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Husband: | | Francis Marion (Frank) Amason |
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Born: | | 10 May 1859 | at: | | Ramer, Montgomery Co, Al |
Married: | | 1882 | at: | | , , Al |
Died: | | 10 Apr 1914 | at: | | Rockdale, Milam Co, Tx |
Buried: | | | at: | | International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (IOOF), Rockdale, Milam Co, Tx |
Father: | | Wiley Bradford Amason |
Mother: | | Eliza M Smart |
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Wife: | | Elizabeth Jane "Eliza Jane" Rushing |
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Born: | | 21 Dec 1863 | at: | | , , Al |
Died: | | 02 May 1950 | at: | | Rockdale, Milam Co, Tx |
Buried: | | | at: | | International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (IOOF), Rockdale, Milam Co, Tx |
Father: | | Thomas Jefferson Rushing |
Mother: | | Mary Ann Huffman |
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Children: | |
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Name: | | Effie Pearl Amason |
Born: | | Abt 1882 | at: | | |
Died: | | | at: | | |
Buried: | | | at: | | |
Spouses: | | Unknown Isaacs |
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Name: | | Annie Mae Amason |
Born: | | Abt 1886 | at: | | |
Died: | | | at: | | |
Buried: | | | at: | | |
Spouses: | | Frank Clement |
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Name: | | Justus Howard Amason |
Born: | | 20 Apr 1887 | at: | | , , Ga |
Died: | | 27 Apr 1970 | at: | | Roswell, , NM |
Buried: | | | at: | | |
Spouses: | | Birdie Camp |
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Name: | | Ora Lee Amason |
Born: | | Abt 1899 | at: | | |
Died: | | | at: | | |
Buried: | | | at: | | |
Spouses: | | Unknown Hendrix |
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Name: | | Iris Roberta Amason |
Born: | | Abt 1905 | at: | | , , Tx |
Died: | | | at: | | |
Buried: | | | at: | | |
Spouses: | | Willis B Elliott |
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More Information:
About Francis Marion (Frank) Amason:
Went to Milam Co, Tx from , Montgomery Co, Al, in the fall of 1885 at the suggestion of Frank's sister
and brother-in-law, Frances and Monroe Caffey who lived in the Salty area.
From "Matchless Milam" Francis
Marion "Frank" and Elizabeth Jane (Rushing) Amason moved to Salty in Milam, Texas, from , Montgomery
Co, Alabama in the fall of 1885 at the suggestion of his sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Monroe
Caffey who lived in the Salty community.
Frank and Eliza Jane were both natives of , Montgomery
Co, Alabama. He was born near Ramer, May 10, 1859, the youngest son in the family of thirteen children
of Wiley B. and Eliza M. (Smart) Amason. Eliza Jane was born December 21, 1863, the second of the nine
children of Thomas Jefferson Rushing and Mary Ann (Huffman) Rushing. Frank and ELiza Jane were married
in 1882.
In Milam, the Amasons lived at Salty where Frank farmed and had a grocery store. Later,
they moved to Thorndale for a brief time and then to San Gabriel where Frank had a larger grocery store,
with dry goods. His grandchildren recalled going there during family visits on Sunday afternoons and
eating sardines, onions, cheese, and crackers. The children also selected five cents of hard candy
each. In the store, soda crackers came in the bulk and were sold by the pound. Customers brought cans
with potatoes pused down on the spouts as stoppers to carry home kerosene. Celluloid collars for men
were poplular. Captain's chairs around a pot-bellied stove served as a place for the men to relax and
exchange stories.
The store burned, and Frank found one diamond ring from his jewelry collection
and little else. He built another store just like the burned one. A doctor in San Gabriel showed him
how to mix medicines and asked him to set up a pharmacy in one area of the store. In another area was
the San Gabriel post office with Frank apointed Post Master in 1909. Five of their nine children survived
childhood: Iris Roberta who married W.B. Elliott of Thorndale, Justis Howard who married Birdie Camp
and lived in New Mexico, Effie Pearl who married Mr Isaacs and lived in Dallas, Annie Mae who married
Frank Clement and lived in Austin, and Ora Lee who married Mr Hendrix and lived in Dallas. After retirement,
the Amasons bought a home in Rockdale. Frank died April 10, 1941, and Eliza Jane died May 2, 1950.
Both are buried in Rockdale.
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