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GEORGE WASHINGTON OLLIFF (1.3.2.3) is the son of William Harvey Olliff and Eleanor Caroline (Tyner) Olliff.  George was born on March 28, 1852 in Bluffton, Georgia.  On May 24, 1879, George Olliff married Dannie Arminda Cobb (born April 28, 1863 in Blakely, Georgia).  They settled in Houston County, Alabama where they farmed.  George and Dannie Olliff were the parents of eight children:

   Jessie Mae Olliff (1.3.2.3.1), b. October 15, 1881, Calhoun County, Alabama
   William Simpson Olliff (1.3.2.3.2), b. January 12, 1883, Ashford, Alabama
   Maude Olliff, b. January, 1885, Alabama
   John Aemilous Olliff (1.3.2.3.4), b. August 9, 1886, Ashford, Alabama
   Otho Keland Olliff, b. August 5, 1891, Ashford, Alabama
   Omer Clarence Olliff, b. March 4, 1895, Alabama
   Claude Oral Olliff (1.3.2.3.7), b. August 18, 1899, Dade County, Alabama
   Dannie Valeria Olliff, b. June 15, 1901, Houston County, Alabama

In 1900, George and Dannie Olliff were living in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1920, George and Dannie Olliff were living in Houston County, Alabama.  George Olliff died in July of 1938 and Dannie (Cobb) Olliff died in June of 1939.  Maude Olliff married a Mr. Adams and they have no children.  Otho Olliff married Hettie Rose Carnes (born July 9, 1898 in Hamilton, Alabama) and they had two children:  -  John Keland Olliff, b. November 12, 1928, Ashford, Alabama,  -  Donthan Carnes Olliff, b. January 11, 1933, Ashford, Alabama.  Otho and Hettie Olliff lived in Ashford, Alabama where they operated a rural store and farmed.  Otho Olliff died in August of 1971.  John Olliff married Betty Sallas (born July 27, 1933) and they have four children:  -  John Keland Olliff, Jr., b. June 16, 1950,  -  Nancy Deborrah Olliff, b. February 11, 1954,  -  Dianne Olliff, b. April 14, 1955,  -  Timothy Olliff, b. December 9, 1959.  Donthan Olliff married Bobbie Deloise Johnson (born October 10, 1936) and they have two children:  -  G. Keith Olliff, b. July 12, 1957,  -  Karen Marie Olliff, b. December 31, 1959.

Omer Olliff married Elma Ema Aman and they had one son:  -  Raymond Buford Olliff, b. July 7, 1918.  Elma (Aman) Olliff died on December 4, 1919.  Omer Olliff married a second time to Annie Forrest and they had two children:  -  Ralph Hayward Olliff, b. September 30, 1923,  -  Edna Pauline Olliff, b. 1920.  Omer Olliff died in May of 1969.  Raymond Olliff married Lucile Singltary and they have two children:  -  Sandra Olliff,  -  Sybil Olliff.  Ralph Olliff married Nellie Marie Beard and they had four children:  -  Gladys Marie Olliff,  -  Ralph Hayward Olliff, Jr.,  -  Emma Parnell Olliff,  -  Dolly Ann Olliff.  Ralph Olliff died in June of 1967.  Edna Olliff married Daniel Wilson Avery and they have two children:  -  Daniel Lee Avery,  -  James Ralph Avery.

Dannie Olliff married James Redden Rhodes (born July 2, 1894 in Houston County, Alabama).  James and Dannie Rhodes lived near Ashford, Alabama.  James and Dannie Rhodes have three children:  -  James Rudolph Rhodes, b. April 6, 1922, Houston County, Alabama,  -  Jack Dempsey Rhodes, b. March 4, 1925, Houston County, Alabama,  -  Edwin Olliff Rhodes, b. February 19, 1938, Houston County, Alabama.  James R. Rhodes married Betty Jewel Brackins (born April 26, 1932) and they have two children:  -  Judy Diane Rhodes, b. July 24, 1957,  -  Pamela Dawn Rhodes, b. January 28, 1960.  Jack D. Rhodes married Virginia Johnson (born September 12, 1926) and they have three children:  -  Jack Lamar Rhodes, b. October 4, 1947,  -  Ritchie Lament Rhodes, b. November 2, 1953,  -  Beverly Nanette Rhodes, b. February 10, 1960.  Edwin O. Rhodes married Mary Evelyn Slaughter (born October 10, 1940 in Albany, Georgia) and they have two children:  -  Mark Edwin Rhodes, b. November 29, 1962, Mountain View, California,  -  Laura Elizabeth Rhodes, b. November 5, 1963, Mountain View, California.

