Mary Adelaide Crews
b. circa 1880, d. 29 June 1962
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Mary Adelaide Crews was born circa 1880 in Texas.1 She married Milam Underwood Borden, son of Milam Borden and Ella Harriet Underwood, on 24 June 1901 in Brazoria County, Texas.2 She died on 29 June 1962 in Harris County, Texas.3 She was buried in Old Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas.
Addie was quite a character. Ruth Anna Horn Munson tells a story of a visit she made with Laura Underwood to Cousin Addie's home when Ruth Anna's son Joe was a baby. Joe was Laura's first grandnephew, and she was anxious to show him off. Addie took one look at him and said. "Humph; the only things I like less than cats, are babies!" Addie outlived her husband, and though they are both buried in the Old Columbia Cemetery, their graves are not together. She said that she stood by him in life, but she wasn't about to lay with him through eternity.
Addie was quite a character. Ruth Anna Horn Munson tells a story of a visit she made with Laura Underwood to Cousin Addie's home when Ruth Anna's son Joe was a baby. Joe was Laura's first grandnephew, and she was anxious to show him off. Addie took one look at him and said. "Humph; the only things I like less than cats, are babies!" Addie outlived her husband, and though they are both buried in the Old Columbia Cemetery, their graves are not together. She said that she stood by him in life, but she wasn't about to lay with him through eternity.
Additional Data
Addie C. and Milam U. Borden appeared on the 15 April 1910 Federal Census of Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 16 May 1910. Their son Milam U. was listed as living with them.4 
Addie C. Borden was listed as the next of kin on the World War draft card of her husband Milam Underwood Borden 12 September 1918 at Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas.5
Addie C. and Milam U. Borden appeared on the 1 January 1920 Federal Census of Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 2 January 1920. Their children Milam U. and Helen were listed as living with them.6
Addie C. and Milam U. Borden appeared on the 1 April 1930 Federal Census of Houston, Harris County, Texas, enumerated 8 April 1930. Their children Milam U. and Helen S. were listed as living with them.1
Addie C. Borden was listed as the next of kin on the World War draft card of her husband Milam Underwood Borden 12 September 1918 at Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas.5
Addie C. and Milam U. Borden appeared on the 1 January 1920 Federal Census of Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 2 January 1920. Their children Milam U. and Helen were listed as living with them.6
Addie C. and Milam U. Borden appeared on the 1 April 1930 Federal Census of Houston, Harris County, Texas, enumerated 8 April 1930. Their children Milam U. and Helen S. were listed as living with them.1
Children of Mary Adelaide Crews and Milam Underwood Borden
- Milam Underwood Borden Jr.+ b. 7 Oct 1909, d. 28 Aug 1968
- Helen Sherrill Borden b. 7 Mar 1914, d. 24 Mar 1987
Citations
- [S105] Milam U. Borden household, 1930 U.S. Census, Harris County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Houston city, block 3018, enumeration district (ED) 101-86, sheet 17A/103, dwelling 94, family 148; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 2348.
- [S2] Brazoria County Marriage Book 6: 578, no. 1147, County Clerk's Office, Angleton, Texas.
- [S1132] Texas Department of Health, Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000 (Austin: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, unknown publish date), Mary Adelaide C. Borden entry citing Certificate 36239.
- [S50] Milam U. Borden household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 2, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 14A/26, dwelling 275, family 276; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 1534.
- [S918] World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (National Archives Micropublication M1509, roll 1927368). Original images published online by Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, 2002-2005.
- [S38] Milam U. Borden household, 1920 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, J.P. 2, East Columbia township, Columbia town, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 2A, dwelling 30, family 34; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 1774.
