Ada Melissa Bivins

Abt 1881 - 1918  (~ 32 years)

• Name	Ada Melissa Bivins  [1]
  Born	Abt 1881	Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Between 1913 and 1918  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I2630	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Family	Robert Retus "Retus" Deboard,   b. 23 Dec 1875, Illinois, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1962, Missouri, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1904  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Thelma Deboard,   b. Abt 1906, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 6 May 1960, West Plains, Howell County, MIssouri, USA  (Age ~ 54 years)   2. Opal Deboard,   b. Abt 1907, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ernest L. Deboard,   b. Abt 1909, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Harold Deboard,   b. 28 Jul 1910, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1996, Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA  (Age 85 years) + 5. Ora Deboard,   b. 17 Sep 1913, Missouri, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1995, Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois  (Age 82 years)   6. Lora Deboard,   b. 17 Sep 1913, Missouri, USA ,   d. Aft 2 Oct 2004  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Missouri, Howell - Newspaper, West Plains Daily Quill, (West Plains, Missouri), 2 October 2004, p. 9, "Queen for a Day" (Reliability: 3). Thursday Oct 2, 2003, pg 9 "Queen for a Day" Article on Lora FRANCIS, celebrating her 90th birthday, and having her hair done. Indicates that she was born 17 Sept 1913 in Mountain View, MO; was the daughter of R.R. DeBOARD and Ada Melissa BIVINS. Married Troy FRANCIS on 18 Sept 1941; was married 50 years before his death in November 1991. Six children: Carolyn Von ALLMEN (husband Charles), Janella SCHAFER, Janet LOVAN (husband Dallas), Lenora STUBBS (husband Arnold), Wendell FRANCIS - all of West Plains. One additional daughter Carol CALLAHAN of Salem MO. [S176] DeBoard, Retus R - 1910 Lincoln Co OK Census, (1910 U.S. census, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Osage township, ED 105, sheet 13B, dwelling 3, family 3, Retus R. DeBoard household: digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Jan 2008); from National Archives microform T624, roll 1259.). [S176] DeBoard, Retus R - 1910 Lincoln Co OK Census, (1910 U.S. census, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Osage township, ED 105, sheet 13B, dwelling 3, family 3, Retus R. DeBoard household: digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Jan 2008); from National Archives microform T624, roll 1259.). [Retus is widowed in this census, and the youngest children were born around 1913, indicating that Ada died after that year.] [S254] Military - WW I Draft Registration (Ancestry), ("World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com), digital image; citing «i»World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918«/i» , NARA microfilm publication M1509,), Robert Retus Deboard, Lincoln County, Oklahoma (Reliability: 3). Serial Number 253 Order Number a1136 Retus Robert Deboard Chandler, Rte 6, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Age: [42?] Date of birth: 23 Dec 1875 Occupation: farming Nearest relative: Thelma Deboard, Chandler Oklahoma Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, [hair color illegible] Date of Registration: Sept 12 [no year given - 1917?] [Retus indicates in this registration that his closest relative is his daughter, Thelma, indicating that Ada has died by this date.]