Lucile Mainer, ninth child of Nick and Ella Nelms Mainer, was born in Lovelady, 23 January 1891. She was like her father, quiet and soft spoken, and grew into a woman of dignity and beauty. She graduated from Lovelady High School in 1909 as valedictorian of her class. While in High school, she knew
Robert James McMurrey of Camilla, TX, who had come to Lovelady for his High school work, as Lovelady was reputed to have a superior school. He was in her class, and as class orator on the graduation program, he spoke on "A Tribute to Our Forefathers", and made an impression on Lucile, so much that, after attending Baylor University, she cast her lot with him. They were married in the Lovelady Baptist Church, and her nieces, Ella Frances and Margaret, were flower girls in her wedding.
They lived for some time in Austin, returning to Lovelady where Robert was a merchant for a short time. He was a restless man, always seeking something better. He had a liking for the oil prospecting business, drilled wells in El Dorado, Arkansas; and was one of the first "wild catters" to enter the East TX oil field, where he hit "pay dirt", He became a large operator and organized, with his brother, Marvin McMurrey, the East TX Oil Refinery in Tyler. He and Lucile built a palatial home in Tyler. During the height of his prosperity, he was stricken by a fatal intestinal illness and died on 13 September 1935. He was buried in his wife's chosen burial ground in Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery, where their first child was buried. Lucile McMurrey died in Tyler 4 April 1982. Their children:
1. Elizabeth Lucile McMurrey was born 8 September 1915, a beautiful child, who was tragically burned to death while at play with a playmate, who was playing with matches in her yard in Austin, TX, on 16 November 1917.
2. Eugenia McMurrey was born 27 April 1919 in Houston and was named for her great-grandmother, Eugenia (Buller) Mainer. She was educated at the Hockaday School in Dallas, at Baylor University, and at TX University. On 17 November 1943, she married Richard J. Moran who was born 10 February 1919, and educated at New Mexico Military Institute and at Notre Dame. He was an aviator in WW ii, serving as Lieutenant in the Calvary in Tokyo. He has been successful worldwide in the oil business, and owns Moran Brothers Drilling Company. They have two sons:
Richard James Moran, Jr., born 21 June 1947, who is in Radio Broadcasting,.
John William Moran, born 7 April 1949, also in Radio Broadcasting, He married 10 September 1979 Wendy Whitmire, who was born 25 May 1958. They have a daughter, Mia, born 15 January 1981, and a son, John Zackery Moran, born 19 June 1985.
3. Robert James McMurrey, Jr. was born in Lovelady 21 August 1920. He was educated at Culver Military Academy and at the University of TX. He was a flying instructor during WW II at the Primary Training School in Corsicana, TX. On 3 January 1941, he married Julia Faye Cook, a charming young woman of Tyler, who has been a devoted and loving daughter to her mother-in-law, Lucile Mainer McMurrey. R. J. has been a successful business man, taking over, as well as his own oil and ranching enterprises. He and Julia Faye have been faithful to his mother's family, keeping in touch and binding the family ties. He owns the R. J. McMurrey Production Company in Tyler. Four children were born to this union:
(1) Robert James McMurrey, III was born 18 April 1944. He married 4 October 1980 Barbara Elizabeth McGowan who was born 28 March 1948. He is in agriculture, while she is a flight attendant for American Airlines. They have a daughter, Anna Elizabeth McGowan McMurrey, born 8 September 1984.
(2) Julia Faye McMurrey was born 16 December 1945, went to Baylor University, and after trying other vocations, has a furniture refinishing business in Tyler.
(3) Betty Lou McMurrey, born 3 July 1953, married 8 August 1975 Richard H. Barrett, who was born 2 January 1949. Betty Lou taught school for seven years and Rick is a C. P. A. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Lucile, called Luci, who was born 15 August 1976. Luci has been a favorite and a consolation to her grandparents, and to her great-grandmother, having spent much of her childhood with them. Betty Lou and Rick have another daughter, Claire McMurrey Barrett, born 19 August 1983.
