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BELL TENNESSEE EVANS (2.1.4.9) is the daughter of Malachi Evans and America Nancy (Bryan) Evans.  Bell was born on December 17, 1864 in Bells, Tennessee.  On July 15, 1880, Bell Evans married John Henry Seaton in Newburg, Arkansas.  John was born on December 25, 1855 in Independence County, Arkansas and is the son of James Washington Seaton and Sarah (Powers) Seaton.  John and Bell Seaton were the parents of eight children:

   John Jefferson Seaton, b. October 18, 1881, Newburg, Arkansas
   Estha Cleo Seaton, b. March 6, 1883, Newburg, Arkansas
   Charley Alexander Seaton (2.1.4.9.3), b. September 8, 1885, Alvarado, Texas
   Lular Bell Seaton, b. October 16, 1887, Marlin, Texas
   Oscar Brence Seaton (2.1.4.9.5), b. January 1, 1890, Moody, Texas
   Grover Ulysses Seaton (2.1.4.9.6), b. October 29, 1892, Chauteau, Okla. Terr.
   John Willie Seaton, b. September 24, 1898, Chouteau, Okla. Terr.
   Julia B. Seaton (2.1.4.9.8), b. May 26, 1904, Royston, Texas

In 1920, John and Bell Seaton were living in Jones County, Texas.  Bell (Evans) Seaton died on January 27, 1941 in Rotan, Texas and John H. Seaton died on November 13, 1943 in Brownfield, Texas.  Both were buried in the Hobbs Cemetery in Hobbs, Texas.  John J. Seaton died the same day that he was born, October 18, 1881 and was buried in the Larkin Cemetery in Izard County, Arkansas.  Estha Seaton died as a child on September 6, 1886 in Alvarado, Texas.  John W. Seaton died as a child on February 15, 1900 in Lockney, Texas and was buried there in the Lockney Cemetery.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Jones County, Texas;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

CHARLEY ALEXANDER SEATON (2.1.4.9.3) is the son of John Henry Seaton and Bell Tennessee (Evans) Seaton.  Charley was born on September 8, 1885 in Alvarado, Texas.  On September 2, 1906, Charley Seaton married Lucenda Willmath “Donnie” Klepper (born April 10, 1888 in Cleburne, Texas) in Roby, Texas.  Charley and Lucenda Seaton were the parents of six children:

   Nora Willie Seaton (2.1.4.9.3.1), b. July 12, 1907, Hamlin, Texas
   John Lemuel Seaton (2.1.4.9.3.2), b. August 2, 1910, McCaulley, Texas
   Cleo Tennessee Seaton (2.1.4.9.3.3), b. June 13, 1912, McCaulley, Texas
   Julie “Willmath” Seaton (2.1.4.9.3.4), b. August 29, 1914, Jones County, Texas
   Berthie Ann Seaton (2.1.4.9.3.5), b. May 13, 1917, Bronco, New Mexico
   Charley Alexander Seaton, Jr. (2.1.4.9.3.6), b. October 22, 1925, Rotan, Texas

From 1910 to 1920, Charley and Lucenda Seaton were living in Fisher County, Texas.  Lucenda (Klepper) Seaton died on December 27, 1967 in Rotan, Texas and Charley Seaton, Sr. died on September 21, 1969 in Rotan, Texas.  Both were buried in the Hobbs Cemetery in Hobbs, Texas.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Swisher County, Texas;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

NORA WILLIE SEATON (2.1.4.9.3.1) is the daughter of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  Nora was born on July 12, 1907 in Texas.  On July 12, 1925, Nora Seaton married Ozias C. Ashton (born May 15, 1889) in Rotan, Texas.  Ozias and Nora Ashton were the parents of six children:

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   Donnie Matt Ashton (2.1.4.9.3.1.1), b. April 12, 1926, Rotan, Texas
   Nora Belle Ashton (2.1.4.9.3.1.2), b. September 19, 1927, Rotan, Texas
   W. C. Ashton (2.1.4.9.3.1.3), b. May 12, 1931, Rotan, Texas
   Donald Ozias Ashton (2.1.4.9.3.1.4), b. May 17, 1933, Aspermont, Texas
   Dearl Carmwell Ashton, b. November 14, 1936, Rotan, Texas
   Annie Josephine Ashton (2.1.4.9.3.1.6), b. March 22, 1938, Rotan, Texas

On August 30, 1954, Dearl Ashton married Lillian Ruth Thompson (born October 11, 1938 in Hamlin, Texas) in Rotan, Texas and they have three children:  -  Dale Carmwell Ashton, b. August 30, 1955, Rotan, Texas,  -  Lorena Francenia Ashton, b. and d. December 21, 1956, Midland, Texas,  -  Teresa Ruth Ashton, b. August 6, 1960, Merkel, Texas.  On July 5, 1975, Dale Ashton married Barbara Ray Tucker in Goldsboro, North Carolina.  On February 14, 1986, Dale Ashton married a second time to Suzanne Pearl “Sue” Mowrer in Phoenix, Arizona.  Lorena Ashton was buried in Rotan, Texas.  Teresa Ashton married Robert W. Martinez (born 1958).

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

DONNIE MATT ASHTON (2.1.4.9.3.1.1) is the daughter of Ozias C. Ashton and Nora Willie (Seaton) Ashton.  Donnie was born on April 12, 1926 in Rotan, Texas.  On September 12, 1943, Donnie Ashton married William Wade Settle (born September 29, 1926) in Rotan, Texas and they are the parents of three children:

   Donnie Louise Settle (2.1.4.9.3.1.1.1), b. March 24, 1947, Rotan, Texas
   Connie Ray Settle, b. December 5, 1948, Phoenix, Arizona
   William Glen Settle, b. May 12, 1950, Rotan, Texas

William W. Settle died on August 17, 1987 in Salem, Oregon and was buried in Red Oak, Texas.  On September 6, 1969, Connie Settle married Rondel Jefferson Tallmon in Canutillo, Texas.  On August 3, 1968, William Settle married Carole Jean Gaston in Hawaiian Gardens, California.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

DONNIE LOUISE SETTLE (2.1.4.9.3.1.1.1) is the daughter of William Wade Settle and Donnie Matt (Ashton) Settle.  Donnie was born on March 24, 1947 in Rotan, Texas.  On October 13, 1965, Donnie Settle married Johnnie Edward Johnson (born January 23, 1946) in Los Vagos, California and they are the parents of one son:

   Ronnie DuKane Johnson, b. May 17, 1966, Hawaiian Gardens, California

On February 14, 1969, Donnie married a second time to Arthur L. Beech (born September 27, 1943) in Mobile, Alabama and they are the parents of two children:

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   Amber Dawn Beech, b. May 30, 1970, Fort Worth, Texas
   DeLesia Rayel Beech, b. August 22, 1971, Fort Worth, Texas

Donnie married a third time to Norvil Leo Walker and they have one daughter:

   Stormie Leanne Walker, b. September 2, 1983, Billings, Montana

On May 1, 1985, Donnie married a fourth time to Wayne Morris Fisher.  On July 23, 1986, Ronnie Johnson married Tammy Elaine Manning (born March 24, 1969, Benton, Kentucky) in Red Oak, Texas and they have three children:  -  Heather Annette Johnson, b. March 7, 1986, Dallas, Texas,  -  Tiffany Anne Johnson, b. June 14, 1987, Dallas, Texas,  -  Aleisha Nicole Johnson, b. September 22, 1988, Dallas, Texas.

On August 13, 1988, Amber Beech married James Gregory Haygood in Waverly, Tennessee and they have one son:  -  Dustin Gregory Haygood, b. January 9, 1989, Dickson, Tennessee.  DeLesia Beech married a Mr. Murphy and they have four children:  -  Adam Eugene Beech, b. December 12, 1987, Billings, Montana,  -  DaLana Dawn Murphy, b. December 29, 1988, Red Lodge, Montana,  -  Andrew James Murphy, b. 1989, Red Lodge, Montana,  -  Tasha LaShae Murphy, b. September 29, 1990, Red Lodge, Montana.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

NORA BELLE ASHTON (2.1.4.9.3.1.2) is the daughter of Ozias C. Ashton and Nora Willie (Seaton) Ashton.  Nora was born on September 19, 1927 in Rotan, Texas.  On December 23, 1945, Nora Ashton married George William Brown in Rotan, Texas and they are the parents of two children:

   George William “Bill” Brown, Jr., b. February 12, 1949
   Debrah Ann Brown, b. October 28, 1950

On October 23, 1953, Nora married a second time to George Leroy Buckingham (born March 26, 1910) in Lovington, New Mexico and they are the parents of five children:

   Eddie Ray Buckingham, b. November 11, 1945
   Sherley Ann Buckingham, b. July 29, 1949, Santo, Texas
   Foy Lee Buckingham, b. June 20, 1955
   Dan Earl Buckingham, b. January 22, 1958, Midland, Texas
   Sam Amos Buckingham, b. October 11, 1959

George Brown, Jr. married a woman whose first name was Barbara.  Eddie Buckingham married a woman whose first name was Pam.  On October 29, 1968, Sherley Buckingham married Jerry Tallmon (born May 4, 1945) in Vanhorn, Texas and they have three children:  -  Roy Lynn Tallmon, b. March 21, 1969,  -  Karen Lynette Tallmon, b. December 22, 1970,  -  Dennis Ray Tallmon, b. October 27, 1975.  Foy Buckingham is the father of four children:  -  Kevin Lee Buckingham, b. October 12, 1975,  -  Jason Lee Buckingham, November 26, 1978,  -  Charles Dwaine Buckingham, b. July 11, 1980,  -  Kristopher Allen Buckingham, b. February 9, 1988.

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On September 22, 1990, Dan Buckingham married Celia L. Barton (born October 15, 1960, Jamaica, New York) in El Paso, Texas and they have one son:  -  Shawn W. Buckingham, b. March 12, 1985, Odessa, Texas.  Dan Buckingham married a second time to Vivian D. Bigley and they have two children:  -  Hollie J. Buckingham, b. August 12, 1982, El Paso, Texas,  -  Tawnee L. Buckingham, b. May 1, 1985, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

W. C. ASHTON (2.1.4.9.3.1.3) is the son of Ozias C. Ashton and Nora Willie (Seaton) Ashton.  W. C. was born on May 12, 1931 in Rotan, Texas.  On August 16, 1954, W. C. Ashton married Dorothy Eileen Steiger (born July 11, 1933) in Norfolk, Virginia and they are the parents of three children:

   Michael Douglas Ashton, b. June 17, 1956, Norfolk, Virginia
   Mark Daniel Ashton, b. August 8, 1958, Norfolk, Virginia
   Deanna Eileen Ashton, b. January 22, 1969

On May 3, 1978, W. C. Ashton married a second time to Doris A. Hall (born February 12, 1925, Ashland, Nebraska) in Phoenix, Arizona.  On July 2, 1977, Michael Ashton married Kay Nell Presley (born July 2, 1957, Colorado Springs, Colorado) in Phoenix, Arizona and the have two children:  -  Justin Michael Ashton, b. October 15, 1980, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Karli Michelle Ashton, b. September 2, 1986, Mesa, Arizona.  On June 4, 1977, Mark Ashton married Veesha Jones in Phoenix, Arizona and they have three children:  -  Rachel Lenore Ashton, b. May 21, 1975, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Daniel Ozias Ashton, b. May 10, 1978, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Cody James Ashton, b. August 27, 1980, Phoenix, Arizona.  On October 6, 1990, Mark Ashton married a second time to Joni Teresa Wilson (born April 22, 1957, Phoenix, Arizona) in Fresno, California.  On August 9, 1985, Deanna Ashton married Michael Peter Pleickhardt (born December 7, 1964, Bayshore, New York) in Phoenix, Arizona and they have three children:  -  Alyssa Ann Pleickhardt, b. April 17, 1986, Anchorage, Alaska,  -  Michael Peter Pleickhardt, Jr., b. January 10, 1989, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Alex Patrick Pleickhardt, b. September 17, 1991, Phoenix, Arizona.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

DONALD OZIAS ASHTON (2.1.4.9.3.1.4) is the son of Ozias C. Ashton and Nora Willie (Seaton) Ashton.  Donald was born on May 17, 1933 in Aspermont, Texas.  On March 21, 1954, Donald Ashton married Wanda Nell Messick (born December 27, 1938) in Rotan, Texas and they are the parents of six children:

   Irene Selane Ashton, b. February 14, 1955
   Donald Ozias Ashton, Jr., b. and d. December 18, 1955, Rotan, Texas
   Laddy O’Neil Ashton, b. March 5, 1957, Rotan, Texas
   Melody Nell Ashton, b. September 23, 1960
   Landy O’Shane Ashton, b. July 29, 1964
   Lendy O’Dane Ashton, b. June 13, 1966

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On June 1, 1991, Donald Ashton, Sr. married a second time to Shirley Ann Tallman in Roby, Texas.  On December 1, 1991, Donald Ashton, Sr. married a third time to Billie Smith.  On June 8, 1970, Irene Ashton married Frank Rojas in Lubbock, Texas and they have three children:  -  Tiffney Dawn Rojas, b. February 16, 1971, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Jerame Rojas, b. August 30, 1975, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Ryan Rojas, b. November 22, 1980, Lubbock, Texas.  On August 4, 1987, Tiffney Rojas married Allen Ray Riggs (born December 4, 1964, Snyder, Texas) in Sweetwater, Texas and they have two children:  -  Bryan Brandon Riggs, b. April 17, 1988, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Linsey Allen Riggs, b. April 22, 1990, Abilene, Texas.  Donald Ashton, Jr. was buried in Rotan, Texas.

