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James Anderson Clark

Male 1883 - 1971  (87 years)


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  1. 1.  James Anderson Clark was born on 5 Apr 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1971 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Notes for JAMES ANDERSON CLARK

    By: Larry Wayne Crocker, Great Grandson

    When I was little my great grandfathers house outside of Pineland, Sabine County, Texas did not have running water. There was a dug well outside the back door (off of the kitchen), we used a bucket and rope to get the water out. The well casing was made stones. The outhouse was down by the pond and my great grandfather used old newspapers and magazines as tolit paper, although my mother always brought some from home whenever we went up. The heat during the winter came from a kerosene burning heater in the living room. The front of the house and front porch sat on the ground and the back of the house was about three feet from the ground. His son, Bertis Lee Clark lived just down the highway from him, you could see Uncle Lee's house from my grandfathers yard. I remember that he had sweet gum trees that we would pull the sap off of and chew it like gum. The first thing that he wanted done when we would visit would be for my mother to bake him a peach cobbler. On the front porch was a bucket of water and a dipper along with his straight razer and an old mirror for shaving. I still have the mirror and straight razer in my possession. My great grandfather bought this house and about 11 acres in the fall of 1945 at the age of 62, paying $600.00. Before moving in my great grandfather had the house wired for electricity, this being a first for him. However, there was not enough money for indoor plumbing and would not be until I was in high school in the mid 1960's. The old house was left to my great aunt Alif, great grandpa's youngest daughter and she still owns it today.

    In 1936 my great grandfather was a sharecropper and lived in a small house about a half mile north of Yellow Bayou on what is now Texas Farm Road 1414. This place was about 4 miles outside of Burkeville. This is the house that my Cousins Marvin Dean Simmons and Betty Jean Simmons were born. This is where they all lived with my great aunt Alif along with my Aunt Edna Earl Crocker and my father Johnie Crocker, Jr. until the fall of 1940 when the man that owned the property sold it. It was sold to a great uncle of Marvin & Betty's without my great grandfathers knowledge. This forced my great grandfather and his extended family to move about 5 miles away and move by wagon as they had no car or truck. The new place was owned by a man by the name of Ramsey. Both the Ramsey house as well as the old one had no electricity or running water, much less a indoor bath room. At one time during World War II, my grandmother Sophronia along with my aunts, Patsy, Geraldine and Maxine moved into the house with everyone else while my step grandfather Raymond Woods worked in Beaumont in the shipyard. He would ride the bus from Beaumont on Fridays and then return to Beaumont on the bus for work on Monday, a little over a 100 mile trip.

    Texas Death Certificate transcription

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6DK-BFM
    Name: James Anderson Clark
    Death Date: 24 Feb 1971
    Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race:
    Death Age: 87 years
    Estimated Birth Date: 1884
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Andrew Clark
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Alif Erwin
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2223074
    Digital Film Number: 4169364
    Image Number: 320
    Reference Number: 314
    Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

    (Research):
    Census Information:

    1900 Sabine County, Texas Census;
    District 69; Precinct 7
    Page 117A; HH 180-180
    Name Rel Sex Mon. Year Age M/S/W Yrs #C #CL B F M Occ R W S O/R
    Clark, A Head M Jul 1839 60 Wd TX SC KY Fmr Y Y Y O
    Anderson J. Son M Apr 1883 17 S TX TX TX FL Y N Y
    Lee R. Son M Apr 1885 15 S TX TX TX FL Y N Y

    1910 Sabine County, Texas Census
    HH 104-106; Page 92A; Precinct 1; Dist. 131; Hemphill & Yellow Pine
    Road 7
    Name Relation Sex Age #yrsM #Children #Children alive Born Fath Moth Occupation
    Clark, James A. Head M 27 7 TX TX TX Farmer
    Frances E. wife F 30 7 4 4 TX TX TX
    Sophrona E. dau F 6 TX TX TX
    Clarence A. son M 3 TX TX TX
    James E. son M 1 6/12 TX TX TX

    1920 Sabine County, Texas Census
    HH 530-530; Precinct 2; Dist. 169; Pineland-Brookeland Hwy
    Name Relation Own/Rent Age Born Fath Moth Occupation
    Clark, James Head R 36 TX TX TX Farmer
    Edna wife 39 TX TX TX
    Saphronea dau 15 TX TX TX
    Clarence son 14 TX TX TX
    Hamp son 13 TX TX TX
    Jim Jr son 12 TX TX TX
    Lee son 9 TX TX TX
    Alif dau 4 3/12 TX TX TX

    1930 Newton County, Texas Census
    HH 55-55; Page 36B, Sheet 3B; Precinct 2
    Name Relation Home Radio Farm Sex age age School R/W Self Father Mother
    Clark, Jim A Head R Y M 47 20 N Y TX TX TX
    Clark, Edna F Wife F 50 23 N Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Fronia E Dau F 26 17 N Y TX TX TX
    Clark, Alif M Dau F 14 Y Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Edna E Gdau F 7 Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Johnie Jr Gson M 6 Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Eugene Gson M 4 9/12 N TX TX TX
    Crocker, Frances B Gdau F 2 11/12 N TX TX TX

    (Transcriptions courtesy of Larry Crocker)

    James married Francis Edna Ener on 7 May 1903 in Sabine County, Texas. Francis (daughter of James Cornelius Ener and Mary Elizabeth Travis) was born on 12 May 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Oct 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sophronia "Phronia" Elizabeth Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Mar 1975 in Jasper County, Texas.
    2. 3. Clarence Andrew Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. 4. William Hamp Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1907 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1936; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Newton County, Texas.
    4. 5. James Edward Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Feb 2002 in Stroughton, Dane County, Wisconsin.
    5. 6. Bertis Lee Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 May 1976 in Jasper County, Texas.
    6. 7. Mary Alif Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Nov 2015 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sophronia "Phronia" Elizabeth Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 21 Mar 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Mar 1975 in Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J63H-TFP
    Name: Phronia Elizabeth Woods
    Death Date: 27 Mar 1975
    Death Place: Jasper, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race:
    Death Age: 71 years
    Estimated Birth Date: 1904
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: James A. Clark
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Frances Edna Ener
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2243828
    Digital Film Number: 4167851
    Image Number: 100
    Reference Number: 61179
    Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

    Sophronia married Johnie Willis Crocker on 21 Dec 1921 in Sabine County, Texas. Johnie was born on 1 Nov 1902 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Nov 1990 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Martin Cemetery (Martin's Chapel Cemetery), Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Johnie Crocker, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1923 in Wharton County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 2006 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Sophronia married Raymond Windol Woods on 22 Dec 1934 in Newton County, Texas. Raymond was born on 20 Feb 1911; died on 18 Oct 1988 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Clarence Andrew Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 12 Jun 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1930 Census
    Texas, Jefferson County, Pr 8, Voth
    Enumerated April 4, 1930
    ED 123-83 SD 27 Sheet 6B
    66-118-132
    Clark, Clarence A Hd m W 24 m 19 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
    Clark, Lollie Wf F W 23 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
    Clark, Virginia F Dtr F W 3 6/12 Tx Tx Tx

    Clarence married Lottie Sample on 9 Dec 1924 in Sabine County, Texas. Lottie was born on 8 Mar 1907 in Texas; died on 11 Jan 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  William Hamp Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 Mar 1907 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1936; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Newton County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Not able to locate a death record on FamilySearch.org


  4. 5.  James Edward Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 28 Oct 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Feb 2002 in Stroughton, Dane County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    He was married first to a woman named Jean. They had one daughter, Carol Dianne CLARK, born ca. 1945 in Los Angeles. He later was married to Thelma WHISENANT, on 23 Jun 1983 in Los Angeles County, California. Thelma appears to have been widowed from a Joseph SCHULTZ.


  5. 6.  Bertis Lee Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 15 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 May 1976 in Jasper County, Texas.

