1900

The United States went on the gold standard. US population swelled to 75.9 million. William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan and regained the presidency and New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt became his Vice President. Buddie’s little sister, Marie Frances, was born Feb. 4, when he was 17 months old.

1901

Spindletop, the greatest oil well ever discovered in the US, came in at Beaumont, Texas on Jan. 10. President McKinley was shot Sept. 6 by Leon Czolgosz and died Sept. 14. He was succeeded by Vice-president Theodore Roosevelt who became the 26^th President.

1902

Buddie’s little brother, Joseph, was born March 24. The United States acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone.

1903

The first automobile, a two-cylinder, six-horsepower 1903 Winton crossed the United States in 65 days. It was driven by physician Horatio Nelson Jackson. Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company and sold his first Model A for $850. Boston upset Pittsburgh 5 games to 3, in the first World Series. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on Dec. 17. The girl that Buddie would later marry, Katie Isabell Blundell, was born in Wood County, Texas on Sept. 13.

1904

Buddie’s little brother, Wesley Armsterd, was born Nov. 29. Iced tea was invented, and work on the Panama Canal began.

1905

President Theodore Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese War. Japan ruled Korea.

1906

The first radio broadcast was made. Buddie’s little sister, Maudie Ophelia, was born April 13. The San Francisco earthquake hit on April 18, killing 700 people and leaving 250,000 homeless. Buddie’s brother Sebron married Naoma Doty (1892) on Dec. 23.

1907

Oklahoma was admitted as the 46^th state. America’s “Great White Fleet” began its world tour. Buddie’s little brother, Manuel Barto, was born Aug. 15. His nephew William Oscar was born Sept. 19 to his brother Sebron and Naoma.

1908

William Howard Taft was elected the 27^th President. General Motors Corporation was founded. Ford produced the first Model T in October. Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to become the first Negro heavy-weight boxer. Buddie turned 10 years old.

1909

Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole Apr. 6. Ford produced 17,700 cars this year. The Lincoln penny replaced the Indian head penny. Buddie’s little brother Joseph died of appendicitis on Aug. 7. Joe was only 7 years old.

1910

The N.A.A.C.P. was organized on May 1. Buddie’s nephew James Truman was born May 6 to his brother Sebron and Naoma. His sister, Angie Lee, married Rev. James Eldredge Raney (1872) on Nov. 12.

1911

20,000 American troops were sent to the Mexico border to protect American interests during the Mexican Revolution.

1912

Woodrow Wilson was elected the 28^th President. New Mexico was admitted as the 47^th state, and Arizona as the 48^th. The Titanic sank on April 15, killing 1,517 people. Buddie turned 14.

1913

Buddie’s brother, Thomas Ross, married Emily Florilla Graham (1895) on Oct. 4. A permanent income tax was established. Parcel Post service began. The Buffalo nickel, with an Indian head on its other side, made its debut.

1914

Buddie’s nephew, Kellam Marcus, was born on July 9 to his brother Ross and Emily. The Panama Canal opened Aug. 15. WW1 began as Austria attacked Serbia. US troops deposed President Huerta in Mexico.

1915

A German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. The first transcontinental link was opened as a radiotelephone communication was sent from Arlington, Virginia to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Buddie’s niece, Flossie, was born on Nov. 2 to his sister Angie and James. Henry Ford produced his one-millionth car. Buddie’s uncle Greenberry Pinkney died at Comanche on Jan. 16 at the age of 74.

1916

Pancho Villa raided New Mexico, killing 17 people. Buddie’s niece, Ozella Mae, was born on May 27 to his brother Sebron and Naoma.

1917

The United States entered WW1 on Apr. 6. Germany urged Mexico to invade the US. Communism won the Russian Bolshevik Revolution. A severe drought caused Buddie’s family to move to Ogburn in Wood County, in East Texas. Buddie stayed on in Comanche County, moving in with his maternal grandparents, Adam and Margarett Sliger. He worked a few acres on their farm with his Uncle Rutledge. His sister Mary married Marion Francis Smith (1890) on April 20. In July, his sister Emma Ilena died. She was 22.

1918

Daylight Savings Time went into effect by President Wilson to help the war effort. Flu epidemic kills 500,000 Americans. Buddie’s nephew Elmo Francis was born Jan. 30 to Mary and Francis Smith. Buddie, age 20, enlisted in the US Army, went to training camp at Fort Bowie in Fort Worth with several of the local boys he had grown up with, and was issued a uniform. But WW1 ended and the Armistice was signed Nov. 11. Buddie was sent home.

