Living [Parents]
Arthur Allen VARDELL was born 17 Mar 1865. He died 25 Apr 1920 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Arthur married Highland GEE.
Highland GEE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 3 Feb 1874 in Brenham, TX. She died 10 Apr 1945 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Highland married Arthur Allen VARDELL.
They had the following children:
M i Arthur A. VARDELL was born 18 Jul 1902 and died 6 Mar 1981. M ii Living M iii Malcolm Bell VARDELL was born ? 25, 1906 and died 4 Jan 1965. F iv Alliene Connell VARDELL was born 1897 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX. She died 1 Feb 1900 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Dallas Morning News - Feb. 2, 1900
VARDELL - Died, Feb. 1, Alliene Connell Vardell, aged 3 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen Vardell.
Funeral services at residence, 439 Swiss Avenue at 10 a.m. today. Interment in Oakland Cemetery.
Leonard Groce GEE [scrapbook] was born 5 Mar 1838 in Independence, Washington Co., TX. He died 11 Oct 1909 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Leonard married Mary ALCORN.
Dallas Morning News Oct. 12, 1909
LEONARD GROCE GEE IS DEAD
Served With Distinction Throughout the War - Led Gen. R.E. Lee from the Field
Leonard Groce Gee of Velasco, Tex., a Confederate veteran, died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.A. Vardell, in this city.
He was born at Independence, Tex., Mar. 5, 1838. His boyhood and youth were spent in the southern part of this State. At the outbreak of the war between the States, or upon the secession of Texas from the Union, he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He was in Company E. Fifth Texas Regiment, Hood's Brigade. He served with distinction throughout the war. It is said of him that he was the man who at the battle of the Wilderness seized the horse of Gen. Robert E. Lee and led the General to the rear when he wanted to lead the Texas brigade in its famous charge.
Mr. Gee was married in Washington County to Miss Mary Alcorn, second daughter of Col. T.J. Alcorn, one of the early settlers. His wife died some years ago. He is survived by these brothers; J.W. Gee of Bryan and J.B. Gee of Austin. His daughters are Mrs. A.A. Vardell and Mrs. A.M. Gantt of Dallas and Mrs. J.B. Wallace of Fort Worth.
Funeral services will be held at the Vardell residence this morning at 10 o'clock. Confederate veterans are to be the pallbearers. Gen. W.L. Cabell, of whose staff Mr. Gee was a member for many years, will lead the honorary pallbearers. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. The active pallbearers will be Major J.H. Bryan, Judge Anson Rainey, Col. Robert E. Cowart, Gen, H.W. Graber, Capt. George W. Blair and S.P. Mendez. The honorary pallbearers; Gen. W.L. Cabell, Gen. R.M. Gano, Major J.W. Daniel, Col. Milton Park, Capt, J,H, Mathis and Col. Oliver Steele.
Mary ALCORN [Parents] died before 1909. She married Leonard Groce GEE.
They had the following children:
F i Highland GEE was born 3 Feb 1874 and died 10 Apr 1945. F ii Eula GEE died Unknown. F iii Maria "Mary" Howard GEE was born 31 Jan 1871 and died 24 Jul 1963.
Living [Parents]
Eula GEE [Parents] died Unknown. She married Living.
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
He had the following children:
F i Mary ALCORN died before 1909.
Emma Catherine [scrapbook] was born in SC. She died 28 Dec 1912 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX. Emma married Living.
They had the following children:
M i Living
She had the following children:
F i Living
Angus QUAITE was born Aug 1868 in TX. He married Ida.
Ida was born Sep 1872 in TX. She married Angus QUAITE.
They had the following children:
M i Horace A. "Dickey" QUAITE was born 5 Aug 1893 and died 17 Dec 1949. M ii Frank W. QUAITE was born Dec 1894. M iii Henry Farrar QUAITE was born 18 Jul 1896 in Waxahachie, Ellis Co., TX. He died 29 Jun 1954 in Arlington, TX.
Dallas Morning News - June 30, 1954
Henry Quaite Sr. Dies in Arlington
Waxahachie, Texas - Henry Farrar QuaiteSr., 57, a resident of Waxahachie for many years before moving to Grand Prairie, three years ago, died unexpectedly Tuesday in Arlington, where he was employed.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon-Boze-Mitchell Chapel here with the Rev. Donald Swain officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
Quaite was born July 18, 1896 in Waxahachie. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Grand Prairie and was a veteran of WWI.
surviving are his wife, one sone Henry F Quaite, Jr., both of Grand Prairie; his mother, Mrs. Ida Quaite and one brother F.W. Quaite both of Waxahachie.
Frank W. QUAITE [Parents] was born Dec 1894 in TX. He married Unknown.
Unknown died 2 Apr 1973 in Waxachie, Ellis Co., TX and was buried in Waxahachie City Cemetery. She married Frank W. QUAITE.
Dallas Morning News - Apr. 3, 1973
Mrs. F.W. Quaite
Mrs. F.W. Quaite of Waxahachie, secretary-treasurer of E.G. center and Co. for 32 years, died Monday in Waxahachie.
Mrs. Quaite, a lifelong resident was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church in Waxahachie.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Rudolph Owens Funeral Chapel in Waxahachie. Burial will be in Waxahachie City Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband.