Grover Herbert Carlton

1890 - 1971  (80 years)

• Name	Grover Herbert Carlton
  Birth	23 Aug 1890	Fackler, Jackson, Alabama, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1900	Ellis, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Address: Justice Precinct 1
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Ellis, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Address: Justice Precinct 1
  Census	7 Feb 1920	Ellis, Texas, United States   [1]
  	The 1920 census records him as born in Arkansas, not Alabama. He is aged 29. Both parents are also listed as from Arkansas.
  Census	20 Apr 1930	Ellis, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Address: Precinct 1
  	1930 Census records birth place as Alabama
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Ellis, Texas, United States   [6]
  	in the same house as the 1940 census
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Ellis, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Address: Justice Precinct 1
  Census	21 Apr 1950	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [7]
  	It appears that the Carltons live next door to the Ellis County Penal Farm. The next several enumerations after theirs are prisoners on the farm and the census page even calls out the sheet as for the penal farm. No children remain in the house.
  Name	Herbert G. Carlton  [1]
  Residence	1971	Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States   [8]
  _AMTID	262685055678:1030:205069078
  _FSFTID	KNS2-5S7
  _UID	D49714A0AFBB4B3DB2BC94054CA4ADA75C03
  Death	23 Jun 1971	Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States   [2, 8]
  Burial	25 Jun 1971	Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States   [2, 8]
  	Address: Red Oak Cemetery
  	Son of William Houston and Martha A. (Wann) Carlton. He married Ruby Floyd in Ellis County on December 21, 1913. Their children are: Mildred Esther Fay George H. Dorothy M. Mary H.
  Person ID	I2287	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Houston Carlton,   b. 29 Oct 1858, Stevenson, Jackson Co., Alabama d. 19 Mar 1924, Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha Alabama Wann,   b. 8 Nov 1860, Wannville, Jackson, Alabama, United States d. 14 May 1934, Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage License	8 Apr 1878	Jackson, Alabama, United States   [9]
  Marriage	9 Apr 1878	Jackson, Alabama, United States   [4, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Floyd Butcher,   b. Nov 1896, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 31 Aug 1997, Texas, United States (Age ~ 100 years)
  Marriage License	20 Dec 1913	Ellis, Texas, United States   [11]
  Marriage	21 Dec 1913	Ellis, Texas, United States   [11]
  Children	1. Mildred R. Carlton,   b. Aug 1915, Texas, United States d. Bef Oct 2010 (Age ~ 95 years)   2. Esther Faye Carlton,   b. 23 Aug 1917, Sterrett, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 30 Oct 2010, Plano, Collin, Texas, United States (Age 93 years)   3. George H. Carlton, Jr.,   b. Aug 1919, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dorothy M. Carlton,   b. 1924, Ellis, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Marion H. Carlton,   b. Nov 1929, Ellis, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

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  Census - Address: Justice Precinct 1 - 19 Jun 1900 - Ellis, Texas, United States Census - Address: Justice Precinct 1 - 27 Apr 1910 - Ellis, Texas, United States Marriage License - 20 Dec 1913 - Ellis, Texas, United States Marriage - 21 Dec 1913 - Ellis, Texas, United States Census - 7 Feb 1920 - Ellis, Texas, United States Census - Address: Precinct 1 - 20 Apr 1930 - Ellis, Texas, United States Residence - in the same house as the 1940 census - 1 Apr 1935 - Ellis, Texas, United States Census - Address: Justice Precinct 1 - 8 Apr 1940 - Ellis, Texas, United States Census - 21 Apr 1950 - Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Residence - 1971 - Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States Burial - Address: Red Oak Cemetery - 25 Jun 1971 - Red Oak, Ellis, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S313] RLP, FamilySearch, 1920 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Precinct No. 7; 145; p. 12A (penned); dwelling 226, family 229; Herbert G. Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S177] Find A Grave, 15 July 2025; Grover Herbert Carlton; Grover Herbert Carlton; 13279484; Aunt and Uncle Mac. [S316] RLP, FamilySearch, 1900 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Justice Precinct 1; 13; sheet 11B (penned); dwelling 197, family 200; William H. Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S316] RLP, FamilySearch, 1900 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Justice Precinct 1; 110; sheet 11B (penned); delling 184, family 189; Wm H Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S284] RLP, FamilySearch, 1930 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Precinct No. 1; 70-6; p. 10B (penned); dwelling 217, family 224; Grover H. Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S314] RLP, FamilySearch, 1940 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Justice Precinct 1; 70-7; sheet 3A (penned); dwelling 52; Grover H. Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S315] RLP, FamilySearch, 1950 US Census, Texas, Ellis Co., Waxahachie; 70-15; p. 28 (penned); dwelling 224; G. Herbert Carlton; 6 July 2025. [S198] RLP, Ancestry, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, 6 July 2025; Ellis, 1971, Apr-Jun; Grover Herbert Carlton; 23 June 1971. [S330] RLP, Ancestry, Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, 19 July 2025; Jackson County, 1870-1881, p. 242, Number 484; W H Carlton to Marth A Wann. [S326] RLP, Ancestry, Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974, 19 July 2025; Ellis, Wills, Vol 3, 1918-1927, No. 2181, p. 245; W.H. Carlton; 27 February 1924. [S287] RLP, Ancestry, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, 6 July 2025; Ellis, 1913; Grover Herbert Carlton to Ruby Floyd Butcher; 20 December 1913.