Loren Elijah Allen
Eason Gee
William T. Gee
Andrew Wesley Luce
Hardin Luce
Loren Elijah Lonny Allen and Leila Levira Luce Allen
JLD & EMAD
FATHER
Name: Loren Elijah Lonny Allen
Birth Date/ Place: 14 Apr 1890 in TX
Marriage Date/ Place: 13 Jul 1917 in Smith Co., TX
Death Date/ Place: 3 Jun 1954
Father's Father: Loren Elijah Allen
Father's Mother: Margaret Jane Campbell
MOTHER
Name: Leila Levira Luce
Birth Date/ Place: 10 Sept 1901, TX
Death Date/ Place: Jan 2000 in Huntsville, TX
Buried: in Union Chapel Cemetery outside of Van, TX across Smith
Co. line
Mother's Father: Andrew Wesley Luce
Mother's Mother: Elizabeteh G. Gee
Children:
Wilburn Dee
Elmer Lee
Eunice Marie
Thelma Lorene
Ivy Lavenia
Pearl Laverne
Truman Larue
Troy Elton
Lloyd
Floyd
Eunice Marie Allen Davis, their daughter wrote the following poem:
Jesus Came to My House
Today I was praying about the hour of four
Praying out my heart to Jesus as I sat there on the floor
My heart was so burdened for others
Their needs were all I could see
Because they need to be witnessed to
Then Jesus appeared to me
Oh, Jesus, I will follow thee
And walk close by your side
I will do as Thou hast bid me
And look to Thee to be my guide
I know that He is with me
And hears me when I pray
My Savior's presence was so real
As he appeared to me today
I have said I would be with you
The needs I will supply from on high
When the path gets rough and rocky
Just always stop and pray
For I will always be with you
Just as I have appeared today
3:48 PM, July 7, 1964
Loren Elijah Allen and Leila Levira Luce Allen
FATHER
Name: Loren Elijah Allen
Birth Date/ Place: 6 Dec 1853 in GA
Marriage Date/ Place: 28 Jun
Death Date/ Place: 4 Nov 1935 in Van, Van Zandt Co., TX
Buried in Union Chapel Cemetery
Father's Father: ?Allen
Father's Mother:
MOTHER
Name: Margaret Jane Campbell
Birth Date/ Place: 10 Jun 1863 in TN
Death Date/ Place: 8 Jan 1922 in Van, Van Zandt Co., TX
Buried in Union Chapel Cemetery
Mother's Father: William "Bud" Cambell
Mother's Mother: Tunesia Gilley
Child 1
Name: Charlie Oscar Allen
Birth Date/ Place: Aug 1883
First Spouse's Name: Rena Mae Jackson
Second Spouse's Name: Estella Whitlock
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Child 2
Name: Mary Ellen Allen
Birth Date/ Place: Nov 1884
Spouse's Name: Champ Humphrey
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Child 3
Name: Robert Leonard Allen
Birth Date/ Place: Jan 1897
First Spouse's Name: Lessie Cole
Second Spouse's Name: Eunice Buchanan
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Child 4
Name: Loren Elijah Lonnie Allen
Birth Date/ Place: 14 Apr 1890
Spouse's Name: Leila Levira Luce
Marriage Date/ Place: 13 Jul 1917
Death Date/ Place: 3 Jun 1954
Child 5
Name: Benjamin Mason Allen
Birth Date/ Place: Nov 1894
Spouse's Name: Clister Alma Boyles
Marriage Date/ Place: 4 Nov 1914
Death Date/ Place: 1 Dec 1961
Child 6
Name: Alfred Asa Allen
Birth Date/ Place: July 1896
Spouse's Name: Geren Lang
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Child 7
Name: Cody L. Allen
Birth Date/ Place: Dec 1899
Spouse's Name: Douglas Herrell
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Child 8
Name: Jimmie A."Nannie Lee" Allen
Birth Date/ Place: 16 Jul 1902
First Spouse's Name: Robert Madison Barton
Second Spouse's Name: Wylie Enos
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Death Date/ Place: 3 Oct 1987
Andrew Wesley Luce and Elizabeth "Lizzy" G. Gee
FATHER
Name: Andrew Wesley Luce
Birth Date/ Place: 25 Feb 1853
Marriage Date/ Place: 10 Nov 1881 in Chandler, Henderson Co., TX
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Father's Father: Hardin Luce
Father's Mother: Elizabeth Kapler
MOTHER
Name: Elizabeth "Lizzy" G. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: 13 Mar 1858
Death Date/ Place: 2 May 1938 in Mt. Sylvan, Smith Co., TX
Mother's Father: William T. Gee
Mother's Mother: Louisa "Lizer" Woods
Child 1
Name: William H. Luce
Birth Date/ Place: Mar 1885
Spouse's Name: Hattie or Mattie
Marriage Date/ Place: abt 1909
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Child 2
Name: Susan L Luce
Birth Date/ Place: Aug 1888
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Child 3
Name: George K. Luce
Birth Date/ Place: July 1891
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Child 4
Name: Mamie U. Luce
Birth Date/ Place: Nov 1893
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Child 5
Name: Samuel
Birth Date/ Place: Mar 1896
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Child 6
Name: Andrew R Luce
Birth Date/ Place: Nov 1898
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Child 7
Name: Leila Levira Luce
Birth Date/ Place: 10 Sept 1901, TX
Spouse's Name: Loren Elijah Lonny Allen
Death Date/ Place: Jan 2000 in Huntsville, TX
Buried: in Union Chapel Cemetery outside of Van, TX across Smith
Co. line
Child 8
Name: Joseph Luce
Birth Date/ Place: 1905 in TX
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Images:
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Census records 1900, 1910, 1920
Hardin Luce and Elizabeth Kapler Luce
FATHER
Name: Hardin Luce
Birth Date/ Place: in KY
Marriage Date/ Place: 30 Mar 1841 in Washington Co., MO
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Father's Father: possibly Abner Luce
Father's Mother:
MOTHER
Name: Elizabeth Kepler
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1819 in MO
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Mother's Father: Jacob Kepler
Mother's Mother: Christine
Child 1
Name: Andrew Wesley Luce
Birth Date/ Place: 25 Feb 1853 in TX
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth "Lizzy" Gee
Marriage Date/ Place: 10 Nov 1881 in Chandler, Henderson Co., TX
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Child 2
Name: W. S. Luce
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1858 in TX
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Child 3
Name: Elizabeth Luce
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1861 in TX
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Child 4
Name: E. H. (male)
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1867 in TX
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Census records 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Benjamin Hardin Luce & Elizabeth Kepler dau of Jacob (d by 1825 from Pennsylvania) & Catherine Kepler. In 1825 Elizabeth was under 14 in custody of John Hett. Catherine Mary Luce married John Hett in 1825 and moved to Barry Co., MO.
