Helen Unknown1

F, b. circa 1910
     Her married name was Cunningham.1 Helen Unknown married Richard Cromwell Cunningham, son of William Thomas "Tom" Cunningham and Arabella Iddings.1 Helen Unknown was born circa 1910 at Illinois.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 344, District 2-617, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania1

Family

Richard Cromwell Cunningham b. May 14, 1911, d. November 9, 1993
Marriage*Helen Unknown married Richard Cromwell Cunningham, son of William Thomas "Tom" Cunningham and Arabella Iddings.1 
Child
  • Martha V. Cunningham1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Thurlow A. Louden1

M, b. December 22, 1903, d. March 12, 1996
     Thurlow A. Louden was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona.2 His Social Security Number was 367-05-2236.1 He married Helen V. Englehart, daughter of Mark Englehart and Virginia M. "Virgie" Iddings.3 Thurlow A. Louden was born on December 22, 1903.1 He died on March 12, 1996 at age 92.1

Family

Helen V. Englehart b. February 9, 1912, d. March 18, 1996
Marriage*He married Helen V. Englehart, daughter of Mark Englehart and Virginia M. "Virgie" Iddings.3 

Citations

  1. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  2. [S3948] BillionGraves, online http://billiongraves.com/
  3. [S3947] Hillcrest Cemetery, Daviess Co., MO, online http://www.findagrave.com

Emmett D. Autry1

M, b. May 23, 1903
     Emmett D. Autry was born on May 23, 1903.1 He married Dora Hazel Iddings, daughter of George Anderson Iddings and Minnie Myrtle Stitt, on April 28, 1956 at Jackson Co., Missouri.1

Family

Dora Hazel Iddings b. August 11, 1893, d. April, 1977
Marriage*Emmett D. Autry married Dora Hazel Iddings, daughter of George Anderson Iddings and Minnie Myrtle Stitt, on April 28, 1956 at Jackson Co., Missouri.1 

Citations

  1. [S1628] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

George Washington Tussing1,2,3,4

M, b. February 22, 1924
     George Washington Tussing was born on February 22, 1924 at Trafford, Pennsylvania.3,4 He married Adella June Custer, daughter of Raymond Frank "Ray" Custer and Maggie Mae Davis, on January 16, 1944 at Arkansas.1,2

Family

Adella June Custer b. June 2, 1926, d. October 17, 2012
Marriage*George Washington Tussing married Adella June Custer, daughter of Raymond Frank "Ray" Custer and Maggie Mae Davis, on January 16, 1944 at Arkansas.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3765] Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
  2. [S3950] Waco Tribune-Herald, From the Zelda Bennett obituary in the Feb 26, 2011 edition.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S4487] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950.
  5. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  6. [S1830] Unknown compiler, Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009.

Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer1,2

F, b. December 29, 1940, d. February 21, 2011
FatherRaymond Frank "Ray" Custer1 b. December 23, 1900, d. June 29, 1947
MotherMaggie Mae Davis1,3 b. May 19, 1905, d. September 27, 1994
     Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer Zelda "Lue" Bennett, 70, of Coryell County, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at a local hospital. She will be buried next to her husband at the Osage Baptist Cemetery family plot. Family and friends will gather at a future date to celebrate her life. Lue was born Dec. 29, 1940, in Piggott, Ark., to Ray and Maggie Custer. At the age of three, in 1944, she moved with her family to Waco. Lue graduated from Waco High School, Class of 1958, and married James A. Bennett Oct. 1, 1958, in Waco. She attended Eastfield Junior College in Mesquite, and East Texas State University in Commerce, where she graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.Lue also attended Central Texas College, started her graduate studies at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, and took advanced studies at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Lue was active in many areas throughout her life which included Boy Scouts, American Red Cross, Phi Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society while at ETSU.She was active in the Waco Gem and Mineral Society as well as Central Texas Archeological Society.Lue had many volunteer aspects of her life including Civil Defense, Boy Scouts of America, American Red Cross, Girl Scouts of America, Little League baseball and football, swimming instructor, cafeteria worker as well as substitute teacher for Mesquite, Forney, Oglesby, McGregor, Gatesville, Crawford and Valley Mills ISDs.Lue was also a full time teacher at the Zuni Indian reservation for several years. She was a religious woman with a love of her church. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Coryell City, and would attend as often as possible until her health deprived her of this. She often enjoyed reading the Gospel and loved to talk about the meanings of the scriptures.Lue was a member of the WELCA and enjoyed the moments she had with her church visitors. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Bennett, in March of 2002; mother, Maggie Mae Custer, in 1994; and father, Ray Frank Custer in 1947. She is survived by her two sons, Michael Glenn and Mark Randall Bennett and wife, Susan; brother, Ray M. Custer and wife, Elizabeth Ann Duke; sister, Adella June Tussing and husband, George W; and three grandchildren, Jennifer Nicole, Casey James and Derrick Lee Bennett. Memorial donations may be made to the Osage Baptist Cemetery Association, 625 CR 308, Oglesby, TX 76561.1 She was buried at Osage Cemetery, Osage, Coryell Co., Texas.1 She was born on December 29, 1940 at Piggott, Clay Co., Arkansas.1 As of October 1, 1958,her married name was Bennett.1 She married James Alney Bennett on October 1, 1958 at Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.1,2,4 Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer died on February 21, 2011 at Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, at age 70.1

Census Records

1950Dwelling 19, District 266-104, Waco, McLennan Co., Texas3

Family

James Alney Bennett b. June 22, 1937, d. March 21, 2002
Marriage*Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer married James Alney Bennett on October 1, 1958 at Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.1,2,4 
Children
  • Michael Glenn Bennett1,5
  • Mark Randall Bennett1,5

Citations

  1. [S3950] Waco Tribune-Herald, From the Zelda Bennett obituary in the Feb 26, 2011 edition.
  2. [S3951] Osage Cemetery, Coryell Co., TX, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5312] Unknown compiler, Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-2015.
  5. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.

James Alney Bennett1,2

M, b. June 22, 1937, d. March 21, 2002
     His Social Security Number was 462-56-8174.3 James Alney Bennett was buried at Osage Cemetery, Osage, Coryell Co., Texas.1,2 He was born on June 22, 1937.2,3 He married Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer, daughter of Raymond Frank "Ray" Custer and Maggie Mae Davis, on October 1, 1958 at Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.1,2,4 James Alney Bennett died on March 21, 2002 at age 64.3,2

Family

Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer b. December 29, 1940, d. February 21, 2011
Marriage*He married Zelda Louise "Lue" Custer, daughter of Raymond Frank "Ray" Custer and Maggie Mae Davis, on October 1, 1958 at Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.1,2,4 
Children
  • Michael Glenn Bennett1,5
  • Mark Randall Bennett1,5

Citations

  1. [S3950] Waco Tribune-Herald, From the Zelda Bennett obituary in the Feb 26, 2011 edition.
  2. [S3951] Osage Cemetery, Coryell Co., TX, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S5312] Unknown compiler, Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-2015.
  5. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.

Hubbard Bare1

M, b. July 5, 1907, d. July 7, 1966
     His Social Security Number was 383-03-8284.2 Hubbard Bare was born on July 5, 1907 at Arkansas.3,2 He married Rhoda Elizabeth Custer, daughter of Warner Prentice Custer M.D. and Maude Lucinda Gray, on July 14, 1927 at Clay Co., Arkansas.1 Hubbard Bare died on July 7, 1966 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 59.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 46, District 32, Piggott, Clay Co., Arkansas3

Occupation

1930State road worker3

Family

Rhoda Elizabeth Custer b. March 1, 1908, d. May 27, 1994
Marriage*Hubbard Bare married Rhoda Elizabeth Custer, daughter of Warner Prentice Custer M.D. and Maude Lucinda Gray, on July 14, 1927 at Clay Co., Arkansas.1 
Child
  • Betty G. Bare3

Citations

  1. [S3765] Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

James E. Buhnerkemper1,2,3

M, b. August 1, 1919, d. June 24, 1988
     His Social Security Number was 325-18-3227.4 James E. Buhnerkemper was buried at Ft. Custer National Cemetery, 15501 Dickham Road, Augusta, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.3 He married Betty G. Bare, daughter of Hubbard Bare and Rhoda Elizabeth Custer.1 James E. Buhnerkemper was born on August 1, 1919 at Effingham Co., Illinois.1,2,4,3 He died on June 24, 1988 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 68.1,2,4,3

Family

Betty G. Bare
Marriage*He married Betty G. Bare, daughter of Hubbard Bare and Rhoda Elizabeth Custer.1 

Citations

  1. [S3956] Buhnerkemper Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/31347841/person/12430618933
  2. [S918] Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996.
  3. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.