Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1930, Jones County, Texas, USA; Precinct 1;

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Valle Beth Horton Valle (daughter of Brady Leslie Horton and Ida Marie Hazlet) was born on 24 Nov 1929 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; died on 5 Jul 2020 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Antoine Cemetery, Antoine, Pike County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1930, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; Age 4/12; Dau of Brady (32) and Ida (31); brother Don(4 9/12). No radio.
• Residence: 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 10; Dau of Brady(41) and Ida(40). Brother Don(14); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1947, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Sunset High School
• Residence: 1953, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA; Moved there immediately after marriage; In 3 homes in 5 years. Beth, Robin, and Melanie were born.
• Residence: 1957, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Moved with 3 pre-schoolers. 4th child, Charlie, was born in Dec 1959
• Residence: 1960, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA; Moved from Tulsa with 4 kids; Charlie was 6 weeks old.
• Residence: 1961, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
• Residence: 1962, Seaford, Nassau County, New York, USA
• Residence: 1965, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Moved to Tulsa for the second time
• Residence: 1971, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA; In the same town as relatives (brother, nieces) for the first time in a long time
• Residence: 1973, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; 3rd move to Tulsa
• Residence: 1989, Plantation, Broward County, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1993, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; 4th move to Tulsa
• Residence: 1998, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; Settled at last!?!?
• Residence: 2018, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; At age 88, has spend 20 consecutive years in one town for the first time

Notes:

Died:
Died quietly and peacefully at home, with Clarence beside her, after having suddenly failed on June 23, after they celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary with a gathering of friends, and an online video call with all of her children and grandchildren.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure
• Residence: 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 4; son of Jacob and Sarah E Richmond; Older brothers Archie (16), Augustus (12), Albert (10)
• Residence: 1910, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 14, Son of Jacob R and Sarah E Richmond; older brother Albert E (19)
• Residence: 1917, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
• Military: Feb 1918, Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA; Marines basic training
• Military: Betw 17 Feb 1918 and 16 Feb 1922, France & Germany; U.S. Marines active and reserve dury. Most notably the Battle of Somme-Py (Blanc Mont), where he won the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre
• Military: Betw Dec 1918 and Jun 1919, Segendorf, Neuwied, Palatinate; "The Watch On The Rhine", after the armistice
• Residence: 1920, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 24; Son of Jacob R and Sarah E Richmond, Occupation: Clerk at Woolen Mill
• Occupation: Betw 1924 and 1962, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Insurance Broker
• Residence: 1930, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 34, Married to Edith K Richmond; Children: Anne (5), Mary N (3 10/12), Clarence Jr (2 1/12), Joseph R (2/12); Insurance Salesman
• Residence: 1940, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 46; Married to Edith; Children Ann (16), Nancy (13), Clarence(12), Joe R (10); Occupation: Insurance Agent; Highest grade finished: 1st Year College
• Residence: 1955, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Insurance rep

Notes:

My grandfather, Clarence Richmond, kept a diary during his time in the U.S. Marines during World War 1 - including his time on the battlefront. He then expanded it into a memoir that tells quite a remarkable story, and has several poignant passages. In 1997, I published it online at http://www.robinrichmond.com/wardiary/

He arrived at the front toward the end of the epic Battle of Belleau Wood, earned the Distinguished Service Cross and other medals at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, and participated in the decisive Meuse-Argonne offensive, which culminated a brutal crossing of the Meuse River on the last night of the war.

His diary and other artifacts of his time in the war are on display at the Museum of Five Points in Cleveland, Tennessee.

The memoir is quoted (among other places) in a description of the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge at http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bm1.htm

The passage from my grandfather's memoir that is, to me, the most poignant and memorable is about a battle on November10, 1918 - the last night of World War 1 - when the 5th Marines were asked to take the East bank of the Meuse River under very heavy fire from the Germans stationed on the hills above the river. (See www.robinrichmond.com/wardiary/diary20.htm ) He reveals the desperation and carnage of the night without hyperbole, and waxes eloquently on the controversy of requiring soldiers to engage in a difficult battle even after the cease-fire was negotiated, but before it went into effect. He also noted dryly that, as he prepared for that battle, "for the millionth time, I agreed with Gen. Sherman about war".