William Gee and Louiza "Lizer" Woods Gee
FATHER
Name: William T. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1833 in AL
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Father's Father: Eason Gee
Father's Mother: Jane Byars
MOTHER
Name: Louisa "Lizer" Woods
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1841 in TN
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Child 1
Name: John W. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: 1857 in TX
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Child 2
Name: George Gee
Birth Date/ Place: 1859 in TX
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Child 3
Name: Mary Gee
Birth Date/ Place: Apr 1860
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Child 4
Name: Elizabeth G. Gee
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Child 5
Name: Samuel R. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: 1866 in TX
Spouse's Name: Nora
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Buried at Bradford Cem., Troup, Smith County, Texas
Child 6
Name: Kendrick Gee
Birth Date/ Place: 1869
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Child 7
Name: S. C. Gee (female)
Birth Date/ Place: 1870-1
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Child 8
Name: S. B. Gee (female)
Birth Date/ Place: 1875-6
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Eason Gee and Jane Byars Gee
FATHER
Name: Eason Gee
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Name: Jane Byars
Birth Date/ Place: 1808 Jefferson
Second Spouse's Name: Richard Taylor
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Mother's Father: Stripling Byars
Mother's Mother: Elizabeth Blair
Child 1
Name: Andrew J. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1824 in AL
Spouse's Name: Mary
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Child 2
Name: Joseph S Gee
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1831 in AL
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Child 3
Name: William T. Gee
Birth Date/ Place: abt 1833 in TN
Spouse's Name: Louisa "Lizer" Woods
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Notes:
Little is known about Eason Gee except for a brief period of his
life during a turbulent period of Texas history. Eason Gee made
his way to Texas, possibly from Alabama. He was issued an
Entrance Certificate to Texas in 1835 that reads as follows:
We, the undersigned, certify that the foreigner Eason Gee is a man of very good morality, habits, and industry; lover of the Constitution and laws of the country and the Christian religion; married; and generally known as a good man. Nacogdoches, May 25, 1835.
Signed by G. Pollitt and John Engledow
On October 19, 1835 Eason was issued a Mexican Land Grant for one league of land (according to later records this was apparently 783 acres). Two thirds of this property was in present day Smith County, Texas and one third of the property was in present day Cherokee County, Texas. Eason met his death during the Texas War for Independence in the service of his country on August 8, 1836 after which he was posthumously issued a grant of 320 acres from the Secretary of War. The original of this grant is written in Spanish.
Eason was married at the time of his move to Texas. His wife was was Jane ? [Byars] and he had at least three children, Andrew J. Gee (apparently listed as Anderson in some documents), Joseph S. Gee, and William T. Gee. The headright for the league of land was proved in 1840 by Jane Gee and Eason's heirs. These heirs are listed as William and George. Thus it is possible that Eason and Jane had a fourth son.
After Eason's death during the war Jane remained in Texas. She is on the 1839 and 1840 tax lists for Nacogdoches County. Eventually Jane Gee married John Randolph. The 1850 Smith County, Texas census lists John Randolph 42, b. TN, Jane Randolph 40, b. NC, Joseph Gee 17, b. AL, and William Gee 15, b. Al. Thus it is apparent that Eason and Jane lived in Alabama for at least two years prior to moving to Texas. It is interesting to note here that an Eason Gee who died in Pendleton County, South Carolina in early 1794 had descendants who moved to Alabama and then Texas, however, there is as yet no known connection between these two families.
An 1858 inventory of 1,894 acres of land belonging to Eason Gee lists Jane Gee Randolph as deceased and lists heirs William Gee, Andrew J. Gee, and Joseph Gee. The 1860 Smith County, Texas census indicates that two of Eason and Jane Gee's sons and their families were living in Smith County:
Joseph Gee 29, b. AL
Mariah Gee 19, b. TN
Emily Gee 2, b. TX
Mary Gee 2, b. TX
And
William Gee 27, b. AL
Louisa Gee 20, b. TN
John Gee 3, b. TX
George Gee 2, b. TX
Mary Gee 4, b. TX
A Brief History of the Gee Surname <http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/genealo.html>
