Walter Broughton's Children

Ada Naomi Broughton (pictured - standing, far right)

Walter LaRoy Broughton (pictured - standing, with hand on rocker)

Henry Viola Broughton (pictured - standing, far left)

Ida Mozelle Broughton (pictured - sitting in rocker)

Iris Elizabeth Broughton (not pictured here)

Ada Naomi Broughton

Ada Naomi Broughton was born in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas November 16, 1908. She was the first of four children born to Walter and Viola Broughton.

In Palestine on January 1, 1927, at the age of 19, Naomi married Olin Robert Nerren (born: April 1, 1903) son of Robert Johnson Nerren and Ruth Royal Hudson. The couple lived in Nacodoches, Texas where they raised their two children: Walter Robert Nerren and Geneta Jean Nerren (born: January 19, 1928)

For a short time in the 1960's, Naomi's father lived with the family, but he moved back to Palestine where he later passed away in 1965.

A fond memory of "Uncle Olin" is his unequaled affinity for catfish. At seafood restaurants while everyone else devoured the appetizers, Olin Nerren would patiently sit awaiting the delivery of the catfish. Then, and only then, would he pick up his fork and start to eat. He'd say "I came here for catfish and that's what I'm going to have and nothing else." Sadly, "Uncle Olin" passed away leaving Naomi a widow. She still lives in the family's house in Nacogdoches, near her son Walter Robert.

Next Generations...

Naomi is not only a mother and grandmother, but a great-grandmother. Naomi's daughter Geneta Jean Nerren married Thomas Henry Farmer on June 10, 1946. Geneta and Thomas had a daughter named Linda Sue on October 24, 1947 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Then, on August 11, 1953, in Napoli Italy, the couple had their second daughter whom they named Debra Ruth. Geneta and Thomas eventually settled in California where they live today.

Naomi's grandaughter Linda Sue married Robert Lee Sasser and now lives in Anapolis Maryland. The Sassers had two children of their own: a daughter named Melinda and a son named after his father, Robert Lee Sasser II, both of whom now live in California. Melinda Diane Sasser married Dennis William Saunders on October 4, 1997. A year later, the couple would have a baby girl. Naomi's great-great-granddaughter Amanda Jean was born on October 31, 1998.

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Walter LaRoy Broughton

Walter LaRoy Broughton was born in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas at 4am on January 10th, 1911. The eldest son of Walter Broughton and Viola A. (Walston) Broughton grew up on an East Texas farm. For a time, Walter LaRoy's father and "Uncle V" owned a sugar cane mill. One of his favorite memories as a child is playing on the shavings.

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On June 3, 1931 a 20-year-old Walter LaRoy married 18-year-old Olabel Clark [occasionally spelled, Ola Belle] - shortly after the photo (at right) was taken. Clark is the daughter of Albert Michael Clark & Ida Luna Anding. The couple is still living together 67 years later at their home in Palestine.

For a while, a young Walter LaRoy worked as a driver for Sunshine Laundry in Palestine. That job brought him in contact with the infamous Bonnie & Clyde. He remembers seeing the outlaws cleaning guns whenever he delivered their clothes to them at the house Parker and Barrows rented in the area. "They were nice and never tried to get out of paying me for the clothes." He also recalls how the two robbers always paid in cash.

Despite the "Depression" of the 1930's and before the attack on Pearl Harbor which thrust the United States into World War II, the Broughtons would have three children: a son, Roy Clark Broughton, a daughter, Beverly Mozelle Broughton, and their youngest boy, Davy Hunter Broughton.

On February 18, 1944, Walter LaRoy received an Order to Report for a Preinduction Physical Exam by then President Franklin D. Roosevelt. However, an employee of the North American Aircraft Plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, W. L. was released from having to serve in the military because his presence was needed at a more important location ... installing machine guns in the nose turrets of B-24 Liberator bombers.

In 1945, he returned to Palestine and his previous job with the Missouri Pacific Railroad, where he worked aboard a locomotive taking troops, ammunitions, and supplies to wherever duty called. He worked as a fireman and later an engineer driving diesel engines all over the country.

After raising their 3 children in the Palestine/Elkhart area, Walter LaRoy, a retired railroad-engineer, and his wife bought a large ranch next to their daughter and son-in-law in Ben Wheeler, Texas. Olabel grew vegetables, kept house and hand-stitched quilts while Walter LaRoy raised cattle and horses - and HUGE catfish in one of two ponds on the property - for which at least one granddaughter's tummy was extremely greatful! J For many years, visitors to the Broughton spread would pass under the arch over the drive which held the Rocking B, the brand found on Broughton's cattle. In the late 1980's, the couple sold the ranch and moved closer to their hometown of Palestine where, at the age of 87, W.L. Broughton still raises quarter horses and Olabel still tends her flowers in the flower beds.

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Henry Viola Broughton

Henry Viola Broughton was born in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas on December 30, 1912. Family members say during Henry's childhood his father Walter would often call him a "Young Buck". That nickname stuck with him the rest of his life because he would become known mainly to his neices and nephews as "Uncle Buck". To others he would be known simplay as H.V. since he apparently didn't like having his mother's name for a middle name.

On December 22, 1933, H.V. married Pauline Jones.

H.V. Broughton died on October 6, 1967-8?

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Ida Mozelle Broughton

Ida Mozelle Broughton was born October 28, 1915 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. She, like her other siblings, would grow up on an East Texas farm.

On November 2, 1937, only a few days after her 22nd birthday, Mozelle married Vernon White in Palestine, Texas.

The couple would have two children, both daughters:

Annice Lorene White (born Sept.27,1942 in San Antonio, TX) She married William Turk Scurlock on Sept.2,1961 in Rockdale, TX. They had three children: Jennifer Elizabeth Scurlock, Julie Elizabeth Scurlock and Stephen Clay Scurlock.
Dorothy Vianne White (born Oct.13, 1949 in Palestine, TX) She married a married whose last name was Kyle and had two children: Shannon Renee Kyle and Kenneth Scott Kyle.

Mozelle's husband, Vernon, died in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas on June 30, 1985. A widow, she still lives in Rockdale, Texas.

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Iris Elizabeth Broughton

The youngest child, Iris Elizabeth Broughton, was born January 23, 1918. She would not live long after her sixth birthday. According to her eldest brother, Walter LaRoy, he and the other children were playing in the yard when Iris Elizabeth, who was standing off by herself near a clothes-line or tree, was struck by lightning and killed. The tragic event happened on August 28, 1924. Iris Elizabeth is buried near her grandparents at Pleasant Springs Cemetery in Palestine, Texas.

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