BEARDEN, Eurby Wray^{[1, 2]}

1919 - 1945  (25 years)

• Name	BEARDEN, Eurby Wray
  Birth	28 Dec 1919	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	12 Jan 1920	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Attended School
  	Listed as Eurby Bearden
  Death	2 Mar 1945	Germany   [2]
  	"Eurby Wray Bearden was a private in the U.S. Army. He entered the army on June 14, 1944, and trained at Ft. Riley, Kansas, northeast of Abilene where the Chisholm Trail ended. He served in the 2nd Armored Division, 66th Armored Regiment in Belgium and Germany.  Eurby died on March 2, 1945 in Germany. He was the son of Pliney L. and Millie Weeks Bearden of Waxahachie, and born and reared in Waxahachie. He was the husband of Janie Maxine Ralston Bearden of Sardis. Eurby and Maxine had two children: Janie Rosine Bearden Barnett and Burley Ralston Bearden.  Private Eurby Wray Bearden was reburied at Hillcrest Cemetery in Section One at Waxahachie. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal. He is listed on the Waxahachie Daily Light Honor Roll and the Ellis County Veterans Memorial.
  Burial	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery
  Person ID	I11335	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	BEARDEN, Pliney Louis,   b. 28 Dec 1892, Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, United States d. 23 Sep 1958, Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	WEAKES, Julia Millie,   b. 11 Nov 1893, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States d. 4 Jun 1956, Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1910	Ellis County, Texas, United States   [4]
  Residence	12 Jan 1920	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Rural Delivery Mail Carrier
  	Listed as Louis and Millie Bearden
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Mechanic, own garage
  Residence	2 Apr 1940	Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Proprietor, cotton yard
  Family ID	F3334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 1, Ellis, Texas ED 121, Page 7B, Dwelling 304. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 25385124. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, ED 70-2, page 7B, Dwelling 167. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-Q5LQ. [S427] 1940 Federal Census, Waxahatchie, Ellis, Texas, ED 70-4, Page 1A, Dwelling 5, 1940 United States Census.