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Lela Mae Ray Shook

15 Aug 1891 – 22 Mar 1926

Birth15 Aug 1891
Death22 Mar 1926
CemeteryLeesville Cemetery
Red River County , Texas , USA
Added byLawrence & Sue Dale on 10 Nov 2010
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59551549

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Lela is first found on the 1900 census for Rains County, Texas. Her parents are shown as Robert and Dixie RUY they born in Texas. Lela is shown as born in Aug 1891 The Delta County, Texas census for 1910 has Walter S. SHOOK age 32 and being married for 1 year he born in Texas and wife Lela age 18 and married for 1 year. There are no children in the home For the family in 1920 see the census for Tarrant County, Texas. Three children are shown: Arthur, Ruby and Maynon she shown as age 1-1/12 INFORMATION from Lawrence and Sue Dale: As the local story goes, this family was traveling through the area and she died. Many years later a marker was placed for her. We have not found a death certificate for her. With the addition of the maiden name as RAY, and there are some later RAY burials in the Leesville Cemetery, we are coming to a conclusion that she may have died elsewhere and that she was brought back to Leesville to be buried near distant relatives. The marker shown is not the original and was placed in the last 15 years. The Federal Census for 1930 has the remnant family in Rains County, Texas. There are 5 children shown: Arthur, Ruby, Marion, Bradford and Dollie. The Paris News (Paris TX), 2 Jun 1978, Fri, pg 4 TOWN TALK – MRS. RUBY CLARK of Dallas recently visited her nephew, Butch Shook, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie Shook, both of Powderly. While here, they traveled to Leesville Cemetery, north of Novice, and found the grave of Mrs. Clark's mother, Lela M. Shook, who died 52 years ago. This was Mrs. Clark's first visit to this area since 1948.

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