    Bertis married Juanita V. Spurlock about 1932. Juanita was born on 10 Jun 1914 in Browndell, Jasper County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 2009 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 29 Jan 2009 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. James Jerry Clark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1935 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Feb 2019 in Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida.
    2. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Mary Alif Clark Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 4 May 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Nov 2015 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Larry Crocker shows that she married (1) Elbert Dean SIMMONS, and they were the parents of Marvin Dean (b. 4 Aug 1936 in Newton County) and Betty Jean SIMMONS (b. 14 Sep 1939); (2) Joseph Johnson POLLARD, Jr., and they were the parents of Carolyn Ann POLLARD (born 4 Dec 1947 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas); and (3) John William COTTEN.

    Mary "Alif" Cotten, by some, fondly remembered as "Puddin", went to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the age of one hundred, six months, and one day. She was born on May 14, 1915, in Sabine County to Frances Edward "Edna" Ener and James Anderson Clark.

    Mom learned to sew at a very young age and this benefited her greatly throughout her life. She sewed for family, friends, and was a seamstress at a cleaners for part of her working career. Her nieces, Edna Earl and Francis , who grew up with her, shared that she not only made her own clothes but also made theirs as well. I as her youngest daughter always had pretty clothes, bed spreads and curtains, a beautiful wedding gown, and finally, children who always looked adorable in their clothes Grandma made them. This could have been the beginning of always doing for others. While attending and completing high school in Pineland, she enjoyed playing on the basketball team.

    Mother lived in Beaumont for most of her adult years and held several jobs as she provided for her three children with support from the family who were always there for each other with love. While working at Montgomery Wards as a receiving clerk, she met and later married John William Cotten in 1954. They were married for thirty-two years before he passed on September 18, 1986. After his death, mother moved to Lumberton just down the street from me, her youngest daughter, where my family enjoyed many happy times and much love and support in sorrowful and difficult times. The legacy that began many years before with Grandma and Grandpa Clark, of family always helping one another, continued on. In her mid-eighties, she moved back to Beaumont living in two retirement homes and finally settling at Serenity Assisted Living where she resided till she went home peacefully.

    In honor of my mother, I would like to share her testimony. Around sixty years ago, mother heard a sermon at Central Baptist regarding forgiveness. Even though she was Christian from a very young age, she often felt unworthy to serve in a leadership role in the Christian Community, however this sermon opened her eyes to the Lord's unconditional love and from that day forward, mother was able to forgive herself as well. She then sang in the church choir, became active in the WMU where she served as President for many years, and taught Sunday school classes well into her mid 80's. Upon moving into the various retirement homes and being no longer able to attend her home church services, she read her Bible daily and prayed for family and friends. For those of you who are here today, I truly believe you were in those fervent prayers. In lieu of a commemorative video, my sister and I beseech each of you to picture, remember and reflect on each special memory dear to your hearts. Part of those memories pictured are of mother's love for times spent at Grandpa Clark's, family reunions, holiday gatherings, and especially the many years our brother Marvin and his family from Tennessee spent Christmas's in our home filling it with memories that will always remain in our hearts.

    Some of the happiest memories will be of the travels she made throughout the states and Europe with family and friends. Many of us who were close to Mom knew her love and passion for sitting around a table playing games such as Mexican Train, Chicken Foot, Go Fish, with the younger group, Wahoo, and most of all Skip-Bo, which led to her being affectionately known as the "Skip-Bo Queen".

    May we honor a long life of one hundred years by carrying on the legacy she made for us which is to live out a strong faith in our Heavenly Father and always praying fervently for one another.

    Copied from the Forest Lawn Funeral Home website (Dignity Memorial)
    An abbreviated version was published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 9, 2015, Page 10



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Michael Ray Buck  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1954 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1991 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

  2. 9.  Johnie Crocker, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1) was born on 24 Nov 1923 in Wharton County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 2006 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    At the time of the 1940 census, he and his oldest sister, Edna Earl, were living with their maternal grandparents, James and Frances Clark, in Newton County, Texas.