9-82   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

References:  1)  1900 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  1920 Census, Houston County, Georgia;  3)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971;  4)  Social Security Death Index, LDS

JESSIE MAE OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.1) is the daughter of George Washington Olliff and Dannie Arminda (Cobb) Olliff.  Jessie was born on October 15, 1881 in Calhoun County, Alabama.  Jessie Olliff married William Oscar Mendheim (born February 19, 1875 in Henry County, Alabama).  William and Jessie Mendheim settled near Ashford, Alabama where they farmed.  William and Jessie Mendheim were the parents of eleven children:

   Hettie Minerva Mendheim (1.3.2.3.1.1), b. November 6, 1900, Alabama
   William Washington Mendheim (1.3.2.3.1.2), b. May 22, 1902
   Ida Arminda Mendheim (1.3.2.3.1.3), b. December 22, 1903
   Ella Julia Mendheim, b. September 15, 1905
   Ruby Mae Mendheim
   Eunice Caldonie Mendheim, b. March 7, 1909
   Henry E. Mendheim
   George Simpson Mendheim
   Brady Emery Mendheim, b. October 8, 1914
   Walter Otis Mendheim, b. December 16, 1915
   Ralph E. Mendheim

In 1910, William and Jessie Mendheim were living in Houston County, Alabama.  Jessie (Olliff) Mendheim died on September 19, 1964.  Ella Mendheim married John Clifton Jackson (born September 14, 1900).  John and Ella Jackson have five children:  -  John Walton Jackson, b. February 24, 1932,  -  Norwood Jackson, b. July 5, 1935,  -  Imogene Jackson (twin), b. June 6, 1936,  -  Ilene Jackson (twin), b. June 6, 1936,  -  Clyde Abdel Jackson, b. May 24, 1941.  John W. Jackson married Leila Mae Parrish and they have two children:  -  Ricky Walton Jackson, b. March 16, 1957,  -  Pattie Marie Jackson, b. December 18, 1961.  Norwood Jackson married Althie Meadows (born May of 1940) and they have two children:  -  Kimberly Ann Jackson, b. October 19, 1960,  -  Norwood Keith Jackson, b. November 1, 1961.  Imogene Jackson married Hugh Norrel Battle and they have one daughter:  -  Sonja Jean Battle, b. November 27, 1961.  Ilene Jackson married William Virgil Moon and they have one son:  -  Patrick Jackson Moon, b. June 6, 1963.  Ruby Mendheim married G. Benton Mereer.

Eunice Mendheim married William Grady Parrish (born March 16, 1908 in Houston County, Alabama).  William and Eunice Parrish live in Tampa, Florida.  William and Eunice Parrish have three children:  -  James Harwell Parrish, b. May 23, 1933,  -  Evie Nell Parrish, b. February 18, 1937,  -  Edna Willene Parrish, b. March 15, 1947.  James Parrish married Margaret Leverel Cantrell (born January 21, 1935) and they have one son:  -  Gary Harwell Parrish, b. June 27, 1956.  Evie Parrish married James Norton Coker (born September 18, 1921) and they had one child:  -  Tracy Lee Coker, b. December 29, 1959.  Evie married a second time to James Otis Wells (born August 24, 1924) and they have one son:  -  Dean Allen Wells, b. March 2, 1965.  Henry Mendheim married Bonnie Mae Matthews.  George Mendheim married a woman whose name is Merle.

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Brady Mendheim married Doris Trawick (born June 19, 1922 in Houston County, Alabama).  Brady and Doris Mendheim live in Dothan, Alabama where Brady works for the fire department.  Brady and Doris Mendheim have four children:  -  Brady Eutaw Mendheim, b. May 3, 1941,  -  Jimmy Donald Mendheim, b. December 23, 1943,  -  Jackie Roger Mendheim, b. March 5, 1948,  -  David Michael Mendheim, b. November 12, 1954.  Walter “Otis” Mendheim married Annie Lou Trawick (born August 28, 1923 in Houston County, Alabama).  Otis and Annie Mendheim live in Dothan, Alabama where Otis works for the health department.  Otis and Annie Mendheim have four children:  -  June Wynell Mendheim, b. August 23, 1940,  -  James Ray Mendheim (twin), b. August 19, 1947,  -  Ronnie Earl Mendheim (twin), b. August 19, 1947,  -  Cecelia Ann Mendheim, b. July 23, 1954.  Ralph Mendheim married Johnnie Dudley and they have three children.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Houston County, Alabama;  2)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971

