Family Histories of Coleman County, Texas

GEORGE OLIVER AND AUGUSTA (HAMILTON) HERRING
by Pamela Morgan

From A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985 
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission
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George Oliver and Augusta (Hamilton) Herring moved to Coleman County in 1905 from Hillsboro, settling in the Longview community.  George Oliver was born August 23, 1867, and Augusta (Gussie) October 6, 1867.  They had eight children; Ben, Rex (see G. W. Myers), Boyd, Ethelene, Draton, Mark, Forest (Pete), and Imogene.  Imogene was the only one born in Coleman County, June 2, 1907.  Ethelene (Herring) Stewart, Imogene, and Mrs. Mark (Margaret) Herring reside in Santa Anna.

Ben, born July 19, 1893, married Bernice Casey in Coleman County, July 29, 1915, born April 21, 1894 in Coleman County (see William Joseph Casey).  Ben passed away, after a long illness, February 8, 1960, and Bernice, February 18, 1982, after residing at the Ranger Park Nursing Home in Santa Anna for many years.  They had 3 children all born in Coleman County:

(1) Casey Oliver, July 19, 1916, attended the Buffalo School and married Evaline Imogene Cupps, May 19, 1934 in Santa Anna, daughter of Elmer Roscoe and Pauline Loving (Baugh) Cupps (see Elmer Roscoe Cupps).
(la) Elizabeth Charlene, born April 14, 1937, graduated from the Santa Anna School, married Jimmy Doyle Schulle in Brownwood, November 3, 1955, born November 5, 1931 in Coleman County to Phillip and Euna La Rue (Atkins) Schulle.  They had four children, all born in Coleman.  They lived in Coleman until the 1960’s when they moved to Odessa, where all still live . Their children are: Rebecca Joan, April 1, 1957; Connie Rene, July 12, 1948; James Craig, October 3, 1960; and Doyle Gene, August 20, 1964.  Joan’s husband, James Lunsford, Jr., is the son of James Lewis, Sr., and Maylene (Phillips) Lunsford.  Maylene was born in Coleman in 1942 to (Pat) Annelia and Scott Coker.  Joan and James, Jr., have one son: James Lewis III (Trey).

(lb) Kenneth Casey, October 2, 1939, graduated from Santa Anna High School, married (1) Freddie Marie Geer of Bangs, December 2, 1957.  They lived in Santa Anna and Kenneth operated a dozer on the Santa Anna Mountain mining the silica sand for the use of making the “Santana” tile.  They moved to Odessa in the 1960’s.  They had four children: Kemarie Kay, December 13, 1958, in Coleman; Johna Faye, April 22, 1960; Elizabeth Gay, October 15, 1961; and Max Ray October 5, 1963.  Kenneth married (2) Arvella (Simpson) Ewing of Coleman, October 25, 1979, in Coleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Simpson of Coleman (see Manton Jamison).  They live near Trickham.

(lc) Dale Wayne, September 28, 1950, graduated from Santa Anna High School, married Jeane Ellen Wheat of Coleman, January 1971 (see Wheat Family).  Two boys: Peter Lance, born August 11, 1971, and Jeffery Lynn, October 18, 1972.

(ld) Pamela June, January 4, 1953, graduated from Santa Anna High School, married David Curry Morgan of Santa Anna, May 19, 1973 in the First Methodist Church in Santa Anna, the son of Gustaveus and La Rue (Curry) Morgan, Jr. of Santa Anna.  Gustaveus Jr. is the son of Reverend and Mrs. G. A. Morgan, who was the Minister at the First Methodist Church in Santa Anna in the 1930’s.  La Rue is the daughter of the late Cecil and Myrtle (Burke) Curry, lifetime residents of the county.  They have one son, John David, September 6, 1974, and live in the Cecil Curry home, built after 1905, in Santa Anna.

(2) Vernon Webb, September 24, 1919, attended Buffalo and Santa Anna Schools, married (1) Coy Casey of Coleman County, two children: Jerry, lives in Dallas, and Sandra lives in Austin.  Vernon “Snow” married (2) Sylvia Fiveash of Coleman County, three children: Lana Lucretia, February 5, 1950 - April 26, 1960; Lisa Lee, December 12, 1956, married Joseph Paul Whitworth and lives in San Francisco, California.  Lisa graduated from Santa Anna High School and the School of Nursing in Denton; Lori Lanett, October 3, 1963, graduated from Santa Anna and is a student at the University of Texas at Austin (see Enoch H. Fiveash).

(3) Glenda Jean, February 22, 1924, graduated from Santa Anna and married Dany D. Bryan of Rockwood, August 4, 1944 in Santa Anna, the son of Josh and Ethel (Shuford) Bryan, born October 20, 1920.  He served in the Navy during WWII.  They had two sons: (3a) Michael Gene and wife, Carol, have three children, live in Arlington.  (3b) Ronald Dan and wife, Pam, have two girls, live in Abilene.  Dany passed away June 14, 1983 in Abilene, where Jean still resides.


 
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