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Margaret Jock DeMoville

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  1. 1.  Margaret Jock DeMoville (daughter of John Quin (Jock) DeMoville and Margie Allen Bassett).

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    • _UID: 3D0C745491914549845DFF3C6197805BB0DF

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    A History of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
    By The Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society
    Curtis Media Corporation (1985)
    F212 DeMoville, John Quin and Margie Allen Bassett
    John Quin DeMoville, called Jock, was born in Egypt, March 26, 1909. His parents were Larkin Edward and Johnnie Quin Thornton DeMoville. They are the subject of another story in this book. Margie Allen Bassett's parents were Rayborn Felix and Margaret Rachel Allen Bassett of Newton, Mississippi. She graduated from Newton High School and Mississippi State College for Women and taught English at Egypt and Macon high schools prior to her marriage. Jock was a graduate of of Egypt High School and a member of the school of science, class of 1932, of Mississippi A&M College. There, he was a member of Beta Kappa Fraternity. Jock and Margie Allen were married December 20, 1940 in the First Methodist Church, Macon, Mississippi. They first lived in his family's home three miles west of Egypt which they purchased from the other heirs. In 1956 they moved into their new home half way between Egypt and Okolona on highway 45 A. Here their two daughters would grow up.
    Dixie Allen is Jock and Margie Allen's elder daughter. She graduated from Okolona High School and Southwestern at Memphis and taught English and was children's librarian at White Station Library in Memphis. Her husband is Robert Hugh Johnson and they are the parents of Hugh Allen, a student at Memphis University School, and Robert Quin, who attends Christ United Methodist Church School. The DeMoville's second daughter is Margaret Jock who is married to Gary L. Carnathan, an attorney, and lived in Tupelo. Margaret is a graduate of Okolona High School, Mississippi State University, and Trans World Airlines Stewardess School in Kansas City. Before her marriage she lived in New York where she flew with and was a public relations speaker for Trans World Airlines and was a model....

    Family/Spouse: Gary L. Carnathan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Quin (Jock) DeMoville was born on 26 Mar 1909 in Egypt, Mississippi (son of Larkin Edward DeMoville and Johnnie Quin Thornton); died on 13 Nov 1984.

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    A History of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
    By The Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society
    Curtis Media Corporation (1985)
    F212 DeMoville, John Quin and Margie Allen Bassett
    John Quin DeMoville, called Jock, was born in Egypt, March 26, 1909. His parents were Larkin Edward and Johnnie Quin Thornton DeMoville. They are the subject of another story in this book. Margie Allen Bassett's parents were Rayborn Felix and Margaret Rachel Allen Bassett of Newton, Mississippi. She graduated from Newton High School and Mississippi State College for Women and taught English at Egypt and Macon high schools prior to her marriage. Jock was a graduate of of Egypt High School and a member of the school of science, class of 1932, of Mississippi A&M College. There, he was a member of Beta Kappa Fraternity. Jock and Margie Allen were married December 20, 1940 in the First Methodist Church, Macon, Mississippi. They first lived in his family's home three miles west of Egypt which they purchased from the other heirs. In 1956 they moved into their new home half way between Egypt and Okolona on highway 45 A. Here their two daughters would grow up.
    Dixie Allen is Jock and Margie Allen's elder daughter. She graduated from Okolona High School and Southwestern at Memphis and taught English and was children's librarian at White Station Library in Memphis. Her husband is Robert Hugh Johnson and they are the parents of Hugh Allen, a student at Memphis University School, and Robert Quin, who attends Christ United Methodist Church School. The DeMoville's second daughter is Margaret Jock who is married to Gary L. Carnathan, an attorney, and lived in Tupelo. Margaret is a graduate of Okolona High School, Mississippi State University, and Trans World Airlines Stewardess School in Kansas City. Before her marriage she lived in New York where she flew with and was a public relations speaker for Trans World Airlines and was a model.
    Margie Allen is very talented literarially and musically. She has published two books of poetry. In her devotion to the Okolona Presbyterian Church she has served as organist for many years. Jock was one of the largest and most successful planters and cattlemen in north Mississippi. Possessing an acute intelligence and capacity for detail, his sense of humor and unusual memory for faces made many friends. His generosity, in both time and money, was widely recognized. Jock was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Okolona at the time of his death. In 1966 he received Okolona's Community Award for oustanding service. Long active in the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, Jock received that group's certificate of merit for outstanding service in 1962, served as its president in 1968, and, in 1982, was inducted into its Hall of Fame. Magazines and periodicals recognized Jock's accomplishments. In 1965, he and his family received the Master Farm Family of Mississippi Award and were featured in the Progressive Farmer magazine. In March 1958 Jock's cattle operations were the lead story in Mississippi Stockman - Farmer magazine. Commerical Buyer's Guide and Southern Beef Producer carried stories on his cattle and calf business. Jock was a Patron of Excellence for the Mississippi State University Development Foundation and served on its board of directors. He was a colonel on the staffs of Governors Hugh White and John B. Williams and was chairman of the Mississippi Penitentiary Board for two governor's administrations. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce recognized Jock with its Award for Extraordinary and Outstanding Service to Mississippi Agriculture. He received the Certificate of Merit from the Chickasaw County Soil Conversation District. For many years Jock was chairman of the Chuquatonchee Drainage District. Jock died as a result of an automobile accident November 13, 1984. His worth to his community and delightful, happy personality will be long remembered.

