Thomas Theodore Middleton (1882 - 1967)

Born 1882 in Aurora, Wise, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Son of Charles Cephus Middleton and Mary Jane (Breeze) Middleton

Husband of Minnie Blanche (Gibson) Middleton — married 27 May 1908 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 1967 at about age 85 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Thomas Theodore was born in 1882 Wise Tx. He was part Cherokee through Francis Eddings Full blood. He had about 9 siblings. One sister was blind. After his mother [Mary Jane Breeze] died, his father remarried to Nancy J McLain Daniels who had about 11 children by her marriage to Jesse Evert Daniel. Tom left home early and led an adventurous life. He worked for a while at Will Rogers fathers Ranch and had a little cowboy boot with his name on it that Will had carved for him. Some times in the early days he and Minnie and the kids as they came along, lived in tents and traveled a lot, often by horse and wagon. He registered for the draft in 1918 at which time he was married and living in Atlee, Ok. He was described as average height, stout,with blue eyes and dark hair. In 1920, he was living with his wife Minnie and his three children in Ranger Eastland Texas and working as a teamster on the oilfields. He was at times a Professional Gambler, he owned a poolhall and one or two cafes, one of which called "Uncle Toms' Cabin" was in Ridgecrest Calif. Did a little bootlegging during prohibition for which he served some jail time. He was always well liked and the family was allowed to take him out for pic nics that is where he learned to make "jail house" chili. He was a good story teller, loved to play cards, cribbage and dominos. He was a salesman for Raleigh tobacco and drove a modil T. Finally they settled down in Bakersfield,Ca 1307 Chamberlain Ave where he kept a large garden with fruit and nut trees. His brother George H, his wife Bessie L (who was a widow by 1963) and son George H Jr.(wife Hazel) lived next to him and I believe the Coffee's on the other side were some relation as well but not certain on that. Failing health caused them to move to Garden Grove Calif nearer to Daughters Myrtle and Opal. He passed away in 1967 having lived from the time of horse back travel to rocketships.

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Sherry Holston GEDmatch GR4297284 and her 3rd cousin GEDmatch T127690. Their MRCAs are their 2nd great grandparents Charles Cephus Middleton and Mary Jane Breeze. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.8, based on sharing 71 cM across 6 segments.

Sources

• Personal knowledge, my Great grandfather. We visited every summer.
• Residence New Date: 1920

Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA [[Family Search 1882-1967 • LR7V-BM7​, Birth 19 April 1882 Aurora, Wise, Texas, United States,

• Name: Thomas Middleton

Spouse Name: Minnie Gibson Marriage Date: 27 May 1908 Marriage Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Notes: From Oklahoma County Marriage Records 1889-1951 Book 11, Pg 614

Death 12 July 1967 Orange, Los Angeles, California, United States, Residence 1910 Census Brown Township, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States, Other (Military Draft Registration) from 1917 to 1918 Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States, Residence 1920 Census Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States, Residence 1930 Census Miller Township, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States, Other (Citizenship) United States]] with Opal and Allene, Odes Lived nearby.

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Cromwell, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03331; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 67-4

Home in 1940: Cromwell, Seminole, Oklahoma Inferred Residence in 1935: Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma

• Source Citation

Place: Orange; Date: 12 Jul 1967; Social Security: 568266967 Source Information

Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Description confirms mothers maiden name Breeze

• Tom Theodore MiddletonU.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 1920 United States Federal Census

Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T625_1797

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4Y-LXS : 26 November 2014), Thomas T Middleton, 12 Jul 1967; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDJ-V2J : 24 August 2019), Tom Theodor Middleton, 1917-1918.
• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

California Bakersfield 1963 Bakersfield, California, City Directory, 1963 1307 Chamberlain Ave