Runyon Family History

Descendants of Thomas Ivory Runyon

1. Thomas Ivory¹ Runyon; b. circa 1814 in Tennessee; m. Sally Sutton, daughter of Joseph Sutton and Margaret Byrens, 18 Dec 1834 in Barren County, Kentucky.

Children of Thomas Ivory¹ Runyon and Sally Sutton were as follows:

i. Caroline²; b. circa 1835 in Kentucky.
ii. Emily; b. circa 1837 in Kentucky; m. David A. Peck 7 Apr 1853 in Barren County, Kentucky.
2. iii. William, b. circa 1838 in Kentucky.
iv. John; b. circa 1840 in Kentucky.
3. v. Thomas I., m. Sarah (--?--); b. 4 Apr 1843 in Kentucky.
4. vi. James L., b. 9 May 1844 in Kentucky; m. Margarite E. Friend.
vii. Robert C.; b. circa 1847 in Kentucky.
viii. Mary A.; b. circa 1849 in Kentucky.
ix. Marcissa; b. circa 1850.
x. Orvy; b. circa 1853 in Kentucky.
xi. Calvin D.; b. 11 Jan 1855 in Barren County, Kentucky; d. Jul 1855 in Barren County, Kentucky.
xii. Willis G.; b. 22 Jun 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky.
xiii. Armitta E.; b. 28 Dec 1858 in Barren County, Kentucky; d. 5 Feb 1859 in Barren County, Kentucky.
5. xiv. Charles Calvin, b. circa 1860 in Barren County, Kentucky; m. Lucetta (Lou) Yokum.

Generation Two

2. William² Runyon (Thomas¹); b. circa 1838 in Kentucky.

Children of William² Runyon and an unknown spouse were as follows:

i. Hugh³; b. 1876 in Missouri.
ii. Rufo; b. 1879.

3. Thomas I.² Runyon (Thomas¹); m. Sarah (--?--); b. 4 Apr 1843 in Kentucky; d. 7 Jul 1906 in Dade County, Missouri, at age 63.

Children of Thomas I.² Runyon and Sarah (--?--) were:

i. Martha Jane³; m. Elisha Thornton Blevans, son of John Blevans; b. circa 1867.

4. James L.² Runyon (Thomas¹); b. 9 May 1844 in Kentucky; m. Margarite E. Friend, daughter of John W. Friend and Elizabeth Ann Johnson, 1 Jan 1868 in Dade County, Missouri; d. 28 Oct 1888 at age 44.

Children of James L.² Runyon and Margarite E. Friend were as follows:

6. i. William Thomas³, b. 26 Oct 1868 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Ida Davidson; m. Ann Hayes.
7. ii. Charles F., b. Apr 1870 in Dade, Missouri; m. Mary Martin; m. Mrs. Ethel Johnson.
8. iii. James H., m. Mary Lou Davidson; b. 11 Dec 1871 in Dade County, Missouri.
9. iv. John Edward, m. Emma Cantrell; b. 4 Jan 1874 in Dade County, Missouri.
10. v. Hattie Viola, b. Nov 1877 in Missouri; m. James M. Jones; m. George H. Jones.
vi. Cora; m. Hugh Russell; b. 16 Nov 1882 in Dade County, Missouri; d. 8 Feb 1957 in California at age 74.
11. vii. William Berton, m. Mary Ott Cooper; b. Dec 1886.
viii. Lewis Virgil; b. 20 Oct 1888; d. 21 Aug 1901 at age 12.

5. Charles Calvin² Runyon (Thomas¹); b. circa 1860 in Barren County, Kentucky; m. Lucetta (Lou) Yokum, daughter of Jacob Yokum and Susan Y. Gillispie, 25 Nov 1886.

Children of Charles Calvin² Runyon and Lucetta (Lou) Yokum were as follows:

12. i. Orval Calvin³, b. 9 Sep 1887 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Almeda Ross; m. Pauline Ruth Montgomery.
13. ii. Ora Dill, b. Apr 1889; m. Albert James Austin.

