Alex L. Quimby(Cumby)
(1875-1945)
(all record list her as CUMBY)
(described by descendants as:
small boned, think, black straight hair, one half or whole Indian)
married 1. Marion Francis BUSH
married 2. Mr. SCALES
1930
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
William KIRKING, 27
Malissa, 26 (nee BUSH)
Lulu Belle, 1
Norriss BUSH, 16, brother in law
Fuller BUSH, 19, brother in law
Marion BUSH, 28, brother in law
A. (Alex) L. BUSH, 50, mother in law
1920
Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
Alex. L. BUSH, 40, TX, widowed
Libbie L., 20, TX
Marion F., 19, TX
Malissa M., 16, TX
Rutledge G., 14 TX
Fuller D., 8 TX
Norris W., 6, TX
Horatio A. QUICK, 23, TX, brother
Mack A. LACY, 23, TX, nephew
Frank, NEIL, 42, TX, boarding
[all listed as Mulatto, excpet Frank NEIL who is listed as Black]
1910
Longview, Gregg, Texas
Marion BUSH, 38, TX
Alex L., 33, TX
Julia E., 14, T X
Edward H., 12, TX
Libbie L, 10, TX
Marion F., 8, TX
Malissa, 6, TX
Rutledge G., 4
[all listed as Mulatto]
also in Longview:
Abe QUICK, 50, VA
Melissa, 50
George, 21
Rasha, 14
1900
Longview, Gregg, Texas
Marion BUSH, 29, TX
Alexa, 25, TX
Julia E., 4, TX
Edward, 2, TX
Lissie F., 10 months, TX
Martha RAINES, 80, VA - grandmother
[all listed as White]
next door:
Abe QUICK, 36, TX
Melissa, 44
Ada L., 13
Jennie W., 11
Alexa, 10
Henry, 8
George, 6
Mithe, 4
Rasha, 2
Annie, 4 months
[all listed as Black]
also in Longview:
Ward LACY, 28, TX
Ada, 27, TX [nee CUMBY]
Awood, 3
1894
Gregg county, Texas
Alex CUMBY married Marion BUSH
November 25, 1894
1886
Gregg county, Texas
Mrs. Melissa CUMBEY married Abe QUICK
April, 29, 1886
1885
Gregg county, Texas
Jennie Sarah White
born about 1885
died 1953 Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
daughter of Alexander CUMBY & Malissa DAVENPORT
[per death record]
1880
Pct. 1, Gregg county, Texas
Melissa CUMBEY, 30, GA/GA/GA
Ada, 8, TX/GA/GA
Aleck, 6, TX/GA/GA
Henry, 1, TX/GA/GA
Lucinda NELSON, 28, GA/GA/GA
Celia, NELSON, 5, TX/GA/GA
[mis-indexed as CONNELY - all listed Mulatto}
1880
Gregg county, Texas
Marion BUSH, 20, TX, single, Black
[working for the railroad]
1880
Smith county, Texas
Jeff RAINS, 65, TN
Martha, 59, VA
Rutledge BUSH, 16, TX
Mack SCOTT, 15, TX
[all listed as Black]
1875
Arpil 1875 Alexa CUMBY born
daughter of Alexander CUMBY & Melissa DAVENPORT
1870
Henderson, Rusk, Texas
Susan HOWELL, 50, GA
Sallie, 11, TX
Malissa DAVENPORT, 17, TX
John JONES, 12, T X
Viser STEPHEN, 20, La
Thomas HARRIS, 40, GA
[all listed Black]
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Texas Deaths:
Malissa QUICK
born 1868
died 1933 Longview, TX
spouse: A. B. QUICK
daugher of: John & Malissa DAVENPORTE
A. B. QUICK
born 1869 Houston county, TX
died 1834 Longview, TX
occupation: undertaker
widowed
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Gregg County, Texas
Marriages
(CUMBY only)
George CUMBY m. Sarah ESTILL (8-30-1874)
Malissa CUMBIE m. Henry R. KING (12-28-1880) (nee WHITE)
Melissa CUMBEY m. Abe QUICK (4-29-1886)
Ada CUMBEY m. Ward LACY (12-20-1892)
Alex CUMBY m. Marion BUSYH (11-25-1894)
Rich CUMBY m. Annie VAULTS (8-29-1898)
William CUMBY m. Jessie BENTON (7-24-1901)
Tim CUMBY m. ALice JACKSON (8-21-1901)
Celia CUMBY m. Frank DODSON (12-24-1901)
Willie CUMBIE m. Gustus BELL (1-2-1907)
Archie CUMBY m. Renie JOHNSON (10-5-1907)
J. B. CUMBIE m. Mollie WYATT (8-4-1912)
Lillian CUMBY m. Perry McENTIRE (8-20-1915)
Annie CUMBIE m. Louis PARISH (11-28-1923)
James CUMBY m. Inez HOLLAND (10-12-1928)
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