| John Wesley was the son of William and Elizabeth (Patillo) Hambright,
Upshur County pioneers, who came to Texas about 1841. John Wesley
was born September 9, 1852 at Ore City. He married Josephine Gardun
(Gordon), November 28, 1883 (see Gordon Family). They lived on a
farm near Gilmer. On August 19, 1884, a son, O. L., was born.
A second son, John Bennett, was born December 16, 1887. In 1889,
John, Josephine and their two sons came to Coleman County and purchased
a farm north of Coleman in the Indian Creek community, where his grandson,
Mack Hambright, lives now. Two more children were born. A girl,
Maudie, September 1890-October 28, 1891, and a son, William Elton, March
6, 1893. John and Josephine were charter members of the Indian Creek
Methodist Church. The children attended Indian Creek schools and
Coleman schools. They purchased another farm about one mile west
and lived there until their death. John Wesley died December 13,
1914, and Josephine, February 28, 1942, both buried in Coleman.
(1) O. L. attended Fort Worth Poly Tech. He was a member of the Methodist
Church and the Philasophian Literary Society. He was a farmer and
farmed the home place (north of Coleman) with his father and a farm in
the Talpa area that he bought in 1926. He died January 29, 1977,
buried in Coleman.
(2) John B. was a farmer and veteran of WW I. He lived on the
Talpa farm with his wife, Minnie, and their two sons, John Wesley and Jeary
Sealy. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Talpa.
John retired from farming and moved to Dallas. He died January 20,
1962 in the Veteran’s Hospital in Dallas, buried in Coleman.
(3) William Elton lived in Coleman County all his life. He married
Ruth Johnson, daughter of R. A. and Debbie (Kelley) Johnson, and they farmed
the Talpa place and the home place at Coleman. Ruth is a sister to Jessie
Lee Brewer (see George W. Brewer). William (Bill) was a veteran of
WW I, a member of the American Legion and the Men’s Downtown Sunday School
Class. He worked as a guard during WW II at the Coleman Flying School.
They purchased a home in Coleman and he worked at the Coleman Co-op Feed
Store until he retired. He died April 10, 1967, buried in Coleman.
Ruth owned a beauty shop in Coleman. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church, American Legion Auxiliary and the Indian Creek Home Demonstration
Club. She died April 28, 1951, buried in Coleman. They had
two children: (3a) Jo Ann, born July 14, 1929, married Williard Allen (see
Orville S. Allen); (3b) Will Mack, December 4, 1931, married Patsy Bryan,
April 20, 1957. He is employed by Coleman County Electric Co-op.
Patsy is employed at Taylor Motor Company. Four children: (a) Kathy
Ruth, October 15, 1958, married Lance Vaughan, son of the Lee Vaughans,
August 9, 1980. One son, Jeremy Lance, March 27, 1984 (see William
O. Barnett). They live in Early. (b) Mark Will, November 18,
1960, married Viki Johnson, September 26, 1981 (see Delma Johnson).
(c and d) twin daughters, Jan and Jill, June 12, 1963. |
