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William Carlton Lancaster was born 21 July 1873 in Rockwall County, Texas, to George Wilson Lancaster and Martha Jane Polly. [1] He married Martha Jane Coor on 19 March 1892 in Erath County, Texas. [2] She died 15 September 1942 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas. [3] He married (2) Mary E. Spivey on 9 Oct 1945 in Erath County. [4] He died 17 December 1946 in Stephenville. [5]  He was the father of George Warren Lancaster, my great-grandfather. Full-text search at FamilySearch will be done under a couple of different names: "William C. Lancaster" and "W. C. Lancaster." Full-Text Search “William C. Lancaster” I got seven hits. I don’t believe all seven pertain to him. Erath Co, Texas, Births, v. 11, p. 250, George Warren Lancaster, 1893, filed 6 July 1942, imaged, FamilySearch ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X479-1W6 : accessed 5 Mar 2026); IGN 004239747, item 1, image 24 of 222. He was named as the father of George Warren Lancaster, ...

Using the Portal to Texas History Digital Newspaper Collection, I searched for “G.W. Lancaster” and “Warren Lancaster” filtering to Erath County. I further filtered to view the oldest articles first. Below is the result, showing only those items pertaining directly to him. Some of the “G. W. Lancaster” articles were about his grandfather, George Wilson Lancaster. Some of the articles were about his children and only mentioned being the son or daughter of Warren Lancaster. I omitted them. Those articles are a better fit for those children’s stories. Results of the Search The Dublin Progress , 14 June 1912, p. 3, col. 4. “Huckabay. Warren Lancaster of Harbin visited Jim Sones and wife Sunday and made preparations to attend school at Huckabay academy next term.” Jim Sones was Warren’s first cousin. Jim’s mother, Sallie Coor, was Warren’s mother, Martha Jane Coor’s sister.   The Tribune ( Stephenville, Texas), 3 January 1913. “Vital Statistics.” “Marriage licenses: . . . G. W. L...

George Warren Lancaster was born on 19 January 1893 in Erath County, Texas, to William Carlton Lancaster and Martha Jane “Doll” Coor. [1] His father was a farmer. He married Lela Ann Loveless on 15 December 1912 in Erath County by R. L. Smallwood, Minister of the Gospel. [2] Warren and Lela had four children:  Pansy Louise (my grandmother)  Rayburn Dinion “R.D.” Carl Elda Wayne.  Carl lived only a few days. Lela died first, on 17 May 1951 in Stephenville, Erath County. [3] Warren married a second time to Maidee Estell Grimland in 1960. [4] Warren died on 8 November 1964 in Hico, Hamilton County, Texas. [5] Previous research has involved using census records, vital records, newspapers, and deeds. When he is listed as Warren Lancaster, I know I have the correct man. However, when listed as G.W. Lancaster, am I looking at Warren or is it his grandfather, George Wilson Lancaster, who was also often listed as G.W. Lancaster? After 1919, when his grandfather died, it beco...