HETTIE MINERVA MENDHEIM (1.3.2.3.1.1) is the daughter of William Oscar Mendheim and Jessie Mae (Olliff) Mendheim.  Hettie was born on November 6, 1900 in Houston County, Alabama.  Hettie Mendheim married William Benjamin Aman (born November 15, 1898).  They lived a few miles west of Ashford, Alabama.  William and Hettie Aman are the parents of six children:

   Herman Virgil Aman, b. February 14, 1921
   William Edward Aman, b. July 31, 1922
   Freddie Mae Aman, b. August 15, 1924
   Wilma Jean Aman, b. October 14, 1926
   George Raymond Aman, b. April 17, 1934
   Thurman Erl Aman, b. April 18, 1939

Herman Aman married Betty Jo McAllister (born January 10, 1929) and they have three children:  -  James Alan Aman, b. October 10, 1945,  -  Stanley Gene Aman, b. November 27, 1948,  -  Gregory Stewart Aman, b. June 5, 1952.  Betty (McAllister) Aman died on September 3, 1962.  Herman Aman married a second time to Jean Wiggins (born March 11, 1936).  William Aman married Kaotris Watley (born August 13, 1927) and they have three children:  -  William Edward Aman, Jr., b. December 19, 1949,  -  Randy Errel Aman, b. February 17, 1955,  -  Patti Kaye Aman, b. December 26, 1959.

Freddie Aman married Mitchel Bradshaw (born August 8, 1919) and they have two children:  -  Alice Cheryl Bradshaw, b. February 11, 1954,  -  Angelia Gail Bradshaw, b. April 19, 1957.  Wilma Aman married Charles McArthur Kelley (born May 7, 1924) and they have three children:  -  Charles Stephen Kelley, b. April 20, 1954,  -  Pamela Kay Kelley, b. January 9, 1956,  -  Terry Mack Kelley, b. July 23, 1961.  George Aman married Immogene Smith (born January 4, 1937) and they have one son:  -  Phillip Raymond Aman, b. September 4, 1954.  Thurman Aman married Linda Ann Aman (born May 12, 1941) and they have one daughter:  -  Anna Allison Aman, b. December 9, 1962.

9-84   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

Reference:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971

WILLIAM WASHINGTON MENDHEIM (1.3.2.3.1.2) is the son of William Oscar Mendheim and Jessie Mae (Olliff) Mendheim.  William was born on May 22, 1902.  William Mendheim married Bonnie Lou Jackson (born September 2, 1909) and they are the parents of three children:

   Ella Wilda Mae Mendheim, b. September 10, 1927
   Billy Oscar Mendheim, b. September 29, 1929
   Doyle Edison Mendheim, b. October 18, 1931

Ella Mendheim married Roscelle Boyd and they had one son:  -  Michael Roscelle Boyd, b. February 3, 1955.  Ella married a second time to Billy Joe Reeves and they have one son:  -  Timothy Joe Reeves, b. April 11, 1963.  Billy Mendheim married Ruthie Ruez and they have two children:  -  Centhia Mendheim,  -  Danny Mendheim.  Doyle Mendheim married Eleanor Merla Bond (born January 15, 1931) and they have four children:  -  Doyle Edison Mendheim, Jr., b. July 21, 1956,  -  Eleanor Kaye Mendheim, b. August 21, 1958,  -  Mary Leah Mendheim (twin), b. May 22, 1963,  -  Anna Elizabeth Mendheim (twin), b. May 22, 1963.

Reference:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971

IDA ARMINDA MENDHEIM (1.3.2.3.1.3) is the daughter of William Oscar Mendheim and Jessie Mae (Olliff) Mendheim.  Ida was born on December 22, 1903.  Ida Mendheim married Charles Lee Windsor (born February 11, 1904 in Headland, Alabama).  Charles and Ida Windsor live in Tampa, Florida.  Charles and Ida Windsor are the parents of three children:

   William Edward Windsor, b. January 13, 1928
   Ina Mae Windsor, b. May 30, 1935
   Charles Ray Windsor

William Windsor married Helen Merle Mercer (born November 3, 1931) and they have one daughter:  -  Sandra Delores Windsor.  Ina Windsor married Edgar Johnson and they have two children:  -  Joseph Michel Johnson (twin), b. April 23, 1957,  -  Brenda Gail Johnson (twin), b. April 23, 1957.  Ina married a second time to William Douglas Biggs (born September 17, 1936).  Charles Windsor married a woman whose first name is Arlis.

