Re: Paternal Father & Family
LOMAX, MCMULLEN, STEVENSON, SMITH, STARLING
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email) In Response To: Re: Paternal Father & Family (Russell T. Swire (Lomax))
Date: 9/10/2013 at 21:39:37
Russell, I did a little sleuthing for you since you don't know a lot about your paternal heritage.
What a patriotic line of Lomax ancestors I uncovered for you! Your father was in the US Navy during the Korean War; Your uncle in World War II, Korea and Vietnam; Your first cousin, a recipient of the the Bronze Star; Your grandfather was in World War I; Your other grandfathers on your direct line served in the Mexican War, the Civil War, the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War. The details follow.
Your father was born Estel Delvin Lomax in Adams County, Illinois on October 22, 1933. His parents were Thomas Leonard Lomax and Myrtle Ellen (Smith) Lomax. His father died November 28, 1936 in Quincy, Illinois when your father was just three years old. His mother eventually moved to Florida and died there in January 1958, a little over three months after your father was killed in a motorcycle accident in Burlington. The accident with a car at a Burlington intersection was on Wednesday, September 26, 1957 and he died in the hospital on Thursday, September 27 according to an account in the newspaper. Prugh Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
"Estel Delvin Lomax, 21, Burlington, died Thursday of injuries suffered when the motorcycle he was driving was in collision with an automobile at an intersection here Wednesday. Police identified the driver of the car as Larry Dale Osborn, of near Burlington."
Estel's brother, Thomas Byron Lomax [November 9, 1918 - September 14, 1983] was living in Burlington at the time. He also moved to Florida and died there in Escambia County as well as Estel's sister, Margaret Lomax Stevenson McMullen [April 15, 1920 - November 4, 2008] who died in Ocala, Florida. Several of Margaret's children were born in Burlington, Iowa and moved to Florida as a family in 1952.
Estel Delvin and Thomas Byron were both in the service.
Your father enlisted on July 10, 1951 and was discharged on August 20, 1954, just a few days before you were born. His service # was 324-17-12 and he was in the United States Navy.
His brother was career Air Force, enlisting on March 20, 1944 and released 25 years later on January 28, 1969, having served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Here is a link to Thomas Byron's gravestone in Chipley, Florida:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lomax&GSiman=1&GScnty=382&GRid=65427928&
Estel Delvin's sister Margaret's obituary from the Tampa Bay Times on November 12, 2008:
"Margaret (Lomax) Stevenson McMullen, 88, passed away on Nov. 4, 2008, at The Legacy Hospice House in Ocala, after a brief illness. She was born in Marblehead, IL, on April 15, 1920 to Thomas Leonard Lomax and Myrtle Ellen (Smith). Her parents and brothers, Byron Lomax and Delvin Lomax, preceded her in death. She is survived by three sons, Gary Stevenson (Cherry), Dunnellon, Tommy Stevenson (Linda), Citrus Springs, and Carl R. McMullen Jr. (Linda), Columbus, GA; and daughter, Mary Sue Stevenson Starling (husband Ed), of Dunnellon; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She loved Florida's beaches and sunshine, and had a special place in her heart for animals. Cremation by Roberts Funeral Home in Dunnellon, and the family will have a private memorial service. Memorial donations be made to Hospice, whose tender, loving care of our mother will always be remembered and appreciated."
According to a book [Genealogical and historical sketches of the Lomax family, 1894] which can be accessed online at:
http://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00lomaYour Lomax ancestry goes back to England.
Grandfather: Thomas Leonard Lomax, born 15 August 1893 in Kinderhook, Pike, Illinois and died 28 November 1936 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois; He served as a Private, Company B, 5th Field Artillery in World War I.
Great Grandfather: Ulysses Grant Lomax born 4 May 1864 in Grundy County, Missouri and died 17 Mar 1923) in Marblehead, Adams County, Illinois.
Great Great Grandfather: John Lomax born 10 Feb 1812 in Blount County, Tennessee and died 24 Feb 1876 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri; He served in the 23rd Missouri in the Civil War and in the Mexican War;
3rd Great Grandfather: Theophilus Lomax, born ca. 1791 in North Carolina and died 1866 in Rockport, Pike County, Illinois. He served in the East Tennessee Militia, War of 1812;
4th Great Grandfather: Theophilus Lomax, born 25 Dec 1737 in Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland and died 1794. He served in the 5th Maryland Regiment in the American Revolution.
5th Great Grandfather: Immigrant Thomas Lomax, born 1700 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England and died 1740 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
If you search on these links, there is great information on each of your grandfathers.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGKQ-JR9?view=basic
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGKQ-X1F?view=basic
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGKQ-XDG?view=basic
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGKQ-XN1?view=basic
Findagrave photos of Ulysses Grant Lomax' grave:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97874758Your first cousin's obituary (Margaret's son) -- From his obituary information (Citrus County Chronicle - October 16, 2009,) it looks like he too was a military man and a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal:
"Ret. MSG Milton Thomas Stevenson (known to many as Tom or Tommy), 66, passed away on October 13, 2009, at his home in Citrus Springs, Florida. Tom was born in Burlington, Iowa, on April 27, 1943, and moved to Florida with his family in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam Era and was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. His Army career ended after 18 years of service at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In 1993, he was the 166th heart transplant recipient at Shands Hospital, at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He survived 16 years as one of Shands' longest-living transplant patients. His family is eternally grateful for the care he received from his transplant team at Shands. He liked to fish, golf, "tinker," and had a special place in his heart for animals. Cremation is by Roberts Funeral Home in Ocala, Florida. A Military burial will be held at Bushnell Florida National Cemetery, on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, Tom wished donations be made to the Heart Transplant Program at the Shands Transplant Center-University of Florida. Donations should be addressed to: Office of Development, P.O. Box 100386, Gainesville, Florida, 32610 in memory of Milton "Tom" Stevenson. The family also asks those who knew and loved Tom to thoughtfully consider organ donation. Tom is preceded in death by his father, Samuel L. Stevenson, Jr. and his mother, Margaret Lomax Stevenson McMullen. He is survived by his wife, Linda, his daughter Traci (Robert) Parker, his son, Michael (Kelley) Stevenson, his sister, Mary Sue (Ed) Starling, two brothers: Gary (Cherry) Stevenson and Carl R. (Linda) McMullen, Jr., four grandchildren: Tommy Parker, Max Stevenson, Sloan Stevenson, and Lily Stevenson, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements are under the care of Roberts Funeral Homes Bruce Chapel West, Ocala, FL;"
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