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Otis Harold Massey 1905–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1905

Birth Location: Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1998

Death Location: Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA

Father: Walter Massey

Mother: Ella Rogers

Spouse(s): Virginia Raper, Bessie Kelley

Children(s): Dorothy Massey, Lettie Massey, Harold Massey

In 1905, Otis Harold Massey entered the world in Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA, born to Walter Dorsey Buck Massey And Ella Belle Rogers. In 1910, Otis Harold Massey resided in Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas, USA. In 1920, Otis Harold Massey resided in Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA. Otis Harold Massey married Bessie M Kelley, Virginia Lee Virgie Raper, and had children including Dorothy Ann Massey, Harold Eugene Massey, Lettie Jo Wooster Massey. Otis Harold Massey passed away in 1998 in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Otis Harold Massey entered the world in Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA, born to Walter Dorsey Buck Massey And Ella Belle Rogers.
  • In 1910, Otis Harold Massey resided in Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Otis Harold Massey resided in Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Otis Harold Massey married Bessie M Kelley, Virginia Lee Virgie Raper, and had children including Dorothy Ann Massey, Harold Eugene Massey, Lettie Jo Wooster Massey.
  • Otis Harold Massey passed away in 1998 in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Massey
1876–1927
Birth Location: Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas, USA
WM
Ella Rogers
1879–1974
Birth Location: Arkansas
ER

Spouses(s)

Virginia Raper
1904–1974
Birth Location: Oklahoma
VR
Bessie Kelley
1909–
Birth Location: –
BK

Children(s)

Dorothy Massey
1921–2005
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
DM
Lettie Massey
1923–2022
Birth Location: Dibble, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
LM
Harold Massey
1928–1994
Birth Location: Dibble, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
HM

Otis Massey's Ancestors

Self
Otis Massey
1905–1998
Birth Place: Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA
Parents
Walter Dorsey “Buck” Massey
1876–1927
Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas, USA
Ella (Belle) Rogers
1879–1974
Arkansas
Grandparents
John (R.) Rorges
1845–1904
Georgia
Susan (Ann) Watson
1845–1932
Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Finis Watson
1814–1875
Mary consumption
1825–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Watson
1782–1842
Catherine Brown
1786–1833

Otis Massey's Descendants

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Otis (Harold) Massey (6 Sep 1905–28 Oct 1998) m. Virginia (Lee Virgie) Raper (16 Aug 1904–10 Jul 1974) m. Bessie (M) Kelley (abt 1909–)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Massey 1921–2005
  2. 2. Lettie (Jo Wooster) Massey 1923–2022 m. Marshall (L) Kinkead 1921–2010
  3. 3. Harold (Eugene) Massey 1928–1994 m. Louise Everage 1929–2014
    1. 1. Dicky (Harold) Massey 1951–2023

Otis Massey's Timeline

8 Records

1905
6 Sep 1905
Birth of Otis Harold Massey in Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA
Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Otis Harold Massey resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Otis Harold Massey resided here in Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Otis Harold Massey resided here in Ojai, Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
Ojai, Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Otis Harold Massey resided here in Ojai, Ventura, California
Ojai, Ventura, California
1940
1940
Age 35
Otis Harold Massey resided here in , Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
, Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Otis Harold Massey resided here in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA
Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA
1998
28 Oct 1998
Age 93
Death of Otis Harold Massey in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA
Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Detroit, Red River County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ojai, Ventura, California; Roll: m-t0627-00363; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 56-23
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ojai, Ventura, California; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339962
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico; Roll: 4741; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 20-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Everidge, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ojai, Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ojai, Ventura, California; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339962

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ojai, Ventura, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ojai, Ventura, California; Roll: m-t0627-00363; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 56-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Ojai, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ojai, Ventura, California; Roll: m-t0627-00363; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 56-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico; Roll: 4741; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 20-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1998
    Event Place: Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, USA
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