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Beatrice Loraine “Bea” <I>Harp</I> Mattingly

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Beatrice Loraine “Bea” Harp Mattingly

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
17 Jul 1986 (aged 76)
Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Drive 6, Section 2, Lot 1783
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Beatrice Loraine Harp was born February 11, 1910, in Texas, daughter of Harry Clyde Harp and Veda Temple. Veda had been married before to a man named Love and had at least one child with him.

The 1910 Federal Census for Albany, Oklahoma (Bryan County) shows Bea, age 9, born in Texas; living with her father H.C. Harp, age 30, a farmer, born in Indiana; and her mother Veda, age 37, born in Texas; and her two younger siblings: Luther D., age 8, born in Texas; and Loyd, age 5, born in Oklahoma. Also living in the household was Veda's daughter by her first marriage, Jessie Love, age 18, born in Texas.

Bea married Harvey Ellis Mattingly, who was born December 14, 1906, in Oklahoma, the son of Charles A. Mattingly and Rosa Anne Stice. Bea and Ellis adopted Eugene Ogden Mattingly, born September 28, 1941 in Dallas, Texas; and Melinda Lou Mattingly, born December 22, 1945 in Durant, Oklahoma.

Ellis died December 24, 1982 in Durant, Oklahoma (Bryan County) and was buried there in the Highland Cemetery. Bea died July 17, 1986, in Durant, Oklahoma and was buried beside her husband.
Beatrice Loraine Harp was born February 11, 1910, in Texas, daughter of Harry Clyde Harp and Veda Temple. Veda had been married before to a man named Love and had at least one child with him.

The 1910 Federal Census for Albany, Oklahoma (Bryan County) shows Bea, age 9, born in Texas; living with her father H.C. Harp, age 30, a farmer, born in Indiana; and her mother Veda, age 37, born in Texas; and her two younger siblings: Luther D., age 8, born in Texas; and Loyd, age 5, born in Oklahoma. Also living in the household was Veda's daughter by her first marriage, Jessie Love, age 18, born in Texas.

Bea married Harvey Ellis Mattingly, who was born December 14, 1906, in Oklahoma, the son of Charles A. Mattingly and Rosa Anne Stice. Bea and Ellis adopted Eugene Ogden Mattingly, born September 28, 1941 in Dallas, Texas; and Melinda Lou Mattingly, born December 22, 1945 in Durant, Oklahoma.

Ellis died December 24, 1982 in Durant, Oklahoma (Bryan County) and was buried there in the Highland Cemetery. Bea died July 17, 1986, in Durant, Oklahoma and was buried beside her husband.


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