Aaron Family - Family Histories - Coleman County, Texas

      John Richard Aaron was born July 1, in Indian Territory Oklahoma, to Fances Mourning Louisiana Swindell and James Robert Aaron. In Eastland County December 21, 1913, John married Rebecca Jane Hoover, born February 25, 1898, in Mason County, the daughter of Mary Annie Coffey and William W. Hoover. John and Becky moved to Coleman County from Runnels County where William Robert Benjamin was born October 26, 1914. After arriving in Coleman County, another son, Avery Adis, was born April 5, 1916. They traveled looking for work, sometimes working on farms and at other times on the railroads. During these times Viola Evelyn was born January 11, 1918; Owen Washington, February 28, 1920, both in Colbert, Oklahoma; Lloyd Leon, February 1, 1922, in Stevens County, died March 3, 1922; Nitchel Thomas, November 5, 1923 in Brown County, died February, 1924 in Comanche County.

     On one trip to Oklahoma the children took typhoid, two of them; Robert and Evelyn died and were buried at Throckmorton. They had four other children before they finally settled in Coleman County. These four were Bonnie Wayne (Bob) born February 16, 1925; Mary Jean, born June 10, 1927, both in Comanche County; Jackie Dean was born and died September 11, 1929, in Brown County; and Otho Curtis, born February 26, 1931 in Eastland County. John and Becky returned to Coleman County about 1932 in the Burkett area with the surviving children and grandmother Aaron. James Robert (grandfather) had died in Oklahoma in 1918.

We lived on what was generally called the "Goose Ranch," Adam's Crossing, and various other farms around the Burkett area, where we kids attended Burkett High School. We lived around Burkett until about 1940, when we moved to the Crossroads Community. While we were living on the Joe Hinds place, John and Becky saw three of their four sons go off to the Navy. Bonnie Wayne went off on his 18th birthday, February 16, 1943, to serve on the USS Oxford. He was awarded numerous medals including the Purple Heart. Bob married Patsy Jackson, May 2, 1951. They had four children: Douglas Wayne; Roxanne; Terry and Lisa Renee.

     Avery was called (later in the war years) and served on the USS Oregon with honors. He left at home his wife (Auttie Mae Davis) and three children. They later had two other children. They were: Wayland Glenn, born July 6, 1939; Bobby Ray, born May 23, 1942; Wanda Jean, born July 5, 1944; Richard Dale, born July 22, 1946; Michael Lee, born September 17, 1948; all were born in Coleman County except Michael. Owen was called to service and by the time he finished basic training, the war had ended and he was sent to start policing of Japan. He left at home his wife, Inez (Magness) and three sons: Donald Bruce, born February 14, 1943; Billy Joe, born October 28, 1944; and Owen Jr., born August 1, 1945. Mary Jean married William Loved Helton Jr., son of Agnes (Halmon) and William Loyed (Loy) Helton Sr., July 8, 1943 (see Helton family). Otho Curtis (O. C.) now lives in California and has five boys and three girls, all living. They are: Linda, Eddie, Curtis Lee, Jerry Dean, Michael Lynn, Danny Mark, Sherri, and Rebecca.

     Shortly after 1944, John and Becky moved to Brown County, where John died February 8, 1976. His mother was laid to rest in January, 1944. On October 2, 1962, Avery died of cancer; on July 10, 1969, Granny Hoover (Mary Annie Coffey) died; on December 21, 1974, Michael was killed in an auto accident; Owen died July 12, 1977, and Wayland Glenn died in a shooting accident December 4, 1977, all are buried at Burkett.

         John was an old time gospel preacher, played the fiddle, and was a GREAT horse trader. Becky resides at Leisure Lodge Retirement Home in Coleman.

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John Richard, Rebecca Hoover and William Robert Benjamin Aaron

Auttie Mae, Waylon Glenn, Bobby Ray, Wanda Jean, and Avery Aaron