    Larry Crocker writes that: "My dad was born on a cotton farm just outside of Warton, Wharton County, Texas. His name at birth was Johnie Junior Crocker. The family made one crop there and then moved back to Pineland where my grandfather Johnie Willis Crocker went to work for the saw mill in Pineland. They lived in a company owned house in Pineland until In 1928 when my grandparents separated and my grandmother and the kids moved in with my great grandfather and great grandmother, James Anderson Clark and Frances Edna Ener, and their children then living at home, Jimmy, Dixie, Lee and Alif. In October of 1929 they moved to Simmonsville in Newton County, Texas.

    In 1934 my grandmother, Sophronia Elizabeth Clark married Raymond W. Woods and my dad went to live with them. They moved several times and in 1940 my dad went back to live with my great grandparents until he joined the Army Air Corp in 1941and was sent to San Antonio for his training. Upon joining the service he was told that his name could not be Johnie Junior, but Johnie Crocker, Jr. He tells that the reason that he joined the service was because he had whipped his grandfather, James Anderson Clark's mule Kit (Marvin Dean Simmons mentions Kit in his book "As Remembered") and his grandfather said that he was going to whip him just like he had whipped the mule, therefore he ran away and joined the service. After finishing in San Antonio he was sent to Las Vegas Nevada and this is where he was when the Jap's bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He eventually ended up in the Philippines where he flew on C47's & C46's helping to evacuate the field wounded back to station hospitals. In 1945 he was sent back to the states and finally wound up back in San Antonio where he was eventually discharged into the Army Reserves.

    Upon leaving San Antonio he went to Voth, Texas (just outside of Beaumont) where my grandmother and step grandfather then lived. He was later called back into the service during the Korean Conflict and during this time we lived in Joplin, Missouri for a while and also in Little Rock, Arkansas, both at bases where he was stationed. I have a copy of his discharge after Korea, it was filed in Jefferson County, Texas. The 1947 Beaumont, Jefferson County, City Directory shows my dad living at 2065 North Lawrence Way and working as a salesman for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. This was the home of his sister, Frances Reeves and her husband Elmo Reeves. The 1949 City Directory shows my dad as John Crocker, Jr. an office secretary (at the Teamsters Union) and living at 2065 North Lawrence Way. This must have been a hold over from the 1948 City Directory, of which I do not have a copy, since he and my mom married on August 30, 1947. My mom is shown as living at 2274 St. Helena, our home in Multimax Village. This is the first place that I remember as a small child. The directory shows that she was a typist for Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation. The 1950 City Directory shows my dad as a "Driver" and him and my mom still living at 2274 St. Helena. At this time my dad was a truck driver for Younger Brothers of Nederland, Texas and according to his Report of Separation From The Armed Services Of The United States of record in the office of the County Clerk of Jefferson County, Texas he was a Gas Delivery Man. The separation report shows that he was a Corporal and was appointed to this position on August 1, 1948. It shows that he was called back from inactive duty on October 14, 1950 from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas and was released from active duty on August 6, 1951 from Camp Crowder, Missouri. The report shows his total time in the service as being 10 years 6 months and 2 days. The date of birth shown on the separation report is November 24, 1922, which is in error. A copy of the separation report is in his scrapbook and a certified copy is in my hard copy file. The 1960 City Directory shows my dad as an operator for Texas US Chemical Company and his home address as 4430 El Paso.

    ACTIVITY DURING WWII MEDICAL TECHNICIAN 409. SERVED AS A TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WITH THE 801ST MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION SQUADRON WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCE. PICKED UP WOUNDED FROM THE FIELD HOSPITALS IN C-47 AND C-46 AIRCRAFT. SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 4, 1941 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1946. RECEIVED AN ARMY AIR FORCE CREW MEMBER BADGE, 3 OVERSEAS LAPEL BUTTONS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ONE SERVICE STRIPE, VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SEVEN BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AND 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE WESTERN PACIFIC; AIR COMBAT BORNEO; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA; SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES; LUZON; RYUKYUS.

    From the Beaumont Enterprise, 26 April 2006

    Johnie Crocker, Jr.

