Abbie Carlton

Notes:

Services for Abbie Travis, 94, of Burke, were held November 25, 2001 in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Garden of memories Memorial Park.
Mrs. Travis was the daughter of Molly Cole and Henry Clay Carlton. Mrs. Travis was a retired teacher for the Diboll ISD following more than 40 years of service. She was a member of Burke Baptist Church and had resided in the Burke community most of her life.

Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, James and Nell Travis; grandchildren,LaDonna and Russell Elrod, John Travis and James Travis; great-grandchildren, Travis Timaeus and Joshua Timaeus.

Mrs. Travis was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Travis, in 1966; son, Jerry Patrick Travis, in 1994; brother, Roy Carlton and sister, Jewel Hall.
Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home, directors.

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Family/Spouse: John Earsel "Ersel" Travis. John (son of John Amos Travis and Abbie Della Bennett) was born on 11 Jul 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1966 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Jerry Patrick "Pat" Travis was born on 4 Aug 1942 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1994 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDXM-3L9
name: Henry Clay Carlton
death date: 11 Jul 1959
death place: Precinct 5, Angelina, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 83 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 29 Oct 1875
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry C. Carlton
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Martha Bolton
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Gravel Hill Cemetery
burial place: Sabine Co., Texas
burial date: 12 Jul 1959
additional relatives:
film number: 2115901
digital film number: 4165925
image number: 2147
reference number: cn 36084
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Henry Clay Carlton, 1959

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 9 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 4B
Milam and Bronson Road
81-82
Carlton, Clay Head M W 45 M Tx La La Farmer
Carlton, Mollie Wf F W 42 M La Ala La
Carlton, Abbie Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx La
Carlton, Roy Son M W 9 S Tx Tx La
Carlton, Jewel Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx La
Davis, Betty Aunt F W 60 We Ark Ala Ala

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 8 and 9Apr 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 1B
11-13
Carlton, Henry C. Head M W 54 m 26 Tx La La Farmer
Carlton, Mollie A Wf F W 52 m 24 Tx Al La
Carlton, Roy A Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
Carlton, Jewel A Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx

Henry married Mary "Mollie" Alma Cole. Mary (daughter of Providence W. Cole and Eliza J. Ellis) was born on 17 Apr 1877 in Louisiana; died on 10 Dec 1935 in Huntington, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Gravel HIll Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of Providence William COLE and Eliza Jane RICE.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDKT-MZG
name: Mary Mollie Carlton
death date: 10 Dec 1935
death place: Huntington, Angelina, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 58 years 7 months 23 days
estimated birth date: 1877
birth date:
birthplace: La.
marital status: Married
spouse's name: H.C. Carlton
father's name: P.W. Cole
father's birthplace: La.
mother's name: Press Ellis
mother's birthplace: La.
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: Bronson, Texas
cemetery:
burial place: Bronson
burial date: 10 Dec 1935
additional relatives: X
film number: 2116707
digital film number: 4166614
image number: 2197
reference number: cn 54474
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Mary Mollie Carlton, 1935

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Prect No. 1
Page 23 SD 1 ED 84 Stamped 219
5 and 6 July 1880
202-211
Carlton, Henry W M 37 Farmer Ala Ga Ga
Carlton, Laura W F 32 Wf Miss Ala Ala
Carlton, Emma W F 12 Dtr La Ala Miss
Carlton, John W M 10 Son Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, Wm W M 8 Son Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, H. Clay W M 5 Son Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, Ella W F 2 Dtr Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, Curtis W M 10/12 July Son Tx Ala Miss
203-212
Wm. and Nancy Strickland

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr No 1
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 3B
49-50
Carlton, Henry Head W M Oct 1844 55 M 34 Ala Ga Ga Farmer
Carlton, Laura Wf W F Jan 1846 53 m 34 11/9 Miss Ala Miss
Carlton,Ella Dtr W F Oct 1878 21 S Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, Curtis Son W M July 1879 20 S Tx Ala Miss Farmer
Carlton, Ida L Dtr W F July 1882 17 S Tx Ala Miss
Carlton, Joe E Son W M May 1884 16 S Tx Ala Miss Farm Laborer
Carlton, Albert R Son W M Jan 1888 12 S Tx Ala Miss Farm Laborer
Click, Wm E Boarder W M Jun 1837 62 Wd Ala Tenn Tenn Farm Laborer

Henry married Laura E. Bolton before 1868. Laura was born in Jan 1846 in Mississippi; died between 1920 and 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the Texas Death certificates of their children, she is alternately shown as Laura BOLDEN or BOLTON.

Notes:

Married:
Sabine County, Texas - Military: Confederate Pension Applications
On file at the Texas State Library and Archives at Austin, Travis Co., TX


Contributed by Veda Mendosa

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23 August 2002

Two hundred twelve (212) application was found for Sabine County.

The index to the confederate pension applications at
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html list the claimant name,
application number, county, husband's name for widow pension applications,
and the husbands application number if for a widow pension.

Carlton, Henry Harrison 16412 Sabine
Carlton, Laura Elizabeth 20903 Sabine Carlton, Henry Harrison 16412

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Louisiana, Winn Parish, Ward One
Enumerated 2 Jun 1880
Page 4D SD 2 ED 53
31-32
Cole, P. W. W M 34 Farmer Ark Miss Miss
Cole, Eliza J W F 29 Wf Keeping House La Maine Miss
Cole, Minnie E W F 12 Dtr At Home La La Ark
Cole, Everett C W M 9 S La La Ark
Cole, Dott W M (sci) 6 Son (sic) La La Ark
Cole, Mary A W F 3 Dtr La La Ark
Cole, Thomas H W M W 2 Son La La Ark
Thornton, Josephine W F 52 Step Mother La France La

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr 4
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 4A
60-60
(image on Ancestry.com very faint, month and dates of birth difficult to read with certainty)
Cole, Providence Head M W Sept 1845 53 m W Ark Ala Ala Farmer
Cole, Eliza J Wf W F Mar 1850 50 M W 9/9 La Wisc La
Cole, Everett E Son M M 18 La Ark La
Cole, Dott Dtr W F 20 La Ark La
Cole, Mollie Dtr F W 13 La Ark La
Cole, Thomas Son M W 11 La Ark La
Cole, James Son W M Apr 1881 9 S La Ark La
Cole, Willaim M Son M W Dec 5 S La Ark La
Cole, Providence W Son M M 12 La Ark La
Cole, Harry P Son M W 8 La Ark La

Providence married Eliza J. Ellis on 25 Nov 1869 in Louisiana. Eliza was born in Mar 1850 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Last name appears to be ELLIS (La Marriage record and death certificate of her daughter, Mollie), although also shown as RICE (Sabine County Cemetery Records).

Notes:

Married:
There is a Louisiana Marriage record for P. W. Cole and E. J. ELLIS on 25 Nov 1869 in Cald Parish, LA.