Oran Goran Rowntree

Male 1892 - 1966  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Oran Goran Rowntree was born on 16 Mar 1892 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA (son of Robert Flack Rowntree, Sr and Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith); died on 23 Sep 1966 in Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Salesman Hans Johnson Auto Supply
    • Residence: 1900, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Ward 7
    • Residence: 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Ward 9
    • Residence: 1920, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Precinct 29
    • Residence: 1930, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Oak Cliff Cemetery

    Oran married Opal Winston about 1912 in Texas, USA. Opal was born on 21 Nov 1895 in Texas, USA; died on 21 Feb 1987 in Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lewis Winston Rowntree was born on 3 Sep 1915 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; died on 28 Jun 2006 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    2. Jeannette Rowntree was born on 23 Jan 1921 in Texas, USA; died on 17 Apr 2013 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Flack Rowntree, SrRobert Flack Rowntree, Sr was born on 9 Dec 1846 in Manor, Travis, Texas, USA (son of James Lewis Rowntree, Sr and Musidora Flack); died on 20 Jul 1893 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; was buried in 1893 in Llano, Llano, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Travis County, Texas, USA
    • Education: 1870, Tennessee, USA; Studied Law, lived with Aunt Susanah (Emily Jane)
    • Residence: 1870, Bluffton, Llano, Texas, USA
    • Occupation: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Llano County, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
    • Fact 1: 1883, Llano County, Texas, USA; Visited by Rufus Alonzo Parks and his daughter

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Llano City Cemetery

    Robert married Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith on 4 May 1881 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Felix Ezell Smith, Sr and Mary Sophronia Mann) was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Betty Alma SmithElizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA (daughter of Felix Ezell Smith, Sr and Mary Sophronia Mann); died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: Leaseholder on Land for Prairie Mountain School
    • Residence: 1860, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
    • Education: Abt 1875, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Mary Sharp College
    • Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
    • Residence: 1900, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Ward 7
    • Residence: 1907, Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; 423 W 10th
    • Residence: 1910, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Ward 9
    • Residence: 1920, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; Precinct 29

    Notes:

    Aunt "Tennie" McBee also buried in this cemetery. She is also living with Betty in 1910


    Buried:
    Oak Cliff Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Smyth Rowntree was born on 8 Jun 1882 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 16 May 1964 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 1964 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
    2. Musidore A Rowntree was born on 4 Jun 1885 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 27 Jul 1974 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA; was buried in 1974 in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    3. Harold Lewis Hal Rowntree, Sr was born on 16 Dec 1887 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 29 Jun 1962 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1962 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.
    4. Herbert Rowntree was born on 7 Jan 1889 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 20 Feb 1967 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1967 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    5. Robert Flack Rowntree, Jr was born on 23 Oct 1889 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 31 Aug 1909 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA; was buried in 1909 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    6. 1. Oran Goran Rowntree was born on 16 Mar 1892 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; died on 23 Sep 1966 in Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Lewis Rowntree, SrJames Lewis Rowntree, Sr was born on 1 Feb 1806 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Hart Rowntree and Mary Gilbert); died on 13 Apr 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: 14 Children with Musidora; 9 with Martha
    • Family Search ID: MV7V-ZFB
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From South Carolina
    • Residence: Between 1825 and 1836, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; On land purchased from his father
    • Fact 1: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Residence: 1830, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    • Relocated: 1836, Alabama, USA; From Tennessee
    • Relocated: 1838, Milam County, Texas, USA; From Alabama
    • Fact 1: Abt 1842, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; Attended treatysigning regarding Indians with Sam Houston
    • Residence: 1846, Travis, Texas, USA; Texas Poll List 1846
    • Residence: 1850, Travis County, Texas, USA
    • Relocated: 1851, Oatmeal, Burnet, Texas, USA
    • Occupation: Between 1860 and 1880, Oatmeal, Burnet, Texas, USA; Store keeper and postmaster
    • Residence: 1870, Burnet County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3
    • Residence: 15 Jun 1880, Burnet County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3 and 8
    • Fact 1: 1883, Burnet County, Texas, USA; Visited by grandson Rufus from Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources have Feb 1 birthdate; other list Feb 7
    Some sources have him born in North Carolina


