Crilly House Ancestral home of the Pettigrews  in Northern Ireland.

James Pettigrew II married Martha Moore, who was from Drummond, County Tyrone (she was NOT the "wealthy Scottish lady" - that was Dame Geiles Moncrieff); this James served in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and was given lands in Ireland for his service as well as being knighted. It does not appear that their home, "Crilly House", was a part of the original land grant.

          "As you wish to know something of the origin of your family I will give you as good an account as I can.
         My great-grandfather left France for the sake of his religion in the time of King Louis XIV, and was an officer in
     Cromwell's Army. He had two sons, John and James. As to John, we have very little account given of him.
         James married Martha Moore, a Scotch lady. He settled in Ireland, and was an officer in King William's army at
     the Battle of the Boyne (1690). After the Peace took place he was given a tract of land of 300 acres in County
     Tyrone on what was called the Blackwater where he lived and died ...... 7 sons and 2 daughters.
         William, James (my father), Robert, Charles, John, Samuel. One died young. William was the eldest. He had three
     sons. His oldest son James held a Captain's commission, was with Howe at the Battle of Brandywine, and was badly
     wounded. Robert, the third son, was a Doctor of Physic, and said to be eminent... Charles never married ... John
     had a large family ... Samuel got a Captain's commission, was at Gibraltar and died there.

Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES1 PETTIGREW  He married MARTHA MOORE.
 
Child of JAMES PETTIGREW and MARTHA MOORE is:
2. i. JAMES2 PETTIGREW.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  JAMES2 PETTIGREW (JAMES1)  He married MARY COCHAN1,2, daughter of GEORGE COCHAN and RACHEL HIGGENBOTHAM.

Notes for JAMES PETTIGREW:
James Pettigrew lived in South Carolina at the time of the marriage of his daughter to John Verner Sr.

 
Child of JAMES PETTIGREW and MARY COCHAN is:
3. i. MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, b. Abt. 1737, Ireland; d. Pendleton District, SC.
 

Generation No. 3

3.  MARY S.3 PETTIGREW (JAMES2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1737 in Ireland, and died in Pendleton District, SC.  She married JOHN VERNER 1747 in South Carolina.  He was born 1725 in County Tyrone, Ireland.

Notes for JOHN VERNER:
John Verner Sr. was born in 1725 in the County Tyrone, Ireland, an immigrat to america by 1740's. He settled in the 96th District of South Carolina. He served in the amercian Revolution as a private and as a Civil Servant (Juror near Long Canes - Abbeville County, SC.) For his civil service he received a pension. (DAR) paper states that John Verner Sr. served as a Juror (Civil Service during the amercian Revoluntionary War. See South Carolina Jury Lists 1716 - 1783, page 120, the jurylist of South Carolina 1778 - 1779, pages 76 and 84).

In 1747, Verner, John, married Mary Pettigrew, daughter of James Pettigrew of South Carolina. mary was born about 1736 to 1738 in Ireland and died in Pendleton District of South Carolina.

(Sources: The Verner Genelogy - compiled by Mrs. Clara Verner Wallace, Seneca, South Carolina, copyright November 17, 1985. Library of congress, Institute of
American Genelogy, Presbyterian Church Records.)

 
Children of MARY PETTIGREW and JOHN VERNER are:
 i. JAMES4 VERNER.

Notes for JAMES VERNER:
James Verner was captured by the British during the siege of Charleston and died while a prisoner of the British on board a ship of war from the disease of smallpox.

DAR Papers of Mrs. Bette Verner Bain Roe Bush, Mrs. Julian S. Bush, 34 Beverly Road, Great Neck, New York, 11201 - John Verner Sr. Lineage sent by Jean Shroyer, by US Mail, December 1988, Mesa Az. My niece.)
 

 ii. DAVID VERNER.
4. iii. JOHN (JR) VERNER, b. March 05, 1763, Granville, North Carolina; d. August 17, 1853, Elbert County, GA./Oconee County, SC..
 

