Father -- Thomas Franklin Story (native of Tennessee)
Mother -- Biddie Story (native of Ireland)
Twin -- Eudora Story Rogers (d. Comanche Co., TX)
Spouse -- Lutheria Moore Story (1864-1941) m. 1881
CHILDREN:
* Henry Story, b. 1884
* Idella Earnestine Story James, b. 1886
* Callie Lee Story Todd, b. 1892
* Catherine Eudora Story Jackson, b. 1894
* John Dorsey Story, b. 1896
* David C. "Doc" Story, b. 1900
* Lula Story Dickey, b. 1902
CHRONOLOGY
1859 -- b. 18 May to Biddie and Thomas F. Story south of Cameron, Milam Co., TX . . . two years before the start of the Civil War
1859 -- (age 2 mo.) lost his mother Biddie due to "dropsy"
1860 -- doc by US census as an infant at home of TFS
1870 -- (age 11) doc as child at home of TFS
c1874-- (age 15) moved to live with (uncle) John Story and aunt Callie in Milam
1874 -- April: Lee County was formed out of Burleson and others
1880 -- (age 21) doc. on federal census of Milam Co., TX, in the household of (cousin) JOHN STORY and wife CALLIE ; meanwhile, fed census record of his twin Eudora indicanted that the mother was born in Ireland.
1881-- (age 22) married Lutheria Moore in Milam County, TX
1897-- (age 38) father TFS died in Milam Co., possibly buried in Sandy Creek Cemetery east of Rockdale
1900 -- (age 41) Photographed with family likely in Cameron
1902-- (age 43) dau Lula born
c1915-- moved from Milam Co., to Lee Co., and resided and farmed near Lexington, TX
1941-- (age 82) lost his wife Lutheria
1949-52-- (age 90-93) Visited daughter Callie in Crowell, TX, for long periods
1950-- (age 91) Visited Fort Worth home of grandson J. D. Todd; recalled as having a gruff voice, gray mustache
1952-- (age 93) died during a visit to his daughter in Galena Park (Harris Co), TX. Burial at Lexington (Lee Co), TX.
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Between 1850 and 1860, several associated families originating in SW Tennessee and NW Lauderdale Co., AL, resettled to the rural area SE of Cameron in Milam County, TX. Among these were several households headed by people with surnames such as Story, Pratt, and Stutts.
Monora's father (Thomas F. Story) was one of these Tennessee immigrants. Twins -- Monora and Eudora -- were born to him in May, 1859. Tragically, their Irish-born mother (Biddie Story) died in July, 1859, six weeks after giving birth.
Burial locations for Thomas F. and Biddie Story are unknown in 2021.
Monora and Lutheria resettled (c1915) near Lexington, Lee Co., TX. Ultimately, Monora died at age 93 while visiting a daughter in Galena Park, TX.
Mother -- Biddie Story (native of Ireland)
Twin -- Eudora Story Rogers (d. Comanche Co., TX)
Spouse -- Lutheria Moore Story (1864-1941) m. 1881
CHILDREN:
* Henry Story, b. 1884
* Idella Earnestine Story James, b. 1886
* Callie Lee Story Todd, b. 1892
* Catherine Eudora Story Jackson, b. 1894
* John Dorsey Story, b. 1896
* David C. "Doc" Story, b. 1900
* Lula Story Dickey, b. 1902
CHRONOLOGY
1859 -- b. 18 May to Biddie and Thomas F. Story south of Cameron, Milam Co., TX . . . two years before the start of the Civil War
1859 -- (age 2 mo.) lost his mother Biddie due to "dropsy"
1860 -- doc by US census as an infant at home of TFS
1870 -- (age 11) doc as child at home of TFS
c1874-- (age 15) moved to live with (uncle) John Story and aunt Callie in Milam
1874 -- April: Lee County was formed out of Burleson and others
1880 -- (age 21) doc. on federal census of Milam Co., TX, in the household of (cousin) JOHN STORY and wife CALLIE ; meanwhile, fed census record of his twin Eudora indicanted that the mother was born in Ireland.
1881-- (age 22) married Lutheria Moore in Milam County, TX
1897-- (age 38) father TFS died in Milam Co., possibly buried in Sandy Creek Cemetery east of Rockdale
1900 -- (age 41) Photographed with family likely in Cameron
1902-- (age 43) dau Lula born
c1915-- moved from Milam Co., to Lee Co., and resided and farmed near Lexington, TX
1941-- (age 82) lost his wife Lutheria
1949-52-- (age 90-93) Visited daughter Callie in Crowell, TX, for long periods
1950-- (age 91) Visited Fort Worth home of grandson J. D. Todd; recalled as having a gruff voice, gray mustache
1952-- (age 93) died during a visit to his daughter in Galena Park (Harris Co), TX. Burial at Lexington (Lee Co), TX.
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Between 1850 and 1860, several associated families originating in SW Tennessee and NW Lauderdale Co., AL, resettled to the rural area SE of Cameron in Milam County, TX. Among these were several households headed by people with surnames such as Story, Pratt, and Stutts.
Monora's father (Thomas F. Story) was one of these Tennessee immigrants. Twins -- Monora and Eudora -- were born to him in May, 1859. Tragically, their Irish-born mother (Biddie Story) died in July, 1859, six weeks after giving birth.
Burial locations for Thomas F. and Biddie Story are unknown in 2021.
Monora and Lutheria resettled (c1915) near Lexington, Lee Co., TX. Ultimately, Monora died at age 93 while visiting a daughter in Galena Park, TX.
