Jimmy Leslie

Notes:

James H. Bushart from the Bushart Family Research Assistance centerlists the birth place as Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina

On July 19, 1913, Troy lost a hand and three toes in an accident by an
inter-urban car by Southern Traction Company, his father sued the company
but got nothing but the doctor bill paid. We went to Itasca, Texas and
were employed there for six months, then moved to Bynum, Texas.

Troy married Acree, Italy Rome on 13 Feb 1915 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas. Italy was born on 29 Mar 1897 in Lynneville, Graves, Kentucky; died on 13 Feb 1973 in Paris, Lamar, Texas; was buried in Feb 1973 in Pinecrest Cemetery, Tyler, Smith, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

*
Troy Washington Moose and Italy Rome Acree met in early childhood,
attended the same school, were married February 13, 1915.

In the document that Thelma compiled it lists Italy as chr'nd in 1953(I
don't know what this means).)

We were proud of all of our children and it was a struggle to clotheand
feed them, but we did it with the Good Lord's help, for we seldom ever
had sick children.

Frances had bronchial pneumonia at the age of eight. She just knewthat
if her Granny was there she would be better, and she did too. HerGranny
Moose told all the neighbors to go home and she would look after her.
When Nell was nine years old she had dropsical swelling caused by
malaria. When Ted was thirteen years old he had acute appendices andhad
his appendix removed. Those were the only ones we had doctors tovisit.

Mom would like to talk of a few trips she has made.

On August 9, 1959, I went with Johnny, Frances, Allan, Alton and Glento
Abilene, Texas to a family reunion on Johnnies family. I met some nice
people. Troy Lynn had married Ann Mercer the night before. Ann's
daughter Terry went with us also. After a nice visit and huge dinner,we
went to Leaky, Texas. Then we went to visit Johnnies brother and wife,
Jim and Martha. Then to Dewey's house to visit him and Ann. We went to
visit my sister Essie and Marcie who lived at Franctis, Texas. Theyhad
just taken off to visit with Troy and Ted while I was gone. We cameback
to Johnnies on August 1, 1959.
In January of 1959, Troy and I had ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PEOPLE
COME TO VISIT US.
January 28, 1959, Leonard left for Austin, Texas.
February 14, 1959, we moved back in our house at 413 E. Bolt.



I have typed this up before, and rearranged a little, please forgivethe
redundancies.


PLACES WE HAVE LIVED

After being married we went to Itasca, Texas to Troy's parents home.We
lived with them for two months, we were employed by a textile mill.Troy
was a clean-up man at a pay of $1.25 per day. I got $.50 per day as a
trainee on a machine getting cotton ready for spinning.

Then we moved into a boarding house, which cost us six dollars perweek,
but when autumn came we moved back to Hillsboro to pick cotton, work
which we both liked to do. We could average 700 pounds of cotton perday
(that was together) which paid us $2.80 a day. We stayed with myfamily
until we went to Bynum to another cotton farm. On March 15, 1916 our
first baby (Francis Louise) was born.

1918

In 1918 we moved to Turkey, Texas on Uncle Wade Josey's farm. Oursecond
baby (Melba Cleo) was born, on March 4, 1918. We farmed ten acres of
cotton and two acres of tomatoes. We harvested the tomatoes and movedon
July 1, 1918 to Lynnville, Kentucky. We finished harvesting a cropthat
Daddy's renter had left. We had Eunice (my sister) and Frank gatherour
cotton which brought $.40 a pound which they sold and sent to us.

1919

In 1919 we moved about five miles from Daddy and farmed cotton and
tobacco and got good prices. On December 21 another girl (Jackie Nell)
was born to us, we were proud of our girls.

1920

In 1920 we tried farming again, but failed, we lost all our teams and
tools, we left there broke and went to pick cotton at Hickman,Kentucky.
Share croppers there offered us their half of their cotton to gatherit
for them, but we couldn't do it for cotton had dropped to $.06, so in
December 1920 we headed back to Texas to Troy's daddy's atJacksonville,
Texas.

1921

We lived with them until June 1921 then we moved to John Stallingsfarm
where we raised tomatoes and cotton. Jeanette Marie was born onOctober
21. Troy got work sawing logs for a sawmill which paid him $2.00 a day.

1922-1923

We moved to Summerfield and continued to cut logs in 1922. The log
haulers set fire to our house and we lost everything we owned, so we
found another house for $5.00 per month and we lived in it two months,
then the saw mill moved to Neches where he cut logs in 1923.

1924

We rented a farm in Turkey, Texas next, and planted cotton andtomatoes.
Black-rot got the tomatoes and wet weather drowned the cotton, but one
good thing happened, our first son (Troy William) was born on March11,
1924. We were proud of him.

While there Troy had a fight with our landlord, he was Curt Bolton. He
turned his cattle into our cotton patch which Troy didn't like so he
penned them up to get damages which caused a fight between Curt andAbe
Bolton and Troy. Curt struck at Troy with an iron bar and he ducked
under and Troy stuck a knife in his back, then the other tried to take
the knife but Troy closed the knife on his hand. It wound up in court.
Troy was booked for attempted murder but was acquitted and the othermen
had to pay court costs.

1925

On March 11, 1925 we moved to Troup, Texas on Johnnie Johnson's farm
where we began to farm with a 32 year old mule and straight stock, wehad
29 acres of cotton which made 15 bales, and that meant good money!

1926

On January 1, 1926 we moved to John Davis' farm which was adjoined tothe
Johnson farm, because Troy was hoping to get better land and mules to
work with, in hopes of being more able to take care of his family. On
January 18th, Grover Leon was born, that gave us two boys.

1927-1928

We didn't make a good crop so we moved to Henry Chapel to the HarvyKersh
farm in 1927 then in 1928 we moved to Alf Martin's out of Troup, Texas
where Thelma Maureen was born on March 26, 1928.

1929

In 1929 we lived at Walter Smidt's farm and we cleared up lots of new
ground which we had tomatoes and made a good amount of money.

1930

In 1930 we went to Troup and farmed and made a complete failure, lost
teams, tools, and everything.

1931

In 1931 we moved to Marquez, Texas to help the Chamber of Commerceteach
farmers to grow tomatoes, we did good at first then black rot struck.In
August we moved again to Ganado, Texas. (Daisy Pearl was born onJanuary
25 before we left for Ganado.) We went to Ed Mikus' to gather cotton,
then to Rich Square.

1932

On August 9, 1932, we moved to Darnell farm, then Ma Gains' farm. Then
we moved to Rice farm where Francis was married to Robert Sampson on
November 18, 1932.

1933

In 1933 we moved to Francitis, Texas on the river, then to Danevang,in
west Texas.

1934-1935

In 1934 back to Duncan farm at Troup then to Paw Shaw's house. On May
23, John Allen (Francis' first son) was born and we went back toFrancis
until August. We went back to west Texas until late November then toMr.
Moose's west of Troup, Texas then to Mr. Colvins house which burned in
1935. Troy rented a house from Miss Pool at Griffin. I was at Troy's
sisters and Eunice had a miscarriage. When I was able to go home,
neighbors and kin folks had set up housekeeping for us again. On June20
Nell married Houston Womach. On December 13, Horace Alton (Francis'
second son) was born.

1936

We moved from this place in 1936. Troy was working for W.P.A. andmaking
$24.00 per month. We lived at Black Jack went to west Texas again, and
came back to Summerfield.

1937

On April 15, Melba married Elvie Lee Tipton. On May 1, Net married
Lonnie Wilmer Kizer. On August 26, Jack (Harold Lewis) (Nell's first
son) was born, we lived at Brownstown.

1938

Elvie Leonard (Melba's first son) was born on March 9. Verna Joanncame
October 8.

1939

In 1939 we moved to Hodge house also Dr. Travis. Troy Lynn (Francis'
son) was born on February 2. Billy Joe (Nell's second son) was born on
March 21. On December 8, James Earl (Net's second son) was born. Lee
Roy (Melba's second son) was born on December 15.

1940-1942

In 1940 and 1941 we were at Jacksonville, "Hells half-acre" and onApril
7, 1941 Harold Ted was born. Nelda Jean (Nell's first daughter) wasborn
on April 11 and Patricia Laverne (Net's first daughter) was born on
September 30, 1941. Then we went to west Texas and stayed until 1942.

1943-1944

Then we went to Saltillo until 1944. Gordon Mikel (Francis' fourthson)
was born on January 28, 1943. On March 12, Bill went to service and on
March 16 Linda Maureen (Nell's second daughter) was born. On August
22th Lee married Vera Mae. Thomas William (Net's second son) was bornon
January 4, 1944. Then on January 16, 1944, we went to Troup near Nell.
On December 9, Shirley Ann (Lee's first daughter) was born.

1945

On June 18, Richard Orven (Net's third son) was born. In October we
moved to Brother Thompson's farm.