    Johnie Crocker, Jr., fondly and lovingly known as Pops, Papaw and Uncle Boe, departed this life on April 23, 2006 in Beaumont, Texas, he was born November 24, 1923 to Johnie Willis Crocker and Sophronia Elizabeth Clark in Wharton County, Texas and was a Fourth Generation Texan. Johnie lived in Burkeville, Texas, during his school years and attended Burkeville schools. He married the former Kathryn Jane Cherry, daughter of Charlie B. Cherry and Nettie Jewel Williams, August 30, 1947 in Beaumont, Texas.

    Johnie made his profession of faith and was saved in about 1936 at the age of 13. It was in a small place called Simmonsville, Texas, with a one-room schoolhouse and a one-room Baptist Church, which were one and the same. He was baptized in Little Cow Creek nearby. The church had a preacher who came about every 4th Sunday. Johnie was saved in a 5th Sunday meeting. It was like a revival with a dinner on the grounds. Johnie has been a Baptist ever since. Johnie was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont.

    Johnie served as a Medical Technician with the 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron with the 5th Army Air Corps during World War II from 1941 to 1946 stationed on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Johnie also served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1951. He retired from Ameripol Synpol, formerly Texas U.S. Chemical Company in Port Neches, Texas in 1983 as General Shift Foreman with 31 ? years of service. The saddest day of Johnie's life was April 5th, 1975, when his son "Andy" died at the age of 23.

    For the next 15 years after his retirement Johnie traveled all across the United States and Canada with his wife in their motor homes. Visitation for family and friends will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Services will be held at Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont with Rev. Robert Carter and Rev. Parks Walker officiating at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, April 27th, 2006 with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

    Johnie was preceded in death by his parents, Step-father Raymond Windol Woods, Step-mother Lillie Mae Cunningham Crocker, Mother-In-Law Nettie Jewel Williams and Father-In-Law Charlie B. Cherry, Grandfather James Anderson "Jim" Clark and Grandmother Frances Edna Ener (both of who helped raise him) his son James Andrew "Andy" Crocker, Brother In-Laws, Elmo Leo Reeves, Raymond Edward Buck, Allen Dempsy "Al" Barnard, Clayton Eugene Conner, Vertis Howard "Doll" Conner, James Wesley "Jimmy" Gorrell and Joseph Jessie Geer, Sr., and Nephews Michael Ray Buck, Ronald Craig Gorrell and Robert Edward Geer.

    Johnie is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathryn Jane Cherry Crocker, sons, Larry Wayne Crocker and his wife Dorothy Therese Jorden, Johnie Dale Crocker, Sr. and his wife Judy Diane Nusom. Grandchildren, Jamie Lynn Crocker, Jennifer LeAnn Crocker, Stacie Ann Crocker and her husband Michael John "Mike" Brumley, Sr., Johnie Dale "JD" Crocker, Jr. and his wife Fallon Christina Locke and Sara Amanda Crocker and her husband Roderick Louis "Rod" Tate. Great Grandchildren Samuel Ethan Brumley, Jacob Vaughn Brumley, Michael John Brumley, Jr., Leo Alexander Brumley, Alyssa Diane Crocker, Johnie Matthew "JC" Crocker and Charles Andrew "Andy" Crocker Polasek, Step-Great Grandson Kenneth Tate. Sisters, Edna Earl Crocker Buck, Frances Belle Crocker Reeves, Patricia Elizabeth Woods Barnard, Geraldine Woods Conner, Maxine Woods Conner and Joyce Lyrlene Crocker Geer. Brothers Elton Eugene Crocker and his wife Patricia Ann Platt and James Harold Crocker and wife Nina Beth Poindexter. Sisters-in-law, Mildred Agnes Cherry and her husband Dalton Davis, Nelwyn Elaine Cherry and her husband John Edward Rutledge, Mae Alice Rosalee Cherry Gorrell and Brother-In-Law Charles Leon Cherry and his wife Nancy Cobb. Aunts, Fannie Arlo Crocker Arwell and Mary Alif Clark Cotten. He is also survived by 31 Nieces and Nephews, 31 Great Nieces and Nephews and 10 Great Great Nieces and Nephews and numerous cousins and friends all of whom will miss him and love him always. Pallbearers will be Danny Conner, Jamie Conner, David Crocker, Kenneth Crocker, Mark Gorrell, Terry Gorrell, Dwight "D.D." Rutledge, and Kenneth "Kenny" Rutledge. Honorary pallbearers are Michael John "Mike" Brumley, Sr., Roderick "Rod" Tate, Kenneth Tate, Raymond Allen "Pete" Barnard, Donnie Reeves, Jimmy Reeves, Danny Fontenot, and Matthew "Matt" Cobb.

    The family wishes to thank Southern Care Hospice for all their loving care in our time of need. Those wishing to make charitable donations may make them to the Southern Care Hospice 3965 Phelan Blvd. Suite 108 Beaumont, TX 77707, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY 10163, or a charity of your choice. 4955 Pine Street Beaumont, TX 77703 (409) 892-5912"

    (Research):

    Census Information:

    1930 Newton County, Texas Census; HH 55-55; Page 36B, Sheet 3B; Precinct 2
    Name Relation Home Radio Farm Sex age age School R/W Self Father Mother
    Clark, Jim A Head R Y M 47 20 N Y TX TX TX
    Clark, Edna F Wife F 50 23 N Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Fronia E Dau F 26 17 N Y TX TX TX
    Clark, Alif M Dau F 14 Y Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Edna E Gdau F 7 Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Johnie Jr Gson M 6 Y TX TX TX
    Crocker, Eugene Gson M 4 9/12 N TX TX TX
    Crocker, Frances B Gdau F 2 11/12 N TX TX TX

    (Courtesy of Larry Crocker)

    Johnie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. James Andrew "Andy" Crocker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 5 Apr 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.James1)

  9. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.James1)

  10. 17.  James Jerry Clark Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertis2, 1.James1) was born on 14 Feb 1935 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Feb 2019 in Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida.

    Notes:

    His mother's obituary shows him as "son, James Jerry Clark, Sr. and his wife Nell of Henderson, TN."

    Obituary:

    CLARK, James J., 83, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home.

    Born February 14, 1935 in Pineland, Texas, he came to this area two years ago from Henderson, Tennessee. He served in the United States Navy and was a maintenance supervisor for a brewery. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

    He is preceded in death by his son, Jerry Clark. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Nell; daughter and son-in-law: Cheryl Spraberry & Bud Randolph of Spring Hill, Florida; sister, Linda Holzmueller; granddaughters, Rachel (James) McCommon and Ashlee Spraberry of Spring Hill, Florida.

    Posted by Ronald Barlow to the Facebook Group "Farm Road 1- From one end to the other."
    Originally posted on the Merritt Funeral Home website.


  11. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertis2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Michael Ray Buck Descendancy chart to this point (8.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1) was born on 18 Apr 1954 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1991 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

  2. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Johnie3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 21.  James Andrew "Andy" Crocker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Johnie3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1) was born on 16 Dec 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 5 Apr 1975 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6QW-P5D
    Name: James Andrew Crocker
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1975
    Event Place: Harris, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race (Original):
    Age (Formatted): 23 years
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1952
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Johnnie Crocker Jr.
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Kathryn Cherry
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation: Switchman Railroad
    Cause of Death: Shotgun would of left chest
    Residence Place:
    Cemetery (Original):
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Informant's Name (Original): Mrs. J. A. Crocker
    GS Film number: 2243826
    Digital Folder Number: 4167849
    Image Number: 1531
    Reference ID: 52380
    Collection: James Andrew Crocker, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

    James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Johnie3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  5. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  6. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  7. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  8. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  9. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  10. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  11. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  12. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  13. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  14. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  15. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  16. 34.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  17. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  18. 36.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  19. 37.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  20. 38.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)

  21. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.Living3, 2.Sophronia2, 1.James1)