Generation Three

6. William Thomas³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); b. 26 Oct 1868 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Ida Davidson 4 Feb 1894 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Ann Hayes after 1944; d. 29 Sep 1959 in Tulare County, CA, at age 90.

Children of William Thomas³ Runyon and Ida Davidson were as follows:

i. Etta A.⁴; b. 20 Sep 1898 in Missouri; d. 1 Feb 1901 at age 2.
ii. Harry L.; b. 27 Jun 1901 in Missouri; d. 27 Jan 1945 at age 43.
iii. Bernice Lucille; b. 25 Jul 1904 in California; m. Carl M. Switzer, son of Upton Daniel Switzer and Sarah Elizabeth Franz, 25 Jul 1924 in California; d. 2000.
iv. Ormal L.; m. Ruth L. Peatross; b. 21 Mar 1909 in California; d. 7 Oct 1987 in California at age 78.
v. Clyde Charles; m. Madelle Evelyn Stotts; b. 25 Apr 1912 in California; d. 19 Mar 1944 in California at age 31.
vi. Gladys Louise; b. 8 Sep 1914 in California; m. Harold P. Belmont 8 Jul 1933 in California; d. 30 Jun 1984 in California at age 69.
14. vii. Marie E., b. 24 Jan 1919 in California; m. William Thomas Kuchenbecker.

Children of William Thomas³ Runyon and Ann Hayes all b. in Tulare County, California, were as follows:

i. William DeWayne⁴; b.
ii. Jerry Dale; b. 26 Mar 1957.
iii. Thomas Leon; b. 30 Nov 1948.

7. Charles F.³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); b. Apr 1870 in Dade, Missouri; m. Mary Martin 16 Mar 1893; m. Mrs. Ethel Johnson after 1909.

Children of Charles F.³ Runyon and Mary Martin were as follows:

i. Maud⁴; b. Feb 1894 in Missouri.
ii. Infant; b. 13 Oct 1896; d. 13 Oct 1896.
iii. Frances; b. Oct 1897 in Missouri.
iv. Mary E.; b. 29 Oct 1897; d. 15 Jul 1901 at age 3.
v. Ora R.; b. 1902 in Missouri.
vi. Edgar; b. 1904 in Kansas.

There were no children of Charles F.³ Runyon and Mrs. Ethel Johnson.

8. James H.³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); m. Mary Lou Davidson; b. 11 Dec 1871 in Dade County, Missouri; d. 11 Aug 1952 in California at age 80.

Children of James H.³ Runyon and Mary Lou Davidson were as follows:

i. Charlie⁴; b. May 1899 in Missouri.
ii. Sonny; b. 1902 in Missouri.
iii. Flanet?; b. 1906 in Missouri.
iv. Maud; b. 1908 in California.
v. Pearl; b. 1911 in California.
vi. Ruth; b. 1916 in California.

9. John Edward³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); m. Emma Cantrell; b. 4 Jan 1874 in Dade County, Missouri; d. 2 Dec 1935 in California at age 61.

Children of John Edward³ Runyon and Emma Cantrell all b. in Missouri were as follows:

15. i. Ada⁴, b. 1906; m. Leslie R. Lantrip.
16. ii. Floy, m. John H. Jennings; b. 1910.
17. iii. Merle F., m. Herman Murdock; b. 1912.

10. Hattie Viola³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); b. Nov 1877 in Missouri; b. 1 Jan 1878 in Dade County, Missouri; m. James M. Jones, son of Joel Jones and Sady (--?--), 1894; m. George H. Jones, son of Joel Jones and Sady (--?--), before 1905; d. 25 Jan 1962 in Tulare County, California, at age 84.

Children of Hattie Viola³ Runyon and James M. Jones were as follows:

i. (--?--)⁴; b. before 1899 Died young; d. before 1900.
ii. (--?--); b. before 1899 Died young; d. before 1900.
iii. Clifford; b. Apr 1899 in Missouri.