(4) Amy Eugenia McMurrey, born 31 July 1959, is a travel agent in Dallas.
4. Majorie Ann McMurrey, fourth child of Lucile and Robert McMurrey, was born 12 May 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She attended Miss Hockaday School in Dallas and TX University. On 13 July 1946, she married Kenneth Adlete Swanson of Dallas, who studied law at TX University. They had four children before they were divorced:
(1) Kenneth McMurrey Swanson, called Murrey, was born 1 October 1947.
2) Lucille Anne Swanson was born 7 September 1951. On 9 October 1976, she married Michael Edward Arntzen, who was born 21 August 1951. Lucile is a Resource Specialist for Jurupa Unified School District, and Mike is District Sales Manager for Northern Telecom (Data Communications). They are parents of two daughters: Mary Arne Elizabeth Arntzen, born 26 October 1981; and Katherine Elaine Arntzen, born 22 September 1983.
(3) Sally Elizabeth Swanson, born 28 November 1953, is a lawyer in Austin, TX.
(4) John Bedford Swanson, born 30 November 1954, is a Petroleum Engineer. This Family called NELMS
"Under The Elm" By: Ella Frances Mainer Dodd
From files at HCHC
Robert James McMurrey of Camilla, TX, who had come to Lovelady for his High school work, as Lovelady was reputed to have a superior school. He was in her class, and as class orator on the graduation program, he spoke on "A Tribute to Our Forefathers", and made an impression on Lucile, so much that, after attending Baylor University, she cast her lot with him. They were married in the Lovelady Baptist Church, and her nieces, Ella Frances and Margaret, were flower girls in her wedding.
They lived for some time in Austin, returning to Lovelady where Robert was a merchant for a short time. He was a restless man, always seeking something better. He had a liking for the oil prospecting business, drilled wells in El Dorado, Arkansas; and was one of the first "wild catters" to enter the East TX oil field, where he hit "pay dirt", He became a large operator and organized, with his brother, Marvin McMurrey, the East TX Oil Refinery in Tyler. He and Lucile built a palatial home in Tyler. During the height of his prosperity, he was stricken by a fatal intestinal illness and died on 13 September 1935. He was buried in his wife's chosen burial ground in Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery, where their first child was buried. Lucile McMurrey died in Tyler 4 April 1982. Their children:
1. Elizabeth Lucile McMurrey was born 8 September 1915, a beautiful child, who was tragically burned to death while at play with a playmate, who was playing with matches in her yard in Austin, TX, on 16 November 1917.
2. Eugenia McMurrey was born 27 April 1919 in Houston and was named for her great-grandmother, Eugenia (Buller) Mainer. She was educated at the Hockaday School in Dallas, at Baylor University, and at TX University. On 17 November 1943, she married Richard J. Moran who was born 10 February 1919, and educated at New Mexico Military Institute and at Notre Dame. He was an aviator in WW ii, serving as Lieutenant in the Calvary in Tokyo. He has been successful worldwide in the oil business, and owns Moran Brothers Drilling Company. They have two sons:
Richard James Moran, Jr., born 21 June 1947, who is in Radio Broadcasting,.
John William Moran, born 7 April 1949, also in Radio Broadcasting, He married 10 September 1979 Wendy Whitmire, who was born 25 May 1958. They have a daughter, Mia, born 15 January 1981, and a son, John Zackery Moran, born 19 June 1985.
3. Robert James McMurrey, Jr. was born in Lovelady 21 August 1920. He was educated at Culver Military Academy and at the University of TX. He was a flying instructor during WW II at the Primary Training School in Corsicana, TX. On 3 January 1941, he married Julia Faye Cook, a charming young woman of Tyler, who has been a devoted and loving daughter to her mother-in-law, Lucile Mainer McMurrey. R. J. has been a successful business man, taking over, as well as his own oil and ranching enterprises. He and Julia Faye have been faithful to his mother's family, keeping in touch and binding the family ties. He owns the R. J. McMurrey Production Company in Tyler. Four children were born to this union:
(1) Robert James McMurrey, III was born 18 April 1944. He married 4 October 1980 Barbara Elizabeth McGowan who was born 28 March 1948. He is in agriculture, while she is a flight attendant for American Airlines. They have a daughter, Anna Elizabeth McGowan McMurrey, born 8 September 1984.
(2) Julia Faye McMurrey was born 16 December 1945, went to Baylor University, and after trying other vocations, has a furniture refinishing business in Tyler.
(3) Betty Lou McMurrey, born 3 July 1953, married 8 August 1975 Richard H. Barrett, who was born 2 January 1949. Betty Lou taught school for seven years and Rick is a C. P. A. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Lucile, called Luci, who was born 15 August 1976. Luci has been a favorite and a consolation to her grandparents, and to her great-grandmother, having spent much of her childhood with them. Betty Lou and Rick have another daughter, Claire McMurrey Barrett, born 19 August 1983.
(4) Amy Eugenia McMurrey, born 31 July 1959, is a travel agent in Dallas.
4. Majorie Ann McMurrey, fourth child of Lucile and Robert McMurrey, was born 12 May 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She attended Miss Hockaday School in Dallas and TX University. On 13 July 1946, she married Kenneth Adlete Swanson of Dallas, who studied law at TX University. They had four children before they were divorced:
(1) Kenneth McMurrey Swanson, called Murrey, was born 1 October 1947.
2) Lucille Anne Swanson was born 7 September 1951. On 9 October 1976, she married Michael Edward Arntzen, who was born 21 August 1951. Lucile is a Resource Specialist for Jurupa Unified School District, and Mike is District Sales Manager for Northern Telecom (Data Communications). They are parents of two daughters: Mary Arne Elizabeth Arntzen, born 26 October 1981; and Katherine Elaine Arntzen, born 22 September 1983.
(3) Sally Elizabeth Swanson, born 28 November 1953, is a lawyer in Austin, TX.
(4) John Bedford Swanson, born 30 November 1954, is a Petroleum Engineer. This Family called NELMS
"Under The Elm" By: Ella Frances Mainer Dodd
From files at HCHC
Lucile Mainer, ninth child of Nick and Ella Nelms Mainer, was born in Lovelady, 23 January 1891. She was like her father, quiet and soft spoken, and grew into a woman of dignity and beauty. She graduated from Lovelady High School in 1909 as valedictorian of her class. While in High school, she knew
Robert James McMurrey of Camilla, TX, who had come to Lovelady for his High school work, as Lovelady was reputed to have a superior school. He was in her class, and as class orator on the graduation program, he spoke on "A Tribute to Our Forefathers", and made an impression on Lucile, so much that, after attending Baylor University, she cast her lot with him. They were married in the Lovelady Baptist Church, and her nieces, Ella Frances and Margaret, were flower girls in her wedding.
They lived for some time in Austin, returning to Lovelady where Robert was a merchant for a short time. He was a restless man, always seeking something better. He had a liking for the oil prospecting business, drilled wells in El Dorado, Arkansas; and was one of the first "wild catters" to enter the East TX oil field, where he hit "pay dirt", He became a large operator and organized, with his brother, Marvin McMurrey, the East TX Oil Refinery in Tyler. He and Lucile built a palatial home in Tyler. During the height of his prosperity, he was stricken by a fatal intestinal illness and died on 13 September 1935. He was buried in his wife's chosen burial ground in Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery, where their first child was buried. Lucile McMurrey died in Tyler 4 April 1982. Their children:
1. Elizabeth Lucile McMurrey was born 8 September 1915, a beautiful child, who was tragically burned to death while at play with a playmate, who was playing with matches in her yard in Austin, TX, on 16 November 1917.
2. Eugenia McMurrey was born 27 April 1919 in Houston and was named for her great-grandmother, Eugenia (Buller) Mainer. She was educated at the Hockaday School in Dallas, at Baylor University, and at TX University. On 17 November 1943, she married Richard J. Moran who was born 10 February 1919, and educated at New Mexico Military Institute and at Notre Dame. He was an aviator in WW ii, serving as Lieutenant in the Calvary in Tokyo. He has been successful worldwide in the oil business, and owns Moran Brothers Drilling Company. They have two sons:
Richard James Moran, Jr., born 21 June 1947, who is in Radio Broadcasting,.
