Obadiah Calaway (Oba/Obe) Muncy^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1876 - 1939  (62 years)

• Name	Obadiah Calaway (Oba/Obe) Muncy  [5, 6]
  Birth	13 Sep 1876	Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer; businessman
  Residence	1880	Collin County, Texas, USA
  	Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1898-1904	Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA
  Residence	1904-1909	Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA
  Residence	1909-1916	Aransas Pass, Aransas County, Texas, USA
  Residence	1917-1918	Wise County, Texas, USA
  Residence	1920	Slidell, Wise County, Texas, USA   [5, 6]
  	Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1930	Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
  	Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head
  _UID	1FF9A280B354475F806BFC3820F0CFBDA298
  Burial	Apr 1939	Krum, Denton County, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Jackson Cemetery
  Death	1 Apr 1939	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I4	Francis Muncy Descendants
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2019

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Obadiah Calaway (Oba/Obe) Muncy
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	S.A. Muncy	Y = I-Y92887 mt = U5a1b1g	GEDmatch ID = A916605 Most distant ancestor: Francis (Frank) Muncy,   b. Abt 1633, England d. Aug 1674, Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA Most recent common ancestor: S.A. Muncy,   b. 6 Nov 1951, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

  
  

  Father	Levi Nelson Muncy,   b. 12 Jun 1847, Lee County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Apr 1924, Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Angeline M Fletcher,   b. 1 May 1846, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 1923, Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1867	Lee County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  _UID	B9518CCC4EC64BB3BF73DC81971433BD9E3B
  Family ID	F1856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Odessa Raney,   b. 6 Jun 1881, Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA d. 2 Mar 1961, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1897	Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Confusion regarding marriage date. Wise County marriages shows Miss Clara Raney married O. C. "Murray" on 17 February 1897. Name is obviously transcribed incorrectly. 1898 date shown in some sources s incorrect. See: http://www.wisecountytexas.info/misc%20genealogy/old_marr_b_r-z.htm
  _UID	A3F9CF002ECE40EBBFE5793BF5BD6D081103
  Children	1. Thelma Lorena Muncy,   b. 19 Feb 1898, Texas, USA d. 28 Jan 1902, Texas, USA (Age 3 years)   2. Lora Odessa Muncy,   b. 7 Dec 1899, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 24 Mar 1900, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA (Age 0 years)   3. Levi Owen (Owen) Muncy,   b. 26 Jan 1901, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA d. 3 Dec 1986, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)   4. Ila Maude Muncy,   b. 22 Jan 1903, Collin County, Texas, USA d. 21 Dec 1980, Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)   5. Herman Morgan Muncy,   b. 31 Jul 1905, Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA d. 4 Aug 1943, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA (Age 38 years)   6. Zula Mae Muncy,   b. 17 Dec 1906, Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA d. 3 Jul 2002, Tijeras, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA (Age 95 years)   7. Neva Gladys Muncy,   b. 18 Aug 1908, Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA d. 26 Dec 1978, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)   8. Jewel Christine Muncy,   b. 31 Jul 1910, Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA d. 15 Jan 1977, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)   9. Weldon LeRoy Muncy,   b. 29 Sep 1912, Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas, USA d. 30 Apr 1981, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Sep 1876 - Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA Residence - 1880 - Collin County, Texas, USA Marriage - 17 Feb 1897 - Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA Residence - 1898-1904 - Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA Residence - 1904-1909 - Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA Residence - 1909-1916 - Aransas Pass, Aransas County, Texas, USA Residence - 1917-1918 - Wise County, Texas, USA Residence - 1920 - Slidell, Wise County, Texas, USA Residence - 1930 - Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA Burial - Apr 1939 - Krum, Denton County, Texas, USA Death - 1 Apr 1939 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Muncy, Obadiah Calaway
  		Raney - Clara Odessa Clara Odessa Raney Muncy, wife of Obadiah C. Muncy
  		Raney - Clara Odessa Clara Odessa Raney Muncy, wife of Obadiah C. Muncy
  		Muncy - Obadiah Calaway (photo of children and grandchildren)
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  		Muncy-ObaC4
  		Raney - Clara Odessa 1881-1961 dau of Morgan and Nancy (Whitlow) Raney, wife of Obadiah C. Raney; born in Arkansas and died in Denton, Denton County, Texas

  
  

  Headstones

  Muncy - Obadiah C. and Clara (Raney) headstone

  
  

  Albums

  Levi N. Muncy Descendants (27) Information and links relating to the descendants of Levi and Angeline (Fletcher) Muncy.

