Rebecca (Colson) Wren (1866 - 1947)

Born 11 Jan 1866 in Greene County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Bates Wren — married 16 Dec 1881 in Iola, Grimes, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1947 at age 81 in Iola, Grimes, Texas

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Biography

Rebecca "Becky" Colson Wren was born in 1866 in Greene County, Mississippi to John Morgan Colson and Catherine Anne Fitzgerald. She died in 1947 in Iola, Grimes County, Texas and is buried at Zion Cemetery there. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Francis Bates Wren on 16 Dec 1881 in Iola, Grimes County, TX. ^[3]

Research Notes

1900 Grimes County, TX census: ^[4]

Frank B Wren Head Male 40 Alabama

Rebecca Wren Wife Female 34 Mississippi

Joseph J Wren Son Male 17 Texas

Edward J Wren Son Male 15 Texas

Davis W Wren Son Male 13 Texas

William L Wren Son Male 11 Texas

Thomas H Wren Son Male 8 Texas

Virginia B Wren Daughter Female 6 Texas

Dona A Wren Daughter Female 4 Texas

Bryant H Wren Son Male 1 Texas

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39J-7PG : 20 February 2021), Rebecca Wren, 19 Apr 1947; citing certificate number 16610, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,598.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 January 2021), memorial page for Rebecca “Becky” Colson Wren (11 Jan 1866–19 Apr 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #42898733, citing Zion Cemetery, Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Eleanor Colson (contributor 46550010) .
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXG8-74W : 10 March 2021), F B Wren and Rebecca Colson, 15 Dec 1881; citing Grimes, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,006,509.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GX-BN7 : accessed 26 August 2021), Rebecca Wren in household of Frank B Wren, Justice Precinct 2, Grimes, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 11A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,640.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJV-4TC : 20 February 2021), Rebecca Colson in household of Jno Colson, Precinct 2, Washington, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 143, sheet 99B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,331.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HTK3-8MM : accessed 26 August 2021), Rebecca Wren in household of Claud Wren, Precinct 2, Grimes, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 6B, line 81, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2334; FHL microfilm 2,342,068.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWV1-28S : 29 January 2020), Rebecca Wren in household of Claude W Wren, Justice Precinct 2, Grimes, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93-6, sheet 4B, line 80, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4047.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Becky Santos for creating WikiTree profile Colson-181 through the import of Crouch Family.ged on Jul 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Becky and others.