Fourth Generation

75. Curtis Lee CARDEN was born on 28 August 1906 in Mountain View, Stone County, Arkansas. He died on 9 October 1974 at the age of 68 in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas.

1920 Census. Cove, Stone Co, AR, Hh 2
Willis Carden, 31, b. TN, Farmer
Minnie, wife, 29, b. TN
Evalean, dau, 10, b. AR as were all the rest
Elda, son, 9
Pearl, dau, 7
James, son, 4 years 3 months
Curtis, brother, 13, b. AR

1930 Census. Prec 4, Cameron Co, TX, Hh 28
G. W. Carden, 44, married at age 21, farmer
Minnie, wife, 40, married at 17, b. AR
Owen, son, 19, b. AR
Pearl, dau, 17, b. AR
Jim, son, 14, b. AR
Mary W., dau, 4, b. TX
M. J. Simpson, mother-in-law, 70, widow, b. TN
C. S. Carden, brother, 23, b. AR, laborer, farm

1940 Census. Cameron Co, TX, Justice Prec 4, outside Rio Hondo Town, Hh 3
Lived in same house in 1935
Curtis L. Carden, 33, b. AR, Farmer
Angie B., wife, 26, b. TX
Hh 2 is his widowed sister-in-law:
Minnie Carden, 49, widow, b. AR, family lived in same house in 1935
Eltie O., son, 29, b. AR, Farmer
Mary W., dau, 13, b. TX

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Curtis Lee Carden of Rt 1, Rio Hondo, Cameron Co, TX was age 34, b. 28 Aug 1906 in Mt. View, AR. Mrs. Angie Bly Carden, wife, would always know his address. Self employed - farming. 5'9", 180#, blue eyes, brown hair

1950 Census. Guadalupe Co, TX, Hh 43
Curtish Carden, 43, b. AR, Farming
Angie B., wife, 36, b. TX
Norma L., dau, 9
Wanda A., dau, 4

Texas Birth Record - Wanda Ann Cardin, b. Mar 10 [1946] to Angie Blye Herrington and Curtis Lee Carden.
James Curtis Carden, b. Aug 4, 1950 to Angie Blye Herrington and Curtis Lee Carden
There is also a Death Certificate for a female - Janice Carden who was born and died 4 Aug 1950. Certificate is virtually unreadable.
Note on FindAGrave #38518648: Janice only lived about two hours. It is believed that her neck was broken during delivery. She was a twin. Her brother James survived. Mother said when she got to Heaven, she wanted to tell Janice what a fine man, her brother had become. She also had two older sisters.

Texas Death Certificate #83112
Curtis Lee Carden died 9 Oct 1974 at Knapp Memorial Hospial, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co, TX. His residence was on North Parker Road, La Feria, Cameron Co, TX. He died of a stroke. Born 28 Aug 1906 in Mountain View, Stone Co, AR, he was a retired farmer and married at the time of his death. His father was Joseph L. Carden, his mother Flora White. Mrs. Angie Carden, wife, was the informant. He was buried Restlawn Memorial Park, La Feria, Cameron Co, TX, on Oct 12th.

Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TX, 12 Oct 1974, Saturday, p.2
CURTIS LEE CARDEN
La Feria - Funeral services for Curtis Lee Gorden (sic) 68, will be 2 pm today in the Kreidler-Ashcraft Chapel with Mr. Johnny Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park.nice only lived about two hours. It is believed that her neck was broken during delivery. She was a twin. Her brother James survived. Mother said when she got to Heaven, she wanted to tell Janice what a fine man, her brother had become. She also had two older sisters.

Curtis Lee CARDEN and Angie Blye HERRINGTON were married on 11 July 1934 in San Benito, Cameron County, Texas. Angie Blye HERRINGTON was born on 27 October 1913 in Pawnee, Bee County, Texas. She died on 29 March 2011 at the age of 97 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

1920 Census. Justice prec 4, Cameron Co, TX, Hh 230
Alex Herrington, 34, b. AR, Farmer, Truck farm
Hilda, wife, 32, b. AR
Alma, dau, 11, b. AR
Angie, dau, 6, b. TX
Charles, brother, 40, widowed, b. AR, Farmer
William, Nephew, 17, b. AR
Starling, nephew, 15, b. AR
Eunice, niece, 7, b. AR

Married by H. L. Parker, Minister, on 11 Jul 1934. Camerone Co, TX.

The Brownsville Herald, Brownsville, TX, 5 Aug 1934, Sunday, p.27
Shower Event Compliments Recent Bride
RIO HONDO, Aug 4 - The hospitable home of Mrs. J. Robinson George was the scene of a pleasant gathering Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. Vernon Broyles and Mrs. Lee Marsh entertained honoring Mrs. Curtis Cardon, the former Miss Agnie Herrington, a recent bride....

Angie Blye Herrington Carden
RIO HONDO/ARLINGTON, TX.-
Angie Blye Herrington Carden went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 29 at 7:10 P.M. in Arlington, TX, after a long battle with congestive heart failure (CHF).
Angie was born in Pawnee, Texas on October 27, 1913, to Hilda Ethel Elliott and Alex Boyd Herrington. The family moved for a short time to Rose Prairie, OK, and then to the Rio Grande Valley March 19, 1919. She was a 1932 graduate of Rio Hondo High School.
In July, 1934, she was married to Curtis Lee Carden. Before the children were born, Angie worked beside her husband on their farm. She was an active member of the Church of Christ for 85 years from the young age of twelve. She was a Bible class teacher and involved in many church activities during those years.
Angie was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 40 years, her brother Boyd, daughter Janice, her sister Alma McEowen (Robert,dec.)
Angie is survived by two daughters, Norma Reynolds (Ed) of Arlington, TX and Wanda Barton (John) of Bryan, TX and one son, James Carden (Maria) of Abilene, TX, three grandsons and two granddaughters, one step-grandson, and one step- granddaughter and eight great grandchildren, two sisters, Ethel Marshall (Al, dec.) of Kingsville, TX and Margie Hamilton (Gil) of Scottsdale, AZ and one brother, Earl Herrington (Ruth) of Kerr-ville, TX and numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the family present to receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011, 2 p.m., at Restlawn Memorial Park in La Feria with. Whit Herrington officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Covenant Hospice & Palliative Care, 3221 Collinsworth St., Ste. 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107 or to Sunny Glenn Children's Home, P.O. Box 1373, San Benito, TX 78586.
Special thanks to nurses, Cynthia, Melody, Frances and her devoted aide, Synthia for lovingly and faithfully caring for her.

Curtis Lee CARDEN and Angie Blye HERRINGTON had the following children: