Family/Spouse: ________ Bishop. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Alma Vize on 29 Aug 1907 in Washington County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of John William Vize and Anna "Annie" Lavenia Clements) was born on 21 Jun 1889 in Washington County, Kentucky; died on 15 Apr 1982 in Spring View Hospital, Lebanon, Marion Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary taken from "The Springfield Sun"

Mrs. Mary Alma Vize Cambron, 92, died Thursday, April 15, 1982, at 1:45 a.m., at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon, after suffering an apparent heart attack at her home on Booker Road.

A lifelong resident of Washington County, she was a daughter of John William and Lavenia Clements Vize, long deceased.

Mrs. Cambron is survived by six daughters, Miss Marguerite Cambron, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. Kendrick Osbourn, Mrs. Foster Smith, both of Springfield; Mrs. Catherine Mills, Mrs. Helen Bishop, Louisville; and Mrs. Verlie Troutman, Belleville, Illinois; two sons, Joseph C. "Doc" Cambron, Jeffersontown, Ky., and Thomas Cambron, Springfield; 54 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Joseph Vize, Dubuque, Iowa, and John Irvin Vize, Springfield.

She was the widow of Thomas Cambron, who preceded her in death in 1948.

She was also preceded in death by three sons, John William "Bill" Cambron, Harold Simeon "Jake" Cambron and Frank Cambron.

Pallbearers were Simeon Cambron, Frank Osbourn, Bob Cambron, John Cambron, Frankie Vize, Tommy Cambron, John Bishop, and T.F. Smith.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 17, at St. Rose Church with burial in St. Rose Cemetery.

The body rested at Hale and Polin Funeral Home.

Notes:

BobcatBob@aol.com wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I agree, I think you have one too many records, your John Henry Vize is really John William Vize. Delete the first one.
>
> I have no John Henry Vize in my Vize family file. John William Vize was living with his wife Annie L in the 1900 Whitersville Daviess Co, KY census. States they had been married 18 years had 8 children, 8 alive in 1900. I show nine children but I suspect that based on 1900 census records, my Elizabeth b. abt 1890 and Anne Eliza b. 9/4/1893 might be one and the same, needs more checking.
>
> Annie Married John William Vize when she was abt 18/19 so have no idea where a second marriage in 1896 could could come from. John J Vize in the 1900 census would be John Irvin and if you look at the actual census page, I think it is an "I". His obituary states his father is John William Vize and Annie Lavenia Clements published in the Springfield Sun.
>
> Robert "Jerome" Vize was baptized on Dec 10, 1882 b. Nov 27, 1882, son of John Vize and Anna L Clements, sponsor Virgie Hite. Baptismal record per Sacred Heart Catholic Church baptismal records as abstracted by Peyton Heady "St Vincent Baptismal Records, Vol 2". The record also states that Robert Jerome Vize married Alma Cambron at Frederickstown KY by Rev J T Peters, no date given; but my records show that they married on Nov 24, 1908. Several other of their children were baptized at Sacred Heart.
>
> Bob Alvey

latewing@bellsouth.net wrote:

> Mike,
> There is a John W. Vize, bn. 1857 d. 1903 and his wife Annie L. [Clements] Vize bn. 1865 [no death date for her though] is listed as being buried in St. Rose. No Goughs or Smallwoods are listed.
>
> Hope these are some you're looking for. Judy

On 3/15/2011 6:51 AM, "Vize, Sherry" wrote:
> Here's some blank fillers for this one:
> Martin Mudd
> Joseph (Joe) Thompson wife nickname was (Cattie)
> Johnny Abner
> Martha Smith, wife of Joseph (Buck) Vize
> Joseph McConnell (Mac) wife nickname was (Tiddle)
> Anna Lavinia nickname was (Bea)
>
> The funny thing is, I never knew what some of their REAL names were
> until they passed! These things seem small but when you are looking for
> records I have found they come into play a whole lot, (as I am sure you
> already know!!)
>
> On the order of mine, its Roger Timothy (Tim), then me, then Jeffrey
> (Jeff) and Kevin!
>
> Uncle Pat's wife is Roxie (don't know maiden name yet for her and Aunt
> Joyce Vize)
> Uncle Leroy's wife is Joyce
>
> Again, Muchas Gracias Cousin!

John married Anna "Annie" Lavenia Clements in 1882. Anna (daughter of Robert Walter Clements and Elizabeth Hite) was born on 2 Apr 1863 in Washington County, Kentucky; died on 8 Jun 1942 in Washington County, Kentucky; was buried in St Rose Catholic Cemetery, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

mdstmary@rootsweb.com
Jerry L. Clark wrote:

>Does anyone know parents of John William VIZE who married Annie Lavenia Clements? These are the parents of John Irvin Vize.
>
>Trying to tie these people to The Britiana Smallwood and William Theodore VIZE.

