Wright Smith Roddy Jr
Birth 23 Dec 1876 in Bells, Grayson, Texas
Death 11 Aug 1947 in Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas

Wright Smith Roddy was born on December 23, 1876, in Bells, Texas, to Martha Mattie Kimbrough, age 24, and Wright Smith Roddy, age 31. Wright Smith Roddy married Annie Naomi Brown in Texas in 1907 when he was 31 years old. His mother Martha Mattie Kimbrough Roddy passed away on October 31, 1917, in Bells,Grayson County, Texas, at the age of 65.
Their son Robert Smith Roddy was born on August 27, 1920, in Bells, Grayson County, Texas. His father Wright Smith Roddy, Sr. passed away on December 13, 1930, in Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, at the age of 85. Their son, Lieut Robert Smith Roddy, died in WWII action on May 29, 1943, in Saint-Nazaire,France at the age of 22 when his B-17 crew was shot down. Wright Smith Roddy, Jr. died on August 11, 1947, in Grayson, Texas, when he was 70 years old.


Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 #34036
Name Wright Smith Roddy
Birth Date 23 Dec 1876
Birth Place Bells, Texas
Gender Male
Race White
Residence Bells, Grayson, Texas
Father W S Roddy Senior Rhea Co., Tn
Mother Mattie Kimbrough Tennessee
Age at Death 70 yrs 6 mo 17 days
Death Date 11 Aug 1947
Death Place Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas
cause of death coronary thrombosis
informant Mrs. W S Roddy (Annie Naomi Brown Roddy)
occupation dry goods merchant
place of burial Rose Hill Cemetery
date of burial 12 August 1947

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Wright Smith Roddy
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1876
Residence Place: Grayson, Texas
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: Naoma Roddy

father
Wright Smith Roddy Sr.
Birth 17 Jan 1845 Roddy, Rhea, Tennessee
Death 13 Dec 1930 Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
findagrave memorial # 180068482

mother
Martha Mattie Kimbrough Roddy
Birth 13 Mar 1852 Belleville, Roane, Tennessee
Death 31 Oct 1917 Bells, Grayson, Texas
marriage 22 Jun 1871 in Roane County, Tennessee
daughter of Joseph Kimbrough and Mary Hazen
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Find A Grave Memorial# 33140530
shared headstone with spouse W S Roddy

spouse
Annie Naomi Brown Roddy Mosley
Birth: Feb. 13, 1882 Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas
Death: Nov. 15, 1970 San Bernardino, California
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Find A Grave Memorial# 33071227
Annie Naomi Brown Mosley
Some time after the death of her husband, Wright Smith Roddy, Jr., Annie Naomi and her sister, Mattie Pauline Brown Meyer, went to San Bernadino, California where Annie Naomi died in 1970. Annie Naomi was returned to Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas and was buried with her first husband and her fallen son.

son
Lieut Robert Smith Roddy
born August 27, 1920, in Bells, Grayson County, Texas
died May 29, 1943, in Saint-Nazaire,France
killed in WWII action -went down with his B-17 crew.
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Find A Grave Memorial# 39933542

siblings
1 David Mahaffie Roddy
Birth 26 Apr1874 Rhea, Tennessee
Death 9 Apr 1947 Denison, Grayson, Texas
burial Rose Hill Cemetery
Find A Grave Memorial# 33140505

2 Mary Hazen Roddy Ellis
Birth Mchar 1875 in Tennessee
Death April 1937 Oklahoma
married 1902 Hillard Kern Ellis
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
Plot: Block 36 lot 97
Find A Grave Memorial# 60056266

3 Joseph Kimbrough Roddy
Birth 25 August 1881 Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Death 25 February 1943 Malheur County, Oregon
married 24 Mar 1909 Canyon, Idaho Margaret S Rule
Burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
Plot: 006-019-2
Find A Grave Memorial# 98098110

4 Elizabeth Brabson "Lizzie" Roddy
Birth 6 August 1884 Bells, Grayson, Texas
Death 10 September 1945 Sherman, Grayson, Texas
married Walter Benjamin Ferguson Sr
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Find A Grave Memorial# 28695513

5 Rufus Morgan Roddy
Birth 15 May 1886 Bells, Grayson, Texas
Death 23 June 1946 Lane County, Oregon
married 21 Mar 1914 Caddo, Oklahoma Rozella Milne Roddy

6 Mattie Kimbrough Roddy
Birth 6 September 1888 Texas
Death 2 January 1988 Sherman, Grayson, Texas
never married
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Find A Grave Memorial# 33140542