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Family Group Record: John Richard Biffle and Lora Effie Stine

Information supplied by: Janet M. Roseen
Researching this line: Glenda

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Husband
   John Richard Biffle  
   Born: December 29, 1881 Place: Bosque County, Texas
   Married: November 3, 1901 Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
   Died: October 21, 1958 Place: Luther, Texas; he is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas
   Parents: Wilson S. Biffle and Martha E. Parish
   
Wife
   Lora Effie Stine  
   Born: March 1, 1885 Place: Springfield, Illinois
   Died: January 9, 1962 Place: Brady, Texas; she is buried in Brady Cemetery, Brady, Texas
   Parents: J. Stine and Amanda Martin
Children
1 Myrtle Marie Biffle
Sex Born: May 5, 1903 Place: Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
  F Married: Place:
   Died: February 13, 1987 Place: Big Spring, Howard County, Texas
2 Edith E. Biffle
Sex Born: ca. 1905 Place: Tishomingo, Johnson County, Oklahoma
  F Married: Place:
   Died: ca. 1911 Place: Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma; she died of scarlet fever.
3 Gladys Mae Biffle
Sex Born: July 15, 1908 Place: Tishomingo, Johnson County, Oklahoma
  F Married: Julius Webster Nix (b. 1887) Place:
   Died: May 26,1996 Place: She is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas
4 Leon Elijah Biffle
Sex Born: ca. 1910 Place: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
  M Married: Place:
   Died: May 11, 1916 Place: Texas; he died as the result of a fall under a wagon at age 5; he is buried in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas.
5 Collin Ray Biffle
Sex Born: September 6, 1913 Place: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
  M Married: Margaret Marie Fain Place:
   Died: May 17,1995 Place: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; he is buried in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas
6 Lucille Amanda Biffle
Sex Born: August 28, 1915 Place: Crusher, Oklahoma
  F Married: Place:
   Died: January 6,1980 Place: Arkansas; she is buried in Magnolia, Arkansas
7 Paul Ledgerwood Biffle
Sex Born: June 16, 1918 Place: Crusher, Oklahoma
  M Married: Ruby Corine Welch Place:
   Died: July 18, 1997 Place: Texas; he and his wife are buried in White Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas
  A Paul Legerwood Biffle, Jr. was born in Harris County, Texas, in 1950.
  • 1910 U.S. Census, Bryan County, Oklahoma, T624-1243, p. 171; p. 2551, Sheet 2B; his widowed "mother" is living with the family: Mattie, age 54, born in Texas.
  • 1920 U.S. Census, Garrett Township, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Roll 1464, E.D. 99, pg. 12b
  • 1930 U.S. Census, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, T626-2359, p. 33B, E.D. 3; listed with "Jon" are his sons Collin and Paul, where is the rest of the family? He isn't listed as a widower, but still married. Gladys is in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; T626-2400, p. 39A (single)

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