Lula T. Sibley: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Lula T. Sibley was born in Feb 1895 (daughter of Isaac Green Sibley and Mary Morris).

Generation: 2

Isaac Green Sibley was born in May 1856 in Texas (son of Capt. Reddick Pitt Sibley, C. S. A. and Nancy Ann Matilda Low); and died.

Isaac married Mary Morris. Mary (daughter of Gilbert Morris and Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead) was born in Jan 1863 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Morris was born in Jan 1863 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Gilbert Morris and Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead); and died.

Children:

Ida D. Sibley was born in Jan 1888; and died.
Mattie M. Sibley was born in Jan 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 May 1965.
Gilbert . Sibley was born in Sep 1890.
Foster J. Sibley was born in Jun 1892.
1. Lula T. Sibley was born in Feb 1895.
Samuel Sibley was born in Feb 1900.
Annie Sibley was born after 1901.
Mollie Sibley was born before 1908.
Reddick P. Sibley was born about 1908.

Generation: 3

Capt. Reddick Pitt Sibley, C. S. A. was born on 7 Apr 1831 in Louisiana (son of Robert Flint Sibley, Sr. and Avarilla Albritton); died about 1883 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Veteran of the Confederate Army. He was 4th Cp. then elected Captain, Company F, 11th Texas Infantry. Enlisted 17 Feb 1862 at Hemphill, Texas.

SABINE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, p 89 and 90, contains information about the first Sibley's in North America.

Reddick married Nancy Ann Matilda Low after 1850. Nancy (daughter of Eli Low and Drucilla Cook) was born about 1836 in Texas; died on 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Ann Matilda Low was born about 1836 in Texas (daughter of Eli Low and Drucilla Cook); died on 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Could Middle name be Malinda vs. Matilda?

Children:

Eli Sibley was born after 1850.
Ava Sibley was born after 1850; and died.
Mary Elizabeth Sibley was born on 7 Apr 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Feb 1939 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Isaac Green Sibley was born in May 1856 in Texas; and died.
Emily Sibley was born about 1867 in Texas; died about 1943; was buried in Ringgold Cemetery, Ringgold, Montague County, Texas.
Robert William Sibley was born on 25 Aug 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Jan 1950; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.

Gilbert Morris was born about 1831 in Louisiana (son of Carey Morris and Mary Cook); and died.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No 2, Sabine Town
Enumerated 27 July 1870
Page 14
423-423
Morris, Gilbert 38 M W Farmer 100 500 La
Morris, Nancy C D 35 F W Keeping House Tenn
Morris, Walter 15 M W La
Morris, Cary 11 M W Tx
Morris, Talor 9 M W Tx
Morris, Mary 6 F W Tx
Morris, Martha 4 F W Tx
Skipper, Ann 38 F B Domestic Servant Maryland
Skipper, Sylvy 12 F B Domestic Servant Tx
Skipper, Julia 5 F B Tx
Skipper, Susan 3 F B Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDist 84
Enumerated 1 July 1880
SD 1 ED 84
157-169
Morris, Gilbert W m 49 Farmer La Ga Tenn
Morris, Ann C W F 44 Wf Tenn SC SC
Morris, Taylor W M 18 Son Farmer Tx La Tenn
Morris, Mary W F 16 D Tx La Tenn
Morris, Leonard W M 9 Son Tex La Ten
Morris, Fanny W F 7 D Tex La Tenn
Morris, Nora W F 5 D Tex La Tenn

Gilbert married Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead on 14 Dec 1853 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Nancy was born about 1835 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy "Ann" C. D. Moorehead was born about 1835 in Tennessee; and died.

Notes:

The daughter of William and Fracnis Moorehead (Dwelling 566 of the 1850 Sabine Parish census). (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 81).

Shown in 1880 as Ann C, age 44, born in Tenn to parents born in South Carolina.

Children:

Walter Morris was born about 1855 in Louisiana; and died.
Carey Morris was born about 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Taylor Morris was born about 1862 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
3. Mary Morris was born in Jan 1863 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Martha Morris was born about 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Leonard S. Morris was born about 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Fanny Morris was born about 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Lula America Morris was born on 7 Nov 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 1962; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 4

Robert Flint Sibley, Sr. was born on 14 May 1789 in South Carolina (son of Isaac Sibley and Anne Flint); died in Jun 1879 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912) states that "in 1860 the white population of Sabine Parish numbers about four thousant, and there were less than two thousand slaves. There were few really wealthy people in the parish, and many owned not more than one of two slaves. the owners of six or more in 1861 included R. L. F. Sibley.

http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028797707/cu31924028797707_djvu.txt

Robert married Avarilla Albritton on 25 Jan 1816 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Avarilla (daughter of Richard Albritton and ??? ???) was born on 28 Jul 1794 in Effingham County, Georgia; died on 22 Jan 1859 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Avarilla Albritton was born on 28 Jul 1794 in Effingham County, Georgia (daughter of Richard Albritton and ??? ???); died on 22 Jan 1859 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Married:
They were the parents of 12 known children. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 108).

