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My name is Jessie Pearl Chambers Salsbury. I was
born on December 16, 1880 in Minneapolis, Kansas. I was the daughter
of William J. And Nellie Scidmore Chambers. I married Guy Alvin
Salsbury in 1911. Guy was born in Clairinda, Indiana in 1878 to John
S. and Rachel Reynolds Salsbury. His father was born in New York
and his mother in Indiana. He had five brothers and sisters. Guy was
a farmer, a ginner and finally a banker. We moved to Palacios in
1911. We lived in a fine home located at 403 East Bay Blvd. Our
house is still there. It has a nice big screened-in front porch. My
husband headed the draft board in Matagorda County during WWI. In
1920 we operated a movie theater in Palacios. I was an active member
of the Methodist Church, the Wednesday Club, Tres Palacios Garden
Club, served as President of the Matagorda Federation of Women’s
Clubs and the Palacios Library Association. I died in 1964. I left a
sister in California and one in Palacios. Her name was Ethel
McDonough. -- Palacios Cemetery Tour |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Pearl Salsbury were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, March 11, in the First Methodist Church with Rev. John Berkley and Rev. Clint Harris officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Jessie Salsbury was born December 16, 1880 in Minneapolis, Kansas, daughter of the late William J. and Nellie Scidmore Chambers. She died Sunday, March 8, at Wagner General Hospital. She was married to Guy A. Salsbury and in 1911 moved to Palacios. He preceded her in death several years ago and she continued to live in the family home at 403 East Bay Blvd. and operate her farming and business interests. She was an active member of the First Methodist Church, Wednesday Club, and Tres Palacios Garden Club, and had served as president of the Matagorda County Federation of Women's Clubs and the Palacios Library Association. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nellie A. Bany of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Ethel McDonough of Palacios; two nieces, Mrs. Frances Grimes of San Mateo, Calif., and Mrs. Helen Simmons of San Antonio; one nephew, J. A. McCoy of Omaha, Nebr. and 16 grand nieces and nephews.
Palacios Beacon, March 12, 1964 |
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