Gafford/Hale Family - Hood County, Texas

Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

GAFFORD / HALE FAMILY

LIPAN, TEXAS

Josie Hale Gafford McCuan

Edmond Carter Gafford (Ed) and Josie Hale married October 10, 1893 in Hood County, Texas. Ed and Josie had eleven children, were residents of Lipan, and were members of the Methodist Church.

Ed was born May 28, 1865 in Johnson County to William Gafford and Evelyn Bond. William and Evelyn were married in February 1857 when Hood County was a part of Johnson County.

Josie was the first child born to Madison Right Hale and America Jane Iles Reynolds on October 13, 1878. Right and America were married in Hood County on November 23, 1876.

Ed died from typhoid fever on November 18, 1918. Sadly their 11-year old daughter, Pauline, died from the same fever two weeks later on December 1, 1918.

Josie remarried six years later to Jim McCuan on November 22, 1924. His son, John McCuan, married Ed and Josie's daughter, Jewel.

Josie Hale Gafford McCuan died at age 77 on January 27, 1954.

Following are the descendants of Edmond Carter Gafford and Josie Hale:

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	SPOUSE	CHILDREN
William Doyle Gafford	Sep. 16, 1894	Mar. 11, 1961	Essie Mae Vandergriff Married Dec. 17, 1911	Johnny Murphy Gafford Bobby Don Gafford Vivinee Gafford William Dale Gafford Joe D. Gafford Wanda Marie Gafford
Floyd Right Gafford	Mar. 17, 1896	Mar. 1, 1944	Myrtle Melva Helms Married Dec. 7, 1913	Vollie Hugh Gafford George Gafford Randolph Gafford David Conway Gafford J. D. Gafford Ima Jo Gafford
Florence Irene Gafford	Mar. 25, 1898	May 9, 1940	Walter Bryan Guinn Married Mar. 2, 1919	John Houston Guinn Dozier Edward Guinn James Byron Guinn
James Bartis Gafford	Jun. 8, 1900	Apr. 17, 1975	Mamie Earl Guinn Married Dec. 20, 1918	Melba Gafford Nina May Gafford Theopal Ladonia Gafford James Bartis Gafford, Jr. Ella Virginia Gafford
Lena Mae Gafford	Mar. 10, 1902	Apr. 29, 1973	Henry Mahlon Sublett Married Jul. 25, 1919	Mary Lou Sublett Charles Derwin Sublett Pat Mahlon Sublett Patsy Mae Sublett
Jewel Verna Gafford	Feb. 4, 1904	Mar. 22, 1988	John McCuan	Elizabeth Ann McCuan Jimmy Joe McCuan Billy Fred McCuan
Dollie Pauline Gafford	May 29, 1906	Dec. 1, 1918
Thomas Kern Gafford	Sep. 18, 1908	May 28, 1959	Ollie Reed Married Jun. 17, 1926	Peggy Nell Gafford Bobbie Lee Gafford
Lois Latona Gafford	May 7, 1911	Jan. 15, 1939	Dan Tuggle Married Mar. 27, 1927	Robert E. Tuggle Jerry Tuggle
Ida Bell Gafford	Aug. 27, 1913		Ray A. Wharton	Nan Wharton Barbara Wharton Connie Wharton
Joe Lynn Gafford	Oct. 13, 1916	Aug. 11, 1980	Mable	Judy Lynnette Gafford Martha Joe Gafford

Most of the Gafford / Hale family was interred at Evergreen Cemetery, just east of Lipan.

Irene Gafford and Bartis Gafford both married into the Guinn family, marrying a brother and a sister.

Lena Mae Gafford and her husband, Henry Sublett, were the parents of twins, Pat and Patsy Sublett.

Jimmy Joe McCuan died in 1978. Due to Jimmy Joe's outstanding service to the State of Texas as Director of the Industrial Accident Board, he was buried with honor at the State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

Miss Ida Bell lives in Houston and is 85 years young. She is a beautiful woman and is close to her daughters and grandchildren, all residing in the Houston area. Miss Ida Bell returns to Lipan to attend funerals and to attend the annual Lipan Homecoming, held the first Sunday in June every year.