1919

The Versailles Treaty was signed and the Great War was officially ended on June 28. The 18^th Amendment was passed and Prohibition was adopted, to become effective Jan. 16, 1920. Buddie’s niece Roslyn Maxine, was born July 19 to his sister Angie and James. Buddie went to East Texas where his family lived. He had intended to ride one of his horses and use the other to pack his belongings. But after the first day he decided against it, and took the train to Ogburn. His nephew, W. D., was born Oct. 16 to his sister Mary and Francis.

One day in early December, he had a chance encounter with a young local girl on her way home from school. She was with her brother, Bud, and he was with his sister, Lillie. As they met each other for the first time there in the middle of that country road, it was love at first sight. Katie said, “He was dressed in a brown corduroy suit, boots, and a brown hat pulled down over his red curly hair.” That evening Buddie told his sister Lillie, “I’m going to marry that girl!” To which Lillie replied, “But Buddie, she’s only sixteen!”

1920

Warren G. Harding was elected the 29^th President. The 19^th amendment allowed women to vote. On Thursday, March 25, in the Quitman home of the Rev. J. B. Smith, Buddie married Katie Isabell Blundell, the 8^th child of John Adam and Mary Elizabeth Blundell. She was 16 ½ years old at the time. Their marriage license was issued March 16, 1920 by C.C. Ferguson, County Clerk, by Claude Power, Deputy. Their marriage was witnessed by Benjamin Franklin Cox, who had married Buddie’s sister Lillie a month before on Feb. 15.

1921

Polio crippled Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 79 people died in a race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Buddie’s nephew Murlen Franklin was born Feb. 20 to his sister Lillie and Bennie.

1922

The first radio broadcast was made. The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated May 30. Buddie’s brother Wesley married Charlie Lou Highnote (1903) on Nov. 18. His sister Maudie Ophelia married Robert Lee Hogue (1883) on Nov. 22. Buddie’s maternal grandmother, Margarett Sliger, died Dec. 18 and was buried at Shiloh Cemetery. She was 77.

1923

Buddie’s nephew Jack Cecil was born May 17 to his brother Sebron and Naoma. His half-sister Edna died July 1 at age 40. President Harding died Aug. 2 and was succeeded by Vice-president Calvin Coolidge who became the 30^th president. Buddie’s niece Odessa Vonceil was born Nov. 29 to his brother Wesley and Charlie. His niece Bonnie Jo was born Dec. 12 to his sister Maudie and Robert.

1924

I.B.M. was founded. The Teapot Dome scandal rocked Washington. Buddie’s niece

Mavis was born March 15 to his sister Angie and James.

1925

The Chrysler Company was founded. John Scopes was convicted for teaching the theory of evolution. Buddie’s niece Daphne was born Feb. 17 to his sister Angie and James. Buddie’s brother, Warren Gordon, died Friday, Dec. 9 at Brownwood. He was only 42.

1926

The Ford factory went on a 40-hour 5-day work week. Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole. 19-year old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Buddie and Katie’s first child, R. C., was born on Saturday, Jan. 9. They were living on Mr. Kirkgard’s place at Ogburn in Wood County. His brother-in-law Bud Blundell went to Winnsboro in the snow and sleet after Dr. Taylor, who came out and delivered the baby. They paid him $20. Buddie’s maternal grandfather, Adam Sliger, died Tuesday, Feb. 16. Buddie’s nephew Nathan Morris was born May 22 to his brother Wesley and Charlie. Buddie bought a new 1926 Model T Ford Roadster that year for $360.

1927

Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop from New York to Paris. Television was introduced to the American public. The last Model T and the first Model A were made by Henry Ford. Buddie moved from Mr. Kirkgard’s place in Ogburn to Pine Mills where he rented Mr. George Reed’s place. It was a log house about a hundred yards east of the intersection and just past the sawmill on the left side of the road. There was no well; water was obtained from a spring near the house. Buddie paid $1 for a young pup he named “Queen”. Buddie’s nephew Carlos was born Mar. 7 to his sister Mary and Francis. His niece Juanita Bernice was born Aug. 13 to his brother Ross and Emily. Buddie’s brother Manuel Barto married Audrey Jones.

1928

War was outlawed on Aug. 27 and Herbert Hoover was elected president. Buddie still lived in Mr. Reed’s log house at Pine Mills. Buddie’s niece Mildred Maxine was born Oct. 24 to his brother Wesley and Charlie. His nephew Charles Ray was born Nov. 5 to his brother Manuel and Audrey.

1929

They had a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. Buddie moved into Mr. Reed’s old home place in Pine Mills, not far from the log house. It was a big brown house which in later years burned to the ground. His father, Warren Augustus, died on Friday, April 26 at his home in Ogburn. He was 86. His body was taken to Board Church Cemetery in Comanche County for burial. Buddie’s nephew Floyd Ray was born to his brother Sebron and Naoma. The New York stock market crashed on Oct. 29, creating the most disastrous time in Wall Street history as $15 billion was lost in one week. It ushered in the Great Depression. His brother Wesley Armsterd was killed in an explosion on Wednesday, Nov. 6, a few days short of his 25^th birthday. On Christmas day, Buddie and Katie cleaned a house on Dr. Moore’s place in the Redland district, and moved in right after that. Buddie’s brother Manuel and Audrey divorced.

1930

Waves of bank failures swept across the United States and Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto. Buddie lived in Dr. Moore’s house in the woods at Redland, across the pasture from Mr. Whitehead’s house. Buddie’s nephew Garland Ray was born Mar. 30 to his sister Mary and Francis.

1931

Five million Americans were without jobs. The Star Spangled Banner became the national anthem. The 1,245-foot tall Empire State Building opened in New York City May 1. The 4,800-foot long George Washington Bridge opened Oct. 25. Buddie moved to Mr. Chick Duke’s place, a little new house. Buddie and Katie’s second child, Billy, was born there on Friday, May 1. He was delivered by Dr. Coleman, an ex-army doctor, who came out from Mineola. He charged $20 for delivering him. Buddie’s niece Jimmie Lee was born Dec. 23 to Angie and James. His brother Manuel Barto married Fannie Mae Suiter (1914).

1932

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Early in January Buddie moved to Mr. Orville Goolsby’s place at Hainesville where he lived for the next five years. Buddie’s nephew Roy Kenneth was born Sept. 3 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1933

The New Deal passed through Congress and the United States went off the gold standard. Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate President Roosevelt Feb. 15. The first American aircraft carrier, the Ranger, was launched Feb. 25. The First Baptist Church of Hainesville burned down and church services were held in the school building until the church could be rebuilt. Buddie’s nephew Billy Joe was born Mar. 5 to Mary and Francis. Buddie and Katie’s third child, Tommy, was born on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Dr. Coleman came out from Mineola and delivered him for $20.

1934

Dust storms drove many “Okies” and “Arkies” to California and John Dillinger got killed on July 22. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed May 23 in Louisiana. George “Baby Face” Nelson and Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd were also killed. The Hainesville school building burned down and school was held in the new church building until the school house was rebuilt. On June 25, Buddie’s brother-in-law Thomas Matthew Blundell died. He was 48 years old. In July, an evangelist by the name of Robards held a revival meeting at Hainesville. Buddie and Katie were both saved and baptized in Patton’s Creek by their pastor, Rev. Leslie Vermillion, and joined the First Baptist Church of Hainesville, Texas. Others were Bob Hasting, Bud and Lorene McDougal, Milton and Nora Adams, Henry Hasting’s wife Mildred, and Orville Goolsby’s wife Iris.

1935

Kate “Ma” Barker was killed Jan. 16. Dutch Schultz was killed Oct. 23. Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana was killed by Dr. Carl A. Weiss. The W.P.A. was formed. Dust storms struck the Midwest. The Social Security Act was passed Aug. 14. The new Hainesville school house was finished. Buddie’s niece, Nelda Joy, was born Mar. 3 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1936

This was the year of the Texas Centennial. Hoover Dam opened in October. Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.

1937

The German dirigible Hindenburg exploded and burned in New Jersey on May 6 and the 6,450-foot Golden Gate Bridge was completed in San Francisco on May 27. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Buddie loaded up their household goods on a truck, had the livestock and farm tools shipped by train, and moved out to the Proctor community in Comanche County. They lived in a little house on top of a knoll in the middle of a sand field until after the first of the year, when they could move into the old Purvis place, a big two-story house. They never used the upstairs; there wasn’t any glass or coverings over the windows up there. Buddie’s nephew Robert Eugene was born July 3 to his sister Maudie and Robert.

1938

While Adolph Hitler and his German army were busy conquering Austria and Czechoslovakia, Buddie’s oldest boy “graduated” from the seventh grade of the Grammar Department of Proctor School on April 29. Buddie’s niece Edna Murrell was born May 7 to his brother Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1939

Mussolini and the Italian armies conquered Albania. Then he and Hitler joined forces and made Franco the absolute ruler of Spain. Germany invaded Poland.

1940

World War II started in Europe. President Roosevelt, reelected for a third term, initiated the draft, and 16 million men registered for it, including Buddie. Buddie moved from Proctor back to Hainesville on January 1, New Year’s Day and lived in Mr. Julius Puckett’s place. Buddie and Katie’s fourth child, James Owen, was born Wednesday, Dec. 18. Dr. Black came out from Quitman and delivered him for $25.

1941

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 and the United States got involved in WW2 as war was declared on Japan on Dec. 10 and on Germany and Italy on Dec. 11. Mount Rushmore Memorial was dedicated Nov. 1.

1942

While US troops were fighting at Guadalcanal, Corregidor and the naval battles of the Coral Sea and Midway were taking place, Buddie’s son, R. C., graduated from Mineola High School May 26. Buddie and Katie’s fifth child, Charles Wayne, was born on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Dr. White came out from Mineola and delivered him for $25. Buddie’s brother George Columbus died Sunday, Sept. 20 at Comanche, a week before his 74^th birthday. His nephew Raymond Harrell was born Oct. 15 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1943

World War II was raging. The Allies stopped Rommel in North Africa. Sicily was being invaded. Italy surrendered. The Japanese fleet was defeated at the battle of the Bismarck Sea.

1944

Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in the White house, the allied troops landed at Normandy, the Japanese were defeated in the battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. On Mar. 21, Buddie’s son R. C., now 18, went into the Navy.

1945

On Apr. 12, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Georgia and Vice-president Harry Truman became President. News came that Hitler was dead on Apr. 30. Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and on Sept. 2, Japan officially surrendered and the war ended. Buddie and Katie moved to the Stewart’s place in Hainesville. Buddie’s nephew Milton Francis was born Oct. 10 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1946

The Iron Curtain descended in Europe. Nine Nazi leaders were hanged. On Monday, June 24, Buddie’s son R. C. married Rita Marie Lucas (1928) of Pennsylvania.

1947

On Thursday, April 17 Buddie and Katie’s first grandchild, Sandra Ann, was born to R. C. and Rita at St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He became a grandpa at age 48.

1948

Israel became a nation on May 15. Buddie and Katie moved from Hainesville to Grand Prairie on Wednesday, Mar. 3. He worked for Bill Trice Carpet Co. near Whiterock Lake in Dallas. They rented a little cement block house and became charter members of the Twin Airports Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was ordained a deacon in the church.

1949

Buddie and his family began riding the bus and attending Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, which they joined and attended regularly. Their pastor was Dr. Earl K. Oldham. They moved into their home at 320 S. E. 10^th St. in Grand Prairie on Sept. 13^th, Katie’s 46^th birthday. Buddie’s nephew Johnny Mack was born Sept. 11 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1950

Brink’s robbery in Boston netted $3 million. President Truman appointed General MacArthur to head the United Nations Command in Korea. Buddie’s son R. C. surrendered to preach on June 19.

1951

Color television was introduced. On Thursday, Mar. 29, Buddie and Katie’s second grandchild, Robert Warren, was born to R. C. and Rita. His son R. C. was ordained at Calvary Baptist Church on Jan. 7. Buddie’s niece Bobbie Louise was born Oct. 22 to Manuel and Fannie Mae.

1952

On Aug. 20, Dr. J. Frank Norris died in Florida. Elizabeth became Queen of England. Buddie’s son R. C. became pastor of the Azle Baptist Temple in Azle, Texas. On Nov. 27, Buddie’s son Tommy married Bonnie Louise Self (1933) at Gadsden, Alabama.

1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower became president. Buddie’s son R. C. graduated from Bible Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and moved to Portales, New Mexico where he started a new church. On Dec. 13, he took the pastorate of the Bible Baptist Church in Slaton, Texas.

1954

Segregation was banned in public schools. On April 2, Buddie’s son Billy married Judith Ann Singleton (1934). On July 1, Buddie’s mother Sallie died at the age of 95. She was buried at Board Church Cemetery near Comanche.

1955

On Mar. 11, Buddie and Katie’s third grandchild, Linda Sue, was born to R. C. and Rita. On Nov. 19, their fourth grandchild, Margie Ann, was born to Bill and Judy.

1956

The First H-bomb was tested. Egypt took control of the Suez Canal.

1957

The Space Age began Oct. 4.

1958

European Common Market became effective. On Jan. 11, Buddie’s sister Martha Ann (Tate) died at Comanche at the age of 88. On Sept. 8, their fifth grandchild, Marion Elizabeth, was born to Tommy and Bonnie. On Oct. 9, their sixth grandchild, Paula Kay, was born to R. C. and Rita.

1959

Castro took over Cuba. Alaska was admitted as the 49^th state, and Hawaii as the 50^th. Buddie’s son R. C. and family moved from Odessa, Texas to El Cajon, California where he took the pastorate of the Valley Bible Baptist Church.

1960

On Jan. 8, son Charles Wayne married Linda Sue Toles (1944). On June 30, their seventh grandchild, Tommy Wayne was born to Tommy and Bonnie. On Aug. 4, Buddie’s mother-in-law, Mary Elizabeth Blundell, died at age 95.

1961

John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as president. Buddie’s sister, Ellen Piety (Batton), died June 17 in Sherman, Texas. She was 83.

1962

John Glenn orbited the earth three times. On Sept. 7, their eighth grandchild, Robert Charles was born to Charles and Linda.

1963

President Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson became president. Buddie still lived in Grand Prairie and worked as a carpet installer.

1964

On April 28, Buddie’s brother Martin Julius died in Val Verde County at the age of 88. Buddie was disabled with a heart attack on June 17 at the age of 65. He recovered somewhat, but was never quite the same after that. On July 20, their ninth grandchild, Terry Lynn was born to Tommy and Bonnie.

1965

34 dead, 1,000 injured in Watts riots in Los Angeles. On April 14, their tenth grandchild, John Adam was born to Charles and Linda. On April 22, their eleventh grandchild, Gregory Alan was born to Bill and Judy. Buddie’s half-sister, Martha, died April 3 at age 83.

1966

On July 1, their twelfth grandchild, Janie Lynette was born to Charles and Linda.

1967

On Jan. 12, their thirteenth grandchild, Bernice Kaye was born to Tommy and Bonnie. On June 24, son James Owen married Vicki Jack Williams (1946). Also, on June 24, their grandchild Sandra married Thomas Michael Piper (1947)

1968

Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles. Buddie’s brother, James Owen, died Monday, Jan. 8 at Fort Worth. He was 83. It was a cold, icy day, and he was returning from the grocery store, crossing the street, when he was struck by a car.

1969

Richard M. Nixon was inaugurated as 37^th president. Buddie’s brother Sebron Adam died Monday, Mar. 10, and his sister Lillie Floy on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Sebron was 80, Lillie was 72.

1970

US troops invaded Cambodia. Four Kent State students killed by National Guardsmen.

1971

Voting age was lowered to 18. On Mar. 11, their fourteenth grandchild, James Kenneth was born to James and Vickie. On July 6, son Tommy married Linda Kay Stamps (1956). On Nov. 25, their first great-grandchild Christine Carol was born to Sandra and Mike Piper. Buddie became a great-grandpa at age 73.

1972

On Friday, Jan. 21, Buddie’s sister Marie Frances died. She was 2 weeks from being 72. On Feb. 23, their fifteenth grandchild Julie Anne was born to James and Vickie. On June 3, their sixteenth grandchild, Tracy Lynn was born to Tommy and Linda.

1973

The Vietnam War ended Jan. 27.

1974

President Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford was inaugurated. On May 11, their granddaughter Linda Sue married Robert Dale Burtrum (1955).

1975

Two attempts made to assassinate President Ford. On April 12, their grandson Robert Warren married Irene Wanette Nelson (1948). On June 7, their seventeenth grandchild, Tammy Wanette, was born to Tommy and Linda.

1976

Jimmy Carter was elected president on Nov. 2. On Dec. 22, Buddie’s brother-in-law Isaac Benjamin Blundell died. He was 88 years old.