James A. Middleton, 1904 - 1977. Reba T. Middleton, 1910 - 2001. James Albert "Bert" Middleton was a son of William Grant Middleton and Lily Mae Bierley. On May 18, 1929 in Mexico, Missouri, he married Reba Turner "Bo" Houchins. She was a daughter of Claude Cleveland Houchins and Maude Pearl Turner. She was my 3rd cousin once removed.