Marcellus Landers Searcy: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Marcellus Landers Searcy was born 3 Apr 1870, North Carolina; died 2 Feb 1945; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

Carl G. Searcy, Portland, Oregon, wrote in 1971:

"The first family from North Carolina at Yale, Oklahoma was Ed and Ann Haydock
from Henderson County, North Carolina. Ed and Ann together with my Dad's
cousin, Rusha Barnwell and her husband moved to the Ozarks in Arkansas when
Oklahoma was opened up. Ed and Ann moved to Yale where they bought a small
forty acre farm about six miles southwest of Yale. In 1906 my Uncle John
Laughter, who married Grandpa Uriah's oldes girl Mary, and two of his
boys,Fulton and Roscoe, together with his nephew, Sherm Laughter, and Sid
Laughter moved to Yale, Oklahoma. In 1907 the Searcy family moved to Yale
also. All of us, Dad, mother and five of us kids lived on a farm three miles
west of Yale at first, but later moved to an Indian lease six miles north of
Cushing, Oklahoma. We were still about five miles from the other North
Carolina families. The Haydocks lived and died there, and Sherm and Sid, but
Uncle John and Aunt Mary went back to North Carolina. The still have one son
living Ben Laughter.

Carl G. Searcy descends through Marcellus and Julia Etta (Ownbey) Searcy.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
26, 32, 35.

Marcellus married Julia Etta Ownbey 23 Jan 1893. Julia (daughter of Uriah Ownbey and Nancy Louisey (Nancy Lou) Hudgins) was born 21 Dec 1870, , McDowell, North Carolina; died 30 Jan 1919; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Carl Gruder Searcy was born 18 Jan 1894, Rocky Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 23 Jan 1985, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.
3. Edwin Luther Searcy was born 21 Dec 1896; died 4 Jan 1963; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.
4. Mildred Magnolia Searcy was born 4 Dec 1899; died 4 Jan 1938; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.
5. Victor Vio Searcy was born 12 Aug 1902; died May 1979, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.
6. Ralph Newton Searcy was born 17 Feb 1906; died 2 Feb 1919; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.
7. Glenn Davis Searcy was born 5 May 1909; died 28 Jun 1995, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
8. Bessie Beatrice Searcy was born 8 Sep 1912; died 13 Jan 1995.

Generation: 2

Carl Gruder Searcy

(1.Marcellus¹) was born 18 Jan 1894, Rocky Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 23 Jan 1985, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.

Notes:

Carl G. Searcy, Portland, Oregon, wrote in 1971:

"The first family from North Carolina at Yale, Oklahoma was Ed and Ann Haydock
from Henderson County, North Carolina. Ed and Ann together with my Dad's
cousin, Rusha Barnwell and her husband moved to the Ozarks in Arkansas when
Oklahoma was opened up. Ed and Ann moved to Yale where they bought a small
forty acre farm about six miles southwest of Yale. In 1906 my Uncle John
Laughter, who married Grandpa Uriah's oldes girl Mary, and two of his
boys,Fulton and Roscoe, together with his nephew, Sherm Laughter, and Sid
Laughter moved to Yale, Oklahoma. In 1907 the Searcy family moved to Yale
also. All of us, Dad, mother and five of us kids lived on a farm three miles
west of Yale at first, but later moved to an Indian lease six miles north of
Cushing, Oklahoma. We were still about five miles from the other North
Carolina families. The Haydocks lived and died there, and Sherm and Sid, but
Uncle John and Aunt Mary went back to North Carolina. The still have one son
living Ben Laughter.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
26, 32, 35, 40.

Carl married Buena Edna Whillock 3 Jul 1921. Buena was born 19 Feb 1893; died 10 Mar 1937; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Children:

9. Julia Elizabeth Searcy was born 16 Dec 1931.

Carl — Nellie Janes Stines. Nellie was born 20 Aug 1908; died 21 Jun 1990, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon. [Group Sheet]

Children:

10. Charles Robert Searcy was born 16 Dec 1939.
11. David Lee Searcy was born 15 Jun 1941.
12. John Nelson Searcy was born 20 May 1955.

3.	Edwin Luther Searcy (1.Marcellus¹) was born 21 Dec 1896; died 4 Jan 1963; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma. Notes: Never married. ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 35.

4.	Mildred Magnolia Searcy (1.Marcellus¹) was born 4 Dec 1899; died 4 Jan 1938; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 35. Mildred — Ralph Welch. [Group Sheet]

Victor Vio Searcy

(1.Marcellus¹) was born 12 Aug 1902; died May 1979, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

Worked with the Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
35.

6.	Ralph Newton Searcy (1.Marcellus¹) was born 17 Feb 1906; died 2 Feb 1919; was buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Payne County, Oklahoma. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 35.

7.	Glenn Davis Searcy (1.Marcellus¹) was born 5 May 1909; died 28 Jun 1995, Houston, Harris County, Texas. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 35. Glenn — Peggy Nabors. [Group Sheet]

Bessie Beatrice Searcy

(1.Marcellus¹) was born 8 Sep 1912; died 13 Jan 1995.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 35.

Bessie married Richard Luther Meadows 10 Jul 1937. Richard was born 4 Nov 1911; died Apr 1988. [Group Sheet]

Children:

13. Meadows

Generation: 3

9.	Julia Elizabeth Searcy (2.Carl², 1.Marcellus¹) was born 16 Dec 1931. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 40. Julia married David Orr 22 Jan 1955. David was born 7 Feb 1926. [Group Sheet]

10.

Charles Robert Searcy

(2.Carl², 1.Marcellus¹) was born 16 Dec 1939.

Notes:

Railroad employee of Union Pacific.
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Reference:
"Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
40.

Charles — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

14. Stanley Michael Searcy was born 5 Aug 1962, Portland, Oregon.

11.	David Lee Searcy (2.Carl², 1.Marcellus¹) was born 15 Jun 1941. Notes: Railroad employee of Union Pacific. ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 40.

12.	John Nelson Searcy (2.Carl², 1.Marcellus¹) was born 20 May 1955. Notes: Railroad employee of Union Pacific. ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 40.

13.
Meadows (8.Bessie², 1.Marcellus¹)
— . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

15. Richard Meadows

Generation: 4

14.	Stanley Michael Searcy (10.Charles³, 2.Carl², 1.Marcellus¹) was born 5 Aug 1962, Portland, Oregon. Notes: ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 40.

15. Richard Meadows (13.³, 8.Bessie², 1.Marcellus¹)