i.  WILLIE OPAL⁶ (WILHELMINA) HENRY (#3839)  SARAH ⁵ PARMELIA KEEL (#1876) MARTHA P (PARLEE or PARALEE)⁴ JOHNSTON (LEWIS BURTON³, GEORGE GREGORY ("G.G." OR "GREG")², LEWIS¹) was born in Harpersville, Stephens County, Texas February 3, 1901. Her body was interred date unknown in Maryneal, Nolan County, Texas, Maryneal Cemetery. Willie died October 1, 1999 in Midland, Midland County, Texas, at 98 years of age.

She married Benjamin G. Ham in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, December 22, 1919. (Benjamin G. Ham is #3840.) Benjamin was born in Throckmorton County, Texas July 17, 1896. He was the son of Murray Fisher Ham and Elizabeth Wallace. His body was interred date unknown in Maryneal, Nolan County, Texas, Maryneal Cemetery. Benjamin died May 5, 1963 in Midland, Midland County, Texas, at 66 years of age.

Note: With both her parents suffering and dieing, from tuberculosis, Willie Henry was taken in by her grandparents, Jack and Martha P. Keel while still a toddler. After jack Keel bought the Maryneal Drug Store and Post Offices, Willie Henry ran the place until she married Ben Ham in 1919. It was then sold to Ray Stinebaugh, the second husband of Eulalia May Keel (Guffee) Stinebaugh.

Willie Opal (Wilhelmina) Henry and Benjamin G. Ham had the following children:

  i. DURWOOD HAM  (#3843) was born in Maryneal, Nolan County, Texas December 20, 1920. He married Dorothy Fritch in Place unknown, May 14, 1947. (Dorothy Fritch is #3844.) Dorothy was born in place unknown date unknown.

  ii. IMOGENE HAM (#3845) was born in Maryneal, Nolan County, Texas March 16, 1923. She married Leo Parker in place unknown, April 5, 1958. (Leo Parker is #3846.) Leo was born in place unknown date unknown.

  iii. EILEEN HAM (#3847) was born in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas October 26, 1924. She married J. Harold Morrow in place unknown, June 10, 1944. (J. Harold Morrow is #3848.) J. was born in place unknown date unknown.

iv. SARAH BETH HAM  (#3849) was born in place unknown January 3, 1927. She married Ralph Candiotti in place unknown, July 4, 1948. (Ralph Candiotti is #3850.) Ralph was born in place unknown date unknown.

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