Elonzo Lewis Coldiron

1871 - 1944  (73 years)

• Name	Elonzo Lewis Coldiron
  Born	25 Jan 1871	Madison County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Oct 1944	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Buried	23 Oct 1944	Rock Prairie Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I11174	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	George Washington Coldiron,   b. 1 Feb 1848, Henderson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1926, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Gorda Elvira Forsythe,   b. Apr 1845, Waller, Waller County, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1907, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1870	Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F5008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morah Eugene Hicks,   b. 15 Jun 1876, Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA ,   d. 6 May 1949, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1892	Madison County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Frances Elvie Coldiron,   b. 15 Apr 1894, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1987, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 93 years)   2. William Benjamin Coldiron,   b. 14 Jul 1895, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1963, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Sheb Elonzo Coldiron,   b. 3 Apr 1898, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 1953, Almeda, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 55 years)   4. Gertie Eugene Coldiron,   b. 6 Apr 1901, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1976, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years)   5. Lola Lena Coldiron,   b. 31 Mar 1908, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1973, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 64 years)   6. Lema Patricia Coldiron,   b. 29 Jan 1910, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1977, Junction, Kimble County, Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F7202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jan 1871 - Madison County, Texas, USA Married - 7 Nov 1892 - Madison County, Texas, USA Died - 21 Oct 1944 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Buried - 23 Oct 1944 - Rock Prairie Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate for Elonzo Lewis Coldiron Name: Elonzo Coldiron Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 73 Birth Date: 25 Jan 1871 Birth Place: Texas Residence Date: 1944 Residence Place: Farson [Forsan], Texas, USA Death Date: 21 Oct 1944 Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Father: G. W. Coldiron Mother: G. Forsyth
  		Obituary of Elonzo Lewis Coldiron Published in The Houston Chronicle on October 23, 1944
  		Obituary of Elonzo Lewis Coldiron Published in The Big Spring Herald on November 6, 1944

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Elonzo Lewis Coldiron Rock Prairie Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: COLDIRON - E. Coldiron, 73, of Forsan, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Elva Eaves, 5221 Nolda, at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. He was on a vacation here for the last two days and was planning on going fishing when he had a heart attack and died suddenly. He is survived by two sons, S. E. Coldiron of Houston and W. B. Coldiron of Tulsa, Okla.; four daughters, Mrs. Elva Eaves, Mrs. Gertie Prescott, Mrs. Lola Ford, Mrs. Lema Fry, and four brothers, Monroe, Arthur, Luther and Claud Coldiron. The body was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eaves, Monday morning and to Madisonville for burial Tuesday. Pat H. Foley Funeral Home directing. (Published in The Houston Chronicle on October 23, 1944) Obituary: Forsan Resident Dies In Houston FORSAN, Nov. 6 - Word has been received here of the death of E. L. Coldiron, 73, a resident of Forsan for 15 years. He died suddenly on Oct. 22 of heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elva Eaves, in Houston. Born Jan. 25, 1871, he was married to Morah Hicks Nov. 8, 1892 and his survived by his widow and four daughters, Mrs. Gertie Prescott, Forsan, Mrs. Lola Ford, Hugo, Okla., Mrs. Pat Fry, Fry, Ariz., and Mrs. Eaves; two sons, S. E. Coldiron, Houston, and W. B. Coldiron, Tulsa, Okla.; and 17 grandchildren, including three grandsons overseas; and four great-grandchildren. Rites were held in Madisonville Oct. 24. (Published in The Big Spring Herald on November 6, 1944)