William Taylor Wolverton and Emma Marie Basinger

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Husband William Taylor Wolverton

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           Born: 28 Nov 1898 - Hearne, Robertson County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 6 Jul 1931 - Rankin, Ellis County, TX
         Buried:  - Elm Branch Cemetery, Bardwell, Ellis County, TX

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         Father: William Mack (Mackey) Wolverton
         Mother: Mary Drucilla (Cilla) Vinson

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       Marriage: 10 Jun 1917

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Wife Emma Marie Basinger

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           Born: 7 Dec 1893 - Ellis County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 25 Oct 1956 - Dallas County, TX
         Buried:  - Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, TX

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Children

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1 F Corrine Wolverton

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           Born: 18 Jul 1918 - Ellis County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 1995
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Henry Harbrect

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2 F Edith Isabelle Wolverton

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           Born: 1920
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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3 F Betty June Wolverton

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           Born: 4 Dec 1931 - Rankin, Ellis County, TX
       Baptized: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1985 - Grayson County, TX
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County, TX

         Spouse: Robert Parker Robardey
           Marr: 1950

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General Notes: Husband - William Taylor Wolverton

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF24922

from Carl Wolverton

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103941208

Birth: Nov. 28, 1897
Hearne
Robertson County
Texas, USA
Death: Jul. 6, 1931
Rankin
Ellis County
Texas, USA

William was the 4th child of Mary Drucilla Vinson by her first husband William Mack Wolverton. Their other children were Walter Snead (b.1890), Daniel Hubert (b. 1892), and Bertha (b.1895). His parents married in Limestone County in 1889 and had been married 11 years when they divorced on Dec 1, 1900. His father Mack was married two or three more times, eventually settling down in New Orleans with his last wife who gave Mack his fifth child in 1912 who was named William Thomas Wolverton. Taylor's mother Drucilla married a second time to her first cousin Walter Thomas Vinson and they moved to Ellis County about 1904.

Taylor and his sister Bertha married two children of Jake Basinger and Lillie Kelly. Bertha married John Basinger and on June 10, 1917 Taylor married Emma Marie Basinger.

They had the following children:

1) Corrine (b. 1918)
2) Edith Isabelle (b. 1920)
3) Betty June (b. 1931)

Taylor died of a ruptured appendix in June 1931 prior to the birth of Betty June. Emma then married William S. Baisden of Rankin between 1931 and 1835. She lived in Dallas and died in 1956 and is buried in Restland Cemetery.

Family links:
Parents:
William Mack Wolverton (1874 - 1946)
Mary Drucilla Vinson Wolverton Vinson (1873 - 1926)

Spouse:
Emma Marie Basinger Baisden (1893 - 1956)*

Children:
Betty June Wolverton Robardey (1931 - 1985)*

Siblings:
Walter Sneed Wolverton (1890 - 1959)*
Daniel Hubert Wolverton (1892 - 1957)*
Bertha Lillian Wolverton Basinger (1895 - 1989)*
William Taylor Wolverton (1897 - 1931)
Irene Vinson Roberts (1909 - 1941)**
William Thomas Wolverton (1912 - 1981)**
Walter Coy Vinson (1912 - 1979)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Inscription:
Taylor was buried in the Bardwell (Elm Branch) Cemetery according to his death certificate. He likely never had a permanent marker placed at his grave and his grave location is unknown

Burial:
Elm Branch Cemetery
Bardwell
Ellis County
Texas, USA

Created by: William Gorman
Record added: Jan 21, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103941208

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General Notes: Wife - Emma Marie Basinger

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF24924

from Carl Wolverton - has birthdate of 28 Mar 1895 and death as Dec 1972

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103827062

Birth: Dec. 7, 1893
Ellis County
Texas, USA
Death: Oct. 25, 1956
Dallas County
Texas, USA

Emma was the fourth child of Jacob Cleveland Basinger and Nancy Elizabeth Allman. She was born in Rogers, Arkansas. Her parents moved to the Rankin/Byrd area of Ellis County between 1910 and 1915. Emma was married twice. She married first on June 10, 1917 to William Taylor Wolverton. They had the following children:

1) Corrine (b. 1918)
2) Edith Isabelle (b. 1920)
3) Betty June (b. 1931)

Taylor died of a ruptured appendix in June 1931 prior to the birth of Betty June. He was buried in Elm Branch, Cemetery near Bardwell.

Emma then married William S. Baisden of Rankin between 1931 and 1835. He was 13 years her senior and had already raised five children by his first wife Lilly B. Kelly. In 1940 William, Emma and 8 year old Betty June were living in Nacogdoches, Texas where he worked for the WPA.

About 1944, William and Emma moved to #1 Nonesuch Lane in Dallas where they lived on the Neiman Marcus Estate and William worked as a gardner and caretaker. After Emma died in 1956, William moved to Killeen where he lived with his son W.J. and Bonnie Baisden.


Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Cleveland Basinger (1858 - 1924)
Nancy Elizabeth Allman Basinger (1868 - 1942)

Spouses:
William Taylor Wolverton (1897 - 1931)
William Samuel Baisden (1880 - 1958)*

Children:
Betty June Wolverton Robardey (1931 - 1985)*

Siblings:
Emma Marie Basinger Baisden (1893 - 1956)
John C. Basinger (1896 - 1982)*
William Thomas Basinger (1898 - 1975)*
Harry Jay Basinger (1900 - 1985)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Restland Memorial Park
Dallas
Dallas County
Texas, USA
Plot: Garden of Devotion

Created by: William Gorman
Record added: Jan 20, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103827062

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Notes: Marriage

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FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF7302

from Carl Wolverton

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103941208

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