Mary Ellen Bragg: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Mary Ellen Bragg was born about 1879 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of William Jesse Bragg and Mary Elizabeth Reeves); died on 11 Mar 1946 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Name: Mary Ellen Chambers
Death Date: 11 Mar 1946
Death Place: Zwolle, , Sabine, Louisiana
Gender: Female
Race (original): W
Race (standardized): White
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Birth Place: Sabine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James M Chambers
Father's Name: Jesse Bragg
Mother's Name: Mary E Reeves
Film number: 1221808
Image Number: 01574
Certificate Number: 768
Digital Folder Number: 4213525
Collection: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954

Generation: 2

William Jesse Bragg was born on 22 Feb 1854 in Washington County, Florida (son of William Herman Bragg and Sarah Willie Register); died on 6 Jun 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

He was said to have married Elizabeth REEVES, Elizabeth Constable COLLINS, and Mattie Theophilus PEACE. He had four children by his first wife, two by his second wife, and three by his third wife.

The name Elizabeth L. Bragg is inscribed on a double marker with William J. Bragg, with the dates 4 Jan 1854 - 1887.

Kay Parker McCary, in her annontated transcription of the Bennett Cemetery, north of Milam, shows he and Elizabeth Constable Collins as the parents of Nannie Leona Bragg, the first wife of James Malcolm Chambers. She also shows that William Jesse and his first wife, Elizabeth Reeves, were the parents of Mollie Bragg, who married first John Allen Anderson, and was later the third wife of James Malcolm Chambers.

(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, Milam
Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A
141-141
Bragg, David B Head W M Mch 1868 32 m 11 Tx Ga Fl Farmer
Bragg, Naomi Wf W F Sept 1898 26 M 11 5/4 Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Herman Son W M Dec 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Carson Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Sallie Dtr W F Mch 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Abbie Dtr W F Nov 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx
142-142
Bragg, James R Head W M Oct 1874 28 M 5 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Aug 1877 22 M Tx Ms Tx
Bragg, Nettie A Dtr W F Aug 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Lilly V Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx
143-143
Bragg, William J Head W M Feby 1855 45 M Fl Ga Fl Farmer
Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Nov 1861 38 M 5 2/2 La Tn La
Bragg, Susan V Dtr W F Apr 1877 23 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Clara M Drt W F July 1882 18 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, William H Son W M Jan 1884 16 S Tx Fl Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Nadine L Dtr W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Charles A Son W M May 1893 7 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Jesse L Son W M Sept 1896 3 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Sarah F Dtr W F Oct 1898 1 S Tx Gl Tx
144-144
Bragg, William Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 12 Ga Va Ga
Bragg,Nancy C Wf W F Mach 1846 54 M 12 1/1 Tx Ga Ga
Bragg, Thomas A Son W M Nov 1878 24 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Bragg, Mary A Dtr W F Nov 1888 11 S Tx Ga Ala
Neal, Wm A Gr. Son W M Jun 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Mary Elizabeth Reeves before 1879. Mary was born on 4 Jan 1854; died on 12 Oct 1886 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Elizabeth Reeves was born on 4 Jan 1854; died on 12 Oct 1886 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

The death certificate of youngest son, William Henry Bragg, instead shows the name of this mother as Lizzie STRAUGHTER.

Children:

Thomas A. Bragg was born in Nov 1878 in Texas; and died.
1. Mary Ellen Bragg was born about 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Mar 1946 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
William Henry Bragg was born on 4 Jan 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 3

William Herman Bragg was born on 1 Dec 1834 in Georgia; died on 16 Nov 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

According the "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" by Edna McDaniel White and Blanche Finley Toole, William Bragg enlisted in the Confederate Army at Alexandria, Louisiana and served under Capt. T.J. Stafford, Vincent's Reg. Mounted Partisan Rangers, was taken prisoner at New Orleans May 26, 1865, and paroled June 3, 1865 at Alexandria.

His tombstone is inscribed with LA Cop Co G 1 LA Calvary, Confederate States Army.

(Research):
Census Information:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine, Precinct 5
FHL Film #1255325 NA Film # T9-1325
Page 249A
William Bragg Self M M W 46 Ga Farmer Va Ga
Sarah Bragg Wf M F W 46 Ga Keeps House SC SC
Henry M. Bragg Son M W 21 Fl Works on Farm Ga Ga
Mary L. Bragg Dau S F W 17 La At Home Ga Ga
David B. Bragg Son S M W 12 Tx Works on Farm Ga Ga
Richard A. Bragg Son S M W 7 Tx Ga Ga
Thomas A. Bragg Son M W 5 Tx Ga Ga

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, Milam
Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A
144-144
Bragg, William Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 12 Ga Va Ga
Bragg, Nancy C Wf W F Mach 1846 54 M 12 1/1 Tx Ga Ga
Bragg, Thomas A Son W M Nov 1878 24 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Bragg, Mary A Dtr W F Nov 1888 11 S Tx Ga Ala
Neal, Wm A Gr. Son W M Jun 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Sarah Willie Register in 1854. Sarah was born about 1834 in Georgia; died about 1885; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Willie Register was born about 1834 in Georgia; died about 1885; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

2. William Jesse Bragg was born on 22 Feb 1854 in Washington County, Florida; died on 6 Jun 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
Sarah Frances Bragg was born about 1859 in Florida; died about 1885.
Henry Malcom "Mack" Bragg was born on 22 May 1859 in Washington County, Florida; died on 14 Mar 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
Mary Ellen Bragg was born about 1863 in Louisiana; died on 30 Dec 1886.
David Benjamin Bragg was born on 6 Mar 1868 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Feb 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
James Richard "Dick" Bragg was born on 29 Oct 1873 in Texas; died on 22 Feb 1942 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Thomas Alfred Bragg was born on 28 Apr 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1917 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.