Notes:

Received in an email from sister Lou Ann Tune Floyd on February 21, 2010.....

Family Bible presented to Harvey and Lousie Howard Clark

Inside cover: Presented to Louise and Harvey, Dec. 25, 1925, from Mother and Daddie. Underneath this in what appears to be a youngsters handwriting is "My mothers "Bible", Betty Lou Clark.

In the back is this information:

Betty Lou Clark, born Jan. 12, 1926.
Betty Lou Clark and LeaMond Tune were married Oct. 23, 1945, Tuesday 7:55 p.m.
James Franklin Howard was born June 30, 1877.
Callie Spencer Howard was born Sept. 26, 1877.
Frankie Mae Howard Wheatley was born April 8, 1899.
Mattie Louise Howard Clark was born Oct. 1, 1906.
Harvey Clay Clark was born March 18, 1904.
Harvey Clark and Louise Howard were married Sept. 13, 1924 at 9 o'clock Saturday night.
Pendell Wheatley, Feb. 8, 1898.
Pendell 49 years old today, Feb. 8, 1947.
Pendell and Frankie Wheatley were married 30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947.
This looks like Grammer's handwriting: I received my old age pension Dec. 14, 1942..
Tues., Oct. 23, 1945.
Betty Lou Clark & LeaMond Tune were married at Red Oak, Texas, 7:55 p.m. at the (?) Porsney's home.
Gloria Jeanne Tune was born Dec. 30, 1946 at Waxahachie Hospital 1:20 p.m. Taken mother and baby home to Ovilla Jan. 1, 1947 at one o'clock p.m.
July 27, 1948 little Lou Ann Tune was born 6:00 o'clock p.m. at Waxa. Hospital. Mother and babe doing fine.
Little James Rex Wheatley was born May 8, 1926.
30 years ago today, Dec. 12, 1947, Frankie and P.D. were married.

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1910 United States Federal Census
about Marie Louise Howard Clark Hale
Name: Mattie L Howard
Age in 1910: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: James F
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's name: Callie J
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 4, Blount, Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's Occupation: Blacksmith--Owns shop
Dwelling number 250 and family number 252
Household Members: Name, Age, Relationship to head of house, Place ofbi rth
James F Howard 32, Head of house, Tennessee
Callie J Howard 32, Wife, Tennessee
Frankie Howard 10, Daughter, Tennessee
Mattie L Howard 3, Daughter, Tennessee
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Blount,Ten nessee; Roll: T624_1491; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 17; Image:64( 17-18 of 22)
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Prov o, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on thecont ents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARAOrigin al data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. ThirteenthCens us of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archivesand R ecords Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls

1920 United States Federal Census
about Marie Louise Howard Clark Hale
Name: Louise Howard
Home in 1920: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas
Age: 13 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Frank
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Father's Occupation: Blacksmith
Mother's name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 262
House number 212, Dwelling number 386 and Family number 385
Household Members: Name, Age, Relationship to head of house, Place ofbi rth
Frank Howard 42, Head, Tennessee
Callie Howard 42, Wife, Tennessee
Louise Howard 13, Daughter, Texas
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Waxahachie Ward 2, Ellis,Texa s; Roll: T625_1800; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 121; Image:262(20 o f 21)
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Prov o, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on thecont ents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA

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Burial request to daughter Betty Lou Clark Tune from Marie Louise Howard, written by her hand. Photocopy on file

"To my beloved daughter Betty Lou,

Graveside service with Methodist preacher.

I want to be buried in robe and pajamas. Please fix my hair nice like G
rammer's.

Thank you for being my daughter,
Mother"

Photocopy on file
Obituary
Waxahachie Daily Light
Monday 21 April 1986
Page 10-A, column 1

"Hale"
"Mrs. Marie Louise Hale, 79, of Ovilla, died at 6:55 p.m. Sunday at Tenery Community Hospital.

Funeral services are to be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bardwell Cemetery with Rev. Billy Strayhorn and Rev. Gaylon Holt officiating. Burial will be under the direction of the Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hale was born on Oct. 1, 1906, in Waxahachie. A retired restaurant owner, Mrs. Hale moved back to Ovilla 11 years ago from Colorado.

She was married to Ennis E. Hale who preceded her in death in 1976. Mrs. Hale was a Methodist.

Survivors include a daughter, Betty Tune of Ovilla; 4 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren."

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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
about Marie Hale
Name: Marie Hale
Death Date: 20 Apr 1986
Death County: Ellis
Gender: Female

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, U T,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Depart mentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDe partment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit

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Marie
French form of Maria. When first introduced to England in the MiddleAge s, it was Anglicized in pronunciation and respelled Mary. This Frenchfo rm was reintroduced into the English-speaking world as a separate namei n the 19th century, and is still pronounced more or less in the Frenchm anner, although sometimes with the stress on the first syllable. TheFre nch name is also commonly used as a male name in the combinationJean-Ma rie.

Pet form: Manon.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Louise
French and English: feminine form of Louis, introduced to England in th e17th century. Short form: English: Lou.
Louis
French: an extremely common French name, of Germanic origin. It iscompo sed of the elements hlud fame + wig warrior, and is thusetymologically t he same name as German Ludwig. From the early Middle Agesonwards, it wa s very frequently used in French royal and noble families.An archaic La tinized form of the name is Clovis, and this is the formgenerally used f or the Frankish leader (?466-511) who ended the Romandomination over Ga ul: Clovis defeated rival Germanic tribes, married theBurgundian prince ss Clothilde, and founded the Frankish monarchy in whatis now France. I n 496 he and his followers were converted toChristianity. Louis I (778- 840) was the son of Charlemagne, who ruledboth as King of France and Ho ly Roman Emperor. Altogether, the name wasborne by sixteen kings of Fra nce up to the French Revolution, in whichLouis XVI perished. Louis XIV, ?US the Sun King?UT (1638-1715), reigned forseventy-two years (1643-1715), pr esiding in the middle part of his reignover a period of unparalleled Fr ench power and prosperity. See alsoLudwig.

In modern times, Louis is occasionally used in the English-speaking wor ld(usually pronounced /lui/). In Britain the Anglicized form Lewis isra ther more common, whereas in America the reverse is true. Both formshav e been used as Anglicized versions of Gaelic Laoiseach and Lughaidh.Cog nates: Scottish Gaelic: Luthais. Italian: Luigi, Lodovico. Spanish,Port uguese: Luis. Catalan: Lluis. Basque: Koldo. German: Ludwig.

Short form: English: Lou.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Howard
English: from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of theGe rmanic elements hug ?Utheart?Uu, ?Utmind?Uu, ?Utspirit?Uu + hard ?Uthardy?Uu, ?Utbrave?Uu,?Ut strong?Uu.
English: from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Haward, composed oft he Old Norse elements h?aa ?Uthigh?Uu + var?Br ?Utguardian?Uu, ?Utwarden?Uu.
English: variant of Ewart 2.
Irish: see Fogarty.
Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic ?aOh?aIomha ir, which was formerly Anglicized as O?UuHure.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN0-19- 508137-4

Marie married Harvey Clay Clark on 13 Sep 1924 in Ellis County, Texas. Harvey (son of Edward Porter Clark and Ida May Chiles) was born on 18 Mar 1903 in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas; died on 30 Dec 1959 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried in Jan 1960 in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Addition 3, Block 2, 5th Row, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: Harvey Clark
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Louise Howard
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1924
Marriage Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00025-5
System Origin: Texas-EASy
Source Film Number: 1651042
Reference Number: P 578
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Marriage date is taken from the family Bible. The inscription reads
"Presented to Louise and Harvey, Dec. 25, 1925, from Mother and Daddie."
"My mothers "Bible", Betty Lou Clark

Inscriptions
"Mattie Louise Howard Clark was born Oct. 1, 1906.
Harvey Clay Clark was born March 18, 1904.
Harvey Clark and Louise Howard were married Sept. 13, 1924 at 9 o'clock Saturday night."

Ellis County, Texas
Marriage Book W, page 578

The State of Texas
Ellis County

To any Judge of the County or District Court, Regularly Licensed or Ordained Minister of the Gospel, Jewish Rabbi, or Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Ellis--Greetings:

You are hereby authorized to solemnize the Rites of Matrimony

Between Mr. Harvey Clark and Miss Louise Howard and make the return to the Clerk of the County Court of said County within sixty days thereafter, certifying your action under this License.

Witness my official signature and seal of office at office in Waxahachie, this 12 day of Sept. A. D. 1924.

Seal W. S. Robinson
Clerk of the County Court, Ellis County, Texas

...............................Deputy

I Eugene W. Potter hereby certify that on the 13th day of Sep. A. D. 1924, I united in Marriage Harvey Clark and Miss Louise Howard the parties above named.

Witness my hand, this 16th day of Sep. A. D. 1924

Eugene W. Potter
Minister of the Gospel

Returned and filed for record the 16 day of Sept. A. D. 1924, and recorded the 19 day of Sept A. D. 1924.

By................................Deputy W. S. Robinson, Clerk

1. Betty Lou Clark was born on 12 Jan 1926 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA; died on 2 Sep 1995 in At home in Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas; was buried on 5 Sep 1995 in Ovilla Cemetery, Plot A2-21, Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas.