Veta Mae (Winningham) Showalter (1912 - 2002)

Born 25 May 1912 in Jordan, Quay, New Mexico, United States

Wife of Thomas Preston Showalter — married 25 Dec 1939 in Travis, Texas, United States

Died 3 Mar 2002 at age 89 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

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Biography

Veta (Winningham) Showalter was a New Mexican.

Veta (Winningham) Showalter was a Texan.

Veta Mae Winningham was born on May 25, 1912^[1] in Jordan, Quay County, New Mexico.^[2] Her father was William Garnett Winningham and her mother Alma Frances Hill.

At the age of 7, Veta lived on Bowie and Salona Road in Montague County, Texas. Her mother had passed away in 1918. She lived with her father, 3 brothers and 1 sister.^[3]

Veta married Thomas Preston Showalter on December 25, 1939 in Travis County, Texas.^[4]

In 1940, she lived on Meadowbrook Street in Austin, Travis County, Texas. She attended college for 2 years.^[5]

Veta died on March 3, 2002 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[1] She was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery in Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[6]

TimeLine

Birth 1912

Veta Mae Winningham was born on May 25, 1912^[1] in Jordan, Quay County, New Mexico.^[2]

Residence 1920

Veta Mae Winningham lived on Bowie and Salona Road in Justice Precinct 4, Montague County, Texas.^[3]

Marriage 1939

Veta Mae Winningham married Thomas Preston Showalter on December 25, 1939 in Travis County, Texas.^[4]

Residence 1940

Veta Mae Showalter (Winningham) lived on Meadowbrook Street in Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[5]

Death 2002

Veta Mae Showalter (Winningham) died on March 3, 2002 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[1]

Burial

Veta Mae Showalter was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery in Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[6]

Researcher Notes

1. Census records list Texas as her place of birth, but newspaper clippings indicate her father lived in Jordan, Quay County, New Mexico from 1907 to at least 1916. The reference I provide indicates he lived there from 1907 to 1913. Jimmy Honey

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #56940403
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Tucumcari News Times, New Mexico 14 Mar 1913 "Newsclipping fathers Willie G. Winningham Resience." Accessed 14 Aug 2021
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Montague, Texas; Roll: T625_1835; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 96 Ancestry Record 6061 #43555014
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965: Travis County Clerk's Office; Austin, Texas; Travis County Marriage Records; The Book Series: 30-32 Ancestry Record 9168 #130822247
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04148; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 227-10 Ancestry Record 2442 #157134852
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/45860805/veta-showalter : accessed 14 August 2021), memorial page for Veta Winningham Showalter (1912–2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #45860805, citing Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Jan Wukasch Pelosi (contributor 47041603)