Eighth Generation

1256. James Wallace Brady^343,344. Birth: 22 January 1896, Wise County, Texas.³⁴³

Death: 10 May 1954, age 58, Wise County, Texas.³⁴³

James Wallace Brady, son of Henry Elmore and Anna Mae Rucker Brady, was
born in Wise County, Texas, on January 22, 1896. and was married to Miss
Lee Askey, daughter of Henry and Martha Elizabeth (Mat) Burns Askey,
whosefamilies were early pioneer of Dallas County. Wallace and Lee were
married November 29, 1924, and had one child, Martha Ann who married
George Jamesonof Decatur. They now reside in Fort Worth and have two
children, Rebecca Jameson Bailey and Wallace. Wallace is still at home,
and Rebecca has two girls, Sherra and Robin, and they, too, live in Fort
Worth.
For many years, Wallace Brady worked for the Fort Worth and Denver
Railroad, as Chief Clerk, thenworked inthe tax assessors office in
Decatur before entering politics and running for the office of Tax
Assessor in 1935, which office he held until hisdeath on May10, 1954.
Wallace was well known and liked all over Wise County. He never seemed
to forget a face or a name, and went out of his way to help the residents
of his beloved county. He was truly a servant of the people.His two
great interests, other than his work, were children and trains. For many
years on a Sunday afternoon he was a familiar figure meeting the trains
at the Decatur depot, with several of his nieces and nephews in tow.
Wallace's grandfather, W.W. Brady, was the first elected County Clerk in
1858, where he served for 26 years, then ran for County Judge, which
capacity he filled for four years. Wallace's father, H.E. Brady, served
several years, firstas County Clerk, beginning in 1906 then as County
Judge several years, and after retirement served as Justice of the Peace
for a few years. The combinedservice of these three men totaling near
sixty years, is believed to be the longest any family in Wise County has
given in the interest of their fellow man.

James Wallace Brady, son of Henry Elmore and Anna Mae Rucker Brady, was born in Wise County, Texas, on January 22, 1896. and was married to Miss Lee Askey, daughter of Henry and Martha Elizabeth (Mat) Burns Askey, whose families were early pioneer of Dallas County. Wallace and Lee were married November 29, 1924, and had one child, Martha Ann who married George Jameson of Decatur. They now reside in Fort Worth and have two children, Rebecca Jameson Bailey and Wallace. Wallace is still at home, and Rebecca has two girls, Sherra and Robin, and they, too, live in Fort Worth.

For many years, Wallace Brady worked for the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad, as Chief Clerk, then worked in the tax assessors office in Decatur before entering politics and running for the office of Tax Assessor in 1935, which office he held until his death on May 10, 1954. Wallace was well known and liked all over Wise County. He never seemed to forget a face or a name, and went out of his way to help the residents of his beloved county. He was truly a servant of the people. His two great interests, other than his work, were children and trains. For many years on a Sunday afternoon he was a familiar figure meeting the trains at the Decatur depot, with several of his nieces and nephews in tow.

Wallace's grandfather, W.W. Brady, was the first elected County Clerk in 1858, where he served for 26 years, then ran for County Judge, which capacity he filled for four years. Wallace's father, H.E. Brady, served several years, first as County Clerk, beginning in 1906 then as County Judge several years, and after retirement served as Justice of the Peace for a few years. The combined service of these three men totaling near sixty years, is believed to be the longest any family in Wise County has given in the interest of their fellow man.

Nettie Lee Askey³⁴³. Birth: 1 September 1903,.³⁴³

Death: 27 October 1996, age 93, Wise County, Texas.³⁴³