Wallingford/Jarlov Family Trees

LIVING ON THE COUNTY LINE - The Life and Times of the Alfred Hegar Family
By Frances Williamson Smith
Lakewood, Colorado
1991

Alfred was a believer in the Farmer's Almanac and was careful to plant by the moon, and he never, never started anything different on a Friday! He worked very hard and demanded that his children do likewise. The problem was that after August's death in 1895 and John Henry's in 1902 there were only girls in the family. But help they did although it was not done enthusiastically! From 1900 young Helen was away at school at Chappell Hill so that left an even greater burden on Edna and Sallie, but they did their share of planting and working in the fields. After they grew up and left home, Maye who was nine years younger than Sallie, was left to help with the chores.
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Edna once built a trap in which she baited and caught birds, especially quail which she roasted. They were delicious and the whole family liked them.
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The children in the tri-county area did not have many educational opportunities in the early days. There were not nine months of school every year. Instead, a teacher would come to the crude isolated one-room schoolhouse perhaps for a few months out of the year. Most of the children, especially the boys, could not be spared from their farm chores during the growing season. Because of this, young people were very eager to attend school when possible. The Hegar children went to school as often as it was available as Alfred wanted them to receive a better education than he had. And when there was no school, he saw that Edna and Sallie kept in practice by writing letters to their older sister Helen. She had been sent to the Methodist Chappell Hill Female College in Chappell Hill, Texas, near Brenham, from 1900-1903.

This letter-writing was good practice in language skills as well as spelling and handwriting. It was interesting to see that they were always formal in their writing: "Miss Helen Hegar, Dear Sister, I will take the pleasure of writing you a few lines ....." And Edna and Sallie delighted in writing a letter for Baby Mae, then just one or two years old, to her big sister. An especially amusing letter was written by Baby Mae but addressed by Alfred with the following: "If undelivered return to Miss Mae Hegar, Wall St., New York City."
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Maye was eventually sent to stay with sister Edna after her marriage to John Wallingford. They lived in the community of Joseph where she went to a larger four-room school at Field's Store. Alfred took her over in the wagon or buggy on Sunday evening and she stayed until Friday afternoon when he picked her up again. She remembers liking the sports activities particularly.

In 1900 oldest daughter Helen went to Chappell Hill to school with Emma Lee (Effie), eldest daughter of Otto Hegar, and Mary Emma, eldest daughter of George Lloyd. Mary Emma soon became too homesick to stay, but the other two girls stayed and eventually graduated, with much encouragement from their families. Alfred and Helen, Sallie, and Edna all wrote letters to young Helen at least twice a week. Sometimes there wasn't much to write about but they would make a gallant effort to ease her homesickness. These letters have remained intact over the years and are a priceless chronicle of that period of time.
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In the meantime, in 1909, as previously stated, after an ice cream social was held at Uncle George's house, Grandpa John Isaac died suddenly of a heart attack. He had lost his right arm during the Civil Was and had been living with the family for fifteen years since the death of his wife Tabbitha. He was buried beside his wife at the Field's Store Cemetery ( between Hempstead and Magnolia on FM 1488 ). Plans went on for Mary Emma to marry George Stephenson a month later. The wedding was an all-day affair and afterwards at home when Alfred went out to the barn to feed the livestock, John Pinckney Wallingford followed him to ask for daughter Edna's hand in marriage. They were married two weeks later on June 27, 1909. The wedding took place on the gallery outside the parlor as was customary for summer weddings. Aunt Alice made the cake and decorated it with white icing which was her specialty. It was shiny and hard on the outside and soft on the inside. This time she had to cook it twice to get it just right. Edna went to live with John's mother near Joseph. They had two boys and a girl before he died suddenly of pneumonia in 1921. After living with her parents for almost a year, Edna and the children moved to Houston.
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Conversation with Frances Williamson and Madelyn Hegar, Summer 1989, from Joan Wallingford Mickler:

John Isaac Loyd had a stroke at an ice cream social at his home. Mary Emma Loyd married soon after that at home on the gallery - an all day affair. After the party was over, Alfred's family went home. John Wallingford went back with Edna. Aunt Maye and Aunt Sallie, who were about 8 or 10 years old, knew what was going on. John went to the barn to ask Alfred for Edna's hand. They were married a few weeks later on the porch. Aunt Alice made the wedding cake - she had to do the icing twice. John and Edna went to live with his mother.

Social Security number 464-34-1091

Three months in Brenham Rest Home (R.F.D. 2, Precinct 1, Bellville, Texas) before her death.

Death certificate refers to cerebral thrombosis and cerebral ostereosclerosis.

Hockley, Texas, was in Montgomery Co at the time of her birth.

In 1925 she was living with sons Roland (messenger) and Virgil (clerk at United Gas Company) and daughter (referred to as Edna M., employed at Washington Laundry) at 112 East 4th Avenue, Houston, Harris County, Texas. She was an operator at Krandel and Son.

In 1935 she was living at 423 Aurora Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas. Employment was not indicated. In the house also were two of her children: Miss Edna R., J. Roland (manager at New-Tex Steam Ship Corporation).

EDNA HEGAR WALLINGFORD, 65, formerly of Houston died in Brenham 10p.m. June 23. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. C.R. Lange, Bellville; sons, Virgil Wallingford, Dallas, Roland Wallingford, Houston. Sisters Mrs. J.W. Page, Mrs. Sally Williamson, Miss Madalyn Hegar, all of Houston. Services 10 a.m. June 25. Edinger Funeral Home, Bellville. Burial, New Hope Cemetery.

In 1942 she was living at 5934 Grace Lane, Houston, Texas, along with her son Virgil. She was a machine operator for C. Jim Stewart & Stephenson.

On 14 April 1930, for the census, Edna wa living with her three children at 112 East 4th Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas.