Thomas Andrew Wren

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Thomas Andrew Wren

Birth
Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
11 Feb 1944 (aged 80)
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA
Burial
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Son of William Henry Wren (1831-1881) and Cemantha Lenora Tinkle (1836-1877).

Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1846-1911, page 518:
groom: Wren, Thomas A.
bride: McMillan, Wilma J.
married: 8 May 1901
recorded: marriage volume K page 322

Texas Deaths 1890-1976 (FamilySearch):
Name: Thomas Andrew Wren
Death Date: 11 Feb 1944
Death Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 81 years 11 months
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1863
Birthplace: Rutherford, Tenn.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Dk
Father's Birthplace: Dk
Mother's Name: Dk
Mother's Birthplace: Dk
Occupation: Grocer Clerk
Place of Residence: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Cemetery: East Mount
Burial Place: Greenville, Texas
Burial Date: 13 Feb 1944
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137703
Digital Film Number: 4029636
Image Number: 1235
Reference Number: cn 9096
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Greenville Morning Herald, Sat, 12 Feb 1944, page 6, T.A. Wren Dies Friday

T.A. Wren, 81, long-time Greenville resident and retired grocer clerk, died at 2:50 o'clock Friday afternoon at his family home, 3215 Cornelia street. He had been in ill health for several years and had been seriously ill for about 10 days.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Kavanaugh Methodist Church, with Rev. Harrison Baker, District Superintendent Methodist Churches, officiating, assisted by Rev. J.B. Davidson, pastor of Park Street Baptist Church. Interment will be in East Mount cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Luke Whitton, L.M. Wacasey, C.E. Arant, Jr., R.L. English, J.M. English and Kirk Pierce.

Mr. Wren was born on March 10, 1863 at Rutherford, Tenn. He came to Texas in 1894 and located in Greenville where he had since made his home. He became identified with the grocery business shortly after moving to this city and for 27 years was employed by the Moore and Jones Grocery store. He later served several years as caretaker of the Central Christian Church, retiring a few years ago on account of failing health.

In early manhood, he professed Christianity and united with the Methodist church in Tennessee and for a number of years had been a member of Kavanaugh Methodist Church here.

He was married to Miss Wilma McMillan in 1901 and to this union, five children were born.

He is survived by his widow and four children: W. Andrew Wren, Petty Officer, First Class, USN, New Orleans, La; Pfc David E. Wren, U.S. Army Air Corps stationed in England; Mrs. Edgar S. Holland, Houston; and Mrs. W.B. Smith, Galena Park; six grandchildren, Betty Lois Wren, Lindsey and Billy Smith, Norma Louise Holland, Carolyn and David Wren, Jr.; one brother, J.I. Wren, Dallas; one sister, Mrs. Dora Pope, Dallas; one nephew, J.W. Pope, Chester, Texas; and one niece, Mrs. W.W. Gaines, Del Rio. One son, J. Lindsey Wren, preceded him in death.

Brother of John Iley Wren, Eudora Adron Wren Pope, Mattie Lenora Wren Buchannon, Mary Elizabeth Wren Medling-Dumas, Lindsey Jenkins Wren, William James Wren, and Henry Elmer Wren.
Son of William Henry Wren (1831-1881) and Cemantha Lenora Tinkle (1836-1877).

Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1846-1911, page 518:
groom: Wren, Thomas A.
bride: McMillan, Wilma J.
married: 8 May 1901
recorded: marriage volume K page 322

Texas Deaths 1890-1976 (FamilySearch):
Name: Thomas Andrew Wren
Death Date: 11 Feb 1944
Death Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 81 years 11 months
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1863
Birthplace: Rutherford, Tenn.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Dk
Father's Birthplace: Dk
Mother's Name: Dk
Mother's Birthplace: Dk
Occupation: Grocer Clerk
Place of Residence: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Cemetery: East Mount
Burial Place: Greenville, Texas
Burial Date: 13 Feb 1944
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137703
Digital Film Number: 4029636
Image Number: 1235
Reference Number: cn 9096
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Greenville Morning Herald, Sat, 12 Feb 1944, page 6, T.A. Wren Dies Friday

T.A. Wren, 81, long-time Greenville resident and retired grocer clerk, died at 2:50 o'clock Friday afternoon at his family home, 3215 Cornelia street. He had been in ill health for several years and had been seriously ill for about 10 days.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Kavanaugh Methodist Church, with Rev. Harrison Baker, District Superintendent Methodist Churches, officiating, assisted by Rev. J.B. Davidson, pastor of Park Street Baptist Church. Interment will be in East Mount cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Luke Whitton, L.M. Wacasey, C.E. Arant, Jr., R.L. English, J.M. English and Kirk Pierce.

Mr. Wren was born on March 10, 1863 at Rutherford, Tenn. He came to Texas in 1894 and located in Greenville where he had since made his home. He became identified with the grocery business shortly after moving to this city and for 27 years was employed by the Moore and Jones Grocery store. He later served several years as caretaker of the Central Christian Church, retiring a few years ago on account of failing health.

In early manhood, he professed Christianity and united with the Methodist church in Tennessee and for a number of years had been a member of Kavanaugh Methodist Church here.

He was married to Miss Wilma McMillan in 1901 and to this union, five children were born.

He is survived by his widow and four children: W. Andrew Wren, Petty Officer, First Class, USN, New Orleans, La; Pfc David E. Wren, U.S. Army Air Corps stationed in England; Mrs. Edgar S. Holland, Houston; and Mrs. W.B. Smith, Galena Park; six grandchildren, Betty Lois Wren, Lindsey and Billy Smith, Norma Louise Holland, Carolyn and David Wren, Jr.; one brother, J.I. Wren, Dallas; one sister, Mrs. Dora Pope, Dallas; one nephew, J.W. Pope, Chester, Texas; and one niece, Mrs. W.W. Gaines, Del Rio. One son, J. Lindsey Wren, preceded him in death.

Brother of John Iley Wren, Eudora Adron Wren Pope, Mattie Lenora Wren Buchannon, Mary Elizabeth Wren Medling-Dumas, Lindsey Jenkins Wren, William James Wren, and Henry Elmer Wren.