Surname	Whitney
Given Name	Elvera Elizabeth
Sex	Female
Born	19-NOV-1910 in Louisiana
Died	10-JUL-2005 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas
Buried	Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas
Father	Andrew Jackson WHITNEY (14-FEB-1880 - 20-AUG-1963)
Mother	Artie Belle SHOOK (13-MAR-1883 - 10-NOV-1932)

Family Line

Elvera Elizabeth Whitney-> Artie Belle Shook (m)-> Theodrick Shook (gf)-> Josiah Webster Shook (g-gf)-> Abraham Shook (gg-gf)-> Johanne Jacob Shook (ggg-gf)-> Johanne Hans George Shook (Schuck) (gggg-gf)-> Johannes Shook (Schuck) (ggggg-gf).

Marriage

Byron McGrady "Mack" MITCHELL; born: 08-JAN-1903 in Texas; died: 29-JUL-1981 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; father: Charles Harvey MITCHELL, Sr. (25-AUG-1881 TX - 30-SEP-1926 TX); mother: Bertha Catherine MCCARY (03-JAN-1883 TX - 15-DEC-1963 TX); buried: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas

Children

• Peggy Jean MITCHELL; born: ~1932 in Texas; married: Billy Frank LANE
• Margaret Evelyn MITCHELL; born: 22-NOV-1933 in Texas; died: 01-SEP-1909 in Channelview, Harris County, Texas; married: Herman Luther MCCOY (07-AUG-1932 TX - 03-MAR-2004 TX); buried: San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas
• Nina Elizabeth MITCHELL; born: ~1935 in Texas; married: Kenneth Allen HAYES
• Patsy Ruth MITCHELL; born: 02-JUL-1939 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; 10-MAR-2010 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; married: Willis Thomas GRAHAM (22-MAR-1933 TX - ); buried: Davis Cemetery, Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas

Death Notice (Margaret)

Margaret Evelyn McCoy, 75, of Channelview, went home to be with her Lord Sept. 1, 2009. She was born Nov. 22, 1933 in Houston, TX to Byron M. Mitchell and Elvera E. Witney Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her parents; by husband, Herman L. McCoy and granddaughter, Stephanie Hall.

She is survived by children, Shelia Parker; Diana Hodson and husband Willie; Keith Alan McCoy and wife Tammy; Herman McCoy; Debbie McCoy, Terry McCoy and Michael McCoy; by sisters, Peggy Lane, Nina Hayes and Patsy Graham; and by 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; other extended family and a host of friends.

The family will gather for a time of remembrance, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 from 5-8:00 p.m., in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home, with services at 1:00 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 3, 2009. She will be laid to rest in San Jacinto Memorial Park.

Death Notice (Patsy)

PATSY RUTH GRAHAM

Patsy Ruth Graham, 70 of Colmesneil, passed away, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Dogwood Trails Manor in Woodville, Texas. Funeral services will be Friday, March 12th at 2:00pm at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church near Colmesneil with burial in Davis Cemetery. Officiating will be Brother Jack Lewellen and Brother Milton Powers. Serving as pallbearers will be Shawn Graham, Derek Marshall, Joshua Marshall, Timothy Hall, Terry McCoy, Michael McCoy and Donnie Graham.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 11th beginning at 5:30pm at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

Patsy was born July 2, 1939 to Byron & Elvera Mitchell in Houston, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Colmesneil and had worked in the healthcare industry as a nurse at Mary Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper. She loved her family, horses and other aspects of living in the country. She always accepted the challenges that were put in front of her. She was a good nurse and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Byron & Elvera Mitchell; daughters, Patricia & Karen Graham; and her sister, Margaret McCoy.

She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Willis Graham of Colmesneil; son & daughter-in-law, Shawn & Melody Graham of Brookeland; daughters & son-in-law, Brenda & Chester Marshall of Rockland and Sheila Parker of Colmesneil; sisters & brothers-in-law, Peggy & Billy Lane of Batson and Nina & Kenneth Hayes of Jasper; grandchildren, Joshua Marshall and Derek Marshall; and great grandchildren, Seth Landon Marshall, Jocelyn Grace Marshall and Hayden Lane Graham.

Notes

The 1910 census for the Whitney family is misleading. Olivia is indexed as the third child of Andrew Jackson Whitney and Artie Belle (Shook) Whitney as a female born in Texas. That is incorrect. Oliver Namon Whitney, born on 22-AUG-1907 in Texas, was the third child of Andrew and Artie. Their fourth child, Elvera Elizabeth Whitney, was born on 19-NOV-1910 in Louisiana (not Texas) several months after the 1910 census (enumerated on 23-MAR-1910). Hence, at the time of the enumeration, Andrew and Artie had three boys and no girls yet. The 1920 census is just as misleading. Elvera is indexed as "Elvia" and that can easily be interpreted as Olvia (and then extrapolated as Olivia to match the 1910 census).