Individual Details
Arthur Lee Wesson
(25 Apr 1871 - 15 Aug 1935)
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Married to Martha Pearl Hall, 14 Feb 1901, Ouachia Co, AR. She was the daughter of Theophilus Hall & Harriett Dudney.
The Time, Shreveport, LA, 1 Aug 1926, Sunday, p.13
Bonner-Wesson
A beautiful wedding, which is of interest to many friends, is that of Miss Flora Wesson to Judson A. Bonner of Shreveport, LA. The ceremony was performed Sunday morning, July 25, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Wesson, Stephens, Ark., in the presence of close relatives and friends by Revered McGuire.
....Mr. & Mrs. Bonner left for Galveston, New Orleans and other points of interest. They will visit with Mr. Bonner's mother, Mrs. E. G. Bonner, Shreveport, LA., after which they will make their home in Stephens, Ark.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. D. J. Burleson, Clare, Glenn & Dave Burleson, Fayetteville, Ark.
Delayed Arkansas Birth Certificate #8170
Gordon Ralph Wesson was born 29 Dec 1908, Stephens, Ouachita Co, AR, to Arthur Lee Wesson, age 37 and Martha Pearl Hall, age 30, of Stephens.. He was the 5th child in the family. Martha Pearl Hall Wesson, age 83, his mother, made affidavit, 25 Sep 1961.
Delayed Arkansas Birth Certificate #4610
Arthur Marken Wesson was born 4 Apr 1911, Junction City, Union Co. AR to Arthur Lee Wesson, age 36 and Martha Pearl Hall, age 29, both of Junction City. Martha Pearl Hall Wesson, age 86, his mother, made affidavit, 27 Apr 1964.
The Times, Shreveport, LA, 11 Feb 1934, Sunday, p. 15
WEDDINGS
Wesson-Wiley
The wedding of Miss Frances Eileen Wiley and Arthur M. Wesson was solumnized at the home of the bride in Magnolia, Ark., Friday evening at 8 o'clock, Feb. 2....
....Mrs. Wesson is the attractive and popular daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. S. Wiley and granddaughter of Mrs. R. W. Beene of Magnolia.
....Mr. Wesson is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Wesson of Stephens, is a graduate of the hight school in that place and is now associated with Wesson-Bonner oil interests in Stephens.
...Miss Wiley is the niece of James Wiley of Shreveport and the cousin of the Beenes, Millers & Wallers of Shreveport and Claiborne Parish. Her grandparents are natives of Louisiana.
Arkansas Death Certificate #770
Arthur Lee Wesson died 15 Aug 1935 in Stephens, Ouachita Co. He was killed in a car wreck on Highway 79 - throat & lung crushed.. He was married. Born 28 Apr 1871. Father was William Edward Wesson, b. TN; mother was Annie Harris Dunman, b. AR. The informant was Chas. M. Wesson of Stephens. Buried Stephens Cemetery, Aug 16th.
Arkansas Death Certificate #13281
Mrs. Martha Pearl Wesson died 31 Aug 1964 at Ouachita Hospital, Stephens, Ouachita Co, of heart disease. She was a widow. She was born 30 Apr 1878 in Arkansas. Her father was T. "Bud" Hall; her mother Harriett Dudney. The informant was Mildred Colquitt of Magnolia, AR. Buried Stephens Cemetery, Sep 1st.
The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, LA, 1 Sep 1964, Tuesday, p.15
Mrs Carl Wesson (her husband's name wrong in this obit!)
STEPHENS, Ark. - Funeral services for Mrs. Carl (sic...) Wesson, 86, of Stephens, who died Monday in a Camden hospital, will be held at 3 pm today in the First Methodist church here with the Rev. James R. Full officiating.
Burial will be in the city cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home of Magnolia.
Mrs. Wesson was a lifetime resident of Stephens and was a Methodist.
Survivors are four sons: George Wesson of Ruston, LA, Arthur Wesson of Magnolia, Gordon Wesson of Monahans, Tex., and Roy Wesson of Benton, LA; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Colquitt of Magnolia, Mrs. Flora Bonner of Stephens, and Mrs. Evelyn Warren of Prescott; one brother, Dudney Hall Sr of Stephens; three sisters, Mrs. Maude Green and Mrs. Stella Daniels of Stephens, and Mrs. Jewell McClanaghan of Charlotte, NC.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Married to Martha Pearl Hall, 14 Feb 1901, Ouachia Co, AR. She was the daughter of Theophilus Hall & Harriett Dudney.
