)
1930 Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas (John G and Vergie Harris)
Texas Death Certificate:
Informant on death cert was Mrs. Frankie Flournoy - niece
She died of an apparent heart attack. She was DOA
Her body was sent to Cain Funeral home
source bullet jpg Notes for JOHN WILLARD DERR:
1930 Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas (John W and Letha I Derr with 4 children, Charley and Mary C. Malone)
Tombstone photos
source bullet jpg Notes for MARY BLANCHE DERR:
1920 Quitman, Wood County, Texas (Horace H and Mary B McAllister)
Tombstone photos