Homer Franklin Poovey, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1888 - 1975  (87 years)

• Name	Homer Franklin Poovey
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Mar 1888	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Rusk, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Address: Justice Precinct No. 7
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Homer is living in the home of Andrew D. Jackson and is a hired hand. Apparently someone else provided information to the census taker.
  Military	5 Jun 1917	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Military
  	Homer claimed exemption due to supporting a wife and two children.
  Census	5 Jan 1920	Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States   [8]
  	1920 Census says his father was from Alabama and his mother was from Texas
  Census	4 Apr 1930	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [9]
  	1930 Census notes that his father was from North Carolina and his mother was from Texas.
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	1939	Temple, Bell, Texas, United States   [10]
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Temple, Bell, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Address: 913 South First Street
  Military	27 Apr 1942	Temple, Bell, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Military
  Census	17 Apr 1950	Temple, Bell, Texas, United States   [12]
  	Address: 810 South Main
  _FSFTID	LJVQ-8J7
  _UID	E4247F01C3CA468A837B0475A3735AB27EE4
  Burial	Aug 1975	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States   [3, 4, 13]
  	Address: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
  Death	6 Aug 1975	Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States   [4, 13]
  	Homer F. Poovey was a former resident of Tyler. He was a retired John Deere farm equipment salesman.
  Person ID	I2282	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Alexander Poovey,   b. 13 Nov 1848, York, South Carolina, United States d. 28 Oct 1930, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Welch,   b. Sep 1857, Minden, Rusk, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Dec 1875  [6, 14]
  	1900 census indicates that they have been married for 26 years. She has had 12 children, 9 of whom are still alive.
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary J. Flowers,   b. 17 Feb 1887, Grayson, Texas, United States d. 14 Jun 1972, Itasca, Hill, Texas, United States (Age 85 years)
  Divorce	Bef Jan 1954	Texas, United States   [2, 15]
  	Since Mary J. Flowers was still alive, it is reasonable to assume a divorce occured prior to this marriage.
  Children	1. Homer Glynn Poovey, Jr.,   b. 19 Jan 1913, Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States d. 3 Aug 1992, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)   2. Mary Katherine Poovey,   b. 1914, Texas, United States d. 5 Mar 1939, Temple, Bell, Texas, United States (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Birdie Lee Montgomery,   b. 28 Mar 1888, Louisiana, United States d. 2 Mar 1970, Henderson, Rusk, Texas, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1954	Llano, Texas, United States   [2]
  Marriage License	1 Jan 1954	Llano, Texas, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

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