The Time, Shreveport, LA, 1 Aug 1926, Sunday, p.13
Bonner-Wesson
A beautiful wedding, which is of interest to many friends, is that of Miss Flora Wesson to Judson A. Bonner of Shreveport, LA. The ceremony was performed Sunday morning, July 25, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Wesson, Stephens, Ark., in the presence of close relatives and friends by Revered McGuire.
....Mr. & Mrs. Bonner left for Galveston, New Orleans and other points of interest. They will visit with Mr. Bonner's mother, Mrs. E. G. Bonner, Shreveport, LA., after which they will make their home in Stephens, Ark.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. D. J. Burleson, Clare, Glenn & Dave Burleson, Fayetteville, Ark.
Delayed Arkansas Birth Certificate #8170
Gordon Ralph Wesson was born 29 Dec 1908, Stephens, Ouachita Co, AR, to Arthur Lee Wesson, age 37 and Martha Pearl Hall, age 30, of Stephens.. He was the 5th child in the family. Martha Pearl Hall Wesson, age 83, his mother, made affidavit, 25 Sep 1961.
Delayed Arkansas Birth Certificate #4610
Arthur Marken Wesson was born 4 Apr 1911, Junction City, Union Co. AR to Arthur Lee Wesson, age 36 and Martha Pearl Hall, age 29, both of Junction City. Martha Pearl Hall Wesson, age 86, his mother, made affidavit, 27 Apr 1964.
The Times, Shreveport, LA, 11 Feb 1934, Sunday, p. 15
WEDDINGS
Wesson-Wiley
The wedding of Miss Frances Eileen Wiley and Arthur M. Wesson was solumnized at the home of the bride in Magnolia, Ark., Friday evening at 8 o'clock, Feb. 2....
....Mrs. Wesson is the attractive and popular daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. S. Wiley and granddaughter of Mrs. R. W. Beene of Magnolia.
....Mr. Wesson is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Wesson of Stephens, is a graduate of the hight school in that place and is now associated with Wesson-Bonner oil interests in Stephens.
...Miss Wiley is the niece of James Wiley of Shreveport and the cousin of the Beenes, Millers & Wallers of Shreveport and Claiborne Parish. Her grandparents are natives of Louisiana.
Arkansas Death Certificate #770
Arthur Lee Wesson died 15 Aug 1935 in Stephens, Ouachita Co. He was killed in a car wreck on Highway 79 - throat & lung crushed.. He was married. Born 28 Apr 1871. Father was William Edward Wesson, b. TN; mother was Annie Harris Dunman, b. AR. The informant was Chas. M. Wesson of Stephens. Buried Stephens Cemetery, Aug 16th.
Arkansas Death Certificate #13281
Mrs. Martha Pearl Wesson died 31 Aug 1964 at Ouachita Hospital, Stephens, Ouachita Co, of heart disease. She was a widow. She was born 30 Apr 1878 in Arkansas. Her father was T. "Bud" Hall; her mother Harriett Dudney. The informant was Mildred Colquitt of Magnolia, AR. Buried Stephens Cemetery, Sep 1st.
The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, LA, 1 Sep 1964, Tuesday, p.15
Mrs Carl Wesson (her husband's name wrong in this obit!)
STEPHENS, Ark. - Funeral services for Mrs. Carl (sic...) Wesson, 86, of Stephens, who died Monday in a Camden hospital, will be held at 3 pm today in the First Methodist church here with the Rev. James R. Full officiating.
Burial will be in the city cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home of Magnolia.
Mrs. Wesson was a lifetime resident of Stephens and was a Methodist.
Survivors are four sons: George Wesson of Ruston, LA, Arthur Wesson of Magnolia, Gordon Wesson of Monahans, Tex., and Roy Wesson of Benton, LA; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Colquitt of Magnolia, Mrs. Flora Bonner of Stephens, and Mrs. Evelyn Warren of Prescott; one brother, Dudney Hall Sr of Stephens; three sisters, Mrs. Maude Green and Mrs. Stella Daniels of Stephens, and Mrs. Jewell McClanaghan of Charlotte, NC.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 25 Apr 1871 | Arkansas | |||
| Death | 15 Aug 1935 | Ouachita County, Arkansas |
Families
| Father | William Edward Wesson (1841 - 1918) |
| Mother | Angeline Harris "Ann" Dunman (1845 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Clyde Wesson (1872 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Emma Carrie Wesson (1874 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Lula Grace Wesson (1875 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Retis William Wesson (1877 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Lillie Ridout Wesson (1878 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Bertha Jane Wesson (1880 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Charles Major Wesson (1884 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Alice Jewel Wesson (1886 - 1963) |