Obituary taken from "The Springfield Sun"
>
>Mrs. Annie Clements Vize, 79, died at her home near Cecilville, this county at 7:30 Monday evening, June 8, 1942 of complicated diseases, death following a protracted illness.
>
>Funeral services were held at St. Rose at 9 o'clock this morning (June 11th), interment following the rites in St. Rose Cemetery.
>
>The daughter of Robert Walter and Elizabeth Hite Clements, Mrs. Vize was born, reared, and spent the greater portion of her life in this county. In young womanhood she was united in marriage with Henry Vize, who preceded her in death many years ago.
>
>Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. T.R. Cambron, this city; four sons, Robert Vize, San Antonio, Texas, Henry Vize, Alton, IL.; Joe Vize, Dubuque, Iowa; and John T. Vize, this county. Two daughters, Mrs. Richard O'Bryan and Mrs. John Blandford, and one son, Willie Vize, preceded Mrs. Vize in death. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Simms, Bardstown, and Sr. Bernadette, O.P., St. Catharine Covent, and one brother, Hite Clements,
>Louisville.
>
>Mrs. Vize was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic and was active in that order for many years. She was widely known and well liked; given to charity and a woman known far and wide for her kindly disposition and readiness to assist her neighbors in times of distress.
>
>
Mike,

There were two obituaries for her in the Springfield Sun, one said her husband was Henry Vize, the other said John Vize. Maybe somewhere along the line someone mixed up her son and her husband. I've seen lots of this type of error in obituaries. Seems no doubt to me that this is Annie Lavenia Clements Vize in the obituary.

Bob

latewing@bellsouth.net wrote:

> Mike,
> There is a John W. Vize, bn. 1857 d. 1903 and his wife Annie L. [Clements] Vize bn. 1865 [no death date for her though] is listed as being buried in St. Rose. No Goughs or Smallwoods are listed.
>
> Hope these are some you're looking for. Judy

Jackie King jking71@gmail.com wrote:

> Mike -
>
> I have to tell you the only evidence I have of her birth date is from her death certificate:
>
> Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
> about Annie Lavenia Clements Vize
> Name: Annie Lavenia Clements Vize
> [Annie Lavenia Clements Clements]
> Death Date: 8 Jun 1942
> Death Location: Washington
> Residence Location: Washington
> Age: 79
> Gender: Female
> Ethnicity: White
> Birth Date: 22 Feb 1863
> Birth Location: Washington
> Spouse's name: John William Vize
> Father's name: Robert W Clements
> Father's Birth Location: Washington
> Mother's name: Eliza Hite
> Mother's Birth Location: Union, Kentucky
>
> As to why they returned, I really have no good reason to offer other than she did have one daughter who apparently remained in Washington county throughout her life. Mary Alma Vize Cambron (wife of Thomas Cambron) was described as a lifelong resident of Washington County when she died. By the way Mary Alma is also buried in St. Rose Cemetery.
>
> I believe another daughter, Katherine O'Bryan (wife of Richard O'Bryan) also spent most of her life in the area and is also buried at St. Rose.
>
> Jackie

Notes:

Brothers Jerome and Ben Vize helped with wagons and teams to build the first Catholic Church in Union County at St. Vincent. The bricks were made there and the timbers, sills, etc were made from the surrounding forest. Before this Church was built, religious services were few and far between. This was before the Civil War. Father Durbin, the first Catholic priest in Western KY, was a Circuit Rider and periodically came to the Vize home on Casey Creek and always spent the night or nights there. He rode horseback over many miles in KY to tend his flock. When the Nuns first came to Union County to start a Convent at St. Vincent, they came by horseback from Louisville and stayed at the Vize house on Casey Creek. As far back as tradition goes in the Vize family, they have always been Catholic.

Jerome first acquired a 200 acre tract near Uniontown, KY. Later on, he bought another farm between St. Vincent and Morganfield where his family lived. He added to his holdings by adding two or three more farms. In addition to these ventures he and Vest Pike started the first bank in Union County. Uncle Jerome, as he was called by the rest of the family, was quite a trader and with it all he became one of the wealthiest men of the county.

[Source: essay written by James Leroy Vize, grandson of Benjamin Vize]
-Karen Neeley Thomas

Jerome married Nancy "Nannie" Elam Maddox on 7 Jul 1852 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Union Co, KY. Nancy was born on 12 Sep 1826 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky; died on 22 May 1914 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Union County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inscription:
"MOTHER
NANCY E. VIZE
SEPT. 12, 1826
MAY 22, 1914"

Nancy Elam Maddox married Jerome Smallwood Vize 7 Jul 1852, Union Co, KY. They had six children:
1. John William Vize b 30 Apr 1855
2. Lewellyn Louise Vize b 8 Oct 1857
3. Minerva Brittania Vize b 17 Nov 1859
4. Henry Vize b 2 Apr 1862
5. Catharine Emma Vize b 18 Oct 1864
6. Jerome Benjamin Vize b 21 Jun 1867

Robert married Elizabeth Hite on 3 Dec 1861. Elizabeth (daughter of John J. Hite and Ann Florence Pike) was born on 15 Dec 1842 in Union County, Kentucky; died in 1920 in Washington County. KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]