Generation No. 4

4.  JOHN (JR)4 VERNER (MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born March 05, 1763 in Granville, North Carolina, and died August 17, 1853 in Elbert County, GA./Oconee County, SC..  He married (1) JANE EDMONSON3,4.  She was born 17675,6, and died January 17927,8.  He married (2) REBECCA DICKEY9,10 July 18, 1793.  She was born 1774 in Philadelphia, Penn.11,12, and died June 30, 1849 in Bachelor's Retreat, SC13,14.

Notes for JOHN (JR) VERNER:
John Verner Jr. served as a private in the Revolutionary War and was at the Battle of Cowpens and other skirmishes under the command of General Pickens.

(Sources: The Verner Genealogy - compiled by Mrs. Clara Verner Wallace, Seneca, South Carolina, copyright November 17, 1985. Library of Congress, Institute of American Genealogy, presbyterian Church Records.

DAR papers of Mrs. Bette (Verner) Bain Roe Bush, Mrs. Julian S. Bush, 34 Beverly Road, Great Neck, New York, 11021 - John Verner Sr. lineage sent by Mail Mrs. Jean Shroyer, December 1988 Mesa Az. My niece.

DAR papers of Mrs. Mary Hutchinson Moss (Mrs. Tombstone Dates), Elonia Dudley (Hutchinson) Persons, National Archives #119729.

DAR papers of Elonia (Nelson) Hutchinson, National Archinves # 107350.)

 
Children of JOHN VERNER and JANE EDMONSON are:
 i. MARY PETTIGREW5 VERNER, b. 1786; m. WILLIAM COCHRAN15,16.
5. ii. WILLIAM EDMONSON VERNER, b. February 09, 1788, South Carolina; d. December 04, 1861.
 iii. JAMES VERNER, b. 1790.
 
Children of JOHN VERNER and REBECCA DICKEY are:
 iv. NANCY5 VERNER, b. 1794.
 v. JANE VERNER, b. 1796.
 vi. JOHN A. VERNER, b. 1799.
 vii. CHARLES J. VERNER, b. 1801.
 viii. DAVID VERNER, b. 1804.
 ix. REBECCA VERNER, b. 1806.
 x. SAMUEL VERNER, b. 1808.
 xi. LEMUEL VERNER, b. 1810.
 xii. EBENEZER VERNER, b. 1815.
 xiii. ANNIE MARIA VERNER, b. 1820.
 

Generation No. 5

5.  WILLIAM EDMONSON5 VERNER (JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born February 09, 1788 in South Carolina, and died December 04, 1861.  He married ELEANOR WOOD HOOPER April 22, 1820 in Mississippi.  She was born March 29, 1800 in Pendleton District, SC, and died Bet. April 14 1843 - 1844 in Verner Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi.

Notes for WILLIAM EDMONSON VERNER:
William Edmonston Verner, Esquire was born February 09, 1788 probably in SC. He moved from SC to Ga then resided in 1840 in Lowndes County, Mississippi Where he was a large landowner with many slaves. He married Eleanor Word Hooper on April 22, 1820 probably in Mississippi. eleanor was born March 29, 1800 in the Pendleton District of South Carolina. She died on the Verner Plantation in Lowndes County, Mississippi on 14, April 1843 or 1844. William Edmonston Verner died on December 04, 1861.

(Source: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 US Census - Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. (Mrs. Jane Emmeline (Verner) Furr Glenn. Mrs. Nadine Smith, Placerville, Californis, 1987 Letter/ Data.)

