The Children of Gwyn Dudley - Thomas

Children of Thomas Dudley

Son of Gwyn Dudley

Ransom "Rance" Dudley

• Ransom was born on 13 Mar 1819 in Franklin County, Virginia. In 1850 he was still living in Virginia. He enlisted in the Confederacy and his occupation was listed as "tobacco peddler". After the war he moved to Missouri where he married Julia Polk Jones. Julia was the daughter of Henry Jones and Sophia Link. Julia was also born in Franklin County, Virginia. Ransom and Julia were married on 28 Mar 1868. Ransom died on 24 Jul 1896. Julia died in 1936 at the age of 91. Below are their children.

Ransom and Julia

Sallie Lee Simmons Jones

1. John Henry Jones was born in Franklin County on 12 Jun 1864. It would seem that John was born out of wedlock while Ransom was fighting in the war. In 1870 He was living with Julia's parents in Franklin County. He married Sallie Lee Simmons, the daughter of Charles Lewis Simmons and Temperance Marten on 18 Mar 1887. They had 10 children. Sallie died from tuberculosis with pneumonia at 58 years old in 1929. John died on 13 Nov 1935.

John Henry Jones

2. James Thomas was born 11 Jun 1868 in Missouri. He married Nora Bell, daughter of William Bell on 187 Feb 1892. She was 16 and he was 25 at the time of their marriage.

James Thomas, Nora and oldest daughter Delsie

James and Nora had 7 children. 

Nora died on 9 Jan 1906. 

James died on 11 Dec 1942.

3. Benjamin Franklin Dudley was born on 8 Oct 1869. He married Lena Grace Driskell on 20 Sep 1893. They had 7 children. Benjamin died on 13 Dec 1959.

I found a few pictures of some of Benjamin's children. 

Della Dudley and husband John Deardorff

Otha Dudley and wife Nettie on their wedding day

Ortha Dudley on the left. Nickname "Dud"

4. Nancy M. was born on 4 Jun 1872. She married John Morgan Myers on 1 Nov 1899. They had one child that did not live in 1901. Nancy died on 20 Jul 1963.

Nancy M Dudley Myers

5. Stella Dudley was born on 10 Feb 1876. She married John P. Newman on 15 Nov 1899. John was born in Franklin County, Virginia. Stella and John had 6 children. Stella passed away on 9 Oct 1951.

Stella Dudley and John Newman on their wedding day

6. Virginia Lee was born on 17 Jan 1878. She married Fred H. Niederschulte on 25 Apr 1899. Fred's parents were born in Germany. Fred was born in Illinois. This couple is a bit of a puzzle. They had two children together. In 1920 they were together and Fred was working in a shoe factory. Then in 1930 Virginia is in Audrain Missouri listed as a widow. But Fred is still working in the shoe factory and living with his second wife, Dora. Virginia appears to be running the Plumers Hotel on W. Jackson Street. An interesting puzzle..... Virginia died on 27 May 1950 and her death certificate lists her as a widow. ..

7.Martha Ella was born 18 Mar 1882. She married Peter Byrd on 26 Oct 1898. Peter was born in Franklin County, Virginia, the son of James Louis Byrd. He was still in Virginia in 1880. Martha and Peter had 7 children. Martha died on 4 Jan 1945.

Martha Dudley Byrd and Peter Lewis Byrd

8. Lilburn Jarret or Jared was born on 10 Sept 1884. He married Nona Bell Moody, the daughter of Levi Moody and Ollie Nona McCowan, on 22 Aug 1909. From his draft registration cards we know he was 5 ft 6 inches tall, 186 pounds with blue gray eyes and brown hair but balding. Lilburn ran a fruit farm. Lilburn and Nona had two children. On the 1920 census he was listed as a widower then on the 1930 he was married to Mary E.. I do not know who she was. I can not find the marriage certificate etc. He died on 23 Feb 1948.

This is Rance's family.

I have two more children of Thomas to write about. 

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Pattie