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Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp, Sr

Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp, Sr (I5097)

Male 1849 - 1917  (67 years)

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  • Name Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr 
    Relationshipwith Albert Leopold Vitter
    Birth 23 Dec 1849  DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 5151 
    Death 22 Dec 1917  South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 
     1. Walter Raleigh George Allen Tharp, Sr (current person),   b. 23 Dec 1849, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1917, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Louise Mary Brandes,   b. 14 Sep 1889, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1947, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years),  m. Bef 1906  
    Laura F. King,   b. 15 May 1852, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years),  m. 28 Jan 1869, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  
     2. Thomas Tharp,   b. Abt 1851, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
     3. Ella Tharp,   b. Abt 1853, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
     4. Ada Adeline Allen Tharp,   b. 14 Aug 1854, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1928, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Jereboam Downham Beauchamp,   b. 21 Nov 1842, Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1925, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years),  m. 5 May 1868, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  
     
    Notes 
    • [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Adelaide A. S. Haden,   b. Abt 1829, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1896, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1849  DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1947, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1906  [2
    Reference Number 26453 
    Children 
     1. Pauline Adelaide Tharp,   b. 15 Dec 1906, Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1978, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Oswald Roland Tharp,   b. 10 Oct 1910, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1996, La Marque, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. Mary Louise Tharp,   b. 1912, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2003, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. Allie Eugene Tharp,   b. 30 Sep 1915, South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1918, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1888, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1869  Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Reference Number 27190 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Tharp,   b. Jan 1870, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Jun 1880, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 10 years)
     2. Walter Raileigh Tharp, Jr.,   b. 7 Oct 1871, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1960, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Laura Tharp,   b. 15 May 1876, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1963, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Minnie Fae Tharp,   b. 28 Apr 1887, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1900, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
     5. Maurice Tharp,   b. Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
    Family ID F2090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Dec 1849 - DeSoto, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jan 1869 - Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Dec 1917 - South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Walter Raleigh Tharp, Sr 4

  • Sources 
    1. [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
      Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Document


    2. [S287] Family Database TinneyFamilyMeredithTinney.FTW.
      Date of Import: Jun 16, 2004

    3. [S1192] Ancestry.com, Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).



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