Louis Kendrick Geurin (1854 - 1933)

Born 14 May 1854 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States

Biography

L. K. (or Ken) as he was commonly called was born in Cleveland, Tennessee, May 14, 1854. His father died while he was in his infancy. His mother with her children moved to Parker County, Texas in 1856. In 1860 she married the Rev. Mr. Tyler (John Tyler), a Primitive Baptist minister, and in 1863, they moved four miles northeast of St. Jo, Texas to the place which is so commonly known as Tyler Bluff (also called Tyler Ridge), in fact, the place derived its name from Mr. Tyler on this place, on this place Ken grew to manhood.

At the age of 25, he was married to Miss Anna Morgan, of another pioneer family, who lived in the same community, near the head of Burcham branch.

To this union was born 10 children, all of whom seven are living, and were all blessed with the privilege of being at the burial of their father. They are: Mrs. Ida Vaughn, Memphis, Tx., George of Nacona, Tx., Bill of Healdton, Lester of St. Jo, Mrs. Nina Grover of Bonita, Tx., Mrs. Augusta Youngblood of Okmulgee, Okla., Mrs. Bethena Rayner of St. Jo. The children who preceded their father and mother in death are: Andrew, the oldest of the children who died 7 or 8 years ago, James and Frank who died while in childhood (their mother died in November, 1930). Two brothers and one sister: the Rev. George Geurin who lives near Oil City, Okla., James of Berwyn, Okla., and Mrs. Lavina Wright, widow of the late George Wright, of the Creel community and is a twin sister to the deceased. Only one brother was able to be at the funeral on account of illness and other infirmatives which usually accompany people when they get old.

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 March 2018), memorial page for Louis Kendrick “Ken” Geurin (14 May 1854–15 Jan 1933), Find A Grave Memorial no. 43039347, citing Mountain Creek Cemetery, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Gragg (contributor 47154306) .