That passage is especially memorable because, in 2012, I went on a remarkable World War 1 - themed tour of Belgium and France that featured the exploits of the U.S. Marines. When I signed up for the tour, I learned that the guide was Mike Hanlon, a WW1 historian who had contacted me at least ten years previously when he first found my grandfather's memoir online. It turned out that he was using the memoir as a primary source for his detailed itinerary. Visiting the Nov 10 crossing site was a key stop on the tour - though none of us (Mike included) knew exactly how to reach the site by road. When we arrived in the vicinity of the crossing, our 16-passenger bus bounced through farm fields and a forest as we search for the crossing site. When we finally saw the river, we got out of the bus for a better look, and I read aloud the words that my grandfather had written about that battle. As we got back on the bus, Mike told me "When I planned this trip, I intended for someone to read that passage to the group, but I had no idea whatsoever that it might be read by Clarence Richmond's grandson."

- Robin Richmond


Buried:
GRid=39692853; portrait in military dress uniform; Very simple in-ground marker in family plot, plus an in-ground military marker with the inscription "Cpl US Marine Corps, World War I"

Clarence married Edith Kuykendall Hutcheson on 18 Jul 1923 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA. Edith (daughter of Leander Travis (L.T.) Hutcheson, Sr and Olive Irene Kuykendall) was born on 10 Mar 1898 in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Jul 1996 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1910, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Age 12, with widowed father L.T. (55), siblings Mattie(21), John (16), David(9), LT(5)
• Education: Abt 1918, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA; Burritt College (Private K-12 school)
• Residence: 1920, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Civil District 4; Age: 21; Single; living with parents
• Residence: Betw 1924 and 1981, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1930, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1940, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
• Occupation: Betw 1950 and 1963, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Teacher; Taught grade school after the children were grown
• Residence: 1955, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: Betw 1981 and 1995, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; Moved to Searcy, AR near her daughter, Ann, after her husband died.
• Residence: 1995, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Lived in a nursing home near her son, Clarence

Notes:

My grandmother was very dear to me. I spent several weeks in several summers with my Richmond grandparents in Cleveland, Tennessee. They knew of my love for baseball, and enrolled me in little league at least a couple of times. We'd run up into the Smoky Mountains occasionally, or go down to Rock City or up to Aunt Mattie's home. They took me to a family reunion in Spencer at least once. Granddad also would take me fishing on Tennessee River lakes.

I remember Grandmother as nurturing, and I remember her smile - and I long for the taste of her dill seed bread. She taught grade school, and I learned about the Trail of Tears and other stories of American history from her. In later years, she was an avid bird-watcher and was able to attract many birds to her garden window.

I suppose that her nurturing attitude toward me is sadly ironic, considering that, as a mother, she was so dedicated to the overwhelming care of her physically and mentally disabled son Joe Robin (my namesake, who died at 17) that she was not particularly nurturing to my father and his sisters when they were young.

She carried pain from her younger years throughout her life. She was not able to talk about Joe Robin; I never learned where his name came from. She never got over her anger toward the girl who tripped her 14-year-old sister Clemma, causing a fall from which she died with a ruptured spleen. Nor could she let go of her bitterness toward her step-mother, who was disliked (to put it mildly) by all of her siblings, and who repeatedly threatened to send Edith to an orphan home.