On September 20, 1980, Laddy Ashton married to a woman named Leilani in Austin, Texas and they have two children:  -  Heather Shay Ashton, b. March 7, 1987, Austin, Texas,  -  Shawn O’Leary Ashton, b. May 11, 1989, Victoria, Texas.  Laddy Ashton married a second time to Deborah Ann Lajuane and they have one son:  -  Daniel O’Brian Ashton.  On March 6, 1984, Melody Ashton married Phillip John Haake (born November 21, 1960, St. Albans, Vermont) in Lubbock, Texas and they have two children:  -  Phillip Christian Haake, b. September 15, 1986, Abilene, Texas,  -  Candice Layne Haake, b. March 7, 1988, Abilene, Texas.  On April 18, 1993, Lindy Ashton married Rhonda Sue Cox.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

ANNIE JOSEPHINE ASHTON (2.1.4.9.3.1.6) is the daughter of Ozias C. Ashton and Nora Willie (Seaton) Ashton.  Josephine was born on March 22, 1938 in Rotan, Texas.  On March 21, 1957, Josephine Ashton married Gene Taylor Messick (born July 11, 1936) in Rotan, Texas and they were the parents of three children:

   Dearl Gene Messick (twin), b. December 16, 1954
   Mearl Dene Messick (twin), b. December 16, 1954
   Randel Jo Messick, b. April 25, 1956

Gene Messick died on December 21, 1957 in Rotan, Texas and was buried there.  On May 12, 1958, Annie married a second time to Harrell Gorden Settle (born May 25, 1936) in Abilene, Texas and they are the parents of two children:

   Harrell Gordon Settle, Jr., b. March 19, 1959, Phoenix, Arizona
   DeVelblis Ann Settle, b. November 20, 1961

Dearl Messick died two days after being born on December 18, 1954.  Mearl Messick also died just two days after being born on December 18, 1954.  On December 16, 1977, Harrell Settle, Jr. married Laura Susan McFarland (born November 6, 1960, Phoenix, Arizona) in Phoenix, Arizona and they have two children:  -  Harrell Gordon Settle, III, b. August 20, 1978, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Susannah Lorraine Settle, b. November 14, 1981.  On May 5, 1982, Harrell Settle, Jr. married a second time to Reed Marie Shutt (born Greenville, Tennessee).  On June 6, 1983, Harrell Settle, Jr. married a third time to Renee Barber (born in Germany).  On August 18, 1989, Harrell later married a fourth time to Karla Beth O’Lien (born January 19, 1960) in Fairbanks, Alaska.  On April 5, 1991, Harrell married a fifth time to Sandra Lee Lenz (born April 5, 1954 in Kaleua, Michigan) in Phoenix, Arizona.

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On September 10, 1977, DeVelblis Settle married Terry Joe Davis (born September 28, 1957, Niles, Michigan) and they have one child:  -  Terry Joe Davis, Jr., b. May 7, 1978, Phoenix, Arizona.  On June 13, 1981, DeVelblis married a second time to Alan Todd Starr (born October 3, 1960, Torrington, Wyoming) and they have two children:  -  Alan Todd Starr, Jr. b. March 25, 1981, Phoenix, Arizona,  -  Misty Dawn Starr, b. April 22, 1983, Phoenix, Arizona.  On March 1, 1985, DeVelblis married a third time to Steven Carl Paul (born June 2, 1945).

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

JOHN LEMUEL SEATON (2.1.4.9.3.2) is the son of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  John was born on August 2, 1910 in McCaulley, Texas.  On February 4, 1933, John Seaton married Annie Doris Warren (born February 28, 1915) in Rotan, Texas.  John and Annie Seaton are the parents of four children:

   Alvin Carrol Seaton, b. February 22, 1934, Rotan, Texas
   Joe Herman Seaton, b. July 21, 1937, Aspermont, Texas
   Gay Nell Seaton, b. November 28, 1941, Rotan, Texas
   John Lemuel Seaton, Jr., b. November, 1946, Rotan, Texas

On February 22, 1934, Alvin Seaton married Carola Barbara Brown (born June 7, 1938) in Roby, Texas and they have two children:  -  Randal Carral Seaton, b. April 20, 1959,  -  Billy Joe Seaton, b. January 13, 1961.  On May 12, 1958, Joe Seaton married Janette Margret Sawyer (born March 20, 1939) in Rotan, Texas and they have four children:  -  Joe Herman Seaton, Jr., b. July 21, 1958,  -  Timothy Wayne Seaton, b. June 22, 1960, Rotan, Texas,  -  Judy Annette Seaton, b. August 31, 1962,  -  John Wesley Seaton, b. May 4, 1966, Hamlin, Texas.  On June 27, 1981, Timothy Seaton married Teresa Nadene Stevens (born June 16, 1959, Rotan, Texas) in Rotan, Texas and they have two children:  -  Amy Elizabeth Seaton, b. October 1, 1982, Abilene, Texas,  -  Ana Faith Seaton, b. February 18, 1988, Corpus Christi, Texas.  John W. Seaton married Angela Denise Bogard and they have three children:  -  Amanda Diane Seaton, b. October 9, 1982, Abilene, Texas,  -  Heather Michele Seaton, b. May 16, 1984, Abilene, Texas,  -  Justin Wesley Seaton, b. May 25, 1990, Abilene, Texas.

On April 21, 1957, Gay Seaton married Thomas Allen Hyer (born November 13, 1940) in Rotan, Texas and they have one daughter:  -  Connie Jean Hyer, b. July 23, 1960.  On December 1, 1967, Gay married a second time to Richard Jackson in Rotan, Texas.  On December 31, 1967, John Seaton married Deborah Lynn Sparks (born 1950) in Rotan, Texas and they have one daughter:  -  Laura Lynn Seaton, b. February 1, 1969.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

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CLEO TENNESSEE SEATON (2.1.4.9.3.3) is the daughter of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  Cleo was born on June 13, 1912 in McCaulley, Texas.  On December 29, 1928, Cleo Seaton married Floyd Ada Spain (born August 7, 1907) in Claremont, Texas.  Floyd and Cleo Spain are the parents of three children:

   Dorothy Elene Spain, b. January 26, 1932, Aspermont, Texas
   Billy Charles Spain, b. August 13, 1935, Aspermont, Texas
   Floyd Windell Spain, b. December 23, 1937

On September 11, 1948, Dorothy Spain married Hershel Wayne Ebarb (born May 23, 1928, Roscoe, Texas) in Sweetwater, Texas and they had two children:  -  Darlene Ebarb, b. June 28, 1950, Roscoe, Texas,  -  Charles Wayne Ebarb, b. November 29, 1951, Cleburne, Texas.  Hershel Ebarb died on January 12, 1983 in Sweetwater, Texas and was buried in the Rotan Cemetery in Rotan, Texas.  Charles W. Ebarb died on May 19, 1969 in Sweetwater, Texas and was buried in Rotan, Texas.  Billy Spain died as a child on June 13, 1950 in Seminole, Texas and was buried in Rotan, Texas.  On December 23, 1959, Floyd Spain married Flete Lewis (born March 5, 1934) in Sweetwater, Texas and they have three children:  -  Kenneth D. Spain, b. November 21, 1954, Sweetwater, Texas,  -  Windell Todd Spain, b. August 7, 1962, Apple Valley, California,  -  Floyd Windell Spain, b. February 14, 1964, Barstow, California.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

JULIE WILLMATH SEATON (2.1.4.9.3.4) is the daughter of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  Willmath was born on August 29, 1914 in Jones County, Texas.  On April 21, 1933, Willmath Seaton married Dave Holloway Posey (born October 29, 1909 near Sterling City, Texas) in Rotan, Texas.  Dave and Willmath Posey are the parents of four children:

   Richard David Posey, b. July 17, 1934, Aspermont, Texas
   Terry Twain Posey, b. February 21, 1936, Aspermont, Texas
   Lanny Nadine Posey, b. January 11, 1938, Aspermont, Texas
   Bobbie Willmath Posey, b. October 21, 1941, Stamford, Texas

On July 25, 1959, Richard Posey married Carol Ann Wheeler (born 1939) in Temple, Texas and they had four children:  -  Patricia Denise Posey, b. May 4, 1960,  -  Robert David Posey, b. May 27, 1961,  -  Julie Ann Posey, b. July 26, 1962,  -  Jill Lynn Posey, b. June 19, 1965.  Richard Posey died on March 20, 1982.  On May 9, 1981, Patricia Posey married James Michael Osborn in Rotan, Texas and they have three children:  -  Rebecca Ann Osborn, b. February 23, 1983,  -  John Michael Osborn, b. October 11, 1984,  -  James Richard Osborn, b. September 28, 1989.  On June 6, 1987, Robert Posey married Cathy Bruton in DeLeon, Texas and they have two children:  -  Heather Dawn Posey, b. July 26, 1989,  -  Levi David Posey, b. September 19, 1990.  On December 17, 1983, Julie Posey married Randall Ward Bibb in Rotan, Texas and they have three children:  -  Derrick Richard Bibb, b. August 30, 1986,  -  Logan Randall Bibb, b. March 8, 1988,  -  Emily Anne Bibb, b. July 28, 1990.

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On December 18, 1954, Terry Posey married Gloria Lou Stuart (born October 1, 1938) in Roby, Texas and they have four children:  -  Terry Lou Posey, b. July 19, 1955,  -  Cinthia Lea Posey, b. September 13, 1959,  -  David Max Posey, b. May 8, 1961,  -  Jeffrey Ted Posey, b. December 28, 1963.  On June 13, 1975, Terry Lou Posey married Lance McWilliams in Roby, Texas and they have three children:  -  Kelly Dee McWilliams, b. July 2, 1978,  -  Lance Kyle McWilliams, b. May 8, 1981,  -  Clay Davis McWilliams, b. April 13, 1984.  Cinthia Posey married James Dale Putnam and they have two children:  -  Hailey Ann Putnam, b. January 11, 1985,  -  Jamie Lea Putnam, b. June 18, 1988.  On June 23, 1979, David Posey married Cindy Weathersbee in Rotan, Texas and they have three children:  -  Tracy Kay Posey, b. November 14, 1979,  -  David Ryan Posey, b. August 24, 1981,  -  Kayla Sue Posey, b. March 10, 1984.  On July 2, 1983, Jeffrey Posey married Anita Phiny in Rotan, Texas and they have two children:  -  Jeffrey Stuart Posey, b. September 27, 1985,  -  Joe Terry Posey, b. May 27, 1987.

On August 17, 1956, Lanny Posey married William “Kent” Westbrook (born April 7, 1935) in Rotan, Texas and they had three children:  -  Karen Kate Westbrook, b. December 13, 1958,  -  Dixie Suzanne Westbrook, b. March 2, 1962,  -  Stacy Jay Westbrook, b. April 17, 1964.  Kent Westbrook died on May 3, 1976.  Lanny later married a second time to Dan Maeyers.  Karen Westbrook has one son:  -  Richard Kent Westbrook, b. March 22, 1989.  On June 17, 1983, Dixie Westbrook married Greg Allen in Fort Worth, Texas and they have three children:  -  Amanda Clayre Allen, b. March 13, 1985,  -  Amy Elayne Allen, b. January 26, 1987,  -  Joel Gregory Allen, b. June 28, 1991.  On November 3, 1984, Stacy Westbrook married Donna Cunningham in Fort Worth, Texas and they have three children:  -  Justin Lee Westbrook, b. April 19, 1985,  -  Aubrey Jo Westbrook, b. October 28, 1987,  -  Morgan Rae Westbrook, b. January 30, 1991.  On June 26, 1964, Bobbie Posey married Charles L. Miller (born December 27, 1935) in Rotan, Texas and they have two children:  -  Thomas Lane Miller, b. September 6, 1965,  -  Merry Kay Miller, b. August 30, 1970.  On July 15, 1989, Thomas Miller married Deanna Lester in Austin, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

BERTHIE ANN SEATON (2.1.4.9.3.5) is the daughter of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  Berthie was born on May 13, 1917 in Bronco, New Mexico.  On August 12, 1935, Berthie Seaton married Clarence Vernon Counts (born November 16, 1909 in Rotan, Texas) in Bronco, New Mexico.  Clarence and Berthie Counts were the parents of four children:

   Wanda Ann Counts, b. July 16, 1939, Rotan, Texas
   Clarence Timothy “Tim” Counts, b. September 8, 1942, Stamford, Texas
   Brenda “Leatece” Counts, b. July 6, 1945, Rotan, Texas
   Mickey Arnold Counts, b. December 15, 1949, Rotan, Texas

Clarence V. Counts died on February 7, 1994 in Rotan, Texas and was buried there.  On November 28, 1959, Clarence T. Counts married Nancy Fay Tucker (born May 1, 1944) in Rotan, Texas and they have four children:  -  Timothy Carl Counts, b. April 29, 1961,  -  Reggie Arnold Counts, b. June 1, 1962,  -  Lucenda “Naomi” Counts, b. February 24, 1964,  -  Kristi Kay Counts, b. July 24, 1967.  On July 16, 1973, Clarence Counts married a second time to Namcy June Darden.  Lucenda Counts married a Mr. Stoner and the have two children:  -  James Donald Stoner, b. August, 1982,  -  Linda June Stoner, b. October 13, 1983.  Lucenda married a second time to Noel Perkins and they have one son:  -  Jesse Perkins, b. November 1, 1990.  Kristi Counts married a Mr. Polk and they have one daughter:  -  April Ann Polk, b. November 15, 1982.  Kristi married a second time to Leo Lopez, Jr. and they have two sons:  -  Leo Lopez, III, b. May 13, 1985,  -  Joseph Andrew Lopez, b. June 7, 1987.

