Mrs. DeLong in an interview during her 100th birthday celebration stated she was the daughter of Thomas E. Houx - America Ann Cox
Minnie Etta Houx married T.S. Cline in Ivan, Texas on 17 June 1912. He preceded her in death. They had three children - Garland, Irene, Ada.
Mrs. Etta Cline married Charles DeLong in November 1965. He preceded her in death a little more than a year after their marriage.
Services for Minnie Etta Cline DeLong, 102, former Breckenridge resident were held at Elliott Street Church of Christ with Jim Cox, minister officiating.
When Etta DeLong was four years old, her father, Thomas Houx died. By this time, Etta had a younger sister named Georgia Houx. Their mother, Ann Houx married again to Thomas James "Jim" Cowan, and they had a baby girl named Ethel Cowan. When the baby was six months old, Etta's mother, Ann Cowan, died while visiting relatives in Wise County in 1901.
Etta DeLong's grandparents on her mother's side, Ephraim and Rebecca Cox had been living in the Fort Belknap Community since after the War. At the news of the death of Etta's mother, her grandparents were living on the Tom Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Ephraim and Rebecca Cox planned to raise the girls as their own in Caddo. Instead, they set out for Panhandle, Texas in a covered wagon. Her grandfather, Ephraim Cox died soon after arriving in 1902. Grandma Rebecca Cox stayed for two years with the girls in Panhandle, Texas. Grandma Cox's son, Jim Cox, and two of his children from Panhandle loaded up their covered wagons and headed back to the Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Etta DeLong remembered her half-sister, Ethel Cowan was placed with an aunt and uncle, Harrison Hedgepeth in hopes that the baby's father, Jim Cowan would contact them. They never heard from Jim Cowan again, so the Hedgepeth couple raised Ethel Cowan as their own.
Etta DeLong came to the Corbett Ranch with her sister and Grandmother Cox on the Corbett Ranch where they were taken in by the Corbett family. Grandma Cox used the Confederate pension she received from her husband's death to buy cloth to sew for the girls. She got $10 every three months. She grew up in Caddo and attended schools at Bee Branch, Breckenridge and Ivan communities. She had lived in Stephens County most of her life. She had been a 4-H Club leader in Ivan for many years.
In an interview with Irene Cook in 1999, she said "her mother was an active community leader, 4-H leader, and member of the Ivan Church of Christ. My mother was Zohn Milam's first Sunday School teacher as an infant. Going to church was the only thing my mother liked better than traveling. My mother loved to travel with me and my husband. She flew with us to Hawaii in 1973. We bought an RV and my mother loved going with us on trips to Big Bend, Yellowstone, New Mexico, Louisville, Kentucky, and other places in the south. My brother, sister, and I wanted our mother to quit driving because she was beginning to get lost at the age of 92. My mother was a very independent healthy woman who drove a car, mowed her own large two lots yard until she was 92 years old. My mother moved to Graham in 1993 from her home in Breckenridge to be near me."
She was a former member of the Elliott Street Church of Christ in Breckenridge where she had been active in the Women's Bible Study class. She was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ in Graham. She was a homemaker.
Survivors: son - Garland Cline; two daughters - Irene Cook and Ada Fern Bryant; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters; one brother; one grandson - Ray Butler.
Contributed by Dorman Holub
Minnie Etta Houx married T.S. Cline in Ivan, Texas on 17 June 1912. He preceded her in death. They had three children - Garland, Irene, Ada.
Mrs. Etta Cline married Charles DeLong in November 1965. He preceded her in death a little more than a year after their marriage.
Services for Minnie Etta Cline DeLong, 102, former Breckenridge resident were held at Elliott Street Church of Christ with Jim Cox, minister officiating.
When Etta DeLong was four years old, her father, Thomas Houx died. By this time, Etta had a younger sister named Georgia Houx. Their mother, Ann Houx married again to Thomas James "Jim" Cowan, and they had a baby girl named Ethel Cowan. When the baby was six months old, Etta's mother, Ann Cowan, died while visiting relatives in Wise County in 1901.