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From James Murphy (her sister Mattie's son-in-law):
Edith Kuykendall Hutcheson married Clarence L. Richmond on July 23, 1923. They had four children. They lived in Cleveland, Tennessee where Clarence had a successful insurance agency. Since Edith was the youngest daughter, she had the youngest husband. Her sisters were all widows. In their retirement years Clarence and Edith would take Mattie, Fannie and Mary on long trips through the west and other parts of the country. They were all big talkers and all would try to tell you about the trips at the same time.
- Transcribed from Jame's journals by Alice Holloman Murphy, James' daughter in law

Buried:
GRid=39692855; In-ground grave marker

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town); 2; son of Thomas J(47) and Jennie(36); also Eunie M(14), Earnest E(12), Clarence M(8), Viera(5); on farm
• Residence: 1910, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; 12; son of T.J. (57) and Jennie (46); Also Clarence (15) and Viera (14); lived in house in city
• Residence: 7 Sep 1917, Goodlett, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Tall, medium build, grey eyes; Tractor Driver; Signed named as Brady Lesley Horton
• Occupation: Betw 1924 and 1963; Mechanic, primarily for Greyhound Bus Company
• Residence: 1927, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; Mechanic
• Residence: 1930, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; 32; Auto Mechanic. Married to Ida Horton (31); Children Don(4 9/12) and Valle(4/12). No radio.
• Residence: 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Foreman
• Residence: 1937, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Mechanic
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 41; Mechanic; Rented; Wife Ida (40), Children Don (14), Valle (10); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 41; Mechanic; Rented; Wife Ida (40), Children Don (14), Valle (10); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1942, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 16 Feb 1942, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 5'11", 155lbs, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, Contact person: P.H Bormaiksen (have no idea who that is). Employer: Theodore Szczygie (supervisor at Greyhound)
• Residence: 1966, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1966, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1974, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1974, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired

Notes:

My grandfather, Brady Horton, was one of the sweetest, kindest, warmest, and most helpful people you could ever hope to meet. My grandparents visited us frequently when we lived in Tulsa, and Granddad never failed to perform some useful task, such as planting shrubs, repairing or maintaining appliances, or working on our cars. They also traveled a good bit around Texas, visiting other relatives. My grandmother was into decorative crafts and she always wanted to stop at little 5 & 10 cent stores and hobby shops to browse. He had no interest in that shopping himself, but he always stopped and waited patiently.

He was a little shy and reserved, but really was very engaging around people he knew, and could step up and speak out if necessary. He also could have a lot of fun telling and sharing stories, and was more than happy to get down on the ground to play with children, including his great-grandchildren, who affectionately called him Poppa Brady.

Grandmother was more book-smart and outspoken, and was the dominant spouse in many respects, but he could take charge when needed, and could be eloquent when it was time to give someone a Biblical lesson.

He was celebrated for his peanut brittle, which he and grandmother made together. He was particular about his peanuts and how he cooked them. He poured each batch onto a tilted marble slab, whereupon he and grandmother gently stretched the hot batter so that the candy was thin and distinctly brittle. They distributed pounds of it to family and friends, and it was a very popular item at church and school sales. He gave all of the proceeds to a local Christian academy.

He was also renowned for his good deeds, such as visiting the sick, mowing the lawns of people who couldn't do it themselves, and collecting papers for the church paper drives. In retirement, he was know to remark that he might have to go back to work to get some rest. In fact, at age 92, he had just driven home from visiting someone in the hospital when his aorta fatally burst before he got out of the car.

I treasure memories of him; they motivate me when patience or good deeds are called for.
- Robin


Buried:
GRid=97171843; Personal photo & bio. In-ground double brass plaque with wife Ida. No bio.

Died:
cause: Aortic Aneurysm

He and Ida had been out visiting friends in the hospital, and when they got home, she got out of the car first, unlocked the door, and went inside, as usual. After Brady didn't come in for a few minutes, she went out to the car and found him slumped in the driver's seat.