    Buried:
    Old Burnet Cemetery

    James married Musidora Flack on 4 Dec 1825 in Tennessee, USA. Musidora (daughter of Thomas Flack and Susannah Daugherty) was born on 4 Oct 1807 in Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Nov 1849 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA; was buried in 1849 in Canton City Cemetery, Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Musidora Flack was born on 4 Oct 1807 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Thomas Flack and Susannah Daugherty); died on 1 Nov 1849 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA; was buried in 1849 in Canton City Cemetery, Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: 27SV-5GN
    • Residence: Between 1825 and 1836, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    • Relocated: 1836, Alabama, USA
    • Relocated: 1838, Milam County, Texas, USA

    Children:
    1. Thomas Flack Rowntree was born on 29 Mar 1828 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Apr 1849 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA.
    2. William Alexander Rowntree, Sr was born on 30 May 1829 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Mar 1864 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA; was buried in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.
    3. Mary Ann Rowntree was born on 8 Oct 1830 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1888 in Tennessee, USA.
    4. Susan Lucinda Rowntree was born on 30 Nov 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Apr 1838 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Rufus Flack Rowntree was born on 6 Mar 1833 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Nov 1849 in Tennessee, USA.
    6. James Columbus Rowntree was born on 4 Jun 1834 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Sep 1839 in Tennessee, USA.
    7. Martha Ann Rowntree was born on 18 Feb 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Oct 1933 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA; was buried in 1933 in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.
    8. Musadore Louisa Rowntree was born on 31 Oct 1837 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Nov 1921 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA; was buried on 12 Nov 1921 in Burnet City Cemetery, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA.
    9. Thomas Rowntree was born in 1840 in Texas, USA; died in 1849 in Texas, USA.
    10. Amanda Melvina Rountree was born on 29 Jan 1842 in Milam County, Texas, USA; died on 19 May 1902 in Burnet County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1902 in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA.
    11. Elvira Melvina Rowntree was born on 10 Mar 1845 in Milam County, Texas, USA; died on 20 Feb 1936 in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA; was buried on 21 Feb 1936 in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA.
    12. 2. Robert Flack Rowntree, Sr was born on 9 Dec 1846 in Manor, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 20 Jul 1893 in Loyal Valley, Llano, Texas, USA; was buried in 1893 in Llano, Llano, Texas, USA.
    13. Josephine Rowntree was born on 22 May 1848 in Manor, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 8 Jan 1933 in Oatmeal, Burnet, Texas, USA; was buried on 9 Jan 1933 in Oatmeal, Burnet, Texas, USA.

  3. 6.  Felix Ezell Smith, SrFelix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA (son of Reverend William Stark Smith, Jr and Nancy A Rowntree); died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Baptist Minister
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Relocated: 1851, Travis, Texas, USA; Located near Bluff Springs
    • Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
    • Military Service: Between 1863 and 1865, Texas, USA; Lt Smith of Capt WHD Carrington's Co Calvary near Rio Grande
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
    • Occupation: Between 1874 and 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 14th State Assembly Member
    • Occupation: Between 1879 and 1881, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 16th State Assembly Member
    • Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6
    • Fact 1: 1883, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; Visited by Rufus Alonzo Parks
    • Occupation: Between 1883 and 1887, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 19th State Assembly Member
    • Occupation: 1889, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; 21st State Assembly Member

    Notes:

    Member of TX Legislature, farmer. Lived near Bluff Springs, TX, 7 mi south of Austin. Served in confederate side, Civil War Mississippi Dept. During legislature introduced bill to build Austin capitol building. Owned much farm acreage (2000 Acres), prominent Mason.


    Buried:
    Family Cemetery

    Felix married Mary Sophronia Mann on 23 Oct 1856 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr and Elizabeth M Turner) was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Sophronia Mann was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr and Elizabeth M Turner); died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Relocated: 1858, Travis, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 4
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
    • Residence: 1880, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 6

    Notes:

    Per Encyclopedia of Texas, 10 children, all of whom were graduates of Univ of TX


    Buried:
    Family Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Betty Alma Smith was born on 20 Aug 1857 in Travis County, Texas, USA; died on 1 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 2 Apr 1926 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Hart Rowntree was born on 27 Mar 1778 in Fairforest, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA (son of Richardson Rountree and Mildred Hart); died on 15 Jul 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1828 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 06-00009-01
    • Reference Number: 07-00027-01
    • Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From South Carolina
    • Occupation: Between 1810 and 1828, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Operated a Tavern
    • Will: 1819, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA; Lists in Father's estate
    • Fact 1: 1820, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; Help Establish the town
    • Residence: 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Lynchburg, now Moore TN
    • Will: 9 Apr 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Bethel Cemetery

    Thomas married Mary Gilbert on 11 Mar 1804 in South Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of James Gilbert) was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Gilbert was born on 11 May 1787 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of James Gilbert); died on 5 Apr 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1815 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: Abt 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; From SC

    Notes:




    Buried:
    Old Bethel Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Catherine C Rowntree was born on 10 Jun 1803 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1867 in Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 4. James Lewis Rowntree, Sr was born on 1 Feb 1806 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1888 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
    3. Mildred Rowntree was born on 19 Sep 1809 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Elizabeth Betsy Rowntree was born on 6 Apr 1811 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1850 in Tennessee, USA.
    5. Nancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

  3. 10.  Thomas Flack was born on 5 Mar 1768 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Flack and Jane McCuistion); died on 16 Jun 1857 in Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: LDK4-VRH
    • Fact 1: 1802, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in mother's will
    • Residence: 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Subdivision 2

    Thomas married Susannah Daugherty on 15 Dec 1802 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. Susannah was born in 1776 in North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jun 1850 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susannah Daugherty was born in 1776 in North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jun 1850 in Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: LZW7-R89
    • Residence: 1850, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Subdivision 2

    Notes:

    There are some sources that list Philip Flack as her father.
    Is this an adoption perhaps?

    Children:
    1. 5. Musidora Flack was born on 4 Oct 1807 in Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Nov 1849 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA; was buried in 1849 in Canton City Cemetery, Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA.

  5. 12.  Reverend William Stark Smith, JrReverend William Stark Smith, Jr was born on 9 Mar 1797 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA (son of William Stark Smith, Sr and Mary Smith); died on 1 Jan 1876 in Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Family Search ID: L4Q4-2DW
    • Occupation: Baptist Minister
    • Will: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned as sharing land with Thomas Rowntree in his will
    • Will: 1830, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; fm TN
    • Occupation: 1853, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Postmaster
    • Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5

    Notes:

    Friend of Andrew Jackson. See "The Lone Star State" p 261, published Lewis Publishing Chicago 1893. Biographical history of several TX counties.

    Buried:
    Smith -Medearis Cemetery

    Died:
    Onion Creek

    William married Nancy A Rowntree on 27 Oct 1827 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Hart Rowntree and Mary Gilbert) was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Nancy A RowntreeNancy A Rowntree was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Thomas Hart Rowntree and Mary Gilbert); died on 29 Apr 1876 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1876 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 06-00014-02
    • Fact 1: 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's will
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Relocated: 1851, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
    • Residence: 1870, Travis, Texas, USA; Precinct 5
    • Will: 9 Mar 1876, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    6 other children. 2 sons planters in Travis CO. Four daughters, all married to men of high standing.

    Buried:
    Smith -Medearis Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 6. Felix Ezell Smith, Sr was born on 10 Aug 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Mar 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in 1890 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.

  7. 14.  Matthew Robinson Mann, Sr was born on 18 Sep 1796 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA (son of Robert Mann and Jane Robinson); died on 14 Dec 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • AFN: TJ8G-PB
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Fact 1: Oct 1796; Mother died when he was 3 wks old
    • Residence: 1830, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    • Land: 30 May 1832, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Owl Hollow
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1860, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1870, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2

    Notes:

    of Virginia. His mother died when he was 3 weeks, and his father died a few years later, so he was left an orphan while young


    Buried:
    Turner Cemetery

    Matthew married Elizabeth M Turner on 25 Mar 1825 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain John Turner and Mary Judith Robertson) was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth M Turner was born on 6 Dec 1805 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Captain John Turner and Mary Judith Robertson); died on 2 Sep 1876 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1876 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 06-00016-02
    • Residence: 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Will: 12 Jan 1850, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Residence: 1860, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2
    • Residence: 1870, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; District 2

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Twin for Martha E

    Buried:
    Turner Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Sophronia Mann was born on 18 Apr 1838 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Nov 1916 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in 1916 in Bluff Springs, Travis, Texas, USA.