James Bernard Dudley

1866 - 1941  (75 years)

• Name	James Bernard Dudley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	5 Apr 1866	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Navarro County, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Age: 14; Occupation: Homeworker; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1900	Erath County, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married to Dora; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	29 Aug 1941	Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32453	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Floyd Dudley,   b. 1826, Kentucky, USA d. 1907 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha A Caddell,   b. 1839, Texas, USA d. 3 Jul 1899, Erath County, Texas, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Oct 1850	Navarro County, Texas, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F15789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Musadora 'Dora' Bostick,   b. 31 Jul 1872, Alabama, USA d. 29 May 1966, Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1888	Erath County, Texas, USA   [2, 4, 10, 11, 12]
  Children	1. Alwin Herbert Dudley,   b. 3 Jul 1893, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA d. 27 Aug 1979, Friona, Parmer, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1866 - Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA Census - Age: 14; Occupation: Homeworker; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Navarro County, Texas, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1888 - Erath County, Texas, USA Census - Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married to Dora; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Erath County, Texas, USA Death - 29 Aug 1941 - Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b Pierson-M Pierson Male Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S11626] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): DUDLEY James B, (Name: SmithLC.com;), DUDLEY James Bernard 1866-1941. Dora and James Dudley are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96731019/james_bernard_dudley [S637] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-SGND [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas; Roll: 1632; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0078 [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;). 1880 United States Federal Census [S11611] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): CADDELL Martha Dudley, (Name: SmithLC.com;), CADDELL Martha Dudley 1839-1899. She was the daughter of William D Caddell and Deanna Sarah Pittman. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20459037/martha_dudley [S9812] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). [S9812] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019. [S11628] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Pierson): BOSTICK Dora Dudley, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BOSTICK Frances Musadora “Dora” Dudley 1872-1966. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118687741/frances_musadora_dudley [S637] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas; Roll: 1632; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0078. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas; Roll: 1632; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0078