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William Riley Reid
(1826-1865)
Elizabeth Maneriva McGaughy
(1836-1875)
Charles Alexander Wofford
(1856-1939)
Martha Elizabeth Reid
(1858-1940)
Luther Alexander Wofford
(1884-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mamie L. Smith

Luther Alexander Wofford 1 2 3

  • Born: 23 Nov 1884, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi 1 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Mamie L. Smith about 1908
  • Died: 29 Apr 1953, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas at age 68 5 6
  • Buried: 1 May 1953, Lockney Cemetery, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas 5 7

   Cause of his death was right sided heart failure, ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest.5

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  General Notes:

He was listed as a farmer in the 1900 census. At the time of the 1910 census, Luther, his wife, and son were living with his father in law's family in Floyd County, Texas. He was a laborer on the home farm. When Luther registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was a carpenter for Universal Ship Building Corp in Houston, Harris County, Texas. His wife, Mamie Lee, was his nearest relative. At the time of the 1920 census they were back in Floyd County, Texas, living with his father in law, but then Luther was listed as head of household. He owned his home in Lockney free of any mortgage. He was a fireman at the cotton gin. His death certificate showed he was a manufacturer, wood shop. His son Lloyd A. Wofford was the informant.

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  Additional Information:

• Alt. Birth, 23 Nov 1883. 8

• Death Certificate Image: here.

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 27513707.


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Luther married Mamie L. Smith about 1908. (Mamie L. Smith was born on 19 May 1890 in Texas,9 died on 23 Nov 1986 in , Floyd County, Texas 9 10 and was buried in Lockney Cemetery, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas 11.)


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Sources


1 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 3, Fort Bend, Texas; Roll T623_1636; Page: 5B; ED: 11. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 2, Floyd, Texas; Roll T624_1551; Page: 11 A; ED: 106; Image: 991. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1920 United States Federal Census, Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll T625_1802; Page: 11A; ED: 83; Image: 322. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Tombstone.

5 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 29927.

6 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Certificate Number: 29927. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 27513707.

8 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Harris County, Texas; Roll 1953565; Draft Board: 3. Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 456-23-9346; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1973. Repository: Ancestry.com.

10 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

11 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 27513699.


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