  
  

• Notes

  Find A Grave Memorial #12647602 regarding middle name, variously shown as Calway, Calloway, Calaway. On WW I draft registration he SIGNED his name as “Oba Calaway Muncy” although the written name by the clerk shows “Oba Calway Muncy.” lived at Slidell, TX; Plainview, TX (1898-1904); Elida, NM (1904-09); Aransas Pass, TX (1909-1916); Slidell (1920-renting); 1930 (Denton-bookkeeper at garage , owns home); Krum,TX -- these dates need confirmation. There may be discrepancies 1880 census- Pct. 4, Collin Co., TX listed as son at home wih Levi and Angeline 1917 Draft Registration in Slidell, Wise Co., TX listed wife Clara; farmer; medium height; medium build, grey eyes, black hair 1900 Census - ?? 1900 Plainview, Hale County, Texas - infant dau Lora died/buried 1901 Plainview, Hale County, Texas - son Levi Weldon born 1902 Hale County, Texas-infant dau Thelma buried 1905 Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico - son Herman Morgan born 1906 Elida, Rosevelt County, New Mexico - dau Zula born 1908 Elida, Roosevelt County, New Mexico - dau Neva Gladys born May, 1909 - 1916- Aransas Pass, TX; In May 1909 O.C. and John Bunyan (Bun) Muncy arrived in Aransas Pass and owned a livery operation and feed store and Muncy Building. 1st floor was feed strore, and second story was used by IOOF and other organizations. Store burned and complete loss in Feb. 1914. 1910 Census-?? 1910 Mason, Mason County, Texas - dau Jewel Christine born 1912 Aransas Pass, San Patricio Co., Texas - son Weldon Leroy born 1918 (Sept) Slidell, TX - WW I draft registration 1920 Census He is listed twice in the 1920 census; -Slidell, Wise County, TX living with Clara and all children, farmer renting his home; -JP Pct 1, Wichita County, TX listed as farmer, owning his home (mortgaged) , and liviing with son Owen. 1930 Census - Denton, Denton Co., TX; bookkeeper at garage, salary worker; listed as iving with wife Clara and son Weldon on West Oak Street. Obit: O.C. Muncy Buried at Krum O. Calloway Muncy, 62. died at 11:20 p. m, Saturday in the Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth following a long illness. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church at Krum Monday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev W. V. Kite, pastor of the Denton Methodist Church, and burial followed in the Jackson cemetery .at Krum. While the family home , was at 1303 West Oak Street here, Muncy had continued operation of his farm near Krum.' Surviving are his wife, who "was Miss Clare. Raney, and whom he married in Decatur 1897; seven children, L. O. Muncy and Mrs. C. H. Goodman of Whitesboro H. M. Muncy .of Krum. Mrs. Ray Smith of Fort Worth. Mrs. W. C. Kinser of Marshall, Mrs. Jewell Kile and W. L. Muncy of Wichita Falls; four brothers, H. L., J. B. and B. W. Muncy of Artesia, N. M., and Ed Muncy of Slidell; two sisters. Mrs. Rosa Myers of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Cora Stephens of Plainview.

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S423] 1880 Collin County, Texas Federal Census-. [S980] 1920 Slidell, Wise County, Texas Census. [S979] 1930 Denton Co., Texas Federal Census. [S69] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1920; Census Place: Slidell, Wise, Texas; Roll: T625_1860; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 366. [S154] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Database online. [S86] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), 1,60214::1103255. [S24] Wise Co., TX Marriages (h-q).