Living

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joe had a small dairy in Rosevine, and also sold insurance. He moved to San Antonio for a period of time, where he managed a drive in theatre among other things. He returned to Rosevine after he retired.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Bexar County, JP 8
Enumerated Apr 23, 1940
SD 20 ED 15-53 Sheet 3B
60
Fuller, Joseph Head m W 28 M Tx Bronson, TX Manager Farm
Fuller, Ruth Wf F W 27 M Tx Bronson Tx
Fuller, Ramona Dtr F W 9 S Tx Bronson Tx
Fuller, Thomas Son M W 7 S Tx Bronson Tx
Fuller, Marvin Son M W 4 S Tx
Fuller, Keith Son M W 2 S Tx

Joe married Ruth Beatrice Rainer on 15 Sep 1928 in Sabine County, Texas. Ruth was born on 18 Jun 1912 in Texas; died on 13 Jun 1982 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is shown both on the SSDI, and the annotated transcription of the Rosevine Cemetery, as Ruth CARTWRIGHT, with her death shown as taking place in June 1982. She had married second Vernice Sanford Cartwright. And although the SSDI has her birthday as June 17, 1912, a photo of her gravestone shows it as June 18, 1912.

Notes:

The birth certificate of his daughter, Bonnie, shows he was born in Wayneville, Illinois.

He may be the son of John Austin Jeffrey and his wife, Malinda Jane Lane of DeWitt county, Illinois.

More details on this family can be seen here:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=phacops&id=I9382

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Illinois, DeWitt County, Wapella Twp, Wapella City
Enumerated 7 Jan 1920
SD 11 ED 102 Sheet 6A
141-141
Jeffrey, John A Head M W 23 M Ill Ill Ill Teacher Public School
Jeffrey, Helen E Wf F W 23 M Ill Ill Ill
Jeffrey, Mary/Merry E Dtr F W 9/12 S Ill Ill Ill

1930 Census
not located

1940 Census
Texas, Bexar County, JP 2, Los Angeles Heights
Enumerated May 1940
SD 20 ED 15-7 Sheet 62B
Edison
1335
Jeffrey, John A Head M W 43 M Ill Same House Salesman Specialty
Jeffrey, Helen E Wf F W 43 N Ill Same House
Jeffrey, J. Allen Son M W 19 S Ill Same House New Worker Route Man Dairy
Jeffrey, Betty Jane Dtr F W 16 S Ill Same House
Jeffrey, Bonny Lane Dtr F W 5 S Tx Same House

John married Helen Evangeline Copeland before 1918. Helen (daughter of Thomas Allen Copeland and Mary Etta Gasaway) was born on 7 Jan 1895 in Illinois; died on 21 Mar 1949 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The birth certificate of her daughter, Bonnie, shows she was born in Logan, Illinois.

Obituary
San Antonio Light
Tuesday, March 22, 1949, Page 22C Col 1
JEFFREY-Mrs. Helen Evangeline Jeffrey, age 54 years, of 1335 Edison drive, died at a local hospital Monday morning. She is survived by husband, J. A. Jeffrey; son Allen Jeffrey Jr.; daughters, Mrs. Mary Elaine Jenkins, Betty Jane Jeffrey, and Bonnie Lane Jeffrey; mother, Mrs. Allen Copeland; sister, Mrs. Marjorie Word; brothers, A. L. and K. M. Copeland; two grandchildren. Service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 0'clock at the Porter Loring chapel with Rev. Shereood Davis officiating. Interment in Mission Burial Park under the direction of Porter Loring.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDGG-S72
name: Helen Evangeline Jeffrey
death date: 21 Mar 1949
death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 54 years 2 months 14 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 07 Jan 1895
birthplace: Illinois
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Allen Copeland
father's birthplace: Illinois
mother's name: Mary Etta Gasway
mother's birthplace: Illinois
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
cemetery: Mission Burial Park
burial place: San Antonio, Texas
burial date: 23 Mar 1949
additional relatives:
film number: 2223203
digital film number: 4031765
image number: 1377
reference number: cn 10253
Collection: Helen Evangeline Jeffrey, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

At the time of the 1900 census, he was living between his older brother William and his wife's parents, John and Jane Fullen.

The following obituary was published regarding the death of Joseph Fuller:

Funeral services for Joseph Thomas Fuller, 81, were held at the Church of God at Rosevine, Thursday, November 30 at 2:00 o'clock. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grover Eddings, in Rosevine on Tuesday, November 28 at 7:00 pm after a prolonged illness.

Services were conducted by Rev. C.S. Singleton officiating and assisted by Rev. Clarence Howell. Burial was in the Rosevine cemetery under the direction of the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Mr. Fuller moved to Texas at the age of two. He was born at Malvern, Arkansas November 4, 1869. He was married to Alice Pointer March 27, 1917. He had been a member of the Church of God for the past 37 years.

Surviving are: wife, Mrs. Alice Fuller; four daughters: Mrs. V.E. McLemore of San Augustine, Mrs. Grover Eddings of Rosevine. Mrs. O.H. Williams of East Bernard, Mrs. W.D. Cousins of Sarepta, LA; two step daughters Mrs. Denton Kerr of Houston, Mrs. Hamp Woods of San Augustine; three sons L.A. of Hemphill, Herman of Rosevine and J.S. of San Antonio, five step-sons: Enlow Birdwell of San Augustine, Estes Birdwell of Chinquapin, Oscar Birdwell of San Augustine, W.M. Pointer of Big Lake and M.B. Pointer of Corpus Christi; 23 grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, 29 step grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were: Dale Tisdale, Buddy Pointer, Fred Ellison, Elo Finderson, Henry Marshburn and Louis McDonald.