1946-1948

In May 1946 we moved to farm land Johnny had leased. On May 4, Bill
married Tommy Nell. Glen Clark (Francis' fifth son) was born on July
18. In August Troy, Ted, Joann and I moved in with Leon in Fort Worth.
Five weeks later the two kids and I moved to Kennedale, then toanother
house. Carolyn Ann (Thelma's first daughter) was born on February 15,
1947. On June 23, Virginia Lee (Lee's second daughter) was born. Daisy
and James Charlie were married on June 9, 1948. On November 16, Roger
Dale (Bill's first son) was born.

1949

In 1949 we moved to a better house - a duplex. Net and family lived on
the other side of Fort Worth. Work was slow. On September 22, Joe
Stephen (Net's fourth son) was born.

1950-1952

Jerry Anthony (Nell's third son) was born on February 15, 1950 andCarl
Don (Melba's third son) was born on April 29. In 1950 we moved back to
Troup in a Jarvis house out of which we moved because it burned. Thenwe
moved to Sharps house out of town. In September we took a job inOverton
but at Thanksgiving we left it for the people paid $40.00 per week for
milking and feeding cows and then wanted to add on raising broilersand
clearing land which took all four of us so we went to Fort Worth.
Charles David (Daisy's second son) was born on September 18 and on
October 28 Jimmy Leslie (Thelma's first son) was born. Grover Eugene
(Lee's first son) was born on July 23, 1951. We left Joann at Melba'sto
go to school. On February 12, 1952 Deborah Susan (Net's seconddaughter)
was born and Betty Sue (Thelma's second daughter) was born. I went to
Daisy's to see after her when Paul Gene (Daisy's second son) came on
December 18, 1952. Edward Randall (Bill's second son) was bornDecember
22. Troy went to Thelma and Jim's and went to work for Jim's friendfor
$1.50 and hour.

1953-1957

In 1953 Troy and I bought a home at 1939 Quarry Street. We stayedthere
until 1957 when we went to Fort Worth at 413 E. Bolt where we took up
payment on a house Leon owned. On February 12, 1954 Joann marriedBilly
Abston. Kenneth Randall (Daisy's fourth son) was born on August 20,1955
and on October 29 James Earl (Net's first son) married Patsy. Rhonda
Leah (Net's granddaughter) was born on January 7, 1957 and ThomasWesley
(Thelma's second son) was born on January 12. Chrystal Renee (Melba's
granddaughter) was born on February 11. Phillip Owen (Daisy's fifthson)
came on July 6.

1958-1959

Cheryl Ann (Joann's first daughter) was born on January 15, 1958, and
July 17, 1958 Lee Roy Jr (Melba's grandson) was born. In 1958 on
November 24th we moved to Leons brick house. In January of 1959, Troy
and I had ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PEOPLE to come and visit us. On
January 28, 1959 Leonard left for Austin. On February 11, 1959, wemoved
back to our own home and lived there until three months after Troydied.
I then sold it back to Leon for $1000 cash. On February 14, 1959Leonard
moved back into our home at 413 E. Bolt. On August 9, 1959 I went with
Johnny and Francis, Allen and Glen to Abilene, Texas to a familyreunion
of Johnny's family. I met some nice people. Troy Lynn (Francis' third
son) had married Ann Mercer the night before. Ann's daughter Terrywent
also. After a nice visit and a huge dinner, we went to Leaky, Texas.It
is the most beautiful place that I have ever seen. Then we went tovisit
Johnny's brother and wife, Jim and Martha. Then to Dewey's house to
visit he and Ann. We went to visit my sister Essie and Marcie wholived
at Francelis, Texas. They had just taken off to visit Dolly and family
at Pasadena, Texas. We had an enjoyable trip. Melba stayed with Troy
and Ted while I was gone. We came back to Johnny's on August ?, 1959.
Miranda Lynn (Net's granddaughter) was born on November 20 and on
November 25 Lee married Loucille.
* _RIN: 19344 1

Notes:

1900 Census,
Precinct 3, Milam, Texas
Series: T623 Roll: 1657 Page: 152

Occupation: Farmer. He is listed as neither being able to read, nor write.

George married Josey, Etta Laura on 09 May 1894 in Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina. Etta (daughter of Josey, Samuel Wilson and Campbell, Margaret Melissa) was born on 25 Nov 1874 in Iredell, Statesville, North Carolina; died on 13 Apr 1945 in Houston, Crockett, Texas; was buried on 15 Apr 1945 in , Crockett, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 Census, Precinct 3, Milam, Texas, Series: T623 Roll: 1657 Page: 152 & 153

She is listed as giving birth to 6 children with 5 living. She is also able to read and write.