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Family HistoryFamily History - Cyrena Roberta Adams


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Cyrena Roberta Adams and three of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Cyrena Roberta Adams,1 born 23 January 1884 in Texas (parents not determined).1, 2, 3, 4 Cyrena married, first, ca. 1897, David Ward1 (born April 1875 in Tennessee, parents not determined1). Cyrena married, second, 16 September 1902 in Hays County, Texas, William Augustus Dunlap4, 9 (born 1 August 1859 in Mississippi, parents not determined;2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 William died 2 September 1948 in Houston, Harris County, Texas4, 5). Their marriage ended in divorce in before 1920.3 William is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.4, 5

Child of Cyrena Roberta Adams and David Ward:

+2i. Audra Imogene Ward, born 9 December 1897 in Texas; died 8 September 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Married Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel.

Child of Cyrena Roberta Ward (née Adams) and William Augustus Dunlap:

 3i. Reginald W. Dunlap, born ca. 1911 in Texas.3

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bell County, Justice Precinct No. 2, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 3A, family of David Ward (25, Tennessee, Apr 1875, day laborer); wife of 3 years Cyrena R. Ward (16, Texas, Jan 1884, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Audrie I.[?] Ward (2, Texas, Dec 1897).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bastrop County, Elgin Town, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 19B, family of William A. Dunlap (51, Texas, farmer, 2nd marriage); wife of 7 years Roberta Dunlap (26, Texas, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living); son Joseph M. Dunlap (16, Texas); son Otis L. Dunlap (14, Texas); stepdaughter Audra J. Ward (11, Texas).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 90, Sheet No. 6B, family of Frank O. Beitel (25, Texas, lumberman, lumberyard); wife Audra I. Beitel (21, Texas); son Frank O. Beitel, Jr. (7/12, Texas); mother-in-law Roberta Dunlap (36, Texas, divorced); brother-in-law Reginald W. Dunlap (9, Texas).
  4. Harkness Family, by Scott Owens; Descendants of Robert Harkness I. (website)
  5. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Dunlap, William A.; born 1 Aug 1859, Mississippi; died 2 Sep 1948, Houston, Harris Co., Texas; record provides name of father, date and place of burial.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bastrop County, Precinct No. 3, Enumeration District 6, Sheet No. 5A, family of William A. Dunlap (40, Mississippi, widow, Aug 1859, farmer); daughter Valverde Dunlap (17, Texas, Dec 1882, farm laborer); son John W. Dunlap (15, Texas, Dec 1884, farm laborer); daughter Blanche Dunlap (13, Texas, May 1887, farm laborer); daughter Jennela Dunlap (10, Texas, Oct 1889, farm laborer); son Joseph M. Dunlap (5, Texas, Feb 1895); son Otis L. Dunlap (3, Texas, Feb 1897).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 94, Sheet No. 16B, family of Albert A. [sic] Gazley (38, Texas, photographer, own gallery); wife Blanche Gazley (32, Texas); daughter Pauline Gazley (14, Texas); daughter Thelma Gazley (8, Texas); father-in-law Will A. Dunlap (60, Texas, widow, laborer, general work).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Harris County, Precinct No. 8, Enumeration District 101-199, Sheet No. 2B and 3A, family of William A. Dunlap (70, Mississippi, farmer, first married age 21); wife Gertrude Dunlap (52, Texas); son Otis Dunlap (33, Texas, laborer, farm, first married age 21); grand son-in-law Frank A. Dalton (28, Illinois, laborer, farm, first married age 21); wife Pauline Dalton (25, Texas, first marriage age 18); son Charles A. Dalton (4, Texas); son Jack Dalton (2, Texas).
  9. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of W. A. Dunlap and C. R. Ward, 16 Sep 1902, Hays County, Texas.
Second and Third Generations
2. Audra Imogene Ward2 (Cyrena1), born 9 December 1897 in Texas;1, 2, 3, 4 died 8 September 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 5 Audra married, 11 April 1917 in Bexar County, Texas, Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel4, 8 (born 22 September 1894 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, the son of Albert Beitel and Mary A. Perkins;4, 6 Frank died 13 March 1935 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas6, 7). Audra and Frank are buried in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 6

Child of Audra Imogene Ward and Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel:

 4i. Frank Oscar Beitel, Jr., born 5 June 1919 in Texas;4, 9 died 23 May 1977 in Bexar County, Texas.9, 10

  1. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Beitel, Andra [sic] I.; born 9 Dec 1899, Texas; died 8 Sep 1926, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; record provides name of parents and their places of birth, occupation, date and place of burial. Her year of birth in this record conflicts with other records.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bell County, Justice Precinct No. 2, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 3A, family of David Ward (25, Tennessee, Apr 1875, day laborer); wife of 3 years Cyrena R. Ward (16, Texas, Jan 1884, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Audrie I.[?] Ward (2, Texas, Dec 1897).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bastrop County, Elgin Town, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 19B, family of William A. Dunlap (51, Texas, farmer, 2nd marriage); wife of 7 years Roberta Dunlap (26, Texas, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living); son Joseph M. Dunlap (16, Texas); son Otis L. Dunlap (14, Texas); stepdaughter Audra J. Ward (11, Texas).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 90, Sheet No. 6B, family of Frank O. Beitel (25, Texas, lumberman, lumberyard); wife Audra I. Beitel (21, Texas); son Frank O. Beitel, Jr. (7/12, Texas); mother-in-law Roberta Dunlap (36, Texas, divorced); brother-in-law Reginald W. Dunlap (9, Texas).
  5. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Beitel, Andra I., died 8 Sep 1926, Bexar County, Texas.
  6. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Beitel, Frank O.; born 22 Sep 1894, San Antonio; died 13 Mar 1935, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; record provides name of parents and their places of birth, name of [second] wife, occupation, date and place of burial.
  7. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Beitel, Frank O., died 13 March, 1935, Bexar County, Texas.
  8. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Frances Oscar Beitel and Audra Imogene Ward, 11 Apr 1917 in Bexar County, Texas.
  9. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Beitel, Frank; no. 465-05-7142; born 5 Jun 1919; died May 1977.
  10. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998; Beitel, Frank; died 23 May 1977, Bexar County, Texas.