Cochran County Family Group Sheets

William Franklin New &
Eva Jane Kirby

Family Group Sheet

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NEW Family Group Sheet

Parents, children, vital events, and family relationships.

Submitted By: Mary Helen McKnight Family: New

This family group sheet documents the family of William Franklin New and Eva Jane Kirby.

Parents

Husband / Father

William Franklin New

Nicknames or Other Names
Dock Frank; D. F.
Birth
July 14, 1879
Birthplace
Marshall County, Mississippi
Death
April 22, 1963
Death Place
Littlefield, Lamb, Texas
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Father
Malachi E. New
Mother
Ida C. Harris
Wife / Mother

Eva Jane Kirby

Nicknames or Other Names
Birth
November 7, 1891
Birthplace
Caswell, Knox, Tennessee
Death
June 11, 1951
Death Place
Levelland, Hockley, Texas
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Father
Caselow McNulty Kirby
Mother
Mary Elizabeth Young

Marriage

Marriage Date December 19, 1908
Marriage Place Bohman, Fannin, Texas
Residence Morton, Texas
Notes

Children

Children are listed in birth order when known.

Elmer Lawrence New

Child 1
Sex
Male
Birth
October 03, 1910
Birthplace
Boswell, Choctaw, Oklahoma
Spouse
Veta Mae Shipman
Marriage
July 8, 1933 Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Death
March 01, 1962 Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Burial
Tahoka Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Virgie Lee New

Child 2
Sex
Female
Birth
October 20, 1913
Birthplace
Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas
Spouse
Lonnie Le Roy Mings
Marriage
August 11, 1940 Morton, Cochran, Texas
Death
February 10, 2004 Morton, Cochran, Texas
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Residence
410 E Pierce, Morton, Texas 79346
Notes

Baby Girl New

Child 3
Sex
Female
Birth
1915
Birthplace
Texas
Spouse
Marriage
Death
1915 Texas
Burial
Residence
Notes

Baby Girl New

Child 4
Sex
Female
Birth
January 11, 1917
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Marriage
Death
Burial
Residence
Notes

No further information found on this child. It is highly likely this is the birth certificate and actual birthday for Mary Lorene New (my paternal grandmother) She always gave her birthday as November 26th "either 1917 or 1918", though she typically used 1918. She always told me she never had a birth certificate because she was "a home birth".

Mary Lorene New

Child 5
Sex
Female
Birth
November 26, 1918
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Spouse 1: Leander Bradford Bass
Spouse 2: Alfred John Herlocher
Marriage Marriage 1: 1949
Marriage 2: August 4, 1953 Lovington, New Mexico
Death
January 4, 2007 Morton, Cochran, Texas
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Actual date of birth possibly January 11, 1917

Raymond Kirby New

Child 6
Sex
Male
Birth
January 26, 1921
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Eva Nell Durham
Marriage
January 2, 1947 Morton, Texas
Death
May 10, 2003 Morton, Texas
Burial
Morton, Texas
Residence
Notes

John Dee New

Child 7
Sex
Male
Birth
February 7, 1923
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Never married
Marriage
Death
November 29, 2001 Muleshoe, Texas
Burial Morton Memorial Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Baby Boy New

Child 8
Sex
Male
Birth
May 14, 1925
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Marriage
Death
May 17, Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Burial
Emma Cemetery, Crosby County, Texas
Residence
Notes

William "Junior" Franklin New

Child 9
Sex
Male
Birth
July 4, 1926
Birthplace
Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas
Spouse
Janie Marie Yeary
Marriage
July 6, 1950
Death
January 20, 1991 Valdez, Alaska
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Thelma Jean New

Child 10
Sex
Female
Birth
August 4, 1929
Birthplace
Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Spouse 1: James "Pete" Turney
Spouse 2: Albert Ed Sullivan
Marriage
Marriage 1: December 3, 1944 Levelland, Texas
Marriage 2: March 17, 1976 Morton, Texas
Death
April 14, 2001 Morton, Texas
Burial
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Birth certificate gives name as Selma New.

Walter New

Child 11
Sex
Male
Birth
October 25, 1932
Birthplace
Ralls, Crosby, Texas
Spouse
Frances Irene White
Marriage
Death
September 20, 1995 Kerrville, Texas
Burial
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Residence
Notes

Research Notes

Sources

  1. "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2KQ-FJD : Sat Jan 18 05:13:47 UTC 2025), Entry for New and Dock F New, 11 Jan 1917.
  2. "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHD9-KGL : Wed Jan 22 16:20:54 UTC 2025), Entry for Selma New and William New, 04 Aug 1929.
  3. "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1936", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6GF-6JP : Fri Jan 17 23:08:47 UTC 2025), Entry for Walter New and William Frank New, 25 Oct 1932.
  4. "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBZ-B8M : Mon Jun 09 23:24:42 UTC 2025), Entry for Elmer Lawrence New and D F New, 1 March 1962.
  5. "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37N-XP8 : Wed Sep 16 19:32:15 UTC 2026), Entry for New and D F New, 17 May 1925.
  6. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLXF-QPL : Tue Jul 16 03:37:19 UTC 2024), Entry for D H New and Eva Jane Kirby, 14 Dec 1908.
  7. "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3R-GJN : 22 January 2020), D. H. New, 1908.

Additions & Corrections

If you have additional information, documentation, or a correction relating to this family group sheet, please email Mary Helen McKnight .

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