Descendants of John Edmon Fargason
RESEARCHER: Clifford Fargason

Generation No. 1
1.JOHN EDMON FARGASON (FRANCIS MARION, JOHN LEONARD, JOHNSON) was born 23 Sep 1858 in Tallapoosa Co, AL, and died 31 Aug 1942 in Hermleigh, TX.
He married MARTHA LAVONIA ALLEN 31 Oct 1877 in Tallapoosa Co, AL. She was born 06 Jul 1855 in Alabama, and died 11 Mar 1937 in Hermleigh, TX.
Children of JOHN FARGASON and MARTHA ALLEN are:
1.1LEONARD RUDOLPH FARGASON, b. 23 Jul 1880, Alabama; d. 19 Aug 1951, Hermleigh, TX.
1.2NETTIE O. FARGASON, b. Nov 1882, Alabama.
1.3ADELLA FARGASON, b. 26 Nov 1885, Alabama.
1.4WARREN CECIL FARGASON, b. 26 Nov 1889, Alabama; d. 17 Feb 1984, Howard Co, TX.
1.5JOHN LUTHER FARGASON, b. 26 Mar 1892, Wadley, Alabama; d. 23 May 1968, Scurry Co, Texas.
Generation No. 2
1.1

LEONARD RUDOLPH FARGASON was born 23 Jul 1880 in Alabama, and died 19 Aug 1951 in Hermleigh, TX. He married
(1) IDA ODESSA HODNETT. She was born 12 Jun 1884, and died 15 Jan 1925 in Hermleigh, TX. He married
(2) RUTH LILLIAN SHIPMAN Abt. 1928, daughter of ABRAHAM SHIPMAN and PERMELIA HARDER. She was born 19 Apr 1889 in Ennis, Texas, and died 25 May 1981 in Canyon, Randall, Texas. Ruth was previously married to Marshall Albert Corley who was born in Arkansas in 1888. He died in Ranger TX about 1919. The Corley children are listed with the Fargason children below.
Children of LEONARD FARGASON and IDA HODNETT are:
1.1.1THELMA FARGASON, b. 17 Nov 1905, Texas; d. 28 Sep 1992, Graham, Young, Texas.
1.1.2CLIFFORD F FARGASON, b. 25 Apr 1908, Texas; d. 19 Dec 1974, STANISLAUS Co, CA.
1.1.6HUGH LEE FARGASON, b. 17 Feb 1918, Hermleigh, TX; d. 11 Aug 1999, Colorado City, TX.
Children of MARSHALL ALBERT CORLEY and RUTH SHIPMAN are:
1.1.3ALBERT MARSHALL CORLEY, b. 19 Sep 1908, Hermleigh, Texas; d. 19 Jul 1987, La Vernia, Wilson, Texas
1.1.4BETHEL J. CORLEY, b. 22 Apr 1912, Roscoe, Texas; d. 16 Feb 1983, Garland, Dallas Co, Texas; Stepchild.
1.1.5ERNEST CALEB CORLEY, b. 14 Jun 1917, Mountain Air, New Mexico; d. 04 May 1999, Abilene, Texas; Stepchild.
Children of LEONARD FARGASON and RUTH SHIPMAN are:
1.1.7CECIL FARGASON, b. 03 Oct 1928, Texas; d. 10 Feb 1937, Texas.
1.1.8(Living) FARGASON, b. 08 May 1931, Scurry Co, Texas.
 
1.3ADELLA FARGASON was born 26 Nov 1885 in Alabama. She married ALFRED ASBERRY CRUMLEY 1907, son of THOMAS CRUMLEY. He was born 22 Apr 1883 in Arkansas.
Children of ADELLA FARGASON and ALFRED CRUMLEY are:
1.3.1GERALD FRANCIS CRUMLEY, b. 24 Feb 1927, Scurry Co, Texas; d. 04 Feb 2000, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas.
1.3.2IRENE CRUMLEY, b. Abt. 1908, Texas.
1.3.3HORACE E. CRUMLEY, b. 20 Dec 1910, OK; d. 21 Dec 1991.
1.3.4CLYDE CRUMLEY, b. Abt. 1916, Texas.
1.3.5VERA CRUMLEY, b. Abt. 1919, Texas.
1.3.6JOHN A. CRUMLEY, b. Abt. 1921, Texas.
 
1.4WARREN CECIL FARGASON was born 26 Nov 1889 in Alabama, and died 17 Feb 1984 in Howard Co, TX. He married INA MAY CALLIS, daughter of C CALLIS and ELMA SPARKS. She was born 03 Jun 1899 in Texas, and died 31 Dec 1985 in Scurry Co, Texas.
Children of WARREN FARGASON and INA CALLIS are:
1.4.1ELMA HOPE FARGASON, b. 06 Jan 1931, Scurry Co, Texas.
1.4.2JOHNYE MAY FARGASON, b. 03 Jun 1934, Scurry Co, Texas.
 
1.5JOHN LUTHER FARGASON was born 26 Mar 1892 in Wadley, Alabama, and died 23 May 1968 in Scurry Co, Texas. He married DOSIA FRANCES CALLIS, daughter of C CALLIS and ELMA SPARKS. She was born 10 Aug 1904 in Texas, and died 12 Dec 1994 in Snyder, Scurry, Texas.
Child of JOHN FARGASON and DOSIA CALLIS is:
1.5.1JOHN LUTHER FARGASON, JR, b. 04 Jun 1926, Scurry Co, Texas; d. 18 Feb 1980, El Paso, TX.
 
Generation No. 3
1.1.1 THELMA FARGASON was born 17 Nov 1905 in Texas, and died 28 Sep 1992 in Graham, Young, Texas. She married FLOYD J HACKER Abt. 1927, son of JERRY HACKER and CORA. He was born 1901 in Oklahoma.
1.1.2 CLIFFORD F FARGASON was born 25 Apr 1908 in Texas, and died 19 Dec 1974 in STANISLAUS Co, CA. He married JUANITA MCGINNIS. She was born 6 Apr 1921 in Durant OK, and died 7 Jun 2004 in Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States of America. Clifford enlisted in the Army on 16 Feb 1942.
1.1.3 ALBERT MARSHALL CORLEY was born 19 Sep 1908 in Hermleigh, TX, and died 19 Jul 1987 in La Vernia, Wilson, TX. He married ALEAN GRIFFIN. Albert served in the Nav during WWII.
1.1.4 BETHEL J. CORLEY was born 22 Apr 1912 in Roscoe, TX, and died 16 Feb 1983, in Garland, Dallas Co, TX. She married Tommy J. Black, who died 2 Aug 1967.
1.1.5 ERNEST CALEB CORLEY was born on 14 Jun 1917 in Mountain Air, New Mexico and died on 4 May 1999 in Abilene, Texas. He married Ruth Ann Kidd who was born in Sweetwater, TX on 25 Jun 1922. She died on 27 Sep 1969. His National Guard unit was mobilized on 25 Nov 1940.
1.1.6 HUGH LEE FARGASON was born 17 Feb 1918 in Hermleigh, TX, and died 11 Aug 1999 in Colorado City, TX. He married VERLE EDITH PROVINE on 10 Oct 1945, daughter of CHARLES PROVINE and MARY ISBELL. She was born 27 Oct 1922 in DePew, OK, and died 16 Mar 2004 in Kempner, Lampasas, Texas.
HUGH is listed as Infant of Leonard R on Texas birth records. His National Guard unit was mobilized on 25 Nov 1940.
1.1.7CECIL FARGASON was born on 3 Oct 1928 in Texas and passed away on 10 Feb 1937 in Texas.
1.1.8(Living) FARGASON was born on 8 May 1931 in Scurry Co, Texas.
1.4.1ELMA HOPE FARGASON was born 6 Jan 1931 in Scurry Co, Texas. She married WALTER FLETCHER SNODY. He was born 01 Sep 1913, and died 21 Aug 1998 in Olney, Young, Texas.
1.4.2JOHNYE MAY FARGASON was born 3 Jun 1934 in Scurry Co, Texas. She married JERRY DEAN ROBERTSON, son of E ROBERTSON and NELLIE TAYLOR. He was born 26 Jun 1932 in Comanche, Texas.
1.5.1JOHN LUTHER FARGASON, JR was born 4 Jun 1926 in Scurry Co, Texas, and died 18 Feb 1980 in El Paso, TX. He married JO ANN DUNN. She died 24 Apr 1986 in EL PASO, Texas. John is buried at the Ft Bliss National Cemetery.

Some of the sources used:

  1. 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. 1910 United States Federal Census.
  4. 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. Charles Berry, The Family Tree of Earnest Corley.
  7. Headstone, Hermleigh Cemetery.
  8. http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1.
  9. OneWorldTreeSM.
  10. Personal knowledge, Clifford Fargason
  11. Texas Birth Index.
  12. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002, Provo, UT, USA.
  13. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Provo, UT
  14. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002.
  15. U.S. Public Records Index, Provo, UT, USA.
  16. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.