    John married Margie Allen Bassett on 20 Dec 1940 in First Methodist Church, Macon, Mississippi. Margie (daughter of Felix Raybon Bassett and Margaret Rachel Allen) was born on 6 Jun 1913 in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 2005 in Tupelo, Mississippi; was buried in Oddfellows Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margie Allen Bassett was born on 6 Jun 1913 in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (daughter of Felix Raybon Bassett and Margaret Rachel Allen); died on 30 Jan 2005 in Tupelo, Mississippi; was buried in Oddfellows Cemetery.

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    • _UID: E97FAE701158F441A4C71175FA3F331899FD

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    The Times-Post
    Houston, Mississippi
    Week of February 2, 2005
    Margie Allen DeMoville
    Okolona - Services for Mrs. Margie Allen DeMoville, 91, who died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at her daughter's home in Tupelo will be held Wednesday, January 2, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Okolona Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jennifer Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Lee Memorial/Okolona Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. DeMoville was born in Newton on June 6, 1913 to the late Rayburn Felix and Margaret Rachel Allen Bassett. She was graduated from Mississippi State College for Women (The "W") at the age of 19 with a B.S. in English. Her teaching career included the Egypt School in Chickasaw County where she met her husband, the late J.Q. "Jock" DeMoville, Macon Schools in Noxubee County and substitute teaching in the Okolona Public Schools. She and her husband owned DeMoville Farms, which she oversaw after his death. She had a strong love of the land and its produce and attended area farm meetings until her death.
    Mrs. DeMoville was a past President of the PTA in Okolona, the Lanier Club and was an active supporter of the area's visual and performing arts. She was active later in life as an officer in the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a charter member and officer of the Daughters of the American Colonists. She was an award winning poet and author, having published two books of poetry, a distinguished member of the International Poets Society and was often invited to do workshops with various literary groups, including the "W". She was an active member of the Okolona Presbyterian Church for over six decades where she was an honorary elder, President of the Presbyterian Women, a former pianist and organist and active in the choir. She was an avid Mississippi State fan, a generous and quiet philanthropist and beloved mother. She enjoyed her many travels and cruises in the U.S.A. and around the world and revered her homeplace, Twin Oaks, south of Okolona.
    Survivors include two daughters, primary caregiver, Margaret Jock DeMoville of Tupelo and Dixie Allen DeMoville Johnson and husband, Robert, of Germantown, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Hugh Allen Johnson of New Orleans and Robert Johnson of Jackson; two brothers-in-law, Louie DeMoville of Okolona and Clifford Yanes of Tennessee.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, J.Q. "Jock" DeMoville, who passed away on November 13, 1984; one sister, Dixie Lois Bassett Haynes, one brother, James Lee Bassett.
    Pallbearers will be Nick Chandler, Dr. Lloyd Clark, Harvey Fisher, Bob Henson, John Herrod, Sr., John Herrod, Jr., Walter Koehn, Dr. Reynolds McCain, Houston Minniece, Howard Miskelly, Tonquin Stovall, Charles Wardlaw and Sid Whitlock. Memorials may be made to Okolona Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 142, Okolona, Mississippi 38860.

