Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp, Sr (I5097)
1849 - 1917 (67 years)-
Name Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp [1, 2, 3] Suffix Sr Relationship with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 23 Dec 1849 DeSoto, Louisiana, USA [2] Gender Male Reference Number 5151 Death 22 Dec 1917 South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA [2] Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 1. Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp, Sr (current person), b. 23 Dec 1849, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA d. 22 Dec 1917, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
▻Louise Mary Brandes, b. 14 Sep 1889, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA d. 25 Apr 1947, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 57 years), m. Bef 1906
▻Laura F. King, b. 15 May 1852, Texas, USA d. 18 Mar 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 35 years), m. 28 Jan 1869, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA2. Thomas Tharp, b. Abt 1851, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA d. DECEASED 3. Ella Tharp, b. Abt 1853, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA d. DECEASED 4. Ada Adeline Allen Tharp, b. 14 Aug 1854, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA d. 1 Feb 1928, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
▻Jereboam Downham Beauchamp, b. 21 Nov 1842, Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas, USA d. 7 Nov 1925, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 82 years), m. 5 May 1868, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USANotes - [TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW]
could be Genoa TX
At his death Pauline was 11,Oswald was 7 and Mary Louise was 4 years old.
Walter must have married Louise Mary Brandeis Late in his life. He would have been about 57 years old and Louise Mary about 17 years old. It is possible that he was married before Because aunt Mary Louise and mama(Pauline) said that they had a half sister named Minnie That was older then they were.
1910 Federal Census,Harris County, Texas
Enumeration District 110
Tharp,Walter R---- head----60yrs----Contractor/Builder
Louise------------------Wife-----20yrs
Walter Jr.-------------Son------38yrs
Lou------------------Daughter In ( The information on the census given to me by Drake
Law-----34yrs Beauchamp Descendent of Thomas G. A. Tharp)
Pauline------------Daughter--2yrs
Lollie-----------Grddaugh----16
Llana-----------Grddaugh----14
Randal--------Grdson--------11
Orval---------------------------------------------------Listed as second son of Walter Jr. 1920 Census
The above Information is Proof that Walter R. Tharp was Married at least two times.
Houston,Texas city directory year 1917:Walter R Tharp,Contractor--7722 Ave. D
Walter R. Tharp was the First Mayor of South Houston,Texas early 1890.
Obit: Houston Chronicle,12-24-1917---Tharp
Walter Tharp Sr. Aged 60 years old,died at his home in South Houston Sunday Morning. Mr Tharp was the first Mayor of So Houston. He is survived by his wife and six children. The funeral was held at the family home at 10 o'clock monday morning. Rev. T. J. Browning Officiating. Interment was in the Family Burial Plot at South Houston. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Settegast & Kopf.
1880 census Ellis co. page 10 E.D.#48 father mother
occupation Born born born
Tharp Walter W M 30 M Cattle Dealer Louisiana Mississippi Alabama
La( Laura ) W F 26 W M housekeeper Texas could not make out
Walter,Jr. W M 8 S S at school Texas Louisiana Alabama
Laura W F 4 D S at home Texas Louisiana Alabama
Jackson,Mary W F 30 Sister W at home Texas Could not make out
(not sure)
Tharp Thomas W M 60 M Minister Mississippi Georgia Georgia
Adlade W F 58 W M Housekeeper Alabama Georgia Georgia
Person ID I5097 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father Thomas George Allen Tharp, b. 15 Sep 1825, Copiah, Mississippi, USA d. 3 Nov 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 63 years) Mother Adelaide A. S. Haden, b. Abt 1829, Alabama, USA d. 15 Apr 1896, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age ~ 67 years) Marriage 28 Feb 1849 DeSoto, Louisiana, USA [2] Reference Number 27191 Notes - [TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW]
Marriage of Thomas G. A. Tharp and Adelaide A. S. Haden was attested by Joseph F. Haden and J. A. Tharp and Joseph Pommall. Marriage records Desota Parish,La. Book A 1843-1860
Family ID F2091 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Louise Mary Brandes, b. 14 Sep 1889, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA d. 25 Apr 1947, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 57 years) Marriage Bef 1906 [2] Reference Number 26453 Children 1. Pauline Adelaide Tharp, b. 15 Dec 1906, Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA d. 25 Aug 1978, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 71 years) 2. Oswald Roland Tharp, b. 10 Oct 1910, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA d. 3 Sep 1996, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 85 years) 3. Mary Louise Tharp, b. 1912, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA d. 2003, Kentucky, USA (Age 91 years) 4. Allie Eugene Tharp, b. 30 Sep 1915, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA d. 13 Nov 1918, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA (Age 3 years) Family ID F2034 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Family 2 Laura F. King, b. 15 May 1852, Texas, USA d. 18 Mar 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 35 years) Marriage 28 Jan 1869 Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA [3] Reference Number 27190 Children 1. Thomas Tharp, b. Jan 1870, Texas, USA d. Bef 6 Jun 1880, Texas, USA (Age ~ 10 years) 2. Walter Raileigh Tharp, Jr., b. 7 Oct 1871, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA d. 15 Sep 1960, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 88 years) 3. Laura Tharp, b. 15 May 1876, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA d. 9 Mar 1963, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) 4. Minnie Fae Tharp, b. 28 Apr 1887, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA d. 11 Feb 1900, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 12 years) 5. Maurice Tharp, b. Texas, USA d. DECEASED Family ID F2090 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
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Event Map Birth - 23 Dec 1849 - DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Marriage - 28 Jan 1869 - Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Death - 22 Dec 1917 - South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Walter Raleigh Tharp, Sr 4
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Sources - [S470] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Document - [S287] Family Database TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW.
Date of Import: Jun 16, 2004 - [S1192] Ancestry.com, Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
- [S470] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.