Records show he brought his family from Claiborne Parish, LA to Bowie County, TX, after he and his wife had first left Georgia and gone to Louisiana. The 1880 Census shows his father was from North Carolina and his mother was from Georgia. Records show he died before 1900 in Bowie County, TX so the listed death year is an estimate, based on other family records. The burial location is assumed but not confirmed.
The 1880 census shows: Henry Raney, farmer, age 42; Mary E. Raney, age 42; John G., age 18; Henry M., age 16; Delilah, age 16 (twins); Margrett, age 13; Nancy P., age 12; Thomas B., age 10; what appears to be Heal L., a 7-year-old daughter; 6-year-old daughter Willie; George, age 4; and Martha A., age 2. (Martha is Mattie in the children linked below. James was already out of the house and Luther was not yet born.)
In the 1900 census, head is T.W. Raney (listed as Thomas B. in the 188o census) , with widowed M. E. Raney (mother) in the home, plus Mattie and Luther.
Online information shows 'Margrett' listed above married Joseph Newton Thompson 7 Mar 1888 in Fannin County, Texas, then John Sidney Cross 22 May 1904 in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, and died 26 Apr 1911 in Daniels Chapel area, New Boston, Bowie County, Texas. The 1910 Bowie County census shows spouse as Sid J. Cross and children Earnest Cross, Son, age 20; Lewis Cross, Son, age 15; Susie M Cross, Daughter, age 5; Josiphene Cross, Daughter, age 3; and, Mandie M Cross (sons would have been children of first husband). All children were born in Texas.
The 1880 census shows: Henry Raney, farmer, age 42; Mary E. Raney, age 42; John G., age 18; Henry M., age 16; Delilah, age 16 (twins); Margrett, age 13; Nancy P., age 12; Thomas B., age 10; what appears to be Heal L., a 7-year-old daughter; 6-year-old daughter Willie; George, age 4; and Martha A., age 2. (Martha is Mattie in the children linked below. James was already out of the house and Luther was not yet born.)
In the 1900 census, head is T.W. Raney (listed as Thomas B. in the 188o census) , with widowed M. E. Raney (mother) in the home, plus Mattie and Luther.
Online information shows 'Margrett' listed above married Joseph Newton Thompson 7 Mar 1888 in Fannin County, Texas, then John Sidney Cross 22 May 1904 in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, and died 26 Apr 1911 in Daniels Chapel area, New Boston, Bowie County, Texas. The 1910 Bowie County census shows spouse as Sid J. Cross and children Earnest Cross, Son, age 20; Lewis Cross, Son, age 15; Susie M Cross, Daughter, age 5; Josiphene Cross, Daughter, age 3; and, Mandie M Cross (sons would have been children of first husband). All children were born in Texas.
Records show he brought his family from Claiborne Parish, LA to Bowie County, TX, after he and his wife had first left Georgia and gone to Louisiana. The 1880 Census shows his father was from North Carolina and his mother was from Georgia. Records show he died before 1900 in Bowie County, TX so the listed death year is an estimate, based on other family records. The burial location is assumed but not confirmed.
The 1880 census shows: Henry Raney, farmer, age 42; Mary E. Raney, age 42; John G., age 18; Henry M., age 16; Delilah, age 16 (twins); Margrett, age 13; Nancy P., age 12; Thomas B., age 10; what appears to be Heal L., a 7-year-old daughter; 6-year-old daughter Willie; George, age 4; and Martha A., age 2. (Martha is Mattie in the children linked below. James was already out of the house and Luther was not yet born.)
In the 1900 census, head is T.W. Raney (listed as Thomas B. in the 188o census) , with widowed M. E. Raney (mother) in the home, plus Mattie and Luther.
Online information shows 'Margrett' listed above married Joseph Newton Thompson 7 Mar 1888 in Fannin County, Texas, then John Sidney Cross 22 May 1904 in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, and died 26 Apr 1911 in Daniels Chapel area, New Boston, Bowie County, Texas. The 1910 Bowie County census shows spouse as Sid J. Cross and children Earnest Cross, Son, age 20; Lewis Cross, Son, age 15; Susie M Cross, Daughter, age 5; Josiphene Cross, Daughter, age 3; and, Mandie M Cross (sons would have been children of first husband). All children were born in Texas.
The 1880 census shows: Henry Raney, farmer, age 42; Mary E. Raney, age 42; John G., age 18; Henry M., age 16; Delilah, age 16 (twins); Margrett, age 13; Nancy P., age 12; Thomas B., age 10; what appears to be Heal L., a 7-year-old daughter; 6-year-old daughter Willie; George, age 4; and Martha A., age 2. (Martha is Mattie in the children linked below. James was already out of the house and Luther was not yet born.)
In the 1900 census, head is T.W. Raney (listed as Thomas B. in the 188o census) , with widowed M. E. Raney (mother) in the home, plus Mattie and Luther.
Online information shows 'Margrett' listed above married Joseph Newton Thompson 7 Mar 1888 in Fannin County, Texas, then John Sidney Cross 22 May 1904 in New Boston, Bowie, Texas, and died 26 Apr 1911 in Daniels Chapel area, New Boston, Bowie County, Texas. The 1910 Bowie County census shows spouse as Sid J. Cross and children Earnest Cross, Son, age 20; Lewis Cross, Son, age 15; Susie M Cross, Daughter, age 5; Josiphene Cross, Daughter, age 3; and, Mandie M Cross (sons would have been children of first husband). All children were born in Texas.
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