Della D. "Dovie" Waller was the daughter of William Thomas Waller and Mary Willey. She was born Feb 20, 1856 Charlotte, Dickson Co., TN and died Nov 29, 1927 Crockett, Houston Co., TX.

Descendants of Della D. "Dovie" Waller

Generation No. 1

1. Della D. "Dovie" Waller (William Thomas23, David George22, Jonas Bridgewater21, Zachariah20, John19, Thomas18, Thomas17, Edmund16, Thomas15, William14, Robert13, Richard12, John11, Richard10, John9, Thomas8, Thomas7, Thomas6, Henry5, Walter4 Waller(Wallur), William3, Henry2, John1 Waller) was born 20 Feb 1856 in Charlotte, Dickson County, TN, and died 29 Nov 1927 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

She married (1) Samuel Lee (S.L.) Yates 03 Jan 1877 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN, son of John Yates and Barbary Furbush. He was born Nov 1849 in VA, and died Bef. 1894 in Grapeland, Houston Co., TX.

She married (2) Samuel H. Rook 15 Jul 1903 in Crockett, Houston County, TX, son of Frederick Rook and Anna Alexander. He was born 10 Feb 1844 in Trinity Co., TX, and died 21 Feb 1918 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

More About Della D. "Dovie" Waller:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Houston County, TX

More About Samuel Lee (S.L.) Yates:
Burial: Hays Springs Cemetery, Grapeland, TX

More About Samuel H. Rook:
Burial: Douglas Family Cem. on Greb Farm, Houston Co., TX

Children of Della Waller and Samuel Yates are:
+ 2 i. Partha Della (Dorothy/P.D.)25 Yates, born Nov 1877 in Charlotte, Dickson County, TN; died 18 Nov 1911 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX.

+ 3 ii. Ida Yates, born 03 Feb 1879 in Charlotte, Dickson County, TN; died 24 May 1960 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX.

+ 4 iii. Lee Roy Yates, born 16 Feb 1881 in Hughes Branch, Houston Co., TX; died 18 Jan 1934 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

+ 5 iv. Eddie Yates, born 03 Jun 1887 in Hughes Branch, Houston Co., TX; died 05 Apr 1974 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

6 v. L.C. Yates, born 12 May 1892 in Weches, Houston Co., TX; died 03 Nov 1968 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. He married Serena Alma Story 05 Aug 1922 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 13 Mar 1904 in Ash, Houston County, TX; died 15 Oct 1972 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.


Generation No. 2

2. Partha Della (Dorothy/P.D.) Yates was born Nov 1877 in Charlotte, Dickson County, TN, and died 18 Nov 1911 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX. She married James Stafford Reid/Reed 31 Jul 1895 in Crockett, Houston County, TX, son of Charles Reid and Catherine Rook. He was born 02 May 1870 in Livingston, Polk Co., TX, and died 05 Jun 1945 in Jim Smith Hospital, Crockett, Houston County, TX.

More About Partha Della (Dorothy/P.D.) Yates:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Houston Co., TX

More About James Stafford Reid/Reed:
Burial: Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX

Children of Partha Yates and James Reid/Reed are:
7 i. James Franklin (Frank) Reed, born 08 Oct 1896 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 29 Jan 1918 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

More About James Franklin (Frank) Reed:
Burial: Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX

8 ii. Ida Mae Reed, born 27 Sep 1898 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 19 Nov 1963 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. She married George Jeffrey Hargrove 03 Oct 1913 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 15 May 1883 in Lacomb, LA; died 19 Mar 1967 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

More About Ida Mae Reed:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX

More About George Jeffrey Hargrove:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX

9 iii. Alice Della Reed, born Sep 1900 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died Sep 1903 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX.

10 iv. Samuel Roy Reed, born 13 Sep 1903 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 06 Jun 1980 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. He married Myrtle Lou Jones 25 Jan 1925 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 24 Feb 1910 in Morrison Chapel, Leon Co., TX..


11 v. David Duncan Reed, born 06 Jan 1908 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 10 Jul 1981 in Payson, Gila Co., AZ. He married Gussie Lois Manning 03 Nov 1928 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 27 Oct 1907 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt Co., TX; died Unknown.


12 vi. Charles Stokes Reed, born 14 Nov 1911 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 31 Jan 1988 in Houston Co., TX. He married Edwina Willis 17 Nov 1932 in Latexo, Houston County, TX; born 09 Sep 1916 in Latexo, Houston Co., TX; died 14 Dec 2001 in Houston Co., TX.

More About Charles Stokes Reed:
Burial: Latexo Cemetery, Latexo, Houston Co., TX

More About Edwina Willis:
Burial: Latexo Cemetery, Latexo, Houston Co., TX


3. Ida Yates was born 03 Feb 1879 in Charlotte, Dickson County, TN, and died 24 May 1960 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX. She married (1) Wilson E. (Willie) Bell 21 Jul 1895 in Crockett, Houston County, TX, son of John Bell and Lenora ----. He was born 1874 in TN, and died Abt. 1897. She married (2) Elmon Smith Abt. 1899 in Polk County, TX. He was born Sep 1873 in Colorado. She married (3) Albert Jackson "Ab" Johnson 29 Apr 1905 in Lufkin, Angelina County, TX, son of Richard Johnson and Margaret Williamson. He was born 06 Jan 1875 in Buffalo, Leon County, TX, and died 17 Feb 1941 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX.

More About Ida Yates:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Community, Houston Co., TX

More About Albert Jackson "Ab" Johnson:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Houston Co., TX

Child of Ida Yates and Wilson Bell is:
13 i. Ida Ethel Bell, born Abt. 1897; died Abt. 1897.

More About Ida Ethel Bell:
-- FACT #1c -: Both Ida Ethel Bell and her father died with pneumonia about the same time. Ida Ethel was 8 or 9 months old at her death.


Child of Ida Yates and Elmon Smith is:
14 i. Della (Deller) Mae Smith, born Abt. 1901; died 1906.


Children of Ida Yates and Albert Johnson are:
15 i. Emma Beatrice26 Johnson, born 24 Mar 1906 in Lufkin, Angelina County, TX; died 06 Jun 1990 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX. She married (1) Edgar Crenshaw 03 Jan 1926 in Latexo, Houston County, TX; born 30 Aug 1904 in Hillsbourgh, Hill County, TX; died 27 May 1979 in Channelview, Harris County, TX. She married (2) John Craven Isbell 16 Aug 1947 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX; born 13 Sep 1873 in Pankey, Grimes County, TX; died 04 Oct 1973 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX.

More About John Craven Isbell:
Burial: 05 Oct 1973, Pankey, Grimes County, TX

16 ii. Eddie Rebecca Johnson, born 07 May 1908 in Burke, Angelina Co., TX; died 30 Jun 1975 in Conroe, Montgomery County, TX. She married Fred Cline 21 Nov 1926 in Latexo, Houston County, TX; born 19 May 1895 in Guthrie, Guthrie Co., Oklahoma Territory, OK; died 18 Feb 1984 in Grangerland, Montgomery Co.,TX.

More About Eddie Rebecca Johnson:
Burial: Conroe Memorial Park Cemetery, Conroe, Montgomery Co., TX

More About Fred Cline:
Burial: Conroe Memorial Park Cemetery, Conroe, Montgomery Co., TX

Marriage Notes for Eddie Johnson and Fred Cline:
Marriage ceremony performed by Batt Smith.

17 iii. Abbie Lee Johnson, born 17 Aug 1911 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; died 08 Dec 1964 in Nederland, Jefferson Co., TX. She married Marlin Clifton Land, Sr. 24 May 1931 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 05 May 1910 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; died 12 Oct 1963 in Houston, Harris County, TX.

More About Abbie Lee Johnson:
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX

More About Marlin Clifton Land, Sr.:
Burial: Evergreen Cem., Crockett, Houston Co., TX

18 iv. Gertrue Elizabeth Johnson, born 12 Jan 1916 in Burke, Angelina County, TX; died 06 Apr 1994 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. She married (1) Oscar (Bo) Bryan Colquitt Nichols 18 Feb 1935 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 11 Oct 1912 in Corsicana, Navarro County, TX; died 09 Mar 1961 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

19 v. Albert Edward (Jack) Johnson, born 12 Feb 1919 in Burke, Angelina Co., TX; died 15 Apr 1978 in Huffman, Harris Co., TX. He married Elsie S. Ramey 24 Jan 1940 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 14 Nov 1924 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; died 04 Apr 2004 in Bossier City, LA.

More About Albert Edward (Jack) Johnson:
Burial: Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Harris Co., TX

More About Elsie S. Ramey:
Burial: 07 Apr 2004, Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Harris Co., TX


4. Lee Roy Yates was born 16 Feb 1881 in Hughes Branch, Houston Co., TX, and died 18 Jan 1934 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. He married Emma Amanda (Madge) Gossett 21 May 1905 in Crockett, Houston County, TX, daughter of Finis Gossett and Alice Reid. She was born 14 Oct 1886 in Houston Co., TX, and died 1914 in Houston Co., TX.

More About Lee Roy Yates:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Houston Co., TX

More About Emma Amanda (Madge) Gossett:
Burial: Waller-Gossett-Brashears Cemetery - Wesley Chapel Community, Easter Land property, Houston Co., TX

Children of Lee Yates and Emma Gossett are:

20 i. Allie May Yates, born Apr 1909 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 21 May 1981 in Frontier, Michigan. She married (1) Les Robertson. She married (2) Issac Lafayette Craig 23 Sep 1924 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

21 ii. Samuel Lee (Sammy) Yeates, born 12 Sep 1911 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 06 Aug 1997 in Dallas Co., TX. He married (1) Beatrice Hardies 1942 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. He married (2) Margaret Scallons Bet. 1942 - 1970 in Houston, Harris County, Tx; died 09 Dec 1971 in Greenville, Hunt Co., TX. He married (3) Mattie Latrice Jameson 24 Jun 1973 in Quinlan, Hunt Co., TX; born 30 Jul 1916 in Blue Ridge, Collin Co., TX.

22 iii. John Latham (Johnny) Yates, Sr., born 21 Mar 1914 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 24 Oct 2005 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX. He married (1) Bessie Pearl Wise Bef. 1951. He married (2) Genevia Ursla Pritchett 03 Oct 1951 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co., TX; born 13 Mar 1917 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; died Dec 1990 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., TX.


5. Eddie Yates was born 03 Jun 1887 in Hughes Branch, Houston Co., TX, and died 05 Apr 1974 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. She married (1) Martin Jepther Somers, Sr. 31 Jul 1902 in Crockett, Houston County, TX. He was born 08 Jan 1882 in TN, and died 09 Nov 1932 in Lovelady, Houston County, TX. She married (2) Wade Crenshaw Aft. 1932, son of George Crenshaw and Mary Bobbitt. He was born 15 Jul 1889 in Hillsburough, Hill Co., TX, and died 14 Jan 1979 in Crockett, Houston County, TX.

More About Eddie Yates:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Houston Co., TX

More About Martin Jepther Somers, Sr.:
Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Houston Co., TX

More About Wade Crenshaw:
Burial: San Pedro Cemetery, Houston Co., TX

Children of Eddie Yates and Martin Somers are:

23 i. Murse Gladys Somers, born 19 Jul 1903 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK; died 05 Nov 1905 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK.

24 ii. (Boy un-named) Somers, born 29 Oct 1905 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK; died 29 Oct 1905 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK.

25 iii. David Dillard Austin Somers, born 24 Dec 1910 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX; died 10 Nov 1974 in Lufkin, Angelina Co., TX. He married Nora Emmar Dunn 14 Mar 1936 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; born 14 Jun 1904 in Crockett, Houston County, TX; died 25 May 1973 in Lufkin, Angelina Co., TX.

26 iv. Martin Jepther (Junior/June) Somers, Jr., born 10 Oct 1921 in Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK. He married Velma Street 27 May 1946 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX; born 12 Jul 1928 in Coldsprings, San Jacinto Co., TX.

27 v. Eddie I. D. Somers, born 29 Dec 1925 in Wesley Chapel, Houston Co., TX. He married Frankie Louise Johnson 05 Oct 1947 in Germany.

Source: Billie Nichols Bennett

∼First name on stone is "Davey" although most family trees seem to have her as "Dovie".