Father -- Thomas Franklin Story (native of Tennessee)
Mother -- Biddie Story (native of Ireland)
Twin -- Eudora Story Rogers (d. Comanche Co., TX)
Spouse -- Lutheria Moore Story (1864-1941) m. 1881
CHILDREN:
* Henry Story, b. 1884
* Idella Earnestine Story James, b. 1886
* Callie Lee Story Todd, b. 1892
* Catherine Eudora Story Jackson, b. 1894
* John Dorsey Story, b. 1896
* David C. "Doc" Story, b. 1900
* Lula Story Dickey, b. 1902
CHRONOLOGY
1859 -- b. 18 May to Biddie and Thomas F. Story south of Cameron, Milam Co., TX . . . two years before the start of the Civil War
1859 -- (age 2 mo.) lost his mother Biddie due to "dropsy"
1860 -- doc by US census as an infant at home of TFS
1870 -- (age 11) doc as child at home of TFS
c1874-- (age 15) moved to live with (uncle) John Story and aunt Callie in Milam
1874 -- April: Lee County was formed out of Burleson and others
1880 -- (age 21) doc. on federal census of Milam Co., TX, in the household of (cousin) JOHN STORY and wife CALLIE ; meanwhile, fed census record of his twin Eudora indicanted that the mother was born in Ireland.
1881-- (age 22) married Lutheria Moore in Milam County, TX
1897-- (age 38) father TFS died in Milam Co., possibly buried in Sandy Creek Cemetery east of Rockdale
1900 -- (age 41) Photographed with family likely in Cameron
1902-- (age 43) dau Lula born
c1915-- moved from Milam Co., to Lee Co., and resided and farmed near Lexington, TX
1941-- (age 82) lost his wife Lutheria
1949-52-- (age 90-93) Visited daughter Callie in Crowell, TX, for long periods
1950-- (age 91) Visited Fort Worth home of grandson J. D. Todd; recalled as having a gruff voice, gray mustache
1952-- (age 93) died during a visit to his daughter in Galena Park (Harris Co), TX. Burial at Lexington (Lee Co), TX.
________________
Between 1850 and 1860, several associated families originating in SW Tennessee and NW Lauderdale Co., AL, resettled to the rural area SE of Cameron in Milam County, TX. Among these were several households headed by people with surnames such as Story, Pratt, and Stutts.
Monora's father (Thomas F. Story) was one of these Tennessee immigrants. Twins -- Monora and Eudora -- were born to him in May, 1859. Tragically, their Irish-born mother (Biddie Story) died in July, 1859, six weeks after giving birth.
Burial locations for Thomas F. and Biddie Story are unknown in 2021.
Monora and Lutheria resettled (c1915) near Lexington, Lee Co., TX. Ultimately, Monora died at age 93 while visiting a daughter in Galena Park, TX.
Mother -- Biddie Story (native of Ireland)
Twin -- Eudora Story Rogers (d. Comanche Co., TX)
Spouse -- Lutheria Moore Story (1864-1941) m. 1881
CHILDREN:
* Henry Story, b. 1884
* Idella Earnestine Story James, b. 1886
* Callie Lee Story Todd, b. 1892
* Catherine Eudora Story Jackson, b. 1894
* John Dorsey Story, b. 1896
* David C. "Doc" Story, b. 1900
* Lula Story Dickey, b. 1902
CHRONOLOGY
1859 -- b. 18 May to Biddie and Thomas F. Story south of Cameron, Milam Co., TX . . . two years before the start of the Civil War
1859 -- (age 2 mo.) lost his mother Biddie due to "dropsy"
1860 -- doc by US census as an infant at home of TFS
1870 -- (age 11) doc as child at home of TFS
c1874-- (age 15) moved to live with (uncle) John Story and aunt Callie in Milam
1874 -- April: Lee County was formed out of Burleson and others
1880 -- (age 21) doc. on federal census of Milam Co., TX, in the household of (cousin) JOHN STORY and wife CALLIE ; meanwhile, fed census record of his twin Eudora indicanted that the mother was born in Ireland.
1881-- (age 22) married Lutheria Moore in Milam County, TX
1897-- (age 38) father TFS died in Milam Co., possibly buried in Sandy Creek Cemetery east of Rockdale
1900 -- (age 41) Photographed with family likely in Cameron
1902-- (age 43) dau Lula born
c1915-- moved from Milam Co., to Lee Co., and resided and farmed near Lexington, TX
1941-- (age 82) lost his wife Lutheria
1949-52-- (age 90-93) Visited daughter Callie in Crowell, TX, for long periods
1950-- (age 91) Visited Fort Worth home of grandson J. D. Todd; recalled as having a gruff voice, gray mustache
1952-- (age 93) died during a visit to his daughter in Galena Park (Harris Co), TX. Burial at Lexington (Lee Co), TX.
________________
Between 1850 and 1860, several associated families originating in SW Tennessee and NW Lauderdale Co., AL, resettled to the rural area SE of Cameron in Milam County, TX. Among these were several households headed by people with surnames such as Story, Pratt, and Stutts.
Monora's father (Thomas F. Story) was one of these Tennessee immigrants. Twins -- Monora and Eudora -- were born to him in May, 1859. Tragically, their Irish-born mother (Biddie Story) died in July, 1859, six weeks after giving birth.
Burial locations for Thomas F. and Biddie Story are unknown in 2021.
Monora and Lutheria resettled (c1915) near Lexington, Lee Co., TX. Ultimately, Monora died at age 93 while visiting a daughter in Galena Park, TX.
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