Mostly Angels in the Sky

Ruth Ann Lassater¹

Family

TMG ID:82221, (3 Oct 1856 - 10 May 1917)

Vital Statistics

Born: Ruth Ann Lassater was born on Friday, 3 Oct 1856, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 10 May 1917 at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G, at age 60 years, 7 months and 7 days.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Ruthy"¹
Name-Married: on Monday, 7 Feb 1876, her married name became Mrs. Adcock (née Lassater).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 7 Feb 1876, Ruth, age 19 years, 4 months and 4 days, and Stokely A. Adcock, age 19 years, 3 months and 12 days, son of: Thomas Adcock and Frances Bowles, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 7 Feb 1876, Ruth, age 19 years, 4 months and 4 days, and Stokely A. Adcock, age 19 years, 3 months and 12 days, son of: Thomas Adcock and Frances Bowles, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Child of: Ruth Ann Lassater and Stokely A. Adcock

Ova L. Adcock¹ B: Mar 1889, D: 21 Oct 1951

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

William H. Pittman¹

Family

TMG ID:82222, (Mar 1886 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

David Harlin Pittman¹ B: Apr 1837, D: 22 Feb 1922

Mother*

Mary D. Frances Adcock¹ B: 20 May 1842, D: 30 Dec 1902

Vital Statistics

Born: William H. Pittman was born in Mar 1886, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: William H. Pittman was born in Mar 1883, at Tennessee^G.²
He was the son of: David Harlin Pittman and Mary D. Frances Adcock.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 5 Jan 1906, William, age 19 years and 10 months, and Margaret Luella Prater, age 17 years, 2 months and 22 days were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 5 Jan 1906, William, age 19 years and 10 months, and Margaret Luella Prater, age 17 years, 2 months and 22 days were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	1 Jun 1900, Civil District #07, DeKalb County, Tennessee^G	David Harlin Pittman, Mary D. Frances Adcock, John Tatum Pittman, Robert Cecil Pittman, Stacy L. Pittman, Erby Pittman, Fannie Edna Pittman, William Connie Pittman and Goodney Pittman²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

1 Jun 1900, Civil District #07, DeKalb County, Tennessee^G

David Harlin Pittman, Mary D. Frances Adcock, John Tatum Pittman, Robert Cecil Pittman, Stacy L. Pittman, Erby Pittman, Fannie Edna Pittman, William Connie Pittman and Goodney Pittman²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

20 Jan 2016

Margaret Luella Prater¹

TMG ID:82223, (14 Oct 1888 - 9 Dec 1971)

Vital Statistics

Born: Margaret Luella Prater was born on Sunday, 14 Oct 1888, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 9 Dec 1971 at age 83 years, 1 month and 25 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Friday, 5 Jan 1906, her married name became Mrs. Pittman (née Prater).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 5 Jan 1906, Margaret, age 17 years, 2 months and 22 days, and William H. Pittman, age 19 years and 10 months, son of: David Harlin Pittman and Mary D. Frances Adcock, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 5 Jan 1906, Margaret, age 17 years, 2 months and 22 days, and William H. Pittman, age 19 years and 10 months, son of: David Harlin Pittman and Mary D. Frances Adcock, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

John Tatum Pittman¹

Family

TMG ID:82224, (27 Aug 1886 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

David Harlin Pittman¹ B: Apr 1837, D: 22 Feb 1922

Mother*

Mary D. Frances Adcock¹ B: 20 May 1842, D: 30 Dec 1902

Vital Statistics

Born: John Tatum Pittman was born on Friday, 27 Aug 1886, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: John Tatum Pittman was born in Aug 1885, at Tennessee^G.²
He was the son of: David Harlin Pittman and Mary D. Frances Adcock.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	1 Jun 1900, Civil District #07, DeKalb County, Tennessee^G	David Harlin Pittman, Mary D. Frances Adcock, William H. Pittman, Robert Cecil Pittman, Stacy L. Pittman, Erby Pittman, Fannie Edna Pittman, William Connie Pittman and Goodney Pittman²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

1 Jun 1900, Civil District #07, DeKalb County, Tennessee^G

David Harlin Pittman, Mary D. Frances Adcock, William H. Pittman, Robert Cecil Pittman, Stacy L. Pittman, Erby Pittman, Fannie Edna Pittman, William Connie Pittman and Goodney Pittman²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