Reference:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971

WILLIAM SIMPSON OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.2) is the son of George Washington Olliff and Dannie Arminda (Cobb) Olliff.  William was born on January 12, 1883 in Ashford, Alabama.  William Olliff moved to Louisiana.  William Olliff married Alma Paralee Pierce (born July 13, 1889 in Hall Summit, Louisiana).  William and Alma Olliff were the parents of seven children:

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   William Clifford Olliff (1.3.2.3.2.1), b. January 31, 1908, Mansfield, Louisiana
   George Edwin Olliff, b. November 16, 1909, Gibbsland, Louisiana
   Myrtle Alma Olliff (1.3.2.3.2.3), b. November 29, 1911, Schoolton, Oklahoma
   Cumie Lee Olliff, b. October 12, 1913, Schoolton, Oklahoma
   Ellender Mauzelle Olliff, b. January 15, 1917, Mansfield, Louisiana
   Marvin Otho Olliff, b. September 15, 1920
   Erma Jeanette Olliff, b. June 7, 1930, Louann, Arkansas

In 1910, William and Alma Olliff were living in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.  In 1920, William and Alma Olliff were living in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.  They later lived in Texas and Arkansas.  William S. Olliff died on April 4, 1960.  George Olliff married Ida Mae Mayfield Daniels (born 1910 in Russelville, Arkansas).  George and Ida Mae Olliff lived in Liberal, Kansas.  George and Ida Mae Olliff had one daughter:  -  Debbie Elaine Olliff, b. May 30, 1955.  George Olliff died in November of 1977.  Cumie Olliff married Hugh Emery Delaney (born January 1, 1912 in Hartford, Kentucky).  Hugh and Cumie Delaney live in Covington, Kentucky.  Hugh and Cumie Delaney have two children:  -  Paul William Delaney, b. August 25, 1948, Wilmore, Texas,  -  Harold David Delaney, b. August 28, 1950.

Ellender Olliff married Thomas C. Barnes and they had one son:  -  Jerry Lee Barnes, b. February 6, 1936, Louann, Arkansas.  Ellender married a second time to Jessie Ruble Gregg (born September of 1911 in State Springs, Mississippi) and they have three children:  -  James Donald Gregg, b. November 15, 1941, Greenville, Mississippi,  -  Carol Ann Gregg, b. January 12, 1944, Gladewater, Texas,  -  Larry Douglas Gregg, b. November 26, 1945, Shreveport, Louisiana.  Jessie and Ellender Gregg live in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Jerry Barnes married Edward Joseph Amaitis (born August 17, 1919 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania) and they have three children:  -  Edward Joseph Amaitis, Jr., b. June 24, 1958, Shreveport, Louisiana,  -  Laurie Ann Amaitis, b. December 12, 1962, Shreveport, Louisiana,  -  David Stanley Amaitis, b. March 11, 1958, Shreveport, Louisiana.  James Gregg married Joan Elizabeth Wheeler (born January 30, 1943).  Carol Gregg married Malcom Miller Wallace, Jr. (born December 2, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana) and they have one daughter:  -  Tracy Denise Wallace, b. December 31, 1963, Shreveport, Louisiana.  Marvin Olliff married a woman whose name was Juanell and they had no children.  Marvin served in the United States Navy during World War II and died on September 11, 1943.

Erma Olliff married Joseph Louis Haydel, Jr. (born November 2, 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana).  Joseph and Erma Haydel live in Lafayette, Louisiana.  Joseph and Erma Haydel have four children:  -  Sheryl Anne Haydel, b. June 12, 1951, Monroe, Louisiana,  -  Carol Denise Haydel, b. November 22, 1952, Monroe, Louisiana,  -  Patricia Jeanne Haydel, b. May 20, 1957, Monroe, Louisiana,  -  Michelle Annette Haydel, b. August 18, 1961, New Orleans, Louisiana.

