Living

Don + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George + Mattie Elvie Bragg. Mattie (daughter of James Richard "Dick" Bragg and Martha "Mattie" Jane Harrison) was born on 21 Oct 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jan 1996 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 21 Jan 1996 in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 24, 1996, page 12

Elvie Wilson

Mattie Elvie Wilson, 85, of Route 1, Hemphill, died at 9:20 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, in Hemphill.

She was born Oct. 21, 1910, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late James Richard and Martha Jane (Harrison) Bragg. She was a lifelong area resident and homemaker.

Survivors: a son, Don Gary Wilson of Milam; a daughter, Jimmy Lou Fuller of Houston; thn grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill, Bro. Milton Powell officiating. Interment followed at Low's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

Notes:

His tombstone indicates he served as "PFC US Army WW II"

Name: George Udell Bragg
NOTE: An article about his wife's 101rst birthday instead shows his middle name as Yudell.
Death Date: 26 Jun 1976
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 56 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1920
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Evelyn Sarah Bragg
Father's Name: Herman Bragg
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Bertha Lee Lord
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Fishing guide, recreation
Veteran of WW II
Place of Residence: Star Route, Milam, Texas
Cemetery: New Hope Cemetery
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243937
Digital Film Number: 4168240
Image Number: 2520
Reference Number: 2390
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

George married Evelyn S. Vines on 7 Oct 1939 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Evelyn was born on 8 Nov 1921 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gail Robinson, on her "Williams/McGee" Ver . 2008-07-22" tree on Rootsweb showed her as Evelyn Sarah Vines. The Texas Birth Index for daughter Helen Marie Bragg shows her as Evelyn Sosa Vines. The Texas Birth Index listing for younger daughter, Lidia Darlene Bragg simply shows her as Evelyn Vines. The obituary of her grandson, Timothy Allen Wilson, shows her as his surviving "grandmother, Evelyn S. Bragg of Milam"

An article about her 101rst birthday celebration, in The Sabine County Reporter, 23 November 2022, page 2, notes she was born and raised on a farm near Many, Louisiana. After marrying her husband George Yudell Bragg in 1939, she moved to Sabine County, Texas, where she has lived all of her adult life. Even at 101, she was said to be still active in going to church and canning jellies of all kinds. Her other favorite pass time is quilting.

The paper tried to get a count of how large her family was, but after a couple of attempts she just said "there's a bunch of us and it keeps growing."

Evelyn attributed her long life to "(living) ...a good life, no cussing, drinking or smoking."

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3QN-1KP
name: Sam B Wilson
event: Death
event date: 27 Jun 1956
event place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 20 Jul 1880
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: William Cregg Wilson
mother's name: Betty Lowhorn
Cemetery Milam Cemetery Milam Texas
certificate number: 32841
film number: 2114766
digital folder number: 005145250
image number: 02172
Collection: Sam B Wilson, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 19 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 2B
31-31
Wilson, William C Head M W 66 Wd Tx --- ----
32-32
Wilson, Samuel B Head Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Wilson, Viola L Wf F W 24 m1 5 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Bettie H Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Rodney G Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Aubrey B Son M W 1 St Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 1B
15-16
Wilson, Sam Head M W 39 M Tx Tx Ga
Wilson, Viola Wf F W 34 M Tx Tx La
Wilson, Betty Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Rodney Son Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Boley Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Matie Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Charlie Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Leeola Dtr F W 4 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Rosie Dtr F W 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Samuel married Viola Louise Causey on 16 May 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Viola (daughter of George Washington Causey and Martha Foster "Mattie" Elmira Bennett) was born on 3 Oct 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Dec 1933 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JNS9-23G
Name: Viola Louise Wilson
Death Date: 07 Dec 1933
Death Place: Milam, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 48 years 2 months 4 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1885
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sam Briley Wilson
Father's Name: G. W. Causey
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha Bennett
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2115947
Digital Film Number: 4165957
Image Number: 825
Reference Number: 57248
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

(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

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Stamped 158
110-114
Bragg, James R Head M W 36 m1 14 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Martha H Wf F W 34 m1 14 5/4 Tx Miss Tx
Bragg, Nettie A Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Lily V Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, James L Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Chester L Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx


1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 4
Enumerated January 1920
SD 322 ED 171 Sheet 2A Stamped 171
28-29
Bragg, James R Head M W 46 M Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Bragg, Mattie J Wf F W 43 M Tx Ms Tx
Bragg, Lily Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, James T Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Chester L Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Mattie Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Elzade Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 7B
145-158
Bragg, R. Carson Head M W 36 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Ada Wf F W 32 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Evon Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Alton Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
146-159
Bragg, James R. Head M W 56 M 22 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Martha J Wf F W 53 M 19 Tx Miss Tx
Bragg, Mattie C. Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Elvada Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
----160
Bragg, Chester L Head M W 24 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Addie B Wf F W 18 M 16 Tx Tx Tx

James married Martha "Mattie" Jane Harrison on 28 Nov 1895. Martha (daughter of William H. Harrison and Sarah Jane Bennett) was born on 25 Aug 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Feb 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Mattie Bragg
Death Date: 26 Feb 1941
Death Place: Precinct No. 3, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 64 years 6 months 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1876
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Harrison
Father's Birthplace: Unknown
Mother's Name: Mary Jane Bennett
Mother's Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Occupation: Hwfe.
Place of Residence: Milam, Sabine, Tex.
Cemetery: Lowes Chaple Cemt.
Burial Place: Texas
Burial Date: 27 Feb 1941
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2138246
Digital Film Number: 4030504
Image Number: 1883
Reference Number: cn 9822
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 20,21 and 22 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 13B and14A Stamped 183
163-163
Bragg, William H Head M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Bertha L Wf F W 25 M Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Robert L Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Mary Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Leroy Son M W 4 0/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Wilburn Son M W 2 0/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, B Son M W 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated April 29, 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheets 10B and 11A Stamped 82
214-221
Bragg, Herman Head M W 40 m 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Bertha Wf F W 36 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Robert Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Mary Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Leroy Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Wilburn Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Udell Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Herman Jr Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Eldon Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Bertha Lee Lord before 1913. Bertha was born about 1895 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]