20 Jan 2016

Minnie Florence Luna¹

Family

TMG ID:82225, (19 Jun 1883 - 30 Jul 1976)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

David Enoch Luna¹ B: 10 Aug 1865, D: 28 Oct 1948

Mother*

Nancy Florence Pittman¹ B: 1866, D: 1899

Vital Statistics

Born: Minnie Florence Luna was born on Tuesday, 19 Jun 1883, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Friday, 30 Jul 1976 at Campaign, Warren County, Tennessee^G, at age 93 years, 1 month and 11 days.^1,2
Interred after 30 Jul 1976 at Friendship Cemetery, Campaign, Warren County, Tennessee^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Minnie Florence Luna was the daughter of: David Enoch Luna and Nancy Florence Pittman.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 20 Mar 1904, her married name became Mrs. Roberts (née Luna).^1,3

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 20 Mar 1904, Minnie, age 20 years, 9 months and 1 day, and James Roberts, age 23 years, 9 months and 5 days, son of: Samuel Roberts and Mary Polly McCormick, were married at White County, Tennessee^G.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 20 Mar 1904, Minnie, age 20 years, 9 months and 1 day, and James Roberts, age 23 years, 9 months and 5 days, son of: Samuel Roberts and Mary Polly McCormick, were married at White County, Tennessee^G.^1,3

Children of: Minnie Florence Luna and James Roberts

Hazel Cewilla Roberts¹ B: 11 Jun 1907, D: 19 Jul 1976
William Isaac Roberts+¹ B: 8 Nov 1924, D: 25 Dec 1975

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S869] Tennessee Marriages - 1796 - 1950, online <http://tinyurl.com/zs6j6xg>. Hereinafter cited as TN Marriages.

Last Edited

13 Apr 2016

James Roberts¹

Family

TMG ID:82226, (15 Jun 1880 - 26 Mar 1964)

Father*

Samuel Roberts¹ B: 1860, D: 1940

Mother*

Mary Polly McCormick¹ B: c 1861, D: 15 Jan 1938

Vital Statistics

Born: James Roberts was born on Tuesday, 15 Jun 1880, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 26 Mar 1964 at Campaign, Warren County, Tennessee^G, at age 83 years, 9 months and 11 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

James Roberts was the son of: Samuel Roberts and Mary Polly McCormick.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Jim"¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 20 Mar 1904, James, age 23 years, 9 months and 5 days, and Minnie Florence Luna, age 20 years, 9 months and 1 day, daughter of: David Enoch Luna and Nancy Florence Pittman, were married at White County, Tennessee^G.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 20 Mar 1904, James, age 23 years, 9 months and 5 days, and Minnie Florence Luna, age 20 years, 9 months and 1 day, daughter of: David Enoch Luna and Nancy Florence Pittman, were married at White County, Tennessee^G.^1,2

Children of: James Roberts and Minnie Florence Luna

Hazel Cewilla Roberts¹ B: 11 Jun 1907, D: 19 Jul 1976
William Isaac Roberts+¹ B: 8 Nov 1924, D: 25 Dec 1975

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S869] Tennessee Marriages - 1796 - 1950, online <http://tinyurl.com/zs6j6xg>. Hereinafter cited as TN Marriages.

Last Edited

23 Jan 2016

Samuel Roberts¹

Family

TMG ID:82227, (1860 - 1940)

Vital Statistics

Born: Samuel Roberts was born in 1860, at White County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died in 1940 at age 80 years.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Sam"¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1875, Samuel, age 15 years, and Mary Polly McCormick were married at White County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1875, Samuel, age 15 years, and Mary Polly McCormick were married at White County, Tennessee^G.¹

Child of: Samuel Roberts and Mary Polly McCormick

James Roberts+¹ B: 15 Jun 1880, D: 26 Mar 1964

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Mary Polly McCormick¹

Family

TMG ID:82228, (c 1861 - 15 Jan 1938)

Vital Statistics

Born: Mary Polly McCormick was born circa 1861, at Van Buren County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 15 Jan 1938.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1875, her married name became Mrs. Roberts (née McCormick).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1875, Mary and Samuel Roberts, age 15 years were married at White County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1875, Mary and Samuel Roberts, age 15 years were married at White County, Tennessee^G.¹

Child of: Mary Polly McCormick and Samuel Roberts

James Roberts+¹ B: 15 Jun 1880, D: 26 Mar 1964

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

William Isaac Roberts¹

Family

TMG ID:82229, (8 Nov 1924 - 25 Dec 1975)

Relationships:

8th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
9th cousin 2 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Roberts¹ B: 15 Jun 1880, D: 26 Mar 1964

Mother*

Minnie Florence Luna¹ B: 19 Jun 1883, D: 30 Jul 1976

Vital Statistics

Born: William Isaac Roberts was born on Saturday, 8 Nov 1924, at Warren County, Tennessee^G.^2,3
Died on Thursday, 25 Dec 1975 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston, Harris County, Texas^G, at age 51 years, 1 month and 17 days. Details as recorded: Cause of Death: acute myocardial infarction, acromegaly, diabetes mellitus. Autopsy was performed. Death Certificate ID: 98023.^1,2,3
Interred after 25 Dec 1975 at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama^G.⁴

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Isaac Roberts was the son of: James Roberts and Minnie Florence Luna.¹

Other Major Events

Military: on Monday, 15 Mar 1943, William Isaac Roberts at age 18, began military service.²
Military: on Sunday, 16 Dec 1945, William Isaac Roberts at age 21, completed military service.²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Dec 1975	Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama^G	salesman memorials²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Dec 1975

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama^G

salesman memorials²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S514] Texas Death Records, online <http://tinyurl.com/fasb7>. Hereinafter cited as Texas Death Records.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

23 Jan 2016

Hazel Cewilla Roberts¹

Family

TMG ID:82230, (11 Jun 1907 - 19 Jul 1976)

Relationships:

8th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
9th cousin 2 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Roberts¹ B: 15 Jun 1880, D: 26 Mar 1964

Mother*

Minnie Florence Luna¹ B: 19 Jun 1883, D: 30 Jul 1976

Vital Statistics

Born: Hazel Cewilla Roberts was born on Tuesday, 11 Jun 1907, at Sequatchie County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Monday, 19 Jul 1976 at Campaign, Warren County, Tennessee^G, at age 69 years, 1 month and 8 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Hazel Cewilla Roberts was the daughter of: James Roberts and Minnie Florence Luna.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 7 May 1922, her married name became Mrs. Allen (née Roberts).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 7 May 1922, Hazel, age 14 years, 10 months and 26 days, and William Richard Allen, age 21 years, 8 months and 6 days, son of: Staley T. Allen and Mary Susan Cantrell, were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G, Related: 5^th cousins, 5^th cousins twice removed, 6^th cousins once removed and 7^th cousins once removed.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 7 May 1922, Hazel, age 14 years, 10 months and 26 days, and William Richard Allen, age 21 years, 8 months and 6 days, son of: Staley T. Allen and Mary Susan Cantrell, were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G, Related: 5^th cousins, 5^th cousins twice removed, 6^th cousins once removed and 7^th cousins once removed.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

8 Sep 2016

William Richard Allen¹

Family

TMG ID:82231, (1 Sep 1900 - 1 Jan 1958)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Staley T. Allen¹ B: 27 Jan 1878, D: 13 Oct 1957

Mother*

Mary Susan Cantrell¹ B: 29 May 1882, D: 29 Mar 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: William Richard Allen was born on Saturday, 1 Sep 1900, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 1 Jan 1958 at Russell County, Alabama^G, at age 57 years and 4 months.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Richard Allen was the son of: Staley T. Allen and Mary Susan Cantrell.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Richard²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 7 May 1922, William, age 21 years, 8 months and 6 days, and Hazel Cewilla Roberts, age 14 years, 10 months and 26 days, daughter of: James Roberts and Minnie Florence Luna, were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G, Related: 5^th cousins, 5^th cousins twice removed, 6^th cousins once removed and 7^th cousins once removed.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 7 May 1922, William, age 21 years, 8 months and 6 days, and Hazel Cewilla Roberts, age 14 years, 10 months and 26 days, daughter of: James Roberts and Minnie Florence Luna, were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G, Related: 5^th cousins, 5^th cousins twice removed, 6^th cousins once removed and 7^th cousins once removed.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Shrilda Jane Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen³
Census-1920	21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Shrilda Jane Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen³

Census-1920

21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jan 1920	Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	laborer home farm²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jan 1920

Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

laborer home farm²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

8 Sep 2016

Staley T. Allen¹

Family

TMG ID:82232, (27 Jan 1878 - 13 Oct 1957)

Father*

Andrew Jackson Allen² B: 15 Nov 1846, D: 14 Aug 1916

Mother*

Susannah Hannah Mullican² B: 31 Mar 1848, D: 9 Jul 1915

Vital Statistics

Born: Staley T. Allen was born on Sunday, 27 Jan 1878, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Sunday, 13 Oct 1957 at Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G, at age 79 years, 8 months and 16 days.¹
Interred after 13 Oct 1957 at Pierce Chapel Cemetery, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Staley T. Allen was the son of: Andrew Jackson Allen and Susannah Hannah Mullican.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 11 Oct 1897, Staley, age 19 years, 8 months and 14 days, and Mary Susan Cantrell, age 15 years, 4 months and 12 days, daughter of: Daniel Watkins Cantrell and Surrilda Jane Cotton, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 11 Oct 1897, Staley, age 19 years, 8 months and 14 days, and Mary Susan Cantrell, age 15 years, 4 months and 12 days, daughter of: Daniel Watkins Cantrell and Surrilda Jane Cotton, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Children of: Staley T. Allen and Mary Susan Cantrell

Shrilda Jane Allen¹ B: 26 Oct 1898, D: 27 Sep 1968
William Richard Allen¹ B: 1 Sep 1900, D: 1 Jan 1958
Michael Allen+¹ B: 24 Nov 1903, D: 17 Nov 1966
Chloa Agnes Allen¹ B: 25 Nov 1905, D: 28 May 1924
Donna Alvira Allen¹ B: 18 Sep 1909, D: 29 Mar 1972
Fred Franklin Allen¹ B: 28 Mar 1912, D: 27 Mar 1977
Elmer Leo Allen¹ B: 19 Jul 1917, D: 9 Mar 1994
Dollie Allen¹ B: 16 Nov 1919, D: 8 Apr 1978

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Mary Susan Cantrell, Shrilda Jane Allen, William Richard Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen³
Census-1920	21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Mary Susan Cantrell, William Richard Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁴
Census-1930	1 Apr 1930, 51 Shelleyville R. D. #1, Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G	Mary Susan Cantrell, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁵
Census-1940	13 Apr 1940, Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G	Mary Susan Cantrell⁶

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Mary Susan Cantrell, Shrilda Jane Allen, William Richard Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen³

Census-1920

21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Mary Susan Cantrell, William Richard Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁴

Census-1930

1 Apr 1930, 51 Shelleyville R. D. #1, Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G

Mary Susan Cantrell, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁵

Census-1940

13 Apr 1940, Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G

Mary Susan Cantrell⁶

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1910	Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	farmer home farm³
circa Jan 1920	Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	farmer general farm⁴
circa Apr 1930	Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G	yard man cotton mill⁵
circa Apr 1940	Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G	pufing⁶

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1910

Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

farmer home farm³

circa Jan 1920

Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

farmer general farm⁴

circa Apr 1930

Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G

yard man cotton mill⁵

circa Apr 1940

Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G

pufing⁶

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Staley T. (age 57) and Mary Susan (née Cantrell) (age 52) Allen lived at: Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G.⁶

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

9 Dec 2015

Mary Susan Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:82233, (29 May 1882 - 29 Mar 1972)

Relationships:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Daniel Watkins Cantrell¹ B: 24 Nov 1843, D: 25 Jun 1928

Mother*

Surrilda Jane Cotton¹ B: 21 Jun 1850, D: 31 Mar 1917

Vital Statistics

Born: Mary Susan Cantrell was born on Monday, 29 May 1882, at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 29 Mar 1972 at Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G, at age 89 years and 10 months.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Mary Susan Cantrell was the daughter of: Daniel Watkins Cantrell and Surrilda Jane Cotton.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 11 Oct 1897, her married name became Mrs. Allen (née Cantrell).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 11 Oct 1897, Mary, age 15 years, 4 months and 12 days, and Staley T. Allen, age 19 years, 8 months and 14 days, son of: Andrew Jackson Allen and Susannah Hannah Mullican, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 11 Oct 1897, Mary, age 15 years, 4 months and 12 days, and Staley T. Allen, age 19 years, 8 months and 14 days, son of: Andrew Jackson Allen and Susannah Hannah Mullican, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.¹

Children of: Mary Susan Cantrell and Staley T. Allen

Shrilda Jane Allen¹ B: 26 Oct 1898, D: 27 Sep 1968
William Richard Allen¹ B: 1 Sep 1900, D: 1 Jan 1958
Michael Allen+¹ B: 24 Nov 1903, D: 17 Nov 1966
Chloa Agnes Allen¹ B: 25 Nov 1905, D: 28 May 1924
Donna Alvira Allen¹ B: 18 Sep 1909, D: 29 Mar 1972
Fred Franklin Allen¹ B: 28 Mar 1912, D: 27 Mar 1977
Elmer Leo Allen¹ B: 19 Jul 1917, D: 9 Mar 1994
Dollie Allen¹ B: 16 Nov 1919, D: 8 Apr 1978

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Staley T. Allen, Shrilda Jane Allen, William Richard Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen²
Census-1920	21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G	Staley T. Allen, William Richard Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen³
Census-1930	1 Apr 1930, 51 Shelleyville R. D. #1, Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G	Staley T. Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁴
Census-1940	13 Apr 1940, Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G	Staley T. Allen⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Shrilda Jane Allen, William Richard Allen, Michael Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen and Donna Alvira Allen²

Census-1920

21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, William Richard Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen³

Census-1930

1 Apr 1930, 51 Shelleyville R. D. #1, Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Donna Alvira Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁴

Census-1940

13 Apr 1940, Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G

Staley T. Allen⁵

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G	spinner cotton mill⁴

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G

spinner cotton mill⁴

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Staley T. (age 57) and Mary Susan (née Cantrell) (age 52) Allen lived at: Pepperell, Lee County, Alabama^G.⁵

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Donna Alvira Allen¹

Family

TMG ID:82234, (18 Sep 1909 - 29 Mar 1972)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Staley T. Allen¹ B: 27 Jan 1878, D: 13 Oct 1957

Mother*

Mary Susan Cantrell¹ B: 29 May 1882, D: 29 Mar 1972

Vital Statistics

Born: Donna Alvira Allen was born on Saturday, 18 Sep 1909, at Lincoln County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 29 Mar 1972 at age 62 years, 6 months and 11 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Donna Alvira Allen was the daughter of: Staley T. Allen and Mary Susan Cantrell.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Donia²
Nick-Name: her nickname was "Sallie"¹
Name-Married: on Sunday, 8 Mar 1931, her married name became Mrs. Moon (née Allen).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 8 Mar 1931, Donna, age 21 years, 5 months and 18 days, and Ernest Thomas Moon, age 38 years, 7 months and 24 days were married.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

18 Apr 1910, Fayetteville and Huntsville Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Shrilda Jane Allen, William Richard Allen, Michael Allen and Chloa Agnes Allen³

Census-1920

21 Jan 1920, Lincoln Road, Civil District #19, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, William Richard Allen, Chloa Agnes Allen, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen⁴

Census-1930

1 Apr 1930, 51 Shelleyville R. D. #1, Sylvan Mill Precinct, Bedford County, Tennessee^G

Staley T. Allen, Mary Susan Cantrell, Fred Franklin Allen, Elmer Leo Allen and Dollie Allen²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Susannah Hannah Mullican¹

Family

TMG ID:82235, (31 Mar 1848 - 9 Jul 1915)

Vital Statistics

Born: Susannah Hannah Mullican was born on Friday, 31 Mar 1848, at Warren County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Friday, 9 Jul 1915 at Madison County, Alabama^G, at age 67 years, 3 months and 9 days.^1,2
Interred after 9 Jul 1915 at State Line Cemetery, Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 31 May 1874, her married name became Mrs. Allen (née Mullican).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 31 May 1874, Susannah, age 26 years and 2 months, and Andrew Jackson Allen, age 27 years, 6 months and 16 days were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G.¹

Children of: Susannah Hannah Mullican and Andrew Jackson Allen

Hannah Susannah Allen+² B: Apr 1875, D: 1939
Staley T. Allen+² B: 27 Jan 1878, D: 13 Oct 1957
Mary Allen² B: 22 Jan 1882, D: 26 Mar 1956
Ambrose Allen+¹ B: 11 Mar 1885, D: 22 Oct 1942

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

9 Dec 2015

James A. Walker¹

TMG ID:82236, (1846 - 1874)

Vital Statistics

Born: James A. Walker was born in 1846.¹
Died in 1874 at age 28 years.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 5 Jan 1869, James, age 23 years, and Surrilda Jane Cotton, age 18 years, 6 months and 15 days, daughter of: John McKelvey Cotton and Mary Cantrell, were married at DeKalb County, Tennessee^G.^2,1

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S333] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zyhe4ep, Larry Miller (e-mail address), updated as of 19 Apr 2003.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Andrew Jackson Allen¹

Family

TMG ID:82237, (23 Jul 1904 - 8 Jun 1978)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Ambrose Allen¹ B: 11 Mar 1885, D: 22 Oct 1942

Mother*

Julia Ann Cantrell¹ B: 2 Feb 1888, D: 13 Sep 1949

Vital Statistics

Born: Andrew Jackson Allen was born on Saturday, 23 Jul 1904, at Warren County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Thursday, 8 Jun 1978 at Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G, at age 73 years, 10 months and 16 days.¹
Interred after 18 Jun 1978 at Garden Hills Cemetery, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Andrew Jackson Allen was the son of: Ambrose Allen and Julia Ann Cantrell.¹
Died on Sunday, 18 Jun 1978 at Opelika, Lee County, Alabama^G, at age 73 years, 10 months and 26 days.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Jack"²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 9 Feb 1927, Andrew, age 22 years, 6 months and 17 days, and Flossie May Barlow, age 17 years, 9 months and 5 days, daughter of: John Henry Barlow and Minnie Lee Hughes, were married at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama^G.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Halsey Ave., Dallas Precinct, Madison County, Alabama^G

Ambrose Allen, Julia Ann Cantrell, Javes Allen, Toy Allen, Arthur Allen, Doris Evelyn Allen and Clifford A. Allen³

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jan 1920

Dallas Precinct, Madison County, Alabama^G

laborer cotton mill³

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

4 Jan 2016

Laura Jane Womack¹

Family

TMG ID:82238, (13 Jun 1901 - 7 Dec 1980)

Father*

Joseph Denton Womack¹ B: 1 Dec 1869, D: Jun 1909

Mother*

Octa Webb¹ B: 7 Feb 1873

Vital Statistics

Born: Laura Jane Womack was born on Thursday, 13 Jun 1901, at Warren County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 7 Dec 1980 at Warren County, Tennessee^G, at age 79 years, 5 months and 24 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Laura Jane Womack was the daughter of: Joseph Denton Womack and Octa Webb.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Mullican (née Womack).¹
Name-Married: on Friday, 11 May 1917, her married name became Mrs. Walker (née Womack).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Laura and K. David Mullican were married.¹

Marriage

Friday, 11 May 1917, Laura, age 15 years, 10 months and 28 days, and John B. Cantrell, son of: Daniel Watkins Cantrell and Surrilda Jane Cotton, were married at Warren County, Tennessee^G.¹

Children of: Laura Jane Womack and John B. Cantrell

Nannie Amelia Walker¹ B: 20 Sep 1919, D: 18 Aug 1999
James Alton Walker¹ B: c 1924, D: 7 May 1992

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Nannie Amelia Walker¹

Family

TMG ID:82239, (20 Sep 1919 - 18 Aug 1999)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John B. Cantrell¹ B: c 1869, D: 10 Feb 1932

Mother*

Laura Jane Womack¹ B: 13 Jun 1901, D: 7 Dec 1980

Vital Statistics

Born: Nannie Amelia Walker was born on Saturday, 20 Sep 1919, at Warren County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 18 Aug 1999 at Tennessee^G at age 79 years, 10 months and 29 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Nannie Amelia Walker was the daughter of: John B. Cantrell and Laura Jane Womack.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Amelia"¹
Name-Married: on Saturday, 4 Jun 1938, her married name became Mrs. Atnip (née Walker).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 4 Jun 1938, Nannie, age 18 years, 8 months and 15 days, and Robert Lee Atnip, age 22 years and 20 days were married.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

Robert Lee Atnip¹

TMG ID:82240, (15 May 1916 - 16 Jan 2008)

Vital Statistics

Born: Robert Lee Atnip was born on Monday, 15 May 1916, at White County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 at McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee^G, at age 91 years, 8 months and 1 day.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 4 Jun 1938, Robert, age 22 years and 20 days, and Nannie Amelia Walker, age 18 years, 8 months and 15 days, daughter of: John B. Cantrell and Laura Jane Womack, were married.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File.

Last Edited

7 Dec 2015

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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
— Will Rogers
A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
— Will Rogers
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
— Will Rogers
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
— Will Rogers
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
— Will Rogers
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
— Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— Will Rogers
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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