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Virginia Maxey “Jennie” <I>Falls</I> Clark

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Virginia Maxey “Jennie” Falls Clark

Birth
Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
Death
5 Jan 1953 (aged 86)
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8007122, Longitude: -96.7997326
Plot
Block 2 Lot 12 Space 2
Memorial ID
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Father: Absalom Theopolis Falls
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) Maxey Falls

Their children, all born in Dallas, were:
1) Joseph McDowell (Mack), born 26 June 1887,died 23 June 1895.
2) Samuel Welch, born 26 July 1889, marriedBeulah Miller 27 October 1912, died 1985.
3) Virginia Maxey, born 19 August 1891, married William Foster Jacoby on 29 September 1917and she died 18 March 1975.
4) William Falls, born 20 January 1893, died May, 1895.
5) William Henry, Jr., bom 27 October 1895,married Martha Mildred Harral. He died 15
October 1943, killed in a Tennessee plane crash while returning from Washington,
D.C.
6) Elizabeth Falls, born 31 October 1897, married Julian Capers, Jr. on 1 July 1918. She died 11 February 1988.
7) Thomas Campbell, born 23 September 1899,married Mary Ramsey on 8 November 1924 He died 13 June 1977.
8) Baby boy, born July, 1901 but died very soon.
9) Robert Lanier, born 27 October 1903, married Mona Mai Cranfill on 28 March 1932. He later married Mary Collins. He died in 1963.
10) Mary McDowell, born 15 May 1906, marriedDouglas W. Burchfield.

William and his mother, Mary, lived at 613 Ross Avenue in 1885-1886 period when he brought Jennie and her parents back to Dallas. They remained there until 1890. They lived at 467 Bryan Street from 1890 until 1893 when William, Jennie and the Falls moved to 795 Ross Avenue (corner Ross and Washington) which was renumbered 3807. In 1929, the Ross house was razed so the family moved to Beverly Drive where William died on 17 September 1931. Jennie remained there with her daughter, Mary. They moved to Prescott Street, then Douglas Street. Mary married Douglas Burchfield, Jennie lived with them on Belclaire. Later, she moved in with her daughter, Elizabeth Capers, for several years. She lived with another daughter, Virginia Jacoby, on Gilbert Street where she died 5 January 1953. The Texas House of Representatives passed resolution Number 12 on 14 January 1953 in recognition of the life and death of Mrs. Virginia Falls Clark. W. F. Jacoby, Jr.
Father: Absalom Theopolis Falls
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) Maxey Falls

Their children, all born in Dallas, were:
1) Joseph McDowell (Mack), born 26 June 1887,died 23 June 1895.
2) Samuel Welch, born 26 July 1889, marriedBeulah Miller 27 October 1912, died 1985.
3) Virginia Maxey, born 19 August 1891, married William Foster Jacoby on 29 September 1917and she died 18 March 1975.
4) William Falls, born 20 January 1893, died May, 1895.
5) William Henry, Jr., bom 27 October 1895,married Martha Mildred Harral. He died 15
October 1943, killed in a Tennessee plane crash while returning from Washington,
D.C.
6) Elizabeth Falls, born 31 October 1897, married Julian Capers, Jr. on 1 July 1918. She died 11 February 1988.
7) Thomas Campbell, born 23 September 1899,married Mary Ramsey on 8 November 1924 He died 13 June 1977.
8) Baby boy, born July, 1901 but died very soon.
9) Robert Lanier, born 27 October 1903, married Mona Mai Cranfill on 28 March 1932. He later married Mary Collins. He died in 1963.
10) Mary McDowell, born 15 May 1906, marriedDouglas W. Burchfield.

William and his mother, Mary, lived at 613 Ross Avenue in 1885-1886 period when he brought Jennie and her parents back to Dallas. They remained there until 1890. They lived at 467 Bryan Street from 1890 until 1893 when William, Jennie and the Falls moved to 795 Ross Avenue (corner Ross and Washington) which was renumbered 3807. In 1929, the Ross house was razed so the family moved to Beverly Drive where William died on 17 September 1931. Jennie remained there with her daughter, Mary. They moved to Prescott Street, then Douglas Street. Mary married Douglas Burchfield, Jennie lived with them on Belclaire. Later, she moved in with her daughter, Elizabeth Capers, for several years. She lived with another daughter, Virginia Jacoby, on Gilbert Street where she died 5 January 1953. The Texas House of Representatives passed resolution Number 12 on 14 January 1953 in recognition of the life and death of Mrs. Virginia Falls Clark. W. F. Jacoby, Jr.


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  • Maintained by: sif Relative Grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Laura
  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26988325/virginia_maxey-clark: accessed ), memorial page for Virginia Maxey “Jennie” Falls Clark (29 Dec 1866–5 Jan 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26988325, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by sif (contributor 48099553).