 
Children of WILLIAM VERNER and ELEANOR HOOPER are:
6. i. JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, b. 1821, Lowndes County Mississippi; d. Abt. 1885, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
 ii. SARAH "SALLY" VERNER, b. November 04, 1831, Verner Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi; d. August 20, 1906, Nelsondale Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi; m. WILLIAM CARROL NELSON, November 25, 1853, Mississippi; b. March 03, 1823, Nelsondale Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi; d. December 23, 1877, Nelsondale Plantation, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
 

Generation No. 6

6.  JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER (WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 1821 in Lowndes County Mississippi, and died Abt. 1885 in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.  She married (1) JOHN SIMPSON FURR.  He was born March 22, 1815, and died in Columbus, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  She married (2) WILLIAM MURPHY GLENN January 23, 1847 in Monroe County, Mississippi, son of SIMEON GLENN and NANCY KEY.  He was born January 10, 1820 in Tuscalloosa County, Alabama, and died 1880 in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.

Notes for JOHN SIMPSON FURR:
John Simpson Furr buried Nelsondale Plantation.
John Simpson Furr of Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.

John Simpson Furr died on the Verner Plantation in 1842 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. He is probably buried on the Verner Plantation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
 

Notes for WILLIAM MURPHY GLENN:
Marriages of Monroe County, Mississippi page 653, 1834-1850.

They were plantation owners of a large amount of land in Mississippi where they grew cotton and owned slaves. William and Jane resided in Oktibbeha County, until their deaths in about 1885.

Source:1850, 1860,1870,1880 Cemsus-Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
     Cattleman's Book of Texas Ranchers published 1895
     Mississippi Genealogical Society -Henry Bible pages 27 - 28 Volume VI
     Mrs. Nadine Smith, Placerville, California, 1987 Letter
     Hunting for Bears, pages 50
     Mrs. D'Alva Glenn Shroyer, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1985 Information
 

More About WILLIAM MURPHY GLENN:
Burial: 1880, Mississippi
 
Children of JANE VERNER and JOHN FURR are:
 i. MARY CATHERINE "MOLLY"7 FURR, b. 1839; m. ROBERT COOPER17,18.
 ii. JOHN W. FURR, b. 1842; d. Battle of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.

Notes for JOHN W. FURR:
John W. Verner was killed during the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War.

Confederation Application Pensions for John W. Furr.
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Children of JANE VERNER and WILLIAM GLENN are:
7. iii. WILLIAM VERNER7 GLENN, b. November 05, 1847, Oktibbeha, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi; d. July 15, 1898, Jesse Glenn Ranch, McCullough Co Tx.
8. iv. SIMEON BIBB GLENN, b. March 04, 1849, Cedar Bluff, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi; d. Merle, Burleson County, Texas.
 v. ELIZA AMELIA GLENN, b. 1851, Mississippi; m. "EARLY" CATOE19,20, 1870, Mississippi.
 vi. ALVIRA GLENN, b. 1853, Mississippi.
 vii. PEARSON ROBERT GLENN, b. 1855, Mississippi; m. MITTIE FRANCES HENRY, March 14, 1880, Oktibbeha County Mississippi.
9. viii. FLORENCE OZELLA GLENN, b. 1857, Oktibbeha, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi; d. 1882.
 ix. SARAH GLENN, b. 1859, Mississippi; m. JOHN KENEDY, September 27, 1882, Clay County, Mississippi.
 

Generation No. 7

7.  WILLIAM VERNER7 GLENN (JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born November 05, 1847 in Oktibbeha, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi, and died July 15, 1898 in Jesse Glenn Ranch, McCullough Co Tx.  He married MARY CATHERINE "MOLLY" MCCAN September 17, 1874 in Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, daughter of JOHN MCCAN and ADELINE YOUNG.  She was born September 17, 1853 in Walker county Texas, and died May 01, 1902 in Brownwood, Brown County Texas.