    A History of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
    By The Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society
    Curtis Media Corporation (1985)
    F212 DeMoville, John Quin and Margie Allen Bassett
    John Quin DeMoville, called Jock, was born in Egypt, March 26, 1909. His parents were Larkin Edward and Johnnie Quin Thornton DeMoville. They are the subject of another story in this book. Margie Allen Bassett's parents were Rayborn Felix and Margaret Rachel Allen Bassett of Newton, Mississippi. She graduated from Newton High School and Mississippi State College for Women and taught English at Egypt and Macon high schools prior to her marriage. Jock was a graduate of of Egypt High School and a member of the school of science, class of 1932, of Mississippi A&M College. There, he was a member of Beta Kappa Fraternity. Jock and Margie Allen were married December 20, 1940 in the First Methodist Church, Macon, Mississippi. They first lived in his family's home three miles west of Egypt which they purchased from the other heirs. In 1956 they moved into their new home half way between Egypt and Okolona on highway 45 A. Here their two daughters would grow up.
    Dixie Allen is Jock and Margie Allen's elder daughter. She graduated from Okolona High School and Southwestern at Memphis and taught English and was children's librarian at White Station Library in Memphis. Her husband is Robert Hugh Johnson and they are the parents of Hugh Allen, a student at Memphis University School, and Robert Quin, who attends Christ United Methodist Church School. The DeMoville's second daughter is Margaret Jock who is married to Gary L. Carnathan, an attorney, and lived in Tupelo. Margaret is a graduate of Okolona High School, Mississippi State University, and Trans World Airlines Stewardess School in Kansas City. Before her marriage she lived in New York where she flew with and was a public relations speaker for Trans World Airlines and was a model.
    Margie Allen is very talented literarially and musically. She has published two books of poetry. In her devotion to the Okolona Presbyterian Church she has served as organist for many years. Jock was one of the largest and most successful planters and cattlemen in north Mississippi. Possessing an acute intelligence and capacity for detail, his sense of humor and unusual memory for faces made many friends. His generosity, in both time and money, was widely recognized. Jock was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Okolona at the time of his death. In 1966 he received Okolona's Community Award for oustanding service. Long active in the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, Jock received that group's certificate of merit for outstanding service in 1962, served as its president in 1968, and, in 1982, was inducted into its Hall of Fame. Magazines and periodicals recognized Jock's accomplishments. In 1965, he and his family received the Master Farm Family of Mississippi Award and were featured in the Progressive Farmer magazine. In March 1958 Jock's cattle operations were the lead story in Mississippi Stockman - Farmer magazine. Commerical Buyer's Guide and Southern Beef Producer carried stories on his cattle and calf business. Jock was a Patron of Excellence for the Mississippi State University Development Foundation and served on its board of directors. He was a colonel on the staffs of Governors Hugh White and John B. Williams and was chairman of the Mississippi Penitentiary Board for two governor's administrations. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce recognized Jock with its Award for Extraordinary and Outstanding Service to Mississippi Agriculture. He received the Certificate of Merit from the Chickasaw County Soil Conversation District. For many years Jock was chairman of the Chuquatonchee Drainage District. Jock died as a result of an automobile accident November 13, 1984. His worth to his community and delightful, happy personality will be long remembered.

    1920 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (5/9 Jan 1920)
    Felix R. Bassett - 30 - M - MS-MS-MS - Head - Carpenter - House
    Margee - 29 - F - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Mary - 9 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Curtis - 5 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son
    Dixie - 5/12 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter

    Children:
    1. Dixie Allen DeMoville
    2. 1. Margaret Jock DeMoville


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Larkin Edward DeMoville

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    • _UID: 643325C9942DDB47B8E08525BEAA224F83A4

    Larkin married Johnnie Quin Thornton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Johnnie Quin Thornton

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    • _UID: 4AAC6F6F7E06EF4FB8E4DFDB8CABC3D6BCBA

    Children:
    1. 2. John Quin (Jock) DeMoville was born on 26 Mar 1909 in Egypt, Mississippi; died on 13 Nov 1984.

  3. 6.  Felix Raybon Bassett was born on 17 Aug 1888 in Mississippi (son of James H. Bassett and Lulu B.); died on 23 May 1967; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.

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    Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
    James Leroy Bassett (son) - b. 10/9/1914 - d. 1/13/1969 - age 54
    Raybon Felix Bassett (father) - b. 8/17/1888 - d. 5/23/1967 - age 78
    Margaret Rachel Bassett (mother) - b. 2/3/1890 - d. 8/4/1933 - age 43
    Orange A. Bassett - b. 10/11/1889 - d. 1/11/1941 - age 51
    Blanche Miley Bassett (married 1/1/1912) - b. 8/3/1890 - d. 3/21/1982 - age 91
    William Harper Bassett - b. 12/23/1912 - d. 3/10/1993 - age 80
    Jarie Rhodes Bassett (married 1/1/1956) - b. 8/29/1922

    1900 Federal Census of Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi
    James H. Bassett - 38 - M - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Head - Farmer
    Lulu - 38- F - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Jessie M. - 19 - F - Dec 1882 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Leonard - 15 - M - Jun 1884 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    Bennie M. - 14 - F - Jul 1885 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Felix R. - 11 - M - Aug 1888 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    (Married 18 years, 7 children, 4 living)

    1910 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (18 Apr 1910)
    James H. Bassett - 48 - M - MS-AL-AL - Head - Agent Insurance
    Lulu D. - 48 - F - MS-NC-NC - Wife
    Rayburn F. - 21 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son - Carpenter House
    (Married 27 years, 8 children, 4 living)

    1920 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (5/9 Jan 1920)
    Felix R. Bassett - 30 - M - MS-MS-MS - Head - Carpenter - House
    Margee - 29 - F - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Mary - 9 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Curtis - 5 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son
    Dixie - 5/12 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter

    Felix married Margaret Rachel Allen. Margaret was born on 3 Feb 1890 in Mississippi; died on 4 Aug 1933; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaret Rachel Allen was born on 3 Feb 1890 in Mississippi; died on 4 Aug 1933; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.

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    • _UID: 9F014C196D508F4090B6DF0C8C070FF95D1A

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    Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
    James Leroy Bassett (son) - b. 10/9/1914 - d. 1/13/1969 - age 54
    Raybon Felix Bassett (father) - b. 8/17/1888 - d. 5/23/1967 - age 78
    Margaret Rachel Bassett (mother) - b. 2/3/1890 - d. 8/4/1933 - age 43
    Orange A. Bassett - b. 10/11/1889 - d. 1/11/1941 - age 51
    Blanche Miley Bassett (married 1/1/1912) - b. 8/3/1890 - d. 3/21/1982 - age 91
    William Harper Bassett - b. 12/23/1912 - d. 3/10/1993 - age 80
    Jarie Rhodes Bassett (married 1/1/1956) - b. 8/29/1922

    1920 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (5/9 Jan 1920)
    Felix R. Bassett - 30 - M - MS-MS-MS - Head - Carpenter - House
    Margee - 29 - F - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Mary - 9 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Curtis - 5 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son
    Dixie - 5/12 - F - MS-MS-MS - Daughter

    Children:
    1. 3. Margie Allen Bassett was born on 6 Jun 1913 in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 2005 in Tupelo, Mississippi; was buried in Oddfellows Cemetery.
    2. James Leroy Bassett was born on 9 Oct 1914 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jan 1969; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.
    3. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James H. Bassett was born on 7 Feb 1862 in Mississippi (son of Alexander Bassett and Laney Box); died on 28 Dec 1928 in Mississippi; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.

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    • _UID: 7C12CE1154BE674489A07AFC5090859ECC7B

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    Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
    J.H. Bassett - 02/07/1862 - 12/28/1928 - age 66
    Lula B. Bassett (wife of J.H. Bassett) - 02/12/1862 - 10/09/1918 - age 56
    W.S. Bassett - 10/14/1852 - 5/20/1923 - age 70

    1870 Federal Census of Township 7, Range 10 North, Newton County, Mississippi (20 Jul 1870)
    James H. Bassett - 8 - M - Mississippi
    Living with James B. and Amanda Box (ages 61 & 47)

    1900 Federal Census of Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi
    James H. Bassett - 38 - M - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Head - Farmer
    Lulu - 38- F - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Jessie M. - 19 - F - Dec 1882 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Leonard - 15 - M - Jun 1884 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    Bennie M. - 14 - F - Jul 1885 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Felix R. - 11 - M - Aug 1888 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    (Married 18 years, 7 children, 4 living)

    1910 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (18 Apr 1910)
    James H. Bassett - 48 - M - MS-AL-AL - Head - Agent Insurance
    Lulu D. - 48 - F - MS-NC-NC - Wife
    Rayburn F. - 21 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son - Carpenter House
    (Married 27 years, 8 children, 4 living)

    1920 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (15 Jan 1920)
    James H. Bassett - 57 - M - MS-MS-MS - Boarder - Agent Insurance
    Cinta - 27 - F - MS-MS-MS - Boarder
    (Living on Church Street)

    James married Lulu B.. Lulu was born on 12 Feb 1862 in Mississippi; died on 9 Oct 1918 in Mississippi; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Lulu B. was born on 12 Feb 1862 in Mississippi; died on 9 Oct 1918 in Mississippi; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.

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    • _UID: E753E8EE0E3BD74285EA05EF3A43D7658E17

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    Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
    J.H. Bassett - 02/07/1862 - 12/28/1928 - age 66
    Lula B. Bassett (wife of J.H. Bassett) - 02/12/1862 - 10/09/1918 - age 56
    W.S. Bassett - 10/14/1852 - 5/20/1923 - age 70

    1900 Federal Census of Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi
    James H. Bassett - 38 - M - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Head - Farmer
    Lulu - 38- F - Feb 1862 - MS-MS-MS - Wife
    Jessie M. - 19 - F - Dec 1882 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Leonard - 15 - M - Jun 1884 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    Bennie M. - 14 - F - Jul 1885 - MS-MS-MS - Daughter
    Felix R. - 11 - M - Aug 1888 - MS-MS-MS - Son - Farm labor
    (Married 18 years, 7 children, 4 living)

    1910 Federal Census of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi (18 Apr 1910)
    James H. Bassett - 48 - M - MS-AL-AL - Head - Agent Insurance
    Lulu D. - 48 - F - MS-NC-NC - Wife
    Rayburn F. - 21 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son - Carpenter House
    (Married 27 years, 8 children, 4 living)

    Children:
    1. Jessie M. Bassett was born in Dec 1882 in Mississippi.
    2. Leonard Bassett was born in Jan/Jun 1884 in Mississippi.
    3. Bennie M. Bassett was born in Jul 1885 in Mississippi.
    4. 6. Felix Raybon Bassett was born on 17 Aug 1888 in Mississippi; died on 23 May 1967; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi.