Generation No. 1

1. VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE (L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born October 06, 1891 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX, and died March 1986 in Luling Tx. Buried in Odem Cemetery, Odem, TX.. She married VERNON COMPTON March 1912, son of JAMES COMPTON and MARY BLACK. He was born September 27, 1887 in Crawford, McLennan Co., TX, and died 1956 in Rockport, Aransas Co., TX.

Children of VISA PIERCE and VERNON COMPTON are:

2. i. LEONA⁵ COMPTON, b. 1912, Spearman Tx.

3. ii. GAIL BORDEN COMPTON, b. August 11, 1916.
      Died 2006 Silsbee Texas

4. iii. MARY JANE COMPTON, b. June 27, 1919, Spearman Tx; d. December 16, 1996, Fentress Tx.

iv. EDNA LUCILLE COMPTON, b. April 05, 1921.
    Still Living Rockport Tx?

 

Generation No. 2

2. LEONA⁵ COMPTON (VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born 1912 in Spearman Tx. She married LEON BOWLING.

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 Notes for LEON BOWLING:Leon Bowling

Most of all his life Leon Bowling followed the trade of an old time Shoe Cobbler. He could make any repair needed to shoes, but his specialty was hand made cowboy boots. He began his trade under an apt tutor, J. Ray Holland, better known as "The Dutchman". Later Leon spent some time in Clay-ton, New Mexico, learning to make boots under the masterful hand of Toni Esponella. Returning to Spearman he opened his

own shop and eventually earned the name of being the best boot man in the Panhandle of Texas. His customer's names and boot sizes filled three large ledger books. Cowmen wore nothing else but the slant-heeled riding boots, and they came often to the shop of Leon Bowling for repeat orders. Leon said he traced their foot shape off on paper, then made five different measurements before beginning his custom-made

boots. Seldom was the finished product ever sized wrong. Leon said he passed on his knowledge of

boot making to several men; teaching the trade to Rube Faus, Mack Martin, William Martin and Vernon Martin. All became proficient in their trade. Born at Old Hansford in 1909 to Lillie Martin Bowling and Author G. Bowling, he spent his early childhood here. He attended school at Old Hansford and remembers his lower grades teacher was Miss Beck. He moved to Spearman with his parents when the town was moved from the valley. He had two sons: Jerry from his first marriage, and Author Jr. from a second marriage.

by Leon Bowling as told to Sybill Miller: from Hansford County History Vol 1 1980 page 105

Child of LEONA COMPTON and LEON BOWLING is:

5. i. JERRY⁶ BOWLING, b. November 23, 1933, Spearman Tx Hansford County.; d. February 17, 1993, Kerrville TX.

3. GAIL BORDEN⁵ COMPTON (VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born August 11, 1916. He married (1) ROSALIE MCDONALD. He married (2) AVANALLE MILLIGAN. He married (3) NORMA JEAN WASHINGTON.

Child of GAIL COMPTON and ROSALIE MCDONALD is:

6. i. JOHN BORDEN⁶ COMPTON, b. December 25, 1964.

Child of GAIL COMPTON and AVANALLE MILLIGAN is:

ii. RONNIE⁶ COMPTON, d. when 3 1/2 yrs old.

Child of GAIL COMPTON and NORMA WASHINGTON is:

iii. JAMES VERNON⁶ COMPTON.

4. MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON (VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born June 27, 1919 in Spearman Tx, and died December 16, 1996 in Fentress Tx. She married THOMAS EUGENE PHELPS, son of JAMES PHELPS and JOHANNA BRANDT.

Children of MARY COMPTON and THOMAS PHELPS are:

7. i. ARLAND⁶ PHELPS, b. January 05, 1938, Borger Texas.

8. ii. DARRELL WAYNE PHELPS, b. June 19, 1939, Borger Tx.

9. iii. HARRY LYNN PHELPS, b. October 18, 1943, San Diego Calif.

 

Generation No. 3

5. JERRY⁶ BOWLING (LEONA⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born November 23, 1933 in Spearman Tx Hansford County., and died February 17, 1993 in Kerrville TX. He married KATHERYN GAGE, daughter of ERNEST GAGE and SARAH MURRAY.

Children of JERRY BOWLING and KATHERYN GAGE are:

i. PATRICIA KAY⁷ BOWLING, b. December 16, 1955.

ii. JERRI LYNN BOWLING, b. December 05, 1956.

iii. VICKIE LOU BOWLING, b. March 28, 1958.

6. JOHN BORDEN⁶ COMPTON (GAIL BORDEN⁵, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born December 25, 1964. He married TAMMY WOODWARD.

Children of JOHN COMPTON and TAMMY WOODWARD are:

i. WILLIAM⁷ COMPTON, b. May 17, 1985.

ii. HEATHER COMPTON, b. February 24, 1987.

7. ARLAND⁶ PHELPS (MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born January 05, 1938 in Borger Texas. He married MARTHA MABEL BAKER June 22, 1963 in Aschaffenberg Germany, daughter of MERLE BAKER and DORIS PIFER.

Children of ARLAND PHELPS and MARTHA BAKER are:

i. RANDOPH ARLAND⁷ PHELPS, b. March 22, 1964; m. MELISSA OBERMYER.

ii. JOEL EDWARD PHELPS, b. November 15, 1965; m. LAURA SCALIA, October 31, 1992.

iii. JENNIFER ANN PHELPS, b. June 22, 1969.

8. DARRELL WAYNE⁶ PHELPS (MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born June 19, 1939 in Borger Tx. He married (1) JOAN TIPSON. He married (2) LETHA NELL HOOPE. He married (3) SANDRA NELL SMITH August 18, 1963 in Prairie Lea Tx, daughter of JAMES SMITH and MAGGIE MILLER.

Children of DARRELL PHELPS and SANDRA SMITH are:

10. i. SHANNON LEANNE⁷ PHELPS, b. August 02, 1965, Okinawa Japan.

11. ii. SHARLA DAWN PHELPS, b. June 26, 1968, San Marcos Tx.

9. HARRY LYNN⁶ PHELPS (MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born October 18, 1943 in San Diego Calif. He married CAROLYN RAE SMITH, daughter of JAMES SMITH and MAGGIE MILLER.

Children of HARRY PHELPS and CAROLYN SMITH are:

i. DONNA LYNN⁷ PHELPS, b. March 13, 1967; m. RICHARD WEINBERG, April 30, 1995, Niagara Falls NY.

ii. DARRIN RAY PHELPS, b. October 01, 1971, Lockhart Tx; m. BRENDA LEE HICKS, September 16, 1995, Fentress Tx.

 

Generation No. 4

10. SHANNON LEANNE⁷ PHELPS (DARRELL WAYNE⁶, MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born August 02, 1965 in Okinawa Japan. She married SKIP EUGENE SANDELL July 22, 1989 in Austin Tx.

Children of SHANNON PHELPS and SKIP SANDELL are:

i. AMANDA ROCHELLE⁸ SANDELL, b. September 14, 1987, Austin tx.

ii. LAUREN NICOLE SANDELL, b. May 12, 1990, Kissimmee Florida.

11. SHARLA DAWN⁷ PHELPS (DARRELL WAYNE⁶, MARY JANE⁵ COMPTON, VISA LOU LILLIAN⁴ PIERCE, L.D.³, ANDREW JACKSON², REUBEN¹) was born June 26, 1968 in San Marcos Tx. She married RICHARD RAY HARTWICK July 28, 1990 in San Marcos Tx.

Children of SHARLA PHELPS and RICHARD HARTWICK are:

i. MEGAN ELIZABETH⁸ HARTWICK, b. February 11, 1994, Austin Tx.

ii. KIRSTEN ELISE HARTWICK, b. February 12, 1997, Austin Tx.