CLOPTON, Mary Hester

1850 - 1928  (77 years)

• Name	CLOPTON, Mary Hester
  Nickname	Mollie
  Birth	28 Nov 1850	Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	19 Jul 1860	Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States   [2]
  Residence	10 Aug 1870	Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Listed simply as M.H. Clopton
  Death	26 Jan 1928	Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Mrs. Mollie H. Bartlett, age 77, wife of the late J. M. Bartlett, died at her home here Thursday night [January 26, 1928] at 10:30 o'clock following a week's illness. Mrs. Bartlett had been in failing health for the past few months, but her condition was not considered serious until about a week preceding her death. Mollie H. Clopton was born at Murphreesboro, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1850, being 77 years and two months old at the time of her death. She came with her parents to Texas in early childhood and settled at Chatfield, then the most important town in this section of the country. On March 20, 1872, she was married to J. M. Bartlett, and a short time afterwards they moved to a farm near Rice where Mr. Bartlett engaged in livestock raising, the gin business and various other enterprises. About forty years ago they moved to Rice where they resided continuously until their deaths. Mr. Bartlett preceded his wife to the grave by nearly six years, having died here in July 1922. Mrs. Bartlett was a consecrated member of the Methodist Church, having professed religion and united with the Church in early childhood. In her earlier days she was an active church worker, but in her latter years, when declining years had overtaken her, her favorite pastime was reading the Bible and silently communing with her God. Mrs. Bartlett belonged to that rapidly vanishing type of old Southern womanhood. She was kind, gentle and cultured, and above all, she was devoted to her home and to those whom it was her duty to care for. She was unselfish and generous in all things. Her chief life's work was in making those about her happy and cheerful. The memory of her deeds will live long after she has passed out. Mrs. Bartlett was the mother of seven children, four boys and three girls, all of whom survive. They are B. C. Bartlett, W. D. Bartlett, Mrs. W. S. Parker, H. C. Bartlett, Mrs. W. R. Smith, R. F. Bartlett, of Rice, and Mrs. R. C. Norwood of Ennis [Benjamin Clopton Bartlett, Will D. Bartlett, Mary Parker, Hiram Callaway Bartlett, Addie Smith, Roger Frost Bartlett, Jessie Norwood]. There are 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and were conducted by her pastor, Rev. A. H. Bowman, with Rev. W. H. Day, pastor of the Baptist Church assisting. Interment took place in Rice Cemetery. All business houses closed during the hour of the funeral. The two banks in Rice remained closed during the day in her memory. Her husband was one of the organizers of the First State Bank, and one son, H. C. Bartlett, is still a director of that institution. Her son-in-law, W. R. Smith, is vice president of the First National Bank. -------------------- Source: Roger Bartlett http://www.gencircles.com/users/bartlett/1/data/9
  Burial	Aft 26 Jan 1928	Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I917	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	CLOPTON, Benjamin Michaux,   b. 1 Oct 1828, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States d. 7 Apr 1900, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	MCLIN, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 1827, Tennessee, United States d. Abt 1856, Louisiana (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1849	Rutherford County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BARTLETT, Jesse Marshall,   b. 29 Dec 1841, Washington County, Texas, United States d. 29 Jul 1922, Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1872	Navarro County, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	23 Jun 1880	Enumeration District 129, Navarro, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	26 Jun 1900	Precinct 2, Navarro County, Texas   [1, 6]
  	Landlord
  Residence	5 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 2, Navarro, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	19 Jan 1920	Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States   [8]
  Children	1. BARTLETT, Benjamin Clopton,   b. 8 Jul 1873, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 2 Dec 1947, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 74 years)   2. BARTLETT, William D,   b. 10 Sep 1875, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 12 Aug 1956, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)   3. BARTLETT, Mary Amanda,   b. 6 Jul 1878, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 24 May 1951, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States (Age 72 years)   4. BARTLETT, Hiram Callaway,   b. 29 Nov 1880, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 3 Jul 1951, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 70 years)   5. BARTLETT, Adelaide Laura,   b. 8 Aug 1882, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. BARTLETT, Roger Frost,   b. 7 Feb 1886, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 10 Nov 1942, Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 56 years)   7. BARTLETT, Jessie,   b. 13 Jul 1891, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 15 Jan 1980, Dallas County, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Headstones

  Mary Hester "Molly" Bartlett 1850 - 1928

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker and other Families. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas Pg 74 Dwelling 471. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Beat # 2, Navarro County, Texas Page 13 Dwelling 91. [S64] Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker and other Families. Title: Edythe Rucker Whitley, comp., Marriages of Rutherford County, Tennessee, 1804-1872 (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981) Page: p. 119 (giving his name as B. N. Clopton) [S70] 1880 Federal Census, ED 129, Navarro, TX ED 129 Page 1 Dwelling 285. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Precinct 2, Navarro, TX ED 100 Sheet 24 Dwelling 433. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct #2, Navarro, TX ED 87 Pg. 23B Dwelling 453. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Rice, Navarro, TX ED 151 Page 5B Dwelling 104.