John William Moran, born 7 April 1949, also in Radio Broadcasting, He married 10 September 1979 Wendy Whitmire, who was born 25 May 1958. They have a daughter, Mia, born 15 January 1981, and a son, John Zackery Moran, born 19 June 1985.
3. Robert James McMurrey, Jr. was born in Lovelady 21 August 1920. He was educated at Culver Military Academy and at the University of TX. He was a flying instructor during WW II at the Primary Training School in Corsicana, TX. On 3 January 1941, he married Julia Faye Cook, a charming young woman of Tyler, who has been a devoted and loving daughter to her mother-in-law, Lucile Mainer McMurrey. R. J. has been a successful business man, taking over, as well as his own oil and ranching enterprises. He and Julia Faye have been faithful to his mother's family, keeping in touch and binding the family ties. He owns the R. J. McMurrey Production Company in Tyler. Four children were born to this union:
(1) Robert James McMurrey, III was born 18 April 1944. He married 4 October 1980 Barbara Elizabeth McGowan who was born 28 March 1948. He is in agriculture, while she is a flight attendant for American Airlines. They have a daughter, Anna Elizabeth McGowan McMurrey, born 8 September 1984.
(2) Julia Faye McMurrey was born 16 December 1945, went to Baylor University, and after trying other vocations, has a furniture refinishing business in Tyler.
(3) Betty Lou McMurrey, born 3 July 1953, married 8 August 1975 Richard H. Barrett, who was born 2 January 1949. Betty Lou taught school for seven years and Rick is a C. P. A. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Lucile, called Luci, who was born 15 August 1976. Luci has been a favorite and a consolation to her grandparents, and to her great-grandmother, having spent much of her childhood with them. Betty Lou and Rick have another daughter, Claire McMurrey Barrett, born 19 August 1983.
(4) Amy Eugenia McMurrey, born 31 July 1959, is a travel agent in Dallas.
4. Majorie Ann McMurrey, fourth child of Lucile and Robert McMurrey, was born 12 May 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She attended Miss Hockaday School in Dallas and TX University. On 13 July 1946, she married Kenneth Adlete Swanson of Dallas, who studied law at TX University. They had four children before they were divorced:
(1) Kenneth McMurrey Swanson, called Murrey, was born 1 October 1947.
2) Lucille Anne Swanson was born 7 September 1951. On 9 October 1976, she married Michael Edward Arntzen, who was born 21 August 1951. Lucile is a Resource Specialist for Jurupa Unified School District, and Mike is District Sales Manager for Northern Telecom (Data Communications). They are parents of two daughters: Mary Arne Elizabeth Arntzen, born 26 October 1981; and Katherine Elaine Arntzen, born 22 September 1983.
(3) Sally Elizabeth Swanson, born 28 November 1953, is a lawyer in Austin, TX.
(4) John Bedford Swanson, born 30 November 1954, is a Petroleum Engineer. This Family called NELMS
"Under The Elm" By: Ella Frances Mainer Dodd
From files at HCHC
Robert James McMurrey of Camilla, TX, who had come to Lovelady for his High school work, as Lovelady was reputed to have a superior school. He was in her class, and as class orator on the graduation program, he spoke on "A Tribute to Our Forefathers", and made an impression on Lucile, so much that, after attending Baylor University, she cast her lot with him. They were married in the Lovelady Baptist Church, and her nieces, Ella Frances and Margaret, were flower girls in her wedding.
They lived for some time in Austin, returning to Lovelady where Robert was a merchant for a short time. He was a restless man, always seeking something better. He had a liking for the oil prospecting business, drilled wells in El Dorado, Arkansas; and was one of the first "wild catters" to enter the East TX oil field, where he hit "pay dirt", He became a large operator and organized, with his brother, Marvin McMurrey, the East TX Oil Refinery in Tyler. He and Lucile built a palatial home in Tyler. During the height of his prosperity, he was stricken by a fatal intestinal illness and died on 13 September 1935. He was buried in his wife's chosen burial ground in Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery, where their first child was buried. Lucile McMurrey died in Tyler 4 April 1982. Their children:
1. Elizabeth Lucile McMurrey was born 8 September 1915, a beautiful child, who was tragically burned to death while at play with a playmate, who was playing with matches in her yard in Austin, TX, on 16 November 1917.
