First Material

Biography

Genealogical Definition

PROFILE was born on DB^[1] in PB^[2] and died on DD^[3] at PD^[4]. PROFILE was the child of FN^[5] and MN^[6]. Profile married SN^[7] on DM^[8] at PM^[9]. PROFILE's residence, age, and occupation is confirmed at the times and places cited and boldfaced in the annotated US Census records listed below.

Children List

The couple had XX children, XX sons and YY daughters, ZZ of whom survived childhood. The children are listed as follows:

1. NameChild-1, male/female born on DB at PB.^[10]
   
2. NameChild-2, male/female born on DB at PB.^[11]
   
3. NameChild-3, male/female born on DB at PB.^[12]
   

Life and Times

PROFILE fully understands the true meaning of the ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times!"

Research Notes

The primary sources used in the preparation of this profile of PROFILE are valid primary sources and are deemed to be of high enough quality to justify a high degree of certainty in the genealogical definition of PROFILE. Those defining details of PROFILE that are undocumented or involve a remaining low degree of confidence include XXX, YYY, and ZZZ and all such items of uncertainty requires further research work to resolve.

Primary Sources

1. ↑ DBReftext
2. ↑ PBReftext
3. ↑ DDReftext
4. ↑ PDReftext
5. ↑ FNReftext
6. ↑ MNReftext
7. ↑ SNReftext
8. ↑ NDReftext
9. ↑ PMReftext
10. ↑ C1Reftext
11. ↑ C2Reftext
12. ↑ C3Reftext

Additional Sources

• Annoted US Census Census Record: YYYY
• Find A Grave: Memorial #XX NAME. Burial at XX. Limited to those FaG entries that are complete with a photo of an original tombstone that confirms the Profile's name and dates or years of birth and death legibly inscribed on the marker stone.

Additional Reference Information with Annotations

• Find A Grave: Memorial #XX NAME. Burial at XX. Limited to those FaG entries that are NOT complete with a photo of an original tombstone that confirms the Profile's name and dates or years of birth and death legibly inscribed on the marker stone and instead only have text or a photo of the person as a memorial.
• Credible family trees published on Ancestry.com or FamilySearch that are supported by a form of compelling evidence or referenced private family Bible or similar private source.
• Biographies gleaned from paid-for and so-called vanity publications.
• Less than reliable anecdotes, family legends, and stories that may be impossible to verify with credible sources but are nonetheless worthy of inclusion to add color to the PROFILE.

Review Material

The below is your gggfather's profile, a bit rearranged for a more chronological biography. MY ADDED COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. ACTUALLY, I HAD REFERENCED THE GENEALOGICALLY DEFINED PAGE TO EMPHASIZE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS, NOT THE FORMAT.

Biography

READ THIS IN EDIT MODE!

WIKITREE FORMAT FOR PROFILES PREFERS ONLY 4 TOP LEVEL HEADINGS:

BIOGRAPHY (REQUIRED)

RESOURCE NOTES (OPTIONAL)

SOURCES (REQUIRED)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (OPTIONAL)

SO I USE SUBHEADINGS. GENERALLY EVERYTHING THAT IS FACTUAL GOES UNDER BIOGRAPHY AND THINGS THAT ARE DISPUTED GO UNDER RESEARCH NOTES.

THERE ARE FOUR SUBHEADINGS THAT I TRY TO HAVE IN EVERY PROFILE: BIRTH AND PARENTS, MARRIAGE, DEATH, AND CHILDREN. SOME PEOPLE WILL DO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, BUT I LIKE TO SEE CHILDREN AS A SEPARATE SECTION AT THE BOTTOM BECAUSE IT IS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS.

SO I DO NOT HAVE A SECTION CALLEED GENEALOGICAL DEFINITION -- THAT IS COVERED BY BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH.

IN REAL PROFILES WE DON'T USE ALL CAPS FOR NAMES.

I PUT A DATE IN THE HEADING BECAUSE THAT THEN GIVES YOU A TIMELINE. PURELY OPTIONAL, JUST MY RECOMMENDATION.

I RARELY BEGIN A PARAGRAPH WITH : BUT ITS USE IS OPTIONAL.

USING CODES LIKE C1, C2, C3 FOR CITATIONS IS CERTAINLY ACCEPTABLE, BUT MY OBSERVATION IS THAT WHEN YOU USE THE SAME SOURCE MULTIPLE TIMES, HAVING THE CODE ACTUALLY REMIND YOU OF THE SOURCE WILL KEEP YOU FROM CONFUSION. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SOURCE IS A BOOK -- ON ONE OF MY PROFILES IF YOU SEE ^[13] OR THE COMPUTERS WILL INSIST THERE'S BEEN AN ERROR!

I ALSO MAKE FREQUENT USE OF WHITE SPACE. IN THEORY YOU DON'T NEED IT IN EDIT MODE BECAUSE WIKITREE WILL PUT IT IN IN DISPLAY MODE. BUT REALISTICALLY, YOU SPEND MUCH MORE TIME IN EDIT MODE AND IT'S CONFUSING IF YOU'RE WORKING WITH TYPE THAT'S ALL BUNCHED UP. AND WHEN YOU'RE CONFUSED YOU'LL MAKE MISTAKES!

YOU HAVE THE CENSUS INFORMATION AS ADDITIONAL SOURCES -- MANY PEOPLE DO THIS; I PREFER INTEGRATING IT INTO THE NARRATIVE, BECAUSE CENSUS ENTRIES CARRY INFORMATION ON WHERE THE PERSON WAS LIVING, THE OCCUPATION, VALUATION OF PROPERTY, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHO ELSE WAS IN THE HOUSEHOLD. WHEN THAT'S DISPLAYED IT QUICKLY CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON. ON ONE FAMILY I WAS WORKING ON EVERYONE ELSE CITED A PARTICULAR CENSUS RECORD. WHEN I ACTUALLY TRIED INTEGRATING IT INTO THE PROFILE, I NOTED TAHT ALL THE CHILDREN AND THEIR AGES IN THE HOUSE HOLD WERE DIFFERENT!

WHILE IT'S IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING YOU CAN, THINK OF WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER ABOUT THE PERSON'S LIFE RATHER THAN WRITING A LEGAL DOCUMENT WHERE THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE PROVED AND WHAT CAN'T. THAT'S IMPLICIT IN THE SOURCES. ONLY WHERE THERE'S A QUESTION DOES IT NEED DISCUSSION IN RESEARCH NOTES.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO DISTINGUISH PRIMARY FROM OTHER SOURCES IN YOUR CITATIONS; IN FACT, WIKITREE DOESN'T ALLOW IT -- ALL CITATIONS APPEAR IN ORDER OF THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE. IT WAS FAIRLY EASY TO DO THE DISTINGUISHING ON A RELATIVELY RECENT PROFILE LIKE THIS, BUT WHEN YOU GET SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS EARLIER, THE SOURCES GET MUCH MORE HARD TO DIFFERENTIATE.

BTW, WIKITREE NEVER USES A "REAL" FIRST ORDER HEADING WITH JUST ONE =. i FIND IT HANDY IN A FREE SPACE PROFILE LIKE THIS TO USE IT TO SEPARATE OTHER MATERIAL FROM THE MATERIAL I'VE JUST CREATED.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY THOUGHTS HERE, RATHER THAN ON THE PROFILE ITSELF. WHEN YOU'VE EXTRACTED EVERYTHING OF VALUE YOU CAN FROM THIS, YOU CAND DELETE IT!

1877 Birth and Parents

Oscar McAdoo was born on 25 Mar 1877^[1] at the family farm near Kopperl, in Bosque County, Texas.

Oscar was the last child of James Emsley Douglas (aka "JED") McAdoo^[5] and his second and last wife Nancy Perthenia "aka Pearl" (née Porter) Mugg McAdoo.^[6]

Oscar was born into the hardscrabble world of subsistance dirt farming in central Texas at the turn of the 20th century. He was the youngest of 16 children fathered by J.E.D. McAdoo on two wives that included two sets of twins with J.E.D.'s first wife Jane Moore and one set of twins with second wife Pearl. Oscar was born last of the line and in addition to his 9 half-siblings, he had 4 full-siblings and 2 step-sibling's from his mother Pearl's first marriage to James K. Mugg. ((ANY SOURCES YOU CAN CITE FOR THIS MATERIAL WOULD STRENGTHEN IT))

Oscar's mother Pearl died when Oscar was only 3 years old. Pearl's death left husband J.E.D with a family farm and five small children ages 3 to 14 to care for, a task which he struggled to accomplish. Oscar and the other younger children were taken in and raised by widower Eli Moore, the father of J.E.D.'s first wife, on Eli's own family farm near Marion in Jefferson County, Texas. Two of J.E.D.'s brothers lived in the same area and helped with child rearing. ((ANY SOURCES YOU CAN CITE WOULD STRENGTHEN IT.)

Early Life

In his mid teens, Oscar returned to the family farm near Kopperl in Bosque County, Texas, to help his father and brothers with farm business. There he met Mattie Oakes and the two soon married and started a family of their own. During the economic depression and dust bowl of the 1920s the family lost their farms in Bosque and Comanche County, Texas, and broke apart to pursue other paths. ((ANY SOURCES YOU CAN CITE WOULD STRENGTHEN THIS))

1897 Marriage to Mattie Clinton Oakes

Oscar married Mattie Clinton Oakes on 8 Nov 1897 at Bosque County, Texas.^[9]

Census

Oscar's residence, age, and occupation is confirmed at the times and places cited and boldfaced in each one of the annotated US Census records listed below.

1944 Death and Burial

He died on 13 Feb 1944^[3] at Brownfield, Terry County, Texas.^[3]

Oscar and wife Mattie were buried at the Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, and Oscar's inscribed tombstone confirms his birth and death dates.^[14]

Children

Oscar and wife Mattie had 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, 3 of whom survived childhood and married to have children of their own. Daughter Carrie died 5 months after birth. The children were all born on the family farm near Kopperl in Bosque County, Texas, and are listed as follows:

1. Houston Douglas McAdoo, male born on 23 Dec 1899 at Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas.^[10]
   
2. Leroy McAdoo, male born on 1 Jun 1902 at Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas.^[11]
   
3. Carrie L. McAdoo, born 20 Oct 1906 and died 13 Mar 1907 at Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas.^[12]
   
4. Christine J. McAdoo, female born on 25 Dec 1909 at Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas.^[15]
   

Research Notes

(Not necessary): The primary sources used in the preparation of this profile of of Oscar McAdoo are valid primary sources and are deemed to be of high enough quality to justify a high degree of certainty in the genealogical definition of Oscar McAdoo. There are only two documents missing that would make this profile complete with 100% documentation.

Birth Documentation

The lack of an available birth certificate is offset by alternative documentation confirming date of birth such as the Oscar's registration for the World War I draft.^[1] A birth certifcate would prove the relationship of J.E.D. and Pearl McAdoo as Oscar's parents, but there is a lot of related documentation, including the citations as a son on US Census documents that otherwise confirms those facts. The available death certificate was completed by Oscar's son Leroy as informant who left the county in Texas of Oscar's birth blank, wrote "don't know" for the first name of Oscar's father, the birthplace of Oscar's father, and the maiden name and birthplace of Oscar's mother, his own grandparents. Go figure.

(Not Necessary): The missing US Census document from 1940 is not a material loss because it represents only a residence and possible occupation at a point in time only 4 years before Oscar's death.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} DBReftext
2. ↑ PBReftext
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} DDReftext
4. ↑ PDReftext
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} FNReftext
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} MNReftext
7. ↑ SNReftext
8. ↑ NDReftext
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} PMReftext
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} C1Reftext
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} C2Reftext
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} C3Reftext
13. ↑ THAT TELLS ME THE AUTHOR IS JONES, VOLUME II, PAGE 234. NOW I'D BETTER ADD
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21266303 Oscar McAdoo. b. 25 Mar 1877 - d. 13 Feb 1944. Buried Terry County Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas. Attached tombstone photo confirms dates.
15. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LD9-TKMM : 14 February 2020), Oscar Mc Adoo in entry record number 1771 for daughter Nettie Christine McAdoo, 25 December 1909 at Kopperl, Bosque, Texas, United States. Mother Mattie C. Oaks.

See also:

• Annotated "United States Census 1880". Database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFG-3LV : 15 January 2022), Head of household: Jas. E. McAdoo, farmer, age 59. Census Place: E.D. 13, Bosque, Texas, United States; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.), FHL microfilm. Listed as widower with six children including daughter Susan age 8, twin son/daughter James and Sallie age 6, son Oscar age 3, and two step-children from deceased second wife Nancy Porter Mugg, namely step-son John Mugg age 19 and step daughter Mary Mugg age 14.
• Annotated "United States Census 1900". Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32Y-QYC). Head of Household: Oscar McAdoo, farm laborer, age 23, married. Census Place: Justice Precinct 4 (north half), ED 7, Bosque, Texas, United States. Listed with wife Mattie age 20 born Georgia and son Houston D. age 1 born Texas.
• Annotated "United States Census 1910". Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2MY-2RR : accessed 6 January 2023), Oscar Meads {McAdoo}, age 33, farmer. Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bosque, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 12B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.), roll 1533; FHL microfilm 1,375,546. Listed with wife Mattie age 30, son Houston age 10, son Leroy age 8, and daughter Christine age 4.
• Annotated "United States Census 1920". Database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1B-KTR : 3 February 2021), Head of Household: Oscar McAdoo age 42, refinery nightwatchman, head of household. Census Place: ED 131, Wichita, Texas, United States. Listed family includes wife Mattie age 40, sons Houston age 20 refinery yardman, and Leeroy age 17 refinery yardman, and daughter Christine age 10.
• Annotated "United States Census 1930". Database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKJW-ZPZ : accessed 6 January 2023), Head of Household: Oscar McAdoo, age 53, grain buyer. Census Place: Brownfield, Terry, Texas, United States; citing ED-1, sheet 4A, line 10, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.), roll 2400; FHL microfilm 2,342,134. Listing wife Mattie C. age 50, daughter Christine McAdoo Allen age 20 and son-in-law Wayne A. Allen age 20.

Additional Reference Information with Annotations

• Find A Grave: Memorial #21266303 Oscar McAdoo. b. 25 Mar 1877 - d. 13 Feb 1944. Buried Terry County Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas. Attached tombstone photo confirms dates.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #21266299 Mattie McAdoo. B. 9 Nov 1879 D. 2 Aug 1962. Buried Terry County Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas. Tombstone photo confirming dates.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #16379279 Carrie Lowrene McAdoo. Age 5 months. Kopperl Cemetery, Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas. Attached tombstone photo confirms dates.
• FFind A Grave: Memorial #70798987 Lee Roy McAdoo. Burial, Higgins Cemetery, Higgins, Lipscomb County, Texas, United States. Tombstone photo, confirms DoB. The DoD in the F/G memorial is incorrect citing 8 June instead of correct 3 June as can clearly be seen inscribed on tombstone photo, that matches that of death certificate.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #62639061 Houston Douglas McAdoo. b. 23 Dec 1899 - d. 19 Aug 1966. Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas, United States. Tombstone photo, dual with wife May, confirms years of birth and death.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #232503744 Christine J. (McAdoo) Allen. Buried: Lebanon Section, Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas. Complete with tombstone photo confirming years of birth and death.