Born in 1878 in Van Zandt County, Texas, Gertha Allen was the 6th of ten children born to T.A. and Julia Ann 'Murff' Allen. She married John Wesley Nalls on Jan 26, 1893 in Van Zandt County.
According to a family story, Gertha had accompanied Uncle Dempsey Fuller to a horse race in which he had a thoroughbred entered. His horse won, and to celebrate his victory he began to throw handfuls of money out to the spectators. Gertha had become very upset over this and informed Uncle Dempsey that it was hard enough for her financially without her seeing him waste all that money. In response to her chastisement, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a large fistful of money and simply handed it to Gertha causing her to cry.
[Source: Julia Ann 'Allen' Sullivan as told to Mary Oleta 'Sullivan' Grammer who related the story to Mary Ann Brown-Powell]
"One uncle I talked to today said he remembered his Dad telling him on the day of Gerthy's burial, they took her body to the cemetery in a wagon and not many people attended the service because it was raining so hard. My Mother told me she remembers her Dad telling her that his Mother, Gerthy called him into her room, just before she passed away and told him that she was going to have to leave them and asked him to promise her that he would look after the baby, Ernest."
[source: Carol Whitten ~ great-grandaughter Apr 17, 2008 RootsWeb World Connect]
Spouse:
James Wesley Nalls [Birth: May 18, 1875] Van Zandt County, Wills Point, Texas
[Death: Feb 23, 1907] Atoka County, Tushka, Oklahoma
Children:
Aubry Delk Nalls [Jan 27, 1895 ~ Jan 1985]
Ida Ara Nalls [Feb 1898 ~ Unnknown]
Ernest Edward Nalls [Dec 29, 1899 ~ Jun 11, 1973]
According to a family story, Gertha had accompanied Uncle Dempsey Fuller to a horse race in which he had a thoroughbred entered. His horse won, and to celebrate his victory he began to throw handfuls of money out to the spectators. Gertha had become very upset over this and informed Uncle Dempsey that it was hard enough for her financially without her seeing him waste all that money. In response to her chastisement, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a large fistful of money and simply handed it to Gertha causing her to cry.
[Source: Julia Ann 'Allen' Sullivan as told to Mary Oleta 'Sullivan' Grammer who related the story to Mary Ann Brown-Powell]
"One uncle I talked to today said he remembered his Dad telling him on the day of Gerthy's burial, they took her body to the cemetery in a wagon and not many people attended the service because it was raining so hard. My Mother told me she remembers her Dad telling her that his Mother, Gerthy called him into her room, just before she passed away and told him that she was going to have to leave them and asked him to promise her that he would look after the baby, Ernest."
[source: Carol Whitten ~ great-grandaughter Apr 17, 2008 RootsWeb World Connect]
Spouse:
James Wesley Nalls [Birth: May 18, 1875] Van Zandt County, Wills Point, Texas
[Death: Feb 23, 1907] Atoka County, Tushka, Oklahoma
Children:
Aubry Delk Nalls [Jan 27, 1895 ~ Jan 1985]
Ida Ara Nalls [Feb 1898 ~ Unnknown]
Ernest Edward Nalls [Dec 29, 1899 ~ Jun 11, 1973]
Born in 1878 in Van Zandt County, Texas, Gertha Allen was the 6th of ten children born to T.A. and Julia Ann 'Murff' Allen. She married John Wesley Nalls on Jan 26, 1893 in Van Zandt County.
According to a family story, Gertha had accompanied Uncle Dempsey Fuller to a horse race in which he had a thoroughbred entered. His horse won, and to celebrate his victory he began to throw handfuls of money out to the spectators. Gertha had become very upset over this and informed Uncle Dempsey that it was hard enough for her financially without her seeing him waste all that money. In response to her chastisement, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a large fistful of money and simply handed it to Gertha causing her to cry.
[Source: Julia Ann 'Allen' Sullivan as told to Mary Oleta 'Sullivan' Grammer who related the story to Mary Ann Brown-Powell]
"One uncle I talked to today said he remembered his Dad telling him on the day of Gerthy's burial, they took her body to the cemetery in a wagon and not many people attended the service because it was raining so hard. My Mother told me she remembers her Dad telling her that his Mother, Gerthy called him into her room, just before she passed away and told him that she was going to have to leave them and asked him to promise her that he would look after the baby, Ernest."
[source: Carol Whitten ~ great-grandaughter Apr 17, 2008 RootsWeb World Connect]
Spouse:
James Wesley Nalls [Birth: May 18, 1875] Van Zandt County, Wills Point, Texas
[Death: Feb 23, 1907] Atoka County, Tushka, Oklahoma
Children:
Aubry Delk Nalls [Jan 27, 1895 ~ Jan 1985]
Ida Ara Nalls [Feb 1898 ~ Unnknown]
Ernest Edward Nalls [Dec 29, 1899 ~ Jun 11, 1973]
According to a family story, Gertha had accompanied Uncle Dempsey Fuller to a horse race in which he had a thoroughbred entered. His horse won, and to celebrate his victory he began to throw handfuls of money out to the spectators. Gertha had become very upset over this and informed Uncle Dempsey that it was hard enough for her financially without her seeing him waste all that money. In response to her chastisement, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a large fistful of money and simply handed it to Gertha causing her to cry.
[Source: Julia Ann 'Allen' Sullivan as told to Mary Oleta 'Sullivan' Grammer who related the story to Mary Ann Brown-Powell]
"One uncle I talked to today said he remembered his Dad telling him on the day of Gerthy's burial, they took her body to the cemetery in a wagon and not many people attended the service because it was raining so hard. My Mother told me she remembers her Dad telling her that his Mother, Gerthy called him into her room, just before she passed away and told him that she was going to have to leave them and asked him to promise her that he would look after the baby, Ernest."
[source: Carol Whitten ~ great-grandaughter Apr 17, 2008 RootsWeb World Connect]
Spouse:
James Wesley Nalls [Birth: May 18, 1875] Van Zandt County, Wills Point, Texas
[Death: Feb 23, 1907] Atoka County, Tushka, Oklahoma
Children:
Aubry Delk Nalls [Jan 27, 1895 ~ Jan 1985]
Ida Ara Nalls [Feb 1898 ~ Unnknown]
Ernest Edward Nalls [Dec 29, 1899 ~ Jun 11, 1973]
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