Notes for WILLIAM VERNER GLENN:
William Verner Glenn left Mississippui in 1870 and spent time in Washington, Grimes Counties and finally settled in Burleson County, Texas where he met his bride. He and his brother Simeon Glenn, bought land on the jacob Long League along the Davidson Creek in burleson County.(Source: Land records at the Burleson County courthouse, Burleson, Texas). By 1880, William had moved his family to McCullough County, Texas (Just south of Brady, Texas) where he ranched and bought and sold horses, cattle and sheep. He purchased about 4,400 acres, part of which is now the town of Brady. Through the years his offsprings have inherited the land and in 1977 the last child of William and "Molly" Glenn, Lue James Glenn, passed away and the land was sold by his remaining nieces and nephews and the money from the sale was divided amoung themselves, as per his direction set forth in his will.

Source: 1880 Census Clay County, Mississippi; 1880 McCullough County, Texas;
Burleson County, Texas Marriage Records; Mccullough County, Land Records. (Copy of the Deeds index in the pocession of Jane Lea Glenn Thorne Lemmons and Jean Shroyer. Compiled by Jane Lemmons, 1999.); 1900 McCullough county, Census. Old deeds and papers in the pocession of the nieces and nephews.

(Note this section was first sent to me in 1988 by Jean Shroyer. It has been edited and added to over the years.)
 

More About WILLIAM VERNER GLENN:
Burial: July 1898, Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx

More About MARY CATHERINE "MOLLY" MCCAN:
Burial: May 1902, Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx
 
Children of WILLIAM GLENN and MARY MCCAN are:
 i. JOHN MURPHY8 GLENN, b. July 26, 1875, Burleson County, Texas; d. 1877, Burleson County, Texas.

Notes for JOHN MURPHY GLENN:
His graves was finally found by Jean Shroyer and "Biddy" Glenn Harkrider in 1998. None of the younger descendants had ever visited his grave. Pictures of the graveyard and grave in the pocession of Jean Shroyer, D'Alva Glenn Shroyer, Biddy Glenn Harkrider and Jane Glenn Thorne Lemmons.
 
 

More About JOHN MURPHY GLENN:
Burial: Dodson, Texas

 ii. FLORENCE ADALINE GLENN, b. April 1880, Burleson County, Texas; d. January 14, 1967, Junction, Kimble County, Texas; m. JOHN RILEY CONNER; d. Junction, Kimble County, Texas.

Notes for JOHN RILEY CONNER:
They resided in Junction, Texas in a house supplied by Mozelle and Lue James Glenn until their deaths. The house in Junction was left to the Conner children.

     Aunt Florence hated to inherit Aunt Mozelle's old hats to wear. The last trip she took with Jesse Young Glenn I to Del Rio. Mattye purchased her a new hat of her choosing. Upon leaving the store, Florence approached a wire trash can on the curb and push the old hat as far down into it as she could.

     At he time of her death she was well under 5 - 0 and lest than 100 lbs.
John was also small and not weighing 100 lbs.
 

More About JOHN RILEY CONNER:
Burial: Junction, Kimble County, Texas

 iii. MARY JANE GLENN, b. April 1883, Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas; d. 1976, Nursing Home, Brady, McCullough County, Texas; m. CAMEL A. GAVIT, July 01, 1903, Sweden Pres. Church, McCullough County, Texas.

More About MARY JANE GLENN:
Burial: 1976, Live oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx

Notes for CAMEL A. GAVIT:
Mary and Camel Gavit Wedding Certificate in the pocession of Jane Lea Glenn Thorne Lemmons of Harper, Texas.
 

More About CAMEL A. GAVIT:
Burial: Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Texas

10. iv. ALICE OPHELIA GLENN, b. May 29, 1886, Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas; d. November 26, 1959, Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.
 v. MOZELLE NEFFIE GLENN, b. December 26, 1887, Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas; d. January 27, 1971, Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.

More About MOZELLE NEFFIE GLENN:
Burial: January 1971, Live oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx

 vi. WILLIAM VERNER "WILLIE" GLENN, b. August 30, 1889, Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas; d. February 29, 1908, Brady, McCullough County Texas.

Notes for WILLIAM VERNER "WILLIE" GLENN:
Mozelle accused and blamed Jesse Young Glenn I, for his brothers death.
 

More About WILLIAM VERNER "WILLIE" GLENN:
Burial: 1908, Live Oak Cememtery, Brady, Texas
Cause of Death: Broken Neck while playing football
Medical Information: He subbed for his brother Jesse while Jesse went on a date.

11. vii. JESSE YOUNG GLENN I, b. December 26, 1892, Glenn ranch, McCullough County Tx; d. June 19, 1964, Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.
 viii. LUE JAMES GLENN, b. June 19, 1895, Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas; d. April 27, 1976, Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.

More About LUE JAMES GLENN:
Burial: April 1976, Live Oak Cememtery, Brady, Texas.

8.  SIMEON BIBB7 GLENN (JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born March 04, 1849 in Cedar Bluff, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, and died in Merle, Burleson County, Texas.  He married CATHERINE IRENE ROBERTS January 06, 1872 in Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas.  She was born in Burleson County, Texas, and died in Merle, Burleson County, Texas.

Notes for SIMEON BIBB GLENN:
Simeon Bibb Glenn, Sr. and wife Catherine Irene York are now buried at the bottom of Lake Somerville is today. The Corps of Engineers erected new headstone in their honor in Merle.

Became Simeon Glenn Sr. upon the birth of son, Simeon Glenn Jr.

 
Child of SIMEON GLENN and CATHERINE ROBERTS is:
 i. SIMEON BIBB (JR.)8 GLENN, b. Burleson County, Texas; d. 1945, Chicago, Cookes County, Illinois; m. (1) LUCILLE E. GLENN; m. (2) IRENE GLENN; d. Bef. 1944; m. (3) HULDAH YORT.

Notes for IRENE GLENN:
Vere Viola Schwarz was first cousin to Lucille and irene Glenn. Her mother Madelyn Glenn Vest married Samuel Woods. Remarried after Madelyn died. She is buried Somerville Cemetery south of Caldwell, Texas.
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9.  FLORENCE OZELLA7 GLENN (JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 1857 in Oktibbeha, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi, and died 1882.  She married P. M. (PAUL) GREGORY November 06, 1881 in Clay County, Mississippi.  He was born May 21, 1849, and died November 26, 1907 in Mabank, Texas.

More About FLORENCE OZELLA GLENN:
Cause of Death: Childbirth
 
Child of FLORENCE GLENN and P. GREGORY is:
 i. WILLIE BAKER8 GREGORY, b. August 24, 1882; m. KATY LOU WHITTAKER, January 01, 1908.

Notes for WILLIE BAKER GREGORY:
Information:Went to live with his father in Texas.
Source: researcher 12 1998 7:00 PM Polly<phussey@worldnet.net>.

1900 Census Navarro County Texas
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Generation No. 8

10.  ALICE OPHELIA8 GLENN (WILLIAM VERNER7, JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born May 29, 1886 in Old Glenn Ranch, McCullough County, Texas, and died November 26, 1959 in Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.  She married VICTAR J. WOLF October 09, 1904 in McCullough County, Texas.

Notes for ALICE OPHELIA GLENN:
Alice Glenn Wolf marriage Certificate in pocession of Jane Lea Glenn Thorne Lemmons, Harper, Texas.
 

More About ALICE OPHELIA GLENN:
Burial: November 1959, Live oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx
Cause of Death: Heart attack while being turned after a broken hip
Medical Information: She was the tallest of all of her sisters upon her death. She died in Brady, Hospital.
 
Children of ALICE GLENN and VICTAR WOLF are:
 i. JAMES9 WOLF, m. DOT YOUNG.
 ii. MARINE CATHERINE WOLF.

