 1903 - 1940 (37 years)
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| Name |
Virginia Matcek |
| Born |
15 Aug 1903 |
, Washington, Texas, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Name |
Virginia Stewart Crain [3] |
| Died |
31 Dec 1940 |
, Milam, Texas, USA [2] |
| Cause: influenza |
| Buried |
1 Jan 1941 |
Oak Lawn Cemetery, Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA |
| Person ID |
I15 |
Base |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2012 |
| Family |
James Jarrell * Senn, b. 13 Jan 1910, Holland, Bell, Texas, USA , d. 6 Jul 1952, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 42 years) |
| Married |
20 May 1940 |
, Milam, Texas, USA [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Ed * Senn, b. 30 Dec 1940, , Milam, Texas, USA , d. 19 Dec 1973, Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA (Age 32 years) |
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| Last Modified |
6 Sep 2011 |
| Family ID |
F1 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- In the 1900 census, Menton is in the household of Isabelle Melissa (known as "Melissie" or "Lit") born July 1886, father born MS, mother born TX. Melissa is listed as HOH, and notes that he is her grandson. She was born in MS, not TX, furtheridence that he is not her son.
In the 1920 census (I have not been able to find him in 1910), he is listed in Milam Cty., TX in the household of Frances Bonner, age 75, who is the mother of his first wife. He is listed as Menton ALDRICH. It also lists his wife, Jennie,e 29, sons Willie, 19 and Clifton 17, and daughter Jennie, age 15. This does not seem to fit, since the mother is only 10 years older than the oldest child. (One more thing to research!)
I have found Menton Williams Arledge in the IGI as married to May Simpson on July 15, 1926 in Rockdale, TX. This fits with info I found in a cemetery book listing Menton Arledge (1886-1958) and May Arledge (1884-1964) as buried in the Internonal Order of Foresters (IOOF) Cemetery in Rockdale. IGI also says that May Simpson was born July 7, 1884 in Brownsville, TX, daughter of Louis Simpson and Sallie Gallop. [Craig Baumbach]
Milam Co Births
SINN, ED - VIRGINIA MATCK - J. SINN - 30 DEC 1940 m
Bell Co Deaths
Matcek, Marvin R 16-Apr-1982 M
SSDI
MARVIN MATCEK 06 Jul 1927 Apr 1982 77879 (Somerville, Burleson, TX) 450-38-4884
Milam County Deaths
Matcek Elenora Bertha 08-17-1992 MILAM F
SSDI
NORA MATCEK 28 Feb 1900 17 Aug 1992 76520 (Cameron, Milam, TX) 454-76-6220
63 Dead In Milam Co., S5,000,000 Damage Bailey Turner And H. C. Sullivan Drowned In Floods
Their House in the Forks of Brushy and San Gabriel Swept Away in Monster Flood of Friday Night . . . Known Dead Now Totals Sixty-three
The known dead in the floods of Milam County from Sept. 8 to Sept. 15, 1921, totaled 63 as follows:
Bailey P. Turner, Rockdale; H. C. Sullivan, Rockdale (Body not recovered) Fred Kennedy, Tutner's farm hand; Grandma Bonner, age 85, at Green Camp unknown white woman found in San Gabriel River below Sheckels bridge Maynard Robinson and F. W.therbury, Santa Fe railway offcials, drowned at the Santa Fe bridge on Little River; Roy Cass, white, son of Elijah Cass of the Liberty Hill community; Hardy Huff, Negro boy, on Bailey Turner place; a Mexican at San Gabriel town; twenty-three Mexicans in Laneport community five Mexicans at the Redville gin on Alligator, two miles from San Gabriel Mrs. M. L. Brown and son, Lee, at the Redville gin, Mrs. Lee Brown rescued from a tree top; eleven Mexicans at San Gabriel town; two white children at the Hogue crossing on Brushy; Negro woman and two children at the Lawrence crossing on Brushy, southwest of Thorndale; five Mexicans on the Minor farm; three Mexicans on the Watt farm....
...One of the most thrilling experiences and narrow escapes from death recorded in the floods was that of "Comrade" Ed. A. Green and the two sons and one daughter of Mrs. Minton Arledge, all of whom were caught at the Green sawmill camp in than Gabriel bottom below Sheckels bridge. A saddening feature of their experiences was found in the death of the grandmother of the children, Mrs. Bonner, who at the advanced age of 85 years was forced to endure the sickening hardships incident to spending a night in a tree, wet to the skin and so weakened by exposure and fright that it was necessary to bind her to a tree, and who finally succumbed and dropped into the raging torrent, to be swept away.
Mr. Green in relating his experiences said that they were not anticipating any high water, and that the water was two or three feet deep when they discovered it about 2 o'clock Friday night. The rise came so rapidly that there was no chance tet out, and it was only an hour or two until they were forced to climb to the roof of the house. About 3:30 a. m. the water reached its crest and they felt the house begin to give way. A large whiteoak tree extended a convenient branch over the shack, and they all climbed into its branches. Just as he lifted the old lady up to one of her grandsons the house floated off about 60 or 70 feet and lodged against some trees. After daylight dawned Saturday the waters fell and the house seemed to settle on the ground, and in settling the current was so divided as to make swimming possible, so Mr. Green and the young people swam to the house where a more comfortable perch was had on its roof. During Saturday, however, another rise came and the house again became dangerous, so they again took to the trees. Mr. Green swam back and forth to the old lady a number of times, trying to make her more comfortable and cheer her up, but he observed that she was getting much weaker and he bound her to the tree with a blanket. Night came on, and some time during the night the grandmother became delirious, untied herself from the tree, and exclaiming " I am gone," allowed herself to drop into the dark waters. The balance of the party spent their time alternately on the roof and in the trees. Mr. Green climbed to the top of the big whiteoak Saturday morning and attempted to signal for help, but could see no help from any direction.
Mr. Green said that during the early hours of Saturday morning before daylight he heard shots and cries from the Bailey Turner place further on down the river, and he felt sure both Turner and Sullivan, his partner, were drowned shortly afterat hour.
Sunday morning about 9 o'clock Buck Hillin and another man came to the Green camp in a small boat. They could only carry two passengers so they took the girl and one of the boys, coming back later for Mr. Green and the other boy. Green saidt the relaxation from the nervous strain and sleepless hours was so great that both he and the boy lay down on the roof of the shack, which was two or three inches deep in slimy mud, and went sound asleep, sleeping until Hillin came back. During their thirty-six hour vigil in the trees the party had nothing to eat except a five pound can of sugar, and nothing to drink except the muddy river water.
Hillin carried the rescued party to high ground on the other side of the river and went on looking for others who might be similarly marooned. Two or three hours later a rescue party composed of E. V. (Gene) Marshall, Charley See, Martin Whity, Henry Seelke and Harry Moody, in two boats, showed up, and brought the Green party across the river, landing them on the hill this side of the Holtzclaw bridge.
The young folks were named Matcek, the girl's first name being Virginia, and Mr. Green said this girl showed unusual grit and vitality. She kept her brothers awake throughout the long hours of the night, frequently slapping and pinching themo wakefulness when to fall asleep meant death.
Her death certificate was signed by J G Senn. I think it's supposed to be J J - James Jarrell (Gerald?) Ed's death certificate says her name was Virginia Browder.
- (Medical):Childbirth
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| Sources |
- [S12] Birth Index, Texas, USA.
- [S27] Death Certificate, 56898 (Reliability: 3).
- [S43] Marriage Book, Milam, Texas, USA, Book 22 Page 552 (Reliability: 3).
- [S43] Marriage Book, Milam, Texas, USA, 22/552 (Reliability: 3).
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