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On June 29, 1962, Brenda Counts married Reece D. Schooley (born January 19, 1939) in Lamesa, Texas and they have two children:  -  Kathy Michelle Schooley, b. December 5, 1971, Fort Worth, Texas,  -  Shana Lynn Schooley, b. April 28, 1976, Meade, Kansas.  On July 30, 1993, Kathy Schooley married Jeromy Fuqua in Sweetwater, Texas.  Shana Schooley has one son:  -  Albert Kash Schooley, b. July 4, 1993, Abilene, Texas.  On June 15, 1968, Mickey Counts married Sandra June Blevins (born June 15, 1952) in Rotan, Texas.  On December 16, 1972, Mickey married a second time to a woman named Karen (born November 25, 1951) and they have two children:  -  Michael Adam Counts, b. August 24, 1976,  -  Matthew Alan Counts, b. April 27, 1978.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

CHARLEY ALEXANDER “PETE” SEATON, JR. (2.1.4.9.3.6) is the son of Charley Alexander Seaton and Lucenda W. (Klepper) Seaton.  Charley was born on October 22, 1925 in Rotan, Texas.  On September 3, 1943, Charley Seaton, Jr. married Wilma Jo Frost (born 1926) in Rotan, Texas and they are the parents of two children:

   Sherry Leah Seaton, b. June 29, 1944, Rotan, Texas
   Larry Ross Seaton, b. June 29, 1947, Rotan, Texas

On March 21, 1971, Charley Seaton, Jr. married a second time to Vivian Elease Brown and they are the parents of three children:

   Jessica Ann (Byars) Seaton, b. December 14, 1970, Sweetwater, Texas
   Roberta Jo (Byars) Seaton, b. December 9, 1971, Abilene, Texas
   Tammy Lynn (Byars) Seaton, b. October 16, 1973, Sweetwater, Texas

Charley Seaton, Jr. died on March 21, 1994 in Clyde, Texas and was buried there.  On January 2, 1963, Sherry Seaton married Walter Pemzey McGuire (born December 27, 1941) in Snyder, Texas and they have one son:  -  Steven Walter McGuire, b. January 9, 1963.  On January 2, 1970, Sherry married a second time to George Spearman Hicks (born June 6, 1944) and they have two children:  -  Keith Spearman Hicks, b. October 14, 1971, Abilene, Texas,  -  Kate Shree Hicks, b. June 20, 1978, Abilene, Texas.  On August 19, 1965, Larry Seaton married Neva Joyce Heath in Snyder, Texas and they have one daughter:  -  Trena Rae Seaton, b. November 6, 1966.  Larry married a second time to a woman named, Jacqueline, a third time to a woman named Jewel and a fourth time to a woman named Terry.  Trena Seaton married a Mr. Jones and they have one son:  -  Dustin Jones, b. February 3, 1986, Odessa, Texas.

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On August 6, 1989, Jessica Seaton married James Richard “Rick” Davis in Clyde, Texas and they have two children:  -  Tara Ann Davis, b. April 12, 1990, Abilene, Texas,  -  Debra Venice Davis, b. April 6, 1991, Abilene, Texas.  On June 9, 1990, Tammy Seaton married Darren Hayes in Clyde, Texas and they have two children:  -  Kristina Lynn Hayes, b. October 2, 1990, Abilene, Texas,  -  Leagh Shenell Hayes, b. January 19, 1993, Abilene, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993

OSCAR BRENCE SEATON (2.1.4.9.5) is the son of John Henry Seaton and Bell Tennessee (Evans) Seaton.  Oscar was born on January 1, 1890 in Moody, Texas.  Oscar Seaton married Myrtle Vivian Britt (born March 26, 1894).  Oscar and Myrtle Seaton were the parents of one son:

   O. B. Charles Seaton, b. December 15, 1915, Texas

Myrtle (Britt) Seaton died on December 18, 1918.  In 1920, Oscar and his son, O. B. Seaton, Jr., were living with Oscar’s parents on Jones County, Texas.  On August 1, 1937, Oscar Seaton married a second time to Gladys Vivian Cline (born May 16, 1905) in Ellis County, Texas.  Oscar and Gladys Seaton were the parents of four children:

