The Family Tree Lady: John Thomas "JT" Romines

John Thomas "JT" Romines was born on March 3, 1942 in Lamesa, Texas. His parents, *Nannie Poindexter and Arlie Romines, already had 7 daughters and 2 sons when JT was born. The large family lived in Lynn, Texas though by time little JT came along his older siblings were already starting to move out and get married. His oldest brother Arthur was overseas in WWII, and his sisters Ruby and Lois married soon after. But JT had his brother Donald who was 5 years older then him and sister Peggy who was 2 years older to play with, and eventually baby sister Judi Ann was born in January of 1947.
On September 3, 1947 JT and his father Arlie had been out in their car when the car stalled on the side of the road. Arlie got out and was fixing the car, while 5 year old JT started playing on the opposite side of the road as his father. Arlie eventually got the car to start and JT began to run across the road. Arlie shouted for him to stop, that a car was coming.
The car that was coming down the highway saw JT bolt out in front of him, and swerved out of the way, but when JT saw the car he turned around to head back to where he had come from, directly in front of the oncoming vehicle. The driver veered again but the right fender of his car struck JT.
Arlie rushed him to Lubbock Memorial Hospital but there was nothing the doctors could do. JT was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Left to mourn his memory were both his parents and 10 siblings.