James Walcott Rugeley

b. 22 November 1874, d. 16 December 1935
  • James Walcott Rugeley was born on 22 November 1874 in Matagorda County, Texas.
  • Frank Rugeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Matagorda County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Walcott Rugeley.
  • James Walcott Rugeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Matagorda County, Texas, boarding in the household of drygoods dealer M. Klein.
  • He was a mail contractor, according to the 1900 census.
  • He married Catherine Minna Sargent, daughter of John T. Sargent and Jane Ann Bates, on 6 June 1906.
  • John T. Sargent and Jane Ann Bates appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, at Avenue K. Other members of the household included James Walcott Rugeley, Catherine Minna Sargent and Sargent Walcott Rugeley.
  • He was employed on a ranch as a stock man (likely by his father-in-law), according to the 1910 census.
  • James Walcott Rugeley registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Matagorda County, Texas, while living with his wife Kate in Bay City, and self-employed there as a farmer and stockman.
  • James Walcott Rugeley and Catherine Minna Sargent appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas. Other members of the household included Sargent Walcott Rugeley, Jane Sargent Rugeley and Jane Ann Bates.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • Jane Ann Bates appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, at 2901 Avenue K. Other members of the household included James Walcott Rugeley, Catherine Minna Sargent, Sargent Walcott Rugeley and Jane Sargent Rugeley.
  • He was proprietor of a cotton gin, according to the 1930 census.
  • James Walcott Rugeley died on 16 December 1935 at age 61 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, of pulmonary tuberculosis. . His death was officially witnessed by Catherine Minna Sargent.
  • His wife Catherine Minna Sargent became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

Family: Catherine Minna Sargent b. 5 March 1884, d. 19 October 1967