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H E A R N E O N T
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By Norman
Lowell McCarver, Sr. & Norman Lowell McCarver, Jr.
Century Press Of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
©
1958 by Norman Lowell McCarver
Lone Star Printing Company, San Antonio, Texas
Used with permission of Norman
Lowell McCarver, Jr. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in
any format by other organizations or individuals.
Biographical
Sketches - H
HAAS,
PHILLIP J.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Haas, was born in Vienna, Austria, January
13, 1901.
With
his parents, he moved to the United States in 1905 and became a
naturalized
American citizen in 1910.
His
early education was received from St. Joseph's Parochial School in San
Antonio,
Texas and he attended senior college for two years.
He enlisted in the United States Army in 1918 and served during
World War I, receiving his military discharge in 1919.
After completing his
military
service he was employed in San Antonio by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
In 1927 he went to work for the Pacific Fruit Express Company. In 1929 he moved to Hearne as the first agent
for the Pacific
Fruit Express Agency, this company having finished construction and
placed into
operation a 45 car icing platform in Hearne.
He was married to Miss
Mary Schrempp
at Boerne, Texas, September 2, 1921. Mr.
and Mrs. Haas have two children; Phillip J. Haas Jr. and Marlene Haas.
Mr. Haas was
honored by the
citizens of Hearne by being elected to serve as a member of the Hearne
City
Council for a period of six years. He
also served as Mayor Pro-Tem during this same period.
He has been active in local youth work and he and his family are
communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
HALL,
ISAAC DAVID
was born March 4, 1873 at Greshamville, Green County, Georgia, the son
of James
J. Hall and Sarah Pyron Hall.
He
lived in the Georgia home, in which five other children were born,
until he was
22 years of age. At the insistence
of a friend, he came to Texas in 1895 settling in Hearne where he was
employed
by H. B. Easterwood, who at that time conducted one of the largest
mercantile
establishments in this section of the state.
In 1897 he went into
business for
himself opening Hall's Cafe and Saloon on the corner of Magnolia and
Third
Streets.
On October 6, 1897 he
was married to
Miss Libbie Burney, daughter of Patrick S. Burney and Sallie High
Burney of
Madison, Georgia.
Hearne honored Mr. Hall
by electing
him to serve as a member of the Hearne City Council and as a member of
the
Hearne School Board. He was very
instrumental in the organizing of the McGuire School District east of
Hearne.
A Baptist by faith, I.
D. Hall was
known as a man kindly disposed toward citizens of all walks of life.
He was generous and charitable and his love for children was a
beautiful
element in his life. Mr. and Mrs.
Hall had two children: Patrick Burney Hall and a daughter, Libbie Hall
McCarver.
Isaac David Hall died
June 24, 1934
and Mrs. Hall passed away January 31, 1941.
HALL,
PATRICK BURNEY SR.,
son of Isaac David Hall and Libbie Burney Hall, was born at Madison,
Georgia,
October 26, 1898. His father came
to Hearne from Georgia in 1895 and returned to Georgia where he was
married in
1897.
He attended Hearne
Public School and
was graduated from Hearne High School with the Class of 1918 and then
entered
Texas A. & M. College.
Upon the completion of
his
education, he became associated with D. R. Adkisson & Company,
cotton buyers
of Hearne and worked with this firm in Hearne and Marlin.
During the early 1920's he made two trips to Germany by working
on the
ships to pay for his transportation.
He continued his
connection with the
D. R. Adkisson Company until 1932 when he entered the feed store
business and
located this firm on Third Street. In
1933 he established The Pat Hall Company, a garage and service station
business
on Cedar Street in the business district. Along
with this firm he was a partner in the B-H Finance Company.
During this same year, in partnership with G. D. Martin the
Martin-Hall
Company, an automobile dealership was established in Hearne.
In 1934, in addition to
the other
business enterprises he was connected with, he took over the ownership
and
active management of Hall's Cafe and Bus Station located on Magnolia
Street.
This cafe business had originally been established by his father
in 1897.
On June 1, 1926 be was
married to
Miss Mabel Smith, daughter of William Arlington Smith and Mary Holland
Whitely
Smith of Gatesville, Texas. Four children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hall: Patrick Burney
Hall Jr., Isaac David Hall, William Arlington Hall, and Mabel Smith
Hall who
married Frank N. McMillan Jr.
Mr. Hall was active in
the business
and civic life of Hearne and was a member of the Golden Rule Masonic
Lodge, the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce, and for many years served on the Vestry of
St.
Philips Episcopal Church and was also Church Treasurer.
He was one of Hearne's most respected and loved young business
men.
Patrick Burney Hall died December 22, 1939.
HALL,
JOE J. SR., son of James J. Hall and Sarah Pyron Hall, was born
at Greshamville, Green County, Georgia, August 7, 1870. He came
to Texas to make his home in the 1890s and settled at Hearne,
Texas. At one time, he published a newspaper in Hearne and later
became a traveling salesman for various wholesale establishments.
He married Ella Gray,
daughter of J. E. Gray and Mamie Boggan Gray, of Hearne, Texas.
The following children were born to John H. Hall and Ella Gray
Hall: Joe J. Hall Jr., Isaac David Hall, and Mary Gray
Hall, who died in infancy. Joe J. Hall Jr. married Maurine
Buttrill daughter of Mr. & Mrs. M. V. Butrill, of Houston,
Texas. The following children were born to Joe J. Hall Jr. &
Maurine Buttrill Hall: Judy Hall, Pamela Hall, and James J.
Hall. Isaac David Hill married Nan Gilbert of Austin,
Texas. The following children were born to Isaac David Hall and
Nan Gilbert Hall: Nannene Hall and David Hall.
Joe J. Hall and Ella
Gray Hall lived in Hearne for a number of years after their marriage
and later moved to Houston, Texas to make home.
Joe J. Hall died
November 10, 1946 and was buried at Hearne, Texas in Norwood Cemetery.
HALL, VALTON, son of C. C. Hall and
Millie Hash Hall, was born August 9, 1914 at Marlow, Oklahoma.
Later he moved to Electra, Texas where he attended the public schools
and was graduated from Electra High School with the Class of 1932.
He entered Texas A. & M. College in 1934 and was
graduated from this school in 1938 with a B. S. Degree. Upon
completing his schooling he was employed by the Soil Conservation
Service and worked at Kaufman, Texas from 1938 until 1943.
In 1943 he moved to Hearne, Texas and opened a
soil conservation service office in Franklin, Texas. He remained
in charge of this office until his resignation in 1948 when he taught
Veteran Vocational Agriculture for three years. In addition to
his work with the Soil Conservation Service and his teaching career he
farmed and ranched in the Brazos Bottom from 1943 to the present time.
He married Mary Marjorie Weber, daughter of Lee
Ellis Weber and Adelaide Glass Weber of Hearne. Two children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Hall; a daughter, Margana Hall; and a son, John
Valton Hall.