(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 9 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 6B
99-99
Fuller, Joseph Head W M Sept 1870 29 M 11 Ark Ark Ark Farmer
Fuller, Ola Wf W F Feb 1874 26 m 11 7/6 Tx Tx Tx
Fuller, Alonzo Son W M July 1890 9 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Nina Dau W F Nov 1891 8 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Price Son W M Feb 1894 6 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Brooks Son W M Mar 1895 5 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Ethel Dau W F Feb 1897 3 Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Bertha Dau W F Feb 1900 5/12 Tx Ark Tx

1910 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine, Precinct No. 6
Enumerated 11 May 1910 Fred Berryman
SD 2, ED 122, Stamped 148
215-215
Fuller, Joe T Head M W 40 M2 0 Ark Ga Ga Farming
Fuller, Blanche Wife F W 28 M2 0 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
Fuller, Alonzo A Son M W 19 S Tx Ark Tx Farming At home
Fuller, Price J Son M W 17 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, John B Son M W 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Ethel Dtr F W 13 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Bertha Dtr F W 10 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Tera M Dtr F W 8 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Herman Son M W 6 S Tx Ark Tx
Birdwell, Vertie O Step Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Oscar E Step Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct 6
Enumerated 2 January 1920 by Jesse L. Mosley
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 1A
3-3
Fuller, Joseph Hd M W 50 M Ark Ga Ga Farmer
Fuller, Alice J Wife F W 35 M Tx Tenn Tex
Fuller, Bertha L Dtr F W 19 S Tx Ark Tx Teacher
Fuller, Tera M Str F W 12 S Tx Ark Tx
Fuller, Herman J Son M W 16 Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer
Fuller, Jos S Son M W 8 S Tx Akr Tx
Pointer, Edna A StepDtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Pointer, Mannie Stepson M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

(Medical):arteriosclerosis, Rheumatoid arhritis

Joseph married Blanche Henley on 18 Mar 1910 in Sabine County, Texas. Blanche was born on 16 Aug 1881 in Texas; died on 28 May 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was married first to a Birdwell, and was later the second wife of Joseph Fuller. They had two children together, and sadly Blanche died of tuberculosis some five years after her second marriage. Her stepsons, Price and Brooks, died of this as well. Her step-daughter, Ethel was also infected, and was confined to a tuberculosis santitarium in the Dallas area as a young woman. Ethel survived, however, living into her eighties.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage information from

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf

Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 4, Page 401

Notes:

Lois Branch shows him as a son of John Daniel Copeland and Mariah Cass.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K33C-G71
name: Allen Copeland
event: Death
event date: 25 Apr 1932
residence 606 Cincinnatti Ave
event place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Married
birth date: 11 Jan 1867
birthplace: , Illinois
father's name: Jno D Copeland
mother's name:
certificate number: 15147
film number: 2135796
digital folder number: 005145163
image number: 02228
Collection: Allen Copeland, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Illinois, DeWitt County, Clintonia Twp, Clinton City
Enumerated 16 Jan 1920
SD 11 ED 90 Sheet 7A
W. Washington Str
626-159-173
Copeland, Allen Head M W 51 m Ill Oh Ill Engineer Locomotive
Copeland, Mary E Wf F W 51 m Ill Oh Ill
Copeland, Kemp M Son M W 23 S Ill Ill Ill Mechanic RR Shop
Copeland, Marjorie E Dtr F W 12 S Ill Ill Ill

1930 Census
Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, JP 1
Enumerated April 9, 1930
ED 15-57 SD 22 Sheet 14B
Cincinnati Ave
606-220-236
Copeland, Allen Head O 15000 M W 62 m 21 Ill Oh Ill Proprietor Dry Cleaning Store
Copeland, Mrs. Mary Wf F W 61 m 21 Ill Oh Ill
Copeland, Azel Son M W 31 D Ill Ill Ill Manager Dry Cleaning
Copeland, Kemp Son M W 31 S Ill Ill Ill Asst Manager Dry Cleaning
Word, James son-in-law M W 24 M 20 La US US Asst Manager Dry Cleaning
Word, Mrs. Marjorie dtr F W 22 M 18 Ill Ill Ill
Word, Jimmie GrdSon M W 4/12 S Tx La Ill

(Medical):See attached sources.

Thomas married Mary Etta Gasaway on 19 Aug 1889 in Sangamon County, Illinois. Mary was born on 5 Sep 1868 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois; died on 10 Jan 1952 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Connie Spindel shows her as a daughter of Nickolas B. Gasaway of Ohio and Eveline Mann.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNC-R38
name: Mary Etta Copeland
death date: 10 Jan 1952
death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Residence 2105 Pasadena Street
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 83 years 4 months 5 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 05 Sep 1868
birthplace: Illinois
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Nicholas Biddle Gasaway
father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's name: Mann
mother's birthplace: Ohio
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
cemetery: Mission Burial Park
burial place: San Antonio, Texas
burial date: 12 Jan 1952
additional relatives: X
film number: 2074928
digital film number: 4167223
image number: 413
reference number: cn 394
Collection: Mary Etta Copeland, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"