2. Eugenia McMurrey was born 27 April 1919 in Houston and was named for her great-grandmother, Eugenia (Buller) Mainer. She was educated at the Hockaday School in Dallas, at Baylor University, and at TX University. On 17 November 1943, she married Richard J. Moran who was born 10 February 1919, and educated at New Mexico Military Institute and at Notre Dame. He was an aviator in WW ii, serving as Lieutenant in the Calvary in Tokyo. He has been successful worldwide in the oil business, and owns Moran Brothers Drilling Company. They have two sons:
Richard James Moran, Jr., born 21 June 1947, who is in Radio Broadcasting,.
John William Moran, born 7 April 1949, also in Radio Broadcasting, He married 10 September 1979 Wendy Whitmire, who was born 25 May 1958. They have a daughter, Mia, born 15 January 1981, and a son, John Zackery Moran, born 19 June 1985.
3. Robert James McMurrey, Jr. was born in Lovelady 21 August 1920. He was educated at Culver Military Academy and at the University of TX. He was a flying instructor during WW II at the Primary Training School in Corsicana, TX. On 3 January 1941, he married Julia Faye Cook, a charming young woman of Tyler, who has been a devoted and loving daughter to her mother-in-law, Lucile Mainer McMurrey. R. J. has been a successful business man, taking over, as well as his own oil and ranching enterprises. He and Julia Faye have been faithful to his mother's family, keeping in touch and binding the family ties. He owns the R. J. McMurrey Production Company in Tyler. Four children were born to this union:
(1) Robert James McMurrey, III was born 18 April 1944. He married 4 October 1980 Barbara Elizabeth McGowan who was born 28 March 1948. He is in agriculture, while she is a flight attendant for American Airlines. They have a daughter, Anna Elizabeth McGowan McMurrey, born 8 September 1984.
(2) Julia Faye McMurrey was born 16 December 1945, went to Baylor University, and after trying other vocations, has a furniture refinishing business in Tyler.
(3) Betty Lou McMurrey, born 3 July 1953, married 8 August 1975 Richard H. Barrett, who was born 2 January 1949. Betty Lou taught school for seven years and Rick is a C. P. A. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Lucile, called Luci, who was born 15 August 1976. Luci has been a favorite and a consolation to her grandparents, and to her great-grandmother, having spent much of her childhood with them. Betty Lou and Rick have another daughter, Claire McMurrey Barrett, born 19 August 1983.
(4) Amy Eugenia McMurrey, born 31 July 1959, is a travel agent in Dallas.
4. Majorie Ann McMurrey, fourth child of Lucile and Robert McMurrey, was born 12 May 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She attended Miss Hockaday School in Dallas and TX University. On 13 July 1946, she married Kenneth Adlete Swanson of Dallas, who studied law at TX University. They had four children before they were divorced:
(1) Kenneth McMurrey Swanson, called Murrey, was born 1 October 1947.
2) Lucille Anne Swanson was born 7 September 1951. On 9 October 1976, she married Michael Edward Arntzen, who was born 21 August 1951. Lucile is a Resource Specialist for Jurupa Unified School District, and Mike is District Sales Manager for Northern Telecom (Data Communications). They are parents of two daughters: Mary Arne Elizabeth Arntzen, born 26 October 1981; and Katherine Elaine Arntzen, born 22 September 1983.
(3) Sally Elizabeth Swanson, born 28 November 1953, is a lawyer in Austin, TX.
(4) John Bedford Swanson, born 30 November 1954, is a Petroleum Engineer. This Family called NELMS
"Under The Elm" By: Ella Frances Mainer Dodd
From files at HCHC
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