Etta DeLong's grandparents on her mother's side, Ephraim and Rebecca Cox had been living in the Fort Belknap Community since after the War. At the news of the death of Etta's mother, her grandparents were living on the Tom Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Ephraim and Rebecca Cox planned to raise the girls as their own in Caddo. Instead, they set out for Panhandle, Texas in a covered wagon. Her grandfather, Ephraim Cox died soon after arriving in 1902. Grandma Rebecca Cox stayed for two years with the girls in Panhandle, Texas. Grandma Cox's son, Jim Cox, and two of his children from Panhandle loaded up their covered wagons and headed back to the Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Etta DeLong remembered her half-sister, Ethel Cowan was placed with an aunt and uncle, Harrison Hedgepeth in hopes that the baby's father, Jim Cowan would contact them. They never heard from Jim Cowan again, so the Hedgepeth couple raised Ethel Cowan as their own.
Etta DeLong came to the Corbett Ranch with her sister and Grandmother Cox on the Corbett Ranch where they were taken in by the Corbett family. Grandma Cox used the Confederate pension she received from her husband's death to buy cloth to sew for the girls. She got $10 every three months. She grew up in Caddo and attended schools at Bee Branch, Breckenridge and Ivan communities. She had lived in Stephens County most of her life. She had been a 4-H Club leader in Ivan for many years.
In an interview with Irene Cook in 1999, she said "her mother was an active community leader, 4-H leader, and member of the Ivan Church of Christ. My mother was Zohn Milam's first Sunday School teacher as an infant. Going to church was the only thing my mother liked better than traveling. My mother loved to travel with me and my husband. She flew with us to Hawaii in 1973. We bought an RV and my mother loved going with us on trips to Big Bend, Yellowstone, New Mexico, Louisville, Kentucky, and other places in the south. My brother, sister, and I wanted our mother to quit driving because she was beginning to get lost at the age of 92. My mother was a very independent healthy woman who drove a car, mowed her own large two lots yard until she was 92 years old. My mother moved to Graham in 1993 from her home in Breckenridge to be near me."
She was a former member of the Elliott Street Church of Christ in Breckenridge where she had been active in the Women's Bible Study class. She was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ in Graham. She was a homemaker.
Survivors: son - Garland Cline; two daughters - Irene Cook and Ada Fern Bryant; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters; one brother; one grandson - Ray Butler.
Contributed by Dorman Holub
Mrs. DeLong in an interview during her 100th birthday celebration stated she was the daughter of Thomas E. Houx - America Ann Cox
Minnie Etta Houx married T.S. Cline in Ivan, Texas on 17 June 1912. He preceded her in death. They had three children - Garland, Irene, Ada.
Mrs. Etta Cline married Charles DeLong in November 1965. He preceded her in death a little more than a year after their marriage.
Services for Minnie Etta Cline DeLong, 102, former Breckenridge resident were held at Elliott Street Church of Christ with Jim Cox, minister officiating.
When Etta DeLong was four years old, her father, Thomas Houx died. By this time, Etta had a younger sister named Georgia Houx. Their mother, Ann Houx married again to Thomas James "Jim" Cowan, and they had a baby girl named Ethel Cowan. When the baby was six months old, Etta's mother, Ann Cowan, died while visiting relatives in Wise County in 1901.
Etta DeLong's grandparents on her mother's side, Ephraim and Rebecca Cox had been living in the Fort Belknap Community since after the War. At the news of the death of Etta's mother, her grandparents were living on the Tom Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Ephraim and Rebecca Cox planned to raise the girls as their own in Caddo. Instead, they set out for Panhandle, Texas in a covered wagon. Her grandfather, Ephraim Cox died soon after arriving in 1902. Grandma Rebecca Cox stayed for two years with the girls in Panhandle, Texas. Grandma Cox's son, Jim Cox, and two of his children from Panhandle loaded up their covered wagons and headed back to the Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Etta DeLong remembered her half-sister, Ethel Cowan was placed with an aunt and uncle, Harrison Hedgepeth in hopes that the baby's father, Jim Cowan would contact them. They never heard from Jim Cowan again, so the Hedgepeth couple raised Ethel Cowan as their own.
Etta DeLong came to the Corbett Ranch with her sister and Grandmother Cox on the Corbett Ranch where they were taken in by the Corbett family. Grandma Cox used the Confederate pension she received from her husband's death to buy cloth to sew for the girls. She got $10 every three months. She grew up in Caddo and attended schools at Bee Branch, Breckenridge and Ivan communities. She had lived in Stephens County most of her life. She had been a 4-H Club leader in Ivan for many years.