11.  JESSE YOUNG8 GLENN I (WILLIAM VERNER7, JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born December 26, 1892 in Glenn ranch, McCullough County Tx, and died June 19, 1964 in Brady Hosp., Brady, McCullough County Tx.  He married MATTYE RUBY HARVEY January 18, 1921 in Brownwood, Brown County, TX, daughter of LEWIS HARVEY and ROVERTA COOKE.  She was born November 14, 1896 in Rattler Community, Mills County Tx, and died August 15, 1956 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County Tx.

Notes for JESSE YOUNG GLENN I:
Jesse Young Glenn I

     Jesse Young Glenn was young when his parents died and his sister Mozelle Glenn took over raising him and his younger brother Lue James Glenn.
Jesse was very head strong and Mozelle couldn't control him.

     He wasn't real quick to temper but when he did lose it. He did. He never allowed a twent-two on the ranch because it is said he almost killed his best friend one day with one. He took of a pair of pearl handled six shooters and threw them in the big tank between his ranch and Mozelle's and never allow any one to own one.

     He also hated football. During his youth he use to play for the football team in Brady until one day he had a date and his brother William took over to play for him. William was killed that day from a broken neck and Mozelle blamed Jesse the rest of his life for the loss of William.

     He was born and raised on the old Glenn ranch, where Mozelle, spinster and Lue James, bachelor, lived until the day they died. After his marriage to Mattye Ruby "Jackie" Harvey he had to sue Mozelle to recieve his share of the ranch. (Doucments in the possion of Jane Thorne Lemmons nee Glenn his youngest daughter).

     One of the stories related about him was to Cecil Conner, his grandnephew. Cecil's father-in-law told of being at the Conner Wagon Yard in Brady one day when they had recieved a famous race horse in. Jesse came up in a one horse buggy pulled by a little sorrel mare. He looked the famous race horse over and bet them all his buggy mare could out run him.

     Needless to say the bets were wagered and Jesse returned to the buggy, unharnessing his mare, he just happened to have a racing saddle in the back of the buggy. When all was said and done Jesse's mare won the race and they knew they had been snookered again by him.

     When he was a young man before his marriage, they did not have trick or treat on Haloween as they do today. In those days it was all trick. He and his young friends rode to town and played many antics on the people. One of the pranks they pulled was tying a rope around the sheriff's outhouse and moving it back about three feet. They didn't realize they sheriff was waiting for them, inside. When the sheriff was finally fished out of the pit he order Jesse to leave town for a while.

     Jesse rode horse back from Brady to Matagorda, Texas, what is today, Callahan, part of Corpus Chrisit, Tx. From there he found a job on a ranch near Kingsville, Texas on part of the present day King Ranch. The gentleman who owned the ranch died of a broken neck right after losing his ranch to the son-in-law of Mrs. King in a poker game. Jesse told of how he would meet the riders from the King ranch. They would have Bandalero's of bullets, two rifles and two six guns.

     From there he went towards Del Rio. Just past Bracketville, he went to work on a ranch there for an old Bachelor. He worked for him for a couple of years until one day the old man let a new hand ride one of Jesse remuda. (In those days each ranch supplied the cowhand with horses, but each had his own string which they took care of. The unwritten law was no one could touch or ride someone else string. It just wasn't done. He quit. The old man tried to give him half of the ranch if he would only stay, but Jesse left and rode into Del Rio.

     Being wintertime he couldn't get work so he bought a Hotel. He was a good cook and could make dooughnuts. Cowboys would ride for miles to get good food and exspecially doughnuts.  He ran the hotel unti one spring day as he put it, his horse was fat and so was he, he locked the door and rode away. Back to Brady where he saw Mattye Ruby walking across the courthouse square. He said he was going to marry her and he did.

     He taught his children hard work for an honest dollar and that they were capable of being anything that they wanted to be. When he was a younger man he use to wear out two or three pairs of dancing shoes when he went to dances.
He learned to gamble from his father and to read a man as well as he could read a book. He taught his children to count on a deck of cards. All of them, even his daughters.

