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Lee Manson Causey (1894 - 1980)

Lee Manson (Manson) "L M" Causey
Born in Hill, Texas, United Statesmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 21 Feb 1915 in Oxien, Texasmap
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Father of , , , , , [private son (1920s - 1930s)], and
Died at age 86 in Hewitt, McLennan, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lee Manson Causey was born in April 1894 in Hill County, Texas. His parents were Nathan Henry Causey (1869-1899) and Mary Jane Doster (1876-1954).

His father died when he was only age 7. A year later in 1900, he and two younger sisters were living with their maternal grandparents, Nathan and Serena Doster in Hill County.[1]

By 1910 his mother had remarried, and they were living with his step-father, Will J. Sherrard, in Hill County.[2]

Manson married Novella McKissack (1897-1972) on 21 February 1915. Their 8 children included:

  1. Mary Sue Causey (1915–1915)
  2. Yeates Welton Causey (1917–1961)
  3. Troy Elmer Causey (1919–1998)
  4. Tonita Mae Causey Berry (1920–1970)
  5. Henry Elvis Causey (1922–1996)
  6. Lee Merton Causey (1927–1937)
  7. Genean Causey Bridger (1932–2020)
  8. Addie Faye Causey McBurney (1934–2003)

When he registered for the World War One military draft at age 23, he was married with one child. They were farming in Hill County, Texas. Lee was described as tall and slender with dark hair and dark eyes.[3]

By 1920 they were living in Runnels County, Texas and working a farm that they rented.[4]. They were still renting the farm through 1940.[5], [6]

About 2 years after his wife died in 1972, Lee moved to Hewitt, McLennan, Texas.[7]

He passed away at age 86 in October 1980 in Hewitt and was buried in Talpa Cemetery, Talpa, Coleman County, Texas.[8], [9], [10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G5-Z84 : 30 November 2021), Mansen Causey in entry for Nathan Doster, 1900.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2M2-12N : accessed 27 April 2023), Manson Causey in household of Will J Sherrard, Justice Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 164, sheet 20A, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1564; FHL microfilm 1,375,577.
  3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXT-SRG : 24 December 2021), L M Causey, 1917-1918.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9N-X8K : accessed 27 April 2023), Lee M Causey, Runnels, Texas, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HJ6B-K3Z : accessed 27 April 2023), L M Cansey, Precinct 1, Runnels, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 6A, line 20, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2387; FHL microfilm 2,342,121.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K43W-MVP : Tue Apr 04 04:23:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Lee M Causey and Tonita Causey, 1940.
  7. ↑ Obituary: San Angelo Standard-Times newspaper; San Angelo, Texas; Published 01 November 1980; Page 2, Column 2 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/787680702/
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57245698/lee-manson-causey : accessed 27 September 2021), memorial page for Lee Manson Causey (16 Apr 1894–30 Oct 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57245698, citing Talpa Cemetery, Talpa, Coleman County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Diane McBurney Ferguson (contributor 48181019) .
  9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJ3-G6P : 10 January 2021), Lee Causey, Oct 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  10. ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982; Month Range: Oct-Dec; Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Grandpa had a way with animals, people and flower and veg. gardens. He never raised a voice or hand to his dogs. He had a border collie, named Lady and later he took our collie, Bullet in as his own. He had trained them to let him know if there was danger around the sheep, Lady would tree the coon and Bullet would go get Grandpa. Someone stole Lady, she was seen in Ballinger one day and and Grandpa went to bring her home. She was skiddish and tried to hide from him. Someone had mistreated Lady, but Grandpa was able to win her affection and trust back.

His flower and veg. gardens are vivid in my mind, he had such a green thumb. Grandpa loved to play domino's and had a friend, Pat Murphy, who would come over every weekend to play. Dad was in the Air Force, so we moved around a lot, Grandpa would keep their score on the door facing so they could resume playing when we were back. Grandpa lived with us in his later years, he was fun, entertaining to say the least. He had a large garden in our back yard and would take vegetables to the neighbors, he just knocked on the back door and left them on the patio. He did not like to be sticky, so mom would eat honey over his head and freak him out. Mom was his baby girl and last child. She asked him one day why did they have so many children, especially during the depression, his answer was "which one should we have not had, the last one"! His pet name for mom was "sugar foot' and mine was "Princess". There are so many memories , but best of all he was my grandpa and I was his Princess.

posted 17 Apr 2022 by Diane (McBurney) Ferguson   [thank Diane]
Diane (McBurney) Ferguson
Lee Manson Causey Ventures to West Texas, by Clara Sue McKissack (Sister-in-law)

On Oct.11, 1914 Manson Causey, a vigorous youth of 20 years, tall, handsome and sturdily built, with black curly hair, heeded Horace Greely, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country." Crops had been layed by at his home near Hillsboro, in Hill Co., Texas. He had received a letter from an old acquaintance telling him of his love for the country, and extending an invitation for him to come to Runnels County. he made a decision to venture west on the train. Jobs would be awaiting him--snowy--white fields of cotton producing a bale of cotton to the acre."

This memory of Clara's is 4 typed pages, if anyone is interested in the rest of the story, feel free to contact me. Profile manager: Diane Ferguson

posted 17 Apr 2022 by Diane (McBurney) Ferguson   [thank Diane]
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