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Willie Mayetta Wheat 1901–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 May 1901

Birth Location: Wood County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1998

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Father: Issac Wheat

Mother: Lona Bryan

Spouse(s): Tom Lawrence

Children(s): Tommy Lawrence, Jessie Lawrence, RB Lawrence, Bessie Lawrence, J Lawrence, Francis Sparks, T.B. Lawrence, Wanda Lawrence

Willie Mayetta Wheat was born in 1901 in Wood County, Texas, USA, the child of Issac Drew Wheat And Lona Lindsey Wheat Bryan. In 1910, Willie Mayetta Wheat resided in Quitman, Wood, Texas. In 1910, Willie Mayetta Wheat resided in Quitman, Wood, Texas. Willie Mayetta Wheat married Tom L Lawrence, and had children including Bessie Lawrence, Francis V Sparks, J V Moose Lawrence, Jeraldine Lawrence, Jessie Birdie Lawrence, Rb Lawrence, S T Lawrence, T B Lawrence, T L Lawrence, Tommie Dau Lawrence, Tommy David Lawrence, Wanda Alyne Lawrence, Willie Dell Lawrence. Willie Mayetta Wheat passed away in 1998 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Mayetta Wheat was born in 1901 in Wood County, Texas, USA, the child of Issac Drew Wheat And Lona Lindsey Wheat Bryan.
  • In 1910, Willie Mayetta Wheat resided in Quitman, Wood, Texas.
  • In 1910, Willie Mayetta Wheat resided in Quitman, Wood, Texas.
  • Willie Mayetta Wheat married Tom L Lawrence, and had children including Bessie Lawrence, Francis V Sparks, J V Moose Lawrence, Jeraldine Lawrence, Jessie Birdie Lawrence, Rb Lawrence, S T Lawrence, T B Lawrence, T L Lawrence, Tommie Dau Lawrence, Tommy David Lawrence, Wanda Alyne Lawrence, Willie Dell Lawrence.
  • Willie Mayetta Wheat passed away in 1998 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Issac Wheat
1849–1934
Birth Location: Emory, Rains, Texas, United States
IW
Lona Bryan
1879–1927
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
LB

Spouses(s)

Tom Lawrence
1899–1975
Birth Location: Franklin, Texas
TL

Children(s)

Tommy Lawrence
1939–2020
Birth Location: Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, United States of America
TL
Jessie Lawrence
1918–1994
Birth Location: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
JL
RB Lawrence
1919–1919
Birth Location: –
RL
Bessie Lawrence
1923–2010
Birth Location: Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, USA
BL
J Lawrence
1925–2011
Birth Location: Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, United States of America
JL
Francis Sparks
1931–2003
Birth Location: Winnsboro Wo, Texas
FS
T.B. Lawrence
1920–1920
Birth Location: –
TL
Wanda Lawrence
1927–2014
Birth Location: Winsboro Texas
WL

Willie Wheat's Ancestors

Self
Willie Wheat
1901–1998
Birth Place: Wood County, Texas, USA
Parents
Issac Drew Wheat
1849–1934
Emory, Rains, Texas, United States
Lona (Lindsey Wheat) Bryan
1879–1927
Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
James Wheat
1813–1899
Kentucky, United States
Mary ((Polly)) Robbins
1815–1865
Indiana, United States
Samuel (Jesse) Bryan
1857–1937
MARSHALL CO. MISS
EMMA (L Parsons) Bryant
1861–1909
RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS
Great-Grandparents
David Wheat
1791–1880
Elizabeth Baker
1796–1836
George Bryan
1830–
Ida Brooks
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sr
1760–1843
NANCY Dyer
1762–1820

Willie Wheat's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Mayetta) Wheat (08 May 1901–20 Feb 1998) m. Tom (L.) Lawrence (24 Dec 1899–11 May 1975)
  1. 1. Tommy (David) Lawrence 1939–2020
  2. 2. Jessie (Birdie) Lawrence 1918–1994 m. Otis (Ray) Lemons 1915–1994
  3. 3. RB Lawrence 1919–1919
  4. 4. Bessie Lawrence 1923–2010 m. Milton (Walter) Nitzsche 1919–2003 m. Hilton (Ray) Bustin 1921–1954
  5. 5. J (V "Moose") Lawrence 1925–2011 m. Susie (Edna) Lawrence 1930–2001
  6. 6. Francis (V.) Sparks 1931–2003
  7. 7. T.B. Lawrence 1920–1920
  8. 8. Wanda (Alyne) Lawrence 1927–2014 m. Maurice (Willie) Williamson 1926–2008 m. James (Gayhart) Rodd 1923–1989

Willie Wheat's Timeline

9 Records

1901
08 May 1901
Birth of Willie Mayetta Wheat in Wood County, Texas, USA
Wood County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Quitman, Wood, Texas
Quitman, Wood, Texas
1910
1910
Age 9
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Quitman, Wood, Texas
Quitman, Wood, Texas
1930
1930
Age 29
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Precinct 5, Franklin, Texas
Precinct 5, Franklin, Texas
1930
1930
Age 29
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Precinct 6, Tyler, Texas
Precinct 6, Tyler, Texas
1935
1935
Age 34
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Franklin, Texas
Franklin, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Franklin, Texas, United States
Franklin, Texas, United States
1950
1950
Age 49
Willie Mayetta Wheat resided here in Franklin, Texas, USA
Franklin, Texas, USA
1998
20 Feb 1998
Age 97
Death of Willie Mayetta Wheat in Harris County Texas, USA
Harris County Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 May 1901
    Event Place: Wood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Franklin, Texas; Roll: 2333; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 300.0.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 462-56-0988; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1953.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Tyler, Texas; Roll: 2403; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 487.0.
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Franklin, Texas; Roll: T627_4035; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 80-9.
    [6] Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Franklin, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Franklin, Texas; Roll: 2333; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 300.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Tyler, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Tyler, Texas; Roll: 2403; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 487.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Franklin, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Franklin, Texas; Roll: T627_4035; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 80-9.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Franklin, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Franklin, Texas; Roll: T627_4035; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 80-9.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Franklin, 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: Franklin, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1998
    Event Place: Harris County Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 462-56-0988; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1953.
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Find a Grave Index
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