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James Monroe Geeslin
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James Monroe Geeslin 2 3 4 5
- Born: 26 Feb 1881, Center City, Hamilton County, Texas 6 7
- Marriage (1): Florence L. Langford on 4 Sep 1907 in , Mills County, Texas 1
- Died: 5 Jul 1953, Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas at age 72 6 8
- Buried: 6 Jul 1953, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Mills County, Texas 6 9
Cause of his death was coronary occlusion due to coronary sclerosis.6
General Notes:
Used the name Monroe consistently. At the time of the 1910 census, Monroe was paying a mortgage to own his farm in Mills County, Texs. It was shown as a general farm. When he registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was farming for himself in Center City, Mills County, Texas. His wife, Florence, was his nearest relative. By 1920 he owned his farm free of any mortgage. In the 1930 census, the farm was listed as a stock farm. He was a lifelong resident of Mills County, Texas.
Additional Information:
• Death Certificate Image: here .
• FindAGrave: Memorial# 52744061.
James married Florence L. Langford, daughter of Asa Langford and Rebecca Ann Morris, on 4 Sep 1907 in , Mills County, Texas.1 (Florence L. Langford was born on 18 Dec 1882 in Texas,10 died on 11 Aug 1980 in , Mills County, Texas 10 11 and was buried in Center City Cemetery, Center City, Mills County, Texas 12.)
Marriage Notes:
J. T. Weems, minister of the Gospel, Methodist Episcopal Church South, performed the marriage ceremony.
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Sources
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Mills County, Texas, Marriage Record, Book 3 , 1905-1912, page 105.
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1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll T623_1659; Page: 2 B and 3A; ED: 112. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll T624_1578; Page: 11 A; ED: 206; Image: 445. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll T625_1834; Page: 9B; ED: 167; Image: 387. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll 2377; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 654.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 37598.
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Mills County, Texas; Roll 1983491; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Certificate Number: 37598. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 52744061.
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 455-34-7526; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.
12
FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 52744066.