In an interview with Irene Cook in 1999, she said "her mother was an active community leader, 4-H leader, and member of the Ivan Church of Christ. My mother was Zohn Milam's first Sunday School teacher as an infant. Going to church was the only thing my mother liked better than traveling. My mother loved to travel with me and my husband. She flew with us to Hawaii in 1973. We bought an RV and my mother loved going with us on trips to Big Bend, Yellowstone, New Mexico, Louisville, Kentucky, and other places in the south. My brother, sister, and I wanted our mother to quit driving because she was beginning to get lost at the age of 92. My mother was a very independent healthy woman who drove a car, mowed her own large two lots yard until she was 92 years old. My mother moved to Graham in 1993 from her home in Breckenridge to be near me."
She was a former member of the Elliott Street Church of Christ in Breckenridge where she had been active in the Women's Bible Study class. She was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ in Graham. She was a homemaker.
Survivors: son - Garland Cline; two daughters - Irene Cook and Ada Fern Bryant; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters; one brother; one grandson - Ray Butler.
Contributed by Dorman Holub
Minnie Etta Houx married T.S. Cline in Ivan, Texas on 17 June 1912. He preceded her in death. They had three children - Garland, Irene, Ada.
Mrs. Etta Cline married Charles DeLong in November 1965. He preceded her in death a little more than a year after their marriage.
Services for Minnie Etta Cline DeLong, 102, former Breckenridge resident were held at Elliott Street Church of Christ with Jim Cox, minister officiating.
When Etta DeLong was four years old, her father, Thomas Houx died. By this time, Etta had a younger sister named Georgia Houx. Their mother, Ann Houx married again to Thomas James "Jim" Cowan, and they had a baby girl named Ethel Cowan. When the baby was six months old, Etta's mother, Ann Cowan, died while visiting relatives in Wise County in 1901.
Etta DeLong's grandparents on her mother's side, Ephraim and Rebecca Cox had been living in the Fort Belknap Community since after the War. At the news of the death of Etta's mother, her grandparents were living on the Tom Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Ephraim and Rebecca Cox planned to raise the girls as their own in Caddo. Instead, they set out for Panhandle, Texas in a covered wagon. Her grandfather, Ephraim Cox died soon after arriving in 1902. Grandma Rebecca Cox stayed for two years with the girls in Panhandle, Texas. Grandma Cox's son, Jim Cox, and two of his children from Panhandle loaded up their covered wagons and headed back to the Corbett Ranch near Caddo. Etta DeLong remembered her half-sister, Ethel Cowan was placed with an aunt and uncle, Harrison Hedgepeth in hopes that the baby's father, Jim Cowan would contact them. They never heard from Jim Cowan again, so the Hedgepeth couple raised Ethel Cowan as their own.
Etta DeLong came to the Corbett Ranch with her sister and Grandmother Cox on the Corbett Ranch where they were taken in by the Corbett family. Grandma Cox used the Confederate pension she received from her husband's death to buy cloth to sew for the girls. She got $10 every three months. She grew up in Caddo and attended schools at Bee Branch, Breckenridge and Ivan communities. She had lived in Stephens County most of her life. She had been a 4-H Club leader in Ivan for many years.
In an interview with Irene Cook in 1999, she said "her mother was an active community leader, 4-H leader, and member of the Ivan Church of Christ. My mother was Zohn Milam's first Sunday School teacher as an infant. Going to church was the only thing my mother liked better than traveling. My mother loved to travel with me and my husband. She flew with us to Hawaii in 1973. We bought an RV and my mother loved going with us on trips to Big Bend, Yellowstone, New Mexico, Louisville, Kentucky, and other places in the south. My brother, sister, and I wanted our mother to quit driving because she was beginning to get lost at the age of 92. My mother was a very independent healthy woman who drove a car, mowed her own large two lots yard until she was 92 years old. My mother moved to Graham in 1993 from her home in Breckenridge to be near me."
She was a former member of the Elliott Street Church of Christ in Breckenridge where she had been active in the Women's Bible Study class. She was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ in Graham. She was a homemaker.
Survivors: son - Garland Cline; two daughters - Irene Cook and Ada Fern Bryant; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters; one brother; one grandson - Ray Butler.
Contributed by Dorman Holub
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