9-86   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

References:  1)  1910 Census, Bienville Parish, Louisiana;  2)  1920 Census, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana;  3)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971;  4)  Social Security Death Index, LDS

WILLIAM CLIFFORD OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.2.1) is the son of William Simpson Olliff and Alma Paralee (Pierce) Olliff.  Clifford was born on January 31, 1908 in Mansfield, Louisiana.  On August 10, 1933, Clifford Olliff married Viola “Louise” Roberts (born April 14, 1917 in Crossett, Arkansas).  Clifford and Louise Olliff live at New Iberia, Louisiana where William is a head roustabout with the Texas Oil Company.  Clifford and Louise Olliff were the parents of three children:

   William Boyd Olliff, b. August 26, 1934, Louann, Arkansas
   Wilmer Gene Olliff, b. September 27, 1935, Gladewater, Texas
   Kathryn Lee Olliff, b. May 21, 1944, Houston, Texas

After Clifford and Louise retired, they moved to Pecos, Texas.  Clifford Olliff died on May 23, 1984 in Pecos, Texas.  As of 1992, Louise (Roberts) Olliff was living in Lake Charles, Louisiana with her daughter, Kathryn.

William B. Olliff married Patsy Myrtle Walker (born November 29, 1935 in Dexter, New Mexico) and they have four children:  -  Cheryl Lynn Olliff, b. May 22, 1956, Gladewater, Texas,  -  Janice Lee Olliff, b. December 6, 1958, New Iberia, Louisiana,  -  Veronica Jo Olliff, b. December 23, 1961, New Iberia, Louisiana,  -  Kathryn Laurelle Olliff, b. March 22, 1966, New Iberia, Louisiana.  William and Patsy Olliff were divorced around 1970.  On March 27, 1972, William B. Olliff married a second time to Betty Holden (born March 18, 1936) and they have no children.  William B. Olliff is a foreman at a sulphur plant with the Texas Oil and Gas Company in Fairfield, Texas.  On August 9, 1976, Cheryl Olliff married Chris Lee Boatman (born November 29, 1954 in Aransas Pass, Texas) and they have two children:  -  Victoria Lee Boatman, b. July 5, 1978, New Iberia, Louisiana,  -  William Clinton Boatman, b. December 27, 1984, Snyder, Texas.  As of 1992, the Boatmans were missionaries in Belgium and France.  Janice Olliff married Craig Allen (born September 10, 1947 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) and they have no children.  Veronica Jo Olliff married a Mr. Winter and they had one son:  -  Cody William Winter, b. October 25, 1983, San Diego, California.  Veronica married a second time to a Mr. Herrin and they had two children:  -  Jessica Nicole Herrin, b. April 26, 1987, Dallas, Texas,  -  Matthew E. Herrin, II, b. October 24, 1989, Fort Worth, Texas.  Kathryn Olliff married Gavin Gawayne Keefer (born April 12, 1968 in Pasadena, Texas) and they have one child:  -  Taja Lee Keefer, b. May 30, 1987, Baltimore, Maryland.

Wilmer Olliff married Mary Lou Moore (born October 17, 1934) and they have one son:  -  Richard Gene Olliff, b. January 4, 1957, Gladewater, Texas.  Wilmer and Mary Olliff were divorced.  In April of 1992, Mary (Moore) Olliff was living in Dallas, Texas.  Wilmer Olliff married a second time to Aiko Yokoyama (born April of 1933 in Omaizaki, Japan) and they have one son:  -  Thomas Wayne Olliff, b. November 18, 1959, Norfolk, Virginia.  Wilmer and Aiko Olliff were later divorced.  Kathryn Olliff married Rene Luke Oubre, Jr. (born September 5, 1944 in New Iberia, Louisiana) and they have three children:  -  Troy Michael Oubre, b. May 12, 1967, Morgan City, Louisiana,  -  Brett Kendall Oubre, b. December 26, 1969, New Iberia, Louisiana,  -  Blaine Garrett Oubre, b. September 5, 1981, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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References:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971;  2)  Phone Interview, Mary (Moore) Olliff by Robert Casey, April, 1992;  3)  Janice (Olliff) Allen to Robert Casey, August, 1992

MYRTLE ALMA OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.2.3) is the daughter of William Simpson Olliff and Alma Paralee (Pierce) Olliff.  Myrtle was born on November 29, 1911 in Schoolton, Oklahoma.  Myrtle Olliff married Thomas Walter Vaughn (born March 19, 1903 in Atlanta, Texas).  Thomas and Myrtle Vaughn live in Overton, Texas.  Thomas and Myrtle Vaughn were the parents of two children:

   Billy Joe Vaughn, b. November 2, 1934, Jointerville, Texas
   Lena Ruth Vaughn, b. May 30, 1937, Jointerville, Texas