Children of Hattie Viola³ Runyon and George H. Jones all b. in Missouri were as follows:

i. Homer L.⁴; b. 1905.
ii. Troy H.; b. 1907.
iii. Joel D.; b. 1910.
18. iv. Cora R., m. Unknown Henry; b. 25 Apr 1912.
v. Samuel R.; b. 1915.
vi. Charles J.; b. 1917.

11. William Berton³ Runyon (James², Thomas¹); m. Mary Ott Cooper; b. Dec 1886; d. 1932 in California.

Children of William Berton³ Runyon and Mary Ott Cooper were:

i. Grace⁴; b. 1912 in Missouri.

12. Orval Calvin³ Runyon (Charles², Thomas¹); b. 9 Sep 1887 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Almeda Ross, daughter of Henry A. Ross, 12 Dec 1909; m. Pauline Ruth Montgomery, daughter of Andrew Jefferson Montgomery and Minerva Elizabeth King, 18 Jun 1912 in Noble County, Oklahoma; d. 27 Jul 1948 in Wa. at age 60.

Children of Orval Calvin³ Runyon and Almeda Ross were:

19. i. Lucile A.⁴, b. 14 Dec 1910; m. Willis Wagner.

Children of Orval Calvin³ Runyon and Pauline Ruth Montgomery were as follows:

20. i. Vertie Mae⁴, b. 2 Jun 1913 in Finney County, Kansas; m. Thomas A. Brown.
ii. Raymond Calvin; b. 7 Sep 1918 in Kansas; d. 2 May 1991 at age 72.

13. Ora Dill³ Runyon (Charles², Thomas¹); b. Apr 1889; m. Albert James Austin, son of Lawrence Alexander Austin and Nancy Jane Brown, 16 Jun 1912; d. Nov 1924 in Dade County, Missouri, at age 35.

Children of Ora Dill³ Runyon and Albert James Austin were as follows:

21. i. Eloise Pauline⁴, m. (--?--) Damson; m. (--?--) Daniels; b. 1913 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Rosco Barker.
22. ii. Juanita Frances, m. Elgin Clabough; b. 13 Jul 1914.
23. iii. Cecil Wayne, m. Mary Parker; b. 2 Sep 1918.
24. iv. Dorothy B., b. 4 Sep 1921 in Missouri; m. Thomas Clabough; m. Walter Marshall.
25. v. Albert Leland, m. Mary Frances Reed; m. Ida Mae (--?--); m. Doris (--?--).
vi. Charles.

Generation Four

14. Marie E.⁴ Runyon (William³, James², Thomas¹); b. 24 Jan 1919 in California; m. William Thomas Kuchenbecker 9 Jun 1942 in Nevada.

Children of Marie E.⁴ Runyon and William Thomas Kuchenbecker were as follows:

i. Kay Elizabeth⁵; m. (--?--) Burks; b. 24 Jul 1944 in Fresno County, California.
ii. Kristine Marie; b. 23 May 1953 in Tulare County, California.

15. Ada⁴ Runyon (John³, James², Thomas¹); b. 1906 in Missouri; m. Leslie R. Lantrip before 1921.

Children of Ada⁴ Runyon and Leslie R. Lantrip all b. in California were as follows:

i. Velma R.⁵; b. 1921.
ii. Mary N.; b. 1924.
iii. Leslie; b. 1926.
iv. Norman; b. 1929.

16. Floy⁴ Runyon (John³, James², Thomas¹); m. John H. Jennings; b. 1910 in Missouri.

Children of Floy⁴ Runyon and John H. Jennings both b. in California were as follows:

i. Cleo I.⁵; b. 1926.
ii. Glenn A.; b. 1929.

17. Merle F.⁴ Runyon (John³, James², Thomas¹); m. Herman Murdock; b. 1912 in Missouri.

Children of Merle F.⁴ Runyon and Herman Murdock were:

i. Harold⁵; b. 1929 in California.

18. Cora R.⁴ Jones (Hattie³Runyon, James², Thomas¹); m. Unknown Henry; b. 25 Apr 1912 in Missouri; d. 1992.

Children of Cora R.⁴ Jones and Unknown Henry were:

i. Connie D.⁵; m. (--?--) Huestis.

19. Lucile A.⁴ Runyon (Orval³, Charles², Thomas¹); b. 14 Dec 1910; b. 16 Dec 1910; m. Willis Wagner, son of Otto C. Wagner and Irene L. (--?--), circa 1931; d. circa 1932 in Washington.

Children of Lucile A.⁴ Runyon and Willis Wagner were:

i. Raymond Orval⁵; b. circa 1932.

20. Vertie Mae⁴ Runyon (Orval³, Charles², Thomas¹); b. 2 Jun 1913 in Finney County, Kansas; m. Thomas A. Brown 10 Jun 1937 in Los Angeles County, California.

Children of Vertie Mae⁴ Runyon and Thomas A. Brown are as follows:

i. Curtis Lee⁵ is still living.
ii. Leslie is still living.
iii. Gregory Wayne is still living.

21. Eloise Pauline⁴ Austin (Ora³Runyon, Charles², Thomas¹); m. (--?--) Damson; m. (--?--) Daniels in California; b. 1913 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Rosco Barker 20 Sep 1930 in Dade County, Missouri.

There were no children of Eloise Pauline⁴ Austin and (--?--) Damson.

There were no children of Eloise Pauline⁴ Austin and (--?--) Daniels.

Children of Eloise Pauline⁴ Austin and Rosco Barker were as follows:

i. Albert Lewis⁵.
ii. Alice Christine.
iii. Patricia Ann.
iv. Margaret Gene.

22. Juanita Frances⁴ Austin (Ora³Runyon, Charles², Thomas¹); m. Elgin Clabough; b. 13 Jul 1914.

Children of Juanita Frances⁴ Austin and Charley Leroy Triplett were as follows:

i. Ora Christine⁵; b. 23 Jun 1934 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Charles L. Woolman 18 Nov 1952 in Michigan; m. Ted Dwight Vance 2 Jun 1956 in Dade County, Missouri.
ii. Donald Ray; m. Hazel Williams; b. 21 Aug 1935; d. 24 May 1995 at age 59.

Children of Juanita Frances⁴ Austin and Rosco Barker were:

i. Ethel Carrine⁵; b. 10 Jun 1942 in Dade County, Missouri; m. John E. Harrelson 7 Oct 1962 in California.

Children of Juanita Frances⁴ Austin and Elgin Clabough were:

i. Bobby⁵.

23. Cecil Wayne⁴ Austin (Ora³Runyon, Charles², Thomas¹); m. Mary Parker, daughter of Theadore Parker and Stella Ferguson; b. 2 Sep 1918; d. 22 Dec 1983 at age 65.

Children of Cecil Wayne⁴ Austin and Mary Parker were as follows:

i. Mark⁵.
ii. Joseph.
iii. James.
iv. Wayne.
v. Stella Louise.

24. Dorothy B.⁴ Austin (Ora³Runyon, Charles², Thomas¹); b. 4 Sep 1921 in Missouri; m. Thomas Clabough 15 Jul 1939 in Dade County, Missouri; m. Walter Marshall; d. 16 Nov 1994 in California at age 73.

Children of Dorothy B.⁴ Austin and Thomas Clabough were:

i. Howard Leroy⁵; b. after Aug 1939.

Children of Dorothy B.⁴ Austin and Walter Marshall were:

i. Jimmie⁵; d. in California; b. in California.

25. Albert Leland⁴ Austin (Ora³Runyon, Charles², Thomas¹); m. Mary Frances Reed; m. Ida Mae (--?--) in California; m. Doris (--?--) in California.

Children of Albert Leland⁴ Austin and Mary Frances Reed were as follows:

i. Linda⁵.
ii. Beth.

There were no children of Albert Leland⁴ Austin and Ida Mae (--?--).

There were no children of Albert Leland⁴ Austin and Doris (--?--).

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