Brady married Ida Marie Hazlet on 13 Jun 1924 in Adams County, Colorado, USA. Ida (daughter of William Hugh Hazlet and Mary Elizabeth McCutchan) was born on 29 Sep 1898 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Jul 2000 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Center Twp, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; Age 1; Dau of Wm H(38) and Mary(37) Hazlet; with Minnie(15); Ruey(13), Ruby(12), Mary(9), Fannie(6), Willie(4). On a farm outside of the town of Leon.
• Residence: 1910, Eden Twp, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; 10; Dau of Wm H (48) and Mary (46), with Minnie(25), Ruey(23), Mary(19), Fannie(16), Wm J(14), Raymond L(8), Florence V(2)
• Residence: 1915, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; Eden Twp
• Education: Betw 1920 and 1923, Harper, Harper County, Kansas, USA; Harper College
• Residence: 1920, Box Elder, Adams County, Colorado, USA; 21; Public School Teacher; Dau of William H (57) and Mary Hazlet(56); with Mary(29), Wm J(24), Ray(18), and Florence (12)
• Residence: 1924, Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado, USA; Taught at Limon H.S.
• Residence: 1927, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; w/ Brady L, mechanic. 504 W 11th
• Residence: 1930, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; Age 31; Husband Brady (32); Children Don(4 9/12) and Valle(4/12). No radio.
• Residence: 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; w/Brady 1101 1/2 E . 6 1/2 Av
• Residence: 1937, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; W Brady L; 511 S Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 40; Housewife; Husband Brady(41); Children Don (14), Valle (10); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1947, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; w/ Brady L, 1216 Hollywood Av
• Residence: 1966, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; w/Brady L, 1216 Hollywood Av
• Residence: 1974, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; w/Brady L, still at 1216 Hollywood Av
• Residence: 1995, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Moved from her long-term home in Dallas to an assisted living facitlity in Tulsa, near her daughter, Valle
• Residence: 1999, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; Moved with daughter Valle. Lived in assisted living facility: Dot Beck's Tender Years

Notes:

My grandmother, Ida Hazlet Horton, was a remarkable woman on several counts. I came to know my grandparents well during my time in Dallas - primarily while I was in college and graduate school. They were both conscientious, attentive, and loving - salt of the earth people.

Grandmother was a prototypical mid-20th-century housewife, but also a craftsperson and a - what? - an elocutionist, I suppose. First, the crafts. She seemed always to have projects going - traditional sewing, of course, plus sachet balls, christmas stockings, her marvelous decorated (fabric & baubles over styrofoam) balls and eggs, and even, at the end of her life, her Christmas card placemats. I remember a visit to her when she was 100 years old, and she dropped down onto her hands and knees, pulled a box out from under the bed, and placed it on top of the bed to show me the placemats she was working on.

Young Ida and her sisters were evidently quite an attraction in rural Iowa in the first and second decades of the 20th century, before TV and radio, as they performed regularly at pageants and other events. Yes, they sang, but those were also the days of staged readings and short performances, and Ida was right in the middle of it. When she finished public school, she taught - as I understand it - elocution, and she practiced it all of her life. She knew more poetry and other short readings by heart than I probably ever read, and she was quick to recall and recite passages throughout her life.

In the family, her most celebrated reading was "Esau Wood" which she recited faithfully at her 100th birthday party, and which my niece, Molly, recited to accolades at my mother's 80th birthday party. (I'll add it as a separate story.) She could also be extemporaneous. When she was in her 90's, my young nieces and I played a game of "Encore" with her. Encore which requires the participants to recall songs that fit some category, and to sing at least of few words from each song. It was only after the game that she admitted that she was making up some of the songs which we presumed had come from her youth.

Yes, I realize that she was a stern & scornful mother, but as a grandmother (and as "Ida Momma" to her great-grandchildren), she was a blast.

- Robin Richmond, Sept 2013

Education:
She and Brady met here. I don't believe that she graduated, but she did return to Colorado to teach - as she reported it - elocution, which makes perfect sense for her.

Buried:
GRid=97171884; dual in-ground plaque with husband Brady Horton; photo of elderly Ida; personal biographical sketch.

Died:
Age 101; after a very short illness. I'm don't think that she was ever admitted to a hospital, except when her children were born.

Notes:

Married:
Wedding was on the family farm, whose address put it in Hudson, Weld County, but it was actually in Adams County, where the licence was registered.