   George Henry Seaton, b. August 6, 1938, Key, Texas
   Olin Wayne Seaton, b. February 12, 1940, Lamesa, Texas
   Iona Oletha Seaton, b. November 17, 1941
   Roy Lynn Seaton, b. April 25, 1948

Oscar Seaton died on May 23, 1966 in Hamlin, Texas and Gladys (Cline) Seaton died on April 7, 1967 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  Both were buried in the Hobbs Cemetery in Hobbs, Texas.  On December 31, 1938, O. B. Charles Seaton married Wilma Grace Tatum (born November 2, 1916 in Cummings, Georgia) in Lamesa, Texas and they have two children:  -  Beverly Kay Seaton, b. June 14, 1941, Lamesa, Texas,  -  Wanda June Seaton, b. March 27, 1945, Lamesa, Texas.  O. B. Seaton died on March 20, 1989 in Lubbock, Texas and was buried in the Hobbs Cemetery in Hobbs, Texas.  On August 30, 1959, Beverly Seaton married Douglas Gus Ruland and they had three children:  -  Rhonda Renee Ruland, b. October 22, 1960, Hereford, Texas,  -  Sharla Denise Ruland, b. August 5, 1965, Hereford, Texas,  -  Sherri Dawn Ruland, b. November 4, 1966.  Douglas Ruland died in 1994.  Beverly married a second time to Thomas Preston.  Rhonda Ruland married Richard Griffith.  Sharla Ruland married Ed Croy.  Sherri Ruland married Scot Dwayne Becker and they have two children:  -  Garrett Dwayne Becker, b. July 9, 1988, Waco, Texas,  -  Cory Becker, b. December, 1991, Waco, Texas.  Wanda Seaton married Gray Earl Parks.  On November 2, 1974, Wanda married a second time to Jerry Goolsby (born August 3, 1947 in Lamesa, Texas) in Lamesa, Texas and they have two children:  -  Cody Lynn Goolsby, b. January 18, 1976, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Michael “Shane” Goolsby, b. November 2, 1977, Lubbock, Texas.

On June 1, 1961, George Seaton married Malta Jean Smart (born July 11, 1943 in Neinda, Texas) in Fisher County, Texas and they have one daughter:  -  Katherine Jolene Seaton, b. April 6, 1973, Burnet, Texas.  On May 28, 1961, Olin Seaton married Virginia Ellen Heathcoat (born May 26, 1942 in Bell County, Texas) in Brownfield, Texas and they have three children:  -  Hubert Brence “Herbie” Seaton, b. March 11, 1962, Brownfield, Texas,  -  Nolan Wayne Seaton, b. June 22, 1964, Brownfield, Texas,  -  Joey Lee Seaton, b. November 25, 1966, Brownfield, Texas.  In 1981, Hubert Seaton married Lisa Ann Lawlis in Brownfield, Texas and they have two children:  -  Tyler Brence Seaton, b. September 20, 1983, Brownfield, Texas,  -  Chelsea Rene Seaton, b. September 15, 1986, Brownfield, Texas.  On February 22, 1986, Nolan Seaton married Lisa Gail Little (born December 16, 1965 in Midland, Texas) in Brownfield, Texas and they have two children:  -  Justin Keith Seaton, b. November 26, 1988, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Alissa Nicole Seaton, b. December 31, 1989, Lubbock, Texas.  On December 12, 1985, Joey Seaton married Connie June Littau (born October 22, 1968 in Muleshoe, Texas) in Brownfield, Texas and they have two children:  -  Gregory Brent Seaton, b. June 7, 1986, Lubbock, Texas,  -  Mandy Hope Seaton, b. June 7, 1986, Lubbock, Texas.

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On July 8, 1960, Iona Seaton married Samuel Worth Jones (born July 29, 1939) and they had two children:  -  Kenneth Dewayne Jones, b. May 21, 1963,  -  Randy Lynn Jones, b. June 23, 1964.  Iona (Seaton) Jones died on November 19, 1990 and was buried in the Hobbs Cemetery in Hobbs, Texas.  On May 12, 1966, Roy Seaton married Gladys “Pauline” Baxter (born March 5, 1946) and they had two children:  -  Rodney Lynn Seaton, b. August 13, 1968,  -  Mark Wade Seaton, b. January 6, 1974.  Mark Seaton married Shelly Nobels and they have one child:  -  Jeromy Seaton, b. December 24, 1991.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Jones County, Texas;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Candi Seaton, August, 1993