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     She was born circa 1928.¹
     Mae Feagin died on 31 January 1969 at Calhoun County, Texas, USA, Why does the death record indicate she was widowed? This may not be the correct spouse of Hugh B Swanzy.²

     She was born on 17 April 1899 at Milam, Sabine County, Texas, USA.^3,1,2,4,5 Foye married Hartzell Oswalt Beck on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.^6,3,7,8,9,5
     Foye Wallace Alford died on 21 January 1978 at Shelby General Hospital (AKA Memorial Hospital), Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 78.^3,1,2,4
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary. The informant on her death registration was her husband, Hartzell Beck.⁴
     Foye Wallace Alford was buried on 23 January 1978 at Rather Cemetery (AKA Rathermans or Hurstown Cemetery), Shelby County, Texas, USA.^1,2,4
     Foy Beck was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Hartzell Beck.⁸
     Hartsell B. and Foye Beck appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, Justice Precinct 2, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a grader operator for public roads. Their daughter, Mary Ella, was listed as living with them.⁵
     Foye Wallace Beck was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Hartzell Beck.⁹
     In the obituary of Alba Bertie Alford who died 17 February 1970, her sister, Mrs. Hartzel Beck, was listed as a survivor.⁶
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Times published in Shreveport, Louisiana, 23 January 1978.¹⁰

     He was born on 26 July 1898 at Texas, USA.^1,2,4,6 Alternatively, he may have been born on 4 July 1898 at Shelby County, Texas, USA, according to his 1942 WWII draft registration⁷; or, on 7 July 1898 according to this 1918 WWI draft registration.⁸ Hartzell married Foye Wallace Alford on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.^9,1,10,8,7,6
     Hartzell Oswalt Beck died on 28 January 1981 at Shelby General Hospital (AKA Memorial Hospital), Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 82.^1,2,4 The informant on his death registration was his daughter, Mary Ella Ruching.⁴
     Hartzell Oswalt Beck was buried at Rather Cemetery (AKA Rathermans or Hurstown Cemetery), Shelby County, Texas, USA.²
     He was also known as Hartzell Oswalt his birth name, but his mother died the day of his birth. He was apparently raised by the Beck family.¹⁰
     Hartzell Oswalt appeared on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, in the household of Tom and Zelotus Beck.⁵
     Hartzell Beck registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 at Center, Texas, USA, at the age of 20. He was a married farmer. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Foy Beck. He was described as medium height, slender build, grey eyes and light hair.⁸ Hartzell Beck, of Shelbyville, was the informant on the death registration of his foster mother, Zelotua Beck, who died on 5 April 1940.¹¹
     Hartsell B. and Foye Beck appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, Justice Precinct 2, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a grader operator for public roads. Their daughter, Mary Ella, was listed as living with them.⁶
     Hartzell Beck registered for the draft on 16 February 1942 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at the age of 43. He was employed by Consolidated Steel Corporation of Orange, Texas. He gave his birth date as 04 Juy 1898. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Foye Wallace Beck. He was described as 5' 6 1/2", 160 lbs. with hazel eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion.⁷ Hartzell Beck was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Foye Beck, who died on 21 January 1978.¹²
     In the obituary of Foye Beck who died 21 January 1978, her husband, Hartzell Beck, of Shelbyville, was listed as a survivor.¹³

     She was born on 23 December 1918 at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, USA.^3,2
     Mary Ella Rushing died on 6 July 1999 at age 80.³
     Mary Ella appeared on the 1940 Federal Census Shelby County, Texas in the household of her parents, Hartsell and Foye Beck.²
     In the obituary of Foye Beck who died 21 January 1978, her daughter, Mary Ella Rushing, of Dallas, was listed as a survivor.⁴ She was the informant on the death registration of her father, Hartzell Beck, who died on 28 January 1981.⁵