     They use to hold big bar-b-q's up on the side of the hill for all of the town. During the depression when his second child caught the flu and died he borrowed money from the insurance company to save D'Alva and Jesse.
He lost over half his ranch when they foreclosed after a fire wiped out all his haystacks. Then he found out many of his so-called friends were only fair weather friends, when he refused to go to the bank and borrow money under his wife's name to buy back his land. He thought that was dishonest.

     After that he was slow to give his trust. He still gave his help but he always had very few but real true friends. e was strange in many ways but he did the best that he could. I do not feel ashamed of him as a father.

Jane Lea Glenn Thorne Lemmons

Married on 18 January 1921, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas.
 

More About JESSE YOUNG GLENN I:
Burial: June 1964, Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx

Notes for MATTYE RUBY HARVEY:
Mattye Ruby "Jackie" Harvey

     Mattye Ruby "Jackie" Harvey was a small woman with very black hair and only five foot tall, white skin and blue eyes. When she was young her parents died leaving her to be raised by her sister Eula E. Harvey Beck. Eula having no children of her own took on the job when her mother lay on her death bed and told her to take care of her baby.

     Mattye was the kindest, most softhearted person I ever knew. She never raised her voice in anger. And always found a good word to say for someone who hurt her. They had a bad day or they had problems. She was the opposite of her husband in many ways. Always a hug or kiss for any hurt of any kind. Her purse always smelled of Juicey Fruit gum.

     She never drank, played cards or danced in her life. She was brow beaten by many people all her life and could still love all who were around her.
She had a very strict moral code and did her best to instill it in her children.  She loved to laugh and always wanted someone to go with her to the movies to see Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, because she didn't want to be embarassed by laughing alone.

     One day at her daughter's house in Corpus Christi, her youngest two children Biddy and Jane had caught the ice cream truck. She heard a child crying outside and couldn't eat her ice cream because she thought that child was doing without.

     She worked hard all her life and died owning only three dresses to her name. Everyone else needed something more so they got it. I remember during the fifty's when Eula was going to give her the money for an indoor toilet and instead Jesse asked for it to put in a crop. she looked at me and said she would die never having one. And she did. I will never be half the good Christian woman that she was even if I try hard. And I am very proud to have called her Mother.

Jane Thorne Lemmons nee Glenn
 

More About MATTYE RUBY HARVEY:
Burial: November 1956, Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx
 
Children of JESSE GLENN and MATTYE HARVEY are:
 i. D'ALVA9 GLENN, b. September 14, 1921.

Notes for D'ALVA GLENN:

          D'Alva Glenn

     D'Alva Glenn is the oldest of the five children who were born to Jeese and Jackye Glenn. She graduated from Brady High School and went to Howard Pane in Brownwood, Texas, staying with her Aunt Eula Beck. She met Phillip Braton there and married him during World War II.

     After their separation she married Frederick Alvin Shroyer Jr. and had three children by hhim. They remained married until his death.
 

 ii. PATSY MOZELLE GLENN, b. 1923, Glenn ranch, McCullough County Tx; d. Abt. 1925, Glenn ranch, McCullough County Tx.

Notes for PATSY MOZELLE GLENN:

          Patsy Mozelle Glenn

     Patsy Mozelle Glenn was a beautiful child with naturally curly hair whose life was cut short and never really had a chance. she is buried next to her mother and father in Live Oak Cemetery in Brady, McCullough County, Texas.
A small grave for a small ray of sunshine.
 

More About PATSY MOZELLE GLENN:
Burial: Abt. 1925, Live Oak Cemetery, Brady, Tx

 iii. JESSE YOUNG GLENN II, b. 1925.

Notes for JESSE YOUNG GLENN II:
 

          Jesse Young Glenn II

     Jesse Young Glenn II was the only male child born to Jesse and Jackie Glenn. After the death of his sister Patsy he was spoiled because of his health.

     He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Upon returning from the War he attended college at Kerrville until he met and married Mary Louise Odgen. They had two children. Their marriage ended in divorce and he never remarried.
 

 iv. ROVERTA CAROLINA GLENN, b. August 28, 1931.

Notes for ROVERTA CAROLINA GLENN:
 

     Rovertia Carolina "Biddy" Glenn was the fourth child of Jesse and Jackie Glenn. She was born at home on the ranch in McCullough County, Tx as were all the children.

     She graduated from Brady High School and remained in Brady until she married Herbert Hanson Harkrider in Brady on November 10. 1956. They had two children and remained married until his death of a heart attack.

     She raised her children and took care of Herbie's parents by owning a flower shop in Brady. She went to Work wholesaling for a florist company until her retirement in 1998.
 

12. v. JANE LEA GLENN, b. April 01, 1937, Glenn Ranch, Brady, McCullough County, Texas.
 

Generation No. 9

12.  JANE LEA9 GLENN (JESSE YOUNG8, WILLIAM VERNER7, JANE EMMELINE6 VERNER, WILLIAM EDMONSON5, JOHN (JR)4, MARY S.3 PETTIGREW, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born April 01, 1937 in Glenn Ranch, Brady, McCullough County, Texas.  She married (1) PERRY HOLLIS THORNE December 26, 1956 in Corpus Chrisiti, Texas.  He was born October 16, 1933 in Borger, Texas.  She married (2) GEORGE FRANKLIN LEMMONS March 06, 1982 in Harper Methodist Church, Harper, Gillespie County, TX.  He was born October 31, 1933 in Beaver County, Oklahoma.

Notes for JANE LEA GLENN:

               Jane Lea Glenn

     Jane Lea Glenn was the change of life child for Jesse and Jackie Glenn. Jackie being heavyset she never told anyone she was pregnant and when Jane was born on April 1, 1933, no one believe Jesse when he told Sam Moffit he had a new daughter.

     She graduated from Brady High School and moved to Corpus Christi because there was no work in Brady and someone had to leave the ranch. She lived with D'Alva until it was better to find a place of her own.

     She met and married Perry Hollis Thorne on December 26, 1955. She had four children by him. The marriage ended in divorce in 1978 when he found one girl friend to many.

     She purchased her home with the money from the Glenn estate and continued to work as a draftsman and project engineer. She sold her home in Corpus Christi when her youngest child was going into high school and quit her job to get him into a smaller school.

     They moved to Harper Texas where he attended HighSchool and graduated. She worked in comfort for Gousha Chart Chek Mapping Company in Comfort until she went to work for the Veteran Medical Administration Hospital.

     There she met and married George Franklin Lemmons who had been a patient there. She continued to full time work in the Engineering department until she fell at work on July 26 1986. She could only do light duty after that. A mop string was wrapped around the roller of her chair. After coming in from site checking a roof job on the hospital she sat at the drafting table to make changes. The string kept the chair from rolling and it tipped over.

     She suffered a concussion and headaches and dizziness. She had surgery on her ear trying to stop the dizziness in September of 1986, and surgery again in February of 1987 when they found a blood clot had damaged the linning to her brain. She still try to work until December 1989 when she went out on a medical retirement.

     She retired to their home in Harper and became envolved in Genealogy. Her husband George has suffered five heart attacks so they live quietly at home in Harper with her second son, Robert Glenn Thorne. He moved home to take care of them and do the heavy work as they are no longer able to do.

 
Children of JANE GLENN and PERRY THORNE are:
 i. RICHARD LANDON "RICK"10 THORNE, b. November 11, 1956.
 ii. ROBERT GLENN "ROB" THORNE, b. May 15, 1959.
 iii. REBECCA CORINE "BECKY" THORNE, b. October 30, 1960.
 iv. RONALD PERRY "RON" THORNE, b. October 07, 1965.