Children:

Ann Sibley was born on 1 Dec 1817 in Louisiana.
Isaac Flint Sibley was born on 7 Oct 1819 in Louisiana; died in Jan 1861 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Koran Cemetery, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Richard Albritton Sibley was born on 5 Mar 1820 in Louisiana; died on 17 Nov 1870.
John Thornton Sibley was born on 10 Sep 1822.
Mary Jane Sibley was born on 19 Feb 1824 in Louisiana; and died.
Louisa Ann Sibley was born on 6 Nov 1825 in Hancock County, Mississippi; died on 28 Jun 1900 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
William Lansford Sibley was born on 25 Oct 1827 in Louisiana; died on 26 Feb 1903.
Robert Kirkland Sibley was born on 23 Jul 1829 in Louisiana; died on 8 Apr 1864.
4. Capt. Reddick Pitt Sibley, C. S. A. was born on 7 Apr 1831 in Louisiana; died about 1883 in Sabine County, Texas.
Elizabeth Letitia Sibley was born on 2 Feb 1833 in Louisiana; and died.
Mary Elnora Sibley was born about 1835 in Washington, District Of Columbia; and died.
Samuel James Sibley was born on 5 Jul 1838 in Louisiana; and died.

10.

Eli Low was born on 27 Jul 1807 in Tennessee (son of Isaac Low and Elizabeth Parsons); died on 10 Sep 1848 in Sabine County, Texas.

Eli married Drucilla Cook in 1832 in Sabine County, Texas. Drucilla (daughter of Greenberry "Green" Cook and Nancy Morris) was born in Feb 1802 in Georgia; died on 4 May 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Drucilla Cook was born in Feb 1802 in Georgia (daughter of Greenberry "Green" Cook and Nancy Morris); died on 4 May 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Per the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Drucilla Low owned 4 slaves.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine District
Enumerated 13 and 15 Nov 1850
Page Handwritten 673 Stamped 225
225-225
Drucilla Lowe 47 F Ga
William Furguson 23 M Farmer Tx
James Furguson 21 M Farmer Tx
Allonder Furguson 19 M La
Emily Lowe 16 F Tx
Malinda Lowe 14 F Tx
Jackson Lowe 1p M Tx
226-226
Roland Furguson 28 M Farmer La
Huldah Furguson 26 F Ark
James E Furguson 6 M Tx
Jeremiah A Furguson 5 M Tx
Nancy A Furguson 4 F Tx
Green B Furguson 1 M Tx
Granbury Furguson 1 M Tx

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sandy Beat No. 7, PO Fairmount
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 41
307-307
Durciller Low 56 F Farmer 3000 8532 Ga
Isaac Low 23 M Farmer 1100 810 La
Jackson G Low 20 M 1100 470 Tx
Alma H Low 15 F Miss
308-308
William Furguson 34 M Farmer $000 $640 La
Selendra Furguson 22 F La
William E Furguson 8 M Tx
Oleanner Furguson 6 F Tx
Plasete J Furguson 4 F Tx
Drusiller Furguson 1 F Tx
Benjamin G Furguson 8/12 M Tx

Children:

Emily Elizabeth Low was born on 29 Dec 1833 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Oct 1855.
5. Nancy Ann Matilda Low was born about 1836 in Texas; died on 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine County, Texas.
Isaac Wright Low was born on 30 Aug 1837 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McCord-Low Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Jackson Green Low, Sr. was born on 20 Oct 1839 in Texas; died on 19 Feb 1914; was buried in Isaac Low Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

12.

Carey Morris was born about 1809; died before 1850.

Notes:

The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912) noted that Settlers on government land in 1838 included Carey Morris.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/sabine/deeds/nspio.txt

Carey married Mary Cook before 1828. Mary was born about 1809 in Tennessee; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mary Cook was born about 1809 in Tennessee; died after 1880.

Children:

Jesse Morris was born about 1828 in Louisiana; died about 1866 in Sabine County, Texas.
Michael Morris was born on 12 Dec 1829 in Louisiana; died on 25 Oct 1882 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Little Flock Cemetery, Toro, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
6. Gilbert Morris was born about 1831 in Louisiana; and died.
William Taylor Morris was born on 18 Nov 1836 in Louisiana; died on 15 May 1915 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.