Billy Vaughn married Ruby Mary Estave (born September 19, 1934 in Gramercy, Louisiana) and they have two children:  -  Dianna Lyn Vaughn, b. September 12, 1962,  -  Thomas Walter Vaughn, II, b. December 17, 1963, Luteher, Louisiana.  Lena Vaughn married Delmora Vernon Davis (born January 27, 1934 in Kilgore, Texas) and they have three children:  -  Kenny Alton Davis, b. August 24, 1957, Tyler, Texas,  -  Randy Alan Davis, b. May 29, 1960, Tyler, Texas,  -  Donna Aileen Davis, b. July 5, 1963, Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Reference:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971

JOHN AEMILOUS OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.4) is the son of George Washington Olliff and Dannie Arminda (Cobb) Olliff.  John was born on August 9, 1886 in Ashford, Alabama.  John Olliff married Annie Mae Frazier (born September 7, 1895 in the Oklahoma Territory).  John and Annie Olliff lived in Kermit, Texas.  John and Annie Olliff were the parents of five children:

   Lela Mae Olliff, b. November 20, 1912, Schoolton, Oklahoma
   George Calloway Olliff, b. May 28, 1914, Schoolton, Oklahoma
   Dorothea Christine Olliff, b. December 28, 1919, Jayton, Texas
   Johnnie Juanita Olliff, b. November 23, 1922, Gerard, Texas
   Michael Darwin Olliff, b. November 28, 1937, Gerard, Texas

In 1920, John and Annie Olliff were living in Kent County, Texas.  John Olliff died in May of 1971.  Lela Olliff married William Earl Jordan and they had one daughter:  -  Cheryl Lynn Jordan, b. October 16, 1946.  William Jordan died in a hunting accident on November 30, 1962.  George Olliff married Audie Lee Pierson and they have four children:  -  Jerry Lee Olliff, b. February 20, 1935,  -  Victor Neil Olliff, b. December 14, 1937,  -  James Bruce Olliff, b. August 28, 1942,  -  Paula Sue Olliff, b. February 1, 1955.  George Olliff died in October of 1976.  Dorothea Olliff married a Mr. Morrison and they have one daughter:  -  Diana Gail Morrison, b. August 3, 1942.  Dorothea married a second time to Leonard Long and they have one son:  -  Leonard Rodney Long, b. February 19, 1950.

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Johnnie Olliff married Lonus Weldon Dickerson and they have four children:  -  Chadwick Dwayne Dickerson, b. November 13, 1946,  -  Dannie Allen Dickerson, b. October 22, 1947,  -  Lonnie Ray Dickerson (twin), b. November 4, 1952,  -  Donnie Jay Dickerson (twin), b. November 4, 1952.  Michael Olliff married Barbara Ann Pruitt and they have two children:  -  Michael Dale Olliff, b. January 24, 1958, Odessa, Texas,  -  Terry Bob Olliff, b. March 24, 1960, Odessa, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Kent County, Texas;  2)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971;  3)  Social Security Death Index, LDS

CLAUDE ORAL OLLIFF (1.3.2.3.7) is the son of George Washington Olliff and Dannie Arminda (Cobb) Olliff.  Claude was born on August 18, 1899 in Dade County, Alabama.  Claude Olliff married Tenney Elizabeth Bishop (born April 27, 1903) and they were the parents of two children:

   Betty Olliff, b. July 14, 1929, Miami, Florida
   Patricia Ann Olliff, b. October 19, 1930, Miami, Florida

Tenney (Bishop) Olliff died on January 18, 1958.  Claude Olliff married a second time to a woman named Elizabeth and they had no children.  Claude Olliff died in April of 1967.  Betty Olliff married Fredrick Braxton Rice (born September 22, 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) and they have four children:  -  Christine Elizabeth Rice, b. December 22, 1952, Miami, Florida,  -  Paul Fredrick Rice, b. July 5, 1954, Miami, Florida,  -  Evelyn Patricia Rice,  -  David Marvin Rice.  Patricia Olliff married Fred Marvin McGilvray (born February 21, 1955 in Miami, Florida) and they have three children:  -  Michael Olliff McGilvray, b. May 16, 1953, Coral Gables, Florida,  -  Kathleen Patricia McGilvray, b. February 21, 1955, Coral Gables, Florida,  -  Timothy Lee McGilvray, b. August 2, 1959, Coral Gables, Florida.

References:  1)  “History of the Olliff Family” by Martin Olliff, Jr., 1971;  2)  Family Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  3)  Social Security Death Index, LDS


John Lacounte Olliff, Virgie Saunders (niece of Lula)
Lula (Martin) Olliff, John Carlton Olliff
Ca. 1888
Courtesy of Martin T. Olliff, Jr.