Valton Hall and Mary Marjorie Weber Hall are
communicants of St. Philips Episcopal Church. Mrs. Hall is active
in the Woman's Auxiliary of the church and Mr. Hall has served as a
member of the Vestry as well as Senior Warden of St. Philips Church.
Valton Hall is supervisor of the
Brazos-Robertson Soil Conservation District and serves as secretary of
this organization; is Community Committeeman American Soil
Conservation; a director of the Bryan Production Credit Association; a
member of the Loan Committee of the Bryan P. C. A.; Chairman of the
Post Committee of Explorer Boy Scouts of Hearne; and a member of the
Masonic Lodge of Kaufman, Texas.
HAMILTON,
JOHN THOMAS ALLEN
was born January 27, 1888 at Thornton, Texas.
He attended the public schools of that city and was employed
during his
early manhood by Wilson Brothers Dry Goods Company.
In 1909, he was married
to Miss Ihna
Belle Adams of Thornton. Two children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton: Carmen
Ercelle Hamilton Cochran and Nella June Hamilton Jamison.
In 1919 Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton moved
to Hearne to make their home, Mr. Hamilton being employed by The Hudson
Company,
Dry Goods. This employment
continued until April 1921. In 1921 Mr.
Hamilton, Billy Hill, T. A. Cullum and John W.
Green organized and opened a dry goods store under the firm name of
Hamilton Dry
Goods Company. After several years
of operation of this firm, Mr. Hamilton bought the other interest in
the
business and continued to operate it until his death in 1943.
Mr. Hamilton was
honored by his
fellow citizens in being elected to serve for several terms on the
Hearne City
Council during which time he also served as Mayor Pro-Tem.
He was a member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce and served
that
organization as President. He was a
charter member of the Hearne Rotary Club and also served this
organization as
President. For many years he served as a
member and President of the
Hearne School Board. He was a
member of the Baptist Church and served on the Board of Deacons. A member of the Hearne Masonic Lodge, he was
also active in
practically all movements for the betterment of Hearne.
Mrs. Hamilton was very
active in
church work and the Eastern Star, serving for many years as a Sunday
School
teacher, member of the church choir, President of the Hearne
Shakespeare Club,
President of the Women's Missionary Society, member of the Hearne Music
Club,
and Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star.
John Thomas
Allen Hamilton
died September 4, 1943 and Ihna Bell Adams Hamilton died July 1, 1939.
HANCOCK, STILLMAN S.,
was born in Alabama, July 17,1870. With
his parents he moved to Robertson County, Texas in 1879.
He was married to Ludie Bishop and made his home
in Robertson County. Ten children were born to Stillman S.
Hancock and Ludie Bishop Hancock: Lee Hancock, Denson Hancock, John W.
Hancock, Maggie Hancock Armstrong, Joy Hancock Clapp, Katie Hancock
Taylor, Fannie Hancock Gandy, Inez Hancock Haire, Alafair Hancock
Kinnard, and Nancy Hancock Reid.
Stillman S. Hancock was a farmer and cattleman
during his entire lifetime. In his later years he built a home in
Hearne and retired. He was a member of the Methodist
Church. Stillman S. Hancock died April 26, 1958.
HARRELL, REVEREND
BUFORD,
son of Warren Buford Harrell and Willie Mae Love Harrell, was born July
28, 1926 at Rusk, Texas.
He was educated at Nacogdoches, Texas High
School, Howard Payne College at Brownwood, Texas, and Baylor University
of Waco. While attending Baylor University he served as Pastor of
the Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Waco. From 1952 to 1955 he
was Pastor of the First Baptist Church at Mont Belvieu, Texas.
He received a call from the First Baptist Church
of Hearne, Texas and moved to Hearne May 1, 1955 to accept this
pastorate. During his residence in Hearne he has become one of
the most outstanding ministers in this area. In 1959 he will be
one of 63 Southern Baptist ministers that will go to Great Britain and
France on a preaching mission. This group will also visit the
Holy Land before returning to the United States.
Buford Harrell married Dorothy Lucille
Rutledge of Gonzales, Texas, daughter of Elmer O. Rutledge and Irene
Pearson Rutledge, September 5, 1944 at Brownwood, Texas. Two
children were born to Buford Harrell and Dorothy Lucille Rutledge
Harrell: Susan Lu Harrell and Sally Jo Harrell.
Buford Harrell is a member of the Masonic Lodge
and the Order of the Eastern Star and Mrs. Harrell is a member of the
Eastern Star. While he has been serving as Pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Hearne, Buford Harrell has served the Baptist
denomination in the following capacities: Vice President of the Board
of Directors of Latham Spring Encampment, a member of the District 14
Baptist Executive Board, and in 1957 he toured the state of Texas
speaking on behalf of the Texas Baptist Children's Home.
HANSON, ALFRED EDGAR, son of Lewis Newton
Hanson and Lela Bell Bradbury Hanson, was born at San Antonio, Texas,
September 16, 1924. Later his family moved to Baytown, Texas
where he attended the public schools of that city and ws graduated from
Robert E. Lee High School of Baytown with the Class of 1941.
After completing high school, he entered the U. S. Air Force and served
from 1942 to 1945 in the Pacific area during World War II. He
received his discharge from military service in 1945 with the rank of
Sergeant. He attended Massey Business College. Later, he
attended the Luling Foundation at Luling, Texas where he studied and
completed a course in food processing.
In 1946, he moved to Houston, Texas where he served as manager of a
good locker business.
He moved to Hearne, Texas in 1947 and established the Robsco Locker
Plant on the corner of Market & Barton Streets and has built this
firm into a sizeable and progressive business.
On August 6, 1942, Alfred Edgar Hanson married Ruby Mae Novosad, of
Baytown, Texas. Ruby Mae Novosad Hanson was reared in Baytown,
Texas and attended the public schools of that city. She was
graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown with the Class of
1942. After completing her high school work, she attended Lee
Junior College in Baytown. The following children were born to
Alfred Edgar Hanson and Ruby Mae Novosad Hanson; Susie Hanson was born
in Luling, Texas and Steven Hanson, Tommy Hanson, Carol Hanson, Mark
Hanson, and Donna Hanson, who were born in Hearne, Texas.
Alfred
Edgar Hanson and Ruby Mae Novosad Hanson are communicants of St. Mary's
Catholic Church. She is a member of St. Mary's Altar Society and
the Hearne Parent-Teacher's Association. Alfred Edgar Hanson is a
member of St. Mary's Catholic Church Men's Club; a member of the
Knights of Columbus; a member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce; a
member of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce; a member a Past Commander of the Miles Scriviner
American Legion Post of Hearne; a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; a member of the Hearne Parent-Teacher's Association; a member of
the Hearne Catfish Club; a member of the Texas Locker Plant
Association; and a member and Past President of the Hearne Lions Club.
HEARTFIELD,
EDWARD HARRY,
son of Harry Edward Heartfield and Emma Wade Heartfield, was born in
Brenham,
Texas, October 11, 1902.
When
he was a small boy, the Heartfield family moved to Belton, Texas.
He attended the rural school at Tennessee Valley and also cut
lumber in
the Cedar brakes for 50 cents per day. He
later attended the Belton Public Schools and was graduated from Belton
High
School.
In
1922 he was employed as store manager for the Duke & Ayres Company
at Belton.
Later he was also store manager for Perry Brothers stores and
served in
this capacity in stores at Belton, Gonzales, Bryan, Gilmer, Longview,
Winnsboro,
and Hillsboro.
He
was married to Miss Margie Rector, daughter of Lee Ludwell Rector and
Cora Moore
Rector, at Belton, Texas, December 28, 1923.
Mrs. Heartfield was born and reared in Bastrop, Texas and went
to high
school in Bastrop and Belton where she was graduated from high school.
She later attended Baylor College in Belton.
Edward
Harry Heartfield was first associated in the funeral directing business
in
Winnsboro, Texas where he was employed by the Perry Brothers Funeral
Home.
He later moved to Galveston, Texas and was connected with the J.
Levy
& Brothers Funeral Home. On
June 2, 1934 he received his state embalmers license.
He
and Mrs. Heartfiield moved to Hearne, June 15, 1935 and established the
Heartfield Funeral Home on the corner of Second and Magnolia Streets.
Both
Mr. and Mrs. Heartfield are active members of Grace Methodist Church
where he
serves on the Board of Stewards. He
is a past member of the Hearne Rotary Club and served several years as
Club
secretary. He is a member of the
Masonic Lodge and the Hearne Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.
and Mrs. Heartfield do not have any children but they have endeared
themselves
to the children of this area by their many acts of friendliness and
kindness.
HENDRIX, WILLIAM
CLARENCE "DUKE", son of Wilbur C. Hendrix
and Lillie Ann Alexander Hendrix, was born October 28, 1894 on the
Getzendeiner Ranch in Ellis County, Texas near Ennis. His father
was born at Centerville, Georgia and his mother was a native
Texan. During his early boyhood his father ran away from home in
Georgia and came to Texas. He followed the ranching business and
on many occasions made the trip by horseback on the long cattle drives
from Texas to the cattle markets in Kansas. Wilbur C. Hendrix
died in 1896. Lillie Ann Alexander Hendrix supported her family
after the death of her husband by writing poems and articles for
magazines.
William Clarence Hendrix attended Texas rural
schools near Campbell and Stith, Texas near Merkel in Taylor
County. After his few years of grade school he worked on ranches
and followed harvest work in the Midwestern and eastern states.
Putting it in his own words, William Clarence
Hendrix was a "boomer." He traveled throughout the entire United States
in his various occupations during his early years. He also
traveled in several countries in South America, Central America, and
Nova Scotia.
He served for four years in the U. S. Navy
during World War I. After receiving his discharge from military service
he went to work for two railroad companies in 1919. He tried out
on the Boston & Albany Railroad and the New York, New Haven and
Hartford as a fireman. Both of these railroads were burning coal
on their engines and after a short trial, he "pulled the pin" on both
railroads. During the latter part of 1919 he moved to Dallas,
Texas and went to work for the Dallas Fire Department working under
Chief Myers and Chief McGee. His next railroad job was with the
Texas & Pacific Railroad as Train Auditor at Dallas.
During the Hog Creek oil boom in the vicinity of
Gorman and DeLeon, Texas in partnership with a "boomer" brakeman he
owned and operated the White Owl Cafe, a swanky place which included a
full orchestra that furnished dinner music. He sold his one-half
interest in this business and went to work as a student fireman for the
Texas Central Railroad, running out of DeLeon. Later he returned
to Dallas and went into U. S. Postal Service under Bruce Luna, Dallas
postmaster.
In 1920 he went to work for the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company as a locomotive fireman. He was promoted to
engineer in 1928.
For three months during 1929, by special
arrangements with the general manager of the S. P. Railroad, William
Clarence Hendrix was attached to the Personnel & Public Relations
Department and traveled in Texas and the midwest making talks in the
interest of securing support for legislation for the regulation of
trucks and busses.
He moved to Hearne, Texas to make his home in
March 1943 and continued his employment as a locomotive engineer.
He served as Democratic Precinct Chairman of Precinct No. 2, Robertson
County, Texas from 1944 through 1948; is a member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen gc Enginemen; served as President of the Magnolia
Lodge B. of L. F. E. for 14 years; is a member of the Masonic Lodge of
Ennis; a charter member of the Chisam-Landers American Legion Post of
Ennis; and a member of the Baptist Church.
William Clarence Hendrix married Bertha
Gladys Rogers, daughter of William P. Rogers and Elizabeth Jandrau
Rogers, December 2, 1920 at Ennis, Texas. Bertha Gladys Rogers
Hendrix was born at Hog Island in Falls County, Texas near
Marlin. Her father was a native of Alabama and her mother was
born and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana. A son, William C.
Hendrix Jr., was born to William Clarence Hendrix and Bertha Gladys
Rogers Hendrix. William C. Hendrix Jr. attended the public
schools of Ennis, Texas and was graduated from Ennis High School with
the Class of 1940. After completing his high school work he
enrolled in the University of Texas for his pre-medical work and
received his medical degree from the Texas Medical School at Galveston,
Texas in 1946. His internship was at St. Paul's Hospital in
Dallas, Texas. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in 1948 and
served for two years in the medical corps. In 1950 he served as
surgeon for six months with the Grace Steamship Lines. Later he
took post-graduate work at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
and upon the completion of this work was accepted for a residency in
Ear, Nose & Throat practice at Barnes General Hospital at St.
Louis. This included a rotation of Veteran Hospital, City-County
Hospital and McMillian (the Ear, Nose & Throat division of the
Barnes General Hospital).
Young Doctor Hendrix returned to Texas for one
year of associate practice at Fort Worth and later established his own
office in this city. He is also on the staff of St. Joseph's
Hospital in Fort Worth. He is Secretary-Treasurer of the Ear,
Nose & Throat Society of Tarrant County; a member of the Masonic
Lodge of Dallas; a member of the Scottish Rite of Dallas; and a member
of the Methodist Church in Fort Worth. Dr. William Clarence
Hendrix Jr. married Virginia Lee Boothe who was born at Paragould,
Arkansas. She was a resident of St. Louis, Missouri at the time
of the marriage. She served as a surgical nurse in the Ear, Nose
& Throat division of the Barnes General Hospital at St.
Louis. A son, Gerald Lee Hendrix, was born October 26, 1957 to
Dr. and Mrs. William Clarence Hendrix Jr.
William Clarence "Duke" Hendrix, a colorful
railroad figure and a "boomer" who finally settled down, plans to
retire from active duty as a locomotive engineer October 28, 1959 after
completing 39 years, nine months and twenty-three days in railroad
service. He says that two things that he remembers well that
occurred during his long years of service in railroading was shooting
dice with old "Big Fiddle" Shepler and the times that he ran for Tax
Collector of Ellis County, Texas and campaigned wearing his railroad
overalls. He said he would put in his days work with the railroad
and leave his engine in the yards and hit the streets and roads while
still in his working clothes and begin his campaign work. Another
thing that he well remembers and is proud of is that even though he did
not get the opportunity to attend school very much during his younger
days, that by attending summer sessions and night school at Bryan Tech
High School in Dallas he acquired the equivalent of a high school
education after he reached the age of 33 years.
William Clarence "Duke" Hendrix has had as
colorful a railroad career as any man who ever rode the rails, and in
1959, on the day of his retirement when he brings his engine to the
roundhouse and steps down from his cab for the last time, the career
will end for a man who has seen and been a part of railroading from the
days of the old wood burners to the modern diesels.
HENNESSY, MARTIN, son of James Hennessy and
Bridget Reidy Hennessy, was born February 14, 1885 at Lissycasey,
County Clare, Ireland. He attended the school in his home town
when he was a boy and worked on the family farm.
He came to the United States and landed in New
York, July 5, 1910. For ten months he worked in a paper mill in
Pennyan, New York. In 1911 he moved to Chicago and spent the next
four years as. a life insurance salesman.
During 1918 he heard about the famous Cotton
Palace Show in Waco, Texas and he got the urge to see this show.
He decided to come to Texas but he only got as far as Denison and
accepted a job with the Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroad and never
did get to see the Cotton Palace Show.
In 1923 he moved to Lima, Ohio and worked for
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad until 1926 when he came back to Texas
and went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad, July 17, 1926 at
Ennis, Texas. On August 16, 1926 he moved to Hearne, Texas and
worked as a car repairman in the Hearne shops of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. He retired January 1, 1954 after 36 years of railroad
service.
He is a member of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America Lodge No. 437, is a member of the Roman
Catholic Church, and a naturalized American citizen. He made
visits to Ireland in 1950 and 1954.
Martin Hennessy is typical of the many Irishmen
who came to America to work on the railroads of this nation. He
has many friends and is known for his friendly Irish wit. Martin
Hennessy is a bachelor.
HENRY,
CLAUDE PENDLETON SR.,
son of James Sidney Henry and Annie Clara LeFevre Henry, was born in
Tabor,
Texas, November 13, 1892.
He
attended school in the Alexander community in Brazos County and later
attended
Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas.
In
1916 he moved to Hearne where he was employed as a bookkeeper with the
J. E.
Mooney Grocery Store. He continued
this employment until 1918 when he enlisted in the U. S. Army and
served until
the later part of 1919 during World War I. Most of his military service
was
overseas duty in France and Germany.
After
his discharge from military service he returned to Hearne and late
enrolled in
Tyler Commercial College. In 1920
he was employed as bookkeeper for the J. W. Sanders Automobile Agency.
During 1922 he formed a partnership with his brothers Roy Henry
and J.
Warren Henry and entered the confectionery business on Fourth Street in
Hearne.
When this partnership was dissolved in 1924 he was employed in
the ticket
office of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company at Hearne and continued
this
employment until 1932 when he accepted the position of sales manager
for the
Coca Cola Bottling Company of Hearne and Cameron.
In 1941 he became the manager and a stockholder in the Hearne
Lumber
Company. He retired from the lumber
business in 1956 and established a real estate business in Hearne.
He
was married to Miss Lelia Craig, daughter of Samuel C. Craig and Annie
Perry
Craig, November 11, 1923. Five
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry: Claude Pendleton Henry Jr.,
Robert
Sidney Henry, William Samuel Henry, Sally Ruth Henry Johns, and Lelia
Henry
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Henry and their
children are all members of the Methodist Church where Mr. Henry has
served on
the Board of Stewards.
Claude
P. Henry served for three terms on the Hearne City Council and was also
Mayor
Pro-Tem during his years of service as a councilman.
He is a member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce; the American
Legion;
and the Hearne Masonic Lodge.
HENRY, JAMES SIDNEY,
was
born near Tabor in Brazos County, Texas, September 22, 1855. His parents, Hugh R. Henry and Margaret Foley
Henry, pioneers
of that community, reared a large family at their Brazos County home,
each of
the number going out from the parental roof as respected and honored
citizens.
On December 24, 1879,
James Sidney Henry
and Miss Anna Clara Lefevre were united in marriage at Tabor, and in
that
community established their home.
Mr. Henry engaged in
farming in the
Tabor section until December 18, 1918 when with his family he moved to
Hearne to
reside. He was agent for various
state newspapers during much of his active business years in Hearne.
The following children
of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry also made their homes in Hearne; James Warren Henry, Claude
P. Henry,
Roy Henry, Katie Henry Dorrell, and a foster son, Herman Henry.
Mr. Henry died
April 7, 1933
and Mrs. Henry passed away November 27, 1944.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Henry were active members of the Methodist
Church.
HENRY,
ROY,
son of James Sidney Henry and Annie Clara LeFevere Henry, was born at
Tabor in
Brazos County, Texas, September 5, 1899.
At
the age of 14, he moved with his family to Wheelock in Robertson County
where he
attended the community school in that farming area.
Prior to moving to Wheelock, he attended the public school in
the
Alexander community in Brazos County.
In 1918 he moved to
Hearne and was
employed by the Railway Express Agency and worked for this firm until
1919 when
he went to work in pipe line construction work for the Humble Pipe Line
Company.
In 1920 he moved to Waco where he was employed for ten years
with the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
On November 16, 1925,
he was married
to Miss Lula Geneva Larkin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus M. Larkin
of
Hearne. Two children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry during their residence in Waco: a son Roy Larkin
Henry and a
daughter, Carol Henry Stodsgill. The
Henrys have two grandsons, Brett Mallory Henry and Bruce Henry, sons of
Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Larkin Henry.
In 1930 Mr. and Mrs.
Henry moved
back to Hearne and Mr. Henry operated a Gulf Service Station on Market
Street.
On August 5, 1937 he was appointed Agent for the Gulf Oil
Corporation in
Hearne.
He has been active in
the civic and
business life of Hearne, having held the following offices; President
of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce where he was a member of the Industrial and
Highway
Committees; President of the Hearne Rotary Club; member of the Hearne
Housing
Authority; Director of the First State Bank; Chairman of the '
Robertson County
Red Cross Chapter; Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas Alfalfa Dehydrators
Association; Secretary-Treasurer of the Hearne Alfalfa Milling Company;
Chairman
of the Hearne Alfalfa Fiesta; Chairman of the Petroleum Marketers of
Texas;
Chairman of the Robertson County Parole Board; and a member of the
Board of
Stewards of Grace Methodist Church since 1938.
In 1942 he was
very instrumental and worked hard to secure the construction of the
Hearne Prisoner of War Camp.
HENRY, ROY LARKIN, son of Roy Henry and Lula
Geneva Larkin Henry, was born January 6, 1928 at Waco, Texas.
With his family he moved to Hearne, Texas in
1930. He attended the Hearne public schools and was graduated
from Hearne High School with the Class of 1945. During his high
school days he played football and earned his letters as a center on
the Hearne High School Eagles football team.
Upon completion of high school he entered Texas
Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas and received his B. A. Degree
from this school in 1949. While attending Texas Christian
University he was a member of Phil Delta Theta Fraternity.
April 7, 1951 he entered the United States Air
Force and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant October 25, 1952.
He served twelve months in Korea during the Korean War and flew 39
combat missions as a pilot. He was awarded the Air Medal.
After returning to the United States he served two years in the
Strategic Air Command. He received his discharge from military
duty October 25, 1955. On November 1, 1955 he became associated
with the Roy Henry Pontiac Company, Ltd. in Hearne, Texas, and is
active in this business.
Roy Larkin Henry married Norma Ann Houg,
daughter of Goodwin 0. Houg and Esther Louise Moen Houg of Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, April 9, 1955. Norma Ann Houg Henry attended
the public schools of Fergus Falls, Minnesota and was graduated from
Fergus Falls High School with the Class of 1948. After completing
high school she attended Morehead State Teachers College and later
taught school. Two children were born to Roy Larkin Henry and
Norma Ann Houg Henry: Brett M. Henry and Bruce Goodwin Henry.
Roy Larkin Henry and Norma Ann Houg Henry are
members of Grace Methodist Church of Hearne. She is a member of
the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the Green Thumb Garden
Club. Roy Larkin Henry is a member of the Board of Stewards of
Grace Methodist Church; a member and Past Director and President of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Hearne Rotary Club; and a
member of the Miles Scriviner American Legion Post.
HENSON,
MARTHA SCHAFER
was born in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, November 5, 1857, a
daughter of John
F. Schafer and Anna Albrecht Schafer, who reared a family of nine
children.
In
1874, Mr. and Mrs. Schafer came with their family to Hearne,
establishing a home
on the corner of Magnolia and Third Streets where the present post
office
building now stands. Later the
family built a home on the corner of Cedar and Davis Streets on the
site where
the W. H. Ely home now stands.
In 1895 she married
William D.
"Uncle Billy" Henson at the Cedar Street residence, and with her
husband who had plantation interests, she went to the Brazos Bottom to
live.
Some years after this, Mr. and Mrs. Henson resided for a time at
their
country home several miles south of Hearne near the Sutton community. They disposed of this place when they moved
back to Hearne in
1928.
Having seen Hearne grow
from a newly
populated railroad village to a thriving and progressive town, Mrs.
Henson was
very interested in civic affairs throughout her life.
She served as President of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Philips
Episcopal
Church, was Secretary-Treasurer of Norwood Cemetery Association for 35
years,
and during World War I was very active in Red Cross work.
After the death
of her
husband in 1939 she lived quietly at her home located at 610 Davis
Street where
those around her knew her as a good neighbor and a sincere friend.
She was known in this community as "Miss Mattie" and was
typical of the pioneer women of early Hearne.
She had been a communicant of St. Philips Episcopal Church for
over fifty
years, and died August 29, 1943.
HINES,
GEORGE WASHINGTON JR.,
was born in Rising Star, Texas, May 17, 1877, the son of George
Washington Hines Sr. and
Frances Cauble Hines.
During
his boyhood, with his family he moved to McLennan County where he
attended the
Snake Creek Rural School.
In
1906 he was employed by the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company as a
locomotive
fireman at Bonham, Texas. In 1909
he moved to Hearne where he was employed by the H. & T. C. Railroad
Company
as a fireman and in the bridge gang. He
continued this employment until December 25, 1913.
From 1915 until 1930 he was a "boomer" fireman and was employed
by the following railroad companies: Trinity & Brazos Valley,
Frisco, Union
Pacific, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the Rock Island.
Also during these years he served in the Waco Fire Department,
Waco
Police Department, and as a special officer at Mexia during the oil
boom days in
the 1920's. During World War I, he
served as Wagonmaster at Camp McArthur in Waco.
In
1931 he entered the service station business and in 1934 be built his
own
service station on North Market Street.
He
was married January 28, 1934 to Ila Pippin Spear.
During this same year he purchased his home place on the
Franklin highway
north of Hearne.
From
1942 to 1947 he was employed at the Hearne Prisoner of War Camp during
World War
II. In 1948 he entered the plumbing
business in Hearne and continued this business until 1951 when he
became employed
as an automobile salesman.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hines are members of the
Baptist Church and Mr. Hines is a former member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, holding membership in this organization from 1906
through 1932.
HOEFER, FAY ELMER SR., son of Louis James
Hoefer and Dollie Rue Burbridge Hoefer, was born August 11, 1894 at
Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Later he moved to Doniphan, Missouri
where he attended public school.
In December 1913, he
began his railroad career as a porter with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain
& Southern Railroad at Doniphan, Missouri. He also served as
station agent for this railroad. On July 16, 1916, he was
employed by the H. & T. C. Railroad Company. He entered the
U. S. Navy in July 1917 and served as a wireless operator during World
War I. He served overseas from December 1917 to June 1919.
After receiving his discharge from military service, he went to Ennis,
Texas to resume his duties with the H. & T. C. Railroad as a
telegraph operator.
In October 1919, he
moved to Hearne, Texas and served as a telegraph operator for the H.
& T. C. Railroad for two years. In October 1922, he moved to
Ennis, Texas and served as a telegraph operator and later dispatcher
for the H. & T. C. Railroad.
In September 1931, he
moved back to Hearne, Texas and served as Chief Dispatcher and
Yardmaster until April 1936 when he moved to Austin, Texas and served
as Trainmaster. In March 1947, he returned to Ennis, Texas, where
he served as Assistant Superintendent and was later promoted to
Superintendent of the Dallas and Austin Divisions of the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
Fay Elmer Hoefer
married Lillian Itasca Larkin, daughter of Augustus M. Larkin and Lula
McGraw Larkin of Hearne, Texas, September 5, 1924. The marriage
was performed at Hearne, Texas. Lillian Itasca Larkin Hoefer was
born and reared at Hearne, Texas and attended the Hearne public schools.
A son, Fay Elmer Hoefer
Jr., was born to Fay Elmer Hoefer and Lillian Itasca Larkin Hoefer,
March 19, 1929. Fay Elmer Hoefer Jr. was married to Cathryn
Rogala of Ennis, Texas.
Fay Elmer Hoefer is a
member of the Association of Railroad Superintendents; a member of the
Austin Club of Austin, Texas; the East Texas Chamber of Commerce; the
Dallas Chamber of Commerce; the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; has
served as a vice president of the Ennis Chamber of Commerce; a member
of the American Legion; a member of the Lakeside Country Club of Ennis,
Texas; a member of the Elks Club; a member of the Masonic Bodies; a
member of the I. O. O. F; a member of the Ennis Community Center; a
member of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas; a member of the Order of
Railway Telegraphs; and a member of the Morse Telegraph Club.
Fay Elmer Hoefer has
been in continuous railroad service since 1913.
HOFFMAN, HARVEY CARL, son of Alfred L. Hoffman
and Annie Kuehne Hoffman, was born February 20, 1926 in Waco,
Texas. He attended the Waco public schools and was graduated from
Waco High School with the Class of 1944.
After finishing high school he entered the U. S.
Navy, July 12, 1944 and served during World War II. He received
his military discharge June 11, 1946. He entered Baylor
University in September 1946 and attended this school for two
years. Later he worked for the Clifton Manufacturing Company in
Waco and the Andrew Brown Paint Company at Irving, Texas. He
entered the Four C Business College in Waco in August 1948 and
graduated from this school in February 1949. In February 1949 he
accepted temporary employment with the Bureau of the Census in Waco and
later worked for the William Cameron Company, the Retail Credit
Association, and the Interstate Securities Company of Waco.
In March 1953 he moved to Hearne, Texas to
accept employment as office manager of the Paley Reed Motors.
Harvey Carl Hoffman married Eleanor Mount,
daughter of Milton M. Mount and Ruth Bruyere Mount of Waco, Texas,
March 6, 1947. Eleanor Mount Hoffman attended the Waco public
schools and was graduated from Waco High School with the Class of
1944. She attended Baylor University and was graduated with a
Bachelor of Music Degree. Two children were born to Harvey Carl
Hoffman and Eleanor Mount Hoffman: a daughter, Margaret Lou Hoffman;
and a son, Paul James Hoffman.
Eleanor Mount Hoffman taught school for four
years in the Waco public schools and one year in the Hearne public
schools. Later she taught kindergarten school in Hearne for one
year. She is a member of Grace Methodist Church where she is also
a member of the Thelma Cunningham Church Circle, and a member of the
Green Thumb Garden Club.
Harvey Carl Hoffman is a member of Grace
Methodist Church where he serves on the Board of Stewards; is a member
of the Miles Scriviner American Legion Post of Hearne; serves as
Superintendent of the Sunday School of Grace Methodist Church; is a
member of the Hearne Lions Club; and a member and past President of the
Hearne Volunteer Fire Department.
HOLT, WILLIAM MACK JR., son of William Mack Holt
and Ella B. Clark Holt, was born August 24, 1922 at Fort Worth,
Texas. He attended the public schools of May, Texas and Fort
Worth, graduating from North Side High School in Fort Worth with the
Class of 1940. After finishing high school he attended Daniel
Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
In 1942 he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and
served in the Pacific area until 1946 during World War II. He was
discharged from military service with the rank of Sergeant.
During 1941, prior to his enlistment in the U. S. Air Force, he served
as trainee with the J. C. Penny store at Brownwood, Texas, and later
was an assistant manager of the J. C. Penny Store at Hillsboro, Texas.
From 1946 to 1951 he served as assistant manager
of the J. C. Penny Store in Waxahachie, Texas and in 1951-52 he was
assistant manager for the K. Wolens Department Store in Hillsboro,
Texas. In 1953 he was made manager of the K. Wolens Department
Store in Velasco, Texas and served in this position until February 1954
when he moved to Hearne, Texas as manager of the new K. Wolens
Department Store.
William Mack Holt Jr. was married to Emma Gene
Hornsby of Hillsboro, Texas, daughter of Luther Thomas Hornsby and
Georgia Rhoden Hornsby, January 1, 1942. Emma Gene Hornsby Holt
attended the public schools of Whitney and Hillsboro, Texas. Two
children were born to William Mack Holt Jr. and Emma Gene Hornsby Holt:
a son, William Thomas Holt; and a daughter, Katherine Louise Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. Holt are members of the Christian
Church. Mrs. Holt is an active member of the Hearne
Parent-Teachers Association where she served as Chairman of the
Publications Committee. William Mack Holt Jr. is a member of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce where he has served as a director;
organized, chartered, and was the first President of the Velasco, Texas
junior Chamber of Commerce; and served as a Director of the Brazosport,
Texas Chamber of Commerce.
HORLOCK,
J. W. "WILL"
was born at Navasota, Texas, September 9, 1877, the son of William F.
Horlock
and Alice McGlamery Horlock.
He
spent his early youth attending the public schools of Navasota and was
employed
during his young manhood in the management duties of operating his
uncle's large
farm interests in the Navasota area. His
uncle was R. A. Horlock.
In the spring of 1898,
he mustered
in the Fourth Texas Volunteers Company B for service in the
Spanish-American War
and completed his military service and was discharged in San Antonio,
Texas in
the summer of 1899.
On March 2, 1905, he
was married to
Miss Annie Bookman who passed away March 26, 1944.
Mr. and Mrs. Horlock
moved to Hearne
to make their home in 1906. At this time
Mr. Horlock represented the Samuels & Co.
cotton firm of Houston as a cotton buyer. After
two years of service with this firm, he resigned his position and
opened his own
cotton buying business. In 1925 he
bought the Scott Grain Company from A. W Scott and combined this
business with
his cotton buying operations. From 1936
through 1938 he set a record in insecticide sales
in this area, selling over three million pounds of insecticides to the
farmers
of the Hearne area.
In
1945 he retired from active business and took more time for his two
hobbies,
hunting and fishing.
On
February 15, 1948 he was married to Mrs. Inez Shelman.
He has served for over ten years as Senior Warden of St. Philips
Episcopal Church, President of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce 1919-20
(being instrumental in getting State Highway No. 79 designated in order
that the bridge over the Brazos River at Valley junction could be
constructed), served ten years on the Hearne City Council and also
served as Mayor Pro-Tem, Chairman of the Office of Price Administration
during World War II, a stockholder and a director of the First National
Bank of Hearne for many years, and served on the Board of Directors of
the Hearne Building & Loan Association.
HOWARD, WILLIAM KIRKLAND SR., also known as "Cooter"
Howard, son of William Robert Howard and Sedalia Kennerley Howard, was
born January 23, 1908 at Franklin, Texas.
He attended the Franklin public schools.
At the age of 14 years, he worked for the Western Union Telegraph
Company at Palestine, Texas. Later he became a taxi driver and
bus operator in Palestine.
He moved to Hearne, Texas, August 1, 1926 and
went to work for the Humble Pipe Line Company in line construction work
August 3, 1926. Later he transferred to the Humble Pump Station
where he became a stationary engine oiler and later was promoted to
stationary engineer.
William Kirkland Howard married Lura Udell
Lunsford,, daughter of John Robert Lunsford and Nancy Elizabeth Tress
Lunsford, January 1, 1926. Lura Udell Lunsford Howard lived at
Palestine, Texas at the time of her marriage, but the marriage took
place at Rusk, Texas. Lura Udell Lunsford Howard was born
December 7, 1907 at Palestine, Texas, and attended the Palestine public
schools.
The following children were born to William
Kirkland Howard and Lura Udell Lunsford Howard: Delma Lee Howard
Nichols; Thomas Carrol Howard; Elizabeth Sedalia Howard Walker; William
Kirkland Howard Jr.; and Charles David Howard. Grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard are: Joe Thomas Nichols; Donna Kay Nichols; Robert
Shaun Nichols; Ronnie Howard; Cecylia Ann Howard; Cynthia Kay Howard;
Carolyn Marie Howard; and Karon Ann Walker.
Delma Lee Howard married James E. Nichols;
Thomas Carroll Howard married Ceyce Howard; and Elizabeth Sedalia
Howard married Carl Walker.
William Kirkland Howard has been a member of the
Hearne Volunteer Fire Department since 1936 and has served as Fire
Marshal for the City of Hearne since 1952.
HOYT, MACK
WILLIAM, son of Wait Stephen Hoyt and Lissie McWilliams Hoyt,
was born at Hearne, Texas, June 20, 1910. He attended the public
schools of Hearne and was graduated from Hearn High School with the
Class of 1929. While attending Hearne High School, he was an
outstanding football player at the center position with the Hearne High
School Eagles. During the latter part of 1929, he worked as a
bookkeeper for the D. R. Atkisson & Company cotton buyers and in
the summer of 1930 he operated a confectionery. In 1931, he
attended Blinn Memorial College at Brenham, Texas. He continued
his work with the D. R. Adkisson & Company during the summer months
until 1933. During 1933, he was employed by the Farrar Lumber
Company of Hearne. In 1934, he accepted full time employment with
the Post Office Pharmacy, a Hearne drug store owned and operated by his
brother, W. S. Hoyt Jr. From 1936 to 1939, he was employed as a
bookkeeper for Farrar Lumber Company. During 1939, he went to
work for the U.S. Post Office Department at Hearne, Texas as a letter
carrier. In 1950, he was transferred to the position of Finance
Clerk U.S. Post Office Department at Hearne, Texas. He 1958, he
is the senior clerk in the Hearne post office.
He entered the U.S. Navy May 4, 1944 and served
during World War II in the Pacific area until his discharge December 6,
1946.
Mack William Hoyt married May Beth Hughes, daughter
of Luther Taylor Hughes and Alice Isaacs Hughes of Milano, Texas,
August 20, 1933. The marriage was performed at Hearne,
Texas. May Beth Hughes Hoyt attended Rockdale High School in
Milam County, Texas, and also attended Central High School in Fort
Worth, Texas. Her parents, Luther Taylor Hughes and Alice Isaacs
Hughes, were pioneer citizens of Milam County and later moved to
Hearne, Texas to make their home.
Two children were born to Mack William Hoyt and May
Beth Hughes Hoyt: a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hoyt, who married
Donald Henry Copeland; and a son, Jerry Mack Hoyt.
Mary Beth Hughes Hoyt operated the Hearne Flower
Shop on Market Street in Hearne from 1945 through 1947. She
worked for the Local Draft board in 1948 and 1949. From 1950
through 1954, she operated Hoyt's Flower Shop on Market Street in
Hearne. In September 1957, she accepted a position as bookkeeper
for the First State Bank of Hearne. She is a member and Past
President of the Hearne Study Club; a member and Past Worthy Matron of
the Hearne Chapter No. 722 Order of the Eastern Star; a member of the
Hearne Garden Club; a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; a member
of the First Baptist Church of Hearne where she has taught many years
in the Sunday School and served as superintendent of the adult
department; served as Young People's Director at the First Baptist
Church;' and a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
Mack William Hoyt is a member of the Gold Rule
Masonic Lodge No. 361 of Hearne where he has served as Worshipful
Master; served as District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Texas District No. 24 in 1950; has served as Secretary of the Gold Rule
Masonic Lodge since 1954; a member of the Miles Scriviner American
Legion Post of Hearne; a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; served
as Cubmaster for Pack No. 42 Boy Scouts of America from 1950 through
1956; is Past Patron of Hearne Chapter No. 722 Order of the Eastern
Star; and is a former member and past president of the Hearne Volunteer
Fire Department.
HOYT,
ODIS ARCHER SR.,
son of Wait Stephen Hoyt Jr. and Frances Archer Hoyt, was born June 15,
1922 at
Houston, Texas and moved to Hearne with his parents in 1931.
He
attended the Hearne public schools and was graduated from Hearne High
School in
1940. After attending Southwestern
University at Georgetown, Texas for one year he transferred to the
University of
Texas at Austin where he received his degree in Pharmacy in 1944.
Upon graduating from
the University
of Texas he served two years in the U. S. Navy during World War II in
the
Pacific area.
In 1946, after
completing his
military service, he returned to Hearne to enter the pharmacy business.
He was married
to Miss Thelma
McCormick of Franklin, Texas, March 7, 1943 and he and Mrs. Hoyt have
three
children: Odis Archer Hoyt Jr., and two daughters, Diane Hoyt and Donna
Hoyt.
He
is a member of the First Baptist Church; a member of the Hearne Rotary
Club;
member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce where he serves as a director;
member
of the Miles Scriviner American Legion Post; and a member of the Hearne
Masonic
Lodge.
In
addition to his business connection in the drug business he carries on
an active
interest in farm and ranch property with his father.
HOYT,
WAIT STEPHEN JR.,
son of Wait Stephen Hoyt Sr. and Melissa Love McWilliams Hoyt, was born
at Hearne, Texas,
November 9, 1897.
He
attended the Hearne Public Schools and as a young boy found employment
operating
a peanut parcher in the shoe shop owned by John Cuchia.
He later served as a clerk in Hazlett's Drug Store, clerk for
the H. & T. C. Railroad Company, clerk for the 1. & G. N.
Railroad
Company, and was employed by a local oil mill.
In 1916 he moved to San
Antonio
where he was employed for three years with the Burns Drug Store.
In 1919 he moved to Houston and was employed with the Southern
Drug
Company. During his years in
Houston, he did extra work in several retail drug stores along with his
regular
employment with the wholesale drug firm.
In May 1931 he moved
back to Hearne
and opened a retail drug store for himself, this firm being the Post
Office
Pharmacy.
He was married to Miss
Frances Irene
Archer of Easterly, Texas, June 23, 1920 and a son, Odis Archer Hoyt,
was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt, June 15, 1922.
In 1949 Mr. Hoyt was
honored by the
citizens of Hearne in being elected to the office of Mayor.
During his administration, many public projects and improvements
were
accomplished.
Mr. Hoyt is a member of
the Hearne
Lions Club and served as a director of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce
for over
20 years. He is a member of the
Masonic Lodge and took his Scottish Rite degrees in 1945 at Austin.
Holding membership in the Scottish Rite bodies of Austin, he is
also a
member of the Ben Hur Shrine Temple of Austin and has served on the
13th Degree
Team for several years.
He assisted in
the organizing
of the First State Bank of Hearne in 1957 and is a member of the Board
of
Directors and Vice President of this bank.
HOYT,
WAIT STEPHEN SR.
was born in Mississippi, January 31, 1873.
He came to Hearne to make his home when he was in his early
twenties and
was a resident of Hearne for over 60 years.
In 1892 he was married
to Miss
Melissia McWilliams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McWilliams of
Shelby County,
Texas. Mr. McWilliams was a farmer
and a preacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt
reared their six
children in Hearne while Mr. Hoyt was employed with railroad work.
He worked for the old Hearne & Brazos Valley Railroad
Company and
also worked for the the H. & T. C. Railroad Company for a short
time.
However, the majority of his working life was spent with the I
& G. N.
Railroad, he being retired from this company September 12, 1940 after
more than
22 years of service.
He was active as a
carpenter and
built many homes in Hearne. Mr.
Hoyt was a long-time member of the Black Jack Baptist Church.
The six children
of Mr. and
Mrs. Hoyt are: Wait S. Hoyt Jr., a former Mayor of Hearne; Mack W.
Hoyt, John
Fletcher Hoyt, Willeene Hoyt Willis, Vivian Hoyt Gumm, and Ruth Hoyt
Pringle.
Wait
Stephen Hoyt died February 7, 1955 and Mrs. Hoyt died December 22, 1949.
HUDSON, CLYDE LEE, son of John Henry Hudson and Cora Lee Brown Hudson, was
born May 29, 1902 at Lancaster, Texas. He attended the public
schools at Lancaster and was graduated from Lancaster High School with
the Class of 1923. After finishing high school he attended Texas
A. & M. College.
In 1925 he was employed as Testing Engineer for
the Southwestern Laboratories of Fort Worth, Texas and continued this
employment until 1932. In 1932 he moved to Austin, Texas where he
served as Laboratory Technician for the State Highway Department.
In 1934 he became resident engineer for the State Highway Department at
Dallas, Texas. From 1935 to 1940 he was Asphalt Technician for
the State Highway Department in Austin. He moved to Brownwood,
Texas in 1940 and served as Asphalt Engineer at Camp Bowie during
1940-41.
In 1941 he moved to Hearne, Texas to assume the
managership of the Gifford-Hill & Company Asphalt Plant. In
1945 he became General Manager of the Gifford-Hill & Company plant
at Hearne.
On November 18, 1925 he was married to Ola
Gertrude Pannell, daughter of Franklin Pierce Pannell and Lillie Mae
Warren Pannell of Lancaster, Texas. Two children were born to
Clyde Lee Hudson and Ola Gertrude Pannell Hudson; a son, Patton C.
Hudson; and a daughter, Dorothy Jane Hudson. Patton C. Hudson
married Lucille Conyers Prichard of Houston, Texas. Two children
were born to Patton C. Hudson and Lucille Conyers Prichard Hudson:
Deborah Pannell Hudson and Patton C. Hudson Jr.
Ola Gertrude Pannell Hudson is active in civic
and cultural organizations of Hearne. She is a charter member of
the Hearne Garden Club and has served as secretary of this
organization; a member of the Hearne Shakespeare Club and has served as
President, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary; a member
and Past President of the Hearne Band Parents Association; a member and
past Corresponding Secretary of the Hearne Music Club; a member and
Past President and Treasurer of the Woman's Missionary Society of Grace
Methodist Church; served as Den Mother for Cub Scouts and served as
Scout Leader for Girl Scouts; Counselor of M. Y. F. for 4 years; a
member of the choir of Grace Methodist Church; and served as Counselor
for junior Music Lovers Club for 2 years.
Clyde Lee Hudson is a member of Grace Methodist
Church where he served as Chairman of the Board of Stewards for 6
years; served as District Lay Reader for 2 years; Chairman of the
Church Finance Committee for 2 years; a member and former Director of
the Hearne Rotary Club; a member and former Director of the Hearne
Chamber of Commerce; a former member of the Hearne City Council; a
former member of the Hearne Lions Club; and devoted 15 years of service
to Boy Scout work in local and district offices.
HUEY, LLOYD ALEXANDER, son of William Robert Huey and Emma Lou Diamond Huey, was
born January 16, 1907 at Pittsburg, Texas. He attended public
school at Pittsburg and was graduated from Pittsburg High School with
the Class of 1926.
After completing high school he attended Texas
A. & M. College. He served as sales manager for the Wes
Cooksey Motor Company and the Gordon Motor Company in Beaumont,
Texas. He also worked in the oil fields of Texas during his early
manhood.
In 1946 he moved to Hearne, Texas where he
established the Huey Motor Company on Market Street. Later he
served as sales manager for the Clark Chevrolet Company in
Hearne. He established a Ford dealership in Calvert, Texas.
He enlisted in the U. S. Navy Seabees in
December 1942 and served as Chief Machinist Mate in the Pacific area
during World War I1, receiving his discharge from military service in
September 1945.
He was married to Jimmie Lee Johnson, daughter
of Robert Madison Johnson and Mary Wyler Carter Johnson, May 31, 1942
at Beaumont, Texas. Lloyd Alexander Huey was a member of the
Golden Rule Masonic Lodge of Hearne, a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of
the Ben Hur Shrine Temple of Austin, a member of the Robertson County
A. & M. Club, and a member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce.
Jimmie Lee Johnson Huey is a former member of the Hearne Garden Club
and a past president of that organization, later being an honorary
member of this club.
Lloyd Alexander Huey died January 1, 1957.
HUGHES,
DR. LOUIS BOND,
son of Emery H. Hughes and Katherine Brady Hughes, was born in Austin,
Texas,
August 21, 1927.
He
attended St. Mary's Parochial School and Newman School in Austin.
He also attended Allen High School in Austin and Hearne High
School,
graduating and receiving his high school diploma from St. Edward's
Military
Academy in Austin with the Class of 1943. During
the years of 1941-42-43 he lived in Hearne with his parents at their
ranch home
on Pinoak.
After
completing his high school education, he entered the University of
Texas and
later enrolled at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans where he
received his
medical degree. During his college
and medical school days he was a member of Delta Kappa Epislon at the
University
of Texas and Nu Sigma Nu, medical fraternity, at Tulane.
His internship was at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana
in
1949-50. He entered the U. S. Navy
in 1950 serving twenty-one months with a Marine Air Group as Navy
Flight Surgeon
until 1953.
After
being discharged from the U. S. Navy in 1953, he came to Hearne to be
associated
with the Searcy-Fleming Hospital in the practice of medicine and
surgery.
He
was married in New Orleans to Miss Edwina Mary Prados, daughter of
Wilfred
Olivier Prados and Edwina Victoria Mary Prados, June 2, 1949.
Mrs. Hughes was reared in New Orleans and attended St. Joseph's
Parochial
School and Sacred Heart Academy. She
attended Loyola University in New Orleans and was graduated with a B.
S. Degree
in Medical Technology. At Loyola,
Mrs. Hughes was a member of Theta Beta and B. E. V., Biology and
Medical
Technician Societies. Dr. and Mrs.
Hughes have a son, Christopher Louis Hughes and a daughter, Ann Hughes.
Dr.
and Mrs. Hughes are communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church where he
is an
active member of St. Mary's Men's Club and Mrs. Hughes is active in the
St.
Mary's Altar Society.
Dr.
Hughes is a member of the Hearne Lions Club, the Brazos-Robertson
County Medical
Society, a member and Director of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce, a
member of
the Hearne Volunteer Fire Department where he serves as department
doctor and
President, the Hearne Golfer's Association, and the Calvert Country
Club.
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