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Grace Stapleton 1901–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1901

Birth Location: Matagorda County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1986

Death Location: Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA

Father: John Hicks

Mother: Buhler Smith

Spouse(s): Don Welsh, Charles Stapleton

Children(s): Freddie Welch, Kathleen Maddox, John Welsh, Irene Williams, Frances Welch

Grace Stapleton was born in 1901 in Matagorda County, Texas, USA, the child of John Snedmore Hicks And Buhler Smith. In 1910, Grace Stapleton resided in Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, USA. In 1930, Grace Stapleton resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas, USA. Grace Stapleton married Charles Cook Stapleton, Don Emmett Welsh, and had children including Bonnie Kisiah, Frances Welch, Freddie Welch, Irene Williams, Jack Welsh, Jimmy Welch, John Welsh, Kathleen Edith Maddox. Grace Stapleton passed away in 1986 in Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Grace Stapleton was born in 1901 in Matagorda County, Texas, USA, the child of John Snedmore Hicks And Buhler Smith.
  • In 1910, Grace Stapleton resided in Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Grace Stapleton resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas, USA.
  • Grace Stapleton married Charles Cook Stapleton, Don Emmett Welsh, and had children including Bonnie Kisiah, Frances Welch, Freddie Welch, Irene Williams, Jack Welsh, Jimmy Welch, John Welsh, Kathleen Edith Maddox.
  • Grace Stapleton passed away in 1986 in Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Stapleton's Ancestors

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Grace Stapleton
1901–1986
Birth Place: Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Parents
John Snedmore Hicks
1872–1952
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Buhler Smith
1879–1947
Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (T.) Hicks
1848–1908
Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Mollie (Elizabeth) Creech
1846–1943
Matagorda Co, Texas, USA
Thomas (Preston) Smith
1849–1926
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Martha (Odeal) Smith
1849–1926
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
J.E. Smith
1824–1896
Elizabeth Smith
1829–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zack Davis
1792–1852
Elizabeth Davis
1800–1861

Grace Stapleton's Descendants

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Grace Stapleton (17 Jul 1901–17 Mar 1986) m. Don (Emmett) Welsh (02 May 1894–03 Jun 1976) m. Charles (Cook) Stapleton (07 Jan 1900–15 Feb 1972)
  1. 1. Freddie Welch 1936–2003
  2. 2. Kathleen (Edith) Maddox 1932–1981
  3. 3. John Welsh 1921–
  4. 4. Irene Williams 1924–2004
  5. 5. Frances Welch 1919–

Grace Stapleton's Timeline

7 Records

1901
17 Jul 1901
Birth of Grace Stapleton in Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Grace Stapleton resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Grace Stapleton resided here in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Grace Stapleton resided here in Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
Grace Stapleton resided here in J Precinct 3, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
J Precinct 3, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Grace Stapleton resided here in Colorado, Texas, USA
Colorado, Texas, USA
1986
17 Mar 1986
Age 85
Death of Grace Stapleton in Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Matagorda County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Victoria Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Mar 1986; Publication Place: Victoria, Texas, USA; ,0.05626093,0.49522772,0.22667204&xid=3355
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Matagorda, Texas; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342109

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Matagorda County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Matagorda, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04103; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 161-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J Precinct 3, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Matagorda, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04103; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 161-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Colorado, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Colorado, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Victoria Advocate; Publication Date: 18 Mar 1986; Publication Place: Victoria, Texas, USA; ,0.05626093,0.49522772,0.22667204&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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