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Thomas Lewis Latané Temple, Jr.
1887–1947
✦ direct ancestor — Owen's great-grandfather · Temple line
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Life
- Born
- 24 Sep 1887 · Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States
- Died
- 25 Mar 1947 · Diboll, Angelina, Texas, USA
- Buried
- Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Marriage & children
Helen Hal Christine Temple (1911–1989)
a living family member
Timeline
- 1900ResidenceGarland, Miller, Arkansas — Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- 1907ResidenceLawrenceville, New Jersey, USA — Age: 20
- 1 Sep 1907EducationAustin, Travis, Texas, USA — Enrolled at University of Texas at Austin in Fall 1907 and withdrew in March 1908
- 1910ResidenceJustice Precinct 4, Angelina, Texas — Age in 1910: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Cousin
- 27 Dec 1910Comment on Marriage in Social PagesLos Angeles, California
- (1910-12-27)Cracked Truth in ResolutionLos Angeles, California
- 24 Dec 1910MarriedHal Christine Crouch — Miller, Arkansas, United States
- 1911ResidencePineland, Sabine, Texas, USA
- 1917MilitaryFrance — No. 7071 Name: T. L. L. Temple Jr. Rank: 2nd Lt. Engrs. U.S.R. (2nd Lieutenant, Engineers, United States Reserve) Duty: Co. B. 5th Bn. 20th Engrs. (Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Engineers)
- 1917ResidenceHouston, Texas
- 1920ResidenceTexarkana, Miller, Arkansas — Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 1920ResidenceTexarkana, Miller, Arkansas
- 1922ResidenceTexarkana, Arkansas, USA
- 1924ResidenceTexarkana, Arkansas, USA
- 4 Apr 1925MarriedHal Christine Crouch — Miller County, Arkansas, USA
- 1927ResidenceTexarkana, Arkansas, USA
- 1935ResidenceHidalgo, Texas
- 1 Apr 1940ResidenceHidalgo, Texas, United States — Age: 52; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 1942ResidenceHouston, Texas, USA
- 27 Mar 1947Obituary for T. L. Temple (Aged 59)Waco, Texas
- —ResidenceTexarkana, Miller, Arkansas
- —ResidenceHouston, Harris, Texas
- —ResidenceTexarkana, Arkansas, USA
- —MarriedMadeline Potter — Texas
Records behind this page
1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Garland, Miller, Arkansas; Roll: 68; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1240068
1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T627_4065; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 108-64
Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Angelina, Texas; Roll: T624_1527; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375540
Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas; Roll: T625_72; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 71; Image: .
Birth dateabt 1888
Birth placeTexas
Residence date1920
Residence placeTexarkana, Miller, Arkansas
Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Divorces; Year: 1925; Film Number: 2
Ancestry.com, Arkansas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1923-1939 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005)
Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020)
The St. Louis Star and Times; Publication Date: 26/ Dec/ 1910; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/204845900/?article=25636d16-8391-49a3-9de7-868d23bf3861&focus=0.56794053,0.5292431,0.70291185,0.96866405&xid=3
Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016)
Book Title: The Sharples-Sharpless Family : Volume 1
Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Birth Indexes
Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013)
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)
Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019)
The Waco News-Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Mar 1947; Publication Place: Waco, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/47954179/?article=ff147cac-87e5-4ce8-ba25-ae0540d24646&focus=0.16191447,0.40468955,0.27586475,0.46856952&xid=3355
Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015)
Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration Location: Harris County, Texas; Roll: 1953767; Draft Board: 4.
Birth date24 Sep 1887
Residence placeHouston, Harris, Texas
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
Newspapers.com - The Los Angeles Times - 1910-12-27 - Page 2 (Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, 1910-12-27)
Newspapers.com - The Los Angeles Times - 27 Dec 1910 - Page 2 (Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, 27 December 1910)
Newspapers.com - The Waco News-Tribune - 27 Mar 1947 - Page 5 (Waco, Texas: The Waco News-Tribune, 27 March 1947)
Obituary for T. L. Temple (Aged 59) 27 Mar 1947
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
U.S. School Yearbooks
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Lawrenceville School; Year: 1907
U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924
American Antiquarian Society; Worcester, Massachusetts; College Student Lists
Research notes
Working notes from the research, kept verbatim — what was read, what it proved, what stays open. Many open with a line grading the parentage; what the grades mean.
Research note · 27 Jul 2026
PROOF CLASS: BOTH PARENTS = DIRECT (reviewed 4 Sep 2026). His 1947 Texas death certificate states the father in field 10 and the mother's maiden name in field 12.
Audited 27 Jul 2026. BOTH PARENTS EVIDENCED. Death certificate, Angelina Co., 25 Mar 1947, file 9415, image 40394_b062303-02699 (Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Ancestry coll. 2272)), informant his son Arthur Temple Sr: field 10 FATHER = 'Thomas Lewis Latane Temple Sr', BIRTHPLACE 'ESSEX COUNTY, VA.'; field 12 MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME = 'Georgie D Fowlkes' (b. Va.). Occupation Lumberman, Temple Lumber Co. DISCREPANCY NOT ACTED ON: this certificate gives his own birthplace as Texarkana, ARKANSAS, where the tree carries Texarkana, Bowie Co., TEXAS. The town straddles the state line.
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