GORMAN James Dugan

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* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
GORMAN
James Dugan Gorman was born at Novice in 1900. He attend Novice School later married Opal Marie Parker in 1925. They made this area their home and raised four children here. The children are; Georgie, James Dugan Jr, Kelsie and June Of the four children only June survives today. Dugan Sr was a happy, friendly man who loved to play practical jokes. One day he took a teaspoon, files notches in it bowl, put it in his pocket, and went to Mrs Mac caf?e in Novice. There with friends he ordered a cup of coffee. After the coffee was served he switched spoons and called Mrs Mac back to the table, pulled the notched spoon from the cup of coffee and told Mrs Mac that her coffee was too strong. We were not told how Mrs Mac responded, but he was still seen drinking coffee in Mrs Mac's after that. His brother, Jack also grew up in Novice and married Libbie Poindexter, they had two children, Bill and Judy. Bill married Ernestine Reeves. Jack worked for an oil company around Novice and was then transferred to the Four Corners area of New Mexico. After Jack's dead Libbie moved back to Novice.

James married PARKER GORMAN Opal Marie on 10 Sep 1925 in Brownwood, Brown Co, TEXAS. Opal (daughter of PARKER Charlie (Charles) Absalom and ELY PARKER Flora June) was born on 20 Mar 1907 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. GORMAN Georgia
2. GORMAN James Dugan, Jr.
3. GORMAN June
4. GORMAN Kelsie