Charles James ELLIOTT-  Everett ELLIOTT

The following bio was taken from pages 192-193 of the book entitled “Rusk County History” compiled and edited and used with permission of the Rusk County Historical Commission.

Transcribed by Gloria Riley

Submitted by Gloria Briley Mayfield, Rusk County TX Coordinator

Charles James Elliott, born June 23, 1888 in Kansas, came early to El Reno, Oklahoma with his family. He attended public schools and Edmond State University, later teaching in public school for three years. At a Country Literary Society he met Pansy Meyers from Okarche, Oklahoma, and they later married. She was born in Iowa. After their marriage they lived in El Reno where Charles was Deputy Registrar of Deeds, later going to work in the Internal Revenue Office in Oklahoma City. He served at Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth, and Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, Louisiana in World War I. During his absence Mrs. Elliott worked for Bessemer Gas Engine Company in Tulsa and attended night business college. After Elliott’s discharge they lived in Ft. Worth for eighteen years where their son Everett Eugene was born April 7, 1925. In March 1937 Charles began an audit for Cordova Gathering System in Overton, and was joined by his wife and son in July. They lived in a shotgun house on Century Refining site one mile north of Pleasant Hill where Mrs. Elliott still resides. Later Charles worked at the Kilgore Railroad Commission and Kilgore Airport. He studied accounting by mail and specialized in income tax service, continuing to the age of ninety. He was a lifelong member of the Official Board of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Elliott was a choir member, pianist for the Children’s Division and often served as church organist. Her main interest was PTA. She was Local Unit President of Ft. Worth and New London, Twelfth District President, State Secretary and Historian. For PTA work she was listed in Who’s Who of American Women. Her husband also served as Local Unit President. Everett was busy with band, football, Class President and Boys’ State delegate. His 4-H Club Registered Jersey heifer won the blue ribbon at the Rusk County Fair and Everett was honored guest at the Chamber of Commerce banquet as “The Mysterious Madame X.” The offspring of the Jersey heifer, Roxy Observer, resulted in a large Registered Jersey herd, necessitating a Grade A Dairy, with final dispersal of the herd at auction. Broilers were raised for several years, and the farm is now a Tree Farm. Everett was employed by Humble Oil Company, spent a year at A & M, and then enlisted in the Marines. He was in China one year as First Lieutenant, later graduating from the University of North Carolina. Humble work required more moves in East Texas, and at Hawkins Everett met and married June Kennedy. The couple settled in Andrews, and then in Ft. Stockton. Their two daughters were in school activities and were honor students. Janet Elliott is a Registered Nurse in Midland and Vicki Elliott Brasher is a Special Education teacher in Shreveport. June Kennedy Elliott died of a heart attack October 3, 1980. Everett was Off-Shore Drilling Superintendent in the Gulf and is now On-Shore Superintendent out of Midland, living in Ft. Stockton. Charles James Elliott did not wake the morning of September 24, 1978, at the age of ninety years and three months, and is buried in Henderson’s Lakewood